This OTYCD entry originally posted in July 2017.
Escape your bubble by joining Stand Up Republic, an organization founded by former CIA officer Evan McMullin and digital politics wizard Mindy Finn.
McMullin, you might recall, jumped into the 2016 presidential race late, after the Republicans chose Trump as their candidate. Finn was McMullin’s running mate. Despite not getting started until August and their status as a third-party ticket, McMullin and Finn won three-quarters of a million votes.
Since the election ended, McMullin has been an outspoken critic of Trump, so much so that he’s actually gotten under Trump’s skin a few times.
He and Finn have also co-founded Stand Up Republic, an organization devoted to “build[ing] and organiz[ing] a grassroots movement in defense of liberty, equality, and truth in America. Our priorities will be to uphold the Constitution and defend the democratic norms and institutions upon which the protection of our basic rights depend.”
Please check out Stand Up Republic, follow it on social media, and follow its co-founders as well.
Obligatory warning, with apologies for bonking you all on the head about this fact: McMullin and Finn hold at least some different political beliefs than you do. That means they’ll sometimes say things and do things that don’t match your beliefs, and might piss you off well and thoroughly. That’s ok. Really, it’s OK. You’re being asked to look at what they’re doing and support what you like, not endorse every last little everything they do. They understand the danger of Trump–that’s the key thing. One of the reasons this country is so borked right now is we’re fiercely polarized and, in avoiding jerks who disagree with us, we end up avoiding decent people who happen to disagree with us. That’s got to stop if we want to make things better.
See the Stand Up Republic site:
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https://www.facebook.com/standuprepublic
Follow it on Twitter:
@StandUpRepublic
Donate to Stand Up Republic:
https://standuprepublic.com/donate
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Follow Evan McMullin on Twitter:
@Evan_McMullin
Follow Mindy Finn on Twitter:
@mindyfinn
Read an Op-Ed McMullin wrote for CNN calling for Republicans to stand up to Trump:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/opinions/conservatives-stop-caving-to-trump-on-liberty-mcmullin/
Read a New Yorker profile on McMullin:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/evan-mcmullins-quest-to-save-democracy
Read a good Washington Post opinion piece on McMullin:
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