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No, just destroy the contract grift. Insource everything.
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
No, just destroy the contract grift. Insource everything.
Its the same brain rot as "warrior ethos" which is the same brain rot as "Aryan spirit"
Its very ingrained in the fascist-maculinist project and adjacent where victory comes from just being based and trad enough to ignore physics
Its very ingrained in the fascist-maculinist project and adjacent where victory comes from just being based and trad enough to ignore physics
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Its the same brain rot as "warrior ethos" which is the same brain rot as "Aryan spirit"
Its very ingrained in the fascist-maculinist project and adjacent where victory comes from just being based and trad enough to ignore physics
Its very ingrained in the fascist-maculinist project and adjacent where victory comes from just being based and trad enough to ignore physics
This is true but Stormfronters don't care about the truth, and only respond to force
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is true but Stormfronters don't care about the truth, and only respond to force
I'd argue it's hit escape velocity though where even if you did to Russia what the most radical anti-Nazis wanted to do to Germany, it wouldn't just go away
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I'd argue it's hit escape velocity though where even if you did to Russia what the most radical anti-Nazis wanted to do to Germany, it wouldn't just go away
It's both; this is absolutely true, but Russia is *THE* reactionary power of the past 300 years at minimum. Not even socialism could fix them, and in fact, the reverse happened, which was a world-historic tragedy
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's both; this is absolutely true, but Russia is *THE* reactionary power of the past 300 years at minimum. Not even socialism could fix them, and in fact, the reverse happened, which was a world-historic tragedy
what's the fucking endgame honestly
how do we get out it when the media is cooked, the institutions are cooked, the capitalist class is cooked, the politicians outside a few are cooked
how do we get out it when the media is cooked, the institutions are cooked, the capitalist class is cooked, the politicians outside a few are cooked
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
what's the fucking endgame honestly
how do we get out it when the media is cooked, the institutions are cooked, the capitalist class is cooked, the politicians outside a few are cooked
how do we get out it when the media is cooked, the institutions are cooked, the capitalist class is cooked, the politicians outside a few are cooked
I definitely agree with this though - but it also seems like a situation where we need robust trans orgs for trans issues, but I'm not sure how to get from here to there.
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I definitely agree with this though - but it also seems like a situation where we need robust trans orgs for trans issues, but I'm not sure how to get from here to there.
Thus, they have already undermined their purpose, just as much as if they had banned every girl and woman who wasn't a cishet white girl or woman. So what's happening here is that they are prioritizing the form of the institution, by undercutting its function.
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thus, they have already undermined their purpose, just as much as if they had banned every girl and woman who wasn't a cishet white girl or woman. So what's happening here is that they are prioritizing the form of the institution, by undercutting its function.
here's the thing - "organizations for girls and women" must be inclusive of all girls and women. Therefore, excluding some girls and women because reactionaries believe that some girls and women are not in fact, girls and women, implies an acceptance of that ontological claim
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
here's the thing - "organizations for girls and women" must be inclusive of all girls and women. Therefore, excluding some girls and women because reactionaries believe that some girls and women are not in fact, girls and women, implies an acceptance of that ontological claim
And if organizations care about their legitimacy with trans people and genuine allies, then they should be aware that basically *no* mainstream organization is trusted right now, absolutely none, and constantly signaling that "well, we have to sacrifice you for the Greater Good" does not help
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
And if organizations care about their legitimacy with trans people and genuine allies, then they should be aware that basically *no* mainstream organization is trusted right now, absolutely none, and constantly signaling that "well, we have to sacrifice you for the Greater Good" does not help
The thing is, it's not necessarily wrong, the problem is that it's easy to gauge the impact of a strategic defeat, it's hard to gauge the impact of morale, and Thermopylae was a huge morale booster despite being a strategic defeat.
