#polites would've never

[luukka]

Don't know about y'all but Euryloclus really turned out antipathic to me. Someone certainly said all this before, but like, sure he was scared and tired but bro never took responsibility for his actions. Ody asked him to trust him and to not plaint seeds of doubt because OF COURSE this would cost their lives in times like this, and Euryloclus kept breaking his word, first with the bag, then the mutiny then the damn cows, which are BIG mistakes that costed lives and he still has the nerves to be angry at Ody for choosing himself over the one that LITERALLY stabbed him in the back.

You know what, I think Euryloclus stopped trusting Odysseus after Remember them. I don't know why but I'm sure that once we hit the storm saga, that is the moment Euryloclus stopped worrying about Odysseus, stopped believing that Ody was trying all the way he could, even if he tried hard to save as much people as possible all this time. I really hate how Euryloclus just kept pushing, I hate how he thought it was OK to test the honesty of his captain, provoking the death of 548 men for possible money but couldn't bear the idea of six men dead for the sake of the 37 left that could've have a possibility to survive. I hate that Odysseus's last memory of his last crewmates is them, leaded by no one less than his brother-in-law, armed and ready to murder him out of anger and desperation.

I don't know where I wanted to go with this but you get what I mean right ? I'm just very angry with him

[maulfucker]

I was thinking about Maul and got hit by the thought of imagine if he'd gotten captured back in Phantom Menace and Padmé had gotten to meet him.

Imagine if she'd seen him and realized somehow that he was only an apprentice, slave to his master, and pleaded the republic to keep him alive because she can't help but want to save everyone. And he knows who she is, he knows Palpatine is secretly manipulating her entire world and political career, and he can somewhat sympathize (though in his own twisted way that still believes this is for a greater purpose they should look forward to), so he lets her get closer, just to see what she does next. She would treat him less like a person and more like a feral animal she is trying to domesticate, but the positive reinforcement and patience would still be more kindness than he's received his entire life. So he kind of allows himself to be "tamed" by her. And that only makes her more motivated, she feels like she's succeeding in bringing this sith to the light side. And the longer he stays with her the more he distances himself from his sith upbringing and realizes how fucked up his life has been so far, so he starts to "return the favor" by kind of. steering her out of Palpatine's grasp. So he gradually gets "promoted" from pet sith to accidental older brother.

And of course Palpatine would want to kill Maul to prevent him from revealing his identity, so he can still get bisected and nearly die 🙃

For extra flavor, I think Padmé would kinda remind him of Kilindi, but like. because of their differences, rather than their similarities. Kilindi was a slave who killed for her freedom, Padmé sold her freedom and doesn't even realize it. Padmé is about the same age Kilindi was, and she is strangely nice to Maul just like Kilindi was, so he would probably be comparing them in his head all the time, judging Padmé for being so helpless and weak and nothing like Kilindi.

And yet, he killed Kilindi so easily, but can't kill this one.

[sleeping-at-sea]

“Captin, let’s go to that cave over there!”

“No, we can hold it together a bit longer. I believe more up ahead there is a place we can get food.”

and then the end credits roll

[aerithisms]

how is it that avatar has a beautiful message about listening to other points of view and approaching people with compassion and understanding but the general audience only cares about dick measuring contests over who the strongest avatar is and dunking on korra for making mistakes and going through traumatic events that were not her fault. like first of all how uncompassionate and antithetical to the message of the show you claim to love. and second of all have you people ever thought about considering avatar as a piece of fiction where the characters have to have flaws to create compelling conflicts. why are you all so fucking stupid and boring!!!!!! RAHHH!!!!

[thefabelmans2022]

everyone is really really really really stupid and it's very frustrating to watch.

[starscreambbymama]

Sooooooo

[ask-misfits-of-war]

"Sure...likewise...? (is this some kind of trap..?)" "Did.. hold on were you following me through the bushes?—"

"Don't worry about it! Come 'nd sit, we can all chat!"

(Lodi is fascinated with this new stranger, Damascus has mixed feelings.)

[lesbianneopolitan]

ITS A RISK IM WILLING TO TAKE FOR A GOTH BUFF GIRL SQUARE UP NEO

SHIT'S SERIOUS

[purecommemasolitude]

the problem with watching classic films is that they're widespread enough to attract people with negative media comprehension

[borgialucrezia]

tapping the mic to say 🎤 when do u think the real shift in cesare and juans relationship happened and when did it begin to sour (or the audience could argue there were always notes of sourness and love mixed in together that just developed as time went on to be less fondness and more envy on both sides) bc lowkey ive been thinking the rift began when juan was chosen to go defend rome against king charles's army in s1 and cesare was desperate to don the armour and go and so when juan came back defeated, he was so ashamed with himself but cesare felt petty vindication and in this essay i will...[the audience cuts me off]

