A good friend asked me: Why do you and Black Americans care so much about what's happening to Palestinians? It took me a beat to respond because with the active genocide, I thought the answer was obvious. "We care about oppressed people living and being killed in an apartheid state." "Oh" That was it. Just "Oh".
Basically, we are trapped on a planet with too many people who don't care about other people.
That's why this age of Trump is so awful. The gleeful "F**k Your Feelings", the absolute joy in harassing trans kids, the self-righteous smile of an anti-masker needling someone wearing a mask. I'm not religious but it's like living in hell with demons. That's why we feel so drained and defeated all the time.
Anyway, we all know this but I have to remind myself often: Caring about people is not a flaw. Feeling sad or crying for people you don't know who are suffering is not a weakness. And fighting for justice is not stupid or futile.
"trapped on a planet with too many people who don't care about other people"
Thank you for these words today, in response to Ijeoma's words today. It's the suffocation and the entrapment, it physically hurts. We grieve together because we also find moments of utter joy when we delight in each other's humanity. But today, for now, we grieve together.
I so love and admire your voice and heart. And I wholeheartedly agree that it’s way beyond time to do better—our leadership choices and party structure allow for so many atrocities and so much injustice. I hate what is happening in Gaza. Thank you for your ferocity, love, and this reminder. Know I’m thinking of you today.
Thank you. Your description of "desperate dinosaurs they are, who don’t want us to know that the only reason why they aren’t extinct is because they keep bribing us to keep reassembling their bones in different terrifying configurations" is perfect. 🖤💚❤️
Thank you so much for this. For being you. For being one of the only people who truly make sense in all this madness. I grieve with you and then I will keep fighting and working for freedom for all. xoxoxox
It's so frustrating and heartbreaking that so many don't get it, and by not getting it, so many pay the price. But don't give up. Keep loving and know that there are others that feel the same way.
My friends and I have been planning to hold “Free Palestine” and “End the Genocide” banners on an I-5 overpass in Seattle this weekend. We’ve planned to do this regardless of who wins the presidency. Continue the fight!
Thank you for this, Ijeoma. I share your sorrow and hope that we can at least get an administration in the White (poor term) House that we can work with in opposition to brutal policies that allow genocide. I also think that the day after tomorrow is the day to build a brand new political party that stands against oppression here in our systems and globally. We need more than two entrenched political parties to pull us out of oligarchy and back into something like democracy. Thanks again for your candor and for stating what many of us feel.
Thank you, I always appreciate your writing.
A good friend asked me: Why do you and Black Americans care so much about what's happening to Palestinians? It took me a beat to respond because with the active genocide, I thought the answer was obvious. "We care about oppressed people living and being killed in an apartheid state." "Oh" That was it. Just "Oh".
Basically, we are trapped on a planet with too many people who don't care about other people.
That's why this age of Trump is so awful. The gleeful "F**k Your Feelings", the absolute joy in harassing trans kids, the self-righteous smile of an anti-masker needling someone wearing a mask. I'm not religious but it's like living in hell with demons. That's why we feel so drained and defeated all the time.
Anyway, we all know this but I have to remind myself often: Caring about people is not a flaw. Feeling sad or crying for people you don't know who are suffering is not a weakness. And fighting for justice is not stupid or futile.
"trapped on a planet with too many people who don't care about other people"
Thank you for these words today, in response to Ijeoma's words today. It's the suffocation and the entrapment, it physically hurts. We grieve together because we also find moments of utter joy when we delight in each other's humanity. But today, for now, we grieve together.
Thank you
I so love and admire your voice and heart. And I wholeheartedly agree that it’s way beyond time to do better—our leadership choices and party structure allow for so many atrocities and so much injustice. I hate what is happening in Gaza. Thank you for your ferocity, love, and this reminder. Know I’m thinking of you today.
Thank you. Your description of "desperate dinosaurs they are, who don’t want us to know that the only reason why they aren’t extinct is because they keep bribing us to keep reassembling their bones in different terrifying configurations" is perfect. 🖤💚❤️
Thank you for writing this! I've been grieving for a while now, and you captured exactly how I've been feeling. We will keep fighting!
Thank you so much for this. For being you. For being one of the only people who truly make sense in all this madness. I grieve with you and then I will keep fighting and working for freedom for all. xoxoxox
The most depressing vote.
It's so frustrating and heartbreaking that so many don't get it, and by not getting it, so many pay the price. But don't give up. Keep loving and know that there are others that feel the same way.
My friends and I have been planning to hold “Free Palestine” and “End the Genocide” banners on an I-5 overpass in Seattle this weekend. We’ve planned to do this regardless of who wins the presidency. Continue the fight!
Thank you for this, Ijeoma. I share your sorrow and hope that we can at least get an administration in the White (poor term) House that we can work with in opposition to brutal policies that allow genocide. I also think that the day after tomorrow is the day to build a brand new political party that stands against oppression here in our systems and globally. We need more than two entrenched political parties to pull us out of oligarchy and back into something like democracy. Thanks again for your candor and for stating what many of us feel.