I give you shit OTP because there's a massive disconnect between your words and your actions. You say you really, really give a fuck but you're actions say you don't. If I was as passionate as you are about fixing the things you're angry about, one of two things would be true:
Either, A, I'd be holding office, or B, I'd be dead and there'd be a bloody trail behind me.
I judge your words and actions against my own standards and come to the conclusion that you're just angry and all talk.
It is dumb to dictate that you cannot care about results without running for office yourself.
I disagree. Either something is worth committing your existence to or it is not. This is why Quakers generally don't vote, and those that do inevitably become leading party activists if not candidates.
You've definitely made anger about the state of things a central part of your self identity but you've taken no action to apply your agency to that anger.
Then why aren't you running?
I give you shit OTP because there's a massive disconnect between your words and your actions. You say you really, really give a fuck but you're actions say you don't. If I was as passionate as you are about fixing the things you're angry about, one of two things would be true:
Either, A, I'd be holding office, or B, I'd be dead and there'd be a bloody trail behind me.
I judge your words and actions against my own standards and come to the conclusion that you're just angry and all talk.
I am a single unmarried Asian American male and I certainly won't be winning any primaries with the primary electorate of my state.
It is dumb to dictate that you cannot care about results without running for office yourself.
I disagree. Either something is worth committing your existence to or it is not. This is why Quakers generally don't vote, and those that do inevitably become leading party activists if not candidates.
You've definitely made anger about the state of things a central part of your self identity but you've taken no action to apply your agency to that anger.
I have neither the right name, marital status, enough money or the skin color to win a primary for any meaningful office in Texas.
I will continue to care about what I care about without running for office.
I disagree with the Quakers and your stance on this and bid you a good day.