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The thing is, it's not necessarily wrong, the problem is that it's easy to gauge the impact of a strategic defeat, it's hard to gauge the impact of morale, and Thermopylae was a huge morale booster despite being a strategic defeat.
the steelman argument here is that strategically, martyrdom is better than surrender, essentially. "We will be annihiliated, but our destruction will inspire others to our cause/wake the People Up/be remembered in History"
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
the steelman argument here is that strategically, martyrdom is better than surrender, essentially. "We will be annihiliated, but our destruction will inspire others to our cause/wake the People Up/be remembered in History"
The Broader Left has always been paranoid about sellouts in virtually every incarnation; social media has just amplified existing trends
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Broader Left has always been paranoid about sellouts in virtually every incarnation; social media has just amplified existing trends
it's because the ingrained (and not entirely untrue) perception is that this is the only way *to* prevent defection, because the social forces encouraging defection (cultural, economic, etc) are overwhelming
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
it's because the ingrained (and not entirely untrue) perception is that this is the only way *to* prevent defection, because the social forces encouraging defection (cultural, economic, etc) are overwhelming
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This is the government that @mattyglesias.bsky.social and his ilk wants passing all the policies they believe need to be enacted and it's failed spectacularly. None of these people should ever be listened to for political advice.
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is the government that @mattyglesias.bsky.social and his ilk wants passing all the policies they believe need to be enacted and it's failed spectacularly. None of these people should ever be listened to for political advice.
this does kind of illustrate it better yeah
Its really depressing to think about how little can be done to push back on this stuff
Its really depressing to think about how little can be done to push back on this stuff
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
this does kind of illustrate it better yeah
Its really depressing to think about how little can be done to push back on this stuff
Its really depressing to think about how little can be done to push back on this stuff
Isn't there a lot of ongoing litigation around what exactly that means and what obligations that creates for private organizations? To me, its better to fight it until the law gives a direct answer, not assume that the terfs are right
Ultimately, I do not trust institutions on any level right now.
Ultimately, I do not trust institutions on any level right now.
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Isn't there a lot of ongoing litigation around what exactly that means and what obligations that creates for private organizations? To me, its better to fight it until the law gives a direct answer, not assume that the terfs are right
Ultimately, I do not trust institutions on any level right now.
Ultimately, I do not trust institutions on any level right now.
"We will let trans girls in until a judge puts it in writing that we can't" would be an actual act of resistance, not doing it with all deliberate speed, then putting out a statement about how they wished they didn't
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"We will let trans girls in until a judge puts it in writing that we can't" would be an actual act of resistance, not doing it with all deliberate speed, then putting out a statement about how they wished they didn't
A court decision, yes, but no court has decided that "the Girl Guides must ban trans girls", that is an interpretation that transphobes are attempting to impose, but it is not legally binding, whereas Trump can impound federal funding immediately even if its found illegal later
December 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A court decision, yes, but no court has decided that "the Girl Guides must ban trans girls", that is an interpretation that transphobes are attempting to impose, but it is not legally binding, whereas Trump can impound federal funding immediately even if its found illegal later
"We're banning the trans girls because one billionaire might sue us" is effectively saying that all public facing organizations should ban trans people in order to maintain gender segregation. Supporting us will never be the path of least resistance for an institution.
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"We're banning the trans girls because one billionaire might sue us" is effectively saying that all public facing organizations should ban trans people in order to maintain gender segregation. Supporting us will never be the path of least resistance for an institution.
once again, I point out that US institutions that rely on federal funding and stand to lose a lot more from defying the demented pedo are doing less complying in advance than we're seeing here from the Guides
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
once again, I point out that US institutions that rely on federal funding and stand to lose a lot more from defying the demented pedo are doing less complying in advance than we're seeing here from the Guides
If you talk yourself into thinking every fight is unwinnable then you will never win
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If you talk yourself into thinking every fight is unwinnable then you will never win
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Ds suffer from a crippling form of institutionalism that prevents them from seeing what’s happening around them. They get so fixated on following the rules, like demanding a vote to release the files, that they can’t see the files may have been destroyed already. Rs DNGAF. Ds refuse to believe that.
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ds suffer from a crippling form of institutionalism that prevents them from seeing what’s happening around them. They get so fixated on following the rules, like demanding a vote to release the files, that they can’t see the files may have been destroyed already. Rs DNGAF. Ds refuse to believe that.