#no rebels no revolution

[sharmerika]

The Accensii mingled amongst themselves, their conversations a mix of thinly veiled politicking and personal ambition. But his attention was elsewhere, on the marionettes that fluttered through the room, their glass eyes glittering with faux emotions. Unlike the droids that handled the day-to-day tasks in the Citadel, these marionettes were a different breed—designed for pleasure, for indulgence.

It was unsettling how easily they moved, how their laughter blended seamlessly with that of the humans they entertained. They weren’t alive, not truly, but in the moments like this, it was easy to forget. They were engineered to mimic life, and mimic it they did, with unsettling accuracy.

“Fascinating, aren’t they? These creations—they’ve been perfected to such a degree that they’re almost indistinguishable from us.”

“Almost.” He replied curtly, his eyes flickering away from the marionette.

“You don’t approve?”

His jaws tightened. “It’s not about approval. They serve a purpose.”

“And what purpose might that be? To remind us that even perfection can be manufactured?”

He didn’t respond. His eyes drifted across the room to where the other candidates laughed and flirted with their mechanical companions. It was a disturbing sight, watching them so easily wallow in the pleasures offered by the Citadel, as if this was all a game.

[stealingpotatoes]

How would Ezra take being turned into a loth cat. And how would his horde of cats take it.

omg you KNOW he (and the cats) would immediately use it for chaos

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[b1tch-b1nary]

If this gets enough attention I will make a second that separates the religious and non religious votes. If you put depends on the religion can you mention which religions should and shouldn't

Y'all I just wanted to make a post seeing how popular theocracy was, I didn't realise you would all take it this far

Also would you like me to share the amended and completely fair poll?

there

[pooks]

Sirius: Say something rebellious. Percy: Um...okay, I think the working class should uprise against the rich people. Sirius: I said rebellious, not revolutionary.

[forsapphics]

In her kiss, I taste the revolution ✊💜🩷 (x)

[lord-squiggletits]

i know i’m late to the conversation—i just watched the movie this month—but i feel compelled to say this because i was genuinely shocked (still am) to see that the overwhelming takeaway for many viewers was the "d-16/megatron was right" bs. while it’s understandable to sympathize with his anger and grief, justifying his actions in the end or framing them as entirely right feels so deeply misguided. what surprised me even more was the tendency to shift the blame on orion/optimus, as though he was solely responsible for d-16’s downfall. it’s disheartening to see orion/optimus being villainized so much. his efforts to reason with d-16 came from a place of desperation and hope, as he tried to prevent the escalation of violence. at that point, d-16 had already begun to spiral into his unchecked rage, disregarding the safety of those around him. to see that nuance overlooked, with orion being faulted for a situation that was far beyond his control (the whole "don't be like sentinel" thing is often used to shit on op lol), is genuinely baffling.

while i love that the movie showed the tragedy of d-16’s arc and even empathize with his situation, painting his actions as justified—and vilifying orion/optimus in the process—feels like a misreading of the movie’s core message. sorry but i was so happy to see your post about the movie, it was tiring to see so many 'megatron was right about this and that' comments.

Oh man if you're new to this fandom, you really ought to know that this place is full of people who glorify terrorism and war in the name of "justified revolution" and it doesn't really matter what Dee/Megatron does or how horrible/over-the-top it is, he's oppressed or he's mentally ill or he's just plain upset which means that everything he does is justified and questioning him makes you evil.

It's so funny because I hoped for sure that a continuity where both OP and Megatron were working class individuals before the war would reduce this kind of shit take (compare to something like archivist/librarian OP and gladiator Megs in TFP or CBV, or cop OP and miner Megs in IDW1), but unfortunately this fandom literally still found a way to blame Orion for everything even though he suffered the exact same things Dee did..... and furthermore Orion literally was the rebel challenging the system compared to Dee who wanted to keep his head low and not cause trouble so honestly at this point I just think the fandom (and somehow new fans whose first exposure to TF is this movie) purely sides with Megatron on everything as either a knee-jerk reaction or some misguided attempt at being counterculture and intelligent.

People get sooooo mad when you tell them that unbridled rage and killing everyone who disagrees with you isn't a good social/political strategy, but then again this is a problem that is universal to humanity and not just the Transformers fandom. It's just a shame that so many people looked at a movie that blatantly spells out what the moral of the story is, and has all of the protagonists be working class oppressed people fighting against a tyrannical system, and their takeaway from it is still basically "fascism is okay if you're mad enough about it and if your friends try to stop you it's a sign that they're centrist liberals who think punching Nazis makes you as bad as a Nazi." It's childish black-and-white thinking masquerading as critical literary analysis.

And at this point people pretty much just don't give a shit about Orion/Optimus and will find a way to make him the villain no matter what the context is, no matter if he also has feelings or if he also deserves to be respected/listened to/validated as Megatron's long-time (possibly lifelong) friend. If ppl look at the way Dee treated Orion and their other friends and DON'T see what was concerning about that then there's really no saving them until they deradicalize a little and learn what usually happens when "kill all the bad people until society is a utopia" is implemented as a governing party's primary strategy.

[revoltrebel]

We, The People.

We, The Taxed to Exhaustion.

We, The System’s Silent Victims.

We, The Downtrodden Masses.

We, The Voices Shouted Down.

We, The Casualties of Endless Wars.

We, The Deliberately Forgotten.

We, The Righteously Angry.

We, The Ever-Prepared.

We, The Swarming Legion.

We, The Blazing Fire.

We, The Resilient Ants.

We are more than mere ‘Facebook warriors’—we are the many, united and ready to transform the very fabric of this system. Join us or step aside.

[vintage-tigre]

You’re the one Karl

[mitskistevens]

When all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary to survive. Peaceful protest is outright ignored, so how long until we recognize that violence against those who lead us to such destruction is justified as self-defense. These companies don't care about you, or your kids, or your grandkids. They have zero qualms about burning down the planet for a buck, so why should we have any qualms about burning them down to survive? We're animals just like everything else on this planet, except we've forgotten the law of the jungle and bend over for our overlords when any other animal would recognize the threat and fight to the death for their survival. "Violence never solved anything," is a statement uttered by cowards and predators.

Luigi Mangione

[the-fire-bubble]

"Witchcraft is in many ways the earth’s immune system kicking in at the last moment and, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the earth is kind of in trouble right now. Like Peter Grey writes in his Manifesto of Apocalyptic Witchcraft: “If the land is poisoned, then witchcraft must respond.”"

From "Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism" by Sarah Lyons

[cid5]

FIDEL CASTRO (far right), with his brother RAUL CASTRO (far left), and JUAN ALMEIDA (center), know as 'Cuban Rebels', c. 1959.

[creepingcorpse]

Some sketchbook work :p

[colleybri]

Cassian Andor is, apparently, “In all the way” in Andor Season 2…

Hey! Yes, you!! No sniggering at the back… !

This is (of course) what that means …

Tony Gilroy (Polygon interview, among others) : “Cassian’s commitment to the cause is not in doubt. If [season 1] was about him becoming a revolutionary, then the second half is about him becoming a leader”

More below…

So over all that happens across the four years of season 2 Gilroy is not going to have Cassian question his commitment to the cause itself. By making his vow by saying “ kill me, or take me in “ at the end of season 1, he’s now “all in” right through to the end no matter what might happen to him, or to those he cares for, and no matter what he has to do.

I wonder what that would look like in terms of the plot points. Still all sorts of possibilities, but we won’t have anything where Cassian considers throwing in the towel. He will do whatever is necessary for the cause. Within this context (Gilroy)…

“[season 2] is watching how the Alliance itself is going to put pressure on people. Are you in? Or are you out? What happens to the original gangsters, the Saw Gerreras and Luthen Raels? How hard it is to build a coalition? How much betrayal there is, how much failure there is — there’s some canonical material that we have the opportunity to play with. So it’s still a show about regular people making incredible decisions in difficult times.”

Can’t wait to see what’s been cooked up for us.

[b1tch-b1nary]

[burningvelvet]

"I may stand alone, but would not change my free thoughts for a throne."

— Lord Byron, Don Juan (1823)

[xxx-ang3l-w1th-a-sh0tgun-xxx]

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