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The system that surrounds me as an American relies on slaves. To put it so simply has caused me so much mental anguish. When I was 16, I learned how prison labor works and discovered many of them are privately owned and extremely corrupt. I told myself I would never trust a prison guard and I would always fight for prisoner's rights. I told myself that because my family has a rough history I simply won't have my own. I thought that being childless, alone, and involved politically would do me the most good.
But here I am now as a 25 year old wondering how I ever thought that simply being "politically involved" would actually change things. I can't stop thinking back on how naive it was of me to genuinely think I could vote for better laws and things would change. I didn't realize how ignorant America really is. I didn't know how truly corrupt everything is...
If I have children am I providing this system with more workers who may believe in the American dream as I once did? If I work for an unethical company am I a traitor to my own political beliefs? Maybe I am feeding the system because I have no other option. Maybe it's to have just a little more happiness in this awful nation.
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JINXX! (≧∇≦)
It is really though at there and the more 'involved' / aware you get the more hopeless it seems :[ it makes you almost envy those around you who simply aren't as worried about the world around them going to ruins, as ignorance is bliss and all that. But keep your head up! I truly believe that there will be a day in our lives that the world turns around. It might be slowly, it might be suddenly, but it will happen. And remember, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. You don't have to abstain from everything given to you by the current political climate out of fear of supporting it, or feeling like a traitor. Being aware and doing what you can IS enough. Even if it is just talking to your friends or family about these issues. Because one day, enough people will be aware of the changes nessecary to truly abolish things like prison slave labor. And once that day comes, remember that YOU are part of the reason we finally got to that point. You spreading awareness, talking to a friend or family member or stranger online, who then also spoke to a friend, who then also spoke to a friend, will have been part of the chain reaction that made change possible. So don't be too hard on yourself, okay? :]
I just saw this and I really appreciate the kind words! It's hard keeping my head up with everything around us but I know that I will always bring awareness to the issues I care deeply about. ^w^ The system can never shut me up!
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