I'm genuinely reflecting on my approach. My reaction to your original post was unnecessary and unhelpful. I was being flippant and dismissive. It was a bitchy thing to do. Sorry for that. If I ever engage on bsky in the future, I'll temper my initial reaction and try to find common ground instead.

Thank you for sharing that with me. I hear you. And I'm glad you're around to temper/warn us with your perspective and lived experiences.

Also I definitely gotta share that news. Thanks 😌

I take that to heart. Thank you. I think if I do engage on bluesky in the future, I'll need to go into each conversation believing that most people are expressing themselves because they care, first and foremost, and then I can see if there's common ground to start on rather than on assumptions. 🤔😅

Yeah I hate how much it's like Twitter. Like...don't give me a character limit, I'm too much of a loud mouth, I need more words! 😤😆

I hear you and I agree with many of your points. I hope you get where I'm coming from too. (It's okay if you don't.) At the very least, I'm glad you care--for a country not your own, no less. You've come down hard on us. Please know, many of us are already hard enough on ourselves. Ok I sleep now 😴

Ah, I see. (For context--'dude' is definitely gender neutral from my generation onward. But it did have a snappy tone to it, so you're valid). And yeah, totally follow. All good. 😌

I extend my respect to you. I do hear you. I will do my best. Same to you.

I can respect that. I also will choose to keep fighting while I still can. I don't want paranoia to take hold of the narrative here. Not totally, not yet. So I'm bringing a little balance and retrospect to this thread because I feel it is filled with so much caution that it became a deterrent. 😔

I used dude, but then you threw it back to me, and it simply triggered my memory of this pic. To clarify, I know it is not your language. No worries.

You're not to blame, personally, no worries. I've said what I can to explain my perspective and you have too. I don't 100% disagree with you on everything, just so you know. I track with you, some of your points are valid, but some of mine are too imo. At the very least, I'm glad you care.

Yes. And that too. We do it all. Not just march. Lmao.

And reactive. Okay sure reactive. It is fuel for the fire that drives people to do all the other things you listed. It keeps the outrage and issues in the forefront of American consciencness. Reminds people "keep fighting, you're not alone."

Look, I am one of those Americans who acknowledge we fucked up freely AND I still think it's important to keep going and keep fighting. It's not over till it's over. Truth matters, yes, and how you respond to it matters too. Don't put people down for taking a proactive stance in the face of despair.

I'm reading and what I see is: you rolling your eyes, calling people profoundly stupid for protesting, being angry that ppl didn't do enough when they had the chance. The anger is very valid. The rest is sad. Not all of us are blind to our failures. But we think it's still worth it to take action.