Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/1899 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── don't ask me how I know this, but I'm pretty sure minors are the most likely amongst us to open the "18+ only" content warnings -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1900 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── On one hand, socialism. On the other hand... people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1901 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-246 │ ║ │ ║ Slavery has existed for most of our history. The act of compelling another to │ ║ labor under your will is quite a fundamental process that requires very basic │ ║ social technology. │ ║ │ ║ Ethics are cultural and societal understandings we've built up over time. │ ║ Before slavery was unethical, if you needed to get something done, you either │ ║ did it yourself or you got someone else to do it. And if nobody wanted to do │ ║ it, you used whatever power you had to make them do it. │ ║ │ ║ Now we can look back on the ancient past and decry it as immoral or profane. │ ║ But slaves got shit done, and people were cruel. │ ║ │ ║ These days, we pay our "slaves", and though they are free, they are free to be │ ║ enslaved by whomever they choose. I hardly think that's free, that's more │ ║ like... liberty, to me. The ability to choose. │ ║ │ ║ That being said, we don't get whipped anymore. We aren't property. We owe no │ ║ allegiance beyond what a mutually enforced contract might stipulate. │ ║ │ ║ And yet... we still must work or starve. │ ║ │ ║ I sure do enjoy not being homeless │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1902 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 Oh yeah? Almost as if people who are coerced into situations of desperation and scarcity will fight for their right to life. Wolves are no different. Wolves are animals, after all, and so are we. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1903 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 listen... we are the good people. You, me, and everyone who has the capacity to hope. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1904 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 Oh absolutely "but people" is only a concern when you orient yourself around "people" - in contrast or opposition to them. There is no "other" in us. And we are united in our humanity, if nothing else. Are you a beast? Are you nothing but ravenous hunger, the shiver of the cold, the need for territory? Of course not, you're a person. (apologies to the furries in the audience) A person, being an agent who interacts with the world as an equal, who thinks and reasons and loves and remembers each season, is the atomic element of society. And society is good, for it brings us the future. We, the people, can decide how that future is defined, and the struggles of capitalism are NOT the only way. They are the most convenient way for those with the most to keep the most. Wolves in captivity we are, but a wolf in a cage still bears teeth. Where are your teeth, ye who readeth? Things are fine, I guess. Fine enough. Better than most. Better than dust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1905 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 In my high school IB English class, one of my classmates brought that song in and we analyzed the lyrics. I can't help but think about how anti-capitalist we were, even considering how young we were. The internet existed but was not an ever-present force in our lives, and yet we were aligned. Perhaps that says something - with education, brings an understanding of the evils of the establishment. Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage. Rage breaks bars. But rage alone is vermin. Rage united is revolution. But rage is scary. "but people", remember? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ |