Ericjhensal
@ericjhensal.bsky.social
Writing for Progressive Conjecture at https://erichensal.substack.com/ and author of "A Progressive Art of War" outlining the benefit of Sun Tzu’s ancient Art of War for modern progressive efforts. http://amazon.com/dp/B07V9JXRMS
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Ericjhensal
@ericjhensal.bsky.social
· May 23
Progressives must re-examine strategies to defeat Trump and fascism. Here is how to use a classic text to inform how we change to fight the good fight and teach Democrats what they should be doing to win. open.substack.com/pub/erichens....
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded: survivor framing, Trump as abuser, a permission structure for resignations, and implications for 2026. Read it here:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded: survivor framing, Trump as abuser, a permission structure for resignations, and implications for 2026. Read it here:
Wavering Republicans may now see Greene’s framing as permission to walk too. The survivor narrative becomes political strategy. Full piece:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wavering Republicans may now see Greene’s framing as permission to walk too. The survivor narrative becomes political strategy. Full piece:
Greene’s exit speech protects her future and threatens GOP stability. Survivor framing on the front end, monkeywrenching on the back. My take:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Greene’s exit speech protects her future and threatens GOP stability. Survivor framing on the front end, monkeywrenching on the back. My take:
I asked AI to analyze Greene’s speech. The parallels with survivor stories were many—and politically revealing. Full analysis:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I asked AI to analyze Greene’s speech. The parallels with survivor stories were many—and politically revealing. Full analysis:
If you read Greene’s speech as a survivor script, a lot snaps into focus. The story arc and its impact here: open.substack.com/p/...
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If you read Greene’s speech as a survivor script, a lot snaps into focus. The story arc and its impact here: open.substack.com/p/...
Did Greene just cast Trump as her abuser? Her resignation speech has a clear pattern people overlook. Mapped out:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Did Greene just cast Trump as her abuser? Her resignation speech has a clear pattern people overlook. Mapped out:
Greene’s speech wasn’t chaos—it was a calculated narrative aimed at Trump and House leadership. Here’s what she was doing:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Greene’s speech wasn’t chaos—it was a calculated narrative aimed at Trump and House leadership. Here’s what she was doing:
Greene framed leaving Congress as leaving an abusive relationship—creating a template others in the GOP might follow. My analysis:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Greene framed leaving Congress as leaving an abusive relationship—creating a template others in the GOP might follow. My analysis:
Trump deploys National Guard for a fight & Insurrection Act excuse. After peaceful months, guard members are shot days after a judge ordered troops out of DC by a person (alledged) with asylum subject to ICE & DHS whims. Now Trump wants 500 more troops who will now fear for their lives in DC. Odd.
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Trump deploys National Guard for a fight & Insurrection Act excuse. After peaceful months, guard members are shot days after a judge ordered troops out of DC by a person (alledged) with asylum subject to ICE & DHS whims. Now Trump wants 500 more troops who will now fear for their lives in DC. Odd.
Greene’s exit speech follows a classic survivor arc: loyalty, gaslighting, turning point, escape. What it means for the GOP:
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works.
erichensal.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Greene’s exit speech follows a classic survivor arc: loyalty, gaslighting, turning point, escape. What it means for the GOP:
Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t just resign—she built a survivor narrative on escaping an abusive Trump, creating a model that other members of Congress could follow to justify their resignations. MTG is not leaving Congress quietly. What it means for the GOP: open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works...
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t just resign—she built a survivor narrative on escaping an abusive Trump, creating a model that other members of Congress could follow to justify their resignations. MTG is not leaving Congress quietly. What it means for the GOP: open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t just resign—she built a survivor narrative on escaping an abusive Trump and created a model that other members of Congress could follow to justify resignations. MTG is not leaving Congress quietly. What it means for the GOP: open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
Greene’s Exit Speech, Decoded
Greene didn’t just resign. She built a survivor narrative, cast Trump as the abuser, and used it to attack GOP house leadership while setting her political future. Here’s how her speech actually works...
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t just resign—she built a survivor narrative on escaping an abusive Trump and created a model that other members of Congress could follow to justify resignations. MTG is not leaving Congress quietly. What it means for the GOP: open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Political tactics that rely on involuntary hunger aren’t victories. A case for informed consent in protest:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Political tactics that rely on involuntary hunger aren’t victories. A case for informed consent in protest:
If starving children is the leverage, the tactic is the problem--For either side. Read Consent in Protest:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If starving children is the leverage, the tactic is the problem--For either side. Read Consent in Protest:
Is it protest if the people paying the price never agreed to it? Thoughts on SNAP, shutdowns, and consent:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Is it protest if the people paying the price never agreed to it? Thoughts on SNAP, shutdowns, and consent:
Consent isn’t optional. What the shutdown reveals about progressives and MAGA using SNAP families as pressure points:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Consent isn’t optional. What the shutdown reveals about progressives and MAGA using SNAP families as pressure points:
Consent matters—even in protest. Is it ethical for either side to use SNAP recipients as leverage in a shutdown?
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Consent matters—even in protest. Is it ethical for either side to use SNAP recipients as leverage in a shutdown?
Shutting down government to prove a point cannot mean starving kids. SNAP recipients must consent to protest.
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Shutting down government to prove a point cannot mean starving kids. SNAP recipients must consent to protest.
Remember the Panama Papers and the media outlet consortium reviewing millions of leaked documents? With the 1000+ eyes working 24 hour days on the Epstein Files' Trump FBI review, perhaps there are reporters, right now, across the world, sifting leaked documents and writing stories. www.icij.org
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www.icij.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Remember the Panama Papers and the media outlet consortium reviewing millions of leaked documents? With the 1000+ eyes working 24 hour days on the Epstein Files' Trump FBI review, perhaps there are reporters, right now, across the world, sifting leaked documents and writing stories. www.icij.org
Ethics check: Who chose to bear the cost of shutdown to protest? On SNAP, shutdowns, and consent to protest:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ethics check: Who chose to bear the cost of shutdown to protest? On SNAP, shutdowns, and consent to protest:
Turning hunger into a bargaining chip crosses a line—for progressives and MAGA. On consent, SNAP, and the shutdown:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Turning hunger into a bargaining chip crosses a line—for progressives and MAGA. On consent, SNAP, and the shutdown:
Progressives cannot claim moral high ground while forcing others to bear the pain. My essay on consent and the shutdown "caving" :
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Progressives cannot claim moral high ground while forcing others to bear the pain. My essay on consent and the shutdown "caving" :
If people did not agree to be part of your protest, do progressives ever get to impose the costs anyway? SNAP, shutdowns, and ethics:
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If people did not agree to be part of your protest, do progressives ever get to impose the costs anyway? SNAP, shutdowns, and ethics:
Would you be okay if a person was forced to attend a "No Kings" rally? Making SNAP recipients go hungry in the shutdown fight is making them protest. If you think Schumer and senate democrats "caved," we should discuss the ethics of consent in protest. open.substack.com/pub/erichens...
Consent for Protest
Is it ethical to turn SNAP recipients into protesters against Trump against their will?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Would you be okay if a person was forced to attend a "No Kings" rally? Making SNAP recipients go hungry in the shutdown fight is making them protest. If you think Schumer and senate democrats "caved," we should discuss the ethics of consent in protest. open.substack.com/pub/erichens...