• chosensilence@pawb.social
    29·
    1 day ago

    i am literally going in-patient on Monday and then entering a 90-day mental health residential community because i am currently unable to function. i recently lost my job and even had the FBI show up at my house. i am spiraling, i am going fucking insane with rage and fear. i’m going to lose my 13 year relationship if i don’t learn some new coping skills and stabilize myself.

    …and i’m pissed. my mental illnesses have been severely exacerbated by the rise of fascism in America. how the fuck am i not supposed to feel threatened? i am LGBT, i am an outspoken communist—i’m a large part of what this administration just labeled as an enemy and a terrorist. of course i am falling apart and feeling the need to “get them” before they get me.

    • hancock@retrolemmy.com
      6·
      1 day ago

      Direct your anger and live out of spite. Do not give in. Its easy for me to say, but find strength. You ll be in my thoughts.

    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      22 hours ago

      i am an outspoken communist

      Um…

      I mean I repect your rights to hold those beliefs, but you do know that the US, as well as many western countries, are actively hostile to anyone self-proclaiming to be a “communist”, right. In the US, for example, a non-citizen proclaiming to be a “communist” will most likely get deported. And btw, I’m not saying thay I agree with these policies, just explaining the reality.

      What are your actual beliefs anyways? In the context of US politics (probably most western countries as well), the word “communist”, in the view of the authorities, generaly refers to those who support authoritarian regimes/parties such as the USSR’s and PRC’s “communist party”.

      If you tell the average person in the west that you are a “communist”, they wouldn’t ever think anarchism, they would think “oh this person supports dictatorships”. Do you understand my point? Most people do not understand nuance.

      I personally would not use these labels like because they contain connotations about authoritarianism. Is there an alternative word you can use? Or maybe just explain you views without relying on labels like “communist” because, again, most people don’t understand nuance. Saying “I’m left-of-center, and support policies like UBI, community funded (tax-funded) universal free healthcare and free education, etc…”, I think this sound a lot better than “Socialism”. In your case, maybe use “I support the working-class owning factories, warehouses, that they work on” rather than “I’m a communist”.

      • chosensilence@pawb.social
        2·
        22 hours ago

        i wouldn’t identify myself as a communist, i am mentioning it on here. i am well aware of these concerns, trust me. i appreciate the reminders tho!

  • KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    15·
    2 days ago

    I find these articles so irritating. They sound so tone-deaf, throwing around clinical terms to say people are sad, while refusing to even consider any solutions.

    I wish they’d stop all this “mental health” fluff that is just toxic positivity or a call for it; but if the people were talking amongst themselves instead of getting shepherded into 1-on-1 counseling, they people might go from “I’m feeling sad” to “this world makes us sad” and change things!! oohohooooo so scary!! :O

  • Hirom@beehaw.org
    7·
    1 day ago

    Big oil prefer us to feel hopeless about climate change, rather than doing something about it and aiming one’s anger at them.

    Think about which actions, even small ones, you can take to reduce dependency on fossiel fuel, and oppose big oil, without breaking the law.

    It could be individual or collective action.

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
    151·
    2 days ago

    So how could society take matters in their hand and change everything?

    As long as people have conflicting goals they will fight each other instead of building society together.

      • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        The proletarians fight among themselves. Unifying them with the middle class doesn’t help much.

        Revolution without a goal will not change much.

    • shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 day ago

      Everything we do marches us forward on the path to extinction due to climate change. If that isn’t a conflicting goal I don’t know what is.

      Rebuilding community is the first step. Capitalism is on its usual decay path to fascism, an ideology based on us fearing each other more than the state. Challenging that notion is the first step to getting heads to roll.