Yeah, the rioting was always theoretical. A fantasy entertained to sound cool, but rejected the moment it becomes more than a fantasy. It’s all ‘Stonewall was a riot’ and ‘remember these cool radicals who did cool shit’ until it’s time to put some actual skin in the game yourself and then anything impolite is a step too far.
the left spent, like, three years trying to explain ‘black lives matter’ to an obstinate group of privileged, mean-spirited bigots, smug people who smirk and almost take pride in their profound misunderstanding. the internet made infographics and analogies and everything it could think of to break down, in the simplest terms–embarrassingly simple–how the statement works and, importantly, how it doesn’t.
and now we have to do this again with 'free speech’?
My mother is a die-hard conservative Republican. When I told her I had registered to vote, she rolled her eyes at me. When I asked why, she told me that “the worst thing for America is young, stupid liberals voting.” Liberals in the U.S. outnumber conservatives. The only reason Republicans win is because more of them vote. If you want us to win this upcoming election, get to the polls and vote, especially if you’re voting for Bernie Sanders in the primaries. Hillary has a lot more money and name recognition than Bernie does, so the primaries will be very important. Even if Bernie doesn’t win the primaries, Hillary being president will be a lot better than Donald Trump or Jeb Bush running this country further into the ground. Abstaining from voting in the general election because you don’t like Hillary will give the Republicans a victory on a silver platter and that is the worst thing that could happen right now.
Reblogged this twice. I don’t even live in the US.
Also, voting for the lesser of two evils IS beneficial to your cause, no matter what it is. When you vote, they take data on your demographic. If you haven’t noticed yet, politics is a game to get the most votes. If they see that more young liberals are involved and interested in how our country is being run, they’ll start catering campaigns towards us, rather than white old guys.
