#you'd be forgiven for thinking we live in America

[hermetichermethermes]

So She's finally there, at Fascism's door.

Personal: Skip if you don't care. I'm just venting

My mum over the last 3 years has allowed herself to be severely radicalised by the YouTube algorithm. She started out already possessing the "vaccines cause Autism" trope from the days when she watched Alex Jones (through his golden 9/11 era) and steadily through watching Russell Brand during the COVID lockdown she's been recommended further and further to the right content.

She's since doubled down on the Antivax crap but also she's picked up the chemtrails, Flat Earth, COVID is fake, COVID is also not fake but was made by the government for population control, 5G causes COVID and random heart attacks, Satanists sacrificing children, Jan 6th denial/Antifa involvement narrative, Fluoride in the water is to poison us, Holocaust denial and revisionism, Defending Kanye West, Defending Johnny Depp, Defending the Canadian Trucker "FreeDumbDom Convoy" and the claims that the government is in league with 11 species of aliens with 9 of which eat humans (that's apparently a child sacrifice thing by the democrats...)

She also started wearing a mask at the height of this pandemic but she mentioned this on one of her little conspiracy Facebook groups and says she was made fun of and got blocked/banned from it so then she hasn't worn one since saying they're another form of government control etc especially when she was actually sick going around coughing and spluttering in the supermarket without a mask and not even covering her mouth. She'd even purposefully cough at people wearing masks getting great joy out of it. Disgusting behaviour. What she must think of me as I stand there with her wearing a mask...

She's been getting ads recently for that Matt Walsh Documentary 'what is a woman' and watching clips of Ben Shapiro asking students why they don't identify as 60 years old as proof that Trans people are illegitimate somehow? So yeah she's on the Transphobia Train too now.

As if all of that wasn't bad enough today she's finally topped it all by throwing herself in the deep end of the Qanon content on Rumble. Apparently Elon Musk of all people is actually Q himself and he's going to run for president or VP with Trump and together they'll drop "Q drops" and go after the secret democrat led pedo/child sacrifice ring Epstein was apart of and Musk is due to release info on everyone who was on his island or photographed with Epstein (we got in an argument when I showed her that Trump and Elon have both been photographed with him and also been to his island of course)

Anyway I need to move out so please someone fucking save me. Donate to me, keep me as your pet, fucking kill me I don't care I just want out before the absolute worst happens tbh

[mastcrmarksman]

It's easier he thinks, pondering out loud what weights on his shoulders with Diana, with those from the Justice League and other cities than being in contact with the Avengers. He has made it clear with the Avengers that he has cut out. That much he owed to the Thunderbolts, if they were going to trust him at all. He couldn't be going completely behind their backs and he couldn't trust the Avengers frankly.

His alliegiancee was now to the Thunderbolts in full, and he may have lied to them (it's a big limb that Clint is dangling from) but only because he did believe in giving them the shot. Not many would, not with some of the crimes tacked on his team's names and lives. Some could be forgiven and those that couldn't? His time was being served.

Clint regards the warrior woman, because if there was everyone someone who looked like and wore WARRIOR, it was Wonder Woman with respect. He needed this talk, needeed to hear another perspective and work through some thoughts that had been brewing.

Superman for hope, Wonder for truth, and they all knew what the flag that Captain America stood for. That's something deep inside those heroes, something about them that is both deep and on surface; it is their very name and blood. For his Thunderbolt, for Clint himself, putting on the costume and its meaning took a lot harder to find. He should bring that up, ask each and every one of his team what it means to put it one, to be a hero, to live out daily their purpose and cauee. Why, who, what?

❝ There's no winning against the noise, so you might as well not listen. Shouldn't have any bearin' on the doin' the right thing. ❞

DEATH OF AN ENEMY is a chilly phrase that runs down his spine. That's what sets him apart from Diana for sure; that's what ended his marriage and an moral conindrum that has dominated his thoughts for years now. Since he was a child, watching his mentor smile at wounding birds and watching them struggle before they died. He had Mach-1 turn himself in for murder; for that was something that he had to do the time to start his feet on reform. ❝ The right thing.... I think I'm doing the right thing. I think we all do. ⸻ what about you? Think you are doing the right thing? Hell, think you'd take a shot on ex-villians? ❞

diana has always been the type of leader that doesn't necessarily lead from the front , but from example. she has the inherent ability to correctly assess plans , be diplomatic , and understand tactics , especially directly in battle but people come to underestimate that she has the innate ability to work alone and well. or that she'd rather keep others out of danger , but when it comes to someone like the flash who directly asks her to lead -- she will do it in a heartbeat. she supposes that is more of a warrior mantra. CONTROL THE BATTLEFIELD.

especially if that means nobody else is on it.

diana has been especially tired lately , brainiac has caused a lot of damage. worlds are leaking into each other. she still remembers death , even though now she's technically not dead. maybe her face isn't as soft or inviting as it usually is , but nobody what she goes through : kindness remains in blue eyes.

" the world can be cruel , they look at people like me or superman and sometimes see us only as foreign. it doesn't matter that superman stands for hope or that i stand for truth , they'll always question if there's some evil in everything we do. that's not going to stop us from doing the right thing. sometimes the right thing will feel so inherently cruel , like the death of an enemy you have tried to set down the redemption path. sometimes a battle will be a battle and it'll only end in death. sometimes the line between good and bad will be blurred , but there will be a right thing to do. you just have to figure out what it is. even if it hurts people. "

there's still a soft smile curling her lips , dampening how exhausted she was. she closes her eyes for a second , they open again. it's nice knowing this world has it's collect share of incredibly good heroes. maybe they can officially stop brainiac before he even attempts to start what he did to her world.

[corona-journal]

Well, its been about a year now, of global pandemic.

Here we've gotten lucky, and society is mostly behaving normally....

Hardly any cash seen or used now a days.

Announcement of a lockdown and the panic buying of toilet paper is part of your observational check box.

Scan in a code to check in, wherever you go, except home. (Some people just take a photo of the code, completely nullifying the point of check in)

Europe still in lockdown, again. Because they can't get it together....*

America won't do proper lockdown, because it's against their God given rights....*

(*personal impression only, historical analysis may differ)

Asia pandemic barely makes the headlines, unless it's about Aussies stuck somewhere.

African pandemic? For the lack of news, you'd be forgiven for thinking Africa didn't exist....

It's incredible how we've adapted to the modified world.

The government is pushing for airline travel domestically, get a bit of internal economy happening

And a year ago, this was a meme from Facebook that came up in memories

Desperate has multiple dimensions, socially speaking.....

Lots of noble acts called for....

Accommodation for the homeless. (Nice, short lived)

Calls for recognition and extra pay for nurses and doctors... (still waiting on delivery)

Bring our people home from overseas! (We still have people overseas, but we managed to get tennis players in and out for the Australian tournament)

The Big Push For A Vaccine. Now being rolled out, the AstraZeneca version undergoing scrutiny because of reports of blood clots after injection.

"We're all in this together" yet the feelings of isolation and loneliness have sky-rocketed, and the demand for mental health services far exceeds supply.

So, as usual, a big mixed bag of results, nebulous victories for the politicians, and the fault of someone else when it didn't quite work.

Really, it's a mix of good luck in some places, common sense in others, and plain out stupidity in other cases.

So that's my (approximately) first year, off the cuff, review.

16 March 2021