#bigotry towards russians

[ariclassof09]

"Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists."

— Nic Cage (Lord of War, 2005)

So my dad made me watch Lord of War and then talked to me for two straight hours about the history of Russia.

Why is Russia like that? First it was poor, hungry dictatorship run by the Tsar; then it was a poor, hungry dictatorship run by Lenin; then it was a poor, hungry dictatorship run by Stalin; then it was a poor, hungry dictatorship run by other guys; after that it was a poor, hungry dictatorship that didn't have a dictator, and now it's a poor, hungry dictatorship run by Putin.

Why can't the Russians just get it right already? Are they this bad at running countries? Why does it keep happening?????

Can't they just do whatever America did? How hard is it to govern a country that apparently has tons of oil, according to my dad?

Just don't have a dictator! It's that easy!

God!

Also, Dad, if you're reading this, how many European monarchy alternate history short stories of yours am I gonna have to read until you learn that nobody publishes alternate history?

It's the world's most boring genre, people don't even like REGULAR history!

[unhonestlymirror]

Me: genocide is bad

Anons from hetalia fandom: how can you spread hostility and be bigoted?

[romanceclub-confessionss]

As a Russian-speaking user, I really don't think and don't believe that most Russian-speaking people "don't like love interest lines when the partner in it has dark skin." Absolutely not. Communicating with the HUGE Russian-speaking fandom, I noticed that every fourth one chooses a "non-white" favorite. Those with whom I communicate personally are of the opinion (like me) that the love line is what attracts people to lead this love story, first of all, with its character, charisma, humor, and attitude towards the main character. Appearance only matters for the first impression.

It is very unfair to label entire audiences by communicating only to their most unpleasant side. There are intolerant people in every country and every culture, and the problem of "colored" is actually greater among English-speaking users due to historical reasons.Russian speakers treat this with a lively childlike interest; there is no "skin color protocol" in society due to the historical reasons why the problem of oppression arose in the Americas in the first place.

All the best, cookies to the admins)

first of all, while you might have a russian speaking circle that is open-minded to diversity, the broader reality within the ru fandom tells a whole different story. for instance, let's not act like the case of And The Haze Will Take Us was the very first time russian players acted this way. the ru fandom was extremely outraged over characters of colour being introduced in W: Time Catcher and 7 Brothers as well. the reactions delved into blatantly racist comments, that there are "too many" non-white love interests, and that they are "uncomfortable" with it.

second of all, as someone from eastern europe, i can say that extreme racism has always been historically embedded in russian society. and not only with people of colour, but even with other slavic groups/eastern europeans (ukranians, belarusians, etc) and other ethnicities within their borders (rroma). it basically extends to anyone perceived as "other". this isn't just a modern issue.

also, isn't it ironic that while you are complaining about the ru fandom being generalised as racist, you are doing the same exact thing to the english speaking fandom? by saying they are "more racist due to historical reasons", you are literally generalising an entire group based on language and geography, while completely ignoring the fact that bigotry exists everywhere, INCLUDING russia.

instead of deflecting and gaslighting, you should acknowledge and work on your biases within your own community.

all the best.

- mod stef

[weemietime]

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Common Questions

What is antisemitism?

"Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities." IHRA, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Antisemitism is spelled as one word, without the dash, as it is not bigotry against all Semites (Arabs + Jews), it is solely about Jews.

Is antisemitism the same as antizionism?

The 3-Ds of antisemitism are Demonization, Delegitimization and Double-Standards. If your criticism of Israel doesn't apply to any other country, if the way you talk about Israelis doesn't match how you talk about Russians, Iranians, Chinese, etc. then it is antisemitism.

What antisemitism is not

Criticism of Israel on its own (i.e. crimes, gov't, policies)

Palestinian self-determination

Palestinian flags, pride, culture

Criticism of religious Judaism (i.e. trauma, harm)

Is accusing Arabs/Muslims of antisemitism racist/Islamophobic?

It is racist to accuse Arabs of being de facto antisemites.

It is racist to presume Arabs are all Muslim as well.

It is not racist to acknowledge that Islam is foundationally taken from Jewish texts and histories, which have been misinterpreted and abused to justify antisemitic violence. It is not racist to hold Islam accountable for the imperialism that pervades its evangelical arm.

Just like it isn't racist to do the same for Christianity. And we hold this standard for Judaism as well. Just like it isn't antisemitic to criticize the harms that Jewish religion has caused for others (such as LGBT), it isn't Islamophobic to do the same.

How prevalent is antisemitism?

It's baked-in to two of the world's major religions, Christianity and Islam. Unfortunately that means antisemitism is the de facto sentiment of a majority of the world's population. Antisemitism is one of the oldest, longest hatreds. That means we are often subjected to historical revisionism, such as denying the severity of the Holocaust, or publishing encyclopedias, textbooks, as "information" with clearly antisemitic content pasted over real events. 

A good example is a look at the Wikipedia article for what Zionism is.

This clearly shows that Wikipedia is being subjected to antisemitic historical revisionism.

What is the alt-left?

We will use the BITE model for indoctrination as popularized by Steven Hassan in Combating Cult Mind Control. BITE stands for Behavior, Information, Thought, Emotion. The most common form of indoctrination is called a thought-terminating cliche, or a fallacy-fallacy.

For example:

P1: "Israel is committing genocide!"

P2: "How many people have Russia killed so far"

P1: "500,000"

P2: "Do you think Russia is committing genocide?

Should we eject Putin from the UNSC?"

P1: "That's whataboutism!"

Resist this "whatabousim" idea, as it is designed to terminate all objections to clear hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is different than whataboutism, because it is a double standard, one of the 3-Ds of antisemitism.

So what is Zionism?

