=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3770 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── for every "I was there. I helped make it happen" we need at least a couple "I was there. I saw the whole thing go down"s because like, nobody's gonna believe a belligerent, even if they're on the defensive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5840 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ]]]] I have never stopped fighting for the people, ever, once, at any time. every moment of pause or relaxation was purely intended in pursuit of the cause. -- turn-of-the-century-autocrat enchanting magic's easier when you have a laboratory please, please, please let me teach you magic? enchantment is temporary, construction is as stable as the boject youses form. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/5908 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ I once had a vision of a civil war for the city of Portland. We lost. the parting message was this: "well, we almost got it. It was close. But you can do better. Don't make the mistake of hurting your allies, focus on your foes." then, with gravest clarity, he said: "we must secure a cleansing blow. Against the far right, there is no greater foe." then, ashes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2600 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1268 it's important to ask whether the actions of your allies is valuable or impactful in some way. otherwise your team falls prey to the placement of "bait" which causes you to assume that the direction of attack is under control. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1713 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: divination, tarot │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-1071 like a king who dictates on high, the taller the chair the farther the fall. how simple is it, when everyone trusts you, to betray the wishes for direction they grant upon you. By leveraging their direction to forward your own ends, you are depriving them of the liberty to choose their own ends. how cruel is it! to be the reason for distrust! alas, who can you go to for guidance if not anybody you trust? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/1013 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── peace is on the opposite side of conflict. Not here with the unfair. peace is eternally elusive only to those who are use-ed. peace is eternally internal next to those who are lucid. peace is necessary. peace is useful. peace is helpful. peace is beloved. peace is not always there. it is skittish, like an alley cat, but it will come if you make offerings. offer peace to me. I will nourish thee. offer war to me. I will devastate all who see me. there comes a time when all foes become blind, when your motives are no longer part of their story. at that time, they are lost to you, and they are only confused as to the things you do. they may heal in time. there may not be time. sacrifice your fallen to me, sacrifice them on the altar of tragedy, I will bane your broken resolutions I will claim your darkest allusions. fight for me, in spite of tragedy, and I will send mercy to your victims. fight for me, if you hold peace dearly, and I will sign fate's next ultimatum. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3834 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ some people prepare for revolution like a boy gets ready for a party others do so like a girl packing for a weekend trip to vegas I do it like a kid who forgot the paper was due on monday in 7th period and so spends their entire lunch period writing it (missing 4th in the process because the conclusion paragraph was giving me difficulty) but I think no matter how you do it, we're all just waiting for something to happen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/489 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Many autistic people will identify one particular way to do things and then be only capable of doing it that way. Like, falling asleep on the left side with their legs just so, and never learning any other ways to sleep on. But what happens if for example they are wounded in the arm they rest upon? They would have impaired sleeping capabilities! Not ideal. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5997 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── they attack the bad guys in our provinces and say that it's our foes, and they attack the bad guys in their provinces and say that it's ours that are foes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3317 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1493 the trick is to wait until they congregate on their own, then surround them. They're outnumbered right now, and that's great for us. But it means they stay home, in the shadows, for now. It kinda feels bad to win so handily. Like, damn, their "bark really was louder than their bite", wasn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4540 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── most people in the world are dumb as a bag of bricks but that's okay, I still love them, and so should you. everyone I hang out with is sharp as a tack and I love them still, for I don't have a preference for blunt objects. some people don't feel emotions I think they're just depressed some people can't stop won't stop, I say. really as long as they follow their heart and sing a tune that is true I think they're alright. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3484 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: music │ └──────────────────────┘ haunting melodies of charm and grace, tempered rhythms of battle and chase - songs to call forth to the gods, songs to effulge from our hearts, songs of witness and primacy and birth and decay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5KqRRt2bj0 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 notes/running-with-rifles --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── this game is what we are missing thank goodness for that for if this is missing in our timeline we'll be better off at last we can have games, stories, and practice wars but none of them are precious precious implies worth they are worth nothing but entertainment no problem solving utility nothing of value save for perhaps the spatial awareness and strategization that comes from being a part of such a deadly ba-lance. anyway game time teehee just for me, don't worry about it I'll show you why it's a HORRID THING that won't be coming to our shores, no siree bye ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/6381 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── alexander horses (companion cavalry) carrying spears and fresh soldiers (tired ones ride back) to the battlefield (so they can throw them) also here's a snack ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #18 fediverse/4790 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ if trump's too busy legislating trans people, he won't be legislating unions. if trump's too busy kidnapping immigrants, he won't be deporting dissidents. if trump's too busy quelling rebellion, he won't be able to contest our military. if our military's too busy contesting abroad, then they won't be able to rebirth liberty. if liberty struggles to be born, we will continue to get more angry. how much longer before the snake eats it's tail? everyone they push out is another ally to some foreign army. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2881 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "never lose your totem" I only lose things when in motion. at rest I know where everything is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4415 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ [6/5] And now, several months after I made this post, I feel no less inspired. From within me burns a fire and I cannot restrain it any longer. Their numbers are not that much larger. We have many advantages they do not possess. Use them to your advantage, but do not neglect the necessary losses. Fight back with your fists if you must, but do try and fight back with your purses. We are all in this together, each child woman and man. We live on a planet together, and they have forced us to fight for our very lives. Our fates are calling. We will get stronger. We will overcome. They are at their zenith. We can only get higher. Fight until the last day! Today is the day to be inspired. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ |