#there's a joke to be made about the election

[waytootiredstudent]

Okay alright sorry for all the sudden German politics influx but lemme explain what happened so far and why Germans are losing it a bit:

The tldr? Our government is getting a divorce and it's turning messy with elections being called early and now being called even earlier.

The longer version?

Okay so, groundwork first:

in Germany there is a coalition currently in power called the Ampel(traffic lights) bc the colours of the party are red, yellow and green (or not anymore or for much longer??). They're centrist slightly more left leaning than right leaning. (You could argue about that I am aware). There has been infighting for as long as this coalition has been going on. It is also the first three party coalition since y know, the Last Time.

So. Enough groundwork. The yellow party (FDP) has a finance minister (Christiane Lindner) it's this guy

You will see him in memes I am sure. We don't like him. He's an asshole and has blocked every meaningful change that the coalition had been trying to accomplish. He also got his finance plan blocked by our highest court because parts were against our Constitution.

(.... I am oversimplifying hard here it's actually more complicated than that and not fully his fault, but it's also not the focus)

What WAS the fault though of him and the FDP was that they had a strong position of "saving money at all costs" which made bigger and bigger rifts with the two other coalition partners who were more leaftleaning. The war in Ukraine, Infrastructure, climate change - there were many places that needed more money and Lidner was like naaahhhhh for no fucking reason other than "oh we need to save money!!"

Long story short there have been arguing all the fucking time and therefore have started to lose approval. Drastically lose approval. As on for the first time since the Last Time there is a far right party in charge for part of the country that is also being investigated for being Nazis. (Oversimplifying again).

Which is. Worrying. You know. Especially with Trump now being elected. It has us all a little skittish.

The finance minister has also now been fired.

You see. We were all still trying to stomach Trump winning the US election, when Scholz, in the same fucking evening, fired Lindner.

And not in a polite way. Nah. Olaf fucking Scholz our Chancellor, notorious for saying literally nothing, and with a running joke that he regularly stops existing bc that man Does Not Take Stances, a spine of wet cardboard, delivered this yesterday evening:

(English subtitles by me you already got this far watch it I spent too much time on this lol)

And it is insane alright. For his standards and German politic standards thats the equivalent of calling Lindner a egomaniacal bitch that has only his self interest at heart and can not be trusted.

Lindner and his party have been pulverised in all recent elections. Which means that after he was fired, the FDP completely withdrew from the coalition and all minister from the FDP resigned.

....well all but one who apparently stayed in his positions because he's leaving the FDP over this. What sort of shitty backstabbing kindergarten fight is this. (Jokes aside hes the minister of transportation and says he needs to stay in office in important projects. Which. True. Having minister resigning en mass is not good)

Alright cool cool cool cool. Current situation yesterday is the following:

So. Trump is president. Fuck.

Lindner got fired! Yaaay!

Wait my goverment is now also falling apart! Fuck.

Which all lead to new elections being called in Germany.

Mind you, that's not usual ok. I know other countries have systems where they can call an election whenever but that is not a thing that normally happens here. We have a schedule alright. (Insert obligatory "Germans and their plans and structure" joke)

So new elections are called for spring, nearly a year early. Cool cool cool. With a right wing rising in Germany and deeply unpopular current leadership. On the eve of motherfucking trump getting elected.

Habeck, leader of the green party and one of the few policians in germany I think is vaguely liked by ppl (the general attitude in German politics is less "I like this guy" and more "you are the least shitty choice I guess") has appearently also nearly started crying after the news broke. So. Yeah.

Now. Let's make this shitshow complete,alright?

There is this party. CDU. They had been in charge for a very long time in Germany. Centrist, right leaning, with the afd on the rising even more right leaning than before. Their current leader is Friedrich Merz, as unpleasant as human beings can go.

He has now called for the new election to be not in a few months but like. To be called next week.

In the current climate.

So yeah. if you're German mutuals and friends are currently going through their own stages of grief - this is why.

