@DomainBarista@MohanadElbalal "Come for the ethnic solidarity, stay for the free guns and nachos" might be a reasonable way of summing up that kind of ideology.
@DomainBarista@MohanadElbalal I think it's a mixture of both; see e.g. https://t.co/SPRKMbPMkY ; both Arab supremacy and the prospect of a regular wage in exchange for fighting seem to play a large role in the RSF's ability to recruit, with neither necessarily being the decisive or core thing at play.
@MingAutocrat Speaking as a Texan, I can attest that Holy Texan Empire vs. People's Republic of Texas vs. Cornhuskive Soveriegn Autonomous Republics of South Texas evinces a deep understanding of Texan political realities, esp. if the PRT has a kind of loose alliance with the South T republics
@SummerForPA This is so true. It's /so/ true. Dr. King was one of the most inspiring figures in our history and they will not even read his speeches. Vietnam, real support for the poor, the self-destructive insensibility of racism and the redemptive power of love…if only they listened.
hearing that the reconciliation bill passed the senate i'm sick with fear about losing my healthcare. in the last 30 days i've had constant back-to-back migraines and haven't been able to go out; i'm not on my adhd meds because i need to go to the doctor to get refills,
because of my migraine condition i'm more than twice as likely to have a stroke than the average person. we do not have the money to pay for me to go the ER out of pocket—we just don't, and i won't even have a doctor to consult to ask if i should be worried