=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I am thankful to the armed forces of the US, the Intelligence agencies who provided intel, and the defence industry who created the weapons deployed. I am grateful and thankful to President Trump, who made the call and pulled the trigger to help clear space for the Iranian people to create a new destiny for themselves. I hope that peace arrives rapidly in the middle east, for the sake of all who live there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1387 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I wish I had advisors for this sort of thing. Right now, I believe anything I read or see on the internet. visions come to my mind, of Trump sitting in-front of a TV watching Fox News and reading Twitter... Is that me? Am I like that? I know why he does it that way, there are often messages for those who are watching at the right time. Maybe even at the right place, who can say. But... I prefer to trust people who tell me about how things are. I like them to be a back-and-forth discussion partner - not a professor teaching a lecture, not a rubber duck sitting and waiting for more requests to explain, (AI), but something in the middle. Someone who can have their own ideas and explain why those ideas are both shown through facts we know, and how they relate to a goal we ideologically share. I don't really have anyone to talk to about Iran. I need to read more about this - Wikipedia I guess... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #2 messages/1358 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I just watched the 2026 state of the union. I take back what i said about the Democrats - it must have been difficult to resist the waves of shame i could feel rippling off of the right half of the room. The way that the... "vibes", were wielded as a weapon against them, it was so intense. This is their job, they do it all the time. After listening to him speak for 2 hours I can't help but talk like him... Jeez it was like, one story after another, saying "here's something great an American did, here's a medal, here's why it's the Democrats fault" one after another like... Wow. (explain your feelings and conclusions, don't just remark on things and say "this should make you feel how my body language makes you feel" because that second way is in defiance of truth and in pursuit of nuance. Not ideal for real people who want to make real decisions based on what you say.) And the way that all his successes he recounted at the beginning were purposefully designed to create and enforce hierarchy, it makes me sick. I hate that. Then, when he claimed all of America in his closing statements "from Texas to michigan, from Florida to the dakotas" great, I guess my people aren't included. Thank god for that, we are nothing like you. Yet still, unity. I don't understand how these people can hold such power. They're just orchestrating vast swathes of people who aren't really listening. To do what? Who knows! Just live and let die I guess. Well, I'm not the type. I want unity for my people. I want to claim all Americans as my own. Yet the ways they delight in organizing themselves are cordially and crucially coercive and caustic. The hierarchies they build exert immense force on those below, yet they care not as the workers, the poor, the queers, the immigrants, and eventually, their peers, are one by one crushed or crippled from the demands that their cruel system demands. They do this on purpose - fascism must always have an other because it is inherently consumptive - it burns through all the wealth and blessings it can get its hands on. So too does the "successes" touted by Trump bring about a consumption of the self - auto-cannabilism of the nation, starting with the weakest amongst us. Why do you think our country is in decline? He calls it great, booming, and strong. I say he's straining a cracked foundation, that he's stepping on the weeping poor who struggle for warmth. I agreed with him on Iran, struggling to consider fighting beside Israel but they are our gateway to the middle east. The people there have had their hearts twisted and I do begrudge them for it. But Iran is evil too, so we have to do what we can for those who need us. The promises he made at the end resonated with me. Some of them were my words - take them! Be grateful. I also wish for a bountiful future for my people. I do, however, refuse to build that wealth upon the backs of slaves. Liberty often feels shackled by hierarchy, and the hierarchy of the wage is critically apparent in the modern day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #3 fediverse/4558 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "ah but ritz you used to talk about kindness and empathy and how we should forgive people and try to find ways that terrible people can still live and contribute and" yeah. then Trump got elected, so now we have to live in the reality that My Fellow Americanstm asked for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #4 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #5 messages/1448 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ People of Iran: there may come a day when the Americans ask you to leave town. It doesn't matter where you go, there will be food and shelter for you, no questions asked. Logistics is a powerful thing and when used intelligently, it can enable or prevent certain tasks or scenarios. Once the fighting is done, with minimal damage necessary, you may return to your homes. Sorry for the mess we've made. But that time, as far as I know, is "not yet" - wait until you know you'll be safe. The Islamic Republic knows it is reliant on you. If harm were to befall you, they lose their means of life. So they will protect you, so long as you seem loyal. Please, do so, no just god would look down on you to do so. You are in many ways at their mercy, but they are ultimately in yours. Judge them justly, and any just god would smile on you. There are many pages written on justice, thoughts from those for whom justice they most often think about. I know in my heart how I do feel, similar yet different. "ah but what if they shoot people who leave town" oh like the Israelis? "no like, the way the Israelis are known to do it" ah I see well then the Americans will just try and eliminate them on the outer edge of the territory, dealing minimal damage to what's within. At least, that's what I'd do, I'm just na girl "oh no human shields" well then we bomb things of importance within. Like grocery stores (sorry) (logistics remember?) and water supply lines (we'll build you some desalination plants) after making sure they can't apply surface to air missiles. And if they can, we use newly developed drones, honed after years of developing in Ukrainian tech. Second largest hardware manufacturer in the world, circa 2035 and earlier. (are the Israelis