#everyone's so fkn pessimistic and judgemental about everything
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#hello Tumblr#i need a space to rant#u r a space#here is the rant#when i first got politically active i looked up to a lot of ppl in my uni#its rlly just been a little more than a year and i just cant say that anymore#havent been able to for a while#like the one i looked up to the most str8 up didn't know what singhu and tikri were n i had to tell him#oh also hes misogynist apparently#everyone's so fkn pessimistic and judgemental about everything#these protests are going the way that they are cuz YOU didn't show up#these disgusting pol major dudes wouldn't be leading the protests if u had stepped up#u cant just disown a fkn protest that's literally 2 days old like if u dont like the direction that its taking u have to BE THERE to shape i#t#please stop cancelling everything u dont like at first glance#what gets me the most is this obsession w moral purity#coming from ppl opposed to the idea of in every other sense#its almost like this is an excuse for them to be apolitical#somewhere#leftists - especially those who have lot of privilege - have to learn to give ppl the benefit of the doubt#like what fkn right do u have to be disillusioned and pessimistic when u dont personally experience oppression either#it is YOUR job to extend patience when it is difficult for those from marginalized communities to do so#it is your job to help ppl unlearn their privileged n cut-off beliefs#it is your job to bridge that gap#if u want to be a useful ally/activist#u can't stop at 'questioning and critiquing'#u have to build a relationship of love and care#riko vents
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