• Jay Baker (they/he)@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    Oh, and which countries are “free”? I’d like to know which state has liberated all its people. I’ll wait.

    There is an ongoing pandemic and the global capitalist efforts to downgrade, downplay, and minimise this pandemic for " the economy" mean that it’s even more important to mask, not least to challenge the health supremacy and ableism of this current capitalist culture. Masking is one of the most easy yet powerful ways we can promote safety and engage in intersectional anticapitalism (in times of universal deceit, and all that).

    Protests are not about “being seen” as individuals to gain clout or appear cool and edgy, not least with the increased assault on the right to protest.

    To truly “believe in the cause” is to act, not attract recognition. Besides, if you want a revolution, you’d better start dressing for the occasion.

    • stoy@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      I am talking about countries where you don’t get punnished for protesting orderly.