=== ANCHOR POEM === ◀─╔══════════════════════════════[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 ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────╝─▶ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4768 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol+ │ └──────────────────────┘ the more they have to do to make us declare war, the worse it'll be for their citizenry. So long as the citizenry believes they're better, and everything we can do to convince them otherwise weakens their media weather. who cares about trans executive orders. they are our enemy, what else is new? they have power now, and they will try what they can. This is like taking the internet away from chinese citizens and instituting a national intranet instead. Like, okay, we won't be able to get estrogen from the store. Who cares? We'll just make our own. If people actually care about us, which they overwhelmingly do, there's very little materially they can do. until they're further down the "first they came for..." list. then they'll come for us liberals, and gosh wouldn't that just be the worst. Who is there to contest them? What valorous warriors indeed. you're asking for mountains from a mole. have peace, have patience, let your allies intercede. This kind of thing requires discusion to protect life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2563 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: unreasonable-violence │ └───────────────────────────┘ if I was a far right militia, a pride parade would be a tempting target. hence why they must be defended with riflemen placed just out of sight, clustered away, ready to spring into the fight. spread out, hit from the flanks, keep them pinned down, and occupy space. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse_boost/2968 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ It's all made up. And we can make it up differently. We can make it up so that it's not about a murder of genocides on a boiling rock where billions must die to maintain the way of life for a few thousand uber-rich reactionary maggots lining you up for a shallow grave. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ But not, if you keep pretending, that this is all fine, and these people aren't out to get you, and the power structures aren't designed to render you into a commodity and invest the power of CHOICE in the capitalist's hands. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #6 notes/revolution --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── the only way revolution can work is if the poor have more power than the rich power is only, and solely, the control of violence we are what we make, and what we do is forever a struggle else-whise we'd grow bored from our unassailable perfection waiting for judgement day... any day now... t... don't cross the line and you're fine dream, america dream. I gave-ing her sleep, from a wiserly dawn. scream, america scream, believe what you see from heroes and conseSTACK OVERFLOW I won't have internet until tuesday. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/6336 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── if the USA goes to war with venezuela and venezuela poisons their oil watering hole it'd just be empowering the other oil reserve extracting locations, not bringing us closer to sustainability via carbon sequestration. maybe nations shouldn't declare war unless the minor is declaring on the greater. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #8 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3078 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 yes that is true! And though they'd never realize nor admit it, the republicans are oppressed too. Some day we will liberate them, and they will realize what utter douche-nozzles they've been. Their harm will be done, of course, but since there are more of us than them, we can live through their hatred and come out the other side toughened with resolve. they have nothing but anger. They will collapse under their own weight. The oppressors cannot oppress for much longer, all we have to do is wait. (and, like, y'know, prepare our resources and such) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/6077 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: militaries-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ the witch inside me hears they're sending 200 troops to my city and she's like "two HUNDRED SOLDIERS?" and freaks tf out because fighting two hundred men meant a lot more back in her day. it's still pretty hardcore but it's not the death stroke she thinks it is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2808 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-leftism-military-death-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ the reason leftists cling to institutions is because without them, the military would just shoot us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #13 notes/elective-democracy-electors --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── we need like, several more layers between us and the president. most people only need to worry about what's nearby. sort them by location, instead of previous attempts at "many representatives" which sorted by social class or relevance. we have a tradition for it, in America, with our representatives and senators congressional discrestricts or even, what about by affiliation? voluntary, governmental corporations, run by the people for the people and yeah "I don't want to do what you're telling me to do" "okay" "there will be consequences" omg be an adult (suddenly kids forget how to be as everyone's doing the war thing) not ideal. ouch pain maybe we should stay a little bit sane why is soldiering so hardship? it could just be... another job where you didn't kill each other but you still blew stuff up and fought in tournaments and had gaming hackathons or sword-fight contests duels between people who disapproved y'know fun human stuff like... "kaboom" now we know how to blow up bits of rock neat, why did dynamite becauswer (oh right then you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #14 fediverse/5931 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "The President intends to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization." being marked by your enemies as a foe sure makes me feel good. nourishes the spirit. liberates the restrained. encourages the undecided. implements the brain. suddenly, as winter approaches, the temperature rises yet again. let wind fill the sails of the valorous and let resolve and brilliance color the eyes of the focused. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1296 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-politics-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ @user-928 @user-929 @user-930 I dunno, from my perspective it's less about whether or not they're "unwitting" specifically and more like "lesser of two evils" - many of the republican people I knew in the past who were my age were utterly and absolutely convinced that if we didn't defend our homeland, somebody would come and kill us for it. It didn't really matter who that other was, they were convinced that someone would do it. So they supported the military and opposed loosening restrictions on immigration (instead preferring tighter restrictions, but more quantity. As in, "let in more people but only if we KNOW they're cool") I can't help but wonder if people join the military for the same reasons. Like standing atop the wall that divides "us" from "them", they put their backs to those they love and trust and face out toward whatever may come. The military is a very diverse place. I know a lot of other people do it just because it seems like a good, honest job. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/586 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I feel like if you're running for president you should be forced to abandon your right to free speech in so far as being unable to speak hatefully. If nothing else it would better represent our nation as a realm of dignity, honor, and civility. After the election you of course can say whatever you'd like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3985 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-hurricane │ └──────────────────────┘ conservatives are going to miss the fuck out of the south when the water overcomes it and it'll be their fault which is tragic and suddenly everyone's problem ... but it's not their fault, it's their leaders and representatives but they're all so separated they don't know how to agree on anything but the stuff they hear from their neighbors. Like... what do you expect that's just crowd dynamics then you have foreign powers who crave our destruction (or so we're told) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #19 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #20 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ |