@ottavia.bsky.social
American living in Berlin. No follows, likes, or skeets so that my feed doesn't get so interesting/entertaining that I spend too much time on here. Reposts reflect what I'm about. Profile pic is Sam Gilliam (FAN CRAZE, 1973).
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Anyway, there is a time and a place to have civility discourse. The free and open exchange of ideas is important and civility is a key lubricant in that.
But we're not talking about discourse, civil or otherwise, but *violence* by the state against its own citizens. We're talking about murder.
But we're not talking about discourse, civil or otherwise, but *violence* by the state against its own citizens. We're talking about murder.
January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Anyway, there is a time and a place to have civility discourse. The free and open exchange of ideas is important and civility is a key lubricant in that.
But we're not talking about discourse, civil or otherwise, but *violence* by the state against its own citizens. We're talking about murder.
But we're not talking about discourse, civil or otherwise, but *violence* by the state against its own citizens. We're talking about murder.
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“If you want to be considered as an actual person you have to let people dehumanize you,” is a silly ass proposition way too many people buy into.
January 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
“If you want to be considered as an actual person you have to let people dehumanize you,” is a silly ass proposition way too many people buy into.
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Fascists won't be explained away to a public that is heavily conservative, uneducated, and propagandized. Playing by the fake rules of objectivity aids the construction of deeper authoritarianism. They know you'll stay fenced in your self-constructed losing box that they can outmaneuver every time.
January 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Fascists won't be explained away to a public that is heavily conservative, uneducated, and propagandized. Playing by the fake rules of objectivity aids the construction of deeper authoritarianism. They know you'll stay fenced in your self-constructed losing box that they can outmaneuver every time.
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yeah this is very connected to my general "suffering is not a political credential and we shouldn't expect it to be" ministry - it's a lot to ask of a hungry person that they couch their feelings about their hunger in a broad critique of the food system (and, in any case, confused imo)
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
yeah this is very connected to my general "suffering is not a political credential and we shouldn't expect it to be" ministry - it's a lot to ask of a hungry person that they couch their feelings about their hunger in a broad critique of the food system (and, in any case, confused imo)
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I am so conflicted about this. On the one hand, I can't blame anyone oppressed for prioritizing the end to their oppression any more than I can blame someone starving for eating. On the other hand, if it's short of universalism, it isn't what we need in a political party (let alone an actual party)
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I am so conflicted about this. On the one hand, I can't blame anyone oppressed for prioritizing the end to their oppression any more than I can blame someone starving for eating. On the other hand, if it's short of universalism, it isn't what we need in a political party (let alone an actual party)