"He's not making excuses for what he is anymore, and what he wants to be. He ultimately feels that killing Juan was the right thing for himself. It's something that he focused on and I think he can control his mind into having no second thoughts. And that's the only way you can rule in that era, really." - Francois Arnaud

you're right! it's a mixture of sourness and love because, while cesare resented juan's weakness and naivety, but i think he still cared for him at first because he feels obligated to protect him since he was his family. but mainly, rodrigo's vicious cycle of ambitions tore them apart as he made cesare believe he was inadequate, despite loving, admiring, and relying on him. rodrigo's deliberate self-delusion (he is aware that cesare is the driven and more competent one) and self-loathing prevented him from embracing cesare's true self. appointing juan to a task desired by cesare fueled the hatred and envy as he started thinking juan was rodrigo's favorite. eventually, his frustration towards juan led him to murder him because this is where he becomes the cesare borgia we read about in machiavelli's 'the prince.' and like i said before, juan shaped the rest of cesare's story till the end. he was the one who drove him to finally become what he always meant to be and take the path he was always destined to. it's why juan's death is necessary to him because it was also a way for rodrigo to release him from his position as a cardinal. he claimed to rodrigo that he killed juan because he brought dishonor to the family, but cesare pretty much did contribute to bringing dishonor to the family by not wanting to warn juan about ludovico's army coming his way at forli after machiavelli informed him about it. cesare could have spared his family from another failure but decided not to because his priority was to humiliate juan just to prove a point to rodrigo, that he is the better son. he even gaslit juan about it by telling rodrigo that he wasn't aware of the attack, which makes cesare self-contradicting, just like how he went all "we're borgias, we never forgive" while killing juan because he was well aware juan struggled all his life questioning himself if he was truly rodrigo's son or not and desperately wanted to belong. cesare very decidedly excluded juan because he wanted to even emotionally hurt him in his final moment, then later was begging for "forgiveness" from rodrigo, a borgia, after the murder. also rodrigo feels a great deal of guilt (as he was hallucinating and dreaming of juan in s3) for making juan envied by cesare which led him to the decision to murder him, as that was the only way for cesare to gain his father's attention and the papal army. and when rodrigo finally forgives cesare for his sin of fratricide, rodrigo also forgives himself of the blame he's placed upon himself and the guilt he feels for letting his ambition destroy his family. they finally let go of the past and rodrigo can finally embrace cesare for the person he really is and has always loved deeply.

"he loves his errant son, does he not? More than he loves his dutiful one." - Cesare Borgia

cesare was proven wrong after all the time he was thinking juan was the favorite. he came to the realization that even though rodrigo saw so much of himself in him, he still planned from the beginning to make cesare his true heir. this brought relief and a sense of validation after years of feeling inadequate. rodrigo always intended for cesare to succeed him in the church, which was the only way that truly mattered to him. he made cesare a cardinal, a prince of the church, with the ultimate goal of cesare becoming the future pope and king. when rodrigo shared his dream of creating a papal bloodline to be passed down to cesare and his own son, cesare's perspective shifted. he began to heavily care about the perceptions of others, which not only fueled his power hunger but also led to him becoming classist. he even felt ashamed of his mother when she offered him counsel and to join him in war, rejecting her because of her former occupation as a "whore." it was a chilling development in cesare's character and honestly he became more interesting to me than he was in the first two seasons.

"One thing that I've always said about Juan is that every action that he does is heartfelt and genuine. When it was the war against the French, he was there and he was going to go to war, even though he knew he was going to die. He saw them getting ripped apart, but he was there and he was going to do it. I believe if Lucrezia hadn't come over, he would have led all his troops into death. I don't think there's anything that he's done which was through general cowardice. In terms of his survival, he died how he lived, and that's laudable, in itself." - David Oakes

rodrigo sending juan to war against the troops definitely (and rightfully) triggered cesare because juan has no idea what the hell he is doing and even though juan is incompetent, he never asked for the position he was given, but he tried his best to fulfill his responsibilities. like when he showed bravery by willingly risking his life against the french, even after his troops were torn apart in front of his eyes, insisting to lucrezia that he would never accept defeat and that he will keep fighting because he'll never let king charles of france destroy rome and get rid of their father, but only surrendered because the prospect of him dying would upset lucrezia, and lucrezia told him she already had a plan to prevent this.

