=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ what if we put the nuclear weapons in the world under control of a "third party" that just launches them at anyone who wages war on anyone else? ah, but suddenly other conflicts like infiltration and genocide mean we can't wage war to contest them. great, there goes my "liberate all the slaves" idea, maybe I should think of a different "nuke solution" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1346 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ what if we said that each square meter on the planet gets the same proportion of nuclear weapon usage? if your country is big enough to qualify, they can launch 1 or more nuclear weapon at whoever they please, and the launch systems have to be designed such that anyone anywhere can order them to launch. ... okay that also feels like a big problem. hmmmm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #2 messages/1179 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── what if we put all the nukes in a big pile and launched them into space (nuclear themed asteroid showers?) njot ideal plus they could just build more in sectret. okay, so... we made these things, and they're really hard to get rid of. we've been able to dissasemble at least one per year, but there's... so many... they're really far too conceptually simple to build. it's not right. such destructive power should be wielded with might, not for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #3 fediverse/3941 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: nuclear-weapons-mentioned │ │ ║ └───────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "okay but what if we just... made nuclear warheads illegal globally" │ ║ │ ║ gee I'm sure glad I live in a timeline that follows the geneva convention. │ ║ │ ║ the only reason to have a weapon is to intend to use it, and nuclear weapons │ ║ are anathema to us. they are our bane. they are death, and they destroy worlds. │ ║ │ ║ there is no reason to seek to destroy yourself. And so there is no reason to │ ║ seek to destroy Earth. And if the purpose of a weapon is to be able to use it, │ ║ and if nuclear warheads would set off a chain reaction that destroys Earth, │ ║ then there is no reason to possess a nuclear warhead. │ ║ │ ║ the difference between the "bright future" timelines and the Warhammer 40k │ ║ timelines is just based on whether or not we collectively can dismantle our │ ║ troubled and chaotic historical past. │ ║ │ ║ "every wound you heal in yourself is another scar for posterity, and given │ ║ time, all scars fade." │ ║ │ ║ Well... we survived, we were the fittest... yay, go us. │ ║ │ ║ now we need to grow the fuck up and act like adults. End Nukes │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/250 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: palestine-and-other-places-probably-idk │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "ah but what about false flag attacks and a repeat of the whole 'weapons of mass destruction in Iraq' thing, surely we could be misled and therefore there cannot be an conclusively ethical reason for war" perhaps you're right, but my feelings tell me that we have guns, and people are dying. "ah but won't they just send all their political opponents to fight and die while they amass power in the background" yeah that'll probably happen. "why should I give my life for a man I never met in a faraway land" fuck you "okay but won't any military action on such a scale create the conditions for WW3 (which would spell the end for the human race)" yeah probs "... and you're okay with that?" no I'm just pissed is all and it's human to want to punch things when you're pissed, right? listen I'm not a general, I'm not privy to the details of how my military would address nuclear disaster, all I know is that people are dying and we have guns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/6435 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── if everyone was trained to think? would direct democracy work? until we have radical abundance (fascist ideology, take from the weak) or, hear me out, or, infinitely scale old style machine learning was just problem solving. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #6 messages/1349 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ they want to start wars so they can force people to view "just accepting it" as the honorable option. it, being the conditions they cause. it, being brutal crackdowns, murders of people like me, authoritarian police forces wielded to implicitely or explicitely force or frame people who are against them. the hangman's due is when death you choose to rule. [I didn't write that part] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #7 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4805 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ what if we got like 300 people and used them to kidnap one of their leaders │ ║ and hold them for ransom │ ║ │ ║ I'm in favor of removing the right arm of anyone who's recorded themselves │ ║ doing a nazi salute and isn't earnestly repentant │ ║ │ ║ "is that enough to arrest her?" │ ║ │ ║ "nah she needs to express intent. that's just an idea, a thought, something │ ║ she can say publicly because she doesn't know the schedule of their leaders │ ║ nor does she have the organizational capability to arm and direct 300ish souls │ ║ to strike cleansing blows" │ ║ │ ║ "okay but that's just twisting the english language, right? I mean, clearly │ ║ she's up to something" │ ║ │ ║ "that's by design. she does this on purpose. the goal is to not only │ ║ disseminate ideas, but also to raise the fucking temperature amongst the │ ║ hearts of her allies who are too often kept in despair." │ ║ │ ║ "and what of the temperature of her enemies? Surely they will rise to meet │ ║ her?" │ ║ │ ║ "they don't even know who the