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Helping other people -sometimes by putting yourself in active danger- is so… selfish and privileged???
Seriously, I’d love to hear this person’s idea of what someone with generational wealth should be doing to be a good person.
making a lotta MONEY! probably.
she could have easily become a liberal grifter. instead she puts her life at risk to help others. she’s probably one of the best people on the face of the earth.
Can you name some examples of well known liberal grifters?
Depending on the year Bill Maher would quality.
Hadn’t thought of him in a while. Excellent example, thanks.
I am from the internet. I’m here to help.
Imagine saying that to Batman 😂
Batman is a fictional character made specifically to glorify rich people. Even the most ‘nice’ or ‘generous’ millionaires+ are leagues and leagues beneath Batman.
Which by the way is not to say we cannot enjoy Batman or any ither fiction. Just pointing out broader context.
This is the wildest take I’ve seen all day
Calling any kind of activism “useless” is pretty evil in my opinion.
I like the way you think and I wish I could share it, but I’ve met some real shitty activists. The protest outside of planned parenthood type, and honestly useless is about the kindest thing I can say about them.
I agree that there are bad kinds of activism too, but its still not useful to call even them “useless” as this just dismisses their still very real effects.
This is what some people don’t get. Being privileged isn’t inherently bad. It’s not a choice you made, it’s the circumstances of your birth, upbringing, and culture. The problems start when you deny your privilege and how it has effected your life, when you argue that your privilege is actually proof that you’re better, when you think you should be given more privilege as a result, when you expect others to compete against what is a given for you, etc.
You know what isn’t a problem with privilege? Using that privilege to project the voices of the un-privileged. Speaking truth to power. Using your famous name to boost a worthy cause. Putting your self in harms way so that the same abuse that would have happened to someone else without media focus can’t be ignored. Standing up against villains, setting an example, and calling those in authority to action.
Anyone trying to reduce what this girl has done to rich white girl privilege needs to go brush your teeth. Your breath smells like bullshit.
You know what isn’t a problem with privilege? Using that privilege to project the voices of the un-privileged. Speaking truth to power.
Damn right. And why more cis white men need to show up at Pride. And Women’s Marches. And BLM. A real man isn’t one who punches down, it’s one who extends an open hand.
A real man isn’t one who punches down, it’s one who extends an open hand.
A bit off topic, but I get annoyed when I see statements like this because it always comes from the same type of people who whine about the patriarchy and get mad when someone talks about being a “proper” woman.
You can’t be against sexism when you yourself are sexist. Masculinity isn’t defined by your subjective beliefs. Stop trying to shame men for who they are because of your misguided personal standard. There’s no such thing as a “real” man because all men are real.
Self-proclained “real men” define themselves by their masculinity. I’m merely trying to change their definition of masculinity, because I think that’s easier than changing them directly.
You’re no different than the alpha male grifters as you harbor the same flawed mentality. Masculinity is not a set of expectations, it’s literally just the behavior of men. Any behavior exhibited by any man is masculine by definition. This idea of a “real” man is manipulative bullshit to try to shame men for having emotions and individuality.
truth about greta, two of them: number one: gaza lied about the death toll and there was no genocide. they did this because they lost; they got all their soldiers blown up. it was all for nothing. saying it was all civilians worked a miracle cure for hamas. it made everyone hate israel and made hamas “win” the war, and, it served as a potent recruitment tool for new recruits. if they had said “our last soldiers all got blown up cause this war is unwinnable; now we need more” this wouldntve recruited. saying “gaaaahhhhh how can you just sit there as israel murders our babies, and our women, and our elderly, right in our streets, with no one doing anything about it???” works much better. i dont think they realized the world response they would get; they had no idea what idiots people are. truth number two: we need people fighting for the environment like all hell, but she didnt go far enough the first time.
Can you link your source about the death tolls?
i don’t think their ass has a url
I never understood why she receives so much attention. She doesn’t have any notable achievements, expertise, or controversies. She’s like the most lukewarm western activist there is. It truly is odd that out of all the activists out there, this is the one that receives the most hate and the most glaze.
i think it’s because she is a young woman that shamed the elites on the global stage.
it’s because the republicans could not let it go
But there’s so many others like her though, why her specifically? She also has a weird following of both haters and supporters in Europe
