🌈 vanta rainbow black 🌈 on Nostr: in the face of unspeakable systemic violence it can be hard feeling like what we do ...

in the face of unspeakable systemic violence it can be hard feeling like what we do actually matters

since the people oppressing us employ violence on a massive scale, it can feel like violence is the only way forward

but it's not

that isn't to say there shouldn't be violence; rather, that everyone has a different role to play in revolutionary action

some of us should be throwing molotovs, yes, but the rest of us -- especially those who are unsuited or unable to participate in such overt acts -- should be at home building community. feeding our neighbors, helping each other, cultivating spaces where people can be themselves, and otherwise practicing the anarchist principles of mutual aid

otherwise what's the other stuff for? what good is tearing down capitalism if we aren't equipped to put something better in its place?

all that's to say, don't feel guilty about not being able to attend protests and such. they're far from the only thing you can do to help build a better world