When I worked in Switzerland, one of my colleagues was an American with high levels of MAGA DNA. We disagreed, a lot but also got on well with it. I have an abiding memory of being in a meeting with him where the other side of the table was doing the whole power vibe, until it got to the point where my colleagues, quietly and calmly looked them in the eye and said ‘fuck you, and the horse you rode in on’. That changed the conversation, and it feels like an appropriate response now. I think that whatever we do, this year will be rough, but we can choose whose terms it is rough on. I think your line on AI is right, and leaks into other areas of false bravado. We can choose not to ape the worst of American greed, whilst recognising the values of many of those who the actual work. The madness of King Donald will pass, but we will not go back to some mythical normal. It’s time to choose ourselves, not wait to be chosen, as Seth would say.
Things will never to return to how they were, even after the orange one is gone. It was reported that at a meeting of NATO military officials, the US delegates were insisting that things would return to normal in the future and one of the other delegates said, "no, we will never fucking trust you again".
We can't mend what' being broken, but we can build something to take its place.
When I worked in Switzerland, one of my colleagues was an American with high levels of MAGA DNA. We disagreed, a lot but also got on well with it. I have an abiding memory of being in a meeting with him where the other side of the table was doing the whole power vibe, until it got to the point where my colleagues, quietly and calmly looked them in the eye and said ‘fuck you, and the horse you rode in on’. That changed the conversation, and it feels like an appropriate response now. I think that whatever we do, this year will be rough, but we can choose whose terms it is rough on. I think your line on AI is right, and leaks into other areas of false bravado. We can choose not to ape the worst of American greed, whilst recognising the values of many of those who the actual work. The madness of King Donald will pass, but we will not go back to some mythical normal. It’s time to choose ourselves, not wait to be chosen, as Seth would say.
Things will never to return to how they were, even after the orange one is gone. It was reported that at a meeting of NATO military officials, the US delegates were insisting that things would return to normal in the future and one of the other delegates said, "no, we will never fucking trust you again".
We can't mend what' being broken, but we can build something to take its place.