People are going to die, man. That’s not going to change if people decide to be passive. That just means people are going to die slightly quieter, like in an ICE holding cell. Shit, if ICE ever posts a significant presence in my fucked little corner of America, I will have to legitimately fear for my fucking life being intentionally ended when attending protests, which is not something I ever thought I’d have to say as a non-Black person (a privilege in this still deeply racist country, I know) in the USA.
And will I continue attending anyway? Fuck, I can’t say for certain. I don’t have a spouse or kids that will be screwed if I’m gone. I have a few family and friends who will miss me, but ultimately, it’s my life (or it’s end) that’s most affected, so I certainly hope and would like to say that I’d still have the stones to keep going.
Of course, God knows my self-preservation instinct is worn to a nub at this point, but that’s a different conversation.
People are going to die, man. That’s not going to change if people decide to be passive. That just means people are going to die slightly quieter, like in an ICE holding cell. Shit, if ICE ever posts a significant presence in my fucked little corner of America, I will have to legitimately fear for my fucking life being intentionally ended when attending protests, which is not something I ever thought I’d have to say as a non-Black person (a privilege in this still deeply racist country, I know) in the USA.
And will I continue attending anyway? Fuck, I can’t say for certain. I don’t have a spouse or kids that will be screwed if I’m gone. I have a few family and friends who will miss me, but ultimately, it’s my life (or it’s end) that’s most affected, so I certainly hope and would like to say that I’d still have the stones to keep going.
Of course, God knows my self-preservation instinct is worn to a nub at this point, but that’s a different conversation.