#Leftist Disruptors

[msclaritea]

According to The Daily Wire, Black Voters Matter Action PAC, an electioneering group that spends millions in support of Democrat candidates, is up with an ad that refers to Cameron as “Uncle Daniel Cameron,” and uses the saying, “Skinfolk ain’t kinfolk” — a refrain used by black liberals to suggest that anyone who disagrees with them politically is a race traitor.

Here is the latest racist ad by Black Voters Matter..."

From Wiki: "Institutional and Corporate partners are collaborating to combine financial, volunteer, marketing and other resources to raise awareness of Black voting rights and address other Black community issues. This include America Votes advocacy, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) awarding multi year grants, The Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic group founded by the business magnate George Soros bestowing a 5 year grant, BET partnering for the #ReclaimYourVote 2022 campaign, MTV’s “Rock the Vote” support to mobilize student voters, Oprah Winfrey's Own Your Vote raising money for voter education initiatives, and Ben & Jerry's is rebranding its Cold Brew Coffee flavor to "Change is Brewing", to highlight the power of Black voters and encourage voter participation by supporting Black Voters Matter activities. BVM partnered with BET Media Group and the National Urban League to promote Black community involvement in voter registration and to ensure Black voter voices are heard.

BET...Republican-owned

MTV...Republican-owned

George Soros...conveniently attaching himself to Leftist causes and being used to push an anti-Jewish conspiracy

Oprah Winfrey... don't get me started

Ben & Jerry's....big, phony Leftists and close paks to Bernie Sanders

That SKINFOLK AIN'T KINFOLK by the Black Voters Matter super pac, was straight up sabotage against the Democratic candidate for governor. That was an absolutely ratchet move, guaranteed to give Daniel Cameron, a psychopath who believes that nine year olds should be forced to carry babies, SYMPATHY. Figures that Roland Martin keeps focusing on it.

It had better not happen again.

#Daniel Cameron #Black Voters Matter #Leftist Disruptors #Kentucky

[anais-nyx]

Wow crazy Bayer was ordered to pay 1.56 billion to people who got cancer from its Monsanto round up product oh wow guys who could've seen this coming

#except people who warned about GMOs (which rely on round up in each incarnation they arrive in) #nuts you guys like wow #anyway gmos are not like the food future or whatever they're not beta carotene enriched rice they are high fructose corn syrup #elevated hormone levels and endocrine disruptors #so cool that so many leftists heralded the gmo opposition as anti science when like we're slowly being proven right #or quickly depending on like how much attention people are willing to pay to the future of who will own their food supply #nbd tho

[tikkunolamresistance]

On Houthi and Yemen, and Antisemitism in revolutionary spaces...

We've been observing the response to our statement showing support for Yemen's aid in Palestinian resistance- specifically where we said "Glory to Yemen", as there's certainly a lot more to it than that.

Houthi and Yemen are not mutually exclusive: the country of Yemen and its people, civilians, have been bombed and murdered by the western nations for decades- in which the last FOUR United States Presidents have sanctioned and bombed Yemen.

Houthi, more officially known as Ansar Allah ('supporters of G-d'), are a militant organisation that emerged in the 90s but rose to prominence in 2014 when the group rebelled against Yemen's government. The rebellion caused the official governing body to step down, in hand causing a demobilizing humanitarian crisis.

You can read more about Houthi here:

And more on why they are attacking ships entering the Red Sea here:

It's true, Houthi are Antisemitic and we do NOT support Houthi. Their slogan is quite literally "curse the Jews"; Houthi are not our revolutionary comrades for there is no revolution in hatred and division. Their direct action on Israeli ships subsequently disrupting trade is undeniably important to disrupting the flow of capital and aiding the Palestinian resistance movement- but Houthi deserve no special recognition. Yemen has seen expulsion of Jewish people from the land for centuries, and the Antisemitism that Houthi carries forth is the same hatred that displaced Jewish people within Yemen's history.

Web archive from the Yemen Times about the treatment of Jews in Yemen and Houthi's views.

Within revolutionary spaces you must approach everything with a critical lens, and it goes without saying, especially now more than ever. Whilst we can recognize Houthi's direct action in hindering trade, and the promise there, aids the Palestinian cause by putting pressure on the Capitalist hegemony- we must equally affirm that antisemitism is unacceptable. To punish every Jewish person for Zionist crimes is unacceptable and a hinderance itself in revolutionary spaces. We cannot and will not allow Houthi's Antisemitic ideology to be regurgitated.

