• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    “A free and democratic society, which is what America is supposed to be about, depends upon the basic premise that people can speak out, organize, and take part in public life without fear, without worrying that they might be killed, injured, or humiliated for expressing their political views,”

    Except that’s not what America is today…

    There’s nothing wrong with working towards a better America, it’s what we should all be doing…

    But a war has never been won with hugs. And whether we want to be in it or not, we’re in a war against fascism.

    I’ve been saying it a lot lately, but it bares repeating:

    Work for the world you want to live in, prepare for the world you already live in