[just-existing-as-you-do-blog]

I am reblogging this again to tell a story, it's an important one.

I lived in a small southern town, it had the works, loads of churches zero synagogues, an old money family lording over decent working class folks like aristocrats, and a good deal of homophobia.

I came out as a lesbian at 11 years old to a whole host of death threats and violence but I had decided that I needed to be who I was to make it easier for other people to be who they were. I thought I could handle it. I could, but it was Hell.

So I made it better.

I decided no child would grow up like me when I was 12 years old, not if it was in my power. I repeated it like a mantra. I got into fights. I got into relationships. I founded a club. I changed hearts and minds, with the help of a few.

When I was 13 I started an unofficial mentorship program for queer youth. I would press(sometimes blackmail) the school into taking action if they needed help. When the school didn't I would. I put posters back up when kids would tear them down. I got our club read out on the announcements with all others. I struggled with illness, I fought anyway. I spent seven years just fighting.

And every second of it was worth it, do you know why?

In my senior year of high-school there was this 12 year old trans boy in the club. I made a joke because we didn't have anything to do that day "Top ten death threats anyone?" One of the older club members laughed, our teacher sponsor didn't.

The little boy looked up at me and said "I've never gotten a death threat for being trans."

When I tell you I nearly burst into tears. That's the most meaningful thing in the world to me, I had spent that whole year being bitter about what I went through and it all washed away when he said that.

Do you think that will still be true if that old orange coward wins this election?

Vote. You better fucking vote so that all my work isn't for nothing.

every month someone makes a post like “wow, I can’t believe there are gay rednecks. can’t believe there are gay people living in the rural Midwest or Deep South.” kill the classist in your brain

[fruitybeverage]

"If only we could see into sherlock holmes genius mind!!!!"

Inside Sherlock Holmes mind:

[moldyycheese]

Y'all need to be taking tips from Sephiroth

I just realized I posted this on the wrong account

[im2tired4usernames]

He gave a blow job to an invisible Man on stage he swayed to Ave Maria and YMCA for 45 minutes

he has done nothing but insult people insult Americans and insult our soldiers and government

He spent most of his speeches talking about flies Hannibal lecter and made up stuff like people in jail getting sex changes and people eating cats and dogs.

he has threatened to take away the four-year term take away social security Medicaid and Medicare and any government assistance he has told disabled people to die that being that living as a disabled person is selfish because it cost money

he has said he wants to get rid of the power of voting he wants to get rid of for year terms he wants to get rid of two term limits he wants to rule the country above the law which he can do now andhe will

he will use the military against anyone who is not for him that there is an enemy in the people he is going to kill so many people just because they disagree with him just because they oppose him and won't let him run like a dictator there is going to be so much blood he is going after anyone who opposes him

he said it on stage he was rude and he was ridiculous on stage talking about Hannibal lecter multiple times confusing confusing dates mixing up wars making up stories constantly confusing names constantly

he has no plans for health care other than we don't deserve it because we're not billionaires in his last speech before election day he made a joke about killing reporters who were not Fox News.

Trump did not have a good campaign his campaign was lunacy it was ridiculous it was horrible unprofessional and vile it was loudly racist loudly violent he wants to hurt those who are not for him

He has said he doesn't even care about the people voting for him he does not care about them he will not take care of them they do not care he hates the same people they hate and they are okay with that

Harris lost because the media has made fascism because we have given microphones to people filled with hate and hunger for control Harris lost because people could not stand the idea of a woman let alone a black woman being president that's a white man's job in their eyes

Harris lost because people hate the same kinds of people that Trump hates that's just the facts they voted for him because he was racist and they were racist they voted for him because he was homophobic and they are homophobic the few people who didn't vote for him because they hate people voted him for him because they chose not to educate themselves they are happy being stupid.

