December 2011
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thenonviolentcommunist asked: Very confused by this idea that there is any point in having a nonviolent aboveground movement if your message is that the violent underground is necessary. Maybe it will make sense after a few more videos.
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TILFT #276:
If there’s a body of concepts that I don’t understand or just don’t agree with, I can just ask pretty please with sugar on top for people on tumblr never to discuss them at all, ever.
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Dear tumblr,
modus-ponies:
In 7th grade my english teacher banned us from using certain words in our essays, such as the word “was”. The objective? To get us to put more thought into what we were writing, and advance our writing skills. I think the same idea can be applied to political/social arguments on tumblr: ban certain overused buzzwords, so people stop relying on them as a crutch. I think this would...
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Good things come to those who wait.
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TILFT #33:
thingsilearnedfrom:
Everyone lives in the USA and/or cares about issues pertaining to the USA.
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A bit more on forgiveness.
dearcoketalk:
Short question: Do you think forgiveness entails prosociality towards the forgiven person, or just a return back to “normal.” Or as normal as it was?
Forgiveness is not the same thing as absolution. A person you’ve forgiven isn’t free from the consequences of their behavior just because you’ve let go of your anger and resentment.
It’s a wonderful thing to forgive, but it doesn’t...
November 2011
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“By the “political”, we refer to the dimension of antagonism that is inherent in...”
– Chantal Mouffe (via vagias)
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Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American... →
The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.
The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up...
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paxmachina:
punchlinecinephile:
Piano Trio In...
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Brazil Faces $100 Billion Hit If Forest Bill... →
from the article: “Failure to approve the bill would force farmers to reforest about 70 million hectares (173 million acres) of land currently under coffee, oranges and other commodities”
Boo-fucking-hoo.
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October 2011
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punjabiyat:
I just got out of the shower and put on NDTV and apparently Gadhafi’s dead?
And this is how you accomplish a State of justice, freedom and democracy, kids: by killing whoever you disagree with, not bringing them to court, not holding them accountable, not examining whatever it is that you disagree with, not by following the law, but killing your “enemies” and doing to...
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As Many as 24 People Arrested for Trying to Close... →
I see a pattern here.
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when I read a "we are the 53%" post I always...
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Watchenjen:
FOOTAGE. Woman arrested at Citibank 555 Laguardia (around West 3rd/Bleeker). She’s wearing a business suit, clearly not protesting, just there to close her account with the bank as part of a group action. NYPD surround her, scare the shit out of her, and arrest her. For closing her bank account.
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING.
ETA: OK, I’m rewatching this, and I may have gotten it wrong....
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Listen
September 2011
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Anonymous asked: LIES
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Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians / Section...
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Amadou & Mariam – Chantez Chantez
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August 2011
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Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not →
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An Italian radio program’s story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing, and...