Took a page from Shakey and signed up for Swing Left. It's the bare minimum.
― As an ilxor, I am uncompromising (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:11 (six years ago) link
i agree with that completelyHow you contribute to this is up to you; I can't speak to anyone's capability for protest and/or violence, nor do I think it is my place to tell you the most effective way to reject and counter this message. silence can be interpreted so many ways that it is not a valid counter-message
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:12 (six years ago) link
oops that was xp
https://www.facebook.com/events/266804640483421/
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:13 (six years ago) link
I am not sure if my temple is going to be represented at that just yet but I suspect so
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:14 (six years ago) link
The "March on Google" ones are all cancelled
― As an ilxor, I am uncompromising (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:18 (six years ago) link
Daily Stormer now hosted by... (wait for it)
Russia
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:24 (six years ago) link
er wait I take that back, looks like Cloudflare still has it? these fucking people.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
Thanks for update Tombot
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
corporate responsibility: https://www.paypal.com/stories/us/paypals-aup-remaining-vigilant-on-hate-violence-intolerance
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/08/16/74727/hollywood-forever-cemetery-to-remove-confederate-m/
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
Much of my point is that when the social contract unambiguously states that various minor, daily interactions where racist things occur are unacceptable, putting your head down and ignoring them is an understandable and sometimes valid response. That contract is broken right now; it will only be fixed if we assert it.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link
Basically, I'm asking everyone who hates the direction we are heading in to take on a level of discomfort in their interactions with other that they may have previously avoided. I'm not asking anyone to sacrifice or martyr themselves and I'm not asking for 100% full-on "SMASH RACISTS" behavior; I'm asking for people to tell those close to them or in their orbits who may express views that prop up the shitshow we're currently going through that they are not on board with it. I can't tell anyone else how to do that; part of the work we all need to do is to figure out how to have those conversations. The point of having those conversations is to reassert that what we are seeing right now is wrong. Asserting that what we are seeing is wrong is part of building a consensus around a grass-roots movement to combat it, in our daily interactions, through active protest, and in engagement with the civil process so we support putting people who will fight this in positions of power and exert political force on the people already in power until they feel it is in their best interests to listen to us.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
I feel like you are much more cogent and coherent than I am right now (which is like pure 100% rage-space)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
I'm seeing normies/civilians/non-activists/ whatever you want to call them take more interest in counter-fascist/racist demos and getting more outspoken every day. I hope it's not a blip.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:48 (six years ago) link
Dan that is once again well-said and I recognize I need to do more in that arena so thank you for sharing your perspective.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
Rage is fine. Anger is an energy. At some point, we need to put that energy to use; I'm suggesting how.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
im mostly worried this will attract people to demonstrations thus more people towards highly charged and violent situations. for what end? to prove a point to someone you think is past reasoning with?
we should look at protests strategically. they should prove a point beyond "bad people are bad". there are a lot of voters just waiting to be picked up that may have detached themselves due to all the anger swirling about. perhaps the hyping up of extremes is another facet of our world being shaped more and more by the internet but the media and politicians are also responsible to a degree.
what should a protest accomplish? what should it highlight? people already know that nazis are bad. let's find systemic injustices, the everyday day-to-day injustices, and point them out. in the past they used system jamming like bus boycotts and diner sit ins. finding the day-to-day injustices, highlighting this to the media. marginalized groups have ready and willing allies that have privilege and access they can use for civil disobedience. imo disrupt the system itself.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
man
WATCH: Full remarks from Susan Bro, mother of Charlottesville car attack victim Heather Heyer https://t.co/m3gkZDF6Ks— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 16, 2017
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
people already know that nazis are bad.
do they?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
you just got a weekend full of evidence to the contrary
xpost goddammit
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
this is kind of on a loop in my headhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrABvZy8uc
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:56 (six years ago) link
his writing's not the greatest, but *respect knuckles*
Next 24 hours, every RT this gets, I put in a pot for @simonwiesenthal, @NAACP, @TransEquality and @splcenter, up to 0k. You know why.— John Scalzi (@scalzi) August 16, 2017
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:02 (six years ago) link
thanks for your posts here DJP
― sleeve, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
Durham County gave Takiyah Thompson a 0K bond & charged her with 2 felony counts. Tell the DA to drop charges 9am-5pm: 919-808-3010 https://t.co/bhg9inBkXi— Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) August 16, 2017
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:30 (six years ago) link
I lol'd
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHXWgFYUwAA56Fy.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
Basically, I'm asking everyone who hates the direction we are heading in to take on a level of discomfort in their interactions with other that they may have previously avoided. I'm not asking anyone to sacrifice or martyr themselves and I'm not asking for 100% full-on "SMASH RACISTS" behavior; I'm asking for people to tell those close to them or in their orbits who may express views that prop up the shitshow we're currently going through that they are not on board with it. I can't tell anyone else how to do that; part of the work we all need to do is to figure out how to have those conversations.
