Lee Jordan (airjordan) wrote in disorderic, @ 2017-09-01 08:27:00 |
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[Lee]: River here. I’m joined today by Vesta...Vespa. Wait, what did I decide on? Doesn’t matter. I’m here with this one and my faithful intern, Moon River. Well listeners, just when you think they can’t possibly stoop any lower, Death Eaters go and attack muggleborn children and their parents. Their crime? Daring to want to go to school. [Remus]: Moon River. Ok, let’s go with that. I’m the intern after all. Name away. *snort* But back to what’s serious. Here’s what happened. Children hurt, property damaged, even children taken hostage. Their crime? Daring to be educated. [Hestia]: Someone tried to use a child as a human shield. But no, they don’t want to hurt muggleborns, they just want to investigate their heinous crimes. Please imagine a pained eyeroll here. [Lee]: Let’s be clear here. The train was supposed to depart tomorrow. So why were all those muggleborn students there? And only muggleborn students? This, my friends, was a trap. [Hestia]: Of course it was. And I imagine some purist is going to twist the fact that it was a trap for muggleborn children, you know, saying that it proves that these individuals actually do have a regard for human life because they didn’t do a massacre on the actual day. [Lee]: As if an attack on some of us isn't an attack on all of us. [Remus]: … as if a life can be measured on some kind of scale. Two someones also took children as hostages. Let me repeat that nice and slow for you. These Death Eaters, luring and murdering Muggleborn children and parents in their trap, are also taking hostages. This is so far beyond outrage. It’s beyond words, really. [pauses] Think back to when you were eleven Remember your excitement the first time you saw the Hogwart’s Express, when you thought about going to a school where people would know you and accept you for the first time. It was the first day of your individualized life. It was the very first step. And now? For so many, it’s nothing. It’s belonging nowhere. And it’s death. [Hestia]: The trauma inflicted upon these innocent children and their families is unimaginable, and yet here we are. Our society is doing wrong by these victims and it’s time we push back and say ‘enough is enough’. If the events that transpired today haven’t convinced you that you should be anti-purism, nothing probably will. But remember what Desmond Tutu said -- if you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. [Remus]: Vespa is right. Your blood status isn’t going to save you. Even Purebloods can be traitors. And I hope you’re frightened. If you’re frightened, you’ve been listening. Wake up and demand justice for the Muggleborn children. Demand justice for yourselves. If you do, we might one day wake up and live in a world where you can safely help any child board the train to Hogwarts. [Lee]: That's not going to happen by chance. We can't afford to sit back and hope it all turns out for the best. We can't hope others will fight the battle for us. We have to fight for it. We have to crawl, scratch and bleed for it. You don't have to do it alone. We're out there. We're fighting for you. Will you fight with us? That’s it for this time. The next password is law and order. Until then, keep vigilant, keep safe and keep resisting. [OOC: This was later posted anonymously as a podcast to be shared without the password included] |