cyranothe2nd (she/her)

@cyranothe2nd.bsky.social

Resisting the American 4th Reich. Not a Democrat.

Today's daily reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it.

Fandom is a disease. People get so emotionally attached to a creator, singer, philosopher, speaker, even a politician that valid criticism drives them to defend, rather than engage honestly. And I do it too. Like, don't even say a mumbling bad word about Beyonce. It's politically poisonous though

It is so frustrating to try to criticize a left content creator for being inconsistent in their worldview and their fans defend them with "Its just entertainment; if they get too political they wont make money" as if THAT ISNT THE FUCKING POINT OF THE CRITIQUE

One of the more annoying things about liberals is that they think "our rights as Americans" are like some magic spell that you can just assert with no consideration of power or the monopoly on violence. Very pollyannaish worldview that flirts with denial or reality a lot of the time.

Lotta white people showing their whole ass today. Maybe stop forgetting that the US was built on genocide and slavery to make some dumb rhetorical point about not liking the current president. Honestly, you look ignorant and bigoted.

Like, in the same way an evangelical can simultaneously say they believe in Christ's teaching but also the vengeful OT god. They learn to live with the cognitive dissonance and just deny it. That's why pointing out political hypocrisy will never phase them.