You progressives keep saying "fuck cancer" but you have to understand that this offends some moderates.
What we really want is better surgical practices and less side-effects from chemo.
(No no no, we're not going to talk about prevention.)
You progressives keep saying "stop pollution" but all conservatives hear is "I can't fill up my Hummer".
What you really want is cap-and-trade, so that destroying the Earth contributes to government's wallet, not just the energy barons'.
That's a way easier sell.
You progressives keep calling for free universal healthcare but really what you're asking for is universal "access" to "affordable" healthcare.
If healthcare were free, how would doctors pay back their college loans?
You progressives keep asking about the 2,000 units of low-income housing @tedwheeler promised, but that's old news.
Really what you want to know is how Tevis plans to partner with the private sector to slash regulations and build for-profit slums with an increased police budget.
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Very much bothered that when Black people get shot and/or murdered in the Pacific Northwest by police and other angry white men, there is no national reaction.
Kevin Peterson was murdered barely a month ago. Before sundown, the police were already spreading lies that they had returned fire. By nightfall, they had riot crews at the ready.
Chuds immediately injected themselves in the narrative, making it about them instead of the cops.
When Aidan was killed 9 days ago, the local news shouted out the shooter's Go Fund Me and said that Aidan was shot during an argument over his loud music while hiding the race of the deceased teen.
Police now say they aren't sure there was music. They just believed the murderer.
I got an oddly passive aggressive email from someone behind the Tipping Point doc apologizing (?) that I wasn't in it.
Apparently people have been asking them why I wasn't in it.
Not actually sure how to respond to this.
It's always funny when white people lead the way on Black projects because they always depend on the Black people they already know and agree with yet never seem prepared for the backlash sure to come from the rest of the diaspora.
That documentary didn't need my voice, it needed to be produced by someone who knew what story they were telling. It needed less police interviews. It needed a climactic moment. It needed to talk about defunding police, firing Wheeler & the multicultural effort attempting it.
Kill the bigot in your head. Confront your own family about fascist behaviors. Kill the capitalist in your head. Stop celebrating racist holidays. Make good trouble at your job. Be inclusive in your place of worship. Eat sustainably. Share freely.
Some of the most rewarding moments of my summer included talking to Muslim family about the value of trans lives, excoriating my employer for allowing systematic racism & talking to black church elders abt defunding the police.
"We take care of us" applies to our souls as well.
Just as you'll never topple a building by breaking its windows and setting its drapes aflame, you'll never topple white supremacy by demolishing its buildings.
Beware the white man's proxy wars.
Give them hell in their safe spaces. Be direct. Normalize calling out bigotry.
Why is it celebrated?
Why is it allowed?
How does it advance white supremacy?
The answer to both the first and second is the third, so let's mostly talk about that one.
But first...
If you're not sure what I mean when I talk about "white violence", please plug the phrase into your Google box and that will render you better results than hopping into my mentions with questions.
If you need evidence this exists, there are centuries of examples.