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TACO has dispatched his SS to Chicago,what’s the next city?
It looks like Nepal just “elected” a new leader via a discord vote of 5000 people (total pop. 30 Million). How this is even viewed as a legitimate means of selecting a leader is beyond me.
Yes, that discord app.
Post source in World news! 👀
I may have posted on this subject before and forgot, so forgive me if I’m repeating myself, but it really bugs me how common it seems to be for people to be into this idea of “roasting each other / talking shit” as some kind of “love language”. I can only guess it is more common in the imperial core because it’s such a warped culture to begin with, because I don’t tend to see it among the kind of people who’d hang out here (people who are supportive of socialist projects, etc.), and because it just doesn’t make sense for social cohesion. But either way, it is bizarre behavior to me and it is tiresome to me being around such people. I understand some people do kink with degradation and under the right circumstances, that’s probably fine, but people who are doing that healthily have safe words, they have aftercare, and they communicate about what they’re into or not into. A “joke” at someone else’s expense that is not funny to the target of the joke is not a joke, it is an insult disguised as humor to be able to play it off as non-confrontational. It is the work of emotionally warped people who have learned to fear sincerity as somehow “awkward.” And goddamn, if there is anything the west could use more of, it’s actual plain and simple sincerity and less irony poisoned garbage.
It is the work of emotionally warped people who have learned to fear sincerity as somehow “awkward.”
In my personal experience with this, it’s a result of parental neglect and lack of community in the imperial core. The extreme alienation means that if there’s no sincerity at home, children are unlikely to encounter enough of it elsewhere in order to develop it themselves in a healthy way.
Not only that, but I always notice how peers of mine dont even know how to respond anymore without some unconcious level of sarcasm / cynicism; covering the numbness we experience in social settings. When we break out of it, and begin to feel, most of us are stunned and at a loss of words.
I hope that I’m just too young, and we begin to have some level of social cohesion, instead of hopping between asthetics we would like to call ours. I think, as a generation, we have become too uncertain to have our own perception, instead prefering to live in the hyperreal.
(I don’t want to say this from a doomer perspective, but more as my confused two cents from the main european vassal state.)
should all go as planned, i’m going to be a full member of PSL in the very foreseeable future! it’s not much in the grand scheme of the struggle, but working with and connecting with a community of beautiful souls who are genuinely committed to building this thing right here in the backyard of my smallish city has really been something 🥲
Congrats, comrade!
TY Cowbee!! 🫂 i hope your own journey into grasstouching organizing has been going well (we spoke about it for a bit on one of my many short-lived, follow-up hexbear accounts lol). once you get past the social anxiety hump, i’m sure your genuine, sincere kindness and comradely nature will be not just an organizational asset, but a real source of joy for your IRL comrades <3
Aww, thank you! I’m starting out baby-steps in organizing, hoping to transition to serious org work sometime next year!
Currently reading a great book on communist organization. Still searching for ML connections in the european vassal central. Got a reply but still treading water.
what is european vassal central specifically? there are a few comrades here from europe i think
Well, I assumed since even uk has people actively protesting, germany would be the legit vassal central. I agree that france has similar dark patterns.
I’m always happy to get in touch with people. I’m also on the matrix server.
what’s the name of the book?
(and ty for the reminder to join matrix)
German title: Grundlagen der kommunistischen Arbeit
Translation: Basics of communist work
By a collective of authors, connected to publisher leo jogiches and ultimately sold by “roter stern verlag” (red star publishing).
thanks!
I hope you cast away all your illusions and are prepared for struggle.
There’s no real way for me to escape the nuke heavy area so it will probably be over soon
The army is increasing drills it seems. I was just vibing with my morning coffee when like 5 helicopters flew over, making a lot of noise. A while ago an airplane flew over pretty low. On top of that they accidentally torch natural parks from time to time. Fuckers.
I’m slightly worried about the grotesque over reaction on the Poland incident
Well its because Russa did a thing NATO routeenly does, the rules based order clearly decreed rules for thee and not to me
It wont make any difference. What are they gonna do about it?
Trump will call Putin and he’ll say “I told you they would try to come up with some bullshit to start WW3.” Trump believes Putin over the yapping dogs in europe. Trump will tell europe, “You guys do what you want but we are not helping.”
Honestly I think the whole thing might have been intentional and Russia is just telling europe “put up or shut up but daddy isn’t coming to help you.”
What’s a good Duolingo-like site to learn Levantine or Egyptian Arabic?
Actual conversation I just had on FF.net: “Hey dude, I notice you cut out some chapters of your stories and said they were in other places but they don’t exist. Where I can I read your stuff?”
“Oh I haven’t posted fanfictions in 10 years.”
“What? You just updated them a couple months ago, that’s why I’m here talking to you. You probably shouldn’t direct your readers to websites that you deactivated.”
“Who asked your opinion?”
Then he blocked me. I’m a bit confused.
lol lmao
What is a democrat, really? How do you define a democrat? The answer may surprise you.
I just thought it was funny because of how deeply unserious Cenk is.
Mayakovsky is handsome asf
Trying to get more people to join here:
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This doesn’t directly answer your question, but may still be of some use: https://english.nepalnews.com/s/explainers/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nepals-gen-z-rising-youth-challenge-corruption-social-media-shutdown-and-inequality/
Be me, activist
Want to debate some libs
Set up a tent that says ‘Prove me wrong’
Talk about gun violence
Get shot
I would say he was proven wrong, 10/10 debate
Dear liberals,
If guns are so bad, then why am I dead?
- CK
Claims to be a conservative but didn’t conserve his life.
Claims to be pro life
Dies
