A quotation from Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111

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@Jaden3

And remember.

This is everyone's #history.

#Black people are #oppressed when #white people act out the #oppression. Oppression isn't something that just happens to people. My forebears built some hefty #systems of oppression, but these systems still need buy-in to keep going.

In computer systems, we use the word #privilege to describe the level of #access a user has. Whether they can #read a file. Whether they can #update a file.

Our #government is updated by #elections. By #voters. For most of #USA history, Black people did not have update access to government. This is not Black history, this is #USHistory.

When you research Black history, remember this is our shared history.

These are the stories about our #nation. Many of these are like the #family stories that are told in whispers. Bad things that were done by people that we're related to.

When people say that they don't want this taught because it will make their #children feel bad about themselves, they usually mean one of two things:

- /they/ feel bad about this #evil themselves, and they feel the kind of #guilt that they want to hide from. They want their kids to remain #innocent about the evil in the world, especially this kind

or

- they /don't/ feel bad about these #evils and they do /not/ want to be #judged by their children

#Nationalists are #brainwashed #cult members, rabidly defending/justifying depraved #evils. While being too ignorant to realize the cult leaders they admire/support would have no problems throwing them under the bus or just killing them(depending on where you live), if it benefits cult leader & his/her minions & their backpocket bribing money stuffers.

#DestroyNationalism #colonialism #imperialism #BeyondBorders #QuitYourCult #GetDeprogrammed #DefendCitizensNotFlags #FuckNationalism #CultsAreToxic

More Than the #Lesser of Two #Evils

The #multiparty #democracies of #Europe show us how #openingup the #politicalfield can #help #thwart #fascism.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://progressive.org/magazine/more-than-the-lesser-of-two-evils-nichols-20240815/

#MartinNiemöller's #warning to #Americans: Oppose #Trump and #MAGA's #evils.

#PastorsEmergencyLeague (#PEL), started by Niemöller, contested #church #claims that #God #chose #Hitler for #Germany's #salvation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Nazis #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Homophobia #Misogyny #Racism #Transphobia #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/26/2231612/-Niem-ller-s-urgent-message-to-Americans-speak-out-against-the-evils-of-Trump-and-the-MAGA-movement

"Young #women #today #blaming #feminism for the #evils of #capitalism… i want you to have time to pick berries as well but that’s not on women in the 70s for wanting to have a life #independent of their #husbands"

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