A lot of people are going to die be safe look out for each other try to stay hopeful and try to take care of each other we can outlive him he's old as butts hopefully someday we can undo the damage that they're going to do

[edwardcreel]

listen, I’m as upset as you are about the election. but you’re more stupid than people who voted for him if you genuinely think Moo Deng’s the reason Trump won and genuinely blame her for that as well as sending her ill wishes. I’m not talking about people who joke about “fucking hating this oversized rat” or “wanting to eat a hippo” because I do love jokes and humor too. I’m talking about people who genuinely believe a fucking baby pygmy hippo from Thailand made Donald Trump the president of the United States because she ate a fruit with his name on it. because as insane as it is, there are some outraged American who genuinely believe Moo Deng made Trump win. y’all are the reason America will never beat the stupid allegations

[gemmahale]

Hey, if you need permission from an internet friend:

It’s okay to set the data down. It’s okay to walk away for a bit.

Here’s some ideas:

Make a cuppa something warm. Leave the poll results and the media face down on a table. Enjoy that warm drink.

Send a few friends (or a group chat) the worst dad joke you can think of right now. The kind that makes you groan-laugh. See if you can get into a joke-off.

Snuggle a pet/partner/stuffie/blankie. Talk about non-election things (even if they can’t talk back). Tell them about the crunchy leaves or the cool dog you saw today. (You can also call someone else).

Get a snack without checking results. Savor the flavor.

Do a craft! Keep your hands busy (and out of the device).

Put on a light hearted piece of media.

The results will be there after you do any of these. Watching them scroll in will not bring them in faster, will not change the outcome, and will not do you any good.

It’s okay to disengage for your own mental health.

If you’ve voted, you’ve done your job for now. We hold fast and wait for the next phase. You can rest for a bit. You don’t get a prize for overtaxing yourself watching election results.

Polls aren’t closed on the west coast yet. People are still voting (assuming people are staying in line. If you’re in line, stay in line!) Mail in/absentee ballots are still being counted. Do not give into despair or force yourself to stay awake to watch.

Signed, someone who watched the 2016 results roll in alone in a coffee shop (hard seat and overly cooled drink included), didn’t sleep for almost 36 hours and made herself actively ill because of it and doesn’t want you to go through the same cycle she did. 💚

[v6quewrlds]

girl could you possibly cook up something about andrei to distract from this election misery, i need to feel something 😭😭😭

‎ ‎ ⁎⠀┉⠀author's note: a little distraction from the election dread. pls take care of yourselves, you cannot help others before you help yourself. put your oxygen mask on before helping others <3

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You squinted at the recipe on your phone, your thumb scrolling through the instructions Andrei had forwarded to you from his mother. You had never made this dish before, but Andrei had been missing his mom's chicken adobo, so you were giving it a shot. The kitchen smelled of garlic and soy sauce as your eyes darted between the pot in front of you and the text message. It was the night before the first day of training camp for the Bengals, and you wanted everything to be perfect for Andrei's first season as a veteran.

Andrei, on the other hand, was of little help. He floated through the kitchen, dancing to a playlist that seemed to alternate consistently between Uzi and Carti. His movements were as fluid as they were on the field, dodging your pointed glares as he added salt with a heavy hand to the marinade. 

"You're going to ruin it," you groaned, your soft voice barely rising above the beat.

He grinned, flashing a row of perfect teeth. "All those measurements on your screen. My mom said you just gotta feel it."

You rolled your eyes but couldn't help the smile that tugged at your lips. You set the knife down and stepped closer to him, placing your hand over his to stop him. "Your mom also said, 'don't let the sauce burn,' and that's what you're about to do."

Andrei's laugh boomed through the kitchen, the sound warm and comforting despite the chaos. "It'll be fine. Trust me, I've got this." He dipped his finger in the marinade and offered it to you. "Taste it. Tell me what you think."

"Andrei," you began with disbelief. "I know you didn't just put your finger in the marinade."

But before you could say another word, Andrei had scooped up a dollop of the sauce and smeared it across your cheek. "Too late, you're wearing it now," he said, his eyes gleaming with mischief.

You stared at him, shocked for a moment before a glint of playfulness sparked in your eyes. "Oh, you think you're funny, huh?" You grabbed a spoonful of the marinade and held it up in warning.

Andrei's laughter grew louder as he stepped back, holding up his hands in surrender. "Whoa, whoa, put the weapon down, babe."

But it was too late. The next few minutes were a whirlwind of playful retaliation. Andrei dodged and weaved, trying to avoid the spoonful of sauce while you giggled and chased after him through the kitchen and into the living room. He attempted to lunge towards you and grab hold of the spoon, but you were a slippery opponent, your agility surprising him.

"Alright, alright," Andrei said, laughing and raising his hands in the air. "You win."

You paused, the spoon hovering over his head. "I do?"

"Yeah," Andrei said, his voice still full of laughter. "You do." He took a step closer and gently wiped the sauce from your cheek with his thumb. His eyes searched yours, the humor fading into something softer. "You're lucky I love you."

The words hung in the air like a surprise pass in the end zone. Your eyes widened, and you froze, the spoon slipping from your hand to clatter on the floor. "What?" you whispered, your heart racing.

Andrei's smile grew more earnest, his thumb lingering on your cheek. "I said you're lucky I love you. Because I do."

The apartment fell silent except for the sizzle of the marinade simmering on the stove. You felt your breath catch in your throat. Your eyes searched for any sign of a joke or a tease, but all you found was sincerity. Andrei's expression remained open and earnest, waiting for your response.

"I love you too," you murmured, the words slipping out before you had time to overthink them.

Andrei's hand slid around the back of your neck, and he leaned in, his breath hot against your skin. The kiss was soft, tender, and filled with the kind of love that had been growing between you without either of you fully acknowledging it. When you pulled apart, your eyes were shiny with unshed tears. 

"I love you," you said again, this time with more conviction.

[lunar-years]

Last thing I’m going to post before I go to bed but I just want to say one of the most frustrating things about social media during elections is all the outsiders who swoop in to demoralize and demean communities they aren’t a part of. I don’t think it’s always (or even mostly) an intentional thing, just that a lot of people post without even thinking, and don’t realize how insensitive theyre being. But it’s SO incredibly disheartening to see the community you’re a part of, 1) being made into a punchline or, 2) offhandedly dismissed, when you already feel like shit.

Yes, I think if you live in Florida you get to be a little bit like “fuck Florida,” and as someone who lives in Ohio I get to be a little bit “fuck Ohio.” It’s okay to vent our frustrations and express our feelings. But when the only thing someone focus on are meaningless blanket statements, and especially when someone who doesn’t live here makes a blasé remark or a “joke” about how horrible certain red states inherently are, without ANY attempt at a wider, meaningful examination of why those states are/have turned red or the nationwide shifts and alarming dynamics at play that are causing a spike in red votes (such as the rise in young men voting republican, for instance), such remarks are harmful. They seem to ignore both the hard work people are doing in their own communities and states to try, relentlessly, to facilitate hard changes, AND the fail to acknowledge or empathize with how deeply devastating these results are/will be for the basic rights of real people.

Same goes for international folks as well. I saw a tweet earlier from someone in Europe that was like “it’s kinda disappointing that the election is going to be so close, idk. Americans need to do better.” And I knowww tomorrow there’s going to be an influx of people from other countries typing out “why are Americans so dumb lmao” or the like and then clicking post. These may seem very innocuous, but I also find myself wanting to comment on every one like, “hey! Do you realize how deeply unhelpful that is!” …We are TRYING to do better. Many, many, many good people are on the ground trying and fighting and working very very hard to create visible and lasting changes because we love our communities and country.

I guess what I’m trying to say is it is great and in fact encouraged to get involved and be educated on issues that don’t necessarily directly effect you, or at least don’t effect you the most, BUT if you aren’t going to engage with those issues in any critical or meaningful way, why speak on it at all? You aren’t helping us by making a joke about results that are going to cost the real lives and livelihoods and wellbeing of many.

[mariacallous]

After months of spewing racist remarks about Kamala Harris and ginning up his base about invasions at the border and the promise to harm millions of immigrants, Donald Trump will once again be the president of the United States. Despite his naked racism and misogyny and attacks on his political opponents, the American people have chosen to send him back to the White House. Candidates use the last days of their campaign to make their final case before the American people. They say the thing you want voters to remember as they’re casting their votes on Election Day. The last thing Trump wanted millions of Americans to hear from him and his campaign? A cacophony of bigotry. Trump chose to host a rally in New York City that was reminiscent of a Nazi rally held there 85 years ago. He was set to speak in front of thousands of his fans in his hometown — but first, more than two dozen surrogates would get on stage to make the case for him. Comedian and podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe compared Puerto Rico to a pile of garbage, said Black people carve watermelons on Halloween and made crude comments about the sexual habits of Latinos. David Rem, who the campaign said is a childhood friend of Trump, called Democrats “degenerates.” Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Harris was a “Samoan, Malaysian low-IQ” person. (Harris’ father is Jamaican, and her mother is Indian.) The only comment the GOP attempted to do damage control on was the “joke” about Puerto Rico. Having such explicit racism on stage during a rally for a presidential campaign speaks volumes about the Republican Party and America at large. White conservative ideology, and by extension, Trump, has long been threatened by the sense that full racial equality was just on the horizon. It is not an accident that Trump began his political career after America elected its first Black president. During their own presidential campaigns, famous Alabama segregationist George Wallace promoted keeping the races separate and George H.W. Bush deployed an ad implying his opponent Michael Dukakis would let violent Black criminals out of prison. Ronald Reagan touted his love of “states rights” at a speech in Mississippi near the site of where civil rights workers had been brutally murdered 16 years earlier. Critics viewed it as a wink to racist white Southern voters. Still, no other major-party presidential candidate has embraced explicit racism the way Trump has. Trump entered the political foray during the Obama administration by leading the charge in the false claims that the president was secretly born in Kenya and thus ineligible to be president. A few years later, in a now infamous scene, he would come down the escalator at Trump Tower to announce that he was running for president himself and referred to Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists. His major policy promise was to build a wall along the southern border. As president, Trump instituted a ban on people from several majority-Muslim countries entering the country, told three members of Congress who are women of color to “go back to where they came from,” and tried to send in the military to squash racial justice protesters. His reelection campaign in 2020 was marked by more of the same. During his speech accepting the GOP’s nomination, Trump said Democrats wanted to release “criminals” into suburban neighborhoods and declared on X that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” referring to Black Lives Matter protesters. Much of that seems tame compared to the 2024 campaign.

[th3-c0ll3ct3r]

Docm77 as well as MANY other have fallen face first into this media-related ragebait and I'm here to explain why you shouldn't be mad at Doc/be upset but not "wish ill things on your child" upset, which yes. I did see. Shame on you person. Shame.

Ahem.

So upon waking up in the UK/Europe, we didn't necessarily have the build up to the presidential election due to timezone conflictions, so for many people (myself include) 6am to 9am we woke up to Trumps victory speech on the trending tab. I'm not joking, that's how people going out and how I found out

There have been a mixed bag of reaction but Doc is getting hate for saying, and I quote "Lol... Really USA? This is what I wake up to?"

Alot of people say this was insensitive, and excuse my language and I don't mean to upset, it's because they're Americans and (again apologies) Americans have been socialised into to being quite emotional about politics and read into everything that happens regarding it. Which is something that the rest of the world kinda looks down on America for, because it makes you look like 'cultist' (this isn't my viewpoint however we do discuss this alot in certain class and this is how other people see you)

Doc's reaction is not trying being insensitive, because to literally anyone else it's a reaction of speechlessness and confusion. Which the majority of people saw it as.

Because we all woke up to that.

Doc isn't trying to be insensitive, but I do understand why people think he's being insensitive, his confusion and speechlessness is being written off as dismissive.

People are saying the word 'lol' is worth cursing at his family over

1. That's not tolerated here. Don't be sending threats or harassing him.

2. Lol, has cultural differences in meaning.

In the US countries, it means 'haha funny!' or it can be a dismissive reply (in text format)

But in other countries, lol, is also used as a 'your joking right?' or 'pretty funny joke'. An example being 'lol what?' (funny joke, but what does it mean)

Many people think the lol is dismissive but it's not. He, along with many other actually didn't believe Trump had won yet and learnt about it in the worst way possible

Secondily he made a comment about dealing with "another 4 years of insanity" which people also thought was rude.

But sadly, it's actually true to alot of people outside the US. We only see the "funny" or mildly annoying bits of your media (because of filters and blockers) and sadly, I'll admit we don't know the full picture other than the Americans insanity over politics

It's literally what your known for in the UK.

So the '4 years of insanity' is definitely an exaggeration but is definitely true in some way. We get the bud of all the "Americans drama" and it's mostly the insane stuff, heck that's how flordia man and ohio became memes. So it's not unrealistic for us to see the next year's as insanity because it is. Just very dramatised

Also quick point, people are saying that because of this he doesn't support the LGBTQIA+ and to that I say; Rendog + his entire fanbase respectfully

Now the big boy issue. Doc said he won't talk about politics and Palestine yet talked about politics now? Why?

Why didn't Doc talk about Palestine?

And for similar reasons as to why alot of other people didn't talk about it, including myself. Not out of fear or something. It's because of the scams.

Being "late" to new media is frustrating especially when it comes to supporting people, and genuinely by the time I heard about Palestine I saw the scams first.

Doc HAS a younger audience demographic, who are more likely to get scammed because they do look very realistic and they even have fake followers and everything.

Why not get one from a reliable source? Well what is a reliable source? Because if something goes wrong people will blame you because you endorsed them.

Why not go to charities? Sadly their are now currently many scummy charities that do take alot of the donation percentage. (including some gofundme pages)

So to address this, Doc just didn't address it. And YES he admittedly should have explained why, instead of leaving it up to people to infer because as we can see, some people took it the wrong way. And I can see how they took it the wrong way, he didn't communicate it very well.

But to me and many others, the intentions were clear and that's why their were no comments made. However I do believe he shouldn't have used the excuse about not wanting to talk about politics, because that does have consequences long-term. And that why I'm here today

And this brings me to my final point.

People are forcing opinions out of other people and when their opinions don't aline they get mad about it. So to avoid this people either refuse to comment or have their own methods of tackling it or simply blurt it out because of pressure.

A modern example of this would be Kim. K and her son (ik shocking). Her son talked about supporting Trump and she got mad about it, told him to take down the videos and allegedly made him sign a contract saying to never make a video about politics.

Kim. K is actively avoiding being pressured into speaking by not responding and keeping it in.

However, another example of this would be Vivziepop. Due to recent events regarding her shows being leaked and the recent elections that damaged the integrity of women's rights and healthcare, she broke down on twitter.

Letting some of her frustrations spill out. This was encouraged by people personal targeting her, and basically harassing her to the point of breaking down.

These same types of people are trying to do the same to people like Aismey, Doc and even Jimmy Solidaritygaming because of thier social media presence, and when they have a reaction but then change their opinion it's suddenly a "well you didn't say that before!"

