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More Guts, Less BS: Alencia Johnson Says It's Time To Flip Tables

2025/4/3
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Alencia Johnson: 我认为政治组织中人际关系处理不当源于自身未解决的自我问题,这阻碍了我们大胆行动以创造更美好的世界。左翼运动缺乏精神层面的联系,而这正是右翼的优势所在。真正的基督教精神应该关爱弱势群体,右翼利用基督教信仰进行压迫和伤害,而左翼应该积极回应,展现真正的基督教精神。在进步政治中坚持信仰需要勇气,这本身就是一种颠覆。与更高力量的连接能帮助我们克服恐惧,坚持下去。“翻桌子”需要勇气和愤怒,这需要我们与他人建立联系,并明确行动目标。有组织的宗教在发展过程中受到父权制的扭曲,这导致了宗教被用来进行压迫。世界主要宗教在对待彼此方面有许多共同点,关注这些共同点能改善世界。“颠覆”是为了创造更美好的事物,而非简单的破坏。有时需要打破现状,才能建立更好的体系。压迫者利用疲惫和压力来阻止人们想象不同的未来。感觉被困住时,尝试放松,并反思与工作无关的自身优点,这有助于找到新的方向。社会将人的价值与成就挂钩,这需要我们重新审视自身的价值。将自身价值与工作成就脱钩,有助于提升自我认知和工作表现。允许自我认知随着时间变化,这有助于摆脱社会对自我价值的定义。积极肯定自我,并承认自身现状和努力过程,有助于避免自我否定。接纳自身的不完美,并肯定每天的进步,有助于提升自我价值感。 主持人: 缺乏精神层面的连接导致人际关系处理不当,阻碍了政治组织的有效性。保守派所谓的“无神论自由主义者”并非仅仅指缺乏宗教信仰,而是缺乏超越感官的连接。精神层面的连接是行动的动力,缺乏这种连接会让人迷失方向。对彼此的责任感、尊重和宽容是精神层面的体现,这能促进有效的政治组织。感觉被困住时,尝试放松,并反思与工作无关的自身优点,这有助于找到新的方向。反思自身价值与成就的关联,有助于摆脱困境。重新审视自我对话方式,有助于理清思路,找到解决问题的方向。民主党需要创新竞选策略,赢得更多选民的支持。民主党需要关注更多潜在选民,而不是只关注少数核心选民。

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Alencia Johnson discusses the importance of self-reflection and healing within political activism, emphasizing the need for better treatment of each other to create positive change. She shares her experience working on various presidential campaigns and highlights the lack of creativity and connectivity in current political leadership. Her spiritual beliefs and faith are highlighted as a source of motivation and guidance.
  • Lack of self-reflection and healing hinders effective political activism
  • Importance of treating each other well in political organizing
  • Spiritual message as a source of motivation and connection

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Alencia Johnson dives into her new book, Flip the Tables, shaking up the status quo of political activism with a heavy dose of spirituality. She talks about why communities need to get messy, the raw journey of self-discovery, and why self-worth shouldn’t be defined by society's bullshit standards. Alencia also takes a hard look at today's democratic leaders, demanding more guts, more heart, and way more action from activists who actually want to make a difference.

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