What is DEI?

Good day, World.

Now that the powers that be in the United States government are excoriating and purging anything from its existence that involves what they deem as "DEI woke programming," it is important in this moment to define what exactly they mean by this. See, unlike the surprised millions that have begun to cry out in protest since the plans have begun being executed, I see that the Orange Emperor and his flying monkeys have been telling everyone the entire time this would happen. Trump and his ilk played upon your own fears and prejudices in order to fleece you, specifically by never defining what the full scope of DEI implied so that you would never consider being a part of the out group. Having always been a member of one of the oldest minorites, however, I knew what was to come. 

One must keep in mind the basic messaging behind leftists versus most of every other political group. In general terms, the Left proclaims they desire things to be more simple for everyone, with assistance for previously ignored or disenfranchised groups like the disabled, minorities that have endured hardships over generations, social outcasts, etc. Meanwhile, the Right says these problems aren't real because acknowledging the fucked up things they or their families had to do to get rich and powerful might make them feel bad or something. What's the point of power if there's no slaves to lord over? 

"Unchecked Capitalism: It Works For Me!"™️

The problem with the poor, stupid Redhats is that they never noticed the terminology used. See, when you roll back the tape on human rights in America, you may notice that there are a lot of groups that have been given basic rights and benefits over time. Women, children, ethnic and social minorities, the disabled, the elderly, the poor and homeless, and others have been given things in order to acknowledge the inequalities and failures of the present system to adequately care for its citizens. These, my friends, are all considered groups that could be lumped into DEI. People in the center of the country are ballasted by federally redistributed funds from states full of "coastal elites," and now those funds are being taken away, now the pale center of the country feels the sinking realization that perhaps they were not fully informed on who these DEIggers were.

See, they took the implication game, used it to play against your racism, and then played you. Yes, there are token gestures of casual racism happening, as the mass removal of anything that could even be construed as beige happens throughout government buildings and websites, but really we're all DEIggers now. 

So, what's to be done? Opposite motion. Does someone who voted for your annihilation tell you to endorse something or someone? Do the opposite. Find an alternative. Research what brands your politicians are tied to and sever yours to them. Stay out of jail and sabotage their pockets, as money is all they care about. Pool resources with large groups, then move to Red states en masse and terraform the voting structures of places, colonizing and gentrifying like the rich do to us. Don't spend any money and hold your income. In the end, doing what you are directed to do always suits someone else's plan. Make one.

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On Anger

 Just had an observation. Some people use anger like a costume, a blustering external display in order to retain control, instill fear, or otherwise manipulate the perception of onlookers. They like to whip frenzies, speak whichever dog whistle phrases are most effective at sparking more in others, and generally speak in flat, opaque terms. The simplest solution to whichever problem their non-diagnosed brains find most pressing is always best to these people, and usually said answer ends with some out group reaping the net negatives of whatever broad problem they complain most about. It is a mask, and whether they genuinely understand what they are doing or not depends upon their level of intelligence.

Some people hold anger like lava in their bellies, vomiting forth from their esophagus with very little control as to its direction once it begins to flow. It is a constantly roiling, almost alive thing that hisses and snaps at the slightest provocation, but does not erupt without prior warning. Even while the surface may seem solid, the slag that forms atop the pool is merely a thin illusion that is still hundreds of degrees to the touch. Contained by one's own guts, it burns them and anyone they come in contact with if too many stimuli shake them. They just want peace, but the world will not let it come.

When these two meet, we find ourselves in the situations that we are in today. The world is being run by a bunch of blusterers who have systems full of sociopaths murdering us every day in myriad ways. Wars waged by inaccurate and soulless AI, destitute people left to the wolves as government services get cut, government tariffs stealing more money out of everyone's pockets as we all struggle to figure out what is next...we are the lava swallowers. We eat the fire we are given and try to survive on it, but we are left with the anger of the struggle. It is a slow thing, a digested anger that we believe we have processed, but have not. 

Our anger is meeting the bluster of several empty, costumed bullies and making their façades collapse. They are sociopaths underneath and we see it. Keep fighting. Control the lava flow as best you can. Keep it legal, keep it decentralized, keep going.

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On Race Relations and The Far Right

Good day, World.

So, a lot of Right-leaning whites rely heavily upon stereotypes in their thinking regarding black individuals because they refuse to engage with an individual they already think themselves better than. Instead of seeing us as a person, then, they view every black person as a walking embodiment of every negative stereotype they're ever heard, a monolithic, slightly sexy, threatening presence that is here to steal their women, lie to their family, and kill them. No matter what we wear, how we act, or how qualified we are, we are the liberal scum, the oldest thorn in the side of the Republican dream for existing in their spaces. 

Unfortunately, they are unable to see past a manufactured veil of negativity pushed by the racist elites that magnifies our negative aspects and purposely obfuscates our positive ones. I still remember making a semi-serious video a long time ago about how to interact with black people. I just said that you should deal with us as individuals, not whatever preconceived notions you have, just like every other person you know. Now, none of my content has a lot of reach, so I was not expecting anything from, well, anyone. Soon after, however, I got an angry comment from a user. After clicking their profile, I saw that they literally made a response video of the most racist stereotypes I could ever hear. "Black people WILL steal from you" and stuff like that. I couldn't even ask to be judged as a human, not a stereotype without some destitute, brainwashed white bigot getting so angered by it that he needed to make a response video. Ridiculously good programming.

Most whites seem to be able to push past the hatred and see that it is a ruse, but these extremists that have steered our country toward ruin and division also happen to be the oligarchs and aristocrats that truly turn the wheels behind the scenes. Even those who do make it through the fog are still left with lasting perceptions and leftover prejudices that I have been told to my face were things they had to work through. I sincerely hope that more can fight past it and realize that we are all in this together, and with the current state of the country, we need it now more than ever.

How? Engage with people you don't know. Is a racial, ethnic, or minority group being demonized in the media? Talk with those willing to talk with you, as not every person is willing to engage with someone they may perceive as a threat. The key difference between the fears of the negatively stereotyped minority and those who spin the prevailing narrative is that the out group exists within a society that collectively decided unless said culture fit a very narrow set of arbitrarily shifting standards that they should not exist. This is the height of hypocrisy, as they consistently strip and assimilate any unique aspect of any culture they find entertaining or attractive.

Have a basic conversation. Talk and listen. Everyone can use this simple advice these days, as understanding leads to progress and willful ignorance plays neatly into the plans of the fascists and out-of-touch billionaires that would use you. 

Twitter is dead. All transmissions through here.

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Reasons Whites Use To Justify Using the N-Word

In life, I have found myself involved in situations where whites have felt the need to use the word "nigger" around or toward me. Due to the fact that I am a black male of some size that has several non-typically ascribed interests and hobbies, this is not an uncommon occurrence for me. Here are some of the justifications I have heard from people over the years for using offensive speech whilst being righteously indignant regarding my discomfort with it.

"You were acting like one." Okay. So, what exactly does that entail? Why is it that when we agree, I'm just a dude, but when we don't, I'm that?

"You made me mad." Variant of the first one. Why does anger equal "Well, now I get to be racist!" to you? I've never once thought to be racist toward you during the whole argument.

"I didn't call YOU one." This comes with being considered "one of the good ones" in their area/vicinity. Being racist towards other black people around me isn't winning you points in the Friend category, and seeing you lapse into that as soon as you dislike someone is very telling.

"It just means ignorant." Why do you think it means that? Really think about it, don't skip the mental exercise. You may need it if you don't get it.

"You guys say it all the time!" First, way to assume every single black person in America and abroad is exactly the same in how we feel about that word. Secondly, do I speak like that naturally? Have you ever known me to casually say it, or do I do it purely for comedic effect every time?

"It's just a word." Direct translation: "I'm going to purposely say offensive shit. It's not my fault you're hurt by my actions. I'm a social parasite."

The Gay Agenda

Good day, World. So, to those who think the "liberal media" is pushing the "gay agenda," get this: 

For a very long time in American media, being anything but a straight white male was seen as terrible. Black men were all criminals, black women were all hoes, Hispanics and Asian women were all exotic and dangerous, and Asian men were all nerds. This was the media you came up on, with white straight men being the only protagonists that could be cool, roughneck bad boys that get all the girls. Now, slowly over time, we've seen the inclusiveness of different races and genders as main characters, and only recently have we been seeing black main characters in popular  movies that aren't either blaxploitation or specifically "black folk" movies, as the works of directors like Spike Lee and John Singleton are commonly seen.

So, you can understand as both a member of the black community and the LGBT community how much it bothers me to hear about "the gay agenda" being "forced" on American society. I've watched gay and gay-presenting characters be used as comedy fodder my whole life. The LGBT community as portrayed by Hollywood up until like the past decade has been absolutely shit on, and that's the reason you think people are forcing some sort of gay social construct upon you. Having a well-fleshed out character that isn't straight is not forcing an agenda. Having a main character explore their sexuality is not forcing an agenda. We've been here this whole time, doing your special effects makeup, designing your outfits, choreographing those dances on those music videos, acting straight on your screens while languishing in the closet. Now that we're writing the stories, though, it's "an agenda," even though secretly we've been writing them this entire time. We weren't allowed to state some things openly without fear of everything from violence to exile, and even in 2004 when I was a teen, I was not allowed to bring home a white girlfriend. Imagine the backlash I would have received if they knew I wasn't straight.

The LGBT community is full of creative, wonderful people and has stories to tell. You weren't whining about that lesbian porn you Googled, nor did you feel bad about laughing at how "over the top" the one gay character was in your favorite show. Now that the protagonists are starting to be queer, continue watching them with similar interest. Hell, the Greek gods that everyone remixes into "new" characters were all pretty bi, if you look at them deeply enough. 

In short, get over yourselves. We're not doing this for you. We're doing it because it's nice to finally have similar outlets to express ourselves that the straights have had for generations. If you're going to stop watching something, loudly announcing it to everyone you know and every other stranger you don't only makes you look like a prick.

Priorities.

 Good day, World.

     Yesterday, I was able to be there for someone I loved in a time of tragedy. While I will not share details of what happened, I will say that it would shake the foundations of any person's family if it had occurred to them. The thing that made it more tragic is that it happened while this person was visiting me, meaning the rare moment they had time for respite from their already difficult life situation, said peace was destroyed by fate.  This situation was altogether horrifying, and my heart is broken on behalf of this person.

     However, I cannot linger upon it, as the same fate that brought this tragedy also taught me a valuable lesson. See, I would not have been there to support this person if I hadn't decided that their company was more important than finances in that moment. That morning, I was scheduled to be at work roughly an hour before the news broke. The night before, I had been pondering whether or not I wanted to continue working for someone who A.) attempted to emotionally manipulate me in order to make me feel bad about requesting time off, B.) had casually mentioned "high school hotties" living at one of his properties, and C.) I'd heard rattling on about Biden conspiracy theories and the murder of America by the Democrats. This was a cash paying job, and I was being considered for payroll at the time. Finally, after getting some counsel from my father, I'd decided twenty minutes before I was due to leave that no, I didn't wish to do that anymore. So, I prioritized my relationship with my friend over the hundred or so dollars that I would have received working that day, therefore making myself available when they needed my support. Else-wise, I would have been at work at the time the event transpired, having to either leave and hear more condemnation from the boss or not being permitted to leave at all, forcing me to hear their crying over the phone instead of on my shoulder.

     See, the super rich want you to constantly think that money is the ultimate goal. They do everything they can to manipulate you into a manic state, inflating prices while minimizing their workforce's hours so that your struggle to survive is at maximum profitability for them. They tease us with sales, deals, and promotions, the hyper-inflated costs temporarily knocked down to only three times what they paid for it instead of five while calling the fleecing "a deal." Recent times have shown that the rich do not like it when the proletariat plays the same games that they do with the nation's economy, therefore showing that yes, they do see us as mere pawns in their game. "Work forty hours a week, then give it all to us," the mouths chant, our blood dripping from their jaws. "Costs go up, 'it's the market,'" they say, red marker hovering over the price sheets as they look balefully to their not-quite-full safe of billions. The creatures have determined that if they make jobs never pay enough and goods too expensive, they can keep profiting off of us on both ends.

     However, more important than any of those things is being there for each other's needs. See, if humans were able to push past financial gain as their main objective, those who have convinced us to look no further would have a much more difficult time retaining their status and coffers. Every time there is a movement that is not framed around attaining money, it is demonized. From the LGBT Civil Rights Movement to the Black Panther Party, women's reproductive rights marches and protests about school shootings, every movement that involves unifying people and is not focused on a product or money is cut down by pundits, politicians, and news companies. The rich do not want the people's needs met, as when you have a contented society, the desire to purchase frivolities in order to cure the hole one feels in themselves diminishes. Why do you think the term "retail therapy" became a thing? It is obvious that the terminology comes from the concept of "buying things makes you feel good," and if that isn't the slogan for capitalism as a whole, I don't know what marketing is.

     In addition, the demonization of even the concept of unifying has begun from the pundits, with calls from the Left for unity and solidarity being called "hollow" and "lies." A very long time ago, I wrote that unification is a dangerous thing for those in power, that it behooves them to keep the people at each other's necks while they line their pockets and bolster their levels of influence on the world stage. On a financial level, the businesses do the same, making it taboo to discuss how much you're being paid, breaking up hours and scheduling in order to avoid paying overtime, fighting unions at every level they can manage to, ascribing a ridiculous level of importance to minutiae like uniforms, and inducing a class system within every single job. Now, your co-worker with different responsibilities and more experience is your "manager" or “supervisor,” if you wear the wrong color tie or shoes you get financially penalized, and Peggy Sue feels like she’s a better person than you because she’s wearing a badge with some words on it. 

Keep the people divided in any way they can. This is the will of the powerful.

     In spite of all this, it was more important for me to be with my friend than outside moving bricks. See, the rich have the convenience of having time to commune with each other. While we break our spines bowing to the schedules, routines, prices, and sacrifices that the elite have made for us, they gallivant about on their own time. That same boss that was guilting me about wanting a day off had told me earlier on that there may be days we don’t have work because he and his wife have been looking for an RV. The same person who was telling me that I needed to be a “man of my word” a few days before told me he’d randomly cancel work due to his affinity for a pleasure vehicle. The rich expect the poor to constantly labor to fill their pockets, and when that doesn’t happen, we are all “lazy and entitled.” Again, I have found myself working alone, attempting to create my own power base independently of these terrible people so that one day I may be one of the few counterexamples to this toxicity.   

     This independence from their grasp is the last thing that they want from us. To give oneself time to think past the programming is to liberate oneself from a single level of this hell they have created for us. Upward mobility is not given, but fought for, and the more of us that can buck the grind, the more of us that can take the time to change this world. We need time to be able to care about ourselves and others.

Warning 2021

 Good day, World.

     Just today, I read several posts on social media that depicted a Republican backlash to the current waves of reform that have been occurring across both the internet and the country. Many on the Right are now decrying censorship, their figureheads and rantings removed not only from power but from their usual sounding boards. Even their alternative social media platform has been extinguished for the present, and it seems that the most extreme elements of their cadre are being muzzled on more conventional ones. In non-digital life, the terrorists that attacked the Capitol are being routed by the FBI, aided greatly by the general populous' willingness to surrender insurrectionists to the Federal government. I've seen cries of leftist treachery, accusations of deep state machinations to enslave the public, and even Holocaust comparisons at their most hyperbolic. There was a festering pustule that has just been excised from America's body, and it seems that the Republicans are the flesh that was most closely affected. Now, they are irritated, weeping blood, and looking for someone to blame for the problems that they created, be it man, woman, Devil, or Ruth Bader-Ginsberg in her coffin.

     There is a humor to all of this. The same party of people who rail against things like hip hop, rock and roll, witchcraft, marijuana, same sex marriage, saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas," raising the minimum wage, abortions, and anything else that may offend the Fox News crowd...are mad about censorship. These are the same people who bought and burned piles of Eminem CDs in protest, the same ones who constantly talk about boycotting any company that shows the thinnest amount of support to the LGBT community. These people tell others every day that certain demographics shouldn't exist or aren't real, that their fellow Americans are hellbent on destroying the country, or that minority concerns are invalid or wouldn't exist if said minorities were more obedient. To hear them whining like the snowflakes that they are when they practically invented cancel culture is a bittersweet irony. Remember the Moral Majority?

      So, what do we do here on the Left? It seems that the Redcaps are attempting to reconstitute themselves into a separate political party: the MAGA Party. You can imagine that this would be a place for Trump and his family to always have some sort of political relevance, using the party to install leaders on lower levels of government in cities where Trumpism still runs rampant. The fact that they would not be a part of our unofficial two party system would help cut the legs off of their abilities on a broad scale, but I expect to see MAGA towns popping up throughout the Midwest, South, and high North. The one thing the Right has over the Left most often is their ability to strategize and manipulate the playing field. What can the liberals do in order to negate the inherent power of these Trumpublicans?

     The answer lies directly in flipping local municipalities to Blue. See, as we witness the logjam that is the Senatorial and Congressional process on various issues, we are beginning to see the importance of the individual roles of Senators and Congressmen. Mitch McConnell has made certain things an utter nightmare for the entirety of the country, singlehandedly blocking a direct vote by the Senate to dole out much needed bailout money whilst apparently forgetting who pays for his salary and health benefits.  Well, there are a lot of local level officials that hold significant amounts of power over other key decisions and issues. Many individuals run completely unopposed in those places, complacency placating them into a feeling of security in their position. For example, the self-styled, self-titled "anarchist She-male" Aria DiMezzo ran unopposed as a Republican for Cheshire County, NH sheriff, winning the primary and getting over seven thousand votes compared to the incumbent's twenty seven thousand. While she lost, that was quite a voting bloc, and perhaps in the future she may actually be elected in some capacity. These are the moves the Left needs to continue making in order to attain more power, to find holes and penetrate them in order to crack the foundations of the establishment. The more Blue the leadership of a city, town, municipality, or organization is, the more likely it is that the "liberal agenda" can be forwarded to higher echelons of power. 

      There will be a war coming, but it will be an internal cold war. Towns where Trumpism runs roughshod will deepen in their resolve, and if Trump himself gets either impeached so that he cannot run again or is imprisoned, those towns will be powder kegs. Expect some sort of quasi-secession in a