Scott Campbell on Nostr: It is a heavy, hard moment. I haven’t engaged much on here regarding the election ...

It is a heavy, hard moment. I haven’t engaged much on here regarding the election results. I’m not sure social media is the best space for that, yet it is one of the mediums at our disposal. My heart feels empty and enraged. I’m filled with fear, grief, anger, and anxiety. On Tuesday night, as the results became clear, my partner, who is from Mexico, asked me what would happen to her. I couldn’t offer much in the way of reassurance. We both considered our two-year-old son, playing with his toys, oblivious to what was unfolding. What devastating future will he inhabit?

My sense is that we need time to tend to ourselves and plot a course forward. I don’t view the results as a loss, as there was no possible outcome that would have been a win. It is more a drastic shifting of the terrain. Since Tuesday, I’ve been reaching out to and meeting with friends and comrades. It’s a moment to rebuild connection, to share in lamentation and outrage, and to reaffirm our commitments to one another. To me, that will look like working to build up and strengthen connections and organizing in my local area. It will mean coming together with others in person to hold space to feel and express whatever is on our hearts. It will mean taking the incoming president’s plans seriously, analyzing the conditions in our area, and beginning the process of organizing resistance and building infrastructure for community self-defense.

We have a rich, if not messy, legacy of struggle. We have friendships and affinities. We are not starting from scratch. We already know how to fight back. It’s time to connect, adapt, and prepare for the fight ahead. When they come, and they will, we must be ready.