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   Joscelyn Transpiring (joscelyntransient@chaosfem.tw)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 00:42:29 JST Joscelyn Transpiring

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   This is really common, especially for those of us who care, who have empathy, and who have a sense of justice and injustice. We want to lash out. The systems we are being harmed by are designed for us to lash out at anyone who is convenient and safe to do it towards - maybe a fellow member of your community who is slightly more prominent but has no real power or resources, and thus can’t really protect themselves from you or retaliate in a meaningful way. I have seen this happen sooooo many times. I’ve had it happen to me.

   What you really want is either a feeling of power and agency back or for your mom to hold you as you cry and rage and throw a tantrum. This is what it actually is, a tantrum - letting out those feelings out at whoever you know you can get away doing it to. The problem is that you are actually a grown ass adult and you are lashing out at other hurt and powerless adults, and destroying each other.

   This is one of the mechanisms current systems rely on: stress us and overstimulate us so much that we undercut each other and our solidarity. This makes us more powerless. Stop. Just fucking stop.

   Name your emotions, own them, and do something else with them like giving each other radical love or organizing something that helps each other or punch a Nazi. Don’t destroy each other.

   #Trans #Queer