In response to Refrain
As global demonstrations to end racism in all its forms spread; as the authoritarian ramifications of populism strain the world’s leading democracies; as the the destructive, oppressive nature of wealth inequality worldwide thrusts the world’s middle-classes into vulnerability, and the already vulnerable deeper and deeper into life-threatening conditions: how could I refrain from choosing resist? 😉
Though renounce, restrain and halt are definitely on the table, resistance is what’s colouring this moment in time.
Abstain is simply not an option.
Synonyms:
abide, combat, confront, continue, curb, defy, endure, forgo, maintain, prevent, refuse, repel, thwart… more synonyms
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