Almost in unison, they say: “People aren’t ready.” “Take it from an infantryman.” Platner adds, “You’re never ready. People think they are, but they’re not.”

“Write this down,” he says. “No matter which way it goes—taking the Senate or the fall of democracy—whatever the eventuality, the work remains the same.” “You have to build things for people to access. You have to build the apparatus for change, even if no one else shows up."