=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────── As soon as Order 66 went into effect, suddenly the Confederacy became the galactic good guys. Who would you rather win the clone wars? Some bastard capitalists or a literal sith lord? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/426 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-star-wars │ └──────────────────────┘ Honestly I think the reason there's two political parties is because then our fears align against one another, and we can push against something solid. If we go back to bearing afraid of the dark, then who knows what might crawl out of it's dark recesses. When Order 66 went into effect, suddenly the CIS became the galactic good guys - who would you rather win the clone wars, some bastard capitalists or a literal sith lord? At least capitalists can be overthrown, sith lords are basically vampire wizards with laser swords and trust me that's NOT a good combination. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5444 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── if the good guys always win, the bad will slink into the shadows and do dastardly deeds out of sight. if the bad guys always win, the spark of goodness will wink out. I think I'd prefer if they were cowering in our wake. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5218 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: historical-weapons-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ "what if cannons were aimed like rifles?"the guy who was ahead of his time for rocket propelled grenades or laser guided airstrikes of small munition ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3392 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: subtoot │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-246 or why they'd ban you without fighting you, trying to change your mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse_boost/3198 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ If #Musk is allowed to say "#CivilWar is inevitable", we're allowed to say revolution and the uncompensated nationalisation of the assets of billionaires is inevitable. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #6 messages/463 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── A democracy only works if the losing side consents to being governed by the victor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5135 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── I think it should be a warcrime to attempt to summon demons to slay your foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/6315 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── "yay! now that the war is won, we can go back to being moderate!" not ideal. did you forget to be for something when you set yourself against your foe? (if my girlfriend reads this: I'm not referring to the conversation we had about that one thing, but I have been thinking) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4459 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ democrats probably won't fight for socialism, but they sure as heck will fight against republicans. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3076 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 they need to do stuff like that or else the republicans would never win... which honestly is the most heartening thing I've heard all day. there are more of us than them, thank goodness. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2683 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── when people are alone, they fall alone, with nobody to bolster them up. a fallen ally is a blow to morale. shaken morale makes you unsteady - broken morale is the enemy's win condition. help your allies. bolster them up. find those whose cause you share enemies with. we're going to get through it together, or not at all. though I do know we will get through it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 notes/to-fight-ice --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── if you want to fight ice, patrol your neighborhoods where all the mexicans live. bring a gun if you're willing to die for liberty. Don't wear all black. Wear your favorite outfit, to be remembered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #13 fediverse/5345 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2836 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: us-politics-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-1367 who voted for Pence? get them on our side ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4130 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── no matter which side won the clone wars, the people lost. if your planet was conquered by separatists, then the entire population would be massacred by robots. Literal buzz-droid machines which processed flesh into [redacted] if your planet was "liberated" by the republic, then you were oppressed by a military police that could not and would not learn a damn thing over their short 3 year natural livespan. either way, the people lose. The jedi perish. The war is won. Empire reigns. Rebellion is a game the elites do play. Sorrow for everyone. These are the Star Wars - visions of galactic woe. not despair, but woe, the trouble of living under arms. what battles may you best? what trials could you contest? if all of your worries were gone? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/6326 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I would gladly judge my foes. I would gladly just my allies as well. If my foes were penitent, I would just them as well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #17 fediverse/5167 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── @user-1074 so, you're saying we should select for good people, rather than loyal people? If so, I tend to agree. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #18 notes/military-policy --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── what if the military hired people to be good at sword arms traditional infantry corps ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #19 fediverse/4715 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── @user-1728 "oh, the bad guys are coming to hurt you?? just fuckin' run away" yeah. real helpful. how about you fuck off to canada or whatever and give away all your possessions. Maybe they'll train you and teach you how to help in some way and you can come back later when the time is right. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #20 bluesky#1 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── uh-oh, democracy's at stake, what are you gonna do about it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ |