TheRealJulesAMJ t1_j95lkmj wrote on February 19, 2023 at 12:35 PM

Reply to comment by DJWGibson in U.S. envoy apologizes for suggesting Afghan women may need 'Black Girl Magic' by TheAmazingRaspberry

And for those who need to hear it because a lifetime of neoliberal propaganda has them thinking caring for themselves is self indulgent because if it's not comodifiable and marketable it's a waste of your time

Audre Lorde: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

And just in case we still have doubters, here's how Ralph Waldo Emerson put it “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

Now please go forth and work on the greatest accomplishment/ act of political warfare of your life. Be the human magic we all need to truly be free within ourselves, remind people it's possible by being the change we need and wish to see in the world

spudmarsupial t1_j9a4p8o wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:33 PM

Funny. I keep hearing people declare that conservative attitudes are neoliberal or woke.

TheRealJulesAMJ t1_j9a615q wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:48 PM

Well neoliberal makes sense seeing as

ne·o·lib·er·al·ism: noun a political approach that favors free-market capitalism, deregulation, and reduction in government spending.

Which sounds about right ... wing in America

But woke? That dog don't hunt monsignor. Woke is counter mainstream which they've been trying to conserve since before the 50s. Im interested to hear what people think is woke that conservatives are doing, please tell me