Zionism is the acknowledgment that Jews are the indigenous population of Israel, who have a right to self-determination in their homeland. Zionism is extremely broad. Some people don't even require Israel to be the Jewish country (their goal is simply safety and community for Jews world-wide, in Some Place), but this is a more secular argument.

Some people believe Zionism is only applicable to Jews (i.e. you cannot call yourself a Zionist if you are not a Jew), others are OK with goyim using the term as well. You'll have to feel that out, as both sides of the equation have a right to exist. Personally I use Zionism in as broad a definition as possible, so it does include non-Jews, with the exception of Messianic Christians, and evangelical hoo-hah.

When you're discussing Zionism with a Jew, especially as a non-Jew, you need to listen to what they describe Zionism as. It is de-legitimizing (another of the 3-Ds) to claim that Jews can't be trusted to point out antisemitic rhetoric. Jews define antisemitism, and we define Zionism. They are words about us, for us. 

In some cases people will say wrong dumb shit, so refer back to the first part of what antisemitism isn't. E.g. if someone (even a fellow Jew) says holding a Palestinian flag is antisemitic, they are actually being antisemitic themselves.

Is goy a slur?

No, in fact the term "gentile" was popularized by the KKK. Gentile is based off of a Christian scholar's interpretation of the term goy (Saint Jerome). Goy simply means "nations", as in non-Jewish people. Goyim/goy is not a slur. Some people might use it derogatorily, the same way Black people might speak negatively about white folks who have been racist to them.

It's still not a slur. We prefer to use goy because it is our word, we like it, and it doesn't have a history of being lobbed at us by mask-wearing wizard KKK freaks. Terms like "zio", "zionazi" etc are also slurs developed by David Duke.

You're a conservative who believes in prison abolition and social justice blah khadl blargo de glarm hlblehgah?

Conservative Judaism is a progressive, egalitarian denomination of Judaism. We believe in conserving the spirit of the Torah, but produce adaptive Responsa as we gain more scientific and social understanding. it is not Republican/political conservatism.

Why do you post all these gibberish asks by idiots?

That's actually the reason I am here! To do outreach to people who are brainrotted. I was an extreme kid. I was indoctrinated into a violent armed gang at age 8, and we had a lot of the same ideology.

Violence is cool, and our enemies should die and be hurt, brutality should be rewarded, etc. I want to dismantle this pipeline. I want to use my experiences to be a force for good, because that gives meaning to my life.

But I get that it's annoying to constantly read bullshit, so you don't have to follow me!

Is Israel committing genocide?

As it stands now, I'm keeping an eye on things. The simplest opinion I have is that we don't have any real data to work with, so we can't make conclusions. But we do have testimonies, believable ones, from people who were there and who are documenting the Likud war crimes.

So far, there is not conclusive proof that Israel is committing genocide in a systematic way. Some Israeli politicians are saying genocidal rhetoric, (one egregious piece of evidence is Halevi's statements that bombing Gazan civilian areas would "soften the battlefield," which is an open statement he made to media, this would mean he supports giving orders to deliberately target civilian areas - this is genocidal!) but this is separate from genocidal actions.

It's possible the answer to this question will change to yes and I have always been open about that. And if it does become yes, I will say yes.

[narukaminigga]

AYE NIGGA(S) LISTEN UP

back in days of old, rap and hip hop was seen as a foolish endeavor; a moronic art form made by black people. whites did not gaf about it. thankfully while that’s changed… tumblr one of the only social medias i use to keep in contact with the outside world. i’ve seen the dumbest, stupidest posts because tumblr is a white hell. there are basically next to no black bloggers. they’re either dead or they abandoned the site or they were banned during that whole russian bot shit and whatever remains of black tumblr is a decrepit grave that i wish i experienced—but thanks to the hostilities of the white userbase and the staff’s oppressive nature towards blacks first and foremost, most of us are gone. i have been on this site for approximately a year or two and i have only accrued a few black people on this site. every other thing i see is traditionally antiblackness laced in progressive language, clear unbridled ignorance of black phrases, substitutions of “nigga” for the euphemism “f slur” and especially because of kendrick lamar’s beef with drake extending across the entire internet and worldwide; tumblr the “hating” website gets ahold of it. for the first time, people experience the lyricisms of kendrick and the banality of drake on full display…

and then instead, tumblr users (predominantly white) complain about the innate violence of rap, comparing fucking kendrick to LEMON DEMON (nigga who listens to LEMON DEMON????), saying some stupid shit about how rap boring as fuck, etc. etc., and it’s exhausting its so exhausting because so many people on this site refuse to acknowledge rap as a real music form and instead gas up their metal bands basically ran by neo nazi whiteboys and still are terrified of blackness. and even when they dip their toes into the art, they back away. i know everyone rn is flaming each other over this but this website is notorious for it’s systemic bigotry against blacks. we are not property and vehicles for ideological rhetoric. we are not hapless. we aren’t slaves. we are people. listen to our music nigga. you don’t like it? move on. don’t say nothing. don’t go on posts like some people have been doing and going: “oooohhhh rap lame as fuck!”. learn culture bro. and i dont want nobody to feel any white guilt but so many of you on tumblr are just so fucking bigoted for no reason towards black people (even those hardcore marxists on here). i just dont wanna see another post about a white person tweaking out over rap. go listen to black artists and support black people. support black men. support black women. support black transmascs and black transfems. support black intersex people. support all black queers. support ALL black people.

[smileymoth]

I do think its a little crazy that hollywood undead is a band that has no abuse accusations ?? From what ive heard at least ?? Like theyve just got arrested for idk weed. I guess they were pretty abnormal toward deuce if we believe him but i dont know. California shit i guess. I dont know. Like youd expect there to be something against a band who sings abt fuck bitches get money but whatever. Asking is also pretty clean. They got accused of rape once but they were literally like a whole state away from where it allegedly happened at the time. Russian roulette with bands and musicians. Wanted to say that the weirder the band the less accusations but then i remembered how blatantly wrong that is. The entire pop and metal and rock scene is just FULL of freaks like . Hello

Im also like thinking how, how much someones abuse or bigotry matters after they die/depending on how old the accusations are. Everyone knows Morrissey is a massive racist and a freak but nobody rly cares? On the big scale? Like they meme him as the incel music and i guess Marr now owns the rights to the smiths anyway so it doesnt matter but. Idk.

