=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1265 protect your wife. if you can, be in a better "place" and wait for the "times" to move forward. the both of you are important for the world of tomorrow. if the fascists take control, it won't matter that they'll come for her first. they must not take control. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4290 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ if the election goes poorly, keep in mind that eventually everyone will either fight, or support those who are fighting. everyone. if the election upholds the status quo, there is a chance that their wounds might heal and they may rejoin us in our reasonable society. keep working for reason. it will pay off in the long run. remember that a better world is possible, but you can't leave anyone alive behind when reaching for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/6204 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ if the christians got killed rid all of the queers they'd miss them within years. not decades. then, they would never forget them. neither within years, nor decades. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2315 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ leftists: "you are important, you are valuable, you are loved, and they will hurt you" fascists: "you are hated, nobody wants you, you are weak, and they will hurt you" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4383 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: homelessness-mentioned-politics-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Come to a battleground state, nobody will question why you are homeless and full of lit sparks. There's nothing left for you at your home. It's okay to leave it all behind. Just bring the things that you made if you can, the things that reflect "you" - the most irreplaceable things, like family photos and precious small charms. Everything else is to be abandoned. If necessary in your particular case, dear reader, for I swear it to you in your face: we will not let these fascists go far. Come please, and help us. I don't care what you once owned, I don't care from where you claim is your home, just don't betray us and we'll take care of you and fight against the dark. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4502 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: radical-politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ If you're radical enough to consider yourself "antifa" then you are probably working as hard as you can. I wouldn't ask you to do more. We must demand that others work for our future as well. It is unreasonable to demand so much of us. We must be funded and supported if we are to mobilize, and we must have the freedom to move and organize if we are to contest our enemies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2417 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1265 I can't reassure you about the "place", but the "times" are getting better. We stand now at the apex of their cruelty, and all it takes to reach the bright future is to keep moving forward. unfortunately, the future always comes, but it comes unevenly and not fully distributed. but it will come to all, this I swear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/3107 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Meta, oversimplifying │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1449 @user-1074 I mean, you're allowed to fight about stupid shit as long as you realize it's about something that doesn't matter. As long as people are working together toward their common goals then... whatever, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4068 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── there will always be people who shine in moments of strife yet those people will inevitably fail, just as a toothbrush bristle looses it's strength or a pencil loses it's lead the trick is to test them in times of peace, so you can know their value during times that lack it, the trick is to replace them before they become stalin never forget that power corrupts, yet power must be wielded by the worthy, else we fall into shame and despair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5028 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: protests-and-fascism-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ my favorite protest sign I didn't see last weekend went something like this: "if you want to resist fascism, pay my rent so I can resist fascism" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5787 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if you want to make rope, you start with small pieces and braid them together. if you want to make hope, you start with families and braid them together. just be careful, for the world is too vast to keep track of who knows what. better in my mind to have systems of familiar forces which keep guiding as things align. -- twisted sister ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1579 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── fellas is it gay if I think fascists should be killed if they don't permanently revoke their ways ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/192 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── If you had taken a road untravelled, your current (alternate) form would be just as valid as your current (present) form. No matter the road, no matter the consequence. You are important in all things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4025 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4110 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: government-corporations-capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you have a job, your life is dictated by your corporation just as much as it is by your government. And yet corporate leaders are not elected, but rather selected. And that is unfair for all the reasons that primogeniture was. It is unjust for all the same reasons that monarchy was. It is a tool of oppression, just like autocracy is. The world will never be free until we can be as we choose to be. Our society is simply too enmeshed with capitalism to destroy it, but we could, with the minimal required effort, dismantle the corruption and authoritarian control that is wielded against us as we weld our own chains day after day. We can replace them. We can vote for them. We can select leaders who know more than us and are better suited for the role than those who seek only to maximize profit over all else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3521 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: deity-kink-wink │ └─────────────────────────┘ I trust that you will betray me. it's okay. all that I need is for you to be here, with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5380 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ dear right-wing converts to the cult of sanity: you don't have to be trans just to show [your devotion/you're sorry], we'll accept anyone who is cool and "gets it" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #20 messages/1022 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── "a lot depends on you. you can't just fall back into old politics like that. remember, we're building a new world, not inflicting the wounds of the previous upon our children." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ |