#are doomed to repeat it

[thecoffeelorian]

"Coriolanus x Reader", huh...?

Of all the lessons that Suzanne Collins wanted to teach you about good governance, dictatorships, and not treating human beings as being anything less than freaking human...that is the takeaway you go for...?

Well, well, well...some of us truly have never, or possibly will never, have to deal with the creeping horror that our lives are at risk; the lives of our children and their children and everyone else's children are at risk; that all the freedoms we enjoyed could quite literally go up in smoke; and that some people could easily give it all away for power...and boy, does it show.

#random status update #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #the hunger games #u.s. politics #world politics #world history #those who forget history #are doomed to repeat it #coriolanus snow #coriolanus x reader #looks like suzanne collins herself taught ya NOTHIN'...🙄 #or maybe ya just weren't listening #coriolanus x you #boris johnson #narendra modi #geert wilders

[sharonisthebettercarter]

the way cuntlander sees shit is strength in power and the use of fear as a control. I'm sure he's aware that certain actions are wrong- there's possible subtle implications that he admits that much when he acknowledges what vought did to him and doing to ryan is wrong; but in his mind what he's doing is ensuring his future as a "superhero" that is not to be trifled with with an heir to follow his example.

That being said, he definitely keeps getting worse; and in my mind that is due to the infuriated desperation to have control over shit. Every time he does something, it's questioned; he doesn't care if what he's doing is wrong, he just hates that others don't respect him. So if he can't get obedience with respect then he'll do it with fear and become increasingly more desperate and dangerous with each rebellion.

because that's what was used on him, it's literally all he's ever known so as they say, monkey see is monkey do.

there's implication that homelander is *not* self aware enough to recognize that what he does is wrong, he's literally not aware of this if his repeated mantra of 'i'm the homelander and i can do whatever the fuck i want' is any indication. he is aware that his actions may hurt/disturb/cause harm to others. but his belief is that he is above all that/a god/so he knows best and therefore--it's okay when he does it (whatever 'it' may be)

i.e. he is under the impression that they should accept and rejoice his actions, whatever they may be, when he does them.

also, he's not doing to ryan exactly what vought did to him, so i'm not sure what you're trying to say there anon. he can recognize that he despises what vought did to him and that he wouldn't want that for his son, but with vought making him believe he's a frickin' god able to do anything, all it does is give him a nasty case of exceptionalism.

and even then, he hardly cares what humans do with each other or what he does to them because they're mostly just animals to him, it's when they mess with *his kind* that it becomes a problem.

he's being influenced and pushed by situations and certain people (namely butcher now) around him. but if you had zero control over your own life and everything you had to do was decided by other people, wouldn't you be desperate and frustrated, vying for some semblance of control too?

honestly, at that point with everything that's happened? i mean homelander's reactions are just predictably common sense. it *makes sense* that he's gonna lose his shit, people keep *poking the bear* after how many years a this shit?? plus the nothing but enabling him further even when he fucks up? are you kidding??

he doesn't *know* that anything *he* specifically could do is wrong (he's the homelander, he can do whatever, how could it be wrong if he does it plus nobody could stop him/he deserves that right in his mind) and if goes way way WAY beyond simply hating that other people 'don't respect' him.

it comes back to the agency thing. he never had it, nor was he ever treated as a human being, nor was he ever truly loved, so of course that's gonna leave him in a lonely and frustrated place.

remember, his worst reactions are generally to people calling him a 'monster', above all else (he legit blanks out and goes full berserker in diabolical, having flashbacks, so i can only assume the scientists called him this a lot when he lost control but def didn't deserve it as a kid) so it's not as simple as 'oh he hates it', the perception people have of him is directly linked to his trauma and even causes visceral if not volatile reactions he def never learned to control. and it comes back to what he told starlight.

"i'd prefer to be loved, i would... but if you take that away from me, well... being feared is a-one okey-doke by me..."

he has been nothing but dehumanized, neglected, hated, and feared his whole life from the second he was created. fear, indoctrination, grooming and manipulation were also used as a means to control him. and still to this day, he hasn't been made consciously aware that none of this was 'normal' or justifiable, or that it shouldn't have ever happened to him.

"i don't want your fucking apology"

"too little, too late."

there's a part of him that can recognize it wasn't 'normal', but in the way that it doesn't meet the 'status quo' standard he was probably legit taught to long for. not so much in the way that, 'you have super powers yes, but you're still a person and deserve to be treated like one'

his mantra is a reminder. but not so much for us. we see him say it when he 's alone trying to reinforce the mentality. he's literally trying to convince himself that he *is* what vought 'made' him. the *god*. the *homelander*.

his reactions keep getting worse over time because people keep doing the same shit to him over and over, so he keeps pushing back the only way he was taught, and with him getting stronger/more unstable, well...