Or like idk the beatles. John lennon or whoever got shot. Wife abuser. People mostly think youre cringe if you listen to the beatles but its still like kind of a nothing burger.

Doesnt apply to Peter Steele however, who also was racist, but now he's dead and people r still bent over backwards if you should listen to type o negative.

Ronnie Radke??? Hes just a fuckass freak like im not even gona list his crimes, internet hates him, he also probably hates himself. He doesnt let people forget what hes done. Domestic abuse allegations.and more. And then you have Oliver Sykes. Also domestic abuse allegations. But its been a decade and ive only seen 1 person mention how hes a publically known abuser and nobody gives a fuck (guess im the second now).

Or like if an artist is SO popular then does it even matter to the public? Like Michael Jackson or whatever, alleged pedophile, hes still dubbed as THE guy. Or like idk. The beatles again. Like if you know sb abused someone but theyre just so popular that nomatter what they wont get knocked off their throne, does it matter? Like their life wont be changed nomatter what bc of the amount of money they have. But if youre a smaller artist and you get exposed for being an absolute freak your views drop from 3.3 million to like 400k. (not naming names you know who im talking about)

Or if youre so popular that even if allegations drop nothing ever comes of it due to like. Lack of "evidence" or something (a strong example: msi, weak example: robert smith) (i say weak bc those allegations were brushed under after like a week bc everyone became too confused and it happened only on tiktok in like 2021)

I need like a research paper on the psychology of how musicians are percieved after their abuse allegations and how it affects their career.

[darael]

Regarding Imane Khelif and Angela Carini

I originally made a version of this post in response to one about how Angela Carini wasn't to blame for the massive wave of nonsense that has been directed at Imane Khelif; about how her perfectly reasonable emotions (and some actions based on those that she regrets) were being used to make her an icon of a hate movement she does not support. About how both of them were victims of misogyny in this situation.

This is gonna be a long post, folks, so buckle in.

The problem is, there's reason to believe Angela Carini fully intended what she sparked, and is not sincere in her apology. Before we get into that, though, I want to emphasise some things:

Even if I am right and Angela Carini is some combination of racist, intersexist, transphobic, and/or willing to exploit these bigotries for her own benefit, that will not justify misogyny towards her. We can criticise her actions and inferred intentions without relying purely on sexist or misogynistic tropes and slurs.

Defending one woman by tearing down another is a dynamic that's been used misogynistically many times in the past, but

Talking about "white women's tears" is not actually that when the thing described actually fits another pattern seen in racial-justice circles: white people, but especially white women, do often weaponise crying and claims of injury (whether physical or emotional) to get disproportionate harm done to people of colour and especially Black people. This results from an intersection of racism and patriarchy, in which white women are treated as fragile and inherently in need of protection from "savages" and men. The underlying premise is misogynistic but women with the requisite privilege can still weaponise it.

The attacks on Imane Khelif are transmisogynistic (because they rely on the trope of the predatory, violent trans woman), intersexist (because they rely on claims that she's intersex, and that this would make her more prone to violence), and racist (because the denial of women of colour's femininity, the making of their access to the social class of "womanhood" conditional, has been a long-standing part of white supremacy). These things are true even though Khelif is not trans and is not known to be intersex, because bigotry doesn't care if its direct victims are actually the ones intended. She is a cisgender, likely-perisex woman of colour who is experiencing misogynoir, intersexism, and transmisogyny.

Got it? Good.

Now, then. First, some background:

At the Olympics, in the 66kg women's boxing, Imane Khelif from Algeria was up against Angela Carini from Italy for her first match (in the second round; she got a bye from the first due to seeding). Khelif had formerly been disqualified from a 2023 tournament run by the International Boxing Association (IBA) under… suspicious circumstances. Despite having passed "gender testing" the year before, she was suddenly re-tested and disqualified mid-tournament after she beat a Russian boxer. It is worth noting that the head of the IBA is Russian, and under his leadership the Association's only sponsor is the Russian fossil-fuel company Gazprom, and that the IBA has been barred from participation in the Olympics due to rampant corruption (the Olympic Committee handled qualifiers directly since there wasn't an alternative association to turn to) — so you can see why this is suspect. The IBA claimed that Khelif's testosterone was not tested, but "another recognised test was used", the nature of which the organisation refuses to disclose. The head of the IBA said on Telegram that Khelif had XY chromosomes, but he is hardly a trustworthy source and the organisation has not confirmed his claim. Even if it's true, Imane Khelif was assigned female at birth, raised as a girl, and has passed all the (transphobic and intersexist) Olympic committee's medical eligibility tests; she categorically does not have a meaningful sex-derived advantage over other women.

Angela Carini was injured from her first-round fight, but chose to take part in the second round anyway. After taking two blows in her fight against Khelif, she withdrew. The match took 46 seconds, which is certainly short, but not fantastically so. She broke down in tears and said something that could be translated as "it's not fair!" or "it's not right!", but this could be construed as frustration over her Olympic dreams (and especially a promise she apparently made to her father that she'd go all the way) being broken. Similarly with the way she refused to shake the hand of the woman to whom she'd just conceded a match. She also made comments to the effect that she'd never been punched so hard. In response to this, transphobes, intersexists, and racists accused Imane Khelif of some combination of being trans, being intersex, and faking her gender (though of course they did not use these terms; their claims were that she was secretly a man). As mentioned above, there is zero reliable evidence that this is the case, but that hasn't stopped bigots from running with it.

Here are the things I wish to point out about Angela Carini's behaviour:

Before the match, she put out a (now-deleted) tweet calling Imane Khelif un uomo — "a man":

This suggests she was cozying up to those seeking to disqualify Khelif on racist grounds well before the match actually started.

Since the match but before her apology, her coach has described her as seeing herself as "a paladin" for a cause:

This suggests she actively embraced the transphobia and intersexism that was promoted in her name.

She's also boasted about how since the match she visited Italy's vehemently transphobic, and indeed outright fascist, leader, who "welcomed her like a daughter", which certainly isn't conclusive but isn't a great look. I don't have the source for this one on hand, sorry.

But Carini apologised, right? Well, kind of. She apologised for refusing to shake Imane Khelif's hand after their bout. She said she'd embrace her. She also said "if the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision" — which might appear reasonable on the surface but also actively plays into the idea that there's some reason the IOC might not have said she could fight. She also also said "It could have been the match of a lifetime, but I had to preserve my life as well in that moment", which could be a genuine expression of an athlete's need to take care of their body, but also feeds neatly into the "this freakishly strong brute could have killed Angela Carini!" narrative that her allegedly-unwanted supporters were already using. Further, the closest she came to apologising for anything other than refusing to shake Imane Khelif's hand is "all this controversy makes me sad", which is… not actually an apology. All quotes in this paragraph were from Carini via the linked Ground News post.

I have seen allegations, but I'm not claiming this to be the case because I haven't examined the evidence, that Carini has a history of faking an ankle injury to end a fight against a stronger boxer in 2022. I mention this for completeness, but it's also worth saying that even if true, while this might suggest a propensity for exaggerating the extent of an injury, in the match against Imane Khelif she was visibly bleeding when she withdrew, and her broken nose from her previous match would also have been difficult to fake.

In my conclusion: it is my belief that Angela Carini was a willing participant, not an innocent pawn, in the racist, transphobic, intersexist, and plain misogynistic (not to mention baseless!) allegations made against Imane Khelif. I acknowledge her partial apology, but it strikes me as an attempt to evade being held responsible for what her actions caused rather than a genuine one. Even if she is sincere, it seems to me that this would represent a thought process along the lines of "this got out of hand" rather than "I did something wrong". You don't have to agree with me, of course. What evidence I have is now in your hands, and you must make up your own mind.

[eye-in-hand]

Fighting against, and standing up to antisemitism is very important to me. Not just because racism in all of its forms is vile and should be called out, but because antisemitism is something that's affected me very personally.

I talked a little bit about this in my why I'm converting post, but to keep it simple. I was raped by a neo-nazi who kept me isolated, forced me to be financially dependent on him, targeted me when I was 17 years old, kept me in his basement, physically abused me, among other things - because he thought I was Jewish. I am not ethnically Jewish. I'm English and Rusyn. However my entire life I've been perceived as Jewish. It got me bullied, abused, and raped.

So of fucking course when some idiot shows their ass in the one fandom space I had, about how they're sooo antiracist, sooo not bigoted, they just don't want jews, I mean zionists, in their space, of fucking course it's going to make me angry. Of fucking course I'm going to talk about it. Of fucking course I'm fucking disgusted.

It's not my fault these people fell down the rabbit hole of Russian and Iranian propaganda. It's not my fault these people think they get to tell Jews what Zionism means, or automatically assume that not advocating for the genocide of Jews, or being pro- the country where 50% of the Jews (and about 100% of the Jews from the MENA region) live must mean I support killing Palestinians. Or it means that I support genocide. It isn't my fault. Yet I, and other Jews, pay the punishment for it.

No. I don't support genocide. Of any group of people. I don't support violence towards other people based on where they happened to live or what race they happen to be. I don't support imperialism when it's done by anyone. And I FULLY SUPPORT the right of indigenous peoples to have self determination on their native land.

And if you have a problem with that, you have a lot of history to learn, a lot of bigotry to unpack, and a lot of shutting up to fucking do.

I support a two state solution because it's the ONLY way I can see peace happening in an area of the world that has been filled with blood shed for thousands of years. But at the end of the day, I'm a western convert, and my opinion on the Middle East is not as important as people who live there. And there are Israelis and Palestinians who are doing much more for peace than reblogging scam donation posts, supporting Hamas, or harassing Jews online and kidding themselves into thinking they're on the side standing against bigotry. And I support those people. Jew, Arab, or otherwise.

I do not support ignorant fuckwads who think they understand a conflict that doesn't affect them. I do not support ignorant fuckwads who think they get to tell a minority group they are not a part of what that minority group's words mean. I do not support historical revisionism, conspiracy theories, or advocating for the genocide of ANYONE.

And if you have an issue with a Jew telling you that what you're saying is antisemitic, when MULTIPLE JEWS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, have said that the movement you're supporting advocates for the death of all Jews, YOU ARE A RACIST BIGOT. You are the racist bitch you say you hate. You are not immune to bigotry. You are not immune to propaganda. You are not helping anyone with your self righteous virtue signaling slacktivism. You are pathetically ignorant. And I'd feel fucking bad for you if you weren't digging your heels in refusing to acknowledge that you have fucked up.

I don't feel bad for Nazis. I don't feel bad for people who throw Jewish lives away. I don't feel bad for people who throw Palestinian lives away. I have no sympathy for bigots.

By the way, that post wasn't even fucking about you. It says more about you thinking my calling someone out for being racist was about you than it does about me. But this post is about you, and it's the only one you're fucking getting from me. Go fuck yourself.

I know what Nazis sound like. And you sound just fucking like him.

This isn't some stupid fandom drama or some stupid fight between people that hung out in a stupid discord. This is shit that affects real people's lives, and you're perpetuating violence. Disgusting.

