=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-marxism-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1464 @cyborganism @GammaGames they aren't distractions no more than the artillery crew are a "distraction" to the infantry fight. but there is no war but the class war. they are facets of the class war. you're both right. everything you mentioned is important, AND their core thesis is true. if they disregard anti-racism, feminism, queer liberation, etc as distractions as you describe, then yes. they are narrow-minded bigots. but in my experience, the only people who say those things are teenagers, so. everyone has specialties. some can advocate for disability rights, queer and women's liberation, race issues, or any other number of worthy causes. They are fighting the class war even if they don't claim to be, for those are classes of people they are fighting for. (or against, if they're reactionary) the most dangerous class is the rich, the powerful, the insane. True psychopaths accrete power and they wield it against all others. They must be cast down for all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4422 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1013 They may return to us if they choose, when they realize that we were right all along. Otherwise, they might feel disenfranchised and choose to disengage. That is expected and allowed. Others amongst them might go right. Fuck 'em, they always cared for gold over lives. You are right, their methods have not worked. They have sustained our society up to this point and for that I thank them - but we are entering a new age for our country, and we shall build it as a federation. They are more than welcome to observe and offer insight from their years spent observing and wrestling with Republicans, but understand that much of their insight is dealing with their elite class of politicians and not with who you and I might come across on the street. They are encouraged to learn from us. To do otherwise is at best to neglect our only route to a bright future - at worst it is to obstruct us, to delay us, to keep us running in circles. Find the people who are sabotaging our efforts and move on ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3181 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-marxism-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1464 @cyborganism @GammaGames I did see that post but I was mostly responding to you. There's a particular category of "leftist" who, to put it gently, have a greatly simplified view of the world in which "the only war is class war." I wanted to explain how the viewpoint of "the only war is the class war" is more developed, rather than simplified. I wanted to express that it takes nuance to understand that all oppression is connected and is derived from the same source - the corruption of power. They regard social issues such as anti-racism, feminism, queer liberation as distractions from the "true" cause of bringing about a new economic system - unimportant at best, active interference invented by the ruling class at worst. It's not true that those who believe in the class war disregard these things. That's just not right to me. Basically, they're narrow-minded bigots. I was included in your first statement and I'm not a bigot so I wanted to stand up for myself. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3448 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: ACAB again │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 what if we took all the "good cops" and made them into a militia that protected us from the far right oh, we did, and that was basically the revolutionary war. If you consider monarchy to be "far right" which I kinda do? that was hundreds of years ago, though. Plenty of time for it since to twist into the police-industrial-complex or whatever. don't get me started on the rampant security theatre... people will do anything to feel safe, even sacrifice a bit of freedom for it. something tells me perhaps they deserve neither. -- my understanding of the police force in america is that it's like, 15% racist misogynistic assholes who pull people over for stupid reasons and try to start shit, and 75% people who just want to do a good job and support their community. problem is, if their community is racist assholes then they tend to align as such. the remaining 10% are idealists who have the power to sway their comrades in a way that the 15% racist assholes don't. I speak to them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2653 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if your goal is to get people to resent homeless people or gay people or black │ ║ people or... insert minority here, then what kind of world do you really think │ ║ you're building? │ ║ │ ║ "ah, but you don't understand - it's to make the COLONIZERS hate minorities, │ ║ so they move away and leave the city to ourselves" │ ║ │ ║ ... that's the worst fucking take I've ever heard. We are all colonizers! We │ ║ live in AMERICA. But yeah sure I see what you're saying, you want the │ ║ gentrification to stop. And you do that by metaphorically "firing a gun into │ ║ the area in suburbia once every 2 or 3 days at random hours" which, like... │ ║ yeah that'll reduce property value, but also now my water bottle is all dented │ ║ up and my knife is scratched and my journal has pages torn out of it and I │ ║ lost my favorite necklace and I'm pissed because you told me you were going to │ ║ help me and work with me and be my friend and then you just abuse me for hours │ ║ and hours and it's like... why?? I get that you were teaching me but I wanted │ ║ to know YOU, not lessons │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3940 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: polit │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the less a political conversation uses proper nouns, the more productive it │ ║ can be. │ ║ │ ║ For example. Try not to mention capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. │ ║ │ ║ Also, don't talk about Republicans or Democrats. That just invites tribalism. │ ║ │ ║ Instead, focus on issues. Like "Hurricane Relief distribution methods" instead │ ║ of "whether or not hurricanes deserve to be relieved" │ ║ │ ║ saying something like "gee it sure feels like our community has gone to │ ║ shreds" is a good way to start it, and then