(Free Palestine Anon)

(Free Palestine anon)

Ok so...Idk if you're jewish and/or have much knowledge about this kind of prejudice, but do you have advice for how to avoid (or at least to pay attention) in case a certain post has some antisemetic misinformation?

(If you didn't understand, I could try to make it clear)

If you're asking how to avoid misinformation in posts, the answer is the same as with any validity verification of information:

Check who is posting it. Do they post a lot of contradictory information? Do they claim to be a certain ethnicity, religion, race, ect? Do they speak in certain ways? Do they post or reblog a lot of the same content or information? Are they politically bias? (E.g; they might claim to be British but is the way they speak distinctly Irish or American?)

Research the information given in the post for yourself. Make sure to look at a variety of sources, not just one. Is there a lot of people referencing this information? Has anyone called this information false on other platforms? Can you find any evidence to support the information given? Are there news articles, broadcasts, ect?

If you like to have breaks from subjects of an upsetting nature but still want to remain informed, consider creating a second account where you can follow a multitude of people who's primary focus is what you want to be informed about. This way you can use that blog to fact check, investigate, follow people, source and so forth while not having the entirety of your dashboard on your "main" account flooded constantly with content you may not be in the mindset to see.

I'm actually sick of living in a world where all people do is complain and crap on each other for things without actually making any effort to contribute to society or change things at all.

"Our politics suck! The people in charge don't care!" "Well, do you vote?" "Of course not! Why would I?!"

"I never know which products are helpful for my disability! The reviews tell me nothing!" "Well, do you leave a review or share the information when you find one that is?" "What, no? Why would I?"

"My city is rife with homeless people and trash and its disgusting. I never want to be out in it anymore." "Why don't you petition for your local council to employ the homeless as litter pickers? Two birds, one stone. Homeless people get jobs, trash gets cleaned up." "That's so much effort and they'll never do it anyway!"

Like I'm sorry to tell you but things don't just magically happen. You actually have to make them happen.

Gods can bestow a bountiful harvest but they cannot bless barren fields.

That is to say; you can do all the praying and complaining and wanting you like, but unless you actually put forth a little effort, you're not going to get any results.

Vote. Leave reviews. Campaign. Answer questions. Ask questions. Be stubborn. Sign petitions. Organise that litter picking volunteer day. Upvote and share posts with valuable information.

Sitting around whining and trashing other people for not doing enough when you yourself do nothing is not changing the world.

https://www.tumblr.com/myfandomrealitea/754708019843137536/im-actually-sick-of-living-in-a-world-where-all?source=share

I did litter picking as a hobby in my last home, and eventually people started to thank me, and then eventually someone set up a group with me! It got too much for my hands after a while but it shows that its not futile to do something like that if you are able. Do you have any advice to on how to engage petitioning people when it you are autistic and disabled and thus struggle to put your limited energy towards things you feel aren't gonna lead anywhere and be pointless?

One of the best ways you can help if you have low reserves of energy or motivation is actually by helping others to achieve your shared goal. Chances are if you've found something wanting in your local community or with a larger issue, other people have too.

You can take on less demanding, perhaps even more fun tasks like designing leaflets or images that can be shared around. Especially in the era of convenience and hilarity where low quality memes can often accomplish what would once require fourteen degrees and few years experience in digital design.

Often people get burnt out by trying to assume a spearhead or higher effort role in a cause. Taking on too much when you simply don't have the capability to meet your own expectations is a not insignificant portion of why causes can feel 'pointless' or 'unachievable.'

For example, a lot of the common activism I do is actually simply connecting people to other people who can mutually aid them in their cause. If someone has the knowledge for how to get something to happen but simply not the time, I help them find someone who has the time that they can feed their knowledge to so that person can do what they can't.

Local good cause doesn't have a Facebook page for awareness and easy communication? Don't have the spoons to fully set it up and mod it yourself? Lightly prod the suggestion at someone who does. Encourage them to set it up. Maybe you can do small parts of setting it up like typing out the about section or sending out page invites.

Also; acknowledging when its too much for you and taking a step back is so fucking important. I already have a post about this; but forcing yourself into activism constantly is terrible for you, your cause and the people around you. Take breaks when you need them. Delegate when you need to. Take days to enjoy the world you live in for the very finite amount of time that you're in it.

Me: Hey, so, actually, for the sake of me not killing myself I would actually love spaces where I can play Animal Crossing or share baking recipes or talk about Captain America showing hole for Iron Man without people sending videos of dead children and police brutality and trauma-dumping their personal issues on me. I also think its important over-all for these spaces to exist and be accessible and protected. Random Idiots Online: So you're a white-privileged racist? You know everything is political, right? You want us to just co-exist with bigots? What about my uncle's daughter's best friend's queer goldish?? What about people being blatantly transphobic in the chat? You're just going to say you hate all black people like that? White pig.

By the way, as much as things being "widely accepted as fanon lore" is fun, if you deliberately shit on someone and their headcanons or the things they enjoy because it doesn't follow that popular opinion, you are a loathsome piece of trash ruining a beautiful natural landscape.

Fanon being popular does not make it true.

Fanon being popular does not make it the only option.

Fanon being popular does not over-ride canon or fan creativity.

If you are so anti drama why do you run a fandom discourse blog that, is going to have a lot of discourse, maybe you secretly love it, in the same way those “activists” probably love dead kids because they love talking about them in every context

I actually lost IQ points reading this. You are a scientific marvel. A creature of true untold stupidity. I must contact David Attenborough at once.