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pioneer-over-c · 5 months

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Winter Vaida design. She heard Prince Zephiel was taking part in the festivities and turned up to support him

#sorry i ignored the result of the poll i made. democracy!!#feh alt #vaida #vaida fire emblem #fire emblem #fire emblem 7 #fe7 #feh #fire emblem heroes #finished stuff

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emily63 · 5 months

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this is getting out of hand

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karinyosa · 6 months

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reminder that you can email congress for a ceasefire here and the white house here. don't forget to mention/also email about us government ending funding to israel and sanctioning them, and holding them accountable for war crimes, but the immediate need right now is a ceasefire. there are other online writing actions on the first link including calling the white house

#don't forget to protest in person if you can #support or participate in direct action at palestineaction.org #try to learn and educate those around you #keep up with what's going on in palestine #follow palestinians on the ground and middle eastern news sources that are covering what's happening like al jazeera #i've seen some good stuff from democracy now that i haven't seen anyone else covering as well #like they brought a jim crow scholar who'd been to the occupied territories to discuss apartheid in israel which might be educational for #those learning. but don't forget the ceasefire #don't forget to keep informed and updated #palestine #actions

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ahsoka-in-a-hood · 9 months

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There's definitely something about the how the colonialism vibes of both Naboo and Tatooine, and Padme and Anakin when they discuss The Massacre, do all sort of fit together to paint a picture of some sort. (I mean Naboo was quite extraordinary really, they weren't even in contact with the indigenous people.)

and the way that fits with the whole picture of the republic and Padme's role

And it does have me sitting there squinting about how much was intentional commentary occasionally

#because of reasons a lot of my notes have been a mix of Padme love and also Padme revulsion and general tusken discourse #i get it #i get all of it #because i can see she was an actual champion of democracy and the mouthpiece of a lot of the politics and almost the hero of the republic #and so on #and then her flaws. frequently they mirror anakin's. but then they are also............. really good examples of some of the pitfalls of #american liberal politics and stuff #anyway i'm just scolling through notes sometimes and noting strong opinions and feeling generally ambivalent.#and i don't have handy author notes to consult on. how much of that was authorial racism and how much wasn't.#remember that one deleted scene where she talked about her time volunteering. god that was cringey.

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leupagus · 1 month

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Am I writing the Meereen scenes as essentially "1776" with less singing and more threats of burning each other alive? Look,

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Just then a group entered the library, arguing at and over each other. They were the most unlikely hodgepodge collection of people Tyrion had ever seen in his life: a young man in the rough spun smock favored by Meereen's freedmen, a tall bearded fellow wearing ornate robes that identified him as a member of one of the "great families," a woman dressed in the silk sleeveless tunic of a prostitute, and a half-dozen others, each more surprising than the last.

"All I am saying, my lord Hizdahr," said one woman, wearing a flowing dress and the choker that signaled her status as a Red Priestess, "is that your ridiculous notion of religious 'persecution' is so broad as to render any religious judgement meaningless!"

The tall bearded one slammed the door shut behind them and followed the group as it meandered its way over to a large oval table near a window, piled high with scrolls and books and half-written sheets of paper. "And all I am saying, my lady Kinvara, is that reducing the population via pyrotechnics is directly contradictory to achieving peace and stability, as well as freedom for all Meereenese!"

"Both of you shut up," sighed the man in the smock as they all settled into what seemed to be their usual seats. Thus far none of them had taken notice of either their queen or of him. One of the group, an old man with a white beard and a limp, got up almost immediately to totter over to one of the bookshelves, pulling out an alarming number of tomes with a thoughtful expression on his face. "And stop calling each other 'my lord' and 'my lady' when you're irritated, it makes my hands itch and I just want to wrap them around your throats."

"And you would be free to do so, were we followers of the Drowned God," snapped the one called Hizdahr as he rose to his feet, striding over to the old man and taking the pile of books. This evidently didn't put much of a damper on his ability to argue, however, as he twisted round to glare at the Red Priestess. "Any blood shed by a faith is fine, so long as it's your own devout you're killing? That seems to be your definition of 'religious freedom.'"

