citizenAlex<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@onepict" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>onepict</span></a></span> Feeling powerless isn't the same thing as being powerless. Sometimes people choose that feeling over the discomfort of action. </p><p>And to be sure, action against power is dangerous and one must make their own choices about safety and the safety of their loved ones.</p><p>But change only occurs with courage and the willingness to be unsafe. Psychologically and/or physically. This is the battle raging in hearts and minds right now. </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/courage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courage</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> </p><p>edit: added tags</p>