@jik @AlliFlowers @amaditalks No, the takeaway, "Nothing will ever change, you must choose between two right wing, pro-war, pro-fossil fuel, pro-big business parties, and if you don't choose the slightly less awful one, then you are a bad person," is so demoralizing that people simply want to change the subject, and talk about small areas where some progress might be possible.

@TomSwirly @jik @AlliFlowers well, reality is sometimes demoralizing. Reality right now sucks. And let’s be 100% clear, our reality sucks because white people have never had a strong grip on the consequences of their actions. And I’m not here to make that picture rosy or to re-moralize anybody, I’m here to shine a light on what is real and tell you to get out of the clouds, understand what’s happening and act accordingly. End of.

@amaditalks Sweeping generalizations are overused. Users of social media need to stop using words like “always” and “never.” It’s rarely one or the other. And rarely all <fill in the blank> people. @TomSwirly @jik

@AlliFlowers @TomSwirly @jik did you really just try to “not all white people“ this conversation?

@amaditalks Sometimes I feel sorry for White folks. It’s no more fair to them than any of the rest of us. @TomSwirly @jik