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

i believe that one was from albert einstein but that is essentially what's been happening here.

boi's gonna blow his top and... well~...

i look forward to it~<3

and the inevitable carnage that will bring<3<3<3

#homelander #trauma #the boys #abuse #insanity #i look forward to it #and so the cycle continues #those that fail to learn from history #are doomed to repeat it #bring on the death and destruction #i need it #<3<3<3 #delicious

[thepenguisalive7]

Same old same old

#If you stare at the abyss for too long it’s stares back at you #badboyhalo fanart #bbh #qsmp fanart #badboyhalo #c!badboyhalo #eggpire #At your wits end #doomed to repeat the same downward spiral to madness #though vaguely different #and it’s like you’re looking at a mirror of what you once were. #Qsmp

[myuminji]

two people come to a realisation that day: one with joy, the other with sorrow. both are doomed by their realisation.

thinking about the idea that wolfwood just gets so devastated how vash, someone he cares about so much, could treat himself like that, and gets overwhelmed by the realisation that he can't do anything to stop him. how he loves this person but he can't do anything about it. how he loves this person and he can't do anything about it either.

and then there's vash who completely on the opposite end—found someone who cares enough for him when he doesn't anymore, and he can't do anything to stop it. it's too late, he knows it, the person will now shed tears in his stead.

(he realises it's too late to stop him, or himself. the gears on the clock turns again. and again. and again. it never strikes.)

#''tell me i'm wrong. *tell me*'' wolfwood repeats as he prays—borderline begging for vash to say he's wrong. #the words vash spoke throughout being the most important things in his heart. his reason. his identity. #the words exchanged in the room that day between confessions and rejections #they are doomed and they are so perfect. they are perfect because they are doomed. #trigun #trigun maximum #nicholas d wolfwood #vash the stampede #vashwood #myuminjiart #idk i think alot sometimes. i'm being silly overthinker again #and idk if this make sense they care so much that they don't at all yknow

[realbeefman]

robert chase one of the characters of all time. hes blonde. he went to seminary school. he purposefully murdered a patient. he’s a vapid slut. allergic to strawberries. was caption of his college bowling team. desperately needs to be on antidepressants. he’s divorced. his ex-wife was/is in love with his dadboss. it’s heavily implied that this is part of why he married her to begin with. he’s been fired multiple times but he keeps coming back like a fucked-up obedient boomerang. he’s the best surgeon in the hospital. all this while having the personality of a sopping wet cardboard box of corn flakes that somebody poured milk into and let mildew.

#the concept for chase was #‘what if house had like. a surrogate son. and he kind of wanted to fuck him and also hes like catholic’ #‘ohhh and he can be australian!’ #‘why would he be australian?’ #‘just cuz’ #house md #robert chase #beautiful loser very virgin mary coded man #i do like chase but i find it amusing that i also find him boring #bc objectively theres no reason he should be? #hes a great character i love his story arcs i love how sarcastic he is i love how hes doomed to repeat houses fate #but compared to say. foreman? there is NOTHING #im very sure ill manage to gaslight myself into loving him later #dr robert chase #i didnt actually fact check the bowling thing. dont quote me its late

[17isrighthere]

BARD of Dale & the Elvenking THRANDUIL in THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2013)

#mind u there was a point to be made abt how the tragedies of middle earth are doomed to repeat themselves but i got lost along the way 🤭 #the hobbit #tolkienedit #lotredit #silmarillion #silmedit #2605 #tlotrgifs #oneringnet #southfarthing #userelio #usertreena #tuserhan #usersari #userzil #underbetelgeuse #usertoph #thcrin #usersansa #userhaleths #tusereliza #userfrodosam #OKAY bye now im embarrassed i fell victim to the sillies

[cringefail-clown]

thinking about them again (turnabout au post-scratch jakehal)

#homestuck #homestuck au #jake english #hal strider #grandpa harley #sort of #jakehal #haljake #turnabout au #homestuck turnabout #ive been listening to lord huron as of late and the feelz got me #i had love like ghost on repeat while drawing this so u should give it a listen for the full experience #their doomed romance just hits right #knowing that falling in love with this person will end in tragedy and heartbreak and loss and doing so anyway #because the few happy moments you get to share with them outweight the decades of soul-crushing grief youll have to endure

[sscarletvenus]

if you choose to run away with me...

#another plane has hit the doomed yaoi towers i repeat another plane has hit the doomed yaoi towers #lookism #lookism manhwa #lookism webtoon #samuel seo #jake kim #gun park #goo kim #johan seong #zack lee #seongji yuk #seongji yook #vin jin #jin hobin #kim jungoo #kim gimyung #park jonggun #seo seongeun #lee jinsung #seong yohan

[realtalk127]

If it takes away all our magic, anything gifted to us from something greater...

