Essays - LJ Spencer

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Essays

A collection of 5 posts

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The American Cult is Killing Us and Most People Pretend it Doesn't Exist.

The American Dream was never for people like me. It’s a lie that’s kept us in line. Compassion without justice is complicity. Forgiveness without change is surrender. I’m done being polite—it's time to speak the truth: the American Dream is a weapon.

This is a Test. (TikTok)

Video by me. Music by Mage of Machines. @worthyadvisor #politics #progressive #vote #election2024 #liberal #democrat #voteblue #genz #genalpha #genx #isaidwhatisaid music by @MageOfMachines ♬ original sound - Auntie Gina

Confronting Transgender Genocide: A Priest's Struggle to Advocate for Justice

I could tell you the story about me, a cisgender woman, and my transgender wife. I could tell you that we both feel that we’ve lost our home countries because transgender people are no longer welcome there. I could tell you our story, and you’d sympathize, maybe comment

What I Understand Now (or: Why I'm Giving Up on Facebook)

There are so many things I understand now that I didn’t fully understand when I lived in the US. I now know how it feels to be an immigrant. I know what it’s like now to live in a country where I don’t understand the language and

Quarantine Reflections

I’ve been staring at blank screens for a few days now. It’s been hard to write and be verbally creative during this quarantine time. Like many folks, I’ve been in a kind of brain fog. It’s hard to watch the news (especially coming out of the