@benroyce @jargoggles @godpod

I reading a book called "Fight" the events leading to the 2024 election. A whole whack of politics with skillful and not-so-skillful players.

It's time for a new way.

@benroyce @jargoggles @godpod
I agree with this, but two things can be true.
Starving people on purpose is bad, this should not be controversial.
Protecting child rapists and not protecting children is bad.
The idea of “it’s just politics” is often used to dismiss and deflect but we should call them out.

“If you’re going to do something evil, wrap it in something boring.” —John Oliver

@benroyce @godpod
A key component of fascism is the destruction of language as a means to communicate and understand each other. They assault words and phrases until they don't mean anything and then use them as weapons.

What does he mean by "political?" "Things I don't like."

Remember "fake news," which used to refer to stories that were literally made up and passed off as real news? What does that mean now? "Things I don't like."

In a more recent, particularly grotesque example, this is what they're doing with the word "anti-semite." There is a very important meaning to that word, but we can see in real-time how they're trying to strip it of any useful meaning. They're trying to change the meaning to "things I don't like."

The only thing a fascist values in a word is its capability as a blunt instrument.

@nekodojo @godpod
If saying "nobody should be starved to death" isn't a political statement, then what is the pathway to get there? It's simply aspirational, not practical.

If it *is* a political statement, it means that there is policy we can demand and push for to achieve those ends. It is a call to action.