White Evangelical Christians opposed desegregation tooth and nail. Where pressed, they made cheap, cosmetic compromises, like Billy Graham’s concession to allow black worshipers at his crusades. Graham never made any difficult statements on race, never appeared on stage with his “black friend” Martin Luther King after 1957, and he never marched with King. When King delivered his “I Have a Dream Speech,” Graham responded with this passive-aggressive gem of Southern theology, “Only when Christ comes again will the little white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little black children.” For white Southern evangelicals, justice and compassion belong only to the dead.
“What today we call “evangelical Christianity,” is the product of centuries of conditioning, in which religious practices were adapted to nurture a slave economy. The calloused insensitivity of modern white evangelicals was shaped by the economic and cultural priorities that forged their theology over centuries.“
“Getting sick of politics is a from of privilege.”
No, getting sick of politics means you’re getting sick of politics and maybe a sign that you need to take a break because maybe humans aren’t meant to be constantly mentally combative you idiot.
Shit like this is why people burnout so quickly.
DING DING DING DING DING!
Being able to ignore politics is a sign of privilege. Having endless reserves of energy to deal with politics is a sign of privilege. Really, one could argue that not getting sick of politics is a form of privilege, since if you’re in a position where nothing that gets thrown at you stresses your ability to endure more of it … well, there’s plenty of people who are catching it worse.
i'll apple your turnover 