politics

Everyone is, rightly, talking about how emotionally fucked up they are by the genocide in Gaza. There is much commiserating about how much pain and suffering we are all experiencing by being forced to witness these events unfold. Most of us on Hexbear live under Western governments that openly endorsing it, which only compounds how horrible it feels.

If you aren't taking action as much as you're able, you need to be for a couple of reasons.

1. The scale and speed of the crisis demands it, particularly if you are living a comfortable western lifestyle.

2. Posting and whining without action will drive you into a terrible depression.

3. Taking action is palliative emotional care for the person doing it.

Go to a rally, donate, but most importantly, join an organization. Let this drive you to become an active revolutionary organizer.

I have been a PSL member for about a year and a half now, but I've never been more active than in the past three weeks. I have dedicated an hour or two every day, at least, to doing concrete work on this. My message to you wailing and gnashing teeth is that it helps. I feel better when I can look at myself and say "I did not sit idly by today". At the very least, do yourself the favor of being involved.

Communism is the movement to abolish the present state of things. If you are not a real member of that movement, you are not a real communist. Step up. This should motivate you, not turn you into a helpless slug.