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What do you believe that most people of your political creed don't? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by jsomae@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just wanted to prove that political diversity ain't dead. Remember, don't downvote for disagreements.

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[–] girlthing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Just like my history with my mental illness affects a small populace. Why should the world have to bend to my problems?

Because you matter, and your problems matter >:3

I know it can be hard to feel that way, but the way I see it is - after everything they've taken from us, we can't let them take our self-worth! Most cis people and most abled people I know aren't ashamed to expect the world to work for them; we don't get points for expecting nothing for ourselves.

I would never expect the intolerable, ignorant, racist, or cruel people to bend their beliefs for me. Its a waste of my energy to want that.

I don't expect them to do that. I don't need them to do that either. I need them to shut up and fuck off. You know, the exact same thing they want the people they oppress to do >:3

As for it being a waste of your energy... that's your call, but personally, I wouldn't be able to keep going if I couldn't imagine a world where the bigots consistently lose. I haven't yet "found my tribe" with people who understand and accept me, and it's not likely to happen in the near future; so the hope that a better world is possible, and that I could help build it, is basically all I have left - and yet, it's been enough to get me this far. Who knows, maybe it'll do something for you.