trekmemes:

hell yeah the gutting of public education and deliberate stagnation of wages (as well as demonizing unions, forming of monopolies etc) is an intentional ploy on behalf of the federal gvt and powerful corporations to control the people

but can we PLEASE not rely on the stereotypes of “not graduated/no degree = stupid” or “minimum wage workers aren’t politically active.” Puh-lease. There are many reasons people don’t seek out higher ed (and yeah a lot of them have to do with access). And a lot of the most prominent organizers I know started from nothing, cobbling together grassroots movements from their spare time w/ multiple jobs, no benefits/healthcare, pulling together whole neighborhoods who all started out below the poverty line.

Hell I know dozens of college students and grads who are absolute self-centered morons and drink capitalism’s kool-aid with fervent joy. And middle-class to wealthy folks with PLENTY of free time on their hands who won’t lift a finger for justice.

Acknowledge that institutional/class barriers exist and are set to disenfranchise certain groups of people. That’s real. But also remember that the work for justice is a mindset and a movement- not a GPA or a job title- and unfortunately the people fighting hardest are usually those who are already suffering the most from injustice.