In UGH, @BTS_twt talks about rage. There is reason for rage right now and this is being expressed in many ways, IRL and online. But this song also encourages us to reflect about anger and how we direct it. People are expressing anger that has accumulated over centuries of +
injustice and it is normal that this may result in some misdirected anger in the form of harsher words and a momentary inability to make themselves available to listen to other experiences. It does not mean that it is okay to do this, but that this is human and not +
unforgivable. Seeing people fight each other hurts because if we forget who the real enemies are, this makes us weaker. So I guess what I am trying to say is: if you see people lashing out at each other, try your best not to join the chain reaction. Take a moment to breathe and +
think about your course of action. Remember what this fight is about. Engage your values. Visualize the fact that across the screen there is another human. One tweet is never the totality of a person. There are better things to burn than your timeline. Exercise respect with +
your peers. Channel your energy against real enemies. Racism is structural and no matter the outcome of this battle, this will most likely not end the war. Be inspired by the empathy and support being shown on the streets. Engage in a constructive manner when you think it may +
fruitful, do your best when you think it may not. Harassing others accomplishes little, and it is different from speaking up. Speak up when you think it is fair. Don't attack those you want as comrades. Care for yourself and support those around you. I am no one in all this, +
but I am open to talk. Donate if you can. Go out if you can and feel safe enough to do so. #VidasNegrasImportam . #BLACK_LIVES_MATTERS. #FightRacism. #FightFascism. #DemilitarizeThePolice. Read Angela Davis' "Are prisons obsolete?", Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" +
and other books that talk about the ties between racism, imprisonment, the police and the social structures that perpetuate the genocide of black people and others across the globe. Sorry for this rant. And one more time for the road, remember who your enemies are.
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