CoolerOpposide [she/her]

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Cake day: December 9th, 2020

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  • The US administration comes off as so staggeringly, astonishingly, unbelievably stupid…

    That is because they are staggeringly, astonishingly, unbelievably stupid.

    …this has gotta be some sort of op to make them look weaker than they are.

    It isn’t. This is what no meritocracy has done through all of history. Even competent people commit blunders on occasion. When you have no real meritocratic recruitment for positions and stack it with the likes of your failsons, your failing upward bureaucrats, your friends, and those who did you favors, you undoubtedly become decadent, out of touch, and incompetent. That’s exactly why this isn’t happening on a large scale in China, because they are constantly deadheading bureaucrats who are like this.

    Rasputin was objectively a more meritocratic selection for the Russian Empire as a “spiritual advisor” or whatever, than say Erika Kirk is for her new position working for the US navy. These people are still at the levers of incomprehensible power, and are extremely dangerous, especially alongside the few competent minds who were selected on merit, but this is all part of how empires fall.



  • Unbelievable how fast the tide is really turning against support for Israel. 63% of dem voters in the Miami area support ending/conditioning aid to Israel. Not even 1/3 combined support maintaining or increasing aid.

    To any younger people or those unfamiliar with just how harshly in favor of Israel the American political discourse used to be, regular people (NOT just those online) used to think you were an actual antisemite/nazi, and would tell you so, if you said a anything other than a wholehearted “I fully support Israel.” like… ten-ish years ago really.

    Hopecore

    The basic, everyday evils and despicable acts of imperialism/colonialism are enough to turn the even the most propagandized people on the planet against it, even when they are spoon fed propaganda from the time they first gain consciousness. Do not feel disparaged in fighting for what is right, even if it doesn’t appear to be making an impact. Your very belief in it is part of the impact.

    Personal Anecdote

    Way back before even that when I was in high school, I wrote an essay (very benign, “both sides” style because I was still a child and didn’t understand the full depth of the issue) about the subject for an AP world history class, and was reported to the principal’s office by my teacher. My choices were to either get suspended, or attend the Jewish Students’ Club meeting after school and let them tell me how what I wrote made them feel. That same place has politicians running for office with one of the key campaign concepts being not taking money from the Israeli lobby.