We have to do it. Some of us have to do it in different ways. Doing small things where you can is all well and good but literally none of us are making a single impact in capitalism by making different choices about how we're forced to participate in it. Focus on tearing it down together rather than picking apart individual choices because those individual choices still result in participating in capitalism.

  • rozako [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Also sometimes leftists just have... different goals. Some people care firstly about environment, or ensuring free healthcare, or prioritizing the global south. I know I above all prioritize the safety and protection of Roma when it comes to my beliefs and actions. And it’s fine if sometimes you don’t prioritize what other’s do.

    • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]M
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      4 years ago

      I did some work with a christian non-profit a while back, and one of the few excellent nuggets of thought I got there was that everyone has a different "calling." Spirituality aside, the idea was that its ridiculous to be mad at someone because they're focusing on say, feeding the homeless, rather than ending domestic violence.

      Both of these things are good. One person can not possibly devote all of their time to every cause, and being frustrated with someone over what you perceive as their laziness or uncaring attitude is ridiculous because more often than not they're doing what they can.

      Your average leftist doesn't need to be told how cruel the conditions are in meat-packing facilities. Hell, I worked in one while I was working at that non-profit. We're on the same side, but life is hard, and food is expensive and sometimes I just need to grab a quick, shitty, disgusting burger on the way to work because I can't afford to be late again or I'll get fired.

    • Infamousblt [any]
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      4 years ago

      The cool thing for me is that leftists with different goals working together can achieve all of those goals together. In fact I think that's the only way we'll achieve anything; intersectionality is absolutely critical to any real leftist movement.

      • rozako [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah I wanted to add that into my second comment but felt I said enough lol. It’s better for us all to have different areas of focus (while still caring about everything else too) because like if one person only knows how to garden, who’s going to build the houses... or some type of metaphor like that. 😩 And I like learning about these issues from others. I’ve learned a shit ton from my environment activist friends and I know I have educated people a lot on Romani things. It’s cool and good to be unique individuals.