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The events after October 7th are really fucking with my mental wellbeing. First of all I want to say that I know the west has always been fucked up. But the sheer amount of hate, propaganda and lying that has been going on ever since is just sickening.
Like, I am actively trying to fight against a genocide by protesting, raising awareness, aiding strikers and whatnot. I see images of dead children on the daily. I see images of starving people on the daily. I see war crimes being committed. Every. Single. Day. But somehow the media and the politicians and other people are trying to make it seems like I am in the wrong? For opposing apartheid and genocide? It makes me sick. It is despicable. It makes me seriously doubt why I am living in this society. How on earth will I ever be able to function normally when they very society I need to contribute to, is supporting genocide? I can't wrap my mind around it.
The propaganda really does hurt, especially seeing what it does to others. So many people I love I now have to contend with being pretty much fascists who at near every chance given will gleefully talk my ear off about how stupid the Palestinians are for not liking the US or how protestors should be locked up/run over; they even donate to the IDF. Perfectly intelligent and empathetic people suddenly acting like monsters. It's made it so much harder to be around those close to me.
It fucking sucks seeing people you care about defend Israel. It makes me mistrust the people around me
Feeling gaslit by the imperialists and genocidal sociopaths. You’re on the right side, comrade. Thanks for putting your ethics and morals into action.
the very society I need to contribute to, is supporting genocide
Are you finding that to be true even with younger people? I would expect them to be at least less disinformed than older folks. If so, it might make sense to focus your efforts there.
But I hear you. Where I live, it's as if Palestine doesn't even exist. Only one protest was organized after October 7th, and since then it seems everyone is back to normal.
Yet another week on planet Earth
There's this somewhat popular left wing reporter in The Netherlands who posted an instagram pic of a sticker that said Fuck NATO and it brought out the socdems in the comments. I started beefing with some of them and their responses boiled down to CONSPIRACY NUT/RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA/ITS JUST NOT TRUE REEEE and that was it. Everything I don't like is fake.
I called America a "white supremacist state" and I was banned recently from a leftist forum.
I'm so happy with Left Laser. A true left wing channel to deradicalize people, and I think it's working
Update on the cat: the surgery was successful, only one tooth was removed. I have already brought her back home. She is displeased. Her paw seems to be hurting somewhat due to the anesthesia catheter. Additionally, we'll need to get her kidneys checked, because blood biochemistry had some stats in red.
Keep wondering if it's easier with children, because they can at least point where they're hurting. But then realise it's probably worse, mentally.
Glad her surgery was successful! Hopefully she'll be feeling better soon.
There are talks about Senegal kicking out Fr*nce out of their country. Would be based.
Now there's a string of anti-imperialist West African countries from the coast to Lake Chad. Very good, especially since they all border eachother.
If you ever meet him you should be like "hey my internet bestie follows you on TikTok"
I don't have a piece of nationalism in me EXCEPT FOR TONIGHT WHEN WE PLAY AGAINST G*ERMANY
The Flemish Nationalist party released their party program for the upcoming elections.
Their nemesis towards the Islam has ended. Woke is public enemy number one now.
Heard that climate change is making seasonal allergies worse, something to do with how winters are warmer
Makes sense. I never had them as a child/teenager. It only started a few years ago really when February started showing spring like weather.
Mine haven't started up yet thankfully, but I expect them to be early this year.
"Five years ago, this country was not civilized"
"It feels like Japan now"
And you let them drive withput a seatbelt? I thought family looked out for family
firstly, they're not driving, they're passengering
secondly, it's a highly advanced, thin seat belt specifically designed for large semiaquatic rodents; the low picture quality just renders it invisible smh
A Belgian newspaper is rating politicians based on their last year efforts on a scale from 1 to 5 stars. One of our politicians, Jos D'Haese, got rated 4.5/5 as the highest rated politician. I thought it was pretty cool.
A few notable points: he lowered politicians' wages, is the most popular politician on social media and manages to constantly agitate the other parties.
You can meet him on May 3rd at our event in Antwerp. Maybe he can sign your pfp.