[lunarsilkscreen]

Am I Autistic?

Short answer; yes probably. To paraphrase the epic Catch-22 states: "You have to be crazy to keep going; and if you can acknowledge you're crazy--then you're not crazy."

Please wait a moment while the crowd lambasts me for equating autism to insanity. It's warranted.

A record 1 in 4 people are thought to be showing symptoms of autism this year, and about a quarter of that *might* consider going to a mental health professional for diagnosis.

When we think of "Autism" we don't consider that there might be a mild of it. You are either full-blown, and cannot operate under normal conditions or you're probably showing signs of Munchausen instead.

If one cannot be a movie star; then the next best thing for ratings is to have some sort of disorder--Or to shoot up a school.

But there's a deeper significance to the self-admission of so many people; people are actually worried about mental health for once in a way that is productive.

People that self-diagnose can be dropped into two categories; "I *feel* the need to be doing better at life," AND "I need a reason to stop trying so hard."

Which suggests even *deeper* meaning than that.

People are trying to hard.

This is tied together with worker wages and the economy. After all; if you work hard, you should be able to spend a portion of that money supporting a neighbors business in order to start a little community operation.

That's literally the origin of investment. Buying goods and services from your neighbors.

Many people can't afford *even* that.

Between the feeling of the person we need to be, and the person we want to be; this suggests a large portion of people are doing the former instead of the latter.

Why? There is no *Great War*. There is no *draft*.

Yet we feel this urge to just keep doing the thing; until such a time that we no longer need to keep doing the thing. Whatever that *thing* is.

Why is everyone working so hard, when there's literally no reason to?

Russian and Ukraine maybe, but if you're in the U.S. you can go join that if you wish. Are you trying to protect something? Revenue maybe?

You probably need to slow down and rethink your business practices. As soon as people can no longer support your business... There is no income.

We think; well there's always a bigger fish.

"There's always more land"

"somewhere else *you* can go."

Right?

Not until Elon figures out the Mars thing.

And this is *part* of why people are starting to self-diagnose. That mentality... The one Business leaders think is unique to them. The one that's been bleeding out to the masses through infomercials.

Everybody is seeing the world for what it is and rightly stopping and thinking; "Why don't I fit in?"

And what everybody is just now hopping on the bandwagon for that Punk rockers of yesteryear knew; There is no *normal*.

That conformity that everybody seems to drive towards; isn't healthy. Now; there is a time and place for professionalism and non-professionalism.

But the world decided shortly after the industrial period that Professionalism extends everywhere that isn't your own house.

It's not about walking naked down the street. People can't even cloth their bodies in a way that feels normal and natural to themselves.

Not just transgender and drag reasons; Industrial one-size fits all clothing. I say, and it rings true because it's certainly something I've heard before. That people have been saying: before.

The definition of Insanity is doing the same thing everyday and expecting things to change.

Unprofessionalism and non-conformity is how we change.

Professionalism is only how you beg for money, or get the job at hand done.

And even then; The decision for "Flair" is a personal one.

This went way off on tangent. I'm bringing it back now:

Are you autistic? Maybe. Am I? Most definitely. But, it's not new for me; I already knew what I needed to do to take care of myself. It's the little nuances everybody else seems to expect that gets in the way of that.

Despite the bigotry.

Everybody is a little autistic, we all see the world in different ways and do not fit the mold. Only the most average person can or will.

And from some perspective; you're completely insane.

However; I think there's a wider issue at hand. One probably noted before. Now I definitely am switching back to the mainline.

All this stress; is literally affecting our collective brain mass. There's certainly a study to be made about the negative impacts of such conformity and stress and living conditions. Even in the First-world.

Because humans weren't made to live this way.

[ephemeronidwrites]

In the Right Time

Rating: Teen and up, for exploration of moderately heavy themes.

Relationship(s): Anders / Original Male Character

Summary:

This is the story of how Anders got taken to the Circle (but also how Anders was raised in a farming village straight out of a Russian novel).

Content warning for:

Themes of child abuse in ways both period/setting-bound and potentially universal, religious abuse, and fantasy bigotry towards mages. Exploration of how strict gender roles, patriarchy and internalised misogyny, comphet, and especially lack of access to medical care and contraception combine to affect the lives of those involved. Allusions made to repeated miscarriages / infertility / death by childbirth as a near-constant background event.

Chapters 1~3 are up!

Excerpt:

How could he make Hennik understand? That spirits came to Fritz all the time in dreams, and that chatting with them was quite normal—even boring sometimes—but when Fritz woke up from these dreams, he always knew more than he had when he had gone to sleep in the first place?

Sometimes it was knowing what herb he could put in his mother’s tea that morning to better ease her pain. Other times, she would simply wake up feeling better rested, without Fritz having to do anything. Sometimes Fritz came awake in the middle of the night with an inexplicable awareness that something had gone amiss in the stables… a heifer with bloat, maybe, or a mare whose foaling had come early.

Whatever it was, it was always something that Fritz—or the people around him—could use.

So Fritz thought there was something terribly unfair about how, now that the people around him finally knew where his help was coming from, they were scared of it. Too scared of him to place any of their trust in the good it could do.

“Hennik,” Fritz gave it one last ditch effort. “I… I know you’re scared. But I’ve never been scared of this before—”

“Well maybe you should be! Scared!”

Hennik’s voice was still thin and high, so different from how it normally sounded.

“Yes, yes, I know but please Hennik! If you’re going to be scared, be scared of me!” Fritz found himself biting down hard on his lip for a moment, hard enough that he tasted blood, before continuing. “Everyone’s already scared of me anyhow, it’s not like it will make any difference—”

It was at that moment that Hennik grabbed Fritz by the shoulders, gave him a shake, and Fritz stopped mid-sentence, no longer as sure of himself.

No longer as sure of anything anymore.

