I am incredibly frustrated that me, with my spinal arthritis and mobility problems, went out protesting twice and none of my friends can be bothered. It's too much time and effort. I strongly feel we need to be seen. I feel the fascists are counting on people being too tired to care. - ThreadSky

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songandbranch.bsky.social • 3 days ago

I am incredibly frustrated that me, with my spinal arthritis and mobility problems, went out protesting twice and none of my friends can be bothered. It's too much time and effort. I strongly feel we need to be seen. I feel the fascists are counting on people being too tired to care.

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fascismsucksboi.bsky.social•3 days ago

You're saying the opposite of what Scalzi is saying. Protests are merely one way of fighting. Some fundraiser, do volunteer work, phone bank, protect the vulnerable. But the "protest is the only action" crowd suggests that is 'doing nothing'. It's not.

fascismsucksboi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Like I've phonebanked, run booths for national organizations, harassed Senators by phone/mail/fax, and have a trip to the state Capitol planned to help canvas, but because I don't post pics of myself at protests all over social media, I get asked "what are you even doing?" .

The point is not to

fascismsucksboi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Post about it because I don't want getting praised for it to be the point, I just wanna do the work.

southernviolet.bsky.social•3 days ago

Its also good opsec to shut the fuck up about your activism.

fascismsucksboi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah my friend told me about the lengths they went to keep theirs on the d/l for that very reason. Easy way to get infiltrated from the feds otherwise...or many other things

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