If You Care About Me, Please Listen
I have struggled for a long time with how to say this. I know we don’t always see things the same way, but I believe, deep down, that we all care about doing what’s right and we look out for each other. That’s why I recorded this message — not to attack or accuse, but to share my heart with you.
This is not just about politics. It’s about my life, my safety, and my future. I need you to understand where I’m coming from, and I hope you’ll take the time to listen.
I’ll be open to talking, but I urge you to sit with this for at least a day — to truly reflect before responding.
If you want to understand more about what I’m talking about, I’ve shared some books, documentaries, and stories that have helped shape my perspective. I hope you’ll consider taking the time to explore them.
Resources
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🔎 Understanding Inequality & Power
• Wealth Disparity Visualization – Concentration of wealth in America has accumulated to dangerous levels at the top
• Howard Zinn – A People’s History of the United States (book and TV series) – The history they didn’t teach us in school
• Jane Elliott’s Racism Experiment – The Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes social experiment on prejudice
📖 Dystopian Warnings That Feel Too Real
• George Orwell — 1984 (book and movie) – Surveillance, authoritarianism, and controlling truth. Sanity is not statistical
• The Handmaid’s Tale (book and TV series) – Religious fascism and stripping away rights
• Years and Years (TV mini-series)— Six-part series follows the lives of the Lyons family, who witness increasingly tumultuous global affairs and the rise to power of a demagogue
• Black Mirror: The Waldo Moment [s05e03]: A failed comedian who voices a popular, crass cartoon bear named Waldo finds himself mixing in politics when TV executives want Waldo to run for office
📺 TV & Film That Illustrate What’s Happening
• Star Trek episodes:
• DS9: Past Tense [s03e11–12] – The criminalization of poverty
• Voyager: Critical Care [s07e05] – Healthcare as a privilege instead of a right
• American History X – White nationalism and radicalization
• We’re Here – Queer visibility and the fight for acceptance in small-town America
🎥 Documentaries & Videos That Show What’s Happening Now
• Dark Enlightenment: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America — A focused discussion on Project 2025 and its endgame for the American democratic republic (spoiler: they want to dismantle it)
• Vigilantes Inc. (documentary) – Jim Crow 2.0: How voter suppression tactics subverted democracy in the 2024 election and the will of the people
• Paragraph 175 – Nazi Germany’s persecution of LGBTQ people
• Stopping the Steal — An inside account of Trump's challenge to the results of the 2020 presidential election as told by former White House staff and appointees
🎶 Music & Culture That Encourage Reflection
• Imagine (John Lennon) – A vision of a world beyond division
• Black Parade (My Chemical Romance) — Uplift the downtrodden, don't punch down
• Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) — Knowing too much makes one feel insane
• Anthony Bourdain’s Shows (Parts Unknown, No Reservations) – Travel, culture, and empathy through food
• Treaty of Tripoli – The U.S. was never a Christian nation
⚠️ Recognizing Fascism & Authoritarianism
• 14 Points of Fascism – A breakdown of how authoritarianism rises
• Former MAGA Testimonies – Seek out former cultists who've left the movement and share their experiences
📝 How To Use This List
• Start where you feel comfortable. If you’re more visual, begin with TV shows or films. If you prefer history, read Zinn or Orwell.
• Be open. This isn’t about “gotchas” or blame — it’s about understanding how we got here.
• Take your time. No one changes overnight, but we all have a responsibility to learn and do better.