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submitted 1 year ago by to c/peoplebluesky@lemmy.world
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This is a screenshot of a bluesky post from “The Tennessee Holler” posted 12 hours ago. The post reads: “If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?” The post includes a repost from Joe G posted 2 hours ago that says “Arresting people in wheelchairs protesting Medicaid cuts.” Below the text is a video thumbnail showing what appears to be law enforcement officers restraining an elderly person in a wheelchair in what looks like a government building or office setting.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Friend, I live in a settler state too, and our genocide isn’t quite over yet either. I didn't start it, but as a part of the settler side of the equation, I benefit economically. I also benefit from the neocolonialism of the companies based in my country, indirectly, yes, and whether I ask for it or not.

No matter what I do to

  • stop the last bit of the genocide
  • make redress and other justice happen
  • end foreign exploitation

...it won't be enough. Doesn't matter, take it on and acknowledge it.

Funny how responsibility works. It's nuanced.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I'm not responsible for the actions of bloodthirsty politicians when I do everything I can short of murder to prevent these things from happening.

    I dont choose to benefit economically.

    Being a participant in society is not just cause to blame someone for another's actions.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    This all-or-nothing lack of nuance combined with a lack of collective responsibility is a fairly typical example of the kind of complaints I hear or read about USA culture.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    My man's here talking about nuance while blaming every American for its current state.🙄

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