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There Are No Sectarians In Trenches: A United Front is Built Through Action
In the streets, everyone faces the same risks—tear gas, rubber bullets, and confusion—regardless of politics. Legal observers, medics, journalists, DJs, chant leaders, and participants all need preparation, situational awareness, and mutual support.... Help. I've been contemplating non-violence and us-vs-them and many people I admire here say that's the way to go. The Texas Supreme Court just ruled that judges can deny gay couples marriages today.
Help. Please tell me how to grieve. I never see you guys hate online. Is it weird that I don't feel loved when I just see silence on these issues?
I don't say much about myself online as a rule. I feel like I'm in a predatory panopticon, and play it close the vest. I think about dying on hills. It's a saying, but I try to think about the brutal reality of deciding that to hold a particular hill in a battle was important... Happy Juneteenth 💞
Today is Juneteenth in the U.S.! It's a holiday we've celebrated in Texas for a long time, and it became a federal holiday in 2021. For those unfamiliar with the history: During the U.S.... What's good about Trump? I don't follow (American national) politics a ton, but I know Trump is an incredibly divisive figure who just got convicted of 34 felony counts, while still being favored as the Republican candidate for the next presidential race.
What's good about him, what he's done, and his policies? For example, less death in foreign wars—even the biased ChatGPT admits:
Trump's foreign policy led to fewer foreign deaths due to a reduction in large-scale military engagements, and his administration did not initiate new large-scale wars or military interventions—a significant departure from previous administrations that engaged in extensive military campaigns, such as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
I’m on the same page with basically all of this. RFK, Tulsi, and Musk are all old-school Democrats, and in my opinion it’s the Amber co-opted version of liberal ideals that demonizes them.... Could it be ethically ok to not vote? note: I posted this two hours before Biden stepped down. It’s possible that a different Dem candidate could change my choices, but my overall perspective feels the same.
A lot of people I’m close to have very strong opinions that to not vote in this presidential election is wrong. But I have no interest in voting. It genuinely seems to me that things will be perfectly not ideal no matter what happens in the election.
My best guess of what’s happening culturally is that the
mean green meme
has gotten really far down its negative feedback loop, and red, orange, and amber are swarming on the attack. If that’s right, a breaking point of sorts will have to be hit for teal to get to its tipping point. In 12-step terms, green would have to hit rock bottom to be able to finally admit it has a problem and needs help.I wouldn’t be surprised if teal’s tipping point would have to be particularly intense because it’s also the tipping point into second tier, and we have no historical reference for what it takes for a culture to begin to get a foothold in a new tier (the big bang, the formulation of simple cells, and the leap from apes to humans might be comparable but difficult to translate…)
This thought process just leaves me trusting what’s happening, and voting just doesn’t feel like one of the ways I want to participate in this happening.
All my mind thinks about is Trump will do anything to win which means take away rights from people like me. I think it’s probably dark on both sides but I want my rights. So I vote. I don’t think it’s unethical to vote but it hurts my feelings.... id like to learn more about juneteenth. can you guys share it?
I just found out something that will probably increase the sobriety. Here it is from wikipedia: Although this date commemorates enslaved people learning of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation, this only applied to former Confederate states....