On the one hand it& #39;s fucked up that this is all happening on top of the pandemic. On the other hand I really don& #39;t think these demonstrations would be happening if the pandemic hadn& #39;t already made it clear how insignificant the ruling class views human life.

This was sparked by George Floyd & it& #39;s a continuation of what BLM& #39;s been fighting for for the last decade, but I think a big part of what& #39;s different this time is how many more people are FED UP with everything, and have been for a while.

Just looking back as a 34 year old right now on my entire adult life as an American and it& #39;s so damn obvious shit was going to eventually boil over in ways unseen since the 60s, especially for my generation. It& #39;s been nothing but bullshit since the moment I knew what bullshit was

I& #39;m privileged to have never feared for my life based on my complexion. Can barely imagine what that& #39;s like. But I& #39;ve seen the American Dream my parents& #39; gen enjoyed cease to exist in a lot of ways. Ppl are mad about George Floyd, but also, ppl are just MAD, rightfully.

Not doing race reductionism with this thread. Just saying, a lot more nonblack ppl absolutely furious right now and I think that& #39;s just as much about empathy for George Floyd and the countless other black men murdered by police as it is about a collective generational anger.