Bringing back this 2016 banger:
Hi! During the upheaval of your glorious revolution, I need to know what kind of healthcare you'll have in place.
People who depend on steady supplies of lifesaving medication don't suddenly stop existing during a revolution.
If you think we're expendable, I think your revolution is trash.
I'm all for burning down an oppressive system, but not in a way that treats vulnerable people as acceptable losses.
The point of all this is: I'm seeing people who are pretty sure they can survive a revolution salivating at the current situation in the US.
These are nominally the same people who believe in social justice and equity and all that good stuff, but: this isn't what that looks like.
So, either be honest with yourself that you really DON'T care about people at the most vulnerable, marginalized end of the spectrum or stop thinking of us as expendable.
Yeah, the language of "revolution" was very December 2016-specific. The sentiment of needing to plan to support vulnerable people in practical ways including making sure folks get necessary medical care?
Not so specific to that time.
Also, I know not everyone has access to their necessary meds already, both inside US borders and elsewhere in the world.
I think about my fear and then immediately about Disabled folks in war zones.
And that... makes me really angry. And sad. And frustrated. I want this all to be better.
I live on SSI and SSDI in Indiana and most of my life is trying to figure out how to survive in government-enforced poverty. I am honestly terrified at what I see coming and the only thing consistently keeping me going is that I have to take care of my dogs.
There's hopelessness because you just think everything sucks even though you'll probably be able to weather any storms that come.
And then there's hopelessness because you've spent the last however long asking for people to care about your life or death and they've increasingly stopped caring.
