thestolencaryatid:

Can you feel sympathy for a people whose struggle hasn’t been sensationalized? Is your concern actually for the wellbeing of a people whose struggle / has/ been sensationalized? Or is it liberal boredom and a guilty conscience that fuels your cheap concern. Can you understand, on your own, when a cause is righteous and when it is not? Who the oppressor is? Will you scoff at someone’s struggle if you have been misinformed about their history and make no attempt to understand? Are your attempts to understand attempts to intrude? Do you want to help others or speak for others? Do you want to see others liberated or do you want to liberate yourself from guilt and responsibility? Do you think you’ll be absolved by your opinions or your actions? Questions you should fucking ask yourself before you insert yourself into another discussion about a country or group of people you will never live in or be part of.