06/25/2022
So this is how liberty dies?
Over on TikTok I make my thoughts clear pretty often. There have been several times when I've found white nationalists or other extremists following the business. Once I see them, I exercise the block feature. And then do an announcement for any of the folks I missed so that the garbage will take itself out.
I believe in the paradox of tolerance and use it across all of the Level Up social media platforms. Among other things, that means I need to make a few things clear.
I believe that a woman has a right to body autonomy. I believe they have the right to privacy. I believe they have the right to choose.
I do not believe that this should need to be a political topic in 2022. There's not reason this should be a topic of discourse every election cycle. This is a health issue and a very straight forward one. And now Americans have lost rights. There are some people who celebrated it.
I'm not going to tell anyone what they should believe. Your belief is between you and whatever power you're choosing to believe in. But those of you that celebrated, I would appreciate it if you unfollowed my business. I would also appreciate it if you took your money elsewhere. There are plenty of saber companies out there. I'm sure you'll be able to find something suitable, even if it isn't guaranteed better than a stick. Anyone receiving this news too late, you can ship your saber back to me and I'll process your refund.
It's taken me a long time and a lot of work to get the business to this point. Now that I find myself with a platform, I don't want to take any money from people who support taking rights away from my friends.
To all my friends and followers who lost rights today (and everyone justifiably afraid of losing more rights soon) I will stand with you. That's how we are gonna win, not destroying what we hate, but saving what we love.
From the Desk of Friendly Neighborhood Master Alan
https://www.starwars.com/video/so-this-is-how-liberty-dies
