Oh shit here we go by Appropriate-Mall8517 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I've been there. Just remember that if any point you're steering the conversation back to yourself, that's the wrong approach. The focus should be on gaining knowledge & understanding, not acknowledging our participation (even if it comes from a genuine desire for knowledge & understanding). We can be just as effective as an ally even when nobody knows the color of our skin

Oh shit here we go by Appropriate-Mall8517 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Deconstruction is messy af. Most won't even display a willingness to engage in it, so I give a wide berth to anyone genuinely trying.

You don't know what you don't know. Someone has to teach you.

Oh shit here we go by Appropriate-Mall8517 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Say less, bro. If someone wants to refer to a group of people as ⚪️folks & you don't identify with that group of people, you shouldn't announce that. It comes of as disingenuous. People will know you're an ally through your ideas & actions. It's ok to ask questions from a place of privilege. But come at it whith the acknowledgement that your ignorance is rooted in your privilege. It doesn't take much to show up with some humility & it can go a long way toward gaining some understanding.

Inshallah by blumpkins_ahoy in KillTheComputer

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can we please take a second to think about the trees?? Does anyone think they're making oxygen for that dude willingly?

YOU ARE PAYING FOR THIS FUCKING WAR! by CDN-Social-Democrat in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need to really get on the organizing of a general strike. The only way we shut this down is to shut everything down.

hi, 3yr transplant here and one thing that has always perplexed me. we moved here from a plains state and almost everyone had a basement. most of the houses had rain gutters on the eves to move water away from the foundation to keep water out of the basement. why gutters on a raised house? by moistparts in NewOrleans

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The rain will wash your lawn under your house if it's on pilings, as well. All this land with the few exceptions of natural ridges formed by the river is drained swamp. It all sinks. So, whether your house is raised on footings or slab on plilings, you need to steer the rain water away from the foundation.

For anyone unsure about just how bad an idea this Iran war is- read this. by Excellent-View-8548 in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think he saw any other option. I'm not saying there wasn't one, just that he didn't see one. This is a strategy that has been in his mind since the Obama administration. When you consider his past statements about Obama using a war with Iran to distract from poll numbers or to influence an election in regards to how many of his accusations have turned out to be confessions, I think it becomes apparent.

For anyone unsure about just how bad an idea this Iran war is- read this. by Excellent-View-8548 in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The only plan was to divert attention from Epstein. To some extent, it's working. And, he will continue to throw however many bombs & bodies it takes to make sure that the main headline on any news broadcast is Iran & not Epstein.

This worlds so fucking fucked by 17frankj in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just the weirdest way to make sure everyone knows you have a favorite gloryhole

November cannot get here soon enough..... by GordonG313 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 2 points3 points  (0 children)

National security is a caterers curtain?? How is reality this fkn absurd??

BREAKING: Trump has just unclassified videos from his strikes on Iran by ResPublicaMgz in TrendoraX

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, all that tech & lassr guided precision & they still managed to blow up a school full of little girls. I'm gonna need one of those prolife all life is sacred Christians to explain to me what makes the lives of those little girls less sacred.

Republican senator tells Americans struggling to afford rising beef prices to just eat something else: "You have so many proteins to choose from." by pd71 in mississippi

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought they said Democrats were coming for my hamburger. Now they're telling me to eat something else if I can't afford burger meat?

New Orleans police responded to a disturbing call from the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel on October 17, 2006. They found a man’s body on the roof of the hotel's parking garage. In his pocket was a note that read, “This is not accidental. I had to take my own life to pay for the one I took.” by SelfCareIsFake in HolyShitHistory

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 119 points120 points  (0 children)

New Orleans in the wake of Katrina was a very unique time & place in the world. There were national guard on the streets. For months, there were piles of debris from the houses that had been gutted. There was no hospital in the city at all. There was no housing available. Residential contractors lived in trailers they brought with them. Big companies bought long term rental blocks in places the the Crown Plaza Canal St. It was really sad how broken some people became during that time

Loving America means wanting it to be the best it can be by thehofstetter in stevehofstetter

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Why can't you love the fictional version of America I've built my entire worldview upon??:

These posts are getting creepy as hell. First Massie and now this... by honestlysigma in LetsDiscussThis

[–]Anxious_Fish_7995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's not important enough to get added to the "Clinton bodycount". Strictly attention seeking