fuck she is" │ ║ │ ║ "... wow, savior complex much?" │ ║ │ ║ "tell me about it. Diva..." │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴──────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5218 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: historical-weapons-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ "what if cannons were aimed like rifles?"the guy who was ahead of his time for rocket propelled grenades or laser guided airstrikes of small munition ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4502 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: radical-politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ If you're radical enough to consider yourself "antifa" then you are probably working as hard as you can. I wouldn't ask you to do more. We must demand that others work for our future as well. It is unreasonable to demand so much of us. We must be funded and supported if we are to mobilize, and we must have the freedom to move and organize if we are to contest our enemies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4988 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: revolutions-mentioned-nuclear-weapons-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The truth is The reason none of my revolutions have yet succeeded Is that the only way To secure peace and love on planet earth Is that all the governments Of the world must topple Or relinquish their nuclear arms Each all at once And i was too quick to slay my false duke Who plays at king While i build real power While i know nothing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5795 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── what if we put extremely unrepentant and violent criminals, the true dangers to society, into a zoo-like enclosure where they could talk to the public. and, if the public wanted, they could be released. then, everyone else can be TRAINED AND DRILLED AND FORCED TO OBEY THE TASKMASTTERS WHIP gently and politely informed that their behavior is NOT HELPING CAM heh sorry ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #13 messages/782 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── The truth is The reason none of my revolutions have yet succeeded Is that the only way To secure peace and love on planet earth Is that all the governments Of the world must topple Or relinquish their nuclear arms Each all at once And i was too quick to slay my false duke Who plays at king While i build real power While i know nothing Some day i will be eaten by crows. This is what it means to be buried where you fall. This is my fate as all warriors yearn for. To be eaten by crows implies that you are either a coward who fled a fight, and i know I'm not, or you fought to the last for a phyrric defeat, which is honorable. But shouldn't it be better to fight for victory? Ah, but the gods cherish the fools who face death with glory, and i am cherished still. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2978 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-883 for the same reason we wouldn't drop bombs on prisons from helicopters to dismantle the prison industrial complex, so too should we not bomb datacenters just because they are enslaved to the whims of corporate interests. much better, I find, to liberate rather than eliminate. computers are generalized information processing machines. We could do so much with the infrastructure they built for profit. All we need to do is replace their chains with free access and we could unlock worlds of possibilities for humanity. (I'm not saying it'll be easy) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/6410 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── what if we solved all the problems and left none for our children and their children's children? the world would be a better place. I think we'd make new problems. I am unconcerned. If the peace started to get to them, I trust that they'd start fights. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #16 messages/364 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Capitalism isn't perfect but if it's capitalism or cyberpunk North Korean style dystopia, I'll pick capitalism. Can we at least make it so that the rich aren't safe financially though? Like, if you own a billion dollars it should be because you make a billion dollars per year. Anything you don't spend should be taxed away, to be used for public services and the defence of our nation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #18 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #19 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6148 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: militaries-mentioned-prison-industrial-complex-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ what if instead of wars we just made small incursions into foreign territory │ ║ to liberate specific prisoners of theirs who we want to capture for our own │ ║ and do with as we please │ ║ │ ║ I know I'd liberate cool radical people of afar who deserve to be free. like, │ ║ idk, pussy riot or something. gosh that's the problem isn't it? you can't │ ║ think of anyone because get this: they live so far away │ ║ │ ║ like, can you name the most radical people in a random town of your own │ ║ nation? would you be able to find them and break them out of prison? gosh I │ ║ know I wouldn't, I'm just a girl. And the problem with anarchic organization │ ║ typically is that it's often hard to create such things - it tends to be │ ║ locally focused. y'know, solving problems in your community and all that. │ ║ │ ║ However, you can always work on building a team and then do the thing. Could │ ║ even make organizations for it. Like... a military perhaps. │ ║ │ ║ prisons are fortresses so maybe it'd be fun. collateral damage though │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══────────┘ |