"Does the Drowned God punish its criminals by strangling them?" asked a young person surrounded by papers, fingers blue from ink and scribbling madly. "I thought it would be. Well. Drowning."

This seemed to side-track the conversation for a bit, and Daenerys moved away toward the door at the opposite end of the library.

"Who in the hells are they?" asked Tyrion as he followed her, before remembering his audience and wincing.

"Meereen's new Governance Charter Council," replied Daenerys, looking torn between annoyance and amusement. "They're drawing up a new system of laws and regulations for the city, as well as a system to choose their leaders."

"Is that all?"

"Yes, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. It still does," she added, somewhat reluctantly. "But tyranny has its advantages."

"For the tyrant, certainly," he agreed, and winced again.

Fortunately, she laughed. "Certainly. But I mean for everyone. A just form of government will still fail its people, after all. And then who do they blame? Themselves, for choosing their own leaders? At least with me, Meereen has someone to hate."

"Do they hate you?" asked Tyrion, somewhat surprised. Granted, he'd not had much chance to mingle among the hoi polloi, but the crowd at the fighting pits had seemed quite approving of their new queen.

"They don't love me."

Tyrion rolled his eyes. "Well, love. That always fades in the end, doesn't it?"

"Does it?" Daenerys looked thoughtful. They had arrived at the other door and a librarian opened it for them. She did not bow, he noted; simply nodded and closed the door behind them. Daenerys seemed not even to notice, mulling over his question as though it had been a serious one.

#it's very important to me that Daenerys both supports Meereen's adolescent democracy and is totally annoyed by it #like the politics of the books and show are terrible and I'm not gonna be able to magically fix them all #but lbr Daenerys has really good intentions and really terrible execution (so to speak)#and it would be far more interesting if characters loved her for reasons other than 'the plot requires it'#which means that people sometimes *don't* love her and it doesn't send her into a bizarre tailspin #anyway tyrion and daenerys are going to have lots of fun rolling their eyes at this whole democracy thing #joke's on them when they get to westeros #and are like 'actually hmmmmmm'#game of thrones motherfuckers #got: bitches get stuff done

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amuhav · 2 months

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decided to sit down one day and actually follow The Donut Tutorial™ 💀

#nonsims #blender donut #For Fun™#blender render #not being a total beginner made following some of it feel like “cheating” lmfao #but also self-learning blender means I've picked up so many bad habits #and skipped over so many shortcuts/workflow stuff lmao #anyway 10/10 would eat a 60k poly donut #also anyway I'm busy Spreading Democracy for Super Earth so. brb again I guess.

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mondaymelon · 4 months

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interest check !!

#★ ˎˊ˗ melonrambles!#just a real quick poll #since im thinking of doing stuffs on kofi or smth #please answer 💖💖 this is a democracy <33 #also prepare for something silly because WE REACHED OUR FOLLOWRR COUNT ASJJDIWKDJ MWAH ILY GUYS

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tuulikki · 2 years

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“When Communists declare that Stalinism wasn't really communism or when Christians and Muslims say that the horrific things some Christians and Muslims have done in the name of their religion isn't really Christianity or Islam, what are they doing? They are protecting their ideology or the religion from the terrible things that occur in its name. They claim only the good stuff. What gets lost in all of this is that the bad stuff may very well tell us something important about communism, Christianity, or Islam—that there may be something in the ideology and in the traditions themselves that gives rise to the ugly and horrific things some people do in its name. (Minimally, it shows us that these traditions are hotly fought over and never that stable to begin with).”

—Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

#I feel like I keep holding this paragraph metaphorically up to my eye like a jeweller’s loupe #democracy in black #white christianity #christianity #religion #america #opinions #my stuff

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emily-mooon · 5 months

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Look at my children and tell me that you love them.

