=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1268 @user-1165 it's only as easy as we make it. do you know of any militias in your area that could resist a crackdown like the kind you're describing? if not, then our existence depends on the laws of our society. Thank goodness. But... laws can change. So organization is what matters. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3967 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Thoughts// anarchist //whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1298 My understanding is that you essentially want to defang power such that it cannot harm innocent people? That's... not such an easy task. If I had an answer that could fit within a twitter post like this one then I would give it to you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/126 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── If a kid wanted to drink alcohol all they'd have to do is walk into a liquor store and grab the first bottle they saw. Then book it. Their feet would carry them away faster than your call to 911 to report a shoplift, away to a future of sorrow. Should we seek to restrain them? Or should we make a world they do not desire to escape? Trick question, the structure of society cannot prevent non-compliance. It should not, for if it shall then it becomes ossified, and thus it cracks and it crumbles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1438 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: suicide-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ if you're gonna kill yourself anyway, might as well throw yourself at a cause you believe in. Ideally the kind that requires repeated attendance and lots of opportunities to make friends or forge communal bonds with people who can help you. honestly, what do you have to lose? sure it's hard, but nothing worth doing is easy. If it were, someone else would have done it already. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3076 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 they need to do stuff like that or else the republicans would never win... which honestly is the most heartening thing I've heard all day. there are more of us than them, thank goodness. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3938 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1265 you'd pull a child to the sidewalk if they were in danger, wouldn't you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/206 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-174 so what you're saying is if we make it harder for companies to exist then the minimum threshold of quality will rise? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2246 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ they're saying that laws cannot stop them. │ ║ │ ║ but we will stop them, so how are you in particular going to help? │ ║ │ ║ if you aren't sure, try taking a sheet of notebook paper and writing down some │ ║ ideas. │ ║ │ ║ start with things that are nearby, like helping your neighbors or pulling cats │ ║ from trees, and then scratch them out. │ ║ │ ║ then write about things that are important for our institutions and structures │ ║ like voting or attending city council meetings, and strike them out too. they │ ║ just said laws cannot stop them, remember? │ ║ │ ║ next thing about things like throwing bricks at cops, and yeah that's helpful │ ║ if the cops are currently doing something to deserve having bricks thrown at │ ║ them │ ║ │ ║ but you should probably scratch that out too, because you're hitting your foe │ ║ in their strongpoint. │ ║ │ ║ where are our foes weak? │ ║ │ ║ under the armpit is a great place to hit with a knife, because it's difficult │ ║ to armor that part of your body without significantly reducing mobility. │ ║ │ ║ how can we best strike the nobility? │ ║ │ ║ I'm going to the park. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #10 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice. these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse_boost/3198 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ If #Musk is allowed to say "#CivilWar is inevitable", we're allowed to say revolution and the uncompensated nationalisation of the assets of billionaires is inevitable. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #13 fediverse/110 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 monday is as reasonable of a day to start the universe as any, wouldn't you think? it is the beginning of the week, after all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1777 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed land not by charging money to keep it but rather by taking some of it and giving it to the bureau of land management ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4811 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 georgism is pretty similar to liberalism if I understand it correctly. I think it could be a neat simple way to say "hey what if we taxed landlords" and that's good enough for a start. by no means is it the desired end-state, though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/94 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-107 If you can figure out how to do it well, everything else seems less difficult. : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4432 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1678 warriors need help the most. why should they cook and clean if they're busy dying for you? help them. Do what you can for them. Or become one yourself. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/1229 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── What if we just banished people who broke the rules? Then nobody would rarely get hurt. [do they take care of them elsewhere?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #19 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ |