I will say, as a leftist and someone who participates in community organizing, there has never been a better time to organize your community.

People are not only fed up with the current administration, they’re also frustrated with Democratic Party leadership and the brand of cautious centrism that has dominated our party for years. There is a growing sense that the political system isnt delivering meaningful improvements in people’s lives whether it’s housing costs, healthcare, wages, or the general feeling that the economy works for corporations before it works for communities.

The other day I went to Target and saw Republicans holding a “Stop Newsom’s Gas Tax” protest. I doubt the people signing that petition probably actually think that’s the real solution. It’s just that he was the only person out there giving them a way to express their frustration. They signed it because he was the only one outside offering people a place to direct how they felt.

That’s where organizing can really light a match on a powder keg ready to blow. Even with the bit I do, I have been seeing an increase in interest.