Leftists, Communists- recognising Antisemitism within Leftist spaces does not automatically corelate to giving grace to Israel- you must recognise that Judaism, Zionism and Israel are not mutually exclusive. The use, and bastardization of, Jewish symbology by Zionism and it's propaganda machine has long since blurred those lines, and thus it's integral to remain critical and vigilant. Even when Zionists proudly conflate the two to endorse the State of Israel's brutality- you should not deem the acts in and of itself Jewish. There is absolutely nothing Jewish about apartheid, colonialism and hatred.

Antisemitism is an age-old hatred, with the oppressive colonial state of Israel depending on it for survival. When we uproot Antisemitism, when we uproot oppression, division, hatred- we uproot the State of Israel and the Capitalist hegemony itself.

Antisemitism has no place in revolutionary spaces, and as is the case for any other form of discrimination and hatred- it cannot be ran from, only faced head-on. The solution to uprooting Antisemitism from global social infrastructure is not to enforce a new hatred, it is not to oppress another- for the cycle will only continue. We believe that society must educate one another to thus educate our future generations; we must ensure we remove division and hatred from social order, and that includes all forms of hatred.

Division itself must be dissolved to truly revolutionize social order.

#yemen #palestine #tikkun olam statement #free palestine #antisemitism #jumblr #antizionism #critical thought #critique #essay #media literacy #geopolitics

[txttletale]

I mean it might just be more people coming into leftist spaces without unlearning deeper biases and stuff, but I did a cursory google on it and I’m fairly sure american reading comprehension in schools has been recorded going down, and covid might’ve been a large enough social disruptor for enough people worldwide that it might have something to do with it? But there’s also the chance it might just be the fact that a lot of people tend to discover more unsavory stuff (because they discover more stuff) as time goes on and they chalk this up to being things getting worse rather than those things just not being seen

the type of reading comprehension that is in crisis is not the undergrad-literary-analysis type but the fundamental 'being able to read words' type, and that's mostly because of really flawed teaching methods. it's a very different type of 'reading comprehension' to the type that people are complaining about when someone, like, doesn't get the point of fight club.

#ask

[cultml]

[aphnxrising]

Some things I do as a queer leftist Jew working for a Catholic organization:

I don't wear my Star of David (though I wouldn't do that with this population even if I didn't work for a Catholic organization. Casual antisemitism is just a thing I deal with daily ..as well as sexism, racism, etc..mental health is a bitch.)

Around Jewish holidays I bring in foodstuffs related to the holidays (macaroons, hamantaschen, etc )

my holiday display is inclusive - while obviously, it includes stuff for Christmas there are two menorahs and I'm working on getting Kwanza stuff (this year I ordered Kwanza stuff but did not read the size)

I am working on getting information/decorations for Muslim holidays (Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the US and I think it's fair to say the majority are Muslim)

When clients want to have intellectual conversations (instead of just using the computer) I tend to let my leftist side come out and back it up with facts and articles

I have the last 3 years of pride funkos (well, most of them) on my desk

Our organization made a pride flag sticker last year that says all are welcome, I display that proudly

When someone says something transphobic/homophobic I shut it down and educate.

I like to be a subversive disruptor. That being said our organization is one of a series of charities around the country (possibly the world?) and I can confirm that ours is more Catholic in name only than other organizations like us. Plus we're the largest social service agency in the area that helps/shelters the unhoused.

[newstfionline]

Saturday, February 20, 2021

One of Ten in U.S. May Have to Switch Occupations Post Pandemic (Bloomberg) One out of every ten U.S. workers—about 17 million, all told—will likely be forced to leave their jobs and take up new occupations by 2030 as Covid-19’s after-effects destroy huge swathes of low-paying positions in a labor market that was primed for disruption before the pandemic. “Covid is a big disruptor,” Susan Lund, a Washington-based partner at McKinsey Global Institute, the consultant’s research arm, said in an interview. The 17 million Americans are part of the more than 100 million people worldwide that the institute forecast will need to leave their jobs and enter new lines of work by the end of the decade. That will amount to about one in 16 workers in the eight leading economies covered by the study, which includes China, Japan, Germany and the U.K., as well as the U.S. In a more-than-130-page paper, the institute sees the pandemic accelerating three trends that will continue to upend the labor market in the years ahead: more remote work and working from home; increased e-commerce and a bigger “delivery economy;” and stepped-up business use of artificial intelligence and robots. The forces Covid-19 unleashed mean there could be a lot less demand for front line workers in food service, retail, hospitality, and entertainment.

