The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/perspectives/opinion/page/2)
Just as sane people don’t need to embrace the insanity of the Trumpies, Heathens of positive intent don’t need to take on any of the awfulness of the neo-völkisch haters and their ilk. We can make empathy a central point of what we believe and what we practice.
Transgender Americans have been under unrelenting assault since the Trump administration entered office. But queer lawmakers in Montana led their Republican-dominated legislature to defeat two anti-trans bills this week, proving this is no time for despair.
There are plenty of options for pushing back on this culture of weak man-children using anger to puff themselves up. One of them is to turn to myths of mighty Thor.
We have to stop looking for the perfect candidate, ally, or tactic. With respects to Voltaire, perfect is the enemy of the possible.
We stand as a nation with all the tools needed spread before us, yet we are paralyzed through emotional attachment to the past, to revenge, and to a definition of “justice” rather than a desire to embrace the principle of Justice.
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