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Reading Ayn Rand makes me so angry (I have to do it for class)
You see all these websites with “Help Ukraine” button or whatnot, why don’t they do that for Palestine?
Palestine isn’t on the approved list of “Countries to feel bad for”
As far the war in Ukraine goes, now we wait. Either Zelensky starts shooting off missiles or NATO comes to their senses and says “What the fuck are we doing”. Either way Putin has all the reason he needs to expand the war, and no one wants that.
seems like israelis are also getting their ass beat in france
Without sharing a source, you’re depriving us all of, what I assume is some funny af content.
Not sure if it is the same but here it is: https://apnews.com/article/france-israel-security-fans-nations-league-d8104e6838a460741361297b23af539c
According to the media, it was some small scuffles.
big if tru
I think there’s a minor typo in the Ho Chi Minh tagline:
If means to study the universal Marxist-Leninist truths in order to apply them creatively to the practical conditions of our country.
I’ve read that one so many times and only just noticed!
I guess Ho Chi Minh didn’t proof read then
Smdh what was he doing instead?
Weed.
LAAAAME
(jk, I love Ho)
So did anything become of that ufo hearing?
What do you mean? The last few days have been a bit of a blur like I’ve been in a dream with loads of flashing lights.
there was a congress hearing on ufos
That must’ve been about the same time that I felt a weird probe.
I don’t think anyone took the bait, such an obvious distraction
what is realistic death toll in russo ukrainian war?
According to Reddit: 0 Ukrainians and 800 million Russians
According to real life: no idea. I think official sources aren’t giving the exact numbers for obvious reasons as conflict is still going on.
Yeah, I doubt that we’d know at this point. We only have estimates, really guess-timates.
Don’t you provide an XMPP account for users along with a community room?
You can join us on Matrix: genzedong [dot] xyz
My apologies to the GenZedong people for interrupting a democratic proces when it comes to the making of the weekly General Discussion post. I was not aware of the system behind the post making and I created one on my own initiative. I shall repent.
Omg you hijacked the general didcussion thread?
Based
gEkOlOnIsEeRd
Reported to the admin
I see so many Dutch Gekoloniseerd memes. I don’t get it, is it actually still considered funny? Or has it become ironic?
People that say it often think it’s funny yeah. A very troubling meme.
I think the people that say that do think that it’s funny
How dare you!
Okay.
lol Okay, this is a bit rude.
I meant to intimate that it’s over and in the grand scheme of things it matters not to me so you’re good in that area.
This picture is of girls in the Popular Front in Palestine, specifically Gaza, where the anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front Party is held every year in Palestine. This picture is from Gaza specifically in a football stadium called Palestine Home Stadium.Near this place.
Nice.
I went bouldering today. One of my coworkers invited me to come to his local place and I figured it would be a nice change from my regular gym routine.
It was a super leftie gym. Lots of antifa stickers, pride flags, vegan food and whatnot. I expressed my desire to find leftist gym buddies here before and I think I have found just the place to get some organizing started.
Also, bouldering is tough shit lol.
I made a post some days ago about getting suspended on Instagram for insulting a nazi. Yesterday I reported a post on a hooligan fights page in which a guy was sieg heiling and had an SS tattoo. I got a message from Instagram saying that it doesn’t break Instagram’s policy.
I spend my weekend in the Ardennes part of the country, which has to be one of the most beautiful fall places in the world. Endless hills with brown colored trees on them, cute villages with stone houses, friendly people. I went there with my gf’s family and I spend the weekend chopping up wood, lighting the fireplace, hiking and having fun with the family. It once again confirmed my desire to fuck off to a more secluded area and live in contact with nature and solitude. Until then I have to find my way in the city and spread communism I guess.
Our party send a volunteer brigade to Valencia to help with the fallout of the flood. My comrades keep sending me surreal pictures of completely wrecked streets, piled up cars, people’s entire furniture collection spilled out onto the streets. It’s complete chaos it seems.
no way! Meta’s starting to become a fascist cesspool
wow!!! That sounds wonderful! I feel you… i wish i could do the same lol
Damn.
Meta’s better than X, even now, but it’s not saying much.
Nature is healing, scientifically, and too much time on social media can be harrowing. Frankly, ML is not meant to live on the Internet but in activism and organized actions.
Anyway, regardless, it’s also true that a lot of stuff happens in the real world that “people on the Internet” don’t know about. And vice versa with those that barely use social media in regard to social media itself. Such as, I wager, the people in the Ardennes at the place you were at seeming to be at peace with their community and surrounding, never mind the foliage and nature of it all.
Eh, just saying. We need the real world. Real world doesn’t troll !e or even dogpile me or get into flame wars with me and my own.
Belgian media tried to make a shitstorm about my city’s jewish population after what happened in Amsterdam. Antwerp has a very large orthodox jewish population and they live pretty secluded within one of the city’s districts.
News reports came out about possible threats to their community which is strange because apart from very singular incidents none of the pro palestinian movement ever targeted them (obviously).
The community now came forward to the press themselves saying that apart from some calls on the street they are doing great actually and that this city is the place to be for them lmao.
Most of them are Hasidic jews so they don’t like zionism either
If its anything for you there like my city than the Hasidic/Orthodox Jewish people are probably some of the strongest voices in the community speaking out against genocide in Palestine. Ridiculous propaganda angle to go for, anyone actually involved in street level community would know its bullshit.
By the way there is an extraordinary falafel place in that district, on the main street, but I have trouble remembering what he thought about Israel and Zionism. This was a few years ago
I think you mean Beni Falafel. No idea what he thought about Zionism. He died three weeks ago.