#imogen's doing FINE #clearly #nothing to worry about here #anyway i saw a bunch of people talking about imogen in this moment #and i just couldn't resist hurting my own feelings by watching it on repeat in gif form #so hERE WE ARE #sorry not sorry #both our girls are so doomed by the narrative #and it's STRESSING ME OUT #imodna #imogen temult #laudna #critical role #cr3 #bells hells #critical role spoilers

[buqbite]

1863rd destruction of [Eden]

#I love joking about Uriel's insanity but she is very powerful #And thus doomed to survive the fall of Eden #Uriel is old and she is tired #But her tragedy repeats #And she's driven mad once more #Also! the cracks and the crown looking halo are her true form breaking through #orv #omniscient readers viewpoint #orv spoilers #uriel #orv uriel #demon like judge of fire #This was originally just a very quick doodle #ehm. its not anymore #My health is absolute ass and my tendonitis has returned full force but I cant resist her #my art

[buylookwhatyoumademedo]

absolutely loved the credit scene of the attack on titan finale. such a profound perspective shift to show yes, you can spend your entire life in pursuit of a singular goal, you can destroy yourself and others for it, shed blood and tears for it, kill and die for it, and time marches forward. Your story, which was everything at the time, is sanded down by the winds of time. and history moves on. you become a blip on the timeline. and what was all that bloodshed for?

#attack on titan #aot #attack on titan spoilers #spoilers #haven’t seen anyone talking about the credits scene yet #but the cycle CONTINUES #attack on titan is about cycles #life death rebirth #peace war #generational trauma #sin and forgiveness #abuse #breaking cycles and being doomed to repeat them

[fandommadnessthings]

The Sun, the Moon

The Sun..... The Moon....

The Sun! The Moon!

The SUN!! The MOON!!

THE SUN AND THE FUCKING MOON!!!!!

#finally i have them all #doom siblings! #i repeat! doom celestial siblings! #the murder of me #tmom #sonic the murder of me #fm'stmomcontent #mlp #poppy playtime #dogday #catnap #nightmare sans #dream sans #sundrop #moondrop #HMMMMMM...... im seeing a pattern!

[houseswife]

find it sooo funny that foreman is cuddy now and chase is house because although cuddy was an enabler she at least had some semblance of what you’re meant to do as a doctor. so she could hold up the facade a tiny bit. chase is gonna walk in like “I need approval to amputate this guy’s perfectly working legs and then re-attach them using dental floss. without anaesthesia btw. and we’re gonna hypnotise his medical proxy to get consent. we think he has a mild mint allergy and I need the answer” and foreman isn’t even gonna look up from his paperwork before responding “k lol”

#ignore the fact that foreman is canonically stricter than cuddy with his punishments bc he’s still resisting his internal house-ness #I choose to believe that at some point he’s either 1) so blinded by the years of malpractice that his ethical judgement is genuinely #compromised #or 2) he just stops giving a fuck #but I admit I did enjoy seeing him say ‘you lied to a patient?!’ as if that’s the worst thing their department has ever done #babygirl. you covered up a murder. you have tortured people on multiple occasions. #this has turned into me needing to sit in on one of foreman’s nonexistent therapy seshes #house md #hatecrimes md #eric foreman #robert chase #lisa cuddy #greg house #choreman #<- I don’t even ship them within the show but I like them in a ‘doomed to repeat the narrative’ kinda way

[rizsnt]

tremble for yourself, my man you know that you have seen this all before ♞♜

#rizsart #honkai star rail #hsr #hsr fanart #jing yuan #yanqing #fanart #i love my son i love my dad #they make me emotional #yanqing is the knight jing yuan is the rook #media is like you are doomed to repeat a cycle and i eat it up every time #mumford and sons #in the lords year 2023 because theyre still good i stand by that

[bunabi]

I wish that pirate show just made original characters instead of remixing historic figures

Theres no one less equipped to discuss slavery in a normal way than fandom blogs on tumblr

#every breath & keystroke spent on this dont matter because as a society we are doomed to repeat Hamiltion now

[donewiththisshitplsstop]

When I was talking about how f1 and the fia and fans are racist and a lot of you were like naur but now they've literally admitted they police Lewis different but instead of calling it racism/discrimination they call it him being a role model 💀. Yall do know this is the insidious way racists have operated since like forever like do you guys get it now orrr do I need to pull out more facts/recipes bcs I've got a lot yk.

#lewis hamilton #'f1 isnt racist' #'f1 doesn't have a culture issue' #my butt #anyways hmu if youre still confused after like *checks watch* 16 years #f1 #not but seriously i get not being keyed into f1s racism/culture issue if youre not used to looking for the signs so if ur genuinely confused #do hmu and i wont be sassy or rude bcs ignorance should be amended not punished - if people acc wanna learn if yall dont wanna learn and #still use the ignorance card than i literally have not respect #its okay to not know important things about society/life but like at least try to learn it #yk bcs of the whole doomed to repeat history if we dont learn history thing