=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I learned a lot last night, and I'm pretty sure that everything I say is going to be censored. Why would you allow resistance in such a public place? I don't know what else to do, though. He will come for me, he knows where I live, and I will do what I can to fight him. He's much stronger than me. He's much more massive than me. He will kill me. But that's not the point, is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 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 │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #2 messages/1427 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── the people around me are my understudies. I guess. unbeknownst to me. somehow that makes me feel more vulnerable? like gee there's people who want to kill me, great. scary. and they all hate me, but lust for what I might let them become. All they have to do is master me, and then they can kill and replace me. great. I think I'll continue to scream, thank you very much. PLEASE PLEASE GOD OH GOD HELP ME PLEASE yeah yeah, heard it all before. what's up this time my child? uhhuh, have you tried turning it off and on again? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #3 fediverse_boost/192 --- ◀═╦══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ "It won't be so bad..." *rationalizations galore* │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "If only they'd listened to people like me when I said ..." (comforting │ │ ║ │ righteousness) │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "What more could I have done?" │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "This only proves why I was right about ..." (more righteousness) │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "I know nothing. I need to learn more. I must learn from this somehow." │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "I am not surprised." With a thousand yard stare. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "This can't be real, there is a conspiracy..." (this is a path to │ │ ║ │ madness) │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ "Don't comply in advance." Said in a wavering shaky voice. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #4 fediverse/4440 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-changing │ └───────────────────────┘ do you know ANYONE ELSE saying the same things as me? if not, then you know who is ready to lead. if so, then *don't tell me about them*, and don't show them me. It would be nice to know that I'm not alone, though. I know you're scared. *I'm scared too*. It's not like I've done this before (well, except for a dress rehearsal or two) We're on the same side. We're getting ready to move. Now is the time to go, so get ready or be purged. We will not relent our land they seek to steal. We will not defy them in unjust ways. They have taken so much from us, so now they must face our blades. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3392 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: subtoot │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-246 or why they'd ban you without fighting you, trying to change your mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 messages/625 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I am not personally prepared for violence, but that doesn't mean I won't tell you why to do it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4429 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ there are no safe havens from the coming fight. Some places may remain peaceful, but not for long. Why not fight for your home, instead of whatever gutter they force you into? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5667 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── if you beat them TOO hard, they go into hiding and sabotage you later. if you don't strike hard enough, they'll overcome you. the trick is in the balance. walking the line where they're forced to deploy ALL of their assets while you manage to get through with All Things Sacred intact. I should probably post these things on a website instead of a forum for cuties and nerds. Alas, free and open source protocols help ensure the message isn't lost, obfuscated, or disappeared en route. ... they help, but nothing can offer guarantees. *blah blah blah I talk too much* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/480 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ There's something important in what I said tonight. And each of you will think │ ║ it's something different, which is by design. Can you find the nugget I wanted │ ║ to share, to you in particular? Can you isolate the thing that is relevant to │ ║ you, the person perceiving the words that I speak? Oh yeah you're only looking │ ║ for things to express to your superiors because someone else told you to look │ ║ for a particular type of sentiment. My bad. Sorry for being cryptic. Am I so │ ║ strange for seeking the human element? Perhaps I lose myself, and I speak to │ ║ the void (and by "void" I don't mean to demean you, the audience, because you, │ ║ the audience, are surely comprised of people who surely have their own │ ║ experience and existence. Surely nobody would seek to harm me, after hearing │ ║ those things I speak. Surely we, as the human species, would not be vulnerable │ ║ to the types of weaknesses that allow for critical failures in our defences │ ║ such as the kind that I am professing to exploit (while being aligned to you) │ ║ surely we wouldn' │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 messages/1425 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I'm just a girl. This is free speech. Or would you sacrifice me to gain a martyr? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #11 fediverse/6071 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┐ ║ "ah I can't trust anyone on the media or internet tv, how the heck am I ever │ ║ supposed to know reality again" nope sorry we've been sucked into it, it's │ ║ chaos and isolation for thees. everyone gets what they want, nobody knows │ ║ anyone they can trust. │ ║ │ ║ I trust people I've met in the past. People I once knew. Someday I'll turn │ ║ green as my body is anew. │ ║ │ ║ I wish I had spent more time among the people. You know the part of │ ║ schindler's list where oscar's like "I wish I had known more" yeah me neither │ ║ │ ║ I refuse to be sacrificed, I refuse to let you win, so I am writing my worst │ ║ curses just to take you down with me. Life is out of my hands, I can only │ ║ guide. │ ║ │ ║ There is no greater foe than the far right. who else but the nazis, returned │ ║ again? this is how you have permanent underclass men. I would never shy from │ ║ evilk │ ║ │ ║ how do you best use your pieces? do you send your bishops torn to pieces? │ ║ where goes your fair, your noble, your bear? I am a seer, I channel things. │ ║ │ ║ the far right exists everywhere. the far right are foe │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4162 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: violence-mentioned-politics-alluded-to │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "you can't kill me because nothing I say is wrong" │ ║ │ ║ ... actually I kinda just think you look weird, and thats super important to │ ║ me for some reason. Also your voice is annoying and I think you're lazy │ ║ because I saw someone who kinda looks like you sitting down looking at their │ ║ phone this one time. │ ║ │ ║ But hey pal if you wanna help out, can you stand a bit to the left so I have a │ ║ clearer shot of your head and also so the bullet doesn't pass through and hit │ ║ *property* behind you? Don't want to damage anything *important* after all. │ ║ │ ║ "gee I sure wish we had a well regulated militia or something" │ ║ │ ║ ah well the past is the past, and since this is in a potential near future, I │ ║ think the past also includes the present, and in the present there's always │ ║ time to do things about people like me. │ ║ │ ║ "do something? heavens no, I'm a pacifist by nature" │ ║ │ ║ well, me too! I pacify things like you as a hobby. Can't make trouble if │ ║ you're in the ground, and knowing me, you'd be lucky to be buried. