The husband and I are taking our show to the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston tomorrow night, Monday:
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Anne Lamott
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![Los Angeles Times — AI responses to an Anne Lamott column:
Different views on the topic
• Critics might argue Lamott's focus on individual spiritual renewal dangerously minimizes the urgency of structural political action, particularly given her dismissal of Musk/Trump conflicts as comic fodder rather than existential threats to democracy!61.
• Her analogy comparing national crises to
12-step programs ("trust and surrender") could be seen as passive compared to direct challenges to power structures, echoing critiques that 12-step models prioritize personal acceptance over systemic change 3116]
• While Lamott cites 1960s anti-war protests as evidence small actions create change, opponents note today's polarized media landscape and authoritarian leanings require more confrontational tactics than her proposed "community organizing" and boat-building symbolism 41161.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zwlj2d6nr2yun2poyvokffjy/bafkreicjsggarxlsmpy4p5oqksp37ktbhg5pwyao5wdr6cumiewggurikq)
