""I've heard it said that hope is the consequence of action more than its cause," he told David Leonhardt while appearing on the New York Times Podcast, The Opinions, "and that's something I try to think about a lot in this moment. Instead of waiting around for hope, we actually have an obligation - a responsibility - to build hope, and that hope is the result of what we do in this moment.""
""I'm not saying it was OK to tear them down. I'm saying that since it's happening, we might as well face the fact that they weren't perfect before, and now we can rebuild them.""
""One day, Donald Trump will not be active in American politics. The sooner we spend our energy thinking about what to do next, I actually think the sooner that day will come.""
Hope functions as a consequence of action rather than its cause, creating an obligation to build hope through concrete efforts. The president's "burn it all down" approach provides an opportunity to rebuild and improve institutions that were imperfect before. Acknowledging that tearing institutions down was not acceptable, leaders can nonetheless use the moment to reconstruct stronger systems. Anticipating a time when Donald Trump will no longer be active in politics, focusing energy on planning next steps can hasten that outcome. Democrats should continue championing marginalized identities while also communicating broader commitments to address exclusion and fairness.
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