I absolutely DO mind the humor because I am acutely aware of how it kills activism.
I know how dangerous it is because I saw it cripple an entire generation through apathy, sarcasm, and ‘being above it’. I saw the groundwork of today’s fascist rise it the absolute detachment and knee-jerk memery that everyone of my generation responded to literally any threat with.
And it made us (GenX) absolutely irrelevant in politics and human rights to this fucking day.
So, no, humor isn’t harmless, and it isn’t a good cope, but it’s great for convincing everyone to do nothing but doomscroll and meme.
So you find it acceptable throw a tantrum about humor and memes while tossing around terms like “cheetolini” and “drumpf”? Do you see the inherent lack of consistency involved?
i don’t mind the humor, because good lord it’s so damn depressing otherwise.
I absolutely DO mind the humor because I am acutely aware of how it kills activism.
I know how dangerous it is because I saw it cripple an entire generation through apathy, sarcasm, and ‘being above it’. I saw the groundwork of today’s fascist rise it the absolute detachment and knee-jerk memery that everyone of my generation responded to literally any threat with.
And it made us (GenX) absolutely irrelevant in politics and human rights to this fucking day.
So, no, humor isn’t harmless, and it isn’t a good cope, but it’s great for convincing everyone to do nothing but doomscroll and meme.
Which is exactly what the fascists want us to do.
So you find it acceptable throw a tantrum about humor and memes while tossing around terms like “cheetolini” and “drumpf”? Do you see the inherent lack of consistency involved?
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