I don't really have a solution because I believe in violent revolution but the reality is they will take your actions out on us.
White people cause majority of the destruction during protests against injustice when black lives are taken. White people smash windows. White people set fires. And some of those agitators are cops.
When the cops retaliate (and they will) black lives will be at risk because white people don't know how to protest without putting black lives at risk.
And obviously some agitators are cops inciting violence to make their later retaliation justified.
If you have the means, please donate. If you dont, let me know, Id like to help make a donation in your name.
this MLK day, consider actually giving Letter from a Birmingham Jail a read. It's not long, and MLK criminally gets mostly digested through trite soundbites and quotrs. His thoughts deserve to be read and understood in full.
https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
@JohnBrownJr all kids are comrades
Because it's a skill that's missing in our society, here's how to apologize.
1) Acknowledge harm. "I f'd up." 2) State what you did that was wrong, in a way that shows you understand the harm done.
3) Express regret
4) Say what you're going to change to not cause this harm again
5) Listen.
Don't ask the hurt person for *anything.* It's up to them to accept or not, if they choose.
Don't be clever. Be plain & simple.
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own