=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── If you live in a red state, come to a blue state *now*. If you live in a blue state, house people. Let them come, and let the right leave. They probably won't, but if they try to, let them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5345 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3797 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── @user-570 unless you meant canada. I vote no on that, because there's very little difference between there and here. I mean, it's colder, which is nice. But don't move because of politics or whatever. We can handle that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/685 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── If someone calls you in the middle of the night asking to be let in because they need a place to sleep, don't let them in! Unless you know them obvi but someone you don't know trying to manipulate you like "please I need some shelter" like, babe no, we need to know each other first, it's dark, I'm in my pajamas, c'mon. If it's below freezing then okay, maybe, but... They got themselves into that situation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4459 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ democrats probably won't fight for socialism, but they sure as heck will fight against republicans. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/1002 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── In revolutionary Cascadia, you don't have to do anything different. Until you decide you want to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5704 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── we've been in a state of revolution for hundreds of years and you think it's okay to just slack off? [I'm resting] [life is hard] okay then don't psychically promise to be somewhere for something if you're tired [okay mom -.-] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/3844 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: socialism-mentioned-property-idk │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 heh that's true if you live in a city, less so the further out you go ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/1310 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── if you live far enough away, they can build a telescope of arbitrary magnification. the sky is vast, there's birds and bugs about. huh what's that over there, a thing that was placed there just for me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #10 messages/615 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── Remember, there are purple counties all over. The fighting will be fierce there. Look for places where people retire, those communities will be strong because the old people can handle daily tasks for the young. Life as we know it is ending, but a new day is beginning. We can do it if we choose to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3411 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1314 @user-1280 @user-1526 They will gladly live in a tent under an overpass cooking rats on a wire hanger so long as you can guarantee that black/brown/LGBTQs don't have a tent, rat, or wire hanger. I'd almost agree, except strike "have" and replace it with "need" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3049 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: US pol from a non-US perspective │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1432 If the USA is going to be the "leader of the free world" or whatever, then the "free world" deserves to vote for it's leaders. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #14 fediverse/2320 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: strategy-games │ └──────────────────────┘ If you have numbers, envelop your foes. If you are elite, pierce to their heart. If you only have numbers, give your commanders bodyguards. If you only have elite, become undiscoverable. EDIT: If you are fast, hit from the side. if you are only fast, keep them just out of sight. If you are strong, deal crushing blows if you are only strong, you no longer have any foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/6134 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── what if instead of hulu we paid for a random house in a nice area with real classic design to be bought by a bunch of goth girls and treated like a palace while they do goth girl things then we did it 500 times until we ran out of goth girls ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #16 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/463 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── A democracy only works if the losing side consents to being governed by the victor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5167 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── @user-1074 so, you're saying we should select for good people, rather than loyal people? If so, I tend to agree. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1064 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-68 "if California isn't America then neither is Texas" sounds much different than "If Texas isn't America anymore then neither is California////" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6457 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── the second rule is you don't have to hang out with mortals. there are places you can go where they won't find you, except by accident, and then you just go somewhere else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ |