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As a black woman it's a matter of self protection and protection from shame. I'm so baffled how little people understand the life and death scenarios that led to my and others decision to not have a fascist rapist in govt. I just had an abortion and I'm so privileged to have had one. do u think the women who died from not having access were thinking about these ideological gymnastics? No, this was a matter of life or death. I'm just So Baffled. I'm very educated as well and am so acutely aware of how fucked this system is. It's run by capitalism and a disregard for basic human rights to say the least. There are so many things wrong. But I had to think about a matter of saving lives instead of starting a nameless revolution made out of instagram infographics and quotes by white philosophers And mofos in beanies. Racism and mysogeny has impacted every fiber of my existence. and I dont want any cis white person with zero pressing LIFE OR DEATH ramifications to speak to me about it bc the majority do not care and are saying straight to my face I do not have empathy for you. I have been far from
Perfect, have been very complacent and pessimistic about everything rlly, but I have compassion And the ability to look outside myself. And clearly so many ppl on the left do Not. Smh ...
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in 2023, i would have def considered myself a dem/liberal. but since then, i've done a hard shift wayyy to the left because of all the ongoing issues in the world. but majority of my friends stayed liberal.
i tried to talk to them about palestine, they didn't seem to care. i try to talk to them about capitalism and it's affects on society, they don't care. and i know it's because all of it doesn't personally affect them, which drives me INSANE. everyone is stuck on identity politics (which i completely understand, and am not saying its not important), but it's been frustrating trying to get people to understand its a class issue. and there's been almost 0 support until trmp got into office and now everyone wants to talk "politics".
i honestly tried to cut out so many friends because the lack of empathy hurt me that deeply, BUT since then i've just come to realize that we truly are all just victims to capitalism :( it's not their fault they've been so individualized and complacent, but it is their fault to not stay educated. so i'm always open to discussing with friends, i've just had to find new friends with similar beliefs in order to keep my sanity.
in the end, being leftists, we just gotta focus on the community and helping those around us, even if they don't care or their beliefs dont line up with ours. that's the only way to get people to understand and empathize, so i started trying to implement that more into my life, as hard as it is sometimes.
Jan 24, 2025
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i don’t live in america; it’s true that i’m not immediately affected by the results of this election. but far too many people in my life, online, etc are apathetic.
it’s baffling to me that people can be so uncaring, and so opposed to even learning or having a conversation about these things.
i’m tired but this isn’t the time to stop fighting. care and compassion are the most necessary things in the world right now
Nov 7, 2024
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I am lucky to have had the circumstances in my life that has led me to question authority, not take things at face value, and to focus on building community to combat feelings of hopelessness. This has been long and arduous and only possible because I didn't have to deal with other resources in my life being scarce.
Scarcity creates a survival-mode and flight/fight/freeze/fawn are the ways people live within that mode. It is near impossible to think philosophically or critically when you are being provided scarcity.
I think there is some amount of innate desire of humans to be taken care of right? In an animalistic way. The unnatural and inhumane use of capitalism has for so many people created a gap within that desire of being taken care of and actually being taken care of.
I believe that the combination of this survival mode/fight-flight-etc. and the chasm that many people feel of that intense unmet desire to be taken care of has led to the situation that we find ourselves in today. These people were not born to be these fearful, distrustful, paranoid, cagey people. They were babies who needed to be taken care of. They were babies and children who, through circumstances outside of their control, were not taken care of. Yes, as adults they "should" be able to make better decisions and how one grows up "shouldn't" dictate what they do to others. But that's an easy thing to say when you have those resources and have *no idea* what it feels like to have not had them. This is pretty much a mixture of the other responses, because compassion and knowing that people are hurting is basically what makes me not mad at them. I get frustrated and I wish the circumstances were different, and I will defend myself or others if need be from violent behavior, but I do not hate these people. I am mad at the selfishness that has been able to be bred in this society through hundreds of years.
Jan 28, 2025
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