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minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up24·13 days agoI live sandwiched between military bases of all branches. I’ve lived with the sounds of warplanes and target practice most of my entire life. These bases cut swathes through tribal lands, leaving whole areas uninhabitable due to live ordnance. I knew some kids from the reservations and I’ll never forget how casually they’d say with every blast they’re reminded that they’re occupied.
minus-squareDontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down31·13 days ago how casually they’d say with every blast they’re reminded that they’re occupied. 🙄
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·13 days agoI mean, their parents were involved in the Fish Wars, so the whole treaty rights thing was especially salient to them and their family.
minus-squareDontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down13·edit-212 days agoSeems like their ancestors should have fought harder but they didn’t and lost. Hence the sad violin. Just because shit has existed before doesn’t mean it gets to exist in the future.
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·12 days agoThey still exist now, as people.
minus-squareObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-212 days agoCan we like…respond to this anecdote by pushing for solidarity and reconciliation and equity and shit instead of just being like “yeah fuck you imperialism ftw”. I want to live in a better world than the past
I live sandwiched between military bases of all branches. I’ve lived with the sounds of warplanes and target practice most of my entire life.
These bases cut swathes through tribal lands, leaving whole areas uninhabitable due to live ordnance.
I knew some kids from the reservations and I’ll never forget how casually they’d say with every blast they’re reminded that they’re occupied.
🙄
I mean, their parents were involved in the Fish Wars, so the whole treaty rights thing was especially salient to them and their family.
Seems like their ancestors should have fought harder but they didn’t and lost.
Hence the sad violin.
Just because shit has existed before doesn’t mean it gets to exist in the future.
They still exist now, as people.
Can we like…respond to this anecdote by pushing for solidarity and reconciliation and equity and shit instead of just being like “yeah fuck you imperialism ftw”. I want to live in a better world than the past