We are often told that we are led by a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
But being a liberal/left/progressive/Democrat in a red state, run by a red legislature intent on banning books, suppressing the vote of its Black and Brown citizens, and stripping women of their right to bodily autonomy, it can feel more like you’re living in a 16th century Christian state or last week in Alabama. And change seems at best improbable, but most often impossible.
Yet, 26 states — including a bunch of red states like Mississippi, Florida, Wyoming and more — offer a clear path for citizens to create change and pass laws themselves, through ballot initiatives. That’s how a red state like Nebraska raised its minimum wage by nearly 70%, how a red state like Montana legalized marijuana, and how Michigan was able to break free from its gerrymandered red chains and turn blue.
In episode 11 of Michael Moore's Rumble miniseries “Blue Dots in a Red Sea,” he encourage those that live in states (or the District of Columbia) that allow citizen-led ballot proposals to use this incredible tool in this 2024 election cycle. And for those that live in states that don’t, to implore their state legislatures — especially in blue states like New York — to change that!
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Watch the documentary “Slay the Dragon” about citizen-led efforts to end gerrymandering — including the historic victory of Michigan’s Proposition 2 in 2018.
For library card holders, Slay the Dragon is available for free on Kanopy — the online streaming platform for academic and public libraries.
It is also available on Hulu, and for rental on Amazon Prime.
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ICYMI:
Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)
Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State
Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.
Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know
Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local “Democratic Party!”
Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”
Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!
Episode 7: Michael Moore’s 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: “More Democracy!”
Episode 8: Start Your Own Local Online Paper
Episode 9: Red States Need a Blue Sister City or Two
Episode 10: Recruit and Run a Beloved Blue Winner
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Music in this episode:
“My Blue Heaven” — Norah Jones
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Write to Mike: mike@michaelmoore.com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rumble-with-michael-moore/messageEp. 319: The Trump Crime Family Reckoning
Ep. 318: Alito Flies a Treason Flag, Gov. Abbott Pardons and Frees the Killer of a Black Lives Protester, and College Students Get the Last Word
Ep. 317: President Biden’s Political Science Theater 3000 (a running commentary on free speech and the “rule of law”)
Ep. 316: The Protest was Peaceful. Then the Violent Police Showed Up. (Part 2: Voices of a New Generation)
Ep. 315: The Genie That Will Never Go Back in the Bottle (Part 1: Voices of a New Generation)
Ep. 314: The Union Revolution Takes a Massive Turn Forward. Plus — College Students Rise Up Against Apartheid, Genocide
Ep. 313: Eve of Destruction
Ep. 312: This Podcast and Palestine Before October 7th
Ep. 311: Down is Up, War Is Peace, Ignorance is Strength — or, There Is No Such Thing as Abdominal Surgery, and Why You’re Afraid Trump Could Win.
Ep. 310: Biden Must Save Biden From Himself. It's the Only Way to Ensure Trump Never Sets Foot in the Oval Office Again.
Ep. 309: In Michigan Tuesday, We Ask the President to Listen to Michigan
Ep. 308: The True Number of Trump’s Fines ($650M!); Only Trump Gets to Prosecute the Prosecutor; Is Biden Trying to Throw the Election to Trump by Funding the Slaughter in Gaza?
Ep. 307: So Long Old Year, Hello New Year
Ep. 306: A White Flag, a New Impeachment, and Me and Clinton outside the Port-O-John
Ep. 305: A Message for All to Hear
Ep. 304: War No More (Pt. 2)
Ep. 303: War No More (Pt. 1)
Ep. 302: Don’t Miss This Excellent Series that Few Have Seen! (feat. Scott Z. Burns)
Ep. 301: Self Help For Frightened Liberals
Ep. 300: Happy Labor Day to All Who Labor (and a free screening of my first film on Turner Classic Movies on Labor Day night)
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