We've found ourselves at a critical turning point in American society. Spend any amount of time online and one thing will become glaringly obvious: there is so much conflict among subgroups of the population that should have more shared values than differing ones. On the left side of the political spectrum, fractures are more apparent than ever. Democrats argue with liberals who argue with leftists, all of whom argue with the disabled, queers, BIPOC, etc.

A game of tug-of-war has erupted, a battle "between those who want societal change and those who don't." Privileged voices constantly drown out marginalized ones, claiming the alternative to what we have now can only be worse. Marginalized voices are yelling that things can be different with solidarity, organization, and determination but no one outside of their own listens.

In observing online spaces develop and evolve over the last decade and accepting an identity as a marginalized voice, the divide among us is wider than ever, and it's more infuriating than coherent thoughts can manage. At the center of the issue is marginalized people not being heard, not being taken care of by the people in power who claim to be advocates.

In 2016, people were called alarmists for warning what Trump's White House would take from us.
In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping millions of citizens of fundamental rights.

In 2020, people were called paranoid for talking about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2024, new research continues to come out demonstrating the danger of the virus and its ability to disable millions of people.

In 2023, people were called antisemitic for calling out a military's disproportionate response to a terrorist attack.
In 2024, we are watching a genocide as a state drops bombs on a city they told civilians to evacuate to.

These are only some of the most recent and obvious examples, but there are certainly more. A portion of people seem to believe that we must accept the bare minimum, that we have to remain committed to a toxic partner when there is actually a way out. We don't have to settle. There's a deep-rooted refusal to hear anything that is not the status quo, which for many of us is a disgraceful and intolerable way to live. But do they care? They say they do but their actions do not reflect that, and thus, the battle ensues.