Still Mulling This Over

I have quite a lot to say about this election, and where progressives might go from here. For now, I'm choosing to remain silent. Thanks for all the comments and everything. When I have a more overarching statement, I'll make it.

For now, let me just say that America is a great place, and I'm not about to give up on it. Nor should anyone. The choice is simple; run away, or stay and advance change. Liberals over the last 20 years are all too content to run away. The fight won't end tomorrow, or even 10 years from now. But it can start with innovation. A friend told me that "the future will be great now, just like the underground movements in those sci-fi movies, where people have to go into the sewers to rebel against the monolithic totalitarian state." If you can believe this, he was kidding, but I think metaphorically this is so. It's time to build on the progressive movement that's clearly alive in this country, and begin the 40-year process of "movement" liberalism, culminating in an expansive mandate. Don't mourn, organize.

The basis of social organization right now in America is the church. It doesn't have to stay that way. There will be more on this to come.