> Yet in the activist scene in Berlin, I faced a wall of total indifference as I suggested over and over again to organize an event and to talk about that [friend arrested in Russia] case. No one knew me, no one wanted to listen.
> ...it became clear to me that you’re not seen unless you have recommendations, people who would take you by the hand, take you to places, and introduce you to the right people. But where can migrants find a resource like this?
> Everyone seems to have accepted it as a truth that you’re not supposed to ask people where they come from. So, for good measure, no one asked me ANYTHING!
> it really hurts, because I have spent 10 years learning german, but just because I make mistakes and have an accent, people think this is not good enough?
> I constantly had the feeling in leftie circles that I had to justify why I was working, why I wasn’t devoting myself fully to activism...
> How many times did I come to an existing collective for the first time and wasn’t asked what I was called.
> The problem is that radical leftists in Berlin demand integration from radical leftist migrants.
I could quote this whole zine and only need to change the word "Berlin" tbh.
https://en.scrappycapydistro.info/article/2022/10/16/berlin-youve-hurt-me-another-berlin-is-possible
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