Over and over again I am called to do posts which are rooted in shadow work, individual and collective, that is often tragically long overdue.
When I was first engaged in my own personal shadow work in the early 1980s regarding the trauma I'd experienced in my family of origin, I was told that many turn away from this process of healing because they believe that is is about "blaming the parents." Now, many turn away from reading the autopsy report regarding the Democratic Party because of the belief that there is blame being laid on the political party that is seen as 100% better than the devastating fascism embraced by today's Republican Party.
This is where it is vital to clarify that shadow work is NOT about blame. This is true related to addressing and healing the abuse or neglect that we may have experienced as children at the hands of our parents. This is true about the systems of power like those exposed in the Epstein files and the misogyny that has dehumanized and victimized girls and women for millennia. This is true for every single system that has its roots in imperialist white-supremacist misogynistic capitalist patriarchy. And this includes both of the major political parties in the United States.
What is essential in shadow work is shining bright light on places of darkness, places where deep harm has been perpetrated, places where humans and humanity have lost our way. This is the ground where truth, accountability, and radical change and transformation become possible. Denial serves no one and only preserves a toxic status quo.
It is my belief that there is an urgent need for us as human beings to evolve. And revealing and understanding, healing and unburdening, and courageously dismantling old systems and beliefs which have been at the root of so much suffering, death, and destruction gives way to the birthing of the new systems that honor and protect and experience life as interconnected and sacred.
May we all remember that there can be no solution for a problem that is denied. And may we courageously embody a profound commitment to truth, justice, compassion, and fierce love. — Molly
Our report’s purpose is two-fold: to illuminate why the Democrats lost and to help propel the party toward a different approach and result in the future. Without a full and honest accounting of the Harris campaign and the Democratic Party’s myriad failures, there can be little realistic hope of defeating Trumpist authoritarianism in the future.
Our report identifies five main reasons for Harris’s failure:
Voter Disenchantment: Losing a whopping 6.8 million voters who supported Biden in 2020 proved pivotal in this extremely close election. Harris’s inability to mobilize these pro-Biden voters may have been the campaign’s biggest failure.
Biden’s Betrayal: Former President Joe Biden’s disastrous decision to run for reelection, and his stubborn refusal to step aside until very late in the process, robbed voters of a Democratic primary process, created confusion and chaos, and severely hindered Democrats’ chances.
Abandoning the Working-Class Base: With millions of Americans already disenchanted and desperate due to inflation, the Harris campaign lost this essential Democratic base by focusing on courting Republicans, kowtowing to corporate donors’ interests, and failing to confront the role of corporate greed in escalating inflation.
The Gaza Effect: There is ample evidence that Harris lost many voters, especially young voters, Arab-Americans, and critical support in Michigan and elsewhere, due to the campaign’s failure to shift or even signal a potential shift in policy on Israel and Palestine.
Losing Young Voters: Extensive evidence shows a huge drop-off in both turnout and Democratic support among young voters aged 18-29.
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