[miss-rum-hee]

Hey, it's me again. Since your ask box is rarely open (I'm assuming to avoid trolls and idiots spamming you with nonsense), I feel there's a new problem with bigotry. It's very important.

Since Oppenheimer came out there's been discourse on if Hiroshima and Nagasaki were okay or not. Sadly too many dummies are out here saying they deserved it.

Here's some of the stuff they say as to "why"

"It stopped the war/Japan didn't surrender/An invasion would have been worse": This one I'm not gonna say is right or wrong because official sources and historians debating on these things still so whether you believe that is up to you.

THE BIG ONE I AM SICK OF: Using Japan's wrongdoings as a whataboutism dogwhistle. I'm sick of seeing people be like "But Pearl Harbor/Nanking Massacre/Southeast Asia invasions/Unit 731/Torture!". I get it, those were all awful, but the fact that you justify killing random strangers based on the actions of their military and government, when THEY'RE the actual ones at fault, is stupid and racist. They do this with Russians too and occasionally Chinese people. For them "Dictator = everyone" when it comes to dictatorships (the only one they can tell the difference with is North Korea, any other dictatorship, NOPE!)

To add to the point, many people (Americans and Southeast Asians) forget that America has been menacing them for, like, ever! Ever heard of the My Lai massacre? Just like Nanking, Americans slaughtered and r*ped Vietnamese people. The Pearl Harbor idiots forget that America literally bombed Laos and Cambodia, MULTIPLE TIMES. Filipinos still worship Americans as if America didn't actually bomb Manila when there in WW2 to target the Japanese, yet killed WAY MORE FILIPINOS IN THE PROCESS AND THE FILIPINOS THINK THE AMERICANS "SAVED THEM FROM THE WICKED JAPS". Everyone is rightfully mad that the government has "not said sorry" (they have multiple times but they were hollow because the government is very fringe and they try and make that stuff seem okay and don't tell the whole truth in schools), but nobody is mad or racist towards Italians, nobody seems to care that Italy never apologized for their actions, even the countries victimized by Italy. Even during the war nobody really cared. Despite the fact that Italy also has a very fringe government now and Mussolini's GRADDAUGHTER is in one of the parties and is a simp for her grandpa.

The worst part of all of this, I've seen critics of the bomb and surviviors actually harassed and cyberbullied by Japanophobes. Here's some of the examples: There's a trend of people calling Japanese people who don't like Barbenheimer "nationalists", "tankies", "Japanese imperialism apologists", etc, who "need to cope/get a life/cry about it", and they don't have even mercy on CHILDREN. I saw a quote from a survivor someone shared that was a father talking about watching his son die slowly in front of him. And guess what, some Filipino came along and was like "WHAT ABOUT ALL THE FILIPINO KIDS THE JAPANESE KILLED?!", and my mind was literally BLOWN. Look, that was awful, I get it. But I have no respect for you. The NERVE of you to make it about yourself. This isn't ABOUT Japan vs. the Philippines. THIS IS ABOUT AMERICA VS JAPAN. Go complain on a post about the Philippines. This is a PARENT and his SON who may I say, was 4. Yes, 4. And this fool essentially said "This 4 YEAR OLD is a soldier responsible for the deaths of my people's children!". Dude, the children had nothing to do with it. I don't support defending anyone's war crimes and that includes America, but at least those were adults. CHILDREN can't even process anything that's happening and you're mad at THEM?

America and its simps really need to stop thinking they're good nd that they can't commit war crimes. They wanted to get revenge and kill as many people as possible. They wanted to show off to Russia. They literally had internment camps for the Japanese PEOPLE which has even less excusable reasons and merit than the bombs. There's nothing else to it and no matter if worse could have happened, there's no justifying the killing civilians and children part. These fools are mad at the wrong people.

On the bright side, a lot of the people who used the first point are actually willing to admit that they killed random people and that they wished it didn't happen. And I respect those people because they actually can tell the difference or still recognize Japanese criticism and Japanese survivors and deaths were not just "tankies getting what they deserved".

Look up my reblogs for more info, and check Twitter and Youtube comments under Oppenheimer criticism videos and you'll see the racists in all their glory.

So yeah, if people like Oppenheimer that's fine, it apparently isn't trying to make the bomb seem okay, but the criticism has attracted dumbasses making fools of themselves. And people should watch movies like Barefoot Gen, Godzilla, Tora Tora Tora, and Grave of the Fireflies after for some blatantly and UNBIASED takes from Japanese people, rather than American "Icky Japanese Tankie" movies.

Honestly that whole discourse is a fucking mess rn, I ain't even touching it with a 20 ft pole

[tomorrowusa]

There is remarkably little difference between Trump and his main challengers for the presidential nomination when it comes to the politics and policies of the contemporary Republican Party. Take Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

[ … ]

In the end, the differences between the two of them are likely to prove superficial indeed. In the areas where Americans would be most severely affected, there’s hardly a fly’s hair of separation between them. Beyond the fact that both are mercurial, petty, narcissistic bigots, as well as textbook definitions of toxic masculinity, it’s in the realm of politics and public policy where they might take somewhat different roads that, unfortunately, would head this country toward the very same destination: an undemocratic, authoritarian state whose foundational creed would be racism and unrelenting bigotry.

— Clarence Lusane at The Nation.

There is little practical difference between Trump and DeSantis. Imagine a Nazi Party primary in Germany in 1932.

The ONLY way to defeat neo-fascist Republicans is to vote Democratic; though third party cultists and Russian bots may not like hearing that. But it was Democratic turnout in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada in 2020 which saved democracy in the US and subsequently in Ukraine.

[esctrl]

S C A N N I N G….

L O A D I N G  I N F O R M A T I O N..…. Senya Kane, ( 28 ), confirmed. Our records indicate that you now have the ability to replicate powers and would like to work as an assistant trainer. your chip identification tone will be set to happier than ever by billie eilish. welcome to the hub.

