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    • Secondthought_JT [he/him]
      hexbear
      85
      1 year ago

      I've always had a kind of belligerent approach to intimidation, for better or for worse. So when the feds showed up my response was basically "Cool, I'll double down. Try something, asshole." This may end up getting me in hot water at some point, but I think it's important for people to see that we can't allow ourselves to be intimidated into silence and complacency. The US is a pseudo-fascist police state and we need to help others overcome the propaganda we've all been force-fed our entire lives. The nice thing is you don't have to be super public if you don't want to be. There are plenty of great content creators who prefer to remain anonymous - Hakim and Yugopnik are good examples. People know their pseudonyms, but nothing about them IRL. You can write, make videos, record a podcast, whatever your preferred medium, all without revealing who you really are. Now rest assured that the feds will know who you are, but that just comes with the territory. As a teacher you can do some real good simply by pushing back a little on the capitalist party line and revisionist history. Just offer the alternative perspective, you don't have to be super open about your beliefs, you can simply give your students the tools to think for themselves.