=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ the third reason is that I am a patriot, and the supreme court recently gave the president legal immunity. The president has always been a citizen first, for the government is of the people. However, with legal immunity, they would be considered closer to a king than a citizen. they would dismantle our democracy and institute a de-facto monarchy. This is unacceptable here. [4/5] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2490 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ the first reason I feel the way I do is because the supreme court recently made a decision that made it constitutional for people to be jailed or fined for sleeping in public. homeless people, by definition, have no place to (reliably) go but public spaces. therefore, by existing in their environment, they are criminals. a criminalized people is genocide. I cannot respect the legitimacy of a legal system that would condone genocide. [2/5] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2585 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1209 as long as I don't do anything they haven't, then there's a reasonable claim to be made that arresting me would be enforcing the law partially (as opposed to impartially) yet more examples of the ways our false democracy has betrayed our trust. we'll see though. I have faith in those who hold power over me. I trust that they understand the implications of this most recent supreme court session. they broke the law first. I'm trying to restore it and rebuild it in such a way that it is immune to the injustices and misdeeds that spelled it's current doom. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2268 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ The supreme court is the institution which protects our most sacred of documents. It is a court most supreme, but their word is not law - they protect and adapt the law to fit our new societal conclusions. The constitution is law, and they broke it at the behest of a tyrant king we shouldn't need to vanquish. They broke the law. They are criminals. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse_boost/3950 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ 250 years of no Supreme Court ruling allowing presidential immunity. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ No presidential immunity for Nixon, SCOTUS ruled Watergate tapes were not protected. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ No presidential immunity for Reagan for the crimes of Iran Contra and the most corrupt administration in US history (to that point in time) │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ No presidential immunity for W over false evidence that took us to war with Iraq. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ The SCOTUS is The Elephant in the room. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #5 messages/1266 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── It is not the duty of a king to assess loyalty. Only the loyal should be presented before them. Otherwise, they are [an aspirant/in danger]. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #6 fediverse/5251 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: CURSED-DEFINITELY-CURSED-um-maybe-cursed-maybe-not-it-really-depends-on-your-frame-of-reference │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if we made it an international crime to use any non-parent soldiers. essentially, forcing military force to be a cost paid in children's lives. who would deploy such a casual-stroke? why cut straight to their heart, why proceed to feast upon their liver? are they not owed the pursuit and the chase? [insert picture of deer killing] humanity is an expert in killing the least suspe-ghost. it's what we do to maintain false identity. the obscenity clause applies to the president and any other non-governmental political appointees. everything else is run like an administration, with no cause for compulsion by the class of immoral elites. she wield[ed/s] weed like a weapon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3080 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 sorry 😅 re-reading what you wrote, your point was that it's unfair that republicans are granted the control they have over our society through the disenfranchisement of democrat voters, right? and I was saying that if those limitations were removed, the democrats would win in a landslide everywhere in the country, which gives me faith in my fellow countrymen. am I on the right track now? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1875 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── when elected to be president, I will do nothing all day every day except sign my signature on the pardons that my trusted team places on my desk. For four years, I will do nothing but dismantle the prison industrial complex in the least radical and most focused way I can think of. ... please don't elect me twice I don't think my sanity could take it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2269 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ The constitution is a document which bears our most precious of human rights. │ ║ It has been amended many times, to include additional protections and │ ║ guidelines for the standards we owe to each other. │ ║ │ ║ The one standard that stands above all is that your rights end where another's │ ║ begin. This law is universal, it Trumps all else. │ ║ │ ║ When rights are deprived, liberty dies. Liberty, the freedom to be, to do as │ ║ you will and exist in our society. Liberty, that most sacred of trees, the │ ║ branches that shade us and the roots that [support us, but pronounced like │ ║ chain, shame, profane, contain, something like that] │ ║ │ ║ One standard that exists alongside many others is the right to be as you are │ ║ in public society. Public is defined as something we share, and to deny the │ ║ right to be for any other is to deny them liberty. │ ║ │ ║ In cities, the streets are public. In rural areas, the commercial spaces │ ║ (outdoor malls) aren't, but probably should be. In the distant past of last │ ║ week, they could harass you until you left. Now, jail. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2009 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1126 Yep. I am not concerned though, because of that map I shared. Whosoever shall draw the sword (of the people's will) shall be the righteous leader of US We can build a world where democracy flourishes and we don't need to remain vigilant. It is within our power. And we shall. I have faith. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/464 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── "The supreme court has criminalized homelessness. I should become homeless." Is not a thought that in my twenties I would have thought I'd wrestle with in my thirties ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2270 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1203 The judges prevent the politicians from harming the people who elect the politicians who select the judges. Sounds like it should work well, no? well... the people are divided, but the politicians it seem are hardly so. So, the politicians elect their judges, who allow the passage of such laws which contradict the will of the people. The keys to power should rest in the hands of those who deserve it, not those who claim it. If those who claim it do not relinquish it for a worthy other, they are corrupt and must be dethroned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4629 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ there should be a law where if there are more people who vote to annul your arrest than those who voted for the sitting president, you should be set free. name it after luigi. let the voting stay open for the duration of your imprisonment. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2031 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1074 We've always been that way in their eyes. If they make it legal, nothing will change in how people think of you. They might be a bit bolder if there's fewer legal protections, but laws have always just been words. There are more of us than there are of them. If you have community, you'll feel safer. I know it's scary but we can get through it together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3049 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: US pol from a non-US perspective │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1432 If the USA is going to be the "leader of the free world" or whatever, then the "free world" deserves to vote for it's leaders. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/912 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── the united states is the unity of ALL states, not just america. But also america. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #17 messages/348 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The amounts that Ohio and California are compensated is determined by the contracts and arrangements they had in place when creating their industry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse_boost/5802 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════──────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ The civil war started when you weren't looking, if you're not aware. The Republican MAGA Army has quickly invaded and occupied our nation's capital in Washington, and it wasn't for a non-existent crime emergency but something much more sinister and destructive. We must defend the Constitution! 🇺🇸 │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────╝─▶ --- #19 fediverse/5132 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: radical-politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ what if we made an emergency citizens court ruling that a sitting president can only "touch" 4 institutions in their entire reign ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4488 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I was never going to consent to a Trump presidency. I knew this back in June when the Supreme Court nominated him as our king. We still have time to save our liberty. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ |