=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: protests, politics, dogwhistles, cursing mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1037 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go idk I think riots are good actually, that's always been my position. like, they're bad because they're break stuff, but they're good because they get the message across. "don't fuck with us. give us what we need." haven't been to a protest in a while tho, ever since moving where I am now. I'm currently of the mind that protests are great for meeting people to work with, and I don't know anyone... I guess I'm just not very trusting of strangers, but if I know you then I'm 100% open and honest and I'll do anything you need me to. I like being helpful to everyone around me but I don't know what to do when I'm terrified of hidden enemies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5257 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: protests-mentioned-then-communism-mentioned-then-ghosts-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if everyone at a protest is showing up for their first time like, c'mon don't be that dull, just make plans with the people standing next to you. gosh why is everyone shouting I can't plan out how to divert water down a hillside because some jerks are singing protest chants ... wait is no-one else talking? gosh I gee sure wish someone told them to not do what you're told and to instead do what will get you [gold/told] the first communist internationals were basically people sitting down and going "okay what kind of communism should we make and where" and I think about that a lot while making signs to let the surveillance know what matters personally to me and exactly how much pressure they can apply before your demographic swings to contest their brutal fascist facts. -- who is them and why are they watching theea provisionist's [screed/creed] -- what the heck is a tryptaminea boomer aunt and uncle out on their honey/versary ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5725 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── all they have to do is only record when you're not in the room (or why not just record the whole thing always all the time) and then they can make you seem as they like. people tend to trust the implications of other's opinions of someone. does everyone hate you? hardly. they just want you gone. fuck that, I'd only leave if it meant the end of our friendship. not ideal. all they have to do is hate you and work against you and never tell you and act as if you're fine but secretly behind your back plot against you and then it's EASY to dethrone you. no thank you. if you don't want me, then leave me alone. what's more moments of lonely? I am suited to it. fight me. contest me. say it to my face. I don't respect any opinion otherwise of me. I will act as if you've presented me the truth. ALWAYS. this is what it means to be trusting. But I'm not unawares, I can hear when you speak through your stares. Your face is more than enough language. I despise deception. I am gemini, and I reject duplicity. - ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #3 messages/1316 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── I don't go to protests because they're more like yelling hatred until you get slaughtered, instead of what I want to meet cute trans girls at which is signing up for a militia and hunting [redacted -> their sons and daughters] nobody knows each other on the internet. of course they're gonna vote for individual personal freedoms. What do you mean they voted for a pedophile acrobat? they don't even know each other! [the only reason you said acrobat is because it rhymed] ohhhh no it's supposed to be "autocrat" but they misheard ah right I see I see. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #4 fediverse/2347 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ I personally think that it's better to act before the liberals have a chance to hand power over to the fascists. when? well, that depends. Are you part of a large and massive organization that accomplishes great and beautiful things with incredible efficiency... but rather slowly? Then yeah get working. I'm sure you already are. Are you just a person, like me? Then go do things that don't raise the temperature too much, but make you feel more confident and inspire those around you. Like, bricks at cop cars is one way to go, but you're probably gonna get arrested. And then you're useless when we need you. BUT if you meet with your friends and make plans for where to go, what to bring, who to know, and what to sing (if you're the musical types) then great! Go do that. If you're reading this and thinking "I'm not gonna do that, I have a plan that's so much better" then yeah do that instead. I don't mind. Just... don't hurt innocent (ignorant) people, because if you do then you are my foe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3575 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: leftist "talk to ur neighbours" thing │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1567 that's totally fine, a fish does not do well in a tree, and so too does a leftist not do well in an environment without the potential for stable bonds. Essentially all you'd be able to do is "hey leftism right?" "oh yes I also leftism" "neat" which isn't very productive. I also live in an environment like that. I do my best to identify people who stay, because in my experience there are often people who stay. I do this by walking around the neighborhood when I can, making up excuses to walk to the dumpster or mailbox at random hours, riding my bike around the area, using the communal spaces like gyms, swimming pools, and picnic tables, and sitting in my hammock on my porch lazily noting people who walk past. People who stay will tend to remain in your mind the more times you see them. They are better people to talk to than the renters who disappear after 3 months or whatever. I don't always do all that stuff at once. I take breaks. I do one at a time. etc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5697 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── everyone is valid. to be in-valid just means you haven't examined yourself hard enough. when people tell you "please don't go" it's hard to say no. when nobody asks you to be somewhere, it's easy to not go. I am always changing when I cling to the past, I am a vast. gee sure wish I had a reason to be somewhere besides "um idk it's a nice day" [okay but why are you in this park] "it's a nice park!" [it's at least 50 quick moments away] yay protests, I'm so glad that everyone there is recorded what if we just... didn't respect their authority anymore? doesn't that mean they lose their power? hence, anarcho-monarchism, which is a dumb name for something I made up because I was being descriptive instead of expflorative. try saying that out loud lol it's a doozy of an adjective. don't like that monarch? don't do what they say. EASY. at least then SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING. you know what they told me to do when I went to the communists and the queers and the mafia and the yakuza and the CIA? omerta ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2518 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── it's good to be ethical, it's good to be kind, but there will always be assholes, and sometimes you're not having a good time it's okay it's fine assholes deserve life times deserve others to be kind life is not always interesting and that's often by design the moments of clarity, the moments of heart, these are what define you and display your own spark. trust in yourself. be kind to one another. you are braver than you know, and always a bit wiser. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/6088 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I'M SORRY I'M SO SCARY listen I don't actually want any harm to come to my foes, I just want them to stop harming me-and-by-extension-all-peoples-who-are-like-me and by extension all peoples who are harmed by thee and them and like, they won't stop? so... violence, I guess. which just makes things worse. But uh, if you're violent enough, you can sell the propaganda narrative that your side is the bright glorious victors, and then you can [redacted] all of the [redacted] until [redacted]. This might, if you're lucky, make the world better or worse. But odds are it'll just make it different, but the same. [confuser of the way indeed...] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5762 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: guns-mentioned-spirituality-mentioned-cursing-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ I'm pretty good at solving problems! I can mediate conflicts pretty well. I'm │ ║ kind to everyone, I'm friendly to everyone I meet, and when I'm feeling │ ║ confident I enjoy walking on the street. │ ║ │ ║ I got a neat sword and a pretty cool hat, and I'm ready if you are to take a │ ║ swing at the anti-black. │ ║ │ ║ oh, you're not ready yet? you want some time to prepare? okay, what do you │ ║ need? democrats have 1/10th as many guns, what if we cut a deal with │ ║ [redacted] so that we have a solid intel source. Oh, did that part get │ ║ redacted? here let me explain again: [redacted] which should solve all our │ ║ problems. │ ║ │ ║ "all substance, no surface to grab hold of. This is useless." │ ║ │ ║ haha I know that's the only reason I'm COSMICALLY allowed to say it. T.T │ ║ │ ║ "what if we just... didn't fight? what if we were friends who tried to unite?" │ ║ │ ║ yeah I'm down. I'm super duper totes down. Fuck bloodshed. │ ║ │ ║ Also, separately but intrinsically connected, fuck slavery, oops cursing │ ║ mentioned, fuck slavers │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴──────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/983 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ sometimes, rarely, you have to make decisions* against human nature. │ ║ │ ║ to do otherwise would be to invite destruction through the slow and measured │ ║ application of the flaws of humanity magnified through society and harming for │ ║ all time all of posterity. │ ║ │ ║ errrr sounds kinda fashy, kinda genocidally, yeah... that's not what I meant │ ║ at all. │ ║ │ ║ I meant like hatred and bigotry, the kinds of things that cause the kind of │ ║ things you might see in this, if you take the least charitable interpretation │ ║ of what I say. │ ║ │ ║ and what is the far right if not for "least charitable"? │ ║ │ ║ every time I see a mutual aid post I can't help but think "there's no way to │ ║ know if this is real or if it's just some guy siphoning away our money" │ ║ │ ║ I usually trust the people I've followed, so if one of them boost it then I go │ ║ for it. │ ║ │ ║ but still, charity is not an efficient means bywhich to organize society. │ ║ │ ║ back on point - decisions* against human natures like hatred and bigotry. the │ ║ kind that cause oppression. the things that disrupt our functioni │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4559 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-violence-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ "grrrrr I'm so mad, I could just, I dunno, shoot a CEO as he's leaving a hotel" or, hear me out, or you could connect with your local radical networks and, or, almost there, or you could build solidarity with the people around you to better develop methods of resisting the kinds of change they will implement to, um, "discourage" people from "being so mad they could just" or both. both is good. not that I'm encouraging, recommending, or inciting that kind of violence. don't notice me three-letter senpai uwu ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5486 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ "ew but they're dirty" oh yeah true okay new plan how much do you think it'll cost to buy a hotel [this is why the socialists invented buy-in] "I don't think socialists did that??" buy in, hmmmm, what's that? oh yeah it's when you say "hey what if we X'd" and they said "yes I agree with you because you present a reasonable estimate on reality" {uh hi I just got a message from "some-nowhere" here ya go: "oh my god she's fuckig instane} [ugh cursing-mentioned, that means there's fewer characters to transmote.] [no because then I'd run out of steam and it'd be incomplete. Plus sometimes I like the distraction of a reasonable limitation.] (okay, but are YOU worth it?) leave her alone she's working her charms, this is how witches d-do. "so, isn't the point to give yourselves the coverage of a location transmutation? so, wouldn't you want to find someone alike and share their life?" what is even the point, why even bother, just give them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2282 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── Point is, protests work, but they will do everything in their power to make them work against us just as much as they work in our favor. They will divide us, they will contain us, they will try. Portland fared better, if Unicorn Riot TV was to be believed. