Security Theatre as Solidarity

Liberals treat comfort like solidarity. As if the highest political virtue is that no one feels bad during a struggle.

Protests are engineered like support groups:

• check-ins,
• agreements,
• harmonized chants,
• “just making sure everyone feels heard” ^{emotional-safetyEmotional safety is valuable—but it is not a tactic. A tactic does something.}.

Meanwhile, the people in power are not shaking.

The Politics of Being Nice

Liberals will do anything to avoid looking “aggressive.”
They want justice, sure—but polite justice.
Gentle justice.
Justice that can be posted on Instagram without upsetting mutuals.

A protest where the goal is not upsetting anyone
is not a protest.

It’s a spectacle with matching tote bags.

Whose Comfort Are We Protecting?

Let’s be honest:

When liberals say:

“We want everyone to feel safe here,”

what they actually mean is:

“We don’t want to scare the white women.”

Because if Karen gets nervous, the whole vibe collapses.

And we simply cannot have that, right? ^{emotional-hierarchyWhite discomfort is treated as violence. Everyone else's material suffering is treated as negotiable.}

“But We’re Building Community!”

Okay. Cute.
Love that for you.

But community is not the same as power.

Community is the place you prepare the fight.
It is not the fight.

A potluck is not a barricade.
A hashtag is not a strike.
A drum circle is not a labor disruption.

If No One in Power Is Inconvenienced, It Doesn’t Count

If the protest:

• starts on time,
• ends on time,
• follows the route assigned by police,
• and everyone goes home afterward to talk about feelings…

Congratulations:
You have performed Security Theatre.

You have defended comfort, not each other.

You have rehearsed virtue, not practiced power.

And I’m not saying you shouldn’t care about people’s fear.
I’m saying:

Care that does not risk anything is just branding.

And the world does not need more brands.