What type of person should be involved in political organizing, and why does that include you?

On how to organize and be heard in public discourse

This is the first post in a series on how to organize and be heard in public discourse. It’s largely US-centric, but many principles will apply to any liberal democratic civil society setting.

You’ve made a commitment to leveling up your political organizing practice, and I’m thrilled to get to encourage you along the way.

You may be wondering if you can really do much of anything that will make a difference. I think you can. Here’s why…

I’m on the autism spectrum and was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. That means I was taught to speak up even when I probably ought not to, which I was perhaps a bit too inclined to do in the first place because of being on the spectrum. It’s also possible that because my mom wouldn’t let us casually invite friends over, or ask for invitations to other kids’ houses, or have any friends outside church, almost any kid would have been poorly socialized after that.

Also, I was raised to believe that voting is something like a sin.

For real.

So, it might not be obv…