Finally a piece that articulates how grassroots groups really work. Recognizing that within our broader coalition each group is a community with its own authentic focus is one of our super powers.
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Really appreciate how you framed the do-ocracy concept. The paradox is that by giving up control you actually gain more capacity for rapid mobilization. My local group struggled with this until we stopped trying to coordinate everything top-down. One thing tho - the Slack channel approach can create an echo chamber if leadership isn't careful about amplifying dissenting voices within the coalition. thats been my experiance anyway
Thanks. I am a dog person, but appreciated your essay. I am a member of several different grassroots groups, including Indivisible and Red, Wine, and Blue. The "grassroots connection" may very well be the most effective way to challenge power. At the women's rally in Jan. 2017 and spring 2025 anti Trump rallies, I remember asking where is planning or options for continuity of activism. I also see grassroots' greatest weakness is internal exhaustion. To be durable, it must balance the "freedom" of a do-ocracy with the "structure" of long-term relationship building. I see the second weakness is competition for space, attention and human and capital resources.
Finally a piece that articulates how grassroots groups really work. Recognizing that within our broader coalition each group is a community with its own authentic focus is one of our super powers.
Everyone has a responsibility to do something to better our future. May I guide you to “a third way” path? Please, join me at EthicalGovtNow.org. Only $12 annually - just CLICK into EthicalGovtNow.org. Dems may win the midterms, but our Republic is in a much more complicated place than most of us think. We need a longer view of solutions to our inherited societal and political complexities and need to look for them with priorities, while supporting all liberal Democrats now. One more time: please CLICK to visit, delve into and join EthicalGovtNow.org or, what we are experiencing now our grandchildren are very likely to inherit.
Really appreciate how you framed the do-ocracy concept. The paradox is that by giving up control you actually gain more capacity for rapid mobilization. My local group struggled with this until we stopped trying to coordinate everything top-down. One thing tho - the Slack channel approach can create an echo chamber if leadership isn't careful about amplifying dissenting voices within the coalition. thats been my experiance anyway
Thanks. I am a dog person, but appreciated your essay. I am a member of several different grassroots groups, including Indivisible and Red, Wine, and Blue. The "grassroots connection" may very well be the most effective way to challenge power. At the women's rally in Jan. 2017 and spring 2025 anti Trump rallies, I remember asking where is planning or options for continuity of activism. I also see grassroots' greatest weakness is internal exhaustion. To be durable, it must balance the "freedom" of a do-ocracy with the "structure" of long-term relationship building. I see the second weakness is competition for space, attention and human and capital resources.