Politics Is Seeping Into Our Daily Life and Ruining Everything (Reason) Is there anything that politics can’t ruin? The answer, it appears, is a resounding “no” as partisan conflict creeps into all areas of American life. Our political affiliations, researchers say, obstruct friendships, influence our purchases, affect the positions we take on seemingly apolitical matters, and limit our job choices. As a result, many people are poorer, lonelier, and less healthy than they would otherwise be. “Political polarization is having far-reaching impacts on American life, harming consumer welfare and creating challenges for people ranging from elected officials and policymakers to corporate executives and marketers,” according to a new paper in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing by researchers from Arizona State University, the University of Wyoming, and four other U.S. universities. People’s partisan identities influence the range of people with whom they are willing to have relationships, the brands they purchase, and the jobs they take. The finding that everything is becoming politicized builds on a growing mountain of data. Even before political tensions hit their current fever pitch, a 2018 survey found that “Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of consumers around the world will buy or boycott a brand solely because of its position on a social or political issue” (the number for the U.S. was 59 percent). In 2020, a separate survey reported that “83% of Millennials find it important for the companies they buy from to align with their values.”

Cracked Pipes, Frozen Wells, Offline Treatment Plants: A Texan Water Crisis (NYT) Power began to flicker back on across much of Texas on Thursday, but millions across the state confronted another dire crisis: a shortage of drinkable water as pipes cracked, wells froze and water treatment plants were knocked offline. The problems were especially acute at hospitals. One, in Austin, was forced to move some of its most critically ill patients to another building when its faucets ran nearly dry. Another in Houston had to haul in water on trucks to flush toilets. But for many of the state’s residents stuck at home, the emergency meant boiling the tap water that trickled through their faucets, scouring stores for bottled water or boiling icicles and dirty snow on their stoves. Major disruptions to the Texas power grid left more than four million households without power this week, but by Thursday evening, only about 347,000 lacked electricity. Much of the statewide concern had turned to water woes. More than 800 public water systems serving 162 of the state’s 254 counties had been disrupted as of Thursday, affecting 13.1 million people, according to a spokeswoman for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Texas Good Samaritans Are Helping Out Those in Need Amid Deep Freeze (Newsweek) From owners turning their stores into warming centers, to a mystery man handing out $20 bills to shoppers in Houston, when faced with a crisis that has left 24 in the state dead, and millions without water and electricity, Texans have instinctively turned to helping others. One such figure is Raymond Garcia of Houston, Texas, who, upon realizing he had no power at home, decided to use his time helping others. He has been visiting people in his local community, helping with tasks such as fixing burst water pipes. "I'm just trying to help the Houston community," he told ABC13. "If I can help anyone else in my close range I will.” Garcia said he was inspired by the teaching of his mother, who died recently from COVID-19. "My mom always taught me, if you help and you give to people, God will always bless you," he said. "And you know what, I've been blessed." On Thursday, Jason Spenser, the Public Affairs Director for the Harris County Sheriff's Office tweeted about another remarkable character, a man dubbed a food 'angel'. When electricity outages meant the Foodarama near 18th Street and Ella Boulevard could no longer accept credit and debit card payments, the unidentified man began handing out $20 bills to people waiting in the line. Spenser estimated the man, who did not want to be photographed, handed out a total of $500. In Elgin, Texas, Monica Nava, owner of the Chemn Cafe, put in a big order just before the storm hit. Rather than see perishable items go to waste, she boxed them up with shelf-stable good into care packages estimated to have a value of $25 each. She gave the packages out to in-need members of the community and asked for those who could afford it to pay a donation.

Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke deal (AP) The Biden administration said Thursday it’s ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a sharp repudiation of former President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign” that sought to isolate the Islamic Republic. The administration also took two steps at the United Nations aimed at restoring policy to what it was before Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018. The combined actions were immediately criticized by Iran hawks and are likely to draw concern from Israel and Gulf Arab states. The State Department announced the moves following discussions between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British, French and German counterparts, and as Biden prepares to participate, albeit virtually, in his first major international events with world leaders.

The Cuba bet (Foreign Policy) Cuba may still become Latin America’s first country to design a successful COVID-19 vaccine, with Phase 3 trials on one of its four vaccine candidates set to begin next month. If the shot performs well, it is expected to be exported to other Latin American nations. Cuba and Iran are partnering on Phase 3 trials of the Soberana 02 vaccine, and Mexico is exploring carrying out a Phase 3 trial as well.

