closet-keys:

I’m always a little baffled when liberals will see leftists doing something and object out of the fear that the right will “use it as justification” to do xyz oppressive shit.

because like… literally 100% of the time they already are doing that exact oppressive thing, and there’s centuries of evidence that they will just make up justification when they don’t find anything concrete to blame it on anyway

organizing to combat voter suppression isn’t the cause of voter suppression. 
organizing to prevent fascist groups from terrorizing communities isn’t the cause of fascism. 
advocating for the end of boarders isn’t the cause of the United States government deporting people 

I don’t understand how so many people have been convinced that any advocacy or organizing is the cause of oppression instead of the fight against it. How do you consistently mix up cause and effect this much?