Okay. Baby punk systems out here saying endos aren’t punk; We need to talk.
I’m Rooney, ex-lead host of the Peppercorn System, back to being half mood-booster, half protector, co-host. At one point years ago, I was an Eddie Munson Stranger Things introject who formed my own identity down the line and became Rooney. It’s a bit comedic that I was such, considering we were/are punk and had issues with ST because of the anti-semitism in the production- But that convo can wait for a different day.
Do you ever stop to think about what fascism entails? Or are you just doing that boomer type thing where they label anything that they don’t like as ‘liberal’?
I need you to stop and think, truly think, about what happens during fascism, as fascism is what would rule them as ‘not punk’ and ‘ableist’ and ‘oppressors’. One of the biggest things that happen? People get cut off from basic necessities. Food. Medical care. Housing. Just like we’re seeing now.
Who’s in power? Who controls that? Because I guarantee you, it’s not the endos and willos. If mental health providers barely pay attention to you, what makes you think they’re going to pay them any more respect?
What you don’t have the words to express is that under medical fascism, where we are all seen as lesser than and incompetent, no one is being listened to. We are judged by asinine, outdated views of a condition and not even listened to. The issue isn’t in the endos and willos. It’s the medical system as a whole. And as someone who regularly works with psyche nurses, I’ve seen the apathy myself.
Willos and endos are not your oppressors, and by suppressing endos and willos, you are actively backing up your oppressors. Truly, not that you could oppress them in any meaningful way; Systems exist with and without your approval. And yes, we say this as a classic traumagenic system.
That’s it. That’s the whole bit. Don’t be like MAGA and remove punk from its context. Here, have a classic punk banger from one of the first punk bands, as a treat.
-Rooney
(He/him)