So to be clear, the circumstances of Docm77 is brought upon by miscommunication and ragebaiting. Dont go and threaten his family, voice your concerns respectfully in this troubling time (even if you're frustrated, you should project that onto someone else)

IF YOU SEE ANYONE RAGEBAITING REPORT IT

And have a good night ya'll

[ziskeyt]

i went to bed early last night cause i was pretty ridiculously tired, and i knew staying up would not change what I would see upon waking. i may not live in the country, but it is the country of my birth, where i still vote, and where all of my immediate family live. it is where my friends are, where people i care about have made homes and lives. and it is also where other people live and i care about them even though i'll never know them. it's devastating to see that he's got such a lead, that news outlets are calling it when i'm not even sure every vote has been counted. we know there were many mail-in ballots this year as with the last time. we know that it took days for Biden to be called the winner. we have lived through this before. and also, we haven't. i wanted to see a voting record unquestionably in her favour, as a florida voter i'm always hoping that we'll turn the state blue again. i was joking around with my dad about it last night, even. and to wake up and not see that? it's not. well. it's not unexpected. I am a person who strongly, strongly lives in hope. i'm also a very pragmatic person. i'm aware of the reality that i live in, despite how disconnected i feel from it, and despite how much i hope for better. trump's lead is not surprising me, it is devastating nonetheless. you don't want to live in a reality where people gladly vote for an idiot to run their economy because he's good at lying about how smart he is with business and the media props him up, you don't want to live in a reality where there are other countries interfering with the election cycle from day one to push people from voting democratic, you don't want to live in a reality where people again, gleefully ate up interference and refused to vote. and you don't want to live in a reality where a large number of people just refuse to see your humanity. but as a Jew. as a disabled, trans, Jew -- i know i live in this reality. as busted and unpleasant as it is. and despite living in this reality, i also know that there is good out there. that we do persevere and survive. we continue to fight for a better future, for our children and their children, for the waterways, the animals, the prairies and the forests. we do not stop because hatred is loud and easy. we continue because we know that love and compassion are a through-line of humanity and we, all of us, get to decide how that continues. we will dance again.

[witheredoffherwitch]

“Stay out of our politics…..”

This will be my final say on the matter. I am genuinely flabbergasted by the amount of ignorance displayed by some of these responses. It's truly sad that anyone over the age of 22 could lack such a global perspective, unless they've been living under a rock in their own town. Your politics affect the entire world, and it's not a joke - it's a sad reality!

I made a simple observation about the state of American politics and suddenly my inbox was flooded with jingoists clutching their pearls. Every country has its share of opposition, but it's the majority representation that defines a nation. So why should the US be any different? It’s amazing how we, outsiders, have to school ourselves on your convoluted election process and the fuckass Electoral College while the average American remains blissfully unaware of their own country's military incursions. And yet, somehow you all get the privilege to play "oops, my bad" after two decades of destruction and disregard for human rights in the Global South. How convenient.

Pride for your country is all well and good, but don't come into someone else's space and call them "ignorant" for pointing out this bs. I will reiterate once again: America is nothing more than a failed experiment on the brink of uncovering itself as the worst political mishmash of the 21st century. Despite all its riches and opportunities, America has consistently delivered disaster and only managed to exacerbate global politics in the last two decades. So forgive folks if they have little empathy left atp. When trouble comes knocking at others doors, all they get are fuckass prayers and thoughts while you all get years to fix your “mistakes”. So no thank you!

[yorkiegregg]

On the topic of self-sustainability, I genuinely think a HUGE amount of us could benefit from this - just like in many other past situations - and especially now. The joys of being self sustainable is that you can go as deep into it as you want or just do a few things that make you feel involved or good!!! You could hone-in and build your own damn root cellar, then go the food preservation route and understand to not rely on big market chains anymore that are becoming more unreliable - or you could simply watch some people from afar who do partake in being sustainable and support them. You could understand food waste, you could contribute to making your own clothing out of your own harvested materials, you could simply have the mindset that - no matter what, there is a way… there is so much you can do. And so much of it, genuinely, will make things so enjoyable or otherwise so much more clear for you. Trust me.

[seaofreverie]

Who else is ready to die

[no-pasaran-99]

oop. crazy how many people i have unfollowed/blocked today for the cyclical and asinine sentiment along the lines of "well leftists are you HAPPY now????"

girl we've done this 3 elections in a row. definition of insanity to still be blaming this on us especially when the numbers do not support your accusations. like we voted for the fucking war criminals and you STILL lost.