Hello, I’ve been here for a few days now and getting the lay of the land. I live in Wisconsin, originally from Minnesota, so you betcha I’m a Midwesterner. I’m also a Reddit refugee (didn’t get banned because I stopped contributing a while ago, but I still couldn’t stop the doomscrolling. I definitely would have been banned. Go Luigi).
Although I live in a very liberal city, I don’t feel like I’m on the same wavelength as a lot of people. You don’t like the oligarchy taking over, but you simply cannot stop throwing your money at Amazon? Ok. Maybe the really radical ones will go stand in front of the Tesla chargers on Friday with signs, which is perfectly safe and I’m not sure accomplishes anything because everyone in this city agrees with you (although I am coming around to the idea that it builds a sense of community and a common cause, and maybe makes it ok to rebel just a little to start). I just feel like there has to be something else. I don’t even know what to call myself anymore, I’m sure as hell not a Democrat, even though that’s who I’ve always voted for, more and more while holding my nose. I know there are people out there who share my mindset and who can inspire me, and that’s what I’m hoping to find.
In the meantime, I’m focusing on limiting my capitalism as much as possible (I am far from perfect; I like my stuff and have to really curb my desire for additional stuff) and donating what I can to those who are doing something (ACLU, NRDC because right now lawsuits seem to be the first step), trying to get myself to read more actual information and not Reddit memes, and trying to figure out what I can do about what’s going on in this country, because I dont think I can live with just sitting around hoping it blows over.
Welcome to this little corner of the internet. I feel you on not being able to just sit around and hoping it blows over. I had a rather traumatic epiphany back in 2019 that I wasn’t going to be able to sit on the sidelines while fascism takes hold. I feel a lot better nowadays despite everything going on because I started finding people in my local community who felt the same way and wanted to make tangible change in our lives and the lives of others.
Good! I hope to find more of that here, and I know getting off the internet is a good start, but it’s hard when it seems like most people are basic Democrats/neoliberals. Or not necessarily bad or wrong, just not really invested
Hello, I’ve been here for a few days now and getting the lay of the land. I live in Wisconsin, originally from Minnesota, so you betcha I’m a Midwesterner. I’m also a Reddit refugee (didn’t get banned because I stopped contributing a while ago, but I still couldn’t stop the doomscrolling. I definitely would have been banned. Go Luigi).
Although I live in a very liberal city, I don’t feel like I’m on the same wavelength as a lot of people. You don’t like the oligarchy taking over, but you simply cannot stop throwing your money at Amazon? Ok. Maybe the really radical ones will go stand in front of the Tesla chargers on Friday with signs, which is perfectly safe and I’m not sure accomplishes anything because everyone in this city agrees with you (although I am coming around to the idea that it builds a sense of community and a common cause, and maybe makes it ok to rebel just a little to start). I just feel like there has to be something else. I don’t even know what to call myself anymore, I’m sure as hell not a Democrat, even though that’s who I’ve always voted for, more and more while holding my nose. I know there are people out there who share my mindset and who can inspire me, and that’s what I’m hoping to find.
In the meantime, I’m focusing on limiting my capitalism as much as possible (I am far from perfect; I like my stuff and have to really curb my desire for additional stuff) and donating what I can to those who are doing something (ACLU, NRDC because right now lawsuits seem to be the first step), trying to get myself to read more actual information and not Reddit memes, and trying to figure out what I can do about what’s going on in this country, because I dont think I can live with just sitting around hoping it blows over.
Welcome to this little corner of the internet. I feel you on not being able to just sit around and hoping it blows over. I had a rather traumatic epiphany back in 2019 that I wasn’t going to be able to sit on the sidelines while fascism takes hold. I feel a lot better nowadays despite everything going on because I started finding people in my local community who felt the same way and wanted to make tangible change in our lives and the lives of others.
Good! I hope to find more of that here, and I know getting off the internet is a good start, but it’s hard when it seems like most people are basic Democrats/neoliberals. Or not necessarily bad or wrong, just not really invested