Ngl I’m tired of being labeled a crazy leftist because I don’t want my family members deported. I’m tired of being labeled fake for distancing myself from problematic people.
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Far too many people have become radicalized and basic human decency has been thrown out the window. Shit really sucks, and like you, all I want is for people to have a good life, free from tyranny.
Honestly same boat. i have way too many family members that are Mexican and way too many friends and co workers that are. The "just do it legally" crowd can fuck off. It's never as simple as they say. If you are a criminal I don't have that stance but most just want to work for their families.
This, all day! I’ve been distancing myself from supposed friends who bury their head in the sand, or defend any of their friends, claiming “well they didn’t vote for THAT” yet still stand in support for this BS. It’s morally duplicitous, reeks of privilege, and I can’t abide it.
You don't deserve this. None of us do, but those of us who are directly impacted by it especially so. These people need to realize how dire the stakes are.i hate doing 'with us or against us', but it's all hands on deck. You're either opposed to fasicsm or not, and those people need to choose.
Honestly? I'm just tired of good people getting hurt and fucked over, man. People actively choose to be shitty a lot of the times - I know I did! One of the reasons I'm so harsh is because I know first hand how easy it is to just be a prick on these things if you don't have skin in the game.
I know you can identify with this, too: having family members who actively side with the people who want you dead, while expecting you to engage with them is brutal. Y'all called me slurs my whole life and still want me to believe you care about me?? Bitch go die in a flood or a fire but plz die.
Yeah, it's enraging knowing my family like.. openly supports RFK and stuff despite knowing i'm autistic? like they paid for me to get diagnosed a few years back! and now they're openly voting for the fuckin' genocide guy! i'm so scared.
Dude it’s crazy! There was an ICE raid 15 miles from me. I was born here but sometimes they don’t give a fuck. I hate feeling crazy that I’m legitimately worried for my families safety.
Yeah, there's been ICE raids here too... it's scary AF. I work in an industry targeted by them, too, albeit in the office, but like you am also Latino and born here. I have fairly light skin but like you said, ICE doesn't care all the time.
I'm really sorry you have to worry for your family,too. :\
They've been detaining citizens so this is a valid concern and anyone treating it as less than that is NOT someone you can trust, let alone trust with your life
They can say what they want. You know who you are & that's what matters in the end. Also, leftist, right-ist(???). It's all a term someone came up with. You stand for what you believe is right, and honestly for being a human with common sense. I don't like these extremes bc all of them are bad 💯
People are WILD with parasocial relationships, thinking they can come into your house and tell you how to wash your ass because you hit like on a comment
My friend, your worries are 100% justified and I support your concerns. JFC I'm as white as they come and I'm already concerned that as a left-leaning woman, I'm on the next expansion of the "kidnap at will" list. Anyone who thinks you're being unreasonable lacks perspective.
Right. I used to have friends and relatives all over the political spectrum. There really did used to be "middle ground" that almost everyone could find. Not anymore. That went away in 2016.
I don’t ditch my friends over a difference of opinion. We bond over video games and similar taste, if I see you talking crazy or acting up I’m slowly drawing my distance.
I don’t like being gaslighted by people who want to act like we’re the best of friends because we both like dragon quest.
A lot of people who want to claim I’m their bestfriend and feel betrayed when I distance myself don’t even know my children’s names, let alone how many kids I have.
Yeah and that’s fine you know? I know not everyone that follows me is my friend. If I see you acting up, or anyone I’m just dipping. I know people would do the same to me in a heartbeat.
My friends know my real name. My friends know my kids names.
My family is the same, and of course, I'm overreacting. They are all narcissistic and gaslighting "dear" family. Do what you can do, but always protect yourself and be your truth.
You just have ethics is all.
I've read more than my fair share of Maoist history-we're not even close to "crazy leftists." If we start making pig iron in our backyards and literally eating people, *then* the labels can come out.
I hope the knowledge that others stand with you gives a bit of solace.
My dad used to drive me to school in the 2010s, so I'd get to sit in the car and listen to right-wing talk radio (😱) and hear my father rant about the Muslim hordes and gay people out to destroy the American family. 🙄
It also seems that in “the land of the free” (oh how we laugh at that), there is an increasing intolerance of anything or anyone who isn’t within a very narrow point of view. The fact that “leftist” is a slur shows that. So what if you were left wing, it’s a freedom you should have.
In my country, being “leftist” isn’t a slur, it’s a point of view. Most Americans don’t even know what left wing means. Of course you don’t want your family deported and if people don’t like that, fuck em.
I think distancing people is actually the only good option if you want to maintain some sort of safe mental space. Its not being fake, is being authentic and sticking to your values and self respect
I think people like to use labels like “crazy leftist” because it carries with it an implication of what they think that label means to them and they want to project those attributes onto anyone they don’t like and it allows them to dehumanize someone else without knowing who they are as a person.
It’s important to reframe labels into questions: “do you think it’s okay to be cruel and deport children without a warrant, a criminal record, or even people who are already US citizens?” If the answer is yes, the friendship is over. That person is psychopathic. Time to block.
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- It's the rule of "he who smelt it, dealt it"
I know it ain't much but at least you can sleep at night knowing you're a genuinely good person trying to better those in your life
Honestly? I'm just tired of good people getting hurt and fucked over, man. People actively choose to be shitty a lot of the times - I know I did! One of the reasons I'm so harsh is because I know first hand how easy it is to just be a prick on these things if you don't have skin in the game.
(And yes I have /those kinds of family members/)
I'm really sorry you have to worry for your family,too. :\
We were on ICE watch at work, looking for unmarked vehicles showing up on campus and sitting at docks.
You're not allowed to be a multidimensional human being.
Obviously.
I'm sorry you're going through this shit, man 🫂 We live in the worst timeline
I don’t like being gaslighted by people who want to act like we’re the best of friends because we both like dragon quest.
If you respect trans, the LGBTQIA+ community, & immigrants were going to get along great.
My friends know my real name. My friends know my kids names.
I've read more than my fair share of Maoist history-we're not even close to "crazy leftists." If we start making pig iron in our backyards and literally eating people, *then* the labels can come out.
I hope the knowledge that others stand with you gives a bit of solace.
For what's worth, I'm proud of you
You want to be in the middle of “I want free healthcare” and “I don’t think you should be able to vote because of your skin color.” ?????