It’s mud, mud everywhere in UK’s 3rd lockdown (AP) It’s apparently not enough for Britons to endure almost 120,000 COVID-19 deaths and face a new variant of the virus that scientists say is more contagious and more deadly. Not enough to struggle through a third lockdown in less than a year, a shutdown now in its ninth week in London with no end in sight. No, all of this has to come smack in the middle of Britain’s mud season, the time formally known as winter. While everyone in the U.K. is already lacking Vitamin D, the sun chooses to take a months-long work stoppage and named winter storms kept sweeping eastward across the Atlantic. Storm Bella marched in right after Christmas, bringing gusts up to 106 mph (92 kph) and rains that dumped 3.2 inches (80.2 mm) on a village in Scotland. A sodden, freezing version of a hurricane. Storm Darcy roared in last week from the opposite side, bringing an icy Arctic blast and the U.K.’s coldest temperature in 25 years. Unlike the southeastern U.S., which floods during the summer-fall hurricane season, Britain floods in the dead of winter, bringing hypothermia alongside germ-laden waters. Rivers across England and Scotland are bursting: 73 flood alerts were in effect on Friday alone. And this year, few gyms or schools are available for emergency housing for fear they will turn into COVID-19 factories. It’s a Dickensian time.

Spain arrests 80 in 3 nights of riots over rapper’s jailing (AP) Protests over the imprisonment of a rapper convicted of insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence were marred by rioting for the third night in a row Thursday. The plight of Pablo Hasél, who began this week to serve a 9-month sentence in a northeastern prison, has triggered a heated debate over the limits of free speech in Spain and a political storm over the use of violence by both the rapper’s supporters and the police. The rapper and his supporters say Hasél’s nine-month sentence for writing a critical song about former King Juan Carlos I, and for dozens of tweets that judges said glorified some of Spain’s defunct terrorist groups, violates free speech rights. Besides that case, the rapper has previously faced other charges or has pending trials for assault, praising armed extremist groups, breaking into private premises and insulting the monarchy.

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’ (NYT) Stepping up its attacks on social science theories that it says threaten France, the French government announced this week that it would launch an investigation into academic research that it says feeds “Islamo-leftist” tendencies that “corrupt society.” While President Emmanuel Macron and some of his top ministers have spoken out forcefully against what they see as a destabilizing influence from American campuses in recent months, the announcement marked the first time that the government has moved to take action. It came as France’s lower house of Parliament passed a draft law against Islamism, an ideology it views as encouraging terrorist attacks, and as Mr. Macron tilts further to the right, anticipating nationalist challenges ahead of elections next year. Frédérique Vidal, the minister of higher education, said in Parliament on Tuesday that the state-run National Center for Scientific Research would oversee an investigation into the “totality of research underway in our country,” singling out post-colonialism. In an earlier television interview, Ms. Vidal said the investigation would focus on “Islamo-leftism”—a controversial term embraced by some of Mr. Macron’s leading ministers to accuse left-leaning intellectuals of justifying Islamism and even terrorism.

Myanmar protests stall fuel imports, drive up costs (Reuters) Myanmar’s refined fuel imports have stalled as protests over the Feb. 1 coup have shut the banks and government offices necessary for trade, while depreciation in the nation’s currency has driven up costs, four industry sources said. The economy of the Southeast Asian nation has been pulled up short by the biggest demonstrations since the “Saffron Revolution” of 2007, with protesters taking to the streets to denounce the military takeover and the unseating of a democratically elected government. Myanmar relies heavily on gasoline and diesel imports as its refineries are too small and old to meet its fuel needs. One of the sources said imports may make up as much as 98% of Myanmar’s fuel consumption. The “economy is almost at a standstill. Almost all government ministries are closed,” the source said. “Fuel supply is running low. (The country) might run out of oil in two months.”

