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Ooof... now I understand why no one donates to you. You're hypersensitive and lie about what people say to you. I'm guessing she never actually said the things you claim.
Grow up, kid.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
So you got offended, told her you were offended, and instead of trying to explain how she wanted to actually help you, she just went straight to saying 'no wonder no one's donated'?
I dunno guy, sounds like you missed a chance to get free advice. That's why I don't assume someone's being offensive.
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Ah, I see.
That might trip me up too. But then marketing consultants do tend to say things that way. Do you think she was leading you into something?
I'm curious, because marketing people don't tend to offer free advice unless they're sympathetic to your cause.
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Huh, was she trying to offer 'free advice'? Was it really backhanded?
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
To be fair, without looking closely, it's difficult to tell you have a shirt on.
But what's with people just randomly giving advice? Was this in a thread or PM?
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Because anti-semitism and anti-religion are ultimately just another form of exclusionary tribalism.
Anti-tribalism is 'pro-civilization', as it is only about preventing objectively detrimental narratives and impositions.
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
a form of social order which is antithetical to civilization.
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
-tween 'civilization' which is based on enlightenment principles and the advancement of security and human potential, and 'tribalism' which is the imposition of conformity at the expense of security and human expression and potential.

"Tribalism" does not mean a 'religion' or 'ethnicity', it's
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
-tant distinctions are veracity and the balance of harm. If something is TRUE, like climate change, it is not merely a 'tribal narrative'. It is a 'tribal narrative', however, that climate change is a 'hoax'... and that is a VERY harmful narrative.
But I'm really talking about the distinction be-
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
That's going to depend on how we define tribalism. Anti-tribalism isn't about being hostile toward people or their narratives, that would just be 'more tribalism'. It's not allowing hostile tribal narratives to pervade society or drive people's imposition of their narratives on others.
The impor-
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I have made a good case (see next) that we really are fighting against our ancient tribal fear that bore us to civilization, but all of these things, patriarchy included, are intertwined.
The patriarchy is a manifestation of that insecurity, the need to 'control'. You're absolutely right on that.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The 'good' news is that we cannot 'lose', we can only be set back. These are the forces of our tribal past making one great push for primacy. They don't understand that they cannot win because tribalism and civilization are not compatible. It might take while, but ultimately we win.
November 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Would you care to bet that AIPAC does not have far more influence in U.S. politics than Soros?

Because you do false equivalence as well as MAGA does.
October 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What's sad is how you can't wrap your head around how all of these problems are tied together.
October 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Lol... just realized I'm arguing with a right-wing division-sowing bot.
Bye.
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If he is what he claims, then yes... we could lose one of the best chances we have of breaking the fascist hold.
I'm going to WAIT until I hear whether he regrets the tattoo, but the rest of the accusations are very weak.
The fascists are LOVING how quickly the left turns on their candidates.
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
But here's the thing about our concerns: If it's all true, we'd just wind up putting another coal on the dumpster fire that's already raging. Just more heartbreak on heartbreak.
But if he's the real deal and we spurn him despite other explanations, we could lose the future.
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm hearing a lot about how Graham Platner is 'just another Fetterman'. But here's the thing: If they're right, we'd just wind up putting another coal on the dumpster fire that's already raging. Just more heartbreak on heartbreak.
But if he's the real deal and we spurn him, we could lose the future.
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'm hearing a lot about how Graham Platner is 'just another Fetterman'. But here's the thing: If they're right, we'd just wind up putting another coal on the dumpster fire that's already raging. Just more heartbreak on heartbreak.
But if he's the real deal and we spurn him, we could lose the future.
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm hearing a lot about how Graham Platner is 'just another Fetterman'. But here's the thing: If they're right, we'd just wind up putting another coal on the dumpster fire that's already raging. Just more heartbreak on heartbreak.
But if he's the real deal and we spurn him, we could lose the future.
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Because right now, people ARE starting to wake TF up. We will see attrition of the apathy, more participation, but also ramped up efforts at voter suppression and election theft by MAGA.
What does this mean?
It seems like violence is a likelihood.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
...but the Movement Conservatives spent several decades and billions of $ to plunge the electorate into apathy or voting against its own interests. The apathy was potent, and Republicans spent decades souring the well so that politics was too distasteful. So, what do we do now? ...
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's more than mere laziness. This was engineered deliberately on the tail wind of post WWII complacency.
We thought 'evil was defeated' and white ppl, for the most part, thought the system could 'take care of itself'. For a couple generations, that was true for them and their children...
October 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM