Blog #236: Somebody Please Do Something

There is so much to talk about, and yet, I am so tired of talking.

I am so freaking sick of talking, and talking, and talking, while nothing is being done.

The climate crisis is wreaking havoc on our planet, our president is worse than useless- he's dangerous, sexism and racism and classism etc. etc. are still openly out and about (refer to my point about our president), our LGBTQ+ community still is not warranted the respect and safety deserved, it kind of feels like those in power don't give a sh*t about the incessant and unprecedented mass shootings in the United States (??), and people are literally dying because they can't afford their life-saving prescription medications. Oh and did I mention our president is under investigation for impeachable offenses?

Meanwhile, he's tweeting about how well he's fundraising.

I just want to scream, except I have screamed before, and that didn't help.

In fact, I've screamed, I've cried, I've talked in classes and meetings and polite conversations and in letters to my representatives. I've talked to people I agree with and people I don't. I've done a lot of talking.

The thing is, it's not my job to try to talk sense to my "elders" so that they don't make the planet uninhabitable, or to beg them to stop letting children and church-goers be murdered. My generation shouldn't already feel responsible for this mess that's been created for us, and we especially shouldn't feel responsible for explaining to those that created this mess that what they have done, and continue to do, is wrong. I'm angry about it, and rightfully so.

**Also, important point here, I'm very privileged and don't suffer directly from a lot of these horrible things. Yeah, I'm tired of "fighting the good fight," but my friends who identify in lots of different ways (in regard to race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.) don't have the privilege of the choice to stop fighting. They're tired too.**

So yeah, there's a lot to talk about at the moment. If I wanted to, I could talk about everything for hours and hours on end. The thing is, I don't want to, and I shouldn't have to. I'm sick of talking while nothing is being solved, so it's time for somebody to freaking do something.

Please, somebody, do something.

I saw this poster on Instagram and can't take credit for making it, though I wish I could.