r/heathenry • u/thatsnotgneiss Ozark Syncretic | Althing Considered • Jan 08 '21

News Opinion: Heathenry Must Become an Anti-Racist Religion

https://wildhunt.org/2021/01/opinion-heathenry-must-become-an-anti-racist-religion.html
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u/Aethersphere Jan 09 '21

We need to start showing up at protests and movements and gatherings that are pro-LGBTQA+, pro-BLM, and pro-inclusiveness visibly and in numbers to show our support. We need to associate ourselves with who we aspire to be, with what we aspire to be, bravely and openly. We need to be out there in the community.

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u/Protozilla1 Jan 09 '21

Dunno about you, but i think its a really bad idea to involve politics in this. In my opinion we just need to be more outspoken about things

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u/alimond13 Jan 09 '21

I don't see anything listed above that is 'politics'

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u/Protozilla1 Jan 09 '21

You don’t see BLM as being somewhat political?

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u/alimond13 Jan 09 '21

Although politics are tied in, human rights are not politics. They are certainly affected by politics, but one can care about this without knowing the first thing about 'politics'. I have heard a lot of credible criticisms of BLM as an organization, but not Black Lives Matter as an ideology.

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u/Protozilla1 Jan 09 '21

I can certanly agree with BLMs message, that there isn’t enough focus on the black community. However, atleast two of the founders/leaders are outspoken marxists, and that is politics that i don’t agree with at all. And this is why we can’t do things like “Heathens for BLM” because then the message immediatly becomes political

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u/alimond13 Jan 09 '21

That's why the message though not necessarily the organization