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Violence and hate are not random outcomes. They& #39;re the result of millions of people tolerating racism, tolerating dehumanizing Black and Brown people. They& #39;re the result of a nation believing their right to personal wealth is greater than others& #39; rights to safety and prosperity.
I& #39;m so tired of hearing "How did we get here?" from people. We got here when you decided that your dad& #39;s racist comments were a character flaw instead of racism. We got here when you decided to keep being friends with people who support Tr*mp.
We got here when the social cost of being racist, classist, ableist, greedy and selfish became so low that nothing changed for the people who just let themselves give in to those desires. My "moderate" white friends, when do you walk away? When does their hate become intolerable?
Your loyalty to your family and to your so-called friends has to have a breaking point. When can you tell yourself that you owe no allegiance to indecent people? When do you break free from trying to stand in the middle? Because people are showing their true colors right now.
The people who are close to you who are unwilling to confront and condemn police violence, who are unwilling to give up their privilege, who want to argue philosophy instead of look at pain - they are not good people just because they have been "nice" to you.
People who shoot protesters stand on the backs of people all around the country who erode our decency one silent day at a time. One complaint about BLM posters and one vote for Tr*mp at a time. Stop making excuses for your family and friends. Decent people DO GOOD THINGS.
I personally have had to break away from family members and friends that were unwilling to change and recognize their racism and privilege. The response was vitriol and hate -who they are really are displayed for all to see. I sincerely wish I could& #39;ve seen their true face sooner
There are people who are willing to hear and to change - this thread is not about those people. This about not putting our one experience with a person ahead of how they view the world and treat people as a whole. Decent is as decent does. Consistently, not sometimes.