Jakarta’s poor fear landslides from overflowing waste mountains (Nikkei Asia) The stench is overpowering, and it only gets worse as you approach the biggest landfill site in Southeast Asia. The green grass on the embankments of the road leading into the Bantar Gebang landfill on the outskirts of Jakarta quickly gives way to trash—stacked in piles as far as the eye can see, reaching the height of a 15-story building in places. Plastic bags, food packages, rubber wheels, cardboard, drink cans, and everything else that Jakartans consume and throw away can be found here—much of which turn to sludge when it rains. The site that constantly threatens landslides is also home to thousands of impoverished families. Around 20,000 people, according to an estimate by locals, make a living from collecting trash in Southeast Asia’s largest dump. More than 100,000 live in the landfill and its surroundings. Authorities are struggling to dispose of the massive amount of waste created by the 35 million people estimated by Statistics Indonesia to live the Jakarta metropolitan area. Landslides often occur at such sites. In February 2005, heavy rains triggered a slide at the Leuwigajah landfill, which serves the cities of Cimahi and Bandung in West Java, killing 157 people and swallowing two villages, Greenpeace Indonesia said. The Bantar Gebang landfill has also taken lives.

Israel expands its nuclear facility (The Guardian) Israel is carrying out a major expansion of its Dimona nuclear facility in the Negev desert, where it has historically made the fissile material for its nuclear arsenal. Construction work is evident in new satellite images published on Thursday by the International Panel on Fissile Material (IPFM), an independent expert group. The area being worked on is a few hundred meters across to the south and west of the domed reactor and reprocessing point at the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, near the desert town of Dimona. Pavel Podvig, a researcher with the program on science and global security at Princeton University, said: “It appears that the construction started quite early in 2019, or late 2018, so it’s been under way for about two years, but that’s all we can say at this point.”

#headlines #news

[ethn119groupd]

Politics

Bolivia 

General Assessment of Politics in Bolivia 

The Modern Political climate of Bolivia speaks volumes of the effects that happen as a result of Colonization/ Us Imperialism, and embodies the neglectment of the Indigenous people and the continual suppression of their voices.  

Key figures

Evo Morales (First Indigenous President for Bolivia, Advocated for Socialist policies, looked down upon by other world leaders, speaks of the Indigenous people's  plight, allegations of voter suppression and rigged elections smeared his reelection, Military Coup and a right wing government took over) 

Janine Anez Chavez (Majority leader in Bolivian congress, took power after military coup, disputed Evo Morales’ election, right winged, First action taken in office was to take down Wiphala Flag) 

Luis Fernando Camacho (Spoke in opposition to Evo Morales, Right Winged, Backed by Racist Elite) 

Luis Arce (Socialist, won Presidency in a land slide victory, Signaled a return to a Evo Morales Government ) 

Summary 

Its apparent that there's still a battle in Bolivia for Indigenous rights. Even in the case of securing presidency Indigenous people still have to fight against Far right disruptors like Luis Fernando Camacho. The story of Evo Morales tells this.  

Peru 

General Assessment of Politics in Peru 

The History of Peru’s government takes a tale of many Military Coups along with many unpopular political figureheads People Vote in multiple rounds for their candidate, many people don't align themselves with particular political party, Political issues align with the reduction of poverty, diversification of GDP away from China and US, and Mining laws. Many Indigenous groups are largely ignored, despite making up most of the population No particular Indigenous political party, little representation Different political leaders in the last ~30 years

Key Figures

Alan Garcia (Very Corrupt, Right wing, “Garcia said he could not let indigenous communities stop development that would benefit all Peruvians, and neglected indigenous people over the Peru’s economy 

Alberto Fujimori (Focused on the recovering Peru economy, Forced sterilization of indigenous people, arrested for crimes against leftist guerrillas, and participated in embezzlement) 

Alejandro Toledo (First Indigenous President, smeared by drug use and corruption, "President of all Peruvians and of all races” advocated for the end of human rights abuses and increase tourism) 

Olanna Humana (Reduce Poverty, took hold of the free market and imposed government restrictions, lead a military coup) 

Pedro Pablo Kaczynski (Center right, Roots in England and Poland, Corruption, rigged election accusations, Denied Indigenous people’s want for the end of oil pollution and mining) 

Summary 

Peru appears to be plagued with corrupt leaders who have little regard for their indigenous people. Even after finding a indigenous president, Alejandro Toledo followed the general trend of corruption. Having his presidency riddled with scandals. 

Work Cited

AFP News Agency. “Bolivia: How the Crisis Unfolded | AFP.” YouTube, uploaded by AFP News Agency, 27 Nov. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXh9USJdp_0.

Al Jazeera English. “Peru Swears in President Manuel Merino amid Political Turmoil.” YouTube, uploaded by Al Jazeera English, 11 Nov. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RuZn7zLJRk.

FRANCE 24 English. “Who’s Who in Bolivia’s Political Crisis.” YouTube, uploaded by FRANCE 24 English, 14 Nov. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_klon5YNwqs&t=582s.

Jabzy. “Peru | Basic Politics.” YouTube, uploaded by Jabzy, 9 Feb. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9i1X8b9CZs.

Washington Post. “Coup or No Coup: Why the Loaded Term Is Dividing Bolivia.” YouTube, uploaded by Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfyitiMQagE.

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[soulvomit]

I feel like there's a lot of really positive stuff in the culture right now in addition to the negative stuff, and I want to point it out:

* "I am a person." "people deserve respect, and I am a person." This is one of the healthiest things I've ever seen passed around. It's so helpful and gentle.

* "treat yourself and talk to yourself as you would treat a friend." This is so positive!! 80s-00s pop psychology was so shaming.

* shift in pop psych stuff from books to online culture. Some online cultures have been fucking toxic but bestselling books and "experts" on TV talk show circuits were basically a narrow and gatekeeping group of elites setting the norms. Millennial and Gen Z etiquette and self care blogs are actually a positive step. The fact that people are talking about what works on the ground, with discussion of lived experience, is big.

* really good discussions around etiquette and boundaries. 80s and 90s stuff in my spaces was dominated by "Me Generation" anti-codependency (a good meme that went bad) and anti-neediness memes which shamed people for having normal human feelings, non-nuclear family backgrounds, and or the social dynamics of less-privileged spaces.

* more visibility of a broad variety of lifestyles and social situations. I may have grown up in an ethnically diverse space, but it wasn't as lifestyle diverse as what we now see on Netflix and on the internet. By a long shot!

* "adulting" as opposed to what constituted an adult when I was growing up. It's just less judgmental and authoritarian.

* I have experienced the broader culture of Millennials and younger, except for a handful of the most radicalized traditionalists and crypto-traditionalists, seems to be much more accepting on the whole of a broad variety of lifestyles, forms of expression, personalities, and tastes. As much as I've commented on taste-policing, I *still* don't think even liberal and leftist Gen Z are half as shamy as the broader culture I grew up in. The 80s culture I found so stifling is now subcultural, not broad, in spaces I'm in. My most mainstream Christian, midwestern relatives my age are a bit more mellow than their parents were. There is a broader cultural letting-up on consumption habits, hobbies, and lifestyle choices. Even "anti-shipping" culture isn't as broadly shamy as the broader general culture I grew up in. I'd have to go deep into TERF-world to begin to approach the broad levels of stifling moralism and monoculture that was being pushed back then. I feel like the broader culture is still more liberal than it used to be, even with the issues we presently have. I experienced lots of Gen Xrs and Gen Jones as judgemental assholes (and so many white, middle class Gen Jones Americans were just clueless, they were privileged as the last generation to come of age in an industrial economy.)

It's shifted from the traditionalists painting themselves as the only standard norm and liberalized culture as disproportionately disruptive outliers (mainstream midcentury square culture), to traditionalist battle cry being "we are surrounded by freaks, and all normalcy will die."

* mainstream fashion seems to be more ok with individual taste and expression!! This is fucking awesome.

* much more acceptance of a broader variety of bodies and hairstyles, and pushing back against 20th century ethnocentric beauty norms. There was a weird thing going on in the Aughts where Boomer/Jones/older X employers were seeing curly hair as unprofessional, for example. I feel like this is getting pushed back on. It's not 100% okay to be who you are, and mileage varies with privilege, but even that 5% more okay is noticable.

* ultimately I think individual branding being the focus of one's self-curation, is probably more positive for many people than what I grew up with. The focus of 80s through 00s work culture was so much "I am the same as all of these people but 10% more skilled."

* the mainstream of conservative culture seems stuck in the 1980s. But when I was growing up, it was stuck in the 50s!! People want the 50s back are radicals, or very old, and not a mainstream norm. In 30 years, many people will have caught up to where the broader culture is *today*, assuming some major disruptor like a fast-unfolding apocalypse doesn't happen.

[blackscenesolidarity]

Housekeeping in Industrial

Hoo boy, it has been a day in the scene. I want to try and get this down as soon as I can, because it is a lot and it is messy. A DJ known in the NYC scene that goes by DJ Eisdriver was shown to be an out and proud White Supremacist. I will copy and paste the conversation he had with someone within the scene, but I will remove their name for privacy reasons: 

"There’s nothing wrong with being White and there’s nothing wrong with being a Nationalist so therefore there’s nothing wrong w being a White Nationalist...I fulfill both those requirements and I’m not about to apologize to you for it.

