Unreal timing
by Alex Stoddard
"Both pictures taken at the same time in the same spot, just from opposite sides of the creek. A testament to the power of changing your perspective."
well... i started watching Merlí. Sapere Aude and i'm already pissed off after episode one
Saddest thing abt being in the lgbtq+ community rn is seeing people in pointless circular arguments over semantics when they could be doing cool shit like wearing fun outfits dancing to loud music and going down on eachother like we're sposed to
or participating in the overthrow of capitalism rather than being a servant of it
american leftists seem extremely focused on anti imperialism (good) but rarely- if at all- discuss decolonization in their own fucking country, despite acknowledging that it is a settler colonial state.
im serious about this though. as an urban indian, i definitely cant speak on this as much as a rez indian could. but i know from talking to rez friends i have and from what the american indian movement has screamed for over the years that we need land we can grow on, we need clean water, we need to allow the wildlife that once lived in this land to live here again (meaning you need to listen to us before building those high speed rails you all get so hard over).
you cant drool over the zapatistas while ignoring people in your own country who have a similar goal
silly me I never provided things to read on the topic of decolonization! I'd personally suggest the following as "beginner level" essential reading to understand decolonization:
Discourse on Colonialism (Aimé Césaire) - this is more a focus on colonization, but I feel it's a necessary read in my opinion as in order to understand decolonization I believe it's important to first understand colonization.
Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
Decolonization is Not a Metaphor (Tuck, Yang)
also an "easy to process" read, to understand landback specifically here in Turtle Island, I'd suggest reading The Red Deal (there is a pdf, I don't mean the article with the same title)
american leftists don't have a good grasp on imperialism which is why you see many of them with ukraine flags in their names, supporting nato, and many of them completely discrediting actual decolonialization as a concept. it makes them uncomfortable. they just want healthcare and to be able to afford a home, which are good things on their own, but not enough for the liberation of a global working class.
I can't believe the third season of Merlí is this bad wth happened
there was an entire arc dedicated to a hs student's alleged addiction to... weed. like marijuana. and how a bad experience triggered an episode of psychosis... which tbf may have happened before but like it's definitely not prevalent. how did we get here
ok yeah i'm so done with this dating shit
there's dates i've been on which i thought went well but don't pan out for whatever reason. when this happens i painstakingly comb over everything i said and might have implied. but then i read this and am like do guys actually care that much?