In Defeat: Defiance

We're not going back. But no one is coming to save us. It's up to us.

“In War, Resolution;

In Defeat, Defiance;

In Victory, Magnanimity;

and in Peace, Good Will.”

- Winston Churchill, History of the Second World War

Shit went down last night. Especially, a bunch of illusions.

There will be plenty of competition in hyperbole to describe how bad of an outcome this election was. I don’t propose to add to it.

What I do propose is to remind yourself that the people you love and the people who love you, and the home we share, are worth fighting for. And that no one is coming to save them. That’s on us.

For the past year, this project has been about talking to climate people - entrepreneurs, journalists, engineers, activists, investors, lawyers, writers, researchers, political leaders - who seem to have very little in common. Prone to infighting and feelings of moral superiority and convinced that their way is best. Whether they are doomers, techno-optimists, alarmists. We will leave aside lukewarmers, cynics, and clout-chasing denialist/nihilists for now.

But th…