I really try not to talk about myself or the identities of others I engage with because that turns any conversation about plans, approaches and movement into identity debates and oppression olympics and I don’t need to wear the things I’ve faced on my sleeve, but I will say that I’ve been pretty far from privileged and have good reason for this fight. That shouldn’t be the point of this. If you don’t want to engage with others, that’s fine. I am not holding a gun to every person and saying that no matter who what your background is you need to go out to a trailer park and find someone with truck nuts and drag them out and debate them. Just don’t do that, you don’t need to speak for everyone else about it either, simply don’t do the thing that’s too hard for you, and that’s valid.

There are plenty of opportunities for each of us to push back on something that matters to us, it doesn’t have to be direct and confrontational like I do, but more likely than not, there will be some opportunity in your life to speak up somehow so don’t ignore those opportunities. If you think you can’t, you need to focus on yourself and getting healthier, and again, that’s fine, stay out of it but also again, there are plenty of marginalized and afraid people who have experienced trauma who are out there getting fucking tear gassed and tased and I have walked beside them and they are stronger than me. I’m not saying that’s the standard to live up to, but that people, including yourself, are stronger than we think.