Hmmmm...

In my profession, I deal directly with language, and I have to be laser focused on the analysis of meaning of words and expressions. There are many types of meaning, actually. For example, in Geoffrey Leech's concept of semantics, he categorizes at least seven different types of meaning. (Leech was a British linguist whose work in that field has been extremely influential in modern linguistic study.)

I just mention this to emphasize that my interpretation of "we are the plan" isn't quite as literal as your comment implies. I was there when 'we are the plan' memes first began to appear.

IMO, the idea of 'we are the plan' is not so much that literally 'it's up to us', although I'd agree some people probably think of it like that. Rather, it is simply a way of expressing "we are important" and "our role in the plan is critical'. NOT its all up to us.

Around the same time, other memes emerged. For example, "We are Q". You see? Obviously, this is not a literal statement. Because, everyone recognized that Q was a team of people making drops online, not the hundreds of thousands (millions?) or Q patriots building the movement.

"We are Q" is a way of saying "we have to have the viewpoint that we and Q are united, we have the same purpose, and we should realize that own ownership of our role is important.

So, personally, I would say the back and forth between people who think Q is doing everything and people who think its up to us essentially is NOT the main or core dynamic here.

I think the smarter, more discerning people don't adopt either view. Rather, "There is a plan" and "We are the plan" are both true, that sure, Q are doing what they do, which as you point out, is things that simply we cannot or could not do, but ALSO that we have a key and important role, which is I think what you've said, basically, when you wrote:

Obviously, there are things

Moving on, I think your comments about people who have attempted to run for public office having bad experiences are perfectly understandable. I cannot speak for Don't Tread, but I'd say his main point was: be active and engaged, local action = national impact, etc.

Obviously, there are different situations. Running for public office is most certainly not the only way to have an impact or 'play our role'. Finding that place, that way to play our role, is the key challenge. Personally, I think it really starts internally, with how we shape our thinking, our attitude, and how we become better people. That's the foundation.

I think Q wanted to get people to snap out of it (the brainwashing), to have hope, to be inspired and determined, and recognize that its worth the effort, because we can (and will) win (me: if we do).