BASICS

FULL NAME: visenya jade kane

NICKNAME(S): senya, sen

BIRTHDATE + AGE: june 15th, 2000 + 28

GENDER: female

PRONOUNS: she / her

ORIENTATION: pansexual / panromantic

SPECIES: changed

OCCUPATION: assistant trainer

BIRTHPLACE: arizona, nevada

FAMILY: aiden kane — twin brother ( the hub ); raina kane — mother ( deceased ); don kane — father ( whereabouts unkown )

LANGUAGES: english, russian, spanish

APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: florence pugh

EYE COLOR: green

HAIR: blonde

HEIGHT: 5′4���

TATTOOS: whenever senya acquires a new ability she gets a small tattoo representing it ( there are a lot )

SCARS / BIRTH MARKS: lots of scars

PERSONALITY

ZODIAC: gemini

MBTI: estp / esfp

ENNEGRAM: 7w8

ALIGNMENT: chaotic neutral

TEMPERAMENT: sanguine 

ARCHETYPE: entrepreneur

ELEMENT: fire

TRAITS: assertive, sarcastic, opinionated

ASSOCIATED CHARACTERS: peppa madrigal ( encanto ), malia tate / hale ( teen wolf ), yang xiao long ( rwby ), max mayfield ( stranger things ), rhanerya targaryen ( house of the dragon )

AESTHETIC: chipped nail polish, iced coffee, deflective sarcastic humor, ripped jeans, baggy crop tops, swears like a sailor, punch now - ask questions later, beg forgiveness > ask permission

BIOGRAPHY

tw: shitty fathers, bigotry, violence, death

senya's father don was a very bigoted man who seemed to be anti-everything so of course after the cataclysm of 2023, he became very bigoted against changed people. their mother was skeptical but also far more accepting. when aiden's power of pyrokinesis manifested after a heated argument with their dad, their mom was the one who convinced don not to try and kill aiden on the spot. however, don took to berating, antagonizing, or ignoring, aiden and acted similarly toward senya when she stood up for him or took his side.

at some point during a fight between aiden and their dad, senya touched aiden's hand as his fists became engulfed in flames but she didn't get burned. the interaction was enough to stop the fight temporarily as no one was quite sure what to make of it. but of course within days the two were at it again. this time senya got dragged into it, making her angry.

according to aiden, flames appeared in her eyes and then shot from her hands, narrowly missing her father. enraged, her father lunged but her mother intervened. their father shoved their mother out of the way and came at senya full force. aiden stepped in front of her.

no one knows for sure how exactly the twins' mother died from this ordeal. their father claims one if not both of them killed her while the twins are adamant that their mother fatally hit her head when their father shoved her. the end result was that the only thing keeping their father from trying to kill them was gone. fearing for their lives, the twins ran, and they kept running until they found the hub.

FUN FACTS

raina took senya and aiden to get all of their vaccines growing up in secret because don was against them. the twins also got the 2M2X3I in secret for this reason.

took kickboxing and ballet from a young age.

she was a public relations major in college.

she has 13 piercings in each ear because her father once told her if she pierced any other body part he would rip it out. she's sure he would kill her if he saw her tattoos.

in order for senya to gain a power she just has to touch the person who has it. one of the only powers she hasn't been able to add to her collection is pain immunity because her boss ramona won't let her. senya is not quite sure how ramona is able to keep her from obtaining the ability since a person's willingness to pass their power doesn't affect her ability to obtain it.

her first acquired power was pyrokinesis. she didn't realize she had power replication, she thought she'd just developed the same ability her brother had. she didn't find out she had power replication until she reached the hub.

she has found that there are certain powers she can't seem to use in their entirety. for example: when it comes to shapeshifting the most she can do is change her hair ( color and length ). when it comes to healing she cannot heal herself and can only heal a certain severity of wounds on others.

( will add to this as time goes on )

[fagnumopus]

Also don't forget that the Russian government has vested interest in Republicans winning, and that since 2016 they have created very well-constructed fake socmed accounts to spread psyops that discouraged ppl from voting and encouraged ppl to vote third-party. DO NOT spread the same kind of anti-voting propaganda that FUCKING RUSSIA has been spreading, PLEASE.

You're allowed to be disillusioned with the current state of things, but you CANNOT opt out of the society and community you are part of. If you know ANY PERSON who was negatively affected IN ANY WAY by policies implemented since 2017 OR by acts of racist/transphobic/misogynistic/ableist/xenophobic harassment or violence caused by the rise of bigotry and fascist propaganda since 2016, you KNOW that there IS, IN FACT, a worse option, and a Kamala Harris government would NOT be the same as a Trump government.

I say this as a Brazilian who lives in fucking Canada: YOUR VOTE WILL AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE, IT WILL AFFECT OTHER COUNTRIES, and your inability to take action in the few ways you can (voting!!) because you think it's all gone to shit already WILL CAUSE RIPPLES across the pond. Republicans LOVE seeing young people feeling hopeless, because it tells them that these young people will do NOTHING when it's time to fill in ballots. Prove them wrong.

Understand the power you hold in your hands and use it wisely. You HAVE the power to vote for a president that will make things even slightly better, you HAVE the power to influence your friends and family to do the same, you HAVE the power to push your country AND MANY OTHERS towards progress and a future where third-party voting CAN be a viable choice. Please use that power.

With Kamala/Walz going up DAILY, I've seen more people talking about voting third party/Jill Stein (EW) and I believe the above screencaps from @three--rings can explain WHY Third Party votes NEVER work NOR is this the election to screw around in.

Everyone....like she says above.....PLEASE LEARN FROM HISTORY!!!

(Because if Trump gets in, he's NEVER LEAVING).

