135: Remember the Titans

Dear White Women

Remember the Titans has the specific scene that happens part of the way through the movie, when Coach Boone gets everyone out of bed in the middle of the night and tells them they’re going for a run in the woods. They run to the location of the Battle of Gettysburg. And Coach Boone stands there and he tells them:

“Anybody know what this place is? This is Gettysburg. This is where they fought the Battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fightin’ the same fight that we’re still fightin’ amongst ourselves today. This green field right here was painted red, bubblin’ with the blood of young boys, smoke and hot lead pourin’ right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men: “I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family.” You listen. And you take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together right now, on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed - just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other or not. But you will respect each other.”

That’s a movie, but we’re in this same place right now. We’ve been here throughout the past 5 years and while people have chosen to look away, believing that things are better in 2021 - they’re not. Listen to this episode to hear just how bad things have become - and what we can do about it, because while we are in a constitutional crisis, it’s not too late to push for change and get loud.

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What to listen for:

• Why the 2020 election and January 6 was so much worse than we believed, with the release of the Eastman memo
• What is the election reform that certain Republicans are pushing, and why we’re investigating election results when no fraud has been established
• What’s at stake if we don’t abolish the filibuster - because right now, it’s progress, or the destruction of our democracy
• The numbers to call Congress and the White House - and other ways to demand that we remove the filibuster

More resources:

DWW Ep 110: Why we should all care about the filibuster

Kagan’s Op/Ed in the Washington Post

Call Congress at [phone], the White House at [phone], or your Senators or Representatives to abolish the filibuster. Discuss what’s at stake (Immigration reform, The For the People Act, The John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Reproductive rights, Gun control, Medicare for All, A Green New Deal, A $15 minimum wage, and the foundations of our democracy).

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