EP. 25 IWAMFW

I really wish Americans would overthrow our trash government. In my heart of hearts, I want ya’ll to flip some damn tables. I constantly find myself silently outraged by the lack of outrage, and the lack of direct action. 

But that’s not how America has chosen to conduct itself. America has chosen incrementalism; change by ballot. 

So we vote. Or we don’t. Maybe once in a generation, there is a sizeable change to policy. More often than not, the changes that do come, don’t help the people. 

Historically, when citizens deem a government illegitimate or perceive it to be dangerously unaccountable, some conclude that only direct action will bring meaningful change.

However, it’s also historically evident that direct action, especially if it involves risking one’s own life or openly defying state power, tends not to materialize overnight.

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/