Ep.95 – No Kings 2.0: Embodied Resistance & ‘Followership’ Reimagined
In the words of Timothy Snyder: “Do not obey in advance.” On October 18th, millions of Americans will gather across the nation to say ‘No’ to authoritarianism. This episode opens with audio from my solo experience at the first No Kings Protest in Downtown Los Angeles back in June. I share excerpts and offer a felt-sense of the experience, of peaceful resistance and love in action. Then I take a critical look at ‘followership’ and at how complacency can be another form of compliance. I tell on myself in this regard; two decades of new age naval gazing taught me to prioritize peace within (aka my personal comfort) over principled insistence upon justice for all. As a lead-in to the next few episodes, I present evidence that debunks the myth of meritocracy, and I question the presumption that leadership is the source of unity and the answer to all of humanity’s problems. The episode concludes with a few actions each of us can take to actively question the leader-follower dyad in real time.
October 14, 2025
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