Valerie
@stoicsquish.bsky.social
She/her. Weather witch, gaymer, memer, chocolate cake lover. 🌈🏳️⚧️💖
!["Until recently, we Americans had convinced ourselves that there was nothing in the future but more of the same. The seemingly distant traumas of fascism, Nazism, and [authoritarian state] communism seemed to be receding into irrelevance. We allowed ourselves to accept the politics of inevitability, the sense that history could move in only one direction: toward liberal democracy."
"The second antihistorical way of considering the past is the politics of eternity... In the politics of eternity, the seduction by a mythicized past prevents us from thinking about possible futures. The habit of dwelling on victimhood dulls the impulse of self-correction. Since the nation is defined by its inherent virtue rather than by its future potential, politics becomes a discussion of good and evil rather than a discussion of possible solutions to real problems. Since the crisis is permanent, the sense of emergency is always present; planning for the future seems impossible or even disloyal. How can we even think of reform when the enemy is always at the gate?"
"The danger we now face is of a passage from the politics of inevitability to the politics of eternity, from a naive and flawed sort of democratic republic to a confused and cynical sort of fascist oligarchy."
"By embracing the politics of inevitability, we raised a generation without history. How will these young Americans react now that the promise of inevitability has been so obviously broken? Perhaps they will slide from inevitability toward eternity. It must be hoped that they could, instead, become a historical generation, rejecting the traps of inevitability and eternity that older generations have laid before them. One thing is certain: If young people do not begin to make history, politicians of eternity and inevitability will destroy it. And to make history, young Americans will have to know some. This is not the end, but a beginning."
Snyder, Timothy. “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zgnrq4ei4h3lkd5v7vg255nt/bafkreiafykcgub2uhkhxp6gj3wjkmnpnr3rj6j2bgev6cc3oayvysiqqom@jpeg)
I know shit is scary right now, but I also know we will endure, outlast, and survive together.
Take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones, and embrace and take care of your community.
I love you. 💖
Take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones, and embrace and take care of your community.
I love you. 💖
November 6, 2024 at 4:55 PM
I know shit is scary right now, but I also know we will endure, outlast, and survive together.
Take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones, and embrace and take care of your community.
I love you. 💖
Take care of yourself, take care of your loved ones, and embrace and take care of your community.
I love you. 💖
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #480,187!
September 18, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #480,187!
She want.
I post more cat and other pictures on Instagram.
I post more cat and other pictures on Instagram.
July 13, 2024 at 2:01 AM
She want.
I post more cat and other pictures on Instagram.
I post more cat and other pictures on Instagram.
My favorite poonther photos from the same set
July 4, 2024 at 9:08 PM
My favorite poonther photos from the same set
My favorite gremlin photos recently
July 4, 2024 at 9:07 PM
My favorite gremlin photos recently
Some good hiking in Griffith Park with friendos and a new camera
April 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Some good hiking in Griffith Park with friendos and a new camera
I realized that if you only looked at my Bluesky account you might think I just have gremlin
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March 7, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I realized that if you only looked at my Bluesky account you might think I just have gremlin
I present V͎̯͎̑͘ ͣ͛͏̰̦̰̘̲̦̣Ö̮̜̺͓͚̩̟͎͡ ̧͚̙̮̘͕̬̔ͥI͉͕ͩͭ̈́́ ̛̲͕̳̞̭͌̃̃ͫD͖̪̞̭̭̺ͫ͛̂́
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Episode 1811 spoilers without context
October 5, 2023 at 3:36 AM
Episode 1811 spoilers without context
New account, same gremlin.
August 14, 2023 at 2:11 AM
New account, same gremlin.