James Aponte
@jamesaponte.bsky.social
Filmmaker. Writer/Director of DREAM RUNNER (on @primevideo), VEJIGANTE, & lots of shorts. Just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe. 🇵🇷
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to despair and embrace cynicism was to hand powerful weapons to the enemy
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
to despair and embrace cynicism was to hand powerful weapons to the enemy
Reposted by James Aponte
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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the counterarguments to aoc running for president are all bad to me. she's too young? our leaders are too old. america won't elect a woman? we didnt have a black president for the first 232 years until we did. she's too liberal? the right is too right wing.
the time is now. now. now.
the time is now. now. now.
a close up of a woman 's face with the word yeah in the background
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January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
the counterarguments to aoc running for president are all bad to me. she's too young? our leaders are too old. america won't elect a woman? we didnt have a black president for the first 232 years until we did. she's too liberal? the right is too right wing.
the time is now. now. now.
the time is now. now. now.