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8 days agoI don’t know about Usha, but I’ve known a couple of atheist-Hindu-Christians that viewed the pantheon like a list of aspirational metaphorical figures, and they just added Jesus to the pantheon.
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5·9 days agoSo, some of this is a bit of deep cut of Russian history, which is probably contributing to your confusion.
Here's my take.
I’d like to talk to you, But the TV is too loud— It’s pretending to be your head, Its speaker is so much like your mouth.
The artist would like to have a conversation, but the person they want to talk to is just repeating the propaganda they see on TV.
My country has risen from its knees In all its negative growth. I negatively agree with everything— Here’s my answer to your non-question:
The USSR fell in the '90s, and the artist doesn’t think modern Russia has developed in a good way.
Where have you been for eight years, Fucking inhuman beings?! I want to watch the ballet— Let the swans dance!
Eight years is likely referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ballet bit is talking about how Swan Lake played on repeat during the fall of the USSR, as a placeholder to keep broadcast airwaves available for use as emergency broadcast. Because it has been so completely tied to the idea of political upheaval in Russia, it’s recently picked up steam again as a sort of shorthand for calling for protest and resistance against the government.
Let Grandpa tremble in fear for his “Lake.” Get the nightingales off the screen— Let the swans dance!
Grandpa was pro-USSR, the artist wants the empire to hurry up and fall already.
When it’s all over, you’ll be silent And pretend you had nothing to do with it. Your face is more sour than a Crimean cherry plum: You’re clearly slightly depressed about something.
Once the USSR had fallen, a lot of people tried to deny their support or involvement with it.
The song repeats a few things, and the only thing left of note is that “Solovyov” has been a news anchor on Russian television since shortly before the invasion of Ukraine.
9·14 days agoWe all remember what happened to the printer in Office Space
Yeah, “warhead” just means it’s the armed portion of a device. It’s a pretty broad umbrella category with multiple sub-classifications that cover everything from CS gas grenades, to flashbangs, to nukes.
Went right up to the factory and picked it up, it’s cheaper that way.
I live in small town Washington, population 2k, and we also had around 300 people show up in the rain to protest. In the rain!
imo, we were sunk when Ford pardoned Nixon
I’m conflicted. On one hand, you are absolutely correct that ‘used’ is disrespectful.
On the other hand, I call my cats worse things all the time.
Yeah, my first boyfriend had been jumped up two grades, so I was 16 and he was 14. It never went beyond awkward kissing in the alley after class tho.
I’m predicting that there’s going to be a weird amount of red votes for midterms
10·30 days agoEvolution doesn’t quite work like that. Traits aren’t always selected for/against, we have a ton of traits that we’re ambivalent enough about to pass on, like eye color and ear hair. It’s neither advantageous or disadvantageous, people are just horny enough that it doesn’t matter and gets passed on.
“Unattractive” is highly culturally specific though. Ear hair is so strongly correlated with testosterone levels, there’s gotta be some people that think it’s virile and attractive.
5·1 month agoOr a strip mall and the storefronts are also handing out candy to entice customers to browse.
So you do understand why nobody’s talking about their antifascist actions online. Why you’ve gotta actually show up to group meetings before you hear about it.
You said earlier there weren’t any because all you saw were furries dancing, and that you didn’t show up to the group meetings. You’re not seeing antifascist action because you’re being lazy.
Okay, so if setting up mutual aid isn’t fighting fascism, what have you been doing to fight fascism so I can learn from your example
TIL the people who hid jews in the attic weren’t fighting fascism.
How is more than doubling in size in less than a month “not gaining ground”?
I get a feeling that our mutual aid network and plans on how to protect the immigrant community in my neighborhood if ICE shows up aren’t what you’d consider “real action” either.
I don’t think any action will be enough to satisfy you, and if there was, you’d just say I’m lying. I cannot convince you if you do not want to look farther than your own preconceptions.
My apologies, I thought it was obvious that we’re talking about organizing against MAGA here.
I guess I’m not understanding what you’re expecting. What do you need to see before you consider a resistance org valid?
Edit: Actually, I just looked through the thread and you never actually asked me the question you’re accusing me of dodging. I don’t think you’re operating in good faith here, so have a nice day.
I personally find a lot of media has pacing problems. I hate it when the main questline is supposed to be super urgent, but it just turns into a grind halfway through. Like, I’m the Chosen One who’s going to stop the looming apocalypse, but the farmer won’t help you unless you find his lost sheep first. I can’t just pay him to get a replacement sheep and get on with it, I gotta do a stupid buggy escort mission, and quite frankly, I’d rather do the dishes.