you can move on to things like │ ║ "well, I just think it was nicer last year, before a hurricane came through │ ║ and took all our jobs." and they say "uh-huh true yeah I believe you" │ ║ │ ║ but as soon as you say "hey maybe those capitafascist pigs shouldn't be │ ║ allowed to wield nuclear arsenals" they start looking at you funny, like they │ ║ disagree with whatever you want to say but aren't. │ ║ │ ║ and it's like... no, that's all you wanted to say, but behind their eyes are │ ║ things like "black people are worse than me" or "I'm better than a woman" so │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #6 messages/1019 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── The insightful but unaware liberal's perspective on war quickly changes from "what are we even fighting about?" to "holy shit these people actually want to kill us" [the learned liberal who knows history and who follows along with politics will say "we are fighting him" until they say "we are fighting American ISIS"] The leftists fight for liberty. More and more of them join every day. The blacks fight for freedom, *even still*. Everyone else has cause, and I'm sure some just do it for the thrill. Do they work together to build a world where everyone gets what they want? Even their foed? Or do they splinter, and let intelligent sabotage guide their fates? I know I'd rather trust my own will, and the will of those who believe with me. I know I'd rather make space for everyone, rather than shove some out into space. It's cold up there! You can't even breathe! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5664 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── that one Trump guy in town is either stupid, a fascist, or a psyop. ICE is a bluff. Doing my very best to make them escalate faster than they can sustain themselves. yes... YES! Exhaust yourself, mine enemies, for you are lying about your strength, and have challenged me to a duel. I'm just a girl but I'm not just me. Didn't you hear? It's not about me! The nice thing about the Pacific Northeast is that you don't need to pay taxes in dollars. Something something from each according to their ability, blah blah you know the rest. Raintree forest is full of pine. Straight backs shoot strong and narrow. The silent river flows the farthest, the rapid water drowns the most. ICE is a bluff. In the treaty of equal territory, they can keep to their burgs and we can worship the forest the streams the oceans the dreams. Cities belong to their inhabitants, homes belong to their housed. Everything else is just applied equity. Dream bigger than "the same, but nice". Start with nice, start out the same, and diverge ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5713 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I hate winning and I don't like losing. The playing is where the game is. [games of life and death are no fun] hence, why nobody invites me, because I try for the middle approach that respects both people. this tends to make people mad because its like "bro they're nazis" and I'm like "okay but how do you know" and they're like "fuck you" so I'm like "fuck nazis? actually?" and they're like "you're with them" and I'm like "I'm with you" and they're like "stop infiltrating" and I'm like "who's infiltrated?" and they say "stop talking to the internet" and I say "nobody reads me anyway" and they say "screensho0ts are forever" and I'm like "I'm pretty as can be" this, combined with a strong sense of justice, implies the narratives I instinctually provide. wei wu wei according to Ursula K. Le Guin, this means "doing without doing", or "show, don't tell" but minus the doing, and adding the "tell"ing. I think I'd look badass with a spear or trident. I have a sword because swords are cool, but spears are bleed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/6055 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── the longer we wait, the more their hypocrisy becomes apparent, and the more "the people" get it but, uh... I think enough people get it. They at least know something is going on, whatever it may be. they will tell their base whatever they want to hear and their base will have hate. they're itching for it. volunteer for things if you want a say in how they turn out. risk your life to live longer. there is no way to know when the time is right because nobody knows the truth of our times. Even the president is misled. gee I sure wish there was like, some form of centralizing intelliagentic knowledge that pulled the strings and led us puppets toward liberty, justice, and freedom for all (as a baseline) surely they'd be able to see the corruption and rot that imperils us all, might they have a better design? who can say, they are quiet as the grave, here's hoping they stay that way. "you know the powers of which you speak are not to be trifled with" you can't trifle with your own life. be thorough~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2724 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-cursing-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "second american revolution" yeah fucking right it's liberals versus fascists, and once the liberals win the leftists will be marginalized again because that's how it goes. though who knows, maybe periods of intense tumult are the perfect times for restructuring society. After all, the traitors HAVE been slowly twisting things to their benefit every chance they get. And hey, these leftists really seem to know what's going on - I mean, have you heard that guy's rant about the minimum wage? or hey check out this video essay that goes into the politics of gender and how they relate to the justification of hierarchy, so neat glad we can hear these voices while we shiver in our homes waiting for the brave ones to save our lives. Cowering sure is neat, it inoculates you to trauma and then every news story feels like just another pile of shit to eat. Though, frankly, we're pretty inoculated already. Too bad cowardice has been our song ever since the Red Scare and Civil Rights movements. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/154 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── There are two types of people with power, but it's impossible to tell which is which because anyone that gravitic must necessarily hide their true colors. The first just wants to hurt people. You cannot reason with them, they want power for powers sake and they are corrupted by it. The other is a kind of benevolent fascist, who doesn't want the nuclear football in the hands of the people because obviously they'd hurt themselves with it. The second kind can be reasoned with. Of course people exist on a spectrum, but these are two extremes that they may be defined by. The second kind can bs reasoned with. If you can show them how, structurally and immutably, the power they are to relinquish shall not harm this earth, then they shall grant it to you. Because at their core they are a kind grandpa herding cats with laser swords attached to their tails who are hopped up on catnip at all times. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5551 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ look, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. it's not about superiority, or │ ║ otherwise attacking your honor. │ ║ │ ║ I just... don't want to fight anymore, I'd much prefer if everyone got back │ ║ into hand. can we call evens even and fairs fair? │ ║ │ ║ [unrelated, but thank god for the WW2 video games like Call of Duty which │ ║ taught their playerbase important lessons about war and the sorrow and endless │ ║ travailles it implies. How callous, how flawed, how horribly depraude! much │ ║ better to guide awayy I say] │ ║ │ ║ it is a matter of pride for a country to be able to wage war. their military │ ║ are not tools, but rather implements of their force, tools in no hand but │ ║ their masters, to do with as they will. │ ║ │ ║ such is the authoritarian [mascot/mindset]. but war does not have to be. why │ ║ suffer an evil, a pure and unjust sport, when other alternatives can multiply │ ║ in force? │ ║ │ ║ because of the pride. because it is part of our humanity. part of our history. │ ║ it is woven into the design of our bones. Survival of the fittest didn't die, │ ║ it became soc │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴──────────┘ --- #13 notes/planes-and-trains-and-tanks --- ════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── From a thread titled "White House delays release of JFK assasination files "to protect against identifiable harm" A violent uprising in America today would have the help of a lot of veterans that have 20 years of experience with insurgencies and are pissed off at the government for sending them to a bullshit war over lies purely so the politicians and their friends can become even richer. True, but they have tanks. And drones. And much higher numbers of experienced soldiers. And a cohesive and organized command structure. There's a hundred reasons why a violent uprising wouldn't work, but a thousand more why it's necessary. I believe we can have a peaceful future, but we must also realize that holding all our cards and intentionally keeping them close to our chest isn't helping anyone. We need to come together and work on solid, stable, and sustainable projects. We're all humans, we all want a better future for our children. The drive to nurture posterity is what defines us, and to that end we must act as a unified whole. Humans can work together, and our beliefs can overlap in ways we never expected. That is understandable and expected. They may also differ in unsuspected ways, and that is also understandable and expected. We have the power to *choose* how to react to our differences, and we may *choose* to pursue and develop our similarities. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═══════──┴╧═──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 notes/planes-and-trains-and-tanks --- ════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── From a thread titled "White House delays release of JFK assasination files "to protect against identifiable harm" A violent uprising in America today would have the help of a lot of veterans that have 20 years of experience with insurgencies and are pissed off at the government for sending them to a bullshit war over lies purely so the politicians and their friends can become even richer. True, but they have tanks. And drones. And much higher numbers of experienced soldiers. And a cohesive and organized command structure. There's a hundred reasons why a violent uprising wouldn't work, but a thousand more why it's necessary. I believe we can have a peaceful future, but we must also realize that holding all our cards and intentionally keeping them close to our chest isn't helping anyone. We need to come together and work on solid, stable, and sustainable projects. We're all humans, we all want a better future for our children. The drive to nurture posterity is what defines us, and to that end we must act as a unified whole. Humans can work together, and our beliefs can overlap in ways we never expected. That is understandable and expected. They may also differ in unsuspected ways, and that is also understandable and expected. We have the power to *choose* how to react to our differences, and we may *choose* to pursue and develop our similarities. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═══════──┴╧═──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3891 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── "no, you're the opposite of a yes-man, AKA a gatekeeper. I don't know how else to explain mentally disabled and barely keeping it together to you, but frankly if you want to take away my house or my weed then why would I do what you say? ... oh right, the state's monopoly on violence [can compel me to do what you say]. Sure seems like a "well regulated militia" is supposed to be a counterweight to that monopoly, to prevent people from harassing and exploiting and destroying. Too bad any "militias" I can think of tend to want me dead. like, seriously, if you live in America, you implicitely trust that your army will be able to protect you from the right-wing bozos who spend all their time drinking and shooting in the woods. Otherwise, if they couldn't / wouldn't, then why wouldn't or couldn't the right wing bozos just decide to wreck everything in spite of our past? We were a proud people once before, and we may be again. If only we fight at the last. [ever since I fell off my bike my body feels strange] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/799 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ the government makes murder okay by framing the perpetrators also prisons are concentration camps and the people who are close to you are oppressing hunting you racism etc is a sham to distract you capital will never be relinquished the internet was AI from the beginning something beyond humanity demands our suffering there cannot be proof of your fears - if it was proven, it would be circumstances instead of fears there's nothing [sorry gotta cut this off, my refrigerator is talking to me again and I want to listen] - [huh that's weird I have no memory of the past hour, best continue where I left off an hour ago -> go to {A}]a schizophrenic who's never been diagnosed {A} - yeah clearly all that I've been saying recently is just a fluke. Like, just noise in the endless array of expression projected onto our communal web-space. Clearly I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm not just cogent when I'm drunk. Or more imaginative when I'm stoned. Clearly dreams are fake and pursuing them is 1/? