“you don’t owe anybody anything” has done irreparable damage to the minds of the youth
this ordeal of living is collaborative. we owe each other as much as we’re able to give. come take ibuprofen with me.
“okay but…” “this only applies to…” “but what about…”
we owe all we’re able to give. what are you able to give?
the notes are angering me so i’m going to reblog this again and stress something
DON’T EQUATE “WHAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GIVE” WITH “WHAT YOU HAVE” IN YOUR MIND. people are choosing to read the former in this post as the latter when it is not there. only you can judge what you are able to give. on some days, that may be nothing. so don’t give anything on those days. only give what you are able to.
this isn’t about unhealthily prioritizing doing as much as possible for others over doing anything for yourself, it’s about not succumbing to individualism and being willing to help others where you can because that strengthens everyone! it’s good to be connected to people and mutually supportive!!
Ok so I’m glad that shiny happy people is making it into the mainstream but that also means the truecrime girlies are starting to get their hands on it and I kinda just wanna shake them not just for the usual blatant disregard for respect of the victims but also because this isn’t some fucked up little one-off oppy spooky suicide cult. These bitches are in our government. Get your fucking head out of your ass and get into the streets!!!!!
anyways (I say this as someone who is deeply critical of the united states government, military, unchecked capitalism, police, etc) I am SICK of people treating america as if it has no cultural value or positives so….. I love u 85 million acres (bigger than italy) of national parks. I love u harlem renaissance. I love u groundhogs day. I love u sweet tea and fried chicken and jambalaya. I love u apple cider donuts and maizes on crisp autumn days. I love u 95k miles of coastlines and new england fisherman and hand knitted sweaters. I love u halloween where millions of people dress up and give candy to strangers and carve jack o’lanterns. I love u small talk and small towns and potlucks and bringing over casseroles to your struggling neighbors. I love u cowboys and ranch hands and arizonian cactus. I love u appalachian trail and dirtbikes and divebars. I love u sparklers and fireflies. I love u mark twain and toni morrison and emily dickinson and henry david thoreau. I love u rock n roll i love u bluegrass and hippies i love u jimi hendrix and nirvana and CCR and janis joplin. I love u victorian houses and jonny appleseed and john henry and mothman and bigfoot. I love u foggy days in the pacific northwest and neon signs and roadside attractions. I love u baseball and 1950s diners and soft serve. I love u native american art and pop art and poptarts. I love u blue jeans and barbecues and jazz musicians
For y’all in the notes saying “well actually rock n roll and the food here were made by marginalized communities who were discriminated against” I hate to break it to you but you’re like two steps away from saying “well black people and Mexicans aren’t actually American the same way white people are” because whatever the reason, whether it was through oppression or not, BIPOC have influenced American culture an incredible amount and it’s so disrespectful and racist to say they don’t actually count as Americans
