#social problems

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

[chuuxia]

If you lose followers the moment you post about feminism, veganism, anti-speciesism, social justice, etc. Consider it as filtering followers, you really don't need people who feel uncomfortable when you talk about equality, rights, and justice; there's a reason they're bothered when you talk about those topics. They can fuck off.

[writerbuddha]

Some people just cannot think outside of the oppressed-oppressor binary: you’re either “the Man” the obvious villain or you’re “kept down by the Man” who is “sticking it to the Man,” the obvious hero. As a writer/illustrator put it, criticizing George Lucas’ work: “the OT films were the little guys fighting an oppressor… but in the PT, the Jedi had all the power. They were the oppressors. That “fight the power” spirit was gone.” The Jedi Knights are cool as long as they’re hunted by the Empire of the Sith, because they’re “sticking it to the Man.” But if they’re respected by people, if they’re working with the Senate of the Galactic Republic, they’re “the Man” and the Sith and Anakin Skywalker (or somebody else, this Underdog or Little Guy who is supposedly oppressed by guardians of peace and justice is never properly identified, in order to avoid the easily disprovable specifics) are the one who’re “kept down by the Man,” and by default, they’re the ones who’re “sticking it to the Man,” because in their heads, empowered and respected are the characteristics of Evil. And this reveals a deeply troubling mindset: “fight the power” and being victimized by “the power” is what makes you a moral, ethical, good person, even if that power is held by democratically elected officials with checks and balances or fairy tale monks who dedicate their lives to psychological and spiritual progress and to make sure that everyone is protected and there’s peace and justice in the world.

And herein lies the problem: people who only feel secure in their identity as "Good People" if they're fighting against an oppressive power cannot function without it and sooner or later, their desperate yearning for it will create it - and then, they will never be motivated enough to demolish it.

[onemorebeforeigo]

Being socially awkward both online and irl is exhausting. I just want new friends but I keep overthinking everything, making myself anxious to reach out.

[ashesinverses]

Stolen Childhood

Children grow up,

no toys between

their little fingers,

just dirty hands,

iron residues

under bloody

fingernails.

Instead of kindergarten,

they sew with needle and thread,

dresses, skirts,

tired fingers tying,

grinding buttons

on cheap jackets.

For hours,

hours that seem endless,

hours that weigh on tired eyes,

looking at the clock,

praying for an easier life,

while they mold

plastic and metal -

repeated so often,

it becomes their breath,

their very pulse.

Barely pay,

stomachs at home

continue to rumble,

an emptiness

that aches.

Parents too sick to work,

the child the provider,

while life slowly drips

from them,

painting pictures

of their suffering.

Just empty shells

in huge factory halls,

no soul who could

escape the cage,

build from poverty.

No children playing in the mud,

no laughter in the sun,

only the echo

of a stolen childhood

trapped in a time wrap.

[stone-cold-groove]

Scientific Knowledge and its Social Problems. Jerome R. Ravetz - 1973.

[joeyandy]

The World We Live In.

Kids kill themselves because The waiting list for therapy is  Too long and they didn’t  Qualify to live another day.

All this while the bourgeoisie dine On the bodies of the proletariat, Hoard our wealth for their caviar And healthcare workers fight 

For scraps and bills that fall out Of pockets, but of course the  Economy is collapsing because  Of invading illegal aliens.

Throw them in Alligator Alcatraz So the kids can become dead meat  And the workers become vultures  And the rich keep feasting.

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