Will Stancil is an extremely online poster and civil rights attorney who decided to turn his internet microcelebrity into a run for state office. He lost, but seems to have gained some insights...
Will Stancil is an extremely online poster and civil rights attorney who decided to turn his internet microcelebrity into a run for state office. He lost, but seems to have gained some insights and a different perspective on politics along the way. It’s worth a read I think to get a sense of what retail politics is all about.
This was a great article. Thank you! I have talks with younger folks all the time and it's very difficult to get them to understand that online "activism" isn't getting things done. This is a...
This was a great article. Thank you! I have talks with younger folks all the time and it's very difficult to get them to understand that online "activism" isn't getting things done. This is a great counterpoint of what it takes to get folks making decisions into positions of actual power to make change.
It's a great read, and this part really stood out for me: It sucks, because it does feel wrong to lean into partisan rhetoric, but if one side is happy to do it and the other isn't, it presents a...
It's a great read, and this part really stood out for me:
If your political values were molded in conversations like the ones I had, switching to intense partisan warfare is bound to feel wrong.
It sucks, because it does feel wrong to lean into partisan rhetoric, but if one side is happy to do it and the other isn't, it presents a lopsided view to the tribalism (and the effectiveness of it speaks for itself).
Good article. But I went searching for a little more info about him (I live in a different mpls district), and found this picture of him in his house/apartment source. Never have I ever identified...
Good article. But I went searching for a little more info about him (I live in a different mpls district), and found this picture of him in his house/apartmentsource. Never have I ever identified so much with a candidate before-- that apartment is basically every apartment i've ever been in in mpls. The books, art, etc is basically the slight mess of every roommate I've had.
Great article, thanks for sharing. Good points all around, and I especially liked this one. I wonder how a local race differs from a national one. Would be interesting to see a write up like this...
It was the process of trying to become the world's premier authority in what my neighbors wanted and needed from their government, so that I could help them get it.
Great article, thanks for sharing. Good points all around, and I especially liked this one.
I wonder how a local race differs from a national one. Would be interesting to see a write up like this from that perspective. He talks about his thoughts on this at the end, but is he making the same simple beginning assumptions he made (and ultimately debunked) about his local race?
Barack Obama’s memoir talks a lot about the changes in the nature of how to do politics as you move up the ladder. He moved from state rep to senator to President in a fairly rapid ascent so he...
Barack Obama’s memoir talks a lot about the changes in the nature of how to do politics as you move up the ladder. He moved from state rep to senator to President in a fairly rapid ascent so he got a good sense for it if you want to check it out.
Will Stancil is an extremely online poster and civil rights attorney who decided to turn his internet microcelebrity into a run for state office. He lost, but seems to have gained some insights and a different perspective on politics along the way. It’s worth a read I think to get a sense of what retail politics is all about.
This was a great article. Thank you! I have talks with younger folks all the time and it's very difficult to get them to understand that online "activism" isn't getting things done. This is a great counterpoint of what it takes to get folks making decisions into positions of actual power to make change.
It's a great read, and this part really stood out for me:
It sucks, because it does feel wrong to lean into partisan rhetoric, but if one side is happy to do it and the other isn't, it presents a lopsided view to the tribalism (and the effectiveness of it speaks for itself).
Good article. But I went searching for a little more info about him (I live in a different mpls district), and found this picture of him in his house/apartment source. Never have I ever identified so much with a candidate before-- that apartment is basically every apartment i've ever been in in mpls. The books, art, etc is basically the slight mess of every roommate I've had.
Great article, thanks for sharing. Good points all around, and I especially liked this one.
I wonder how a local race differs from a national one. Would be interesting to see a write up like this from that perspective. He talks about his thoughts on this at the end, but is he making the same simple beginning assumptions he made (and ultimately debunked) about his local race?
Barack Obama’s memoir talks a lot about the changes in the nature of how to do politics as you move up the ladder. He moved from state rep to senator to President in a fairly rapid ascent so he got a good sense for it if you want to check it out.
Good recommendation, thanks.