Lexual Says #17 (September 2020) (Patreon)

I'm hanging on by a thread. Every day something new drains the life and optimism out of me. I do not think anything in this video is positive, so I understand if you skip it. I do not have high hopes for the upcoming presidential election, no matter who wins. How am I coping? I'm trying to channel my anger.

How I'm Directing My Anger:

Continuing to research and polish future writings so I can at least change one person's mind or help one person out. My personal politics put a lot of emphasis on re-educating and learning, so that is the lane I will continue to slide through. When someone asks me "what were you doing when shit was going to hell", I'll feel at peace with saying "trying to get as many people to think critically as possible". Some days that's hard. I wake up and scroll my timeline and see dangerously bold conspiracy theories, false equivalencies, and uninformed opinions mingling with a lot of anxiety and fear.  But I keep going because without sharing knowledge I truly feel like I'd have no purpose. 

Donating to cashapps, gofundmes, and mutual aid funds when I can. You guys know I don't trust any politician to save us (who is us? does it include sex workers, disabled people, poor people, LGBT people, etc), nor do I believe capitalism to meet a tidy end in our lifetime. So in the meantime, I like to spread around my extra coins. Now more than ever before, we must find camaraderie and purpose in keeping our networks strong and helping our communities. We can't save everybody, we can't fix everything, but we do what we can. If there is a cause you're passionate about that you feel doesn't get enough attention or empathy, do your part to make the world a better place and donate time or money. Actually, I don't even have to tell *you* guys that, because I feel like any patron of mine is already out here being generous. (YES THAT'S ME BLOWING A KISS AT YALL!)

In this video I address domestic violence rates being impacted by COVID-19 and I want to let anybody in an abusive relationship who is reading this to know that I love you and I hope you seek the help you need to get away. If you don't have the courage, I believe in you and I'm rooting for you to summon it. 

How are you directing your energy? Are you fed up with the current news cycle? Are you scared about the upcoming election and responses to it? Let me know in the comments.