Thank you for this. I'm located outside of the US (in South Africa) and have been thinking about non-cooperation from our positionality in the world. Not supporting those companies, yes. Coming off social media, yes. AND also taking a critical look at where my money is invested. Looking at regular pension savings, for example, and changing portfolios so that I'm not investing in big tech etc.
Thank you Satya. So much. I've felt like I've been drowning. With this post, you hold out a limb for me to grab onto. It's lovely to feel a little more oriented.
Satya joon, I’m so grateful for your heart, your keen insight, and the speed with which you can ‘shake yourself out of the haze of this abuse’ and share your wisdom in such an actionable way. You are a gift my friend 🌷
Pinochet is Chile. The disappeared in Argentina were the result of a faceless junta. We know because if the Madres wearing white scarves who met at the Plaza de Mayo in front of the Casa Rosada.
🤦🏻♀️ oh dear! Thank you, Donna. My brain told me something was wrong with that parenthetical statement, but I didn't pay close attention. I've deleted it in the online version.
This is one of the best posts I've read regarding our current state of affairs and what each of us can do. Between this and recent conversations with friends/family I feel energized and am getting off my tush .
Thank you for this incredibly helpful and important piece. If we all take even small stands of resistance in our daily lives, it can add up to a big change. 🙏🏼
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Thank you for this. I'm located outside of the US (in South Africa) and have been thinking about non-cooperation from our positionality in the world. Not supporting those companies, yes. Coming off social media, yes. AND also taking a critical look at where my money is invested. Looking at regular pension savings, for example, and changing portfolios so that I'm not investing in big tech etc.
Thank you Satya. So much. I've felt like I've been drowning. With this post, you hold out a limb for me to grab onto. It's lovely to feel a little more oriented.
I love this. Especially the bit about not paying taxes. But my fear is the consequences of that. Like heavy fines or jail. Is it worth it?
I think that’s always the question. The more people who participate and share the burden, the more impact it has, and the more worth it it is.
Absolutely. Well, count me in. Heading to the protest on April 5th with a sign that says no taxation without demuskification LOL credit to my husband
Satya joon, I’m so grateful for your heart, your keen insight, and the speed with which you can ‘shake yourself out of the haze of this abuse’ and share your wisdom in such an actionable way. You are a gift my friend 🌷
I second this, Nazli!
this is really good
Patti Smith -- my response will always be action+poetry. We need this song. Her words embolden and soothe.
I was dreaming in my dreaming
of an aspect bright and fair
and my sleeping it was broken
but my dream it lingered near
in the form of shining valleys
where the pure air recognized
and my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
that the people have the power
to redeem the work of fools
upon the meek the graces shower
it's decreed the people rule
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
Vengeful aspects became suspect
and bending low as if to hear
and the armies ceased advancing
because the people had their ear
and the shepherds and the soldiers
lay beneath the stars
exchanging visions
and laying arms
to waste in the dust
in the form of shining valleys
where the pure air recognized
and my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
like cream the waters rise
and we strolled there together
with none to laugh or criticize
and the leopard
and the lamb
lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
to recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
god knows a purer view
as I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The power to dream, to rule
to wrestle the world from fools
it's decreed the people rule
it's decreed the people rule
Listen
I believe everything we dream
can come to pass through our union
we can turn the world around
we can turn the earth's revolution
we have the power
People have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The power to dream, to rule
to wrestle the world from fools
it's decreed the people rule
it's decreed the people rule
we have the power
People have the power
we have the power...
Pinochet is Chile. The disappeared in Argentina were the result of a faceless junta. We know because if the Madres wearing white scarves who met at the Plaza de Mayo in front of the Casa Rosada.
🤦🏻♀️ oh dear! Thank you, Donna. My brain told me something was wrong with that parenthetical statement, but I didn't pay close attention. I've deleted it in the online version.
This is one of the best posts I've read regarding our current state of affairs and what each of us can do. Between this and recent conversations with friends/family I feel energized and am getting off my tush .
Thank you, Leyza! That means a lot. We can do a lot more than we think.
Thank you. Sharing this.
Thank you for this incredibly helpful and important piece. If we all take even small stands of resistance in our daily lives, it can add up to a big change. 🙏🏼