Journeyman Fan
@journeyman.bsky.social
Reposted by Journeyman Fan
man, if I had been caught wearing a Nazi tattoo and lying about my knowledge of it for 18 years, I might experience something called "shame," but I'm not an upper class failson pretending to be a working class hero.
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
man, if I had been caught wearing a Nazi tattoo and lying about my knowledge of it for 18 years, I might experience something called "shame," but I'm not an upper class failson pretending to be a working class hero.
I don't feel like that's even more unrealistic than all the other options, and also not really great
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I don't feel like that's even more unrealistic than all the other options, and also not really great
Very true!
Now, I don't expect the, uh, John Aziz party to win any hearts and minds or anything, but I do think it's hard to say what the political strength will look like in a decade
Now, I don't expect the, uh, John Aziz party to win any hearts and minds or anything, but I do think it's hard to say what the political strength will look like in a decade
March 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Very true!
Now, I don't expect the, uh, John Aziz party to win any hearts and minds or anything, but I do think it's hard to say what the political strength will look like in a decade
Now, I don't expect the, uh, John Aziz party to win any hearts and minds or anything, but I do think it's hard to say what the political strength will look like in a decade
I think one thing is pretty clear: it will not be the United States and/or Israel alone which will have the power to do that. The "Deal of the Century" was never a "deal" and only ever a Kushnerian fantasy.
March 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I think one thing is pretty clear: it will not be the United States and/or Israel alone which will have the power to do that. The "Deal of the Century" was never a "deal" and only ever a Kushnerian fantasy.
I mean, Oslo basically didn't really work out. It will remain on paper until the next thing comes along but in practice it has mostly not been implemented (or got somewhat deimplemented). So its replacement is inevitable; the question is in what circumstances and with what actors that'll happen.
March 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I mean, Oslo basically didn't really work out. It will remain on paper until the next thing comes along but in practice it has mostly not been implemented (or got somewhat deimplemented). So its replacement is inevitable; the question is in what circumstances and with what actors that'll happen.
I mean, the level to which that's true correlates with the political strength of Hamas among Palestinians, which is not a constant.
March 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I mean, the level to which that's true correlates with the political strength of Hamas among Palestinians, which is not a constant.
I'm still of the mind that it could be a stepping stone to an extremely cynical middle eastern country or consortium thereof doing *something* in exchange for Israel agreeing to *something*. Bad motives abound there, but sometimes that could lead to some improvements anyway.
March 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I'm still of the mind that it could be a stepping stone to an extremely cynical middle eastern country or consortium thereof doing *something* in exchange for Israel agreeing to *something*. Bad motives abound there, but sometimes that could lead to some improvements anyway.
Honestly, my impression is that the biggest factor in the growth of anti-Israel sentiment among Westerners today is not Palestine-related; it's antisemitic conspiracy theories (ZOG et al.). Westerners are more into antisemitism than researching Israel or caring about Palestinians.
March 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Honestly, my impression is that the biggest factor in the growth of anti-Israel sentiment among Westerners today is not Palestine-related; it's antisemitic conspiracy theories (ZOG et al.). Westerners are more into antisemitism than researching Israel or caring about Palestinians.
I mean, most unconnected westerners don't know shit about any of the details of any of this at all, so like, that's not really surprising.
It was something that came up and got condemned in my circles, but my friends are not unconnected, so unrepresentative of westerners
It was something that came up and got condemned in my circles, but my friends are not unconnected, so unrepresentative of westerners
March 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I mean, most unconnected westerners don't know shit about any of the details of any of this at all, so like, that's not really surprising.
It was something that came up and got condemned in my circles, but my friends are not unconnected, so unrepresentative of westerners
It was something that came up and got condemned in my circles, but my friends are not unconnected, so unrepresentative of westerners
Like I think anybody who, from an Israeli perspective, thinks that the PA and Fatah are as just dangerous to Israelis as Hamas is... just pretty objectively wrong
March 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Like I think anybody who, from an Israeli perspective, thinks that the PA and Fatah are as just dangerous to Israelis as Hamas is... just pretty objectively wrong
I mean, that might be their position, but it's not my position, and it's not the position of most centrists I know. The Israeli government also has actual kahanists in it so I don't expect them to be reasonable
March 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I mean, that might be their position, but it's not my position, and it's not the position of most centrists I know. The Israeli government also has actual kahanists in it so I don't expect them to be reasonable
They can of course oppose Hamas while wanting no Israeli occupation, a right of return, etc. There is no essential conflict there. And weirdo centrists (speaking as one, I guess?) can know that and think that they're much better than Hamas (especially given what Hamas has wrought).
March 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
They can of course oppose Hamas while wanting no Israeli occupation, a right of return, etc. There is no essential conflict there. And weirdo centrists (speaking as one, I guess?) can know that and think that they're much better than Hamas (especially given what Hamas has wrought).
Personally I think this doesn't encompass quite everybody. The fact is, these guys aren't Hamas supporters; they surely aren't just going to agree with the Israeli position just because of this, but *not Hamas* is probably generally an improvement for step negative one of getting some progress.
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Personally I think this doesn't encompass quite everybody. The fact is, these guys aren't Hamas supporters; they surely aren't just going to agree with the Israeli position just because of this, but *not Hamas* is probably generally an improvement for step negative one of getting some progress.
I agree with you, for this and other reasons
March 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I agree with you, for this and other reasons
You can tolerate the phrase or you can tolerate the awkward feeling from those parties?
March 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You can tolerate the phrase or you can tolerate the awkward feeling from those parties?
Reposted by Journeyman Fan
the other problem here is that, due to the ages and backgrounds of the candidates, this is a primary that is almost assuredly going to get nationalized and will open up some really problematic fault lines inside the dem coalition that could linger into the general, or be harmful in other primaries
March 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
the other problem here is that, due to the ages and backgrounds of the candidates, this is a primary that is almost assuredly going to get nationalized and will open up some really problematic fault lines inside the dem coalition that could linger into the general, or be harmful in other primaries
Tbh, 2020 was worse than the Great Recession as a time in my life, but 2022 was pretty decent. I'm not here to complain about 2022!
March 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tbh, 2020 was worse than the Great Recession as a time in my life, but 2022 was pretty decent. I'm not here to complain about 2022!
It's a good YouTube video is what it is
February 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's a good YouTube video is what it is
IDK, I don't work there. Though stuff like Jan 6 and his past 4 years are definitely relevant, and they probably could have updated the page and kept the same URL
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
IDK, I don't work there. Though stuff like Jan 6 and his past 4 years are definitely relevant, and they probably could have updated the page and kept the same URL
They just put this updated statement out which deals with events since then as well
February 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
They just put this updated statement out which deals with events since then as well
I believe you're forgetting Palestinians who are of Jewish descent (that's almost all of them, statistically), who, some argue, represent the only legitimate continuity with the ancient Jews (insert khazarism here though it's technically optional)
February 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I believe you're forgetting Palestinians who are of Jewish descent (that's almost all of them, statistically), who, some argue, represent the only legitimate continuity with the ancient Jews (insert khazarism here though it's technically optional)
Reposted by Journeyman Fan
At this point it's a valid question how much of these defeatist doomposters are active saboteurs.
February 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
At this point it's a valid question how much of these defeatist doomposters are active saboteurs.