"take on a level of discomfort" otm, this is my feeling exactly. if you don't know how, ask, learn, then do
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
my friends!
let us witness a man who went on tv to do a bullshit segment and wound up speaking the truth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/16/fox-news-invited-a-conservative-and-a-liberal-to-debate-confederate-statues-they-both-ripped-trump/
― j., Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:52 (six years ago) link
https://foucault.info/doc/documents/parrhesia/foucault-dt1-wordparrhesia-en-html
In the Greek conception of parrhesia, however, there does not seem to be a problem about the acquisition of the truth since such truth-having is guaranteed by the possession of certain moral qualities:when someone has certain moral qualities, then that is the proof that he has access to truth—and vice-versa. The "parrhesiastic game" presupposes that the parrhesiastes is someone who has the moral qualities which are required, first, to know the truth, and secondly, to convey such truth to others.If there is a kind of "proof" of the sincerity of the parrhesiastes, it is his courage. The fact that a speaker says something dangerous — different from what the majority believes— is a strong indication that he is a parrhesiastes.
If there is a kind of "proof" of the sincerity of the parrhesiastes, it is his courage. The fact that a speaker says something dangerous — different from what the majority believes— is a strong indication that he is a parrhesiastes.
― j., Thursday, 17 August 2017 03:17 (six years ago) link
To summarize the foregoing, parrhesia is a kind of verbal activity where the speaker has a specific relation to truth through frankness, a certain relationship to his own life through danger, a certain type of relation to himself or other people through criticism (self-criticism or criticism of other people), and a specific relation to moral law through freedom and duty. More precisely, parrhesia is a verbal activity in which a speaker expresses his personal relationship to truth, and risks his life because he recognizes truth-telling as a duty to improve or help other people (as well as himself). In parrhesia, the speaker uses his freedom and chooses frankness instead of persuasion, truth instead of falsehood or silence, the risk of death instead of life and security, criticism instead of flattery, and moral duty instead of self-interest and moral apathy.
― j., Thursday, 17 August 2017 03:23 (six years ago) link
sounds like rap music tbh
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 17 August 2017 06:32 (six years ago) link
yeah i'm certain i've read some academic paper or other that goes for that line
― j., Thursday, 17 August 2017 07:23 (six years ago) link
what the fuck @CNN pic.twitter.com/b9F6rcmXTa— Aeth Sbramson (@thetomzone) August 17, 2017
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 August 2017 14:16 (six years ago) link
I don't see that this has been posted
https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 August 2017 14:35 (six years ago) link
Up near the State House on Boston Common the anti-fascist gathering is growing massive. A handful of Trumpists completely drowned out atm
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Saturday, 19 August 2017 15:04 (six years ago) link
:)
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 August 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link
It's a sea of anti fascist humanity out on the common . The nazis etc are literally holed up on the bandstand, separated by barricades and cops. You can't hear them at all over the crowd. Not sure they 're even speechifying at this point
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Saturday, 19 August 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/boston-free-speech-rally-white-supremacists-counter-protesters-outnumbered-10-to-1-a7902526.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 August 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
George Wallace@MrGeorgeWallace
BREAKING: New England patriots win, 40,000 to 133. #Boston
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 August 2017 16:50 (six years ago) link
http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/timothydluhos01.jpg
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 August 2017 17:09 (six years ago) link
Toe Stubs Self
― sleepingbag, Saturday, 19 August 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
long, devastatingly sad piece on 'the making of dylann roof': https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist
― frankfurters take on new glamour in this gleaming aspic (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 09:50 (six years ago) link
Exceptional
― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 14:38 (six years ago) link
I have neither the strength nor desire to read that.
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 15:30 (six years ago) link
classic behavior on display here. KKK leader makes deeply appalling violent racist statements aloud to a reporter, then claims that neither he nor his wife are racist or condone violence
after threatening to "burn" her, he adds Barker denied that he led a hate group. Both he and his wife said they “don’t hate anyone,” were “not racist” and do not condone violence.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/21/kkk-leader-threatens-to-burn-latina-journalist-the-first-black-person-on-his-property/?hpid=hp_hp-morning-mix_mm-univision%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.7e98b525c665
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
https://news.vice.com/story/arizona-gop-uses-margaret-cho-sitcom-pic-to-represent-asian-americans
― I Love You, Fancybear (symsymsym), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 05:02 (six years ago) link
http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/08/26/white-supremacist-forum-site-stormfront-seized-domain-hosts/604902001/
― the old rugged crocs (unregistered), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
That should at least throw them into a temporary limbo. But they won't roll over and die. They'll just infect some other server eventually.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 27 August 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/new-hampshire-police-refuse-to-discuss-apparent-lynching-of-8-year-old-biracial-boy/amp/
― Οὖτις, Monday, 11 September 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
this fucking country
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Monday, 11 September 2017 18:53 (six years ago) link