This is the position people are put in. I don’t see “just doing my job” from low wage workers as a total cop out because I think, in many cases, it translates to “I cannot lose this job.”

I am not American but Americans have been enslaved by having their wellbeing (healthcare) tied to employment (at least to some degree.)

It was a great episode and Americans should be proud that someone like AOC is sticking around and fighting at a time when it feels hopeless. (Am not American).

Personally I believe part of the problem is that corporate capture of our social interactions has effectively meant folks can’t get the word out and (sadly) they don’t realize it? Trying to organize on Facebook? That’s a mistake.

I’m not saying it’s what happened here but there’s a possibility it’s what’s going on more broadly. And by design.

Personally I’ve started building a tool (for the fediverse) to help make civil participation free of corporate interest. I’m sick of my town and local municipal services (and volunteer organizations) only posting to Facebook (and I’m not in the US!)

Existing tools are, in my opinion, not widely used and too clunky to appeal to those who’ve been lulled into using big-tech solutions.