And I do believe in changing the system from within, which is why I want to work in government instead of being an activist.
I'm not sure I'm arguing against this.
And saying, oh, boo you, what the hell is that going to accomplish? to them reminds me of military generals telling student protesters, "why don't you do something constructive instead of just yelling at us, huh? why don't you try to help instead of making it worse, wink wink nudge nudge?"
I also don't think this has anything to do with what I'm saying. I'm not arguing for anyone to help military generals, for chrissake.
I have no authors backing me, but I will admit that I come from a lot of anger, especially regarding race and wealth. Just reading what you write makes it difficult to breathe/not scream, so I'll have to stop now. Sorry, I'm an idealistic hick. But since it'll take a lot to convince you lot otherwise, I'm not going to try.
In other words, a lot of resentment. I really think that anger will only hurt you in the end, even if you manage to do amazing things despite it. I just want people to be able to be proud of themselves without having to define themselves against anyone else, to love one another, to start treating each other like human beings and not essentially different types. To not have to join the dominant people to be equal, but not give into the false illusion of "separate but equal" either, to be able to accept individual difference, and above all for one group not to have hegemonic power over the others. It's tricky, and it's fucking hard, but I really think it's the best way, maybe even the only way, to create real change for the better.
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I'm not sure I'm arguing against this.
I also don't think this has anything to do with what I'm saying. I'm not arguing for anyone to help military generals, for chrissake.
In other words, a lot of resentment. I really think that anger will only hurt you in the end, even if you manage to do amazing things despite it. I just want people to be able to be proud of themselves without having to define themselves against anyone else, to love one another, to start treating each other like human beings and not essentially different types. To not have to join the dominant people to be equal, but not give into the false illusion of "separate but equal" either, to be able to accept individual difference, and above all for one group not to have hegemonic power over the others. It's tricky, and it's fucking hard, but I really think it's the best way, maybe even the only way, to create real change for the better.