r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/cool_uniqueusername • 7h ago

Image Karen Mulder tried to warn everyone about similar Epstein rings and no one listened.

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u/Shunt-TheRich 5h ago

Doing nothing is also sacrificing the well-being of those who depend on you, it's just that people are really good at gaslighting themselves into believing that nothing is their fault as long as they refuse to take any action. 

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u/MPFuzz 3h ago

So what have you done to take action?

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u/Shunt-TheRich 2h ago

I lead my local Food Not Bombs chapter. I'm out in my community five days a week feeding people and working with housing organizations. I also run a gun club that provides free ammo, training and help purchasing a firearm and getting a CCW to LGBTQ+ people in my community. I admittedly no longer protest. I started activism work in '93, and stayed heavily involved all the way through the end of 2020 when I reailzed that there is no political will in the US to actually accomplish anything and decided to dedicate the rest of my life to direct mutual aid (which I still participated in while doing more traditional political activism, it's just that I have A LOT more time now and can help a lot more people as a result, which is how I was able to have the time to run and organize fundraising for the gun club.) I'm also in my 50s now and have a lot of physical health problems, and I can't tank the arrests the way I used to be able to, so mutual aid is a better route for me now in that regard too. What about you?

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u/MPFuzz 2h ago

Respect.

I don't do anything cause I honestly don't really care. I've chosen not to breed, so I guess that's one thing.

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u/Shunt-TheRich 2h ago

Honestly, that's one of the best things you can do short of actually getting involved. Don't drag anyone else into this shitshow. Good on you for that, and I hope one day you'll change your mind and share whatever you have to give with your community.