every decade, the world will probably have fewer and fewer assholes in it, and they're guaranteed to lose in the long run.
i really believe there will come a point where people won't have to fight for their rights, their lives, or pathetic ideas about nationality and patriotism.
that's nice to think about, but very unfortunately: i live now, rather than in several decades time. i have to accept my life will be worse than those of the future.
even if it's only a matter of time until the fascists eventually go down, we have to focus on what we can do to provide immediate relief for all who need it.
with factors such as finances, location, privilege, and the unfair scrutiny that the media puts on marginalised people, some of us are much more free to affect change than others.
everyone has to assess their place in this, and that can be hard sometimes. i think that what it comes down to a lot of the time though is simply this:
if you feel comfortable and safe while others do not, you need to be taking action. preferably, you'll know when you're doing 'enough' by whether or not you still
feel as comfortable and safe after doing it. we have to be challenging ourselves and willing to take risks.
right now, everyone needs to be standing up for abortion rights, trans healthcare, a free palestine, and the right to protest. everyone needs to be recognising that what is happening
in gaza is a genocide. nobody should feel comfortable or complicit with any of the right-wing power grabs in europe and north america. resistance to tyrants is loyalty to human life,
and whatever you can manage to do will be woven into the tapestry of the future.
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