The cottagecore fantasies, the "I want a commune with all of my friends" fantasies, part of the brain that lights up when you see, IDK, knitting needles or whatever- feels in some part like a desperation to do useful work, to escape paperwork bullshit and degrading jobs, to be more human...

You cannot look at harm in isolation. It requires enablers & Dems have dutifully a played the part for decades because both parties support the neocolonial capitalist state & will use its power to quash resistance. Hold all harm accountable. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Enablers get no passes.

am i wrong or isn’t a boycott meant to not have a set end date beyond “we’ll stop boycotting when you meet our demands”???? i’ll still boycott target but it just makes me wonder how effective it will actually be when the company knows how long the boycott pressure will last

A very frustrating thing is happening where people think this is just a uniquely American problem. It's happening all over Global North countries. The GERMANS are struggling to beat back Nazis.

these are the kinds of things that some adults think are “good” for children because they want to encourage kids to read more challenging works, but just end up fostering a lack of interest in reading that may continue with them for the rest of their lives.

i say this as much for myself as for anyone reading this. we cannot get burned out before the work has even started. that’s exactly what they want. we owe it to ourselves and the people we’re fighting for to create a sustainable resistance.