America is Fucked
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- monospaced4
Many years ago I chose to never post anything remotely political or politically related or similar on social media. It’s a choice to just not go there. Not to feed into that in those areas. I choose to let others do that because it’s rampant already.
And now I see all these posts about these riots and the injustice from white friends, directly aimed at other white people, shaming them for not speaking out. One post specifically was about thinking twice before posting a regular post, like a photo of a kid or even a nice dinner, because they SHOULD be posting about how bad they are for being white and privileged. This pressure and judgement to act a certain way on social media is so weird.
Thing is. My choice to not post about how outraged I am doesn’t mean I’m not outraged. It doesn’t mean I don’t care. It means I choose not to use that platform for sharing my views on the topic. That’s it. And anyway, what good does it do to say that I’m pissed off? Nobody is even listening.
- I feel this. It’s tough. There are also a lot of mixed messagesnb
- Like “white people need to speak up more” but also “white people need to stfu” sometimes.nb
- Telling me that if I don’t post about it I’m part of the problem is fucked up.monospaced
- yepPonyBoy
- lolutopian
- White silence is white violence, is the phrase I’ve been seeing aroundGnash
- Like the comments on this painting.
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Damned if you do, damned if you don't.PhanLo - Idiotic. Oh bless me oh great white man with your thoughts and pitty, only then can I be your equal._niko
- the revolution will not be monospacedkingsteven
- I sincerely believe that if the police departments across the country vowed to treat their own like equal criminals this would end quickly.monospaced
- The police are currently protecting the murderers house 100 deep.PhanLo
- Thing is. When you don’t use your vote you are still having a point of view, and it’s one that supports injustice.SlashPeckham
- Thing is. I’ve spent my whole life listening to middle aged white folks not saying anything. Sadly your post was no different to me.SlashPeckham
- ahaha king :Dsted
- Slash. I’ve said plenty. I just don’t post it on Facebook and guilt trip my friends. Big difference. Also, my silence isn’t the problem.monospaced
- Blaming people who aren’t publicly outraged for being the problem. That’s weird. AS IF reposting a JPEG of some words is a social media pass.monospaced
- Sadly, if I did just repost the same things It would probably be acceptable to these same people. Does it really help the cause? Honestly.monospaced
- Move the window of acceptability, make this issue comfortable to more people.SlashPeckham
- I feel this post. Fuck off to anyone trying to police how I express my politics.cannonball1978
- ^ yep.sted
- I'm not like this on Facebook either. But when progressive minded whites finally say what they're thinking.. it's a relief.SlashPeckham
- I understand that. Of course. I guess part of my issue is also that I don’t have an audience that doesn’t already preach all this. I’d be pissing in the ocean.monospaced
- Go to a family barbecue and tell the racist he’s a cunt and nobody like them... do it for me bro!SlashPeckham
- What are you talking about?monospaced
- wait is qbn not social media... i get told by mono all the time to shut the fuck up and not post in politics...deathboy
- think some one is selectively remembering things that fit their bubbledeathboy
- No it’s not social media. Not to me it isn’t.monospaced
- You should shut the fuck up. I never tell you not to post though. You shouldn’t even be on this site you idiotic retard.monospaced
- You’re quite possibly the most reviled and hated person on this forum. Everyone considers you a lowlife idiot here. Everyone. Go away.monospaced