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Keepthesoulalive

(1,585 posts)

4. This is not always the most accepting space

Reply to qwlauren35 (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 12:10 PM

Jul 9

You can look at some of the most outspoken black people on this forum and how they were silenced. We have always had to forge our own path with temporary alliances, who drop off when it is to tough or inconvenient . There are a lot of young folks and oldsters on YouTube, substack, Reddit and other platforms. They are telling some serious truths and they are not afraid. I find it refreshing not to have to dodge eggshells constantly.

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Stacey Abrams Lays it Out! [View all] qwlauren35 Jul 9 OP

I sympathize but slightlv Jul 9 #1

Black lives matter. qwlauren35 Jul 9 #2

Im not sure how it will work out either... slightlv Jul 9 #3

Started to write something, lost it, starting again. qwlauren35 Jul 9 #5

This is not always the most accepting space Keepthesoulalive Jul 9 #4

Sometimes... qwlauren35 Jul 9 #6

You are a liberal because you are living your values Keepthesoulalive Jul 10 #10

It would be a point of pride to see the best possible campaign Gum Logger Jul 10 #7

Erased our history serbbral Jul 10 #8

Thank you for your positivity qwlauren35 Jul 10 #9

I feel where you are coming from my sista serbbral Jul 10 #11