• Vespair@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    People keep saying this, but WHO?

    Who are you talking about?

    Who is this “somebody” you keep talking about showing up to save us?

    Look, nobody is coming to save us, and asking somebody else to risk harm on your behalf is selfish.

    If we object, it isn’t on somebody else to show up and save us, it’s on us.

    If you aren’t willing to make the moves yourself, who the fuck are you to ask somebody else to.

    Nobody is coming to save us, folks. It’s either us, me and you, or it’s nobody.

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      4 hours ago

      I don’t trust anyone enough for something to actually be done. Buy guns, buy 3d Printers, learn to make clothing, prepate your homesteads, prepare for isolation and be ready to lean on and support your neighbors.

      Be the best you can be, make good relationships with those around you, and brace yourselves . It’s the only thing I can realistically think I alone can do for me, my family, and my community.

      Is it a doomer view? I don’t think so. I like to have hope that my vote can fix something. I like to think my protests are heard and considered. But at the end of the day I have to focus on doing what I actually can.

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        4 hours ago

        I have a similar, albeit slightly less doomer, view currently. Focus on the safety and good of your community and loved ones, and remember that nothing is guaranteed to us. Do the necessary good steps like voting and protesting, but don’t be naïve enough to think that’s the whole of necessary action or a magic bullet to solve the problems. Do the good, but focus on the real workable action in your direct sphere of influence. Cheers.