A Democratic Activist's Call to Logoff, Tune In, & Knock Doors (Less Facebook, More Canvassing)

[egbertowillies]

This Texas Democratic Activist has a message for those who think the keyboard, the Internet, and Facebook can bring the Blue Wave to Democrats. It is a message we better heed.

When organizers fall out of the community mindset into that of publicity activism, we tend to stray from the impactful work of outreach. Rather than doing the big thinking, writing, or direct communication that can spur action in neighborhoods, we gravitate to easy methods of dopamine-driven communication that carry with them the illusion of being free when they actually play privacy, personal safety, financial well-being, and personal and mental well-being, as well as self-ownership at risk.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/09/22/less-facebook-canvassing/