ann
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I had just seen a screening of Ricochet like 2 weeks before I saw it, and was like "wait a minute. I've seen this before"
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I had just seen a screening of Ricochet like 2 weeks before I saw it, and was like "wait a minute. I've seen this before"
I like that it's the same plot as Ricochet
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I like that it's the same plot as Ricochet
those tendencies are present in every society though; while fascism is specifically a creation of european societies
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
those tendencies are present in every society though; while fascism is specifically a creation of european societies
personally I think it was settler colonialism and the atlantic slave trade, and the ideologies justifying them
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
personally I think it was settler colonialism and the atlantic slave trade, and the ideologies justifying them
I think a lot of left-leaning people want to believe that media they enjoy is radical or subversive or anti-fascist, and this leads to flawed analysis of the media
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I think a lot of left-leaning people want to believe that media they enjoy is radical or subversive or anti-fascist, and this leads to flawed analysis of the media
as far as the ideology is concerned, I agree that most of it is there, but again, Elphaba in the first act is portrayed as a singular Great Man who rises above the rabble because she's naturally better than those around her. that isn't an anti-fascist narrative
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
as far as the ideology is concerned, I agree that most of it is there, but again, Elphaba in the first act is portrayed as a singular Great Man who rises above the rabble because she's naturally better than those around her. that isn't an anti-fascist narrative
I don't think there's enough information about the history/political economy to say definitively whether or not it's fascist -- fascism is basically what settler-colonialism is called when it's done to europeans, and, as far as I can tell, there isn't evidence of settler-colonial relations in Oz
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I don't think there's enough information about the history/political economy to say definitively whether or not it's fascist -- fascism is basically what settler-colonialism is called when it's done to europeans, and, as far as I can tell, there isn't evidence of settler-colonial relations in Oz
much more interested in the anti-fascist angle than in arguing which songs are better
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
much more interested in the anti-fascist angle than in arguing which songs are better
For Good is the best song in the show.
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For Good is the best song in the show.
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
I wouldn't say it's anti-fascist: act 1 is Elphaba rising up above those around her because she's naturally better than them; then in the act 2 she's a folk hero resisting industrialization. interesting portrayal of primitive accumulation though
the US won't survive denazification, period
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
the US won't survive denazification, period
which is itself a function of technological development. some sort of feedback loop
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
which is itself a function of technological development. some sort of feedback loop
presumably the rate of technological/cultural development has an effect on how people perceive this.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
presumably the rate of technological/cultural development has an effect on how people perceive this.
in terms of the writing it's the best video game I've ever played. feels like a Fallout game but the world is smaller + more detailed. everyone you can talk to is worth talking to.
the communist plotline has an anti-intellectual bent
it's funny that the neoliberal caricature is basically Mark Fisher
the communist plotline has an anti-intellectual bent
it's funny that the neoliberal caricature is basically Mark Fisher
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
in terms of the writing it's the best video game I've ever played. feels like a Fallout game but the world is smaller + more detailed. everyone you can talk to is worth talking to.
the communist plotline has an anti-intellectual bent
it's funny that the neoliberal caricature is basically Mark Fisher
the communist plotline has an anti-intellectual bent
it's funny that the neoliberal caricature is basically Mark Fisher
to people who think that the continued existence of the US and Canada is a good thing, I probably sound pessimistic
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
to people who think that the continued existence of the US and Canada is a good thing, I probably sound pessimistic
do I have to connect my phone to flush?
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
do I have to connect my phone to flush?
careful, ray. this is why there are so few mummies remaining
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
careful, ray. this is why there are so few mummies remaining
in order for me to be open to a counter perspective, it has to be at least as strong as the perspective I currently hold. I tested yours; it is not
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
in order for me to be open to a counter perspective, it has to be at least as strong as the perspective I currently hold. I tested yours; it is not
that's because it's a weak perspective
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
that's because it's a weak perspective
you are confirming all my biases towards electoralists
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
you are confirming all my biases towards electoralists