The attack on USPS really demonstrates the need for organizing to raise rural white people’s consciousness and build their solidarity with black and brown people across geographies.
Show this thread
FedEx has suspended deliveries to Black neighborhoods in Chicago, ostensibly in response to unrest, but in reality those suspensions aren’t correlated to crime or protest, just race.
-
-
In rural america, meanwhile, we will die without the postal service. People rely on it for everything, from bills to medications, because unlike the for-profit shippers the postal service has to go everywhere, no matter what.
Show this thread -
All of this in a country where broadband access isn’t guaranteed and cell service is spotty, either because of a lack of infrastructure or the expense of the tech & the phone/internet bill.
Show this thread -
The logic underlying these choices are the same: profit, in a world where value itself is raced, gendered, and classed
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.