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On the lonely job of progressive activism.
Dear activists, helpers, those who rail against the onslaught of ignorance and the like.
You get in many arguments, I see, and on topics that are well worth speaking up about. Social injustice, racism, sexism, ableism, privilege and a whole host of other inequalities that still exist in a world that isn’t what it could be.
Please know you’re making a difference. Remember when you’re in those heated discussions that drain you, you’re sowing seeds of thought. Remember when you wish people would stop reacting and would just shut the fuck up and listen, that it’s not yet their time to listen - their biases and habits must be confronted uncomfortably in order to allow that space.
And then when the world seems silent and it’s only your voice being heard against a crowd of deniers, that it’s not apathy or a lack of support. It’s not that people don’t care; rather, the work that you and others have already put forward is starting to pay off - some of us have shut the fuck up. We’re listening. You’ve opened our eyes and we’ve stopped railing against what you have to say and now we’re hearing. More than ever, now we need to hear what you have to say even if we don’t speak.
And then, having heard with open minds, we join you.
Just this. I wish I could hear this every time I’m getting worn down.
Source: nanoraptor
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this every time I’m getting worn down.
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