**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 18:49

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 18:49

bailey @ctrlaltdog

Jun 19, 2018, 18:49

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i'd like to point out that if someone is calling the masses to action, they're probably not specifically talking about the people who absolutely can't participate.

there are plenty of people out there who CAN answer that call, but DON'T because they have the privilege to stand back and be comfortable, or maybe it just doesn't really occur to them, or even the people that usually do help might not be up to speed on current events

these posts aren't always meant for you

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · 2018-06-19T18:51:46Z

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you gotta consider the context and consider who exactly the post mentions

i'm probably not asking you, a parent with a toddler, to drop out of society and become nomadic. i'm probably not asking someone who is barely able to get out of bed in the morning thanks to mental health, to go join an anarchist commune.

these are ideas i'm spreading around for those who are capable of doing them! if you're already doing all you can, that's fine. i might be talking about others

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**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 18:55

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 18:55

Jun 19, 2018, 18:55

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that said, there are plenty of people out there who are like "yeah well i experience this small hardship and i'm scared so i'm not able to help out thanks"

the kind of people that think everyone else can deal with the hardships in society because they've got their own stuff going on

believe it or not, activism isn't easy and full of glamour. it's about doing more than you're expected, to help right the world where others won't. there's a deficit of direct action.

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 19:07

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 19:07

Jun 19, 2018, 19:07

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we all have shit going on. a lot of us are just barely scraping by. that doesn't mean we can ignore all the shit going down because we're already uncomfortable. we gotta use up every last scrap of energy we have left over on fighting, because shit CAN and WILL get worse.

what about the people who are already dying or homeless, who literally do not have any extra energy, even for surviving? but they do it anyway. we gotta fight for them and for ourselves

**lottie** @lottie@fuckonthefirst.date · Jun 19, 2018, 19:09

**lottie** @lottie@fuckonthefirst.date · Jun 19, 2018, 19:09

Jun 19, 2018, 19:09

lottie @lottie@fuckonthefirst.date

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@ctrlaltdog honestly....

thank you for this.

I'm not 100% sure how I'm going to help but tomorrow...I'm gonna put in as much effort as I can spare

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 19:13

**bailey** @ctrlaltdog · Jun 19, 2018, 19:13

Jun 19, 2018, 19:13

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it's unfair! but it's also what we gotta do. because nobody else will do it for us. the ruling class has the means and yes, it SHOULD be their responsibility, but they also don't care. because they actively benefit from and actually want this shit to happen. so we gotta do it even though we're at a disadvantage.

a lot of us may struggle to thrive now but we'll struggle to live soon if we don't work together to do something.