Activism isn't only about anger. Joy is also an act of resistance.

[Soph0571]

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It will take time, and it will be hard. But right now, it feels like there might be time. The US is never going back to normal, and that’s OK. What passed for normality in the US for two centuries always came at too high a cost. The old and white and rich and mean and scared still cling to the delusion that anyone else’s happiness is an existential threat. It isn’t, but for as long as that confusion lasts, joy is an act of resistance.

[link:https://www.newstatesman.com/world/north-america/2020/11/end-abuser-chief|]
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All of this. It is a long read at the link but worth every minute of you time.

[Solly Mack]

1. People can be quite pissed about others being happy.

So, yes, getting joy from life can be a form of resistance. Let's them know you will not allow them to destroy your life.

[ZZenith]

3. Hope you are feeling joy again, Soph0571

You deserve it.