wakeflood
I asked a question. Pointed yes, but simply a question. I don’t have the answer to it. You think the question unfair. So be it.
I don’t believe you need to be all in on one thing but I do believe that if you have power, especially one that’s demonstrated to have worked in the face of many feeling so completely powerless these days, that it’s incumbent upon you to leverage it in the most effective way you can. Do the most good for the biggest number.
Are you making the argument that Animal Rights and Immigration/sexual trafficking ARE in fact the same level of issue as economic inequality? Maybe you aren’t.
Am I singling out the LGBT community versus other advocacy groups? Sure I am. Why? because they have a formula that has worked to make change happen in the face of injustice. (AARP has started to address this issue with its constituency. I got a note about it recently. Was a bit surprised, really but pleased.)
Am I asking for payback? I’m asking what would prevent them from wanting to direct that energy to help? If your friend who has helped you in the past asks for your help in return, is that a bad thing? Why did it not occur to you to help unprompted?