Need a politics-free safe space? It’s called “going for a walk”

        • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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          122 years ago

          The bare minimum you can do is listen when someone is in pain and stand witness when they are under attack. I want to see when people are suffering, so I can figure out how to help, or at very least show solidarity. Obviously I can’t take this in at all hours of every day, but that’s time I spend alone or with an IRL friend, not on an online messaging board.

            • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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              12 years ago

              I don’t know why you would go on the “people talking about events” platform and being surprised people are talking about events that aren’t happy. That’s just poor planning. I mean yeah, be there for your friends, but you should be able to have light or pleasant conversation pretty often, and steer away from troubling topics when you aren’t up for it, far easier than online.

    • AOCapitulator [they/them, she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Trans rights are important to everyone and under threat in most of the world, so disagree

      These are all global problems because they’re caused by global systems lead by a global hegemon, the United States