Between this and a comment about being sad the redneck revolt shut down, you’re right. I should try and become more active locally. Unfortunately I’m not equipped mentally to be an organizer, or at least a leader that should be tasked with it. And I love in the bad type of reddest of red states. So I really don’t know where to begin. I could be an infiltrator for hard right militias as I look like just like the fucking idiots (also got invited by a coworker into one once) but I have a hard time lying as I have both common types of neurodivergentcy.
Working with others in an org doesn’t require being a leader, friend. Organizations need help doing things like scheduling, creating artwork, writing, putting up posters, handing out flyers, etc etc. And when you first join you’ll probably be doing a lot of reading. Just focus on being friendly and liked and you’ll do well. Sticking to principals / handling political issues is something you can develop later and strategically, if you’d like to, and this ends up being what leadership does.
One low-stakes thing anyone can do is join a group like Food Not Bombs. They feed people and their members come from a broad left background. I wouldn’t expect to get a good political education there, but you will get comfortable with basic organized left group work! And meet people who will let you know about other local orgs.
Between this and a comment about being sad the redneck revolt shut down, you’re right. I should try and become more active locally. Unfortunately I’m not equipped mentally to be an organizer, or at least a leader that should be tasked with it. And I love in the bad type of reddest of red states. So I really don’t know where to begin. I could be an infiltrator for hard right militias as I look like just like the fucking idiots (also got invited by a coworker into one once) but I have a hard time lying as I have both common types of neurodivergentcy.
Working with others in an org doesn’t require being a leader, friend. Organizations need help doing things like scheduling, creating artwork, writing, putting up posters, handing out flyers, etc etc. And when you first join you’ll probably be doing a lot of reading. Just focus on being friendly and liked and you’ll do well. Sticking to principals / handling political issues is something you can develop later and strategically, if you’d like to, and this ends up being what leadership does.
One low-stakes thing anyone can do is join a group like Food Not Bombs. They feed people and their members come from a broad left background. I wouldn’t expect to get a good political education there, but you will get comfortable with basic organized left group work! And meet people who will let you know about other local orgs.