I’ve never met anyone far-right who wasn’t EXTREMELY stupid. Grandiose and well-read, that exists, but even press lightly against the surface and you get sweeping category error, poor comprehension, and poor source analysis.
Bo Burnham's Inside is not only the best piece of art about COVID, it's probably the defining piece of art for the 2020s (not the best piece of art, but the one that is most quintessentially of this time)
The reason it sounds like misogyny when men generalise women is because historically, those generalization were used to justify keeping women out of voting booths,boardrooms, and basic rights. Words carry context.Context carries history.
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Telling American soldiers this war is “Biblical” and guarantees them a righteous place in the rapture is EXACTLY what the Bible means when it says not to take the Lord’s name in vain. It’s not about cursing. It’s about manipulating and controlling people in the name of God. That is exactly how belief gets weaponized.
Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.
I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution.
Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.
it's because they understand homelessness as a weapon of the capitalist class & are savvy enough to recognize that the moment you start framing the homeless as disturbances and pests you are giving your buy-in to dispose of them. i'm sorry you haven't gotten there yet