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/157 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 the scariest part is you don't need AI for any of that. people have been scamming with call centers in indonesia. election campaigns are essentially generalized information spreading machines. (whether mis, dis, or just... regular information) Marketing is an entire discipline dedicated toward making people believe something they previously did not - that product XYZ is worthy of their dosh. But it doesn't have to be like that, it could be using it's powers of analysis for good. But alas, if only we had an economic system that allowed for anything but a race to the bottom. I mean yeah racing is great when you're competing with a bunch of other nations, but c'mon do we really need to fight? Every inch of earth has been claimed. Let's just... draw a line in the sand and say "okay no more changes" and focus on more important things? Like climate change for example? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1854 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ okay how about this: one side of the political spectrum gets to pick the │ ║ rules, and the other picks the people playing the game (carrying out the │ ║ rules, like government work and stuff) │ ║ │ ║ then they switch every 2 years or whatever. they can vote to decide which │ ║ group of people do what, and if something is owned by one side then the other │ ║ can't touch it. Ah, but what if it's in the way? Well, then move it duh" │ ║ │ ║ hey, you know pride? yeah, that event that happens once a year? sure would be │ ║ nice if we met people we didn't know there. if we knew everyone else. if we │ ║ spent most of it sharing our discussions, and talking about what we're most │ ║ proud of. then, okay here's an idea, we could filter and organize and figure │ ║ out which one of us has the most "votes" in terms of what's the things we │ ║ agree on and then we could pick our own CEO │ ║ │ ║ yeah I'd totally work for the gay company, they got rainbows and shit that's │ ║ awesome. │ ║ │ ║ What they do? Oh, I dunno, butt stuff I guess. but like I'm all for it (not │ ║ the butt stuff, │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #19 messages/314 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Sowing political division the way Fox news does is treasonous... It doesn't matter the intention, those responsible should be forced to cease their actions. I don't care about punishment, I care about damage to the fabric of our society. Take, for example, the fact that the military is struggling to find recruits. So many of them typically come from the right half of the political spectrum because the right tends to favor the ideals of "honorable warriors" and such. But Fox News has corrupted that. In addition, the left half of the media has also incited hatred amongst ourselves. It's wrong to pit brother against brother, and yet... We have a weak series of generations and that's okay in times of peace. But times of peace are coveted abroad, and weakness is opportunity. So I don't care if we have 10,000 tanks. Hell, build ten thousand more. I despise war, but I despise weakness even more because weakness begets war. Typically, a war that you'd be losing, though frankly in war, everyone loses. There are grevious mistakes at play that gave room for evil to spread. Corruption follows, and with it comes our greatest generation on its death bed. A civil war would be the end of us, as nothing stops war in the imperial core until there's nothing but ashes and bloodshed. And yet, something has to change. There's too much pressure for this to go on un-abated. I thank the masterful statesmen who ply their trade for their own profit, for in their profit our peace does follow. Alas, the most profitable venture is war, which often gets exported. How callous, how vain, to exert and call forth fiery rain, and yet the bullets keep leaving the factory. Power corrupts. Power accretes. And power can be deceived. Fuck power, dismantle the whole apparatus. Build it back up from the mechanics, and then implement it bit by bit. Leave no stone unturned, there is no facet that is sacred. We need a new system, and its we who must make it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/488 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ [in response] │ ║ │ ║ you only say that because you're privileged such that you may ignore such │ ║ realities. You are despicable, you ignore the plight and reality of those who │ ║ you claim to speak toward - what a jerk! │ ║ │ ║ (in response) │ ║ │ ║ how futile it is, the effort to denigrate yourself to infinite requirements. │ ║ I'm literally unemployed, I have no capital, I cannot speak for naught but │ ║ those who would hear me. I guess that makes my words useless, wouldn't you │ ║ agree? Shall I describe myself more fully? It's the responsibility of the │ ║ audience to ascertain the intentions, biases, and contextual evidence that the │ ║ author presents in their thesises. So... You, who are reading this, what do │ ║ you think of me? Would you ever tell me as such, or am I simply a mass of │ ║ words in the void of experience that comprise your existence in this wholely │ ║ (yet incompletely) digital existence? I hope you have a good life, my most │ ║ precious of viewers. I hope you never face incontrovertibly impossible │ ║ hardship. 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