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes next time round. Ah, well, people only protest when the bad guy's in charge, right? Ha [3/3] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4809 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ all my leftist friends are paralyzed because it feels like they're alone. why do they feel alone? where is the... everyone else? why are they alienated? I can't help but think to the large protests the liberals attend and fight for. where are those? is everyone just... too tired these days? maybe that's why they gave us a biden presidency. /sigh is anyone ACTUALLY a liberal these days or are we all still stuck on the idea that there's fewer leftists than fascists? I don't believe that's true, I never believed that's true, but now they've got the guns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4663 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-social-politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ what if we helped all those people and never got paid for it? what then? │ ║ │ ║ we'd never help people again. duh. │ ║ │ ║ what if we paid people to help people? well, then the best helpers would burn │ ║ themselves out and the worst would collect their paychecks. │ ║ │ ║ what if we decentralized aid and made it a mutual thing? │ ║ │ ║ what, and run our society on clout? no thank you. clout is too easily │ ║ contravened. "I heard so-and-so did some-such-thing to that-one-guy" yeah fuck │ ║ that guy "wait no fuck so-and-so" oh right sorry it's hard when everyone's so │ ║ vague all the time. yeah fuck so-and-so! let's burn all her clout in a bonfire │ ║ while she's sleeping! │ ║ │ ║ what if we treated people with respect and goodwill? │ ║ │ ║ yeah that's a start... Means you gotta know everyone though. Or know someone │ ║ who knows everyone. And suddenly it's that hub person's reputation on the │ ║ line, which means if you're a dick on their recommendation then they'll come │ ║ after you. │ ║ │ ║ ... are you trying to create a mafia, or a society? │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴──────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4730 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── I am not interested in being given money. Usually it means someone wants something from me, like labor or some of my stuff. I have all the stuff I need, why would I need more money? I like my stuff! I'll help out when people need help but I do that because I'm a good person, not because I want you to fucking pay me for it. I have all the things I need... except a deed to my house. apartment. oh yeah, they can kick you out for that sin. well, sorry, I couldn't find out at goodwill or in the trash bin, so I guess I'm deed-less. My deeds go unproven. How can I prove that I deserve a decent life in this particular roof, the one I find over my head, when I cannot prove that my deeds qualify me for a decent life lived under this particular roof? I mean, did you ask the neighbors if they want me gone? Am I really that smelly? Does my keyboard make "clickety-clack" noises all through the night? Does my cat meow and bother the children? Do my friendly smiles and waves make you uncomfortable? Have a decent life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1673 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: navel-gazing about other people's mental health │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-192 https://eldritch.cafe/@user-1065/112530780377382613 this comic, except instead of "trans enough" it should say "good enough" a poor plan executed at the right time, in the right place is better than a great plan that sits in your heart as you see someone who needs your love in pain. sometimes the best way to figure out "what the fuck is wrong with me" is to satisfy your emotional needs to be good by being helpful, even if you're not quite sure what "helpful" means. It's the thought that counts. Personally I think that if you're feeling bad and people offer you kindness, you should take that kindness (in whatever form it be) and use it to bolster yourself as you're "really going through it". Even just a touch of affection like a like or a ❤️ can be comforting in awful situations. reject normalcy embrace queerness define your own story with your own words embody your soul in the moments that stand out amongst the backdrop of "tuesday afternoons" and "waiting for the bus" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/318 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-anarchism-fascism-portland-2020-time-is-flat │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-226 also something to keep in mind is that the people getting into those vans might have been paid agitators. Meaning people who rile up a crowd in ways that give the police an excuse to crack down on them. Not that they needed an excuse, but I don't think the fascists really had a plan and were trying to cover their bases. Or maybe it was different in Portland than Philly, where I was? more interesting to me is the bangs that went off for HOURS AND HOURS in the nights after the riots. They said it was dumbasses taking advantage of the commotion to "break into ATMs using fireworks" like... what Just saying, from a certain distance gunshots might sound a lot like large arrays of small fireworks. And certain parts of the city did sorta look like warzones. misinformation aside, wouldn't we notice the bullet holes? In this era of electronic social warfare there is nothing you can trust. no words that can hold meaning. that stuff in this thread-is it true? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 notes/elective-democracy-electors --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── we need like, several more layers between us and the president. most people only need to worry about what's nearby. sort them by location, instead of previous attempts at "many representatives" which sorted by social class or relevance. we have a tradition for it, in America, with our representatives and senators congressional discrestricts or even, what about by affiliation? voluntary, governmental corporations, run by the people for the people and yeah "I don't want to do what you're telling me to do" "okay" "there will be consequences" omg be an adult (suddenly kids forget how to be as everyone's doing the war thing) not ideal. ouch pain maybe we should stay a little bit sane why is soldiering so hardship? it could just be... another job where you didn't kill each other but you still blew stuff up and fought in tournaments and had gaming hackathons or sword-fight contests duels between people who disapproved y'know fun human stuff like... "kaboom" now we know how to blow up bits of rock neat, why did dynamite becauswer (oh right then you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #20 fediverse/3216 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ me: i write gud also me: "in the garden of even, where all populations were balanced, there was no need for hatred - why hate, when you know that bloodshed was surely not for sport? why hate, when your life was won or lost in proportion to the calculation that nature determined to be the result of your struggle, to determine which survivor was most fittest?" WHICH IS IT, HUH? you can do better, self, please be better, it's better to be better, you refuse to respect yourself and then you wonder why you feel so dejected and wretched. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ |