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.
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
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.
Thank you
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