#this for the 13 people who said yes #to the one person who said no we are a democracy and your getting my ocs shoved in your face no matter what #their story takes place in small town Canada in the early 1980s #they are also in a band together #and yes I’m aware of the fact that George kinda looks like Jonathan but in my défense I cannot see this man without the longish bowl cut #gonna make some more shitposty stuff with them #I might also do some polls to help make characters for the other bands that will be in this story cause I think it could be fun #emily’s ocs #ocs #my ocs

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baelconfessions · 6 months

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If I read one more fucking time that the Fire Nation should have abolished monarchy after the 100 year old war, I'll start biting people. Same for the Earth Kingdom.

Who the fuck would they learn that from. The people were living in fear, were taught that the other side are literal monsters, what do you think, who would they vote for, huh?? The one promising them protection. Not peace, because who knows what is that, peace is just a breath away from another raid or another letter from the army, calling in the able-bodied. And protection in war-torn countries means militarisation, fortification, and since 4-year cycles are too short, then very much possibly a dictatorship. Or a fake democracy á la communism. Elections were held in communist countries, but there were only one party, choose wisely!

Why I say communism? Because that's the term you're familiar with. Nobles and merchants were disinterested – see Toph's parents, BSS nobles, Chan in the FN. The people, the 'working class' was suffering. And if they start an election, vote in someone and things does not change – in four years, after a literal hundred years of war and recession! – people will get angry. And an angry mob will go after the merchants and nobles. See the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution for the rest of the story.

No, monarchy or theocracy are not perfect and have huge flaws. But democracy has THIS BIG FLAWS, too. You only think it's the best because it works well with capitalism, and we don't know a better system yet.

Stop sending your freedom to AtLA, and get a grasp on the thought that the world of avatar (at least in atla) is not an individualist world. The story was always about communities, how they were working well or not so well, how they crashed against each other. And non-democratic stuff usually works with that kind of world view.

Yeah, having hereditary shit is not foolproof as the heir can be full of shit. However, giving the right to vote to a population of a post-war, economically not so well country, is just a death wish. (please look up Great Depression.)

#atla #avatar #bael confessing #fire nation #earth kingdom #avatar politics #democracy in the avatar world #rant post #i might delete this later #but holy shit if i see this 'i'll depose the firelord and make fn a democracy' ONE MORE TIME #full of european stuff #because I am european. sorry about that #i know basic things about Asia; specifically about Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia but it wasn't that helpful right now.#yeah democracy is good i live in a democracy #it doesn't mean it works for everyone #see past yourself for goodness sake #you think it's not working and everything else is evil because you were taught it is like that

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dianneking · 1 year

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So, I know this is poor quality, but if you want to hear Our Queen whisper in the mic "Hungry for you" more times than your heart can take, it's worth a watch. 2018 performace of Theseus by Patrick Wolf and Gwendoline Christie PS Actual song starts at 4:25

#gwendoline christie #gwendoline christie cult #gwendoline christie democracy #gcd #gwendoline christie videos #i love her dress too #theseus #not my vid #I just find stuff on the internet and share it with you

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nite-puff · 6 months

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something something the cast of thh singing “highschool is killing me” from nerdy prudes must die something something it’s the same idea where they’re singing it cuz they’re teenagers and they don’t like highschool but also because highschool is literally killing them.

#‘and I can survive it for only so long. high school is killing me. im so fuckin dead.’#‘a cesspool faux democracy. it’s one hell of a normal abnormality.’#‘3 o’clock countdown. everyday lockdown. classroom arrest. is god the one giving the test?’#‘it’s not cool it’s a tragedy. I’ve been thrown to the wolves of the community.’#and other fun stuff from the song. give it a listen #danganronpa #danganronpa trigger happy havoc #ramblepuff

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communistkenobi · 11 months

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the Gil stuff in s2 was pretty weak and it made me concerned that the show was going to flinch away from the roy kids being fascists, or that all the insufferable tomgreg shit online would have any kind of purchase in the later seasons. but no! the intense personal drama and interiority of the main cast is now finally resolving in them ushering in a far right president - gleefully in the case of roman, reluctantly in the case of kendall, and meek ineffectual resistance on the part of shiv. their wealth is literally providing them a stage to act out their personal beefs with one another, an act that has massive far-reaching consequences that will kill thousands of people. good television

