Ok, that’s pretty cool. I didn’t know there were people who were in favour of emigration for anti-colonial reasons but not for reasons of collective guilt. You have opened my mind a little bit today.
I guess I have a follow-up question, which is
(a) wouldn’t it be better to fight colonialism at home, instead of just abandoning the fight entirely just to feel like you have a clean conscience?
(b) would you think differently if it turned out you had some % indigenous heritage?
a) I will fight anti-colonialism at home until I am able to flee. I feel guilty to admit but a large part of my desire to leave is for personal safety. I strongly believe that I will end up killed or indefinitely imprisoned by the state within the next decade. Unfortunately I am very doomer about prospects for indigenous folks in the US. I don’t see any chance of a non-fascist US anytime soon. An anti-colonial future will not come from within the imperial core it will come from without. Hopefully I can contribute my labor to that effort from a position of relative safety outside of the empire. It is selfish and I do feel incredibly conflicted about this but I don’t want my partner to suffer for my convictions if I can help it.
b) I do actually have some indigenous heritage but it is highly negligable. A far off ancestor who more than likely did not consent from what we can tell. I would never consider myself indigenous as I was not raised within their culture whatsoever.
I guess I’m in a similar situation for b. (some negligible heritage but not raised in the culture). As for (a), I don’t live in the U.S., so I have nothing to flee at the moment. Best of luck, hope you find safety.
Ok, that’s pretty cool. I didn’t know there were people who were in favour of emigration for anti-colonial reasons but not for reasons of collective guilt. You have opened my mind a little bit today.
I guess I have a follow-up question, which is
(a) wouldn’t it be better to fight colonialism at home, instead of just abandoning the fight entirely just to feel like you have a clean conscience?
(b) would you think differently if it turned out you had some % indigenous heritage?
a) I will fight anti-colonialism at home until I am able to flee. I feel guilty to admit but a large part of my desire to leave is for personal safety. I strongly believe that I will end up killed or indefinitely imprisoned by the state within the next decade. Unfortunately I am very doomer about prospects for indigenous folks in the US. I don’t see any chance of a non-fascist US anytime soon. An anti-colonial future will not come from within the imperial core it will come from without. Hopefully I can contribute my labor to that effort from a position of relative safety outside of the empire. It is selfish and I do feel incredibly conflicted about this but I don’t want my partner to suffer for my convictions if I can help it.
b) I do actually have some indigenous heritage but it is highly negligable. A far off ancestor who more than likely did not consent from what we can tell. I would never consider myself indigenous as I was not raised within their culture whatsoever.
I guess I’m in a similar situation for b. (some negligible heritage but not raised in the culture). As for (a), I don’t live in the U.S., so I have nothing to flee at the moment. Best of luck, hope you find safety.