How to Resist Strategically on 14 June

Refuse the theatre. Step back from the frame. Move with purpose. (A short-form 'strategy-only version' will follow tomorrow — for those who prefer a clear plan without the background.)

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Dear friends

Firstly, an apology. There’s something I should have said more clearly in my last posts.

I didn’t write these (and all my other Vantage Point posts) just to inform you. I wrote them to equip you, so that whatever strategies we build are rooted in clear-eyed thinking, not fear. Because good strategy only works when we understand what we’re really dealing with, and trust that we still have room to move. And we do still have room to move.

This is the rhythm I aim to work in: when I uncover what’s unfolding, I’ll sit with it, and then come back with the outline of a plan.

I don’t profess to have all the answers, but I have a few to get us started. Together, we can build from there. And because I’m not living through this from inside the US, I don’t get as battle-weary. I can step back and think, ev…