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peggysue2

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46. But people are continuing to fight, will continue to fight

Fri Feb 24, 2023, 07:12 PM

Feb 2023

You may not be there in the moment and the history truly is daunting, depressing. Doesn't mean after a respite you won't be motivated by the anger, the injustice, the fact that the cretins among us won't own the future unless the collective, majority We stand down and let them.

It's a battle for sure, a continuous slog. That's been the story of any/all progress from time immemorial. There are always setbacks, angry detractors, frequent violence against change, unsettling plateaus, but the march forward is just that, a continuous lean into the future.

Despair is the great enemy bc it gives oppressors space and time.

Just know people are continuing to fight, will continue to fight. For everyone.

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Somebody cheer me up. I just finished episode 6 of "The 1619 Project" and I'm [View all] sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 OP

Back in the. 60s I read multigraincracker Feb 2023 #1

I saw John Griffin nevergiveup Feb 2023 #22

Would you love to some of multigraincracker Feb 2023 #23

Sorry, no can do. I'm the same age nd recently went... TreasonousBastard Feb 2023 #2

It just makes you realize - this is what the right doesn't want you to know bhikkhu Feb 2023 #3

I still feel the pain of finding out that not only did some of my ancestors... JoeOtterbein Feb 2023 #4

Where do you stop? WarGamer Feb 2023 #6

10th Century malfeasance in England is completely different Ron Green Feb 2023 #48

That's heavy. BannonsLiver Feb 2023 #29

You're being too hard on yourself... WarGamer Feb 2023 #5

Some humans can be vicious, cruel, and drumphf gave many permission. There are many kind, electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #16

The problems of the world are not all on your shoulders BaronChocula Feb 2023 #7

Don't fall into despair Bobespy Feb 2023 #8

I'm the same age, and felt the same hope for most of my life... Hekate Feb 2023 #9

You didn't cheer me up, but told me you got what I'm feeling and sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #10

With the 2024 election being the most important in our lifetimes KS Toronado Feb 2023 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2023 #11

Bye Bye KS Toronado Feb 2023 #12

I did not know there was a tv series of 1619, what arthritisR_US Feb 2023 #13

Hulu In It to Win It Feb 2023 #15

Keep fighting! It's the only thing we can do. burrowowl Feb 2023 #14

I have read that each generation of white kids are less racist ..read this more than once. Re TFG .. electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #17

Something got drastically fucked up during Obama's second term. Initech Feb 2023 #18

I remember this vercetti2021 Feb 2023 #21

I honestly think that Gamergate is where things took a turn for the worst. Initech Feb 2023 #31

It was inthewind21 Feb 2023 #37

Have you ever gone out of your way to make it worse? Warpy Feb 2023 #20

Well, then whatever you do, don't read Caste. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author DBoon Feb 2023 #25

You misunderstood. I was upset that, as a country, we sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #26

You're describing original sin - not penance Sympthsical Feb 2023 #34

Here it is: All people are better off today, then before...Say in the 60s or 70s... Stuart G Feb 2023 #27

Maybe not watching it would be a good first step if it makes you hate yourself. BannonsLiver Feb 2023 #28

You toss around the word 'hate' when I said I was disappointed that I couldn't achieve sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #44

Some of that is debatable. BannonsLiver Feb 2023 #50

The "kids" are what cheer me up. The kids are all right. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #30

But alot of us older folks were idealistic in our youth as well. I've worked on civil rights, sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #32

True, but there are fundamental differences between the generations at the same ages. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #33

The younger generations are not that liberal. Texaswitchy Feb 2023 #36

Sorry, but you are using anecdotal impressions rather than statistical evidence. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #38

Sorry. Texaswitchy Feb 2023 #41

Statistics exist. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2023 #45

Statistics don't vote. Texaswitchy Feb 2023 #47

This right here is exactly why statistics are useful. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2023 #49

Who lost Roe. Texaswitchy Feb 2023 #43

Here you go. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #35

Take a walk in the woods. Listen to a creek singing or the birds above. panader0 Feb 2023 #39

Sounds like you jumped the track. Stop watching THAT and look around. Hortensis Feb 2023 #40

You and I are feeling the same emotions. I had to turn off the news and just watch Netflix and Prim Samrob Feb 2023 #42

But people are continuing to fight, will continue to fight peggysue2 Feb 2023 #46