Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.
–Martin Luther King Jr.
On this MLK day, with many people questioning whether Trump will deploy the 11th Airborne Division to Minnesota or Greenland, I’m reminded that the universe has no moral arc, let alone one that bends towards justice. In the United States, progress always faces pushback. Reconstruction was followed by Jim Crow laws. Gay marriage was followed by the demonization of transpeople. DEI was replaced by an unspoken push to prioritize white men, regardless of competency.
Moving towards a society that values justice and equitable outcomes requires constant work, and knowing that any gains can be taken away. If we want an arc bending towards justice, we have to make it ourselves. The universe won’t bend it for us, and there are people working to create an arc bending towards injustice that benefits only a few.
Hopefully, I’ll live to see a day when the United States moves towards the light instead of the darkness. In the meantime, I’ll do what I can to make that happen.
that’s real like a big dog. it’s got verity like a sizable hound, truth like an immense cur.
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy.
Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the United States. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause.
Remember that the frontier of the resistance is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
And remember this: the MAGA need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.
Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the GOP’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege.
Remember this: Try.