A Resistance History of the United States
About this episode
Tad Stoermer discusses the importance of grassroots resistance and political power in the fight against oppression in the United States.
How do we fight back? This week on Gaslit Nation, Tad Stoermer, author of A Resistance History of the United States, explains how true resistance is built by communities like ours. Looking at the Underground Railroad and the French Resistance, Stoermer digs deep on what Gaslit Nation has said for years: grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left. Small acts of individual resistance compound into collective awakening. Today's localized protests against ICE in Minneapolis and Delaney Hall are the true making of a great America. Our story is a story of progress, and white reactionary blood lust. MAGA are the vampires that have long sucked on human flesh. They're back in the forms of Big Tech wannabe-cyborgs and craven weirdos. Simply put, they're slimy creepers, the strongmen who have always lived by spilling blood. We have grassroots power, but now we need to build political power through elected officials who meet the moment, not take money from AIPAC and crypto trust funds. There is no substitute for political power. Communities like Gaslit Nation build together. That's our Declaration of Independence. This week's bonus show, out Thursday, will look at Senator…
People in this episode
Host: Andrea Chalupa
Guest: Tad Stoermer
Topics covered
- grassroots power
- political resistance
- community activism
- protests
- historical resistance movements
- political power
Keywords
- resistance
- grassroots
- activism
- political power
- protests
- community
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AIPAC
Books & works: A Resistance History of the United States
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