09-23-2020, 02:32 PM
Thoughts on this?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...de/616424/
And I'm glad my links/proof/etc of why this administration has felt like an attack on me and my friends for the last four years has been helpful. It bums me out that I had to provide it in the first place. We're all busy, but one idea that's been reinforced lately for me is that if you're going to call yourself an "ally" to people who aren't like you, you need to do more than just say that. You need to follow the news that affects them, perhaps not at a microscopic level but at a macro level, so that you understand the struggles (and successes) of others.
There are a LOT of people who I have as friends and/or acquaintances, who I think have good intent, but literally only think about stocks/personal finance and the second amendment. But they claim to care about the gays. I'm sure they claim to care about women and non-white races. And they still feel okay voting in a way that keeps the GOP empowered, because even though they know OF people who are different, they don't really take enough time to understand the struggles.
I sincerely hope the people in here who are claiming "I'm not voting for Trump" are going to actually vote for Biden, however much they like him or not. Third-party right now seems like a big idealistic slap in the face to people who are a part of non-white, non-male, non-straight, non-Christian communities, either by choice or by birth.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...de/616424/
And I'm glad my links/proof/etc of why this administration has felt like an attack on me and my friends for the last four years has been helpful. It bums me out that I had to provide it in the first place. We're all busy, but one idea that's been reinforced lately for me is that if you're going to call yourself an "ally" to people who aren't like you, you need to do more than just say that. You need to follow the news that affects them, perhaps not at a microscopic level but at a macro level, so that you understand the struggles (and successes) of others.
There are a LOT of people who I have as friends and/or acquaintances, who I think have good intent, but literally only think about stocks/personal finance and the second amendment. But they claim to care about the gays. I'm sure they claim to care about women and non-white races. And they still feel okay voting in a way that keeps the GOP empowered, because even though they know OF people who are different, they don't really take enough time to understand the struggles.
I sincerely hope the people in here who are claiming "I'm not voting for Trump" are going to actually vote for Biden, however much they like him or not. Third-party right now seems like a big idealistic slap in the face to people who are a part of non-white, non-male, non-straight, non-Christian communities, either by choice or by birth.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M

