something white people (and nonblack people of colour) need to know is that if your friend of colour comes up to you to tell you that you were being racist in some way or another, that is an act of trust.

vibecession libs will hurl accusations of being "reactionary" at anyone who says "gee I miss being able to afford food" and then will be besties with the freaks who post this kind of shit

or, often, they themselves have a side-blog where they post this kind of shit.

My first thought when I saw the tweet is that the person probably labels themselves as a Reasonable Centrist, yeah.

they're just so worried about the rising tide of populist extremism on both the left and the right 🥺

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