I cannot express to you how FAST it has gone. I grew up in a world that does not exist now. We're starting on the path to reverse it, globally. You might not know how much solar has EXPLODED in the last decade or two. It's gone from a side thing, a weirdo novelty that was just Not Viable... to whole countries investing in infrastructure. but we have to keep fighting big oil and fascism everywhere we can in order to keep on this road to a new better less scorching burning earth.

But they’re not racist right?

No, they are racist.

They have always been racist. They just don’t like the fact that the word “racist” has negative connotations. They know that it’s bad to be racist, but they don’t like the fact that they’d be seen as bad people because they are racist. This is why they throw tantrums about being called racist.

This is also why they hate the fact that people point out that the only reason they voted for Trump was because they wanted to hurt minorities or for some nonsensical delusion of “revenge”.

They are selfish. They are egotistical. They only care about themselves. That’s it. End of story.

Talking to them, educating them, none of it works. It never will.

art by Tima Lotah Link (Chumash) for the Native Voices 16th Annual Short Play Festival