• JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 day ago

    I’ve spent years screaming into the void, trying to wake people up, feeling like Cassandra. After the election I had way too many people try to console me with “at least they’re gonna go after the immigrants now”

    I don’t know what to do now but all I see is no quick solution. I think the hard way won’t result in the change needed and is only part of the accelerationism that got us here. We should all be doing what we can to set up for the longer haul.

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      5 hours ago

      After the election I had way too many people try to console me with “at least they’re gonna go after the immigrants now”

      That was supposed to console you?

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        5 hours ago

        I can’t even do the mental gymnastics what they were thinking beyond I’m “white” (I identify as Rainbow People™) so i must agree with their racism.

        Trying to talk about trans issues beyond pronouns with any of them was met with uncomfortable silence, nervous laughter, or nonsequiters; so i don’t know how I expected better from them.

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          4 hours ago

          I’d be curious as to why they thought that Donvict’s admin is only going after immigrants, anyway. I mean, given history of fascist actions…not that I expect these types to be any sort of students of history.