You SJWs are fucking insane and the behavior you’ve shown on this thread is appalling...you have been belligerent and abusive from second one you have called people baseless slurs simply because you don’t have the logic to form an argument. You poke fun at the Constitution which you misunderstand and the Law both elements which govern this situation but you’d rather invest in emotions and not the facts of this case. I’m really going to remember that jag of yours about if an angry mob says it’s racism then it’s racism! Haaaa! Yeah because Mobs are such rational actors!!!

There’s lots more I can set you straight on but the one thing I’ve learned in dealing with your perpetually butthurt kind is that I’d only be wasting my breath and I can’t see the point to keep having circular fruitless arguments with you while you insult my friends so you’re done here. I think its hilarious how much you seemingly forgot about who I am when you thought Id ban ppl on your instruction...just WOW!

You can walk away and tell your similarly thinkskinned friends the [REDACTED]  that you just busted up some alt-right hive of villainy when all that’s really happened here is that I’ve tired of your refusal to listen and your SJW histrionics.

And PLEASE know you read like a fool when you write Y’ALL...you’re a Jewish girl fro NY you’re not fooling anyone."

 So, there’s that. People have stepped up and said there is no room for this type of hatred in a scene that prides themselves on being inclusive. And I applaud that sentiment; I truly do. However, for many that decry it, there are some who are, for lack of a better term, immobile on certain things regarding the scene. In another group, that for the moment shall remain nameless, another white guy thought the backlash against the white supremacist was blown out of proportion. Spoiler: it isn’t. The guy in question was ranting about ‘lefties ruining the industrial scene’. Now, here’s where his argument breaks down. The industrial scene is comprised of people of color and all people within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum with the idea of standing up for what’s right and protecting their own. Which means being expressly against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. Which again, means being better than the society that treats them as outcasts. Industrial itself is a statement of radical leftism. Just the incarnation of what we know as industrial seemingly no longer embodies that.

Back to dude’s failed and flawed argument: he argues that leftist politics are ruining the scene, and music should be apolitical. Again, that is disingenuous. The personal is political, especially when it can affect you, people you care for, and the world at large. To say it isn’t is being disingenuous about the world at large and believing you to be the exception to the rule. Life doesn’t work that way. Opting out of scene policing because you want to foster the ‘I want to get along with everyone’ ideal is white privilege. Let me try to frame my issue with the scene by an example. Imagine the scene as a house. It’s a nice house, serviceable and comfy. You invite people over and they police themselves, keep it clean and in order. Now one day, you decide to leave the door open for roaches. The door is wide open and they flood in. The folks who frequent the house suddenly notice and ask why you have roaches in the house. And you respond, “why do you want to kick them out? They’ve always been cool to me! You’re just being divisive!”

You can’t act surprised about a dirty house when you’re letting disruptors in. Just because someone was cool to you and you feel that their politics shouldn’t figure in to things is aiding and abetting your idea for a dirty ass house. Again, likening the scene to a house, you’d want the house to grow, expand and flourish, right?

You can’t have folks over if you’re not willing to clean your dirty ass house. You can’t bemoan scene death if you willingly court misogynists, racists, homophobes, transphobes and the like. People that want to come in won’t because they won’t feel safe. And I don’t blame them. There are definitely people interested and want to get in, but you have to make it clear that you welcome them. You can’t have your arms outstretched to embrace them while you’re holding on to someone who has detrimental ideas.

I’d like to thank my friend Aedra for reviewing this with me, talking it over and helping me to refine points.

#industrial music #poc in industrial #white supremacists #white supremacy in industrial #racism in industrial #scene racism

[msclaritea]

So nice of Andy Ngo, Righty, to let us know what his brothers and sisters on the Left are up to. No need to reiterate. There's plenty of articles now, on how corrupt BLM is. Antifa is nothing more than Leftists disruptors, encouraging violence, and all of this funded by dark money from entities like Silicon Valley, home of the Dark Enlightenment crowd. Chicago always had a lot of billionaire cash on hand, too, to pass around to thugs.

#BLM #From Los Angeles to Chicago arr a bunch of paid off thugs #Palestine #Israel

[spider-xan]

@maakomori replied to your post:                    @thornswithroses replied to your post:          ...               

berkeley is literally the home of leftist student movements im………..

Yeah, that’s what I thought too, so when I got to that part of the interview, I was like, am I remembering stuff about Berkeley wrong, because I don’t think I’d associate Berkeley with ‘We’re cool with selling out protestors and disruptors to the police’ and being liberals~ or moderate, so ???

Everything about that article is a mess, I don’t get how you can be like I’M AN ANARCHIST and THE STATE IS CORRUPT, then turn around and be like, I’m going to ally myself with the cops because smashing windows is the important thing that needs to be stopped here.

#no re-blogging #maakomori #replies

[mojobynum]

We have several more elections this year around the world; I'm hoping leftist/centrist/liberal candidates are elected, and surround Donald Trump Putin and far right leaders in their liberal objectives, corruption is over we are taking our countries back from bigots disruptors of peace and equality.

[luv-engineering]

I did like this book I wasn't really planning on reviewing this book, because I was mentioned in it several times and it didn't seem appropriate. But several other people who were also mentioned in the book have already posted reviews, and in fact, MacKenzie Bezos, in her well known 1-star review, suggested that other "characters" might "step out of books" and "speak for themselves". Go to Amazon

Great book could not put it down! Excellent book. This is a quick read, I could not put it down. The book, through many interviews, really shows you how Amazon / Jeff Bezos is super determined to grow grow grow! The long term vision of Amazon is really inspiring, especially seen in light of how many companies these days make short sighted decisions to boost short term growth and stock prices, at the expense of the long term. Go to Amazon

Editor Needed When expanding newspaper articles into books, journalists often feel compelled to include all the results of their research, regardless of interest or significance. Cut out the inessentials here (e.g., repeated references to the Bezos laugh), and this would be a superb 250-page study of a successful company. Unfortunately it runs to 361 pages. Still, it was well worth the $2.99 I paid for it--on Amazon. Go to Amazon

Very objective book about Amazon.com It's a very informative & detailed book. I highly recommend it. The book details the journey of a visionary, Jeff Bezos, who, despite the many challenges encountered along the journey of building a store that has disrupted the retail industry, never gives up. I was quite intrigued to learn that Amazon became profitable only recently. The author handled the 'narrative fallacy' very well and painted a picture of a very difficult, long journey to success. Amazon, in my view, is the platform that enables creativity that Steven Johnson alludes to in his seminal book "Where good ideas come from". Bezos remains relentless in delivering value to the customer, even if it means running an unprofitable business in the short term. His long term view is another lesson I have learned. However, he was only able to get to the top by demolishing a lot of businesses. Amazon is a disruptor that has led to the demise of a lot of businesses. His shrewd business acumen is astounding. Nevertheless, a great book! Go to Amazon

Well researched and interesting. Thought the book was excellent, very well researched and gave a good insight into Amazon's inner workings. Go to Amazon

Interesting insight in Amazon Interesting insight into the mind of the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. He comes across as a very intelligent yet intense person often leading to his frustration with others around him in Amazon as he couldn't fathom why they didn't 'see' what he see's. In some regards a very similar personality to Steve Jobs. This book gives a decent insight into the inner workings of the Amazon corporation. I found the book quite funny in places this due to the idiosyncrasies of Jeff Bezos. Worth a read Go to Amazon

I am yet to finish reading the book, and ... Interesting pursuit of excellence. An example for the others to look at. Set your goals high Amazon sucks — this book is a scathing exposé of an evil leftist company Great! Great book! Sry good account of J Great research and detail. Sometimes a bit too much detail maybe... Detailed but lots of time jumps

#Engineering #book

[msclaritea]

Rose Montoya exposes breasts during White House Pride party after meeting Biden

I'm a Democrat and absolutely disgusted that the white house let this obvious disruptor in to pull such ghetto shit. I don't give a fuck if it's legal to be topless in D.C. This is just more poisonous Leftist crap to push our country into a sewer. Again, met plenty of Trans who don't feel the need to act like this and don't think I don't get the parallels between what Rose Montoya pulled and Gloria Steinem's bra burning stunts, which turned out to all be for the CIA. All of these stunts are wearing thin.

[msclaritea]

The PAID Leftist/Disruptor/Anarchist Trick: All over Al Jazeera, these London Pro-Palestinie marches have been uneventful, with the vast majority acting as grownups. Little assholes will then blend in, bringing the wrong messaging, which Rightwing tools like Klompas will amplify.

These two groups have done this over and over to deligitimize real civic action. Recall the BLM and Antifa disruptions during peaceful protests. Their interference painted all people boycotting as dangerous.

#Left a d Right Together