"It’s interesting that Juan’s attempt at relieving pain is through closeness and hugging and love. When he forgives Cesare at the end saying how they’re brothers and wants to be together, I think that’s genuine. That’s the first time you realize what he’s always wanted." - David Oakes

juan felt deeply isolated because he never had a peer, and unfortunately, he was too weak and succumbed to his darkness, impulsiveness, and insecurities. he had a deep love for his family, but he lost himself in the pressure of the role and even committed heinous acts to prove himself, unaware that it would make his siblings hate him. all he wanted was to be included in their world. however, he struggled intensely in expressing his feelings, which led to him being shunned. it is tragic because ultimately he longed to feel like a 'true' borgia and have a close relationship with his family, especially with cesare. but the lack of moral guidance and the weight of expectations pushed him to behave inappropriately, resulting in everyone pushing him away and his death going unmourned except by his father, the one's responsible for his failure and feels guilty for it.

byeeee i really went on and on answering this oops sorry zaynab!!! anyway i hope these insights help lol

[fionnaskyborn]

current mood:

[steal-this-idea]

If anything, this election is showing us who the true swing voters are

And it's not the people who switch parties for any given election

No, it's the people who only vote occasionally and it's clearly a far larger problem for Democrats than it is for Republicans

Like, how many people who fully intended to vote in 2016 ultimately decided not to because their man Bernie didn't win the primary? Like, I remember the excitement of that primary. It lasted so long, states like New Jersey which are pretty much rubber stamps at that point actually had a say

And then, Mr. Sanders ultimately conceded and I feel like a significant percentage of his voters did not stick around to cast their lot with Hilary Clinton, costing the Democrats what should've been a slam-dunk election (not to mention what I assume was another large cohort: that coalition which would rather just not vote than vote for a woman)

I'm still waiting for the final tally of the 2024 votes but it seems like Kamala Harris's campaign fell to the same group of fair-weather voters who just couldn't be bothered to vote this time

[righteousdelusions]

Remember when I was a kid and learned about "hermaphrodites" and how people reached adulthood and found out they had that condition... I remember thinking that's soo cool I wish I had inner testicles

[a-silent-observer]

Not doomscrolling anything I've been on this ride back in 2016 an didn't like it at all. I am just feeling numb. Calmly looking at my belongings and assess what I can pack in a single person suitcase permitted for air travel. We are going to lose everything. (I am not flying to USA now. That's for sure.)

[babisawyer]

we found out my uncle was banned from tiktok this week because he was leaving comments on kamala's account that lead them to believe he was a security risk btw.

[infatuatedlilbitch]

SOCIAL MEDIA "ACTIVISM" IS KEEPING YOU FROM ACTUAL ACTIVISM - HERE'S THE TRUTH

You think you're staying "informed" by doomscrolling through your social feeds 24/7? That's exactly what they want. It's literally designed to keep you angry, scrolling, and - most importantly - doing absolutely fucking nothing.

HERE'S WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU:

It's OKAY to edit your feeds so you don't see that shit when you're just trying to exist

You do NOT have to consume the world's suffering every second of every day to be a "good activist" - and by the way? You're not even getting "informed" by scrolling. You need to actually look up real articles OFF of social media to understand what's happening

Hitting like and share isn't activism. Sorry. It just isn't.

You wanna actually do something?

Learn your neighbors' names. ACTUALLY TALK TO THEM about what's happening

Join your school board and ask them face-to-face why they're against queer education

Stand up to your racist uncle instead of "keeping the peace" (peace for WHO exactly?)

Find out what abortion rights groups are ALREADY DOING in your area instead of reinventing the wheel

Join an actually inclusive church (you know, like Jesus would've wanted) and see what they're ALREADY DOING to make the world better

And for fuck's sake, stop saying "oh I don't talk about politics" - YOUR SILENCE IS POLITICAL

NEWSFLASH: You don't have to start the fucking underground railroad by yourself. That shit ALREADY EXISTS - you just never had to use it before. Lucky you. So volunteer if you're a safe person, at whatever level works for you:

Send money

Show up in person

Pack supplies

Make pamphlets

Whatever you can do

Not everything's gonna get you in the history books and you know what? IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER.

And here's something else that matters: Going to trauma therapy - REAL trauma therapy with a therapist informed in decolonization practices - is a RADICAL ACT. If you have the means to do it, DO IT. Healing yourself is part of the work too.

AND LISTEN UP BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT: IT'S OKAY THAT IT TOOK YOU THIS LONG IT'S OKAY THAT YOU'RE STARTING SMALL IT'S OKAY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING

NO ONE EVER PUNISHED THEMSELVES INTO SUCCESS.

You grew up with some racist/sexist views? Yeah, most of us did. You can't get stuck there. There's too much at stake. It's time to deconstruct. It's time to do the work.

But scrolling and sharing posts while feeling guilty? That's not the work. That's what they want you to think the work is.

Get off your phone. Talk to your neighbors. Show up at meetings. Stand up to family. THAT'S the work.