#the ultimate revolution

[us-cj]

"There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude, and producing dictatorship without tears, so to speak, producing a kind of painless concentration camp for entire societies, so that people will in fact have their liberties taken away from them, but will rather enjoy it, because they will be distracted from any desire to rebel by propaganda or brainwashing, or brainwashing enhanced by pharmacological methods. And this seems to be the final revolution" -- Aldous Huxley

[egophiliac]

I have never been more concerned for a JP update from your art than I am seeing a Cheka knowing the context of Leona’s dream.

My bois ok right?????? My sweet nephews ok right??????

well

uhhhh

I'm sure the real one is fine :)

[anotherhumaninthisworld]

Historians having takes on frev women that make me go 😐 compilation

Sexually frustrated in her marriage to a pompous civil servant much older than herself, [Madame Roland] may have found Danton’s celebrated masculinity rather uncomfortable. Danton (1978) by Norman Hampson, page 77.

The Robespierres sent their sister to Arras because that was their hometown, the family home, where they had relatives, uncles, aunts and friends, like Buissart who they didn’t cease to remain in correspondence with, even in the middle of the Terror. There, among them, Charlotte would not be alone; she would find advice, rest, the peace necessary to heal her nervousness and animosity. Away from Mme Ricard, who she hated, away from Mme Duplay, who she detested, she would enjoy auspicious calmness. It is Le Bon that the Robespierres will charge with escorting their sister to this neccessary and soothing exile. […] If there is a damning piece in Charlotte Robespierre's case, it is this one (her interrogation, held July 31 1794). She seems to be caught in the act of accusing this Maximilien whom she rehabilitates in her Memoirs. She is therefore indeed a hypocrite, unworthy of the great name she bears, and which she dishonors the very day after the holocaust of 10 Thermidor. Charlotte Robespierre et Guffroy (1910) in Annales Révolutionnaires, volume 3 (1910) page 322, and Charlotte Robespierre et ses mémoires (1909) page 93-94, both by Hector Fleishmann.

Elisabeth, as she was popularly called, was barely past her twelfth birthday, younger even by three years than Barere’s own mother when she was given in marriage. On the following day the guests assembled again in the little church of Saint-Martin at midnight to attend the wedding ceremony of the handsome charmer and the bewildered child. Dressed in white, clasping in her arms a yellow, satin-clad  doll that Bertrand had given her — so runs the tradition — she marched timidly to the altar, looking more like a maiden making her first communion than a woman celebrating a binding sacrament. Perhaps the  doll, if doll there was, filled her eye, but certainly she could not fail to note how handsome her husband was. Bertrand Barere; a reluctant terrorist (1962) by Leo Gershoy, page 32.

The young nun who bore the name of Hébert did not hide her fate. She did not wish to prolong a life stifled from her childhood in the cloister, branded in the world by the name she bore, fighting between horror and love for the memory of her husband, unhappy everywhere. Histoire des Girondins (1848) by Alphonse de Lamartine, volume 8, page 60.

Lucile in prison showed more calmness than Camille. Before the tribunal, she seemed to possess neither fear nor hope, she denied having taken an active role in the prison conspiracy. What did it matter to her the answer they were trying to extract from her? They said they wanted her guilty? Very well! She would be condemned and join Camille. This was what she said again when she was told that she would suffer the same fate as her husband: ”Oh, what joy, in a few hours I’m going to see Camille again!” Camille et Lucile Desmoulins: un couple dans la tourmente (1986) by Jean Paul Bertaud, page 293.

What did it matter to Lucile whether she was accused or defended? She had no longer any pretext for living in this world. She was one of those heroines of conjugal love who are more wife than mother. Besides, Horace lived, and Camille was dead. It was of the absent only that she thought. As for the child, would not Madame Duplessis act a mother's part to him? The grandmother would watch over the orphan. If Lucile had lived, she could have done nothing but weep over the cradle, thinking of Camille. Camille Desmoulins and his wife; passages from the history of the Dantonists founded upon new and hitherto unpublished documents (1876) by Jules Claretie.

Having been widowed at the age of 23 [sic] years, Élisabeth Duplay remarried a few years later to the adjutant general Le Bas, brother of her first husband, and kept the name which was her glory. She lived with dignity, and all those who have known her, still beautiful under her crown of white hair, have testified to the greatness of her sentiments and austerity of her character. She died at an old age, always loyal to the memory of the great dead she had loved and whose memory she, all the way to her final day, didn’t cease to honor and cherish. As for the lady of Thermidor, Thérézia Cabarrus, ex-marquise of Fontenay, citoyenne Tallien, then princess of Chimay, one knows the story of her three marriages, without counting the interludes. She had, as one knows, three husbands living at the same time. Now compare these two existances, these two women, and tell me which one merits more the respect and the sympathy of good men. Histoire de Robespierre et du coup d’état du 9 thermidor (1865) by Louis Ernest Hamel, volume 3, page 402.

Fel free to comment which one was your favorite! 😀

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

I get the point they're making, this is why the X-Men were always more popular than the Avengers, but this is still a gross mischaracterisation of these characters. Superman would never let cops evict people from their homes in winter. True, not every writer remembers what he's supposed to be the champion of the oppressed, but that is the core of who the character is.

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Wet Cat Adoption AU Reader, before they had fied due to a heroic sacrifice, has made many, MANY inventions and learned a few mutations as well, as their mutation, shrouded in secrecy, allowed them to learn anything, with their creativity being their only limit. Some of their highlights include:

• making an inator that turns rocks into candy (the rock candy candyinator!)

• making an inator that, when in use, makes every politican honest (that was a fun city hall election!)

• making an inator that turns trash into money

• writing a journal full of secrets of mutations (Xavier and Magneto and Fury fought over it, that was a whole episode with a two parter!)

• opening a homeless shelter and safe space for lgbtq+ people and those in distress (they all get free heating and air, new clothes, and a fountain that produces any drink they want, as long as they ads the right soluble!)

• making an inator that turns evil people good (or turns them into diamonds if they're too evil)

Reader may have been considered a crackpot inventor by the governments and scientists, but was that all just a kie so Reader would have only them to turn to? The heroes aren't aren't sure anymore, but they miss their little troublemaker who made them cupcakes for their birthday, because everyone forgets Reader's, so they made two dozen in case someone forgot their enemies'...

(They're not a bad guy, they just happened to get the role of villain)

@sugar-soda @crow-crystal @wolvesbane1984 @thewickedweiner

[thecalvinistkat]

Every Skillet song is very Shadow coded but the three ones that released early from Revolution especially reminded me of Team Dark.

[the-kipsabian]

[ifeelalot]

one to nine

[yoursjustasitwas]

while i understand the impulse to play fantine as angry (she does have every reason to be) i tend to think angry fantines during ‘i dreamed a dream’ cheapen the story and miss hugo’s point, and thereby make fantine an out-of-character ‘girl boss’ a la terrible YA greek myth retellings.

a great part of her tragedy is that it is completely undeserved. she has a heart of gold and is purely, invariably good. her soul is never corrupted. she is emblematic of virtue. and anger (while often understandable) is not a virtue.

i also think it’s lazy acting. anger is the easiest emotion to play because it’s all bluster, and often covers something realer and more vulnerable. anger, like thyme, needs be applied with a very light touch. the worst fantine i ever saw snarled her way through i dreamed a dream.

[ben-talks-art]

Favorite Ps2 Games

(No, I've never played a Devil May Cry game)

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Shantae…

Propaganda for the wrestling skills:

Can transform into a variety of animals but mainly a monkey a harpy a elephant and a spider

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[ideas-on-paper]

I'm sorry, but I can't unsee this. xD

[carsonjonesfiance]

Personally I don’t like what Biden’s done so far but I struggle to see any president doing any better in the same situation without alienating allies but also he’s been threatening some punitive measures against and I can’t see a Republican ever doing that.

Honestly I’d be way more vocally critical of him if people weren’t constantly lying about him.

[thefaeriefeatherdark]

I desperately need the Thrawn stans (specifically novel Thrawn Stans) to remember that Thrawns whole deal is rebuilding the Empire and fighting the New Republic.

[everykisame]

[honey-minded-hivemind]

I took a Myers-Briggs personality test, and I have now decided that Wet Cat Adoption Reader is an... ENFP-T person!

They're smart, creative, and a hoot to hang out with, but sadly, they crave approval and love, amd feel they won't get it. But never fear, they'll just ignore it, and keep making inators until those feelings go away!

(Some fun facts for this personality type are:

• creative problem solving

• charismatic

• adaptable

• curious

• understanding of others

• empathetic

• inspire others

• build connections/relationships

as well as some not-so-fun ones, like:

• emotionally intense

• very independent

• avoid conflict

• perfectionist

• fear of missing out or fomo

• self-critical

• easily distracted

• act without thinking

@sugar-soda @crow-crystal @wolvesbane1984 @thewickedweiner I have the feeling the teen heroes and villains find them awesome, whereas the adults, after finding out how much their life has sucked and how they're a KID, decide to intervene... and then have to deal with a go-away-inator... Because right, this kid can make anything, and maybe be anything they want...