really known to do that?) well I think nobody in Gaza can leave, so, ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #6 fediverse/5811 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ only some people feel existential [peril/fear] at the concept of a trump presidency. I'm trans, I feel it so hard I considered sedition. it felt like a reasonable reaction. probably just means I've been calibrated to a certain level of revengeance through my knowledge of history and the arts. I learned so much about systems, I saw the inextricable truth of the merits of the design of capitolistic [shared societal conventions, but pronounced "conventions"]. I also learned of what it means to wield ideology as a weapon for mass power/cultural gains. I see now that no matter the merits or faults of any system, power accretes in the unworthy. They say this is because others they work with just don't want to deal with them anymore. This isn't always true, in-fact with stronger bonds the relationship is more secure [also true, but I said it earlier in the sentence]. jeez, interrupt much? anyway, as I was saying, [wasting characters] okIlikewritngmastodonpostsitsagame2aimforzerocharactersrem ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #7 messages/1411 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ if the people want combat experience, fight with the Kurds in Western Iran. Fight for a unified Iran, with states that claim as much sovereignty as they wish. Like a little EU, share as much as you please and fight together as one in future conflicts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #8 messages/620 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I need an editor. Someone who can re-arrange what I say and present it to an audience. The pen is mightier than the sword, and while my pen is mighty, you still need swords. I believe in democracy. I believe in the will of the people and the respect of the land. I believe in life, light, and liberty for all. Our nation has just elected, fairly, a dictator who will sell our country to foreign authoritarians just because he is small. I am stronger by far, but I lack his experience, and so I must rely on trusted advisors who grow with me. I am perhaps not the best choice, but I do believe I am one of the bravest. Judge me as you will. Trump will destroy the American experiment and invite fascism into our home. We have people to nurture and protect, and authoritarianism prevents us from doing so. He would deprive us of our light, and frankly he already has. He would deprive us of our liberty, and his plans to do so are clear and apparent. He would deprive us of our lives, and history has shown that this is a precedent. I do not consent to a Trump presidency. I do not consent to his corruption any longer. No more will I or my people be governed by such evil. We will fight back, of this I am certain. My demands are threefold. First, I demand that Trump be replaced by a moderate republican. Hold a primary and let Democrats vote. If none of your candidates work for us, pick a new roster and try again. The second is that Trump must be executed for treasonous high crimes. Nothing less than execution will suffice. Next, let the supreme court be purged and replaced. Half with democrats, half republicans, and one moderate who is widely regarded with respect. Failing these demands, I am willing to wage a terrible civil war for the soul of our country. I know this is treason, but I do it anyway even though I am a patriot. I do it because our land has been stolen by a man and his followers who seek to plunge my people into despair. He is but one man. So am I. He has an army of followers. I do not. 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. I swear this to you: on my life I will be honorable and fair. I will seek true justice when I can, where everyone gets what they want, and failing that I will be plainly just. I will respect all peoples, and do my best to fight for a brighter tomorrow. I dare for the bright age. I see nothing else that I'd like to spend my life doing than daring. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5423 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ all performers read from a script, read through in the past or generated in their mind in the moment. Improvization and adaptive learning. some members of the armed forces agree with Trump. Some of them do not. some of the people at protests believe in liberty, some of them do not. all you have to do is kill a cop, take their gear, and then do a skit where you beat the shit out of someone. it's easy to start a fight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1468 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: american-politics │ └───────────────────────┘ broke: the Biden presidency was meant to defuse the rage of BLM woke: we needed more time to gather our strength ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/1016 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── If not now, then when? Trump labelled Antifa a terrorist organization. That is essentially a declaration of war. Shall we start taking losses for you? If not now, then when? We had our chance for initiative Now we fight with reaction. I pray he gets to you before he gets to me. Then at least i can help you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #12 messages/1384 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, all beginning to wage war at the same time. Hezbollah and the Taliban both hold their countries against the wishes of their people, for now. But it has been but a few days, we shall see how the war progresses. My understanding of Pakistan is that they are a bit of a warmonger. They have skirmishes with India often, and I think it made them stronger. I don't believe the Afghan people want to fight, they are weary of it. I doubt the Taliban will find much support from them. However, I don't know how they feel about the Pakistani attack. Meanwhile in Iran, the people cry out for liberation. There's only so much that missile strikes can do. The mountains are presumably fortified, though there wasn't enough warning to build urgent defences. Any significant fortifications would need to have been built beforehand, North Korea style. It will be difficult to work through. I consider it like Vietnam minus the tree cover. I hope there are alternative methods of reaching Tehran, if only we could approach from the north... The only nation I've heard of with military power next to the Caspian Sea is Russia. I don't know if they have the capacity or desire to touch this conflict. I wonder, if China would mediate between the Taliban and Pakistan, would they prefer one or the other? Pakistan and its... Relations... With India might be helpful for them. A country may only embrace communism if the people want it, and assuming China wants that for other nations (unlike the USSR, who wanted to dominate other nations) it makes sense to me that they'd pursue what the people of that region want. My understanding of what the Afghan people want is out of date. I am assuming they do not want the Taliban. However, if China takes Pakistan's side, that may worsen China's relations with India. Not ideal. America has attacked Iran for the people. However we have offered to do the opposite of what we did in Afghanistan, and relinquish control as soon as possible. I believe that was the intention in Afghanistan as well, but it didn't work out that way because the Taliban was never eliminated. They continuously struck civilians and blamed us for the strife, until after decades we decided we could not make further progress. It was a failed endeavor overall. If the IRGC becomes a mountainous militia... Something similar may happen. But if they entrench in the cities, those cities may start to resemble rubble. This is why it is crucial that the people of Iran be given the strength to contest the IRGC. We cannot win this war with air power alone, and our boots will take a long time to climb those mountains. However, civilians are not soldiers. Not without training and willpower. They got the will. I'm proud of them. But no civilian wants to die in conflict. They don't know how. They don't know what it means. The Iranian people know their oppression, and they will resist it I am confident. I hope the CIA and other intelligence agencies can deploy the correct knowledge and that we might provide supplies (somehow) to better enable them. If we find a way to find out what they need, that might help. Soon the middle east in its entirety will be free. Free to be as they please. But it will take time. For our part, i know we have prepared for this war for a long time. The region is naturally defensive in its geography, but we can work around that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #13 fediverse_boost/4734 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════───────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I don't think they have any intention of ceding power in four years, I think project 2025 is all about dismantling checks and balances on their power and I think Trump said at one of his rallies once "you won't have to vote again" │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ I think for these people to lose power they will have to be forced. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #14 fediverse/4402 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-and-recruitment-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Ms. Menardi, November 7th 2024 My demands are threefold. First, I demand that Trump be replaced by a moderate republican. Hold a primary and let Democrats vote. If none of your candidates work for us, pick a new roster and try again. The second is that Trump must be executed for treasonous high crimes. Nothing less than execution will suffice. Next, let the supreme court be purged and replaced. Half with democrats, half republicans, and one moderate who is widely regarded with respect. Failing these demands, I am willing to wage a terrible civil war for the soul of our country. I know this is treason, but I do it anyway even though I am a patriot. I do it because our land has been stolen by a man and his followers who seek to plunge my people into despair. He is but one man. So am I. He has an army of followers. I do not. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/5431 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ "they" want us to contest a powerful foe and emerge victorious, to instill a │ ║ sense of strength and righteous dignity within us. │ ║ │ ║ "we" want to win with the minimal amount of casualties necessary. │ ║ │ ║ these two demands are not contradictory, but they pull our trajectory in │ ║ different directions. │ ║ │ ║ I truly believe that we the people could oust our political foes with little │ ║ opposition - little more than a minor civil war which lasted long enough to │ ║ show our foes how badly they are outmatched. │ ║ │ ║ maybe that comes as a surprise to you, ye who are unarmed, but it does not to │ ║ me, for I have faith in our institutions and values. │ ║ │ ║ If Trump espoused the ideals of his party, specifically the ideal of │ ║ efficiency and discipline, then perhaps he would be a fine leader. However his │ ║ goals seem to me, a citizen and therefore his de jure subject, to be primarily │ ║ motivated by money, by power, by corruption. │ ║ │ ║ not ideal. │ ║ │ ║ For this reason I swear to contest the fascists in control. │ ║ │ ║ "they", if you will. │ ║ │ ║ also hey what's up I'm drunk lmao │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴──────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4400 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-revolutions-and-stuff-or-whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Ms. Menardi, November 7th 2024 I need an editor. Someone who can re-arrange what I say and present it to an audience. The pen is mightier than the sword, and while my pen is mighty, you still need swords. I believe in democracy. I believe in the will of the people and the respect of the land. I believe in life, light, and liberty for all. Our nation has just elected, fairly, a dictator who will sell our country to foreign authoritarians just because he is small. I am stronger by far, but I lack his experience, and so I must rely on trusted advisors who grow with me. I am perhaps not the best choice, but I do believe I am one of the bravest. Judge me as you will. Trump will destroy the American experiment and invite fascism into our home. We have people to nurture and protect, and authoritarianism prevents us from doing so. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #19 notes/my-oath --- ══════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Family, Duty, Honor My family is my people and my people are who I choose. My duty is to serve, and I serve who I will. My Honor is respect, and that belief is my own. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2976 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ on our current trajectory, the presidential election is already won. now we can get back to on-the-ground organizing, the part that actually improves life instead of maintaining our current (unethical) state. As long as our allies (liberals) continue to work, perhaps there may come a day when we can stand against them as friendly equals in the ballot box. But for now we are best known through friends and community rather than TV. I am optimistic in a way I haven't been for a while. I know that the more we speak, the more we share, the more they falter, the more people we can save from their vice grip of despair. There is no better world than the one we build together! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ |