Trans_Vin_Diesel
@waxdelerium.bsky.social
Dashing trans man about town
And when the law is applied in the absence of legitimacy it does not produce obedience; it produces the opposite. It leads to backlash. The great puzzle of Northern Ireland is why it took the British so long to understand this.” -Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
And when the law is applied in the absence of legitimacy it does not produce obedience; it produces the opposite. It leads to backlash. The great puzzle of Northern Ireland is why it took the British so long to understand this.” -Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath
He was in charge of an institution which the Catholics of northern Ireland believed, with good reason, was thoroughly sympathetic to the people who had burned down the houses of their friend and neighbors the previous summer.
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
He was in charge of an institution which the Catholics of northern Ireland believed, with good reason, was thoroughly sympathetic to the people who had burned down the houses of their friend and neighbors the previous summer.
Reposted by Trans_Vin_Diesel
It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try.
June 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try.