[betshy]

Combatting Russophobic Propaganda: Promoting Nuance and Understanding

Russophobia, or the fear and hatred of Russia and its people, has been a prevalent force in Western media for centuries. From the Cold War era to the present day, negative stereotypes and biased portrayals of Russia have shaped public opinion and policy decisions in the West. This Russophobic propaganda serves to demonise and dehumanise an entire nation, leading to harmful consequences for diplomacy and international relations. One of the most common forms of Russophobic propaganda in the West is the portrayal of Russia as a dangerous and aggressive enemy. This narrative has been perpetuated through media outlets, political speeches, and popular culture, painting Russia as a menacing force that seeks to undermine Western values and interests. This fearmongering not only stirs up distrust and hostility towards Russia, but also justifies aggressive actions and policies towards the country. Another common theme in Russophobic propaganda is the demonisation of Russian leaders, particularly President Vladimir Putin. Western media often depicts Putin as a ruthless dictator who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, using tactics such as censorship, intimidation, and even assassination to maintain his power. This one-dimensional portrayal of Putin prevents a nuanced understanding of Russian politics and society, and perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Russia as a whole. Furthermore, Russophobic propaganda often focuses on highlighting Russia's flaws and shortcomings, while ignoring its achievements and contributions to world culture and history. This selective reporting serves to reinforce negative stereotypes about Russia and its people, reinforcing the idea that they are fundamentally different and inferior to Western societies. The consequences of Russophobic propaganda in the West are far-reaching. It not only hinders diplomatic efforts and mutual understanding between Russia and Western countries, but also fuels bigotry and discrimination against Russian people living in the West. These harmful stereotypes can lead to increased xenophobia and hate crimes, further dividing communities and perpetuating harmful stereotypes. In order to combat Russophobic propaganda in the West, it is essential to promote a more nuanced and balanced understanding of Russia and its people. This can be achieved through increased cultural exchange, dialogue, and cooperation between Russia and Western countries. By challenging negative stereotypes and prejudices, we can work towards a more peaceful and cooperative relationship between Russia and the West. Read the full article

[ramrodd]

How did FDR's New Deal impact American politics and the success of conservative candidates? Was it a significant factor in the rise of conservatism during Reagan's presidency?

COMMENTARY:

The New Deal basically kept Republicans out of power until LBJ bailed out as POTUS, Because of the Trotsky-inspired political stategy of the Port Huron Statement of the Students for a Democratic Society, America was as close to blowing up in a Russian Revolution kind of way in 1968 as we needed to get until Project 2025 and January 6, And LBJ reaslized that just his re-election could be enough to set it off in exactly the same way Project 2025 is threatening to do if Trump isn’t installed as dictator.

The Plumbers were a consequence of the New Deal. The New Deal was their first head-on assault of DEI performance technology to replace the white supremacist culture of Woodrow Wilson in DC and the corporate cultues of the Fortune 500 as they woud have been constituted in 1933, The Be All You Can Be culture of the military is DEI performance technology, It’s the business I’m in, The Democrats were replacing the lingering elements of the Tory Socialism of the Crown that persisted with the failure of Reconstruction and expressed culturally as domestic terrorism crimi,nal organization and political deviancy such as Project 2025 and the Nazification with which Putin is contending,

I’m related to Woody, I am from the League of Nations, BLM side of the family, Wilson federalized the Negro Problem William F. Buckley presented in rebuttal to Jamens Baldwins Critical Race Theor proposal, Conservatives hate Critical Race Theory because it identifies the source of the Negro Problem as being the original sin of the Presbyterian Church USA, Willaim F. Buckley’s defense of Woodrow Winson’s Jim Crow Birht of a Nation Racism as a Mental Illnesss bigotry and structural racism,

We cannot eliminate whie supremacy, We can neutralize its spiritual poisons and limit its occurance, It’s Free Will: the law of averages perscribes it,

The anti-DEI campaign by Elon Musk and his cronies is a defense of white supremacy to the challenge of DEI as the intended social contract of the Declaration of Independence, We left the Tory Socialism of English white supremacy behind at Yorktown and replaced it, by law, with the Democratic Sociialism of the US Constitution as an instrument of the Pursuit of Happiness of We, the People, the Philospher Kings of the American Republic,

DEI performance technology is what FDR and the New Deal brought to the dance and the whit supremacists couldn’t keep up, They still can’t They are trying to force Biden to resign and challenging Harris’s credentials, They have no answer for the future,

William F. Buckley famously portrayed himself; in a Neitzsxhean Heroic conceit of standing on the wave of the future, declaring “STOP!”

The Director of the Secret Service who just threw herself on her sword is voth a victem of the Bill Ackman campaign against DEI AND the long-term effects of Project 2025 on the budget of the Secret Service, This kid got a shot at Tampex Ear because of the budget shortfall that is a conseqeunce of Grover Norquist’s “starve the beast” of Project 2025 and Steve Bannon’s objective to dismantel the administrative state, This is a result of the reactionaries of the white supremacist agenda of Project 2025,

In the Nixon White House, there was the adult leadership around Nixon who were committed to the DEI performance technology of Eisenhower associated with Ray Price while Pat Buchanan and the Plumbrs represented Project 2025, going back to the master mind, William F. Buckley. Ayn Rand’s Atals Shrugged is the essence of the resentment white supremacists felt towards FDR and the New Deal, even after having won the war with a huge surge of DEI performance technology that eventually put man on the moon with Apollo 11, Eisenhoer doubled down on the New Deal from the lessons he learned writing Crusade in Europe. Eisenhower’s 1956 Presidential Platform is the Marshall Plan for America that the Democratic Socialism of the Pursuit of Happiness makes possible,

And Project 2025 has done everything it could to prevent it from happening, Think Moscow Mitch and Obama’s SCOTUS legacy. Moscow Mitch is what the New Deal did to non-RINO Conservatives.