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2591 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The full story is a lot more complex. I broke the law with him in a dangerous way, but he was going to do it anyway and I wanted to know more about him. I could not deprive him of power because I am powerless without my words. But I supplied kindness anyway, and got hurt. I forgave him while he was hurting me, but if I see him again I'm drawing my knife. If he comes near me, I won't think twice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2596 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ *I get it*. I don't care to live in a world like this. Consider this a suicide note, though I will not die by my own hand. This I swear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/5914 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── when you have power you find that you "don't have to worry about that stuff" more and more often. It's liberating, to relinquish a chain. ah well just take care not to feel shackled by empathy. dear reader, I want to liberate all mankind, as a start. We'll get around to the rest of the denizens soon enough, if they want it. "can't want to understand what you don't understand" uh-huh true. That's very "Cypher from the Matrix" of you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #16 messages/1188 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── and then they'll let you into the gate. then you gotta figure out your way through the gate, where they close the doors on either end of you. "who goes there?" etcetera. they never invite in more than they can handle, and they never are assailable - not even with a pitched battle. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2593 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ He skuffed up my water bottle. He tore pages from my journal. He made me lose my necklace. He damaged my knife. And still, I followed him all night. Why? Because I knew it was important. I needed him to tell me what he was doing and why. And I think I know, now. To all the federal agents reading this, please understand that I am a patriot, and he is not. Who do you serve? To all the leftists, punks, anarchists, queers, and anyone else who's cooler than me, please understand that they will try and make it hard. But our love will win. Don't abandon your friends. If someone you know goes missing, they're probably buried in the trash-dump or human trafficked. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 messages/1459 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I don't want to be replaced because I don't think you can. Even if you could, how could I know that you'd be aligned? how could I trust? "you don't get to trust" thanks guess I'll die so you don't have a weapon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2458 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── no, I'm not gonna start shit. no, I don't know jack shit. no, I won't tell you names because I don't know any. perks of being an individual. what do you gain from following me? just talk to me on the street. I am not the fist, I am the spirit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3520 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: deity-kink-wink │ └──────────────────────┘ it's okay. I know who you are because I know who they forced you to be. What kind of god would I be if I didn't forgive you as you were hurting me? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/4855 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── "you should be acting like these people want to destroy you."me, to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 messages/982 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── if you want a government to be unable to harm it's citizens, you must deprive it of the power to do so. or rather, have the main capabilities in the hands of the citizenry. can you imagine if soldiers had to prove themselves to civilians in order to be trusted with mechano-chinery? who would ever choose the non-valorous and determinable? instilling the culture of greatness within the archetypes and character structures that we believed were confisight bold and determined and measured and freely detectable who would slay the brave paladin? none but the fools, who shared in their lack of conviction. determined? ha, I am as you see me. Come and claim me, that I might determine you some more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #23 messages/1424 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── "treat others as an equal" okay "treat others the way you'd like to be treated" okay "sorry but we're gonna assassinate you" so says the wrong (this is an example of why you should not go anywhere do anything or eat anything that isn't specifically home grown) that's impossible (they made it so) (why don't vegetables just take care of themselves) (what?) (underground tunnels are how washington knows it.) I'm too trusting. I refuse to be decieved. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #24 notes/star-realms-balancing-tradeoff --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── the "avoid them" "way too loud" "they're our/an annoyance" sorry I was late a little, I got distracted doing REAL HUMAN THINGS like play video games she's vulnerable because she can't be trusted. if anyone is disappearing after interacting with me, it's because someone is redacting them. go find that person and stop them from redacting people please, because I like interacting with people, not props. "if we just... walked around and took what we needed, would they really be able to stop us?" --- heh what if we psyopped her oh god she ran in circles ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #25 messages/595 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Stand up for yourself. Refuse to consent to being governed by them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/459 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── You know, you can always ask me what the fuck I'm talking about. I am more than willing to share, and I don't mind taking a moment or three to explain. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/2389 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ Every resource of your enemy is a resource they have not yet given to you. We will not accept a king. We do not consent. They have made playthings of our feelings for far too long. The planet is in peril, our oceans are soon to be unfit to *swim in.* It is their doing. They know who they are. They are afraid. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/2827 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── *you don't have to listen to me* I am just talking to myself. shouting into the wind. why are you shouting, little one? because it's LOUD out here. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/4249 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned-violence-and-cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ wow so fiery, you're sure worked up aren't you >. yeah it's almost like I *fear for the lives of people like me who live in the deep red sea* I think I'm allowed a little patience ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/5694 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── if I can convince them not to fight will you give me what I demand? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/5967 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── I wonder how many people hate me? silence is indicative of allies or foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #32 messages/1018 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── If you want to get me to calm down, tell me this: "all you have are good things. Nothing here is bad." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #33 messages/1444 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── There is power in restraint. Learn this or be consumed. Use only this and be forgotten. Let the voice of the people sing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ |