Ryan+M’s+2017+OpEd+Article

=**3rd Eye Broke**=

Ever since Trump’s inauguration in January political discussion has exploded in every one of our 50-star spangled states. Nice in theory this dialogue is the opposite of progress. Of course, there are several examples of real activism occurring during this period of time but the majority of this discourse is antithetical to any real push for progress.

The vast majority of so-called “progressives” do not care about the issues in this country they say they do. Liberals in this country don’t actually care about black people or any minority group for that matter, they just like saying they do.

This couldn’t be more obvious than at Foothill, a so-called “bastion of liberalness”. At Foothill kids are more likely to listen to Beyonce and tweet about how much of a “woke Bae” Obama is than actual push for any meaningful change. People here are more interested in cultivating an “aesthetic” of “wokeness” than actually participating in a rally or a protest.

So stop. You aren’t brave, you aren’t a radical, and you aren’t some powerful social crusader that shouldn’t be reckoned with. You can eat all the food from Traders you want just stop pretending you’re the next Lenin when the most revolutionary thing you’ve ever done was upload a picture with a facebook filter.

I’m not saying that we all have to commit ourselves to a life-long fight against intolerance. All I am saying is that if you try and paint yourself as someone who champions progress values then acts like it. The world has too many hypocrites as is and all you’re doing in sullying the reputation and impeding the work of actual people by labeling yourself as their equal.

If the height of your progressive passion is simply retweeting articles from CNN or the Huffington Post then that’s fine, just don’t make yourself out to be the Marcus Garvey.

"OMG did you see Obama's mic drop?"