I swear to god I love how liberals overthink everything.
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I swear to god I love how liberals overthink everything. But I also hate it so much. It makes me want to die.
You know what's "performative" ? The most performative thing in the world?
Talking about what's performative is SO performative.
And here's the spicy take: performative isn't bad.
doing good things performativly is far far better than not doing anything and better than participating in harm.
Meanwhile, Ironically protesting against ICE.
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I remember hearing this Jewish folklore (?) story about some rich man who wants to build a good orphanage but basically for clout. He feels guilty so he goes to a rabbi who basically tells him "who cares what your intentions were you built an orphanage that's a good thing"
Like sometimes intention matters sure, but sometimes it's more the act that matters (like say, filming ICE, whether it's "performative" or not)
And it's one of those things where I also feel like (possibly wrongly!) that some of the people scolding each other for "performative" actions are doing fuck all. (I will say: I hope I'm wrong and more people are taking action and not talking about it)
I will state though: If the reader feels I've attacked them, do NOT prove to me what you are actually doing. I don't want to hear about what you're doing on the ground that could potentially be compromised because you wanted to win an internet argument.
some people go out there and do good acts
some people criticize the people doing good acts for perceived lack of purity and other such concern trolling and think they are helping, or somehow morally superior
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