A Better Way to Take On Trump 2.0 | Solving the Trolley Problem and Saving America | Andrea Pitzer

What to expect when you're expecting an authoritarian. Our inauguration episode. Read the post that inspired this episode: https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/standing-on-the-tracks-waiting-for-a-train Subscribe to Andrea Pitzer’s Degenerate Art newsletter to support Next Comes What: https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/subscribe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-comes-what/id1779885475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lUaIWeKl0oET2DJVTWhy4 Today's episode of Next Comes What is about how to manage the next four years, starting from Day One. Andrea Pitzer discusses the amazing ways that countries around the globe in danger of losing democracy are trying to save themselves right now, the new dangers that the twenty-first century presents to those facing authoritarianism, and some of the most effective ways to confront the threat barreling down on us. She looks at heroic examples in Poland, Myanmar, Brazil, and South Korea, as well as times when everyday Americans have helped change the U.S. into the country they wanted it to become. And she outlines the very real risk, if we're not careful, of people on the left falling into an existence just as removed from reality as the one adopted by MAGA on the right. And she explains how to stay engaged during the crisis now confronting us. 00:00 The Trump Trolley Problem 02:02 Call to Action: Shouting and Organizing 03:26 Historical Parallels and Lessons 08:01 Modern Examples of Resistance 12:55 The Role of Media and Disinformation 14:35 Global Struggles Against Authoritarianism 16:06 American Opposition: Past and Present 22:46 The Importance of Accountability 34:53 The Danger of Derivative Realities 39:35 Staying Human and Taking Action