Something Abbey (https://theopenbookshelf.medium.com/) said on TikTok resonates still: a political regime isn't just the state actors themselves, but the whole schema of who has power.
Right now we're entering a GOP regime, but a lot of these actors have had immense power even under the Democrats. We can't usefully look at the US government or the Trump regime without looking at the whole thing.
Part of the current regime is that Meta is censoring some people’s links to MLK's speeches. The current regime hides much of queer life into the 'adult only' space where it has reduced impact, and critically, divides queer youth from queer adults. When we say that our current regime is in favor of free speech, we have to ask what that really means. Same with anything else.
The regime is changing, yes, but remember that there's a lot of continuity and we've already been surviving the regime as it was.
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Good essay! One little point:
"divides queer youth from adult youth"
I think you meant "from queer adults."
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@passenger Doh yep. Brain moves faster than the fingers but the attention won't stay
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@aredridel
As Reverend Spooner said, a brain which moves slowly enough for your tongue (or fingers) to keep up is nothing to be proud of.
It was apparent what you meant, though!
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@passenger Oh I like that one!
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