Reminds me of that scene between Cersei and Littlefinger in #GOT.
Littlefinger claims 'Knowledge is power,' right before Cersei forces him to face the stark reality: 'Power is power.'
Reminds me of this particular dialogue between tyrion and lord varys
One of the greatest dialogues in the GOT series, between Lord Varys and Tyrion ❤️
Lord Varys: Power is a confusing thing, my lord.
Do you like riddles?
Tyrion: Why, will you tell me one?
Lord Varys: Three great men sit in one room (a king, a priest, and a rich man). Among them stands a mercenary with a sword. Each man resorts to him to kill the other two.
Who lives and who dies?
Tyrion: That depends on the mercenary.
Lord Varys: Really?
He has no crown, no gold, no protection from the gods.
Tyrion: But he has the sword, the power of life and death.
Lord Varys: But if the power of the sword rules, why do we pretend the king holds all the power?
When Ned Stark lost his head, who was truly responsible?
Joffrey?
The executioner?
Or something else?
Tyrion: In the end, I decided I didn't like puzzles.
Lord Varys: Power lies where people believe it. It's an illusion, a shadow on the wall, and... a very small man can reflect a very large shadow.
@krazyHa8te@DavidHundeyin You also remember the dialogue in the episode between Cersei and Littlefinger?
The later claiming: "Knowledge is power" before being coerced to face the stark reality that: "Power is Power"
New piece up @africaarguments
On June 25—while protesters brought flowers, flags, and memory, the Kenyan State responded with lethal repression to #dissent
It's not just repression. It's the architecture of hybrid repression, and it's getting smarter.
https://t.co/MuyGZRGPpA
@_Mister_SUPREME@thenff@NGSuperEagles No be to get tickets ooh...enter the stadium make we see... Go and ask Cameroonians who had tickets what they faced at the stadium gates. You dey hype your oppressor! #SufferAndSmile
When two White police officers arrive at a Nigerian mum’s home in the UK, what do they meet?🤭
Delighted to share my short story ‘Cat-a-sto-phe!’ published in @OtherSideLitMag with you all.
Culture clash.
Humour.
It’s a lighthearted story about an important issue.
Les pays de l'UE laissent faire le génocide de Gaza. Ils laissent faire l'agression du Liban. Ils laissent faire Netanyahu pour piéger des productions européennes pour assassiner leurs utilisateurs. L'Union européenne est co-belligérante aux côtés de Netanyahu ?
#BREAKING
UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution demanding that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and do so within 12 months
Voting result
In favor: 124
Against: 14
Abstain: 43