false heroes (season 1, episode 4)

Hi all and welcome or welcome back to once in a millennial, a show hosted by four millennials with an excess of things to say.In this episode, Alex goes solo to shed some light on a recent act of violence that has left this country divided perhaps even more so than ever (in recent history).In case the message is lost, we want to be abundantly clear about one thing: we condemn gun violence of any kind, but we will not mourn a fascist organizer who built his career spreading racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and anti-immigrant hate. He directly brought harm to marginalized communities every single day.Scolding others for refusing to shed tears over a man who dedicated his life to dehumanizing and endangering countless people. This doesn't make you a better person, and if you're a Christian, great, but it doesn't make you any closer to going to heaven. It just shows that you stand for nothing.And you know what? The people you think are out there fighting for you are most certainly not.Empathy is not owed to oppressors. Mourning is not mandatory. Pretending that civility in the face of fascism makes you morally superior is nothing but cowardice and stupidity.As always, thank you for tuning in an spending your time with us. New episodes every Friday!Suicide hotline — call or text 988Handmaids of MN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ZqjJQQo69/?mibextid=wwXIfrHandmaids of MN Instagram: @Handmaids_of_MN https://www.instagram.com/handmaids_of_mn?igsh=OGFsZHpsZWR2NXl2&utm_source=qrBluesky: @handmaidsofmn.bsky.socialAlex’s Substack: https://substack.com/@alexvagt?r=5j9s0m&utm_medium=iosTwitter: @millennials_13Instagram: @once_in_a_millennial