i don't think a lot of people genuinely get it because leftists aren't really good at articulating their intentions as a collective. we're much better at just being angry, lashing out and expecting people to catch on. so let me sum it up real quick if you don't understand the recent attitudes from those on the left:
leftists (communists, anarchists, socialists, etc.) recognize that Donald Trump is an existential threat who is tearing shit down and fast. however, as leftists, everything action undertaken is done so with a basic understanding of material reality. in other words, things like context provided from history.
the roadblock that currently exists is that, for several years (and for some, decades), leftists have been trying to explain to liberals that while Democrats, on the surface, do not use the same language and claim to be far different than the Republicans from the perspective of extremely important social issues, they ultimately fail the very underrepresented groups that they claim to support as a result of being effectively the same as Republicans from the perspective of two things that are far more complicated to explain to the average American citizen - economics and foreign policy.
the point is and has always been that the Democrats are ultimately servile to the same corporate interests and foreign backers as the Republicans. go look at Nancy Pelosi's stock activity. look at the companies that she owns stock in. you'll find they're the same tech conglomerates that people are leaving in droves and now calling an arm of Donald Trump's propaganda machine. this is not coincidental, nor is it wholly inaccurate. it would be more accurate, however, to say that that these corporations are an arm of the United States' ultra-capitalist propaganda machine.
the conclusion that this leaves most leftists reckoning with is that, as of today, there is no meaningful institution with the authority, resources, access, money, reach, etc. existing today who serves the interests of the people to form a resistance and put an end to all of this once and for all. there is no ADV or Communist Party of Germany like in World War II. progressive institutions have been gutted by both parties. progressive politicians have been blocked out of leadership roles in the DNC. all we have are a handful of essential grassroots socialist organizations that are in desperate need of resources and people.
therefore, we cannot move forward. we can form a decentralized effort to combat what we're seeing in waves - ICE raids and the like - but eventually, there will be too much for us to combat individually. if the Democratic party isn't coming to save us and they're the only ones who have the expectation of doing so, then you need to realize we need a fully-fueled alternative with some sort of extra-regional support to take their place. again, if you can't get on board with that, we cannot move forward.
If you wanna protect AO3 or character ai. Or Wattpad. Or Tumblr. Or discord. Or even the right for undocumented people and minors to use the fucking Internet reblog this I swear to God. Reblog this and reblog as many KOSA posts as you can go on their website and contact your Representatives. Do it. Do it. Do it.
what do you mean elon musk did a nazi salute on live tv at the united states presidential inauguration twice and is now erasing the evidence off the internet by replacing the footage with the crowd cheering instead?
would be a shame if people reblogged this, wouldn’t it?
Calling all Brits on this hellsite.
We all saw Elon Musk do the nazi salute at the Trump inauguration. We know that he is influencing and fanning the flames of right wing political parties.
And that very well may include ours.
Because Elon Musk has pledged to donate $100 million to the Reform party. He has since mentioned that it might be hard to give such a large sum now.
But I don’t think we should take our chances. And I think we can agree that letting billionaires influence our countries politics is a terrible idea.
If you also agree here’s a link to a Parliament petition.
It calls for the government to remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies).
As it is a parliament petition the government are required to debate it in parliament. But for that to happen it needs to reach 100,000 signatures.
Non British folk I’m afraid you guys can’t sign but I encourage you guys to reblog so that more people can see this.
Ghost: how do I make a date really romantic?
Gaz: be mysterious
Ghost: got it!
*later, while on a date with Y/n*
Y/n: where are we going?
Ghost: none of your fucking business
I don't really like to get political but I feel a need to talk about this;
It's so funny. It's so funny to me that the people pushing for KOSA also criticize other countries who do the exact same shit (i.e., China, which from what I've heard (and correct me if I'm wrong please) censors a lot of things) and hate their guts. The fact that they're pushing for censorship directly violates one of the amendments of the constitution (which is free speech) and it baffles me that they think this is okay. But hey these are also the same people that won't do anything about gun violence or school shootings and who want to take away bodily autonomy and gay/trans rights so why am I even surprised.
For the love of god, if you can, help stop KOSA. Not just for fandom purposes, but for the fact that it impacts people who want to transition, people who want/need abortions, it impacts a way that human beings can seek out human contact in an increasingly lonely world where things are growing bleak. Not only that, but the people who are suffering from genocide (8 FUCKING GENOCIDES IN THE WORLD BTW) may not be able to get help or get the word out about their condition if a big chunk of the world can't access the content that helps said people.
And I'm sorry, but if you really cared about children's safety, you a) would do more about school shootings, b) would fix issues that put children in danger (shockingly hunger/malnutrition is still an issue in the U.S.A. just not in the same way as in a war-torn country), c) would fix the foster-care/adoption system, and d) teach parents to have some common fucking sense not to have 5-year-olds on the internet watching age-inappropriate stuff (like 5 year olds listening to Sexxy Red or Ice Spice)
Censorship is bad. It's bad because it can genuinely put lives at risk. If you're for the KOSA bill, don't pretend like it's because you care. You don't care about people—you just want to control them. Just like the people you and its instigators hate so much.
some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.
What in the mlp genetics video am I doing at 1AM.
I think I'm going 2 be ill. Here's an easier 2 see version ❗
GOOGLE HAS REMOVED PALESTINE FROM GOOGLE MAPS
Google is one of the many companies supporting Israel. Other companies that support them are McDonald's, Starbucks, Domino's, Burger King, and many more. This is why Starbucks has resorted to putting lower prices on their drinks due to the boycotts recently.
What I'm basically saying is we need to amp this up by 300. Spam bad reviews on these businesses' apps. Delete apps owned by these huge companies. All apps on Google, all fast food apps, hell maybe even apps that have nothing related to Israel. JUST SPREAD THE WORD. We have power over how much money they can siphon to support terrorism, take matters into your hands NOW. SHARE, REPOST, BOOST, BRING THIS OUT OF TUMBLR.
(sorry for posting this in the wrong tags, we need all the help we can get. and we need it NOW. repost this into your own communities to spread the word.)
i know vitamin c basically neutralizes adhd meds but lemonade good