Oct 16, 2026, 2:11 PMClick on my link and I'll click on yours: https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/10/political-abnormal/
...there still remains people holding a beacon light for humanity to navigate it’s way back to normality.
- Oct 16, 2026, 2:11 PM
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Todd Tyrtletoddtyrtle@toot.catOct 16, 2026, 2:51 PM@8r4d That beacon is *so* necessary. Even politically: I rarely see any change - positive or negative - happen without someone sharing a positive vision for the future. "These guys are horrible" rallies those who already think that but those who show a positive future (Mamdani for example) are what drive change. This is why Obama won - a hope driven campaign. I think this is why the current guy also won: he represented a form of hope for his people as well.
To me it also helps to focus on outcomes not pathways. This is how we get to where we want to be. Because everyone wants a safe and affordable place to live, a good education for their kids and healthcare for when they get sick. How we get there is what we argue about, it seems.
- Oct 16, 2026, 2:59 PM
@toddtyrtle Such a good point. It’s so easy to get mired in anger.
- Todd Tyrtletoddtyrtle@toot.catOct 16, 2026, 3:05 PM
@8r4d Right - and divided too. We can all agree we are upset about the price of groceries or state of the job market. There's likely 100% agreement on that fact. But if we can argue about how we got here (and divide) or we can find a path forward. There will still be people against. But fewer regular folks are arguing about city-owned grocery stores, for example than taking about whether we should take aim at billionaires, tariffs, and frivolous wars. Yes those things matter but it gets us in the weeds.