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The City of Angels Stands Up

A conversation with Anat Shenker-Osorio about Trump's war on our freedoms in Los Angeles
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Trump has long promised to deploy the military against civilians as he has in Los Angeles. I spoke yesterday with Anat Shenker-Osorio, a messaging expert with deep ties to immigrant communities in California, about how we should understand and talk about this moment.

We discussed:

  • The deep pain and joyful defiance of Angelenos;

  • How to message in a way that communicates the truth and stakes of what's happening (e.g., these are abductions, not deportations);

  • The meaning and importance of “social proof” in shaping public opinion;

  • The evidence that, contrary to conventional wisdom, Americans (and Californians in particular) didn’t “vote for this,” and that Trump’s election win does not imply consent for everything he does;

  • Why some people insist on a false choice between “kitchen table issues” and fighting for human rights, and why Democrats can and must multitask;

  • And more.

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