Resistance

As much as I appreciate the sentiment of the "No Kings" "protests," I feel like they're just stupid ngl. Like, that's not even a protest, it's a rally. We didn't get civil rights from standing around with signs and chanting. But it is nice that it is pissing off the people in power.

Ntm the way the cities of Chicago and Portland have been reacting to being put under what's essentially martial law. The fact that ICE agents aren't being allowed inside businesses to sit down or use the bathrooms or even eat is just a really cool thing. Like, that's resistance.

And all that got me thinking about resistance in general. Cuz shit is bad right now. It's probably going to be bad for a while. Probably will get worse. But the fact that people are fighting back is so wonderful. Because you can't fight a violent regime with peaceful "protests." What you CAN do is support the people who are doing the fighting however you can and educate other people. Get people to question shit!! Teach them!! It might require a lot of patience, but regimes like this rely on people NOT learning. So if you can't go to protests, volunteer around your community. Soup kitchens, food shelves, tutoring programs—anything and everything you can. When we're living in a society that's trying to squash out empathy, compassion is resistance. Literally just be fucking kind to people and help them.

And what's more, every fucking day that they don't silence us is a day we fucking win. Every person who starts to question them is a fucking win.