Feel free to use as you see fit.
Gentrification isn't "progress".
It doesn't benefit the average citizen of your city.
It most likely will raise your rent if you are in the area, and push out those who cannot afford the rising rent prices. It negatively affects already marginalized groups and benefits those who are already wealthy.
It raises the cost of maintaining the native, local businesses that we all love and replaces them with cookie cutter, aesthetically inorganic bullshit that's is most likely owned by a large corporation that could care less about the city that it aims to destroy the culture of. I live in a city with around 290,000 people and certain blocks are barely recognizable.
I am in no way condoning any vandalism of any kind, but will let you know that it takes a simple Ducky search to find out how much damage a small amount of sugar can do to setting cement.
Capitalism has shown to be a failing system that is destroying the only planet we have and all in the name of obtaining pieces of paper that enrich a tiny fraction, of a tiny percent all living beings that live on this planet. We outnumber them. It's not Dem vs Rep, or whichever political party is in direct opposition to whichever you may ascribe to; it's the rich vs. the poor. We have to stop fighting each other and start focusing on our true oppressors; the rich.
Only a matter of time you let the poor get hungry enough.
Because of my appearance I've dealt with multiple instances of other white people "casually" expressing their racism to me and much to their chagrin are provided an unexpected (and loudly spoken) lesson on how I ain't that dude you should feel comfortable expressing your hate to.
I'll do this in a Publix while waiting in line, at family events, at your cousins wedding and the point is by not speaking up and making that person feel uncomfortable as fuck I'm making it acceptable for them to continue thinking it's okay to spread their hate as they feel fit and as I may not change their views; they sure as shit will think next time before allowing those ideas to sprout in the minds of others.
I am by no means intimidating in an aesthetic sense. I am a white male in his early thirties and I cannot say I to any degree know what it feels like to be a POC or the deep-rooted, disgusting, and bigoted encounters one may face on a daily basis so I must speak through passionate empathy on these matters but BLATANT racism is still incredibly prevalent and we MUST, BY ANY MEANS, #makeracistafraidagain.
True solidarity rejects the notion that a constantly changing amalgamation of lines and the laws that fall behind them as a valid concept and holds all human beings as equals; no matter what line you were born under.
Just in case anyone cares; I formatted this to fit your FB cover page.
YA KNOW
JUST IN CASE
YOU MUST REVOLT, FOR THERE TO BE A REVOLUTION.
**one of my coworkers** - “Any plans for the weekend?”
Not only do I despise the authority one is given with a fucking badge; but I also dig floral prints and find them quite refreshing.
Ain’t ‘no quicker way to toast these buns.
I made this just for you, “4th of July.”