#succ.txt #i think the Gil stuff sort of speaks to like #the show is purely negative in the sense that like #it can critique the right wing ruling class as well as the liberal ruling class #but has no positive vision of any alternative #not that Gil (Sanders) is like a radical alternative to American democracy #but anything left of Shiv’s Warrenism is like beyond the bounds of what the show can think about

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leupagus · 4 days

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A Gale of Wolves, Chapter 2: Daenerys

She had a headache. It sat like stone right above her right eyebrow as she paced slowly around the small council table, the words of her advisors washing past. She'd never had headaches before coming to Meereen. Not even imprisoned at the House of the Undying, nor before that half-dead in the Red Wastes, nor before that pregnant and aching all down her back on the Dothraki Sea, nor before that running after Viserys in the streets of the Free Cities with a hungry belly. Only this place brought on the peculiar pain of political frustrations.

Grey Worm and Daario had caught one of the Sons of the Harpy and had thrown him in the cells, and now her small council bickered about the man's life as though it were a debate to be won. She wasn't quite sure why it had given her a headache, in truth; had their positions been reversed and the Sons of the Harpy had caught her instead, she knew full well they would do the same.

Men had argued over her all of her life. Before she had ever been born, there had been men haggling over how best to kill her. She had little sympathy for this Son, but there was a distant sort of...recognition, perhaps.

"Thank you all for your counsel," she said, coming to a halt just behind her own empty chair. "I will think carefully on what is to be done." She waited until everyone had had risen to take their leave before she added, "But I would ask you all a question first." They settled slowly back into their seats — all except Grey Worm at the door, standing guard, ever-watchful. "What crime has this man committed? In Meereenese law, what is he guilty of?"

"Murder," said Mossador and Missandei.

"Treason," said Ser Barristan.

"Conspiracy," said Daario.

"Theft," said Hizdahr.

*note: chapters will be posted once a day from until May 11. Some will be shorter than others, but hopefully this schedule will work for people who a) like to know when they can read the whole thing in one go and b) like to read chapter by chapter as they come.

#game of thrones fic #game of thrones motherfuckers #got: bitches get stuff done #if I were to equate Dany with anyone in the 1776 musical #it's probably john hancock #there was a guy with a headache 24/7 (whose name was John Adams but that's a whole other story)#anyway yes meereen is about to hatch an egg #not a dragon egg #a DEMOCRACY egg

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troythecatfish · 5 months

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scribefindegil · 1 year

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do you think mob and mabel would get along?

YES.

for the sake of this ask we're ignoring the language barrier; Mabel borrowed some translator thing from Ford so they can talk to each other, it's fine.

Mob is friends with Tome, so he's used to hanging out with Weird Girls who talk a mile a minute, so even though Mabel would be a little overwhelming at first I think they'd be able to settle into a good dynamic! Mabel simultaneously would and wouldn't make a big deal about his psychic powers. Like, she'd get super excited about them but she gets super excited about everything so she'd be like "Oh WOW you have psychic powers?? That's so cool! I have a pig!! Do you want to meet him??"

Also they both love fluffy sweaters!! She could teach him how to knit! He'd be very bad at it at first but he's very stubborn and she's very encouraging and he'd end up having a really good time!

#conversations #tho u know who would REALLY get along like a house on fire?#mabel and teru #the sheer number of things they would bedazzle together #the mind boggles #growing up is optional #mabel pines is not my queen because we live in a democracy!#mp100 #(when i was on my Read Every MP100 Fanfiction kick i actually found a mob/gf crossover #that tragically only had a couple of chapters posted #but it was very fun #the premise was that the kageyamas came to Gravity Falls on vacation #and then couldn't leave bc the weirdness bubble trapped them inside #and there was clearly some bigger plot stuff in the works that never got posted #but the important thing is that Ritsu and Dipper got to be nerdy and theorize together while Mabel painted Mob's nails #a great time)

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