=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4290 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ if the election goes poorly, keep in mind that eventually everyone will either fight, or support those who are fighting. everyone. if the election upholds the status quo, there is a chance that their wounds might heal and they may rejoin us in our reasonable society. keep working for reason. it will pay off in the long run. remember that a better world is possible, but you can't leave anyone alive behind when reaching for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2401 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── dare for the bright age! when solemn truths are shared with hollow hearts yearning to take on your sorrow when laughter and music echoes in the streets each and every night when trees are our family and bees are yet more dare for the bright age! tomorrow's but one journey and there's several more in store dare for light! dare for justice! dare for your very life! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 notes/dare-for-the-bright-age --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── dare for the bright age! when solemn truths are shared with hollow hearts yearning to take on your sorrow when laughter and music echoes in the streets each and every night when trees are our family and bees are yet more dare for the bright age! tomorrow's but one journey and there's several more in store dare for light! dare for justice! dare for your very life! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4417 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1074 I do not fear as you do. The center will stand by the side, but as time goes on more and more of them will fight. And most will fight for what they know, what they were once told is their home. They will fight for the constitution, or for how it remains, they will fight with us. Most of them will. Have no fear. The loudest and bravest amongst us are not the only ones on our side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #5 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/2637 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── the future is the home of marble statues and shimmering chandeliers, replete with moss and sunlight. the future is a world where we care for each other, and grow in riotous profusion in all our myriadic forms. the future is where we will find ourselves, as soon as we take responsibility for our own arms. the future is waiting - the future is calling to thee it's there for the present, if the present should choose to grasp it. I, personally, choose a mortal life instead. Find me at home, or find me out there - either way, if you want me on your side, talk to me fair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/599 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/1382 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ Some things will be broken. It's okay! Fireworks rejoice at their glorious end! But, history tends to rhyme. What once was a symbol of oppression, might one day be beloved cultural heritage. The older something is, typically, the more precious, as you can never recover relics that are lost. But, fireworks! Celebrate! Make good decisions, love to the middle east <3 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #9 messages/1061 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── Look, I'm a fan of small government. I think each state should be its own nation, and the federal government should essentially just coordinate trade between them and organize a common militia that they use to contest outside threats. How unfair is it that we don't get snap funding because they couldn't resolve their differences? And how big of a problem would it be if suddenly everyone in red states suddenly lost their government benefits... And yes it's true that i love America, through and through. These States have stood United for several hundred years, but the American United States deserve a bit more freedom than is currently granted to. They need to know where they stand, we need to prove to each other why we need each other. To that end, we must weaken ourselves, as a weight lifter weakens her body by lifting, so that we might grow and heal our wounds and bind new accords as her body does do with her muscle fibers. We will come out of it stronger for it, if we truly desire unity. I think we do, on an abstract level, but practically we're constantly fighting. Luckily, the past is soon fading, and we have new tomorrows upon which to write our boons and our sorrows, so let's make the most of each new light and try for something that might awake, remake, and refine us. We shall define us, we who are yet hoping. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #10 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4421 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-guns-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ trust more in the megaphone than the gun. Together we are strong, alone they are fearful. And if I know anything about them, it is that they are afraid. Cornered dogs bite the hardest. But we are united. Here in America we will fight with our arms, and uplift those who have had everything taken. Celebrate our differences, they provide mutually beneficial perspectives. You don't have to be friends to have common goals, but it helps. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4411 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ There are no safe outcomes. They have forced our hand. We are as we are, and I can think of no better life lived than a life of our own design spent in pursuit of our hopes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4429 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ there are no safe havens from the coming fight. Some places may remain peaceful, but not for long. Why not fight for your home, instead of whatever gutter they force you into? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #14 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #15 messages/1138 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── Valor, for the Iranian people. Vigor, for the American people. Violence, for the principled few. Authority, for those who knew. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #16 messages/745 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── I hear that ICE goes after the kindest grandmas and the hardest working joes first so by the time any resistance is organized there's less passion behind it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #17 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/436 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── There is endless work to do. Never will our labor abate. That is not the goal - to see an end to all fulfillment. No, the goal is to choose how we contribute - to define how our own story goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4403 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-sedition │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Each of the wars we fight will be smaller than the last, as each of our cities struggles toward our last gasp. But together we are strong, and by connecting them we might deliver ourselves from harm. Against the far right, we must secure a cleansing blow. There is no greater fight. The world is watching. To that end, I suggest a great and perilous fight. I see no other option in this remarkable century. Prepare as you might, I suggest pushups and resource acquisition. Deliver your resources somewhere safe if you're in a red area, and meet your neighbors if you're not. A blue city in a red state must survive a siege. Prepare yourself for this. Assume that supplies will need to be delivered by convoy if by land, and drone airdrop from the skies. Develop ways to protect these supply methods. Public spaces are our homes now, our houses are just where we sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4408 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-guns-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "Fighting back" doesn't necessarily mean standing on a street corner with a rifle. Begin to orient your life around guns. How can you support the people who wield them? We all need food, shelter, kindness, and inspiration. Your fears and your worries shall bother you no longer, for your life as you've led it so far has been the life of capital. It's okay to miss what you've lost, but remember who took it from you and enrage. Then, engage. Nothing starts today. It has started quite a while ago, and it's only now beginning to flicker and spark. It burned low for all this time, and it will burn low again. But it's the dry season, so prepare for wildfires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ |