Who are "We, the People"?

Recorded today (13 February): Morning Tinto podcast, episode 4

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Chris Musei-Sequeira
February 13, 2025

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Yeah… those Trump voters sure got what they deserved, didn’t they. We have no compassion for them.

Wait… who is “we?”

Morning Tinto Episode 4: Who are “We, the People”?

Recorded today, my friend Heather Luna of keduzi and I discuss the relationship-building happening in the United States of America in response to the Trump Administration’s actions. We talk about what inclusion looks like in times like these, especially regarding Trump voters who have been directly hurt by the Administration they voted for. Heather and I discuss urgency, care, being welcoming to newly radicalized folks, and boundaries. Heather shares how her coaching work has helped individuals and organizations navigate all of these issues.

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IMAGE SOURCE: “We the People.” File:We the People (48785540611).jpg - Wikimedia Commons. (2019, September 21). Accessed 13 February 2025 from link.

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My name is Chris Musei-Sequeira, and I use he/him pronouns. My mother was born in Trinidad and Tobago as a descendant of African slaves brought to the islands during the time of European colonization. She came to the United States of America (USA) at the age of 10. My father is Goan and was born in India, in Mumbai, and raised Catholic and English-speaking. He came to the USA for his graduate studies, where he met my mother.

My sister and I were born in the USA and lived a middle-class life in the suburbs of multiple American cities. I studied aeronautical engineering and technology policy in university, then worked at the Federal Aviation Administration and as an aviation consultant. I've lived in cities up and down the USA East Coast since the age of 18; I now reside in Queens, New York with my wife.

I thank Heather Luna and Lavinia Muth for showing me the importance of publicly expressing our positions. Because of our positions, all of us are very familiar with some aspects of the world while having no idea of other aspects. Positionality expresses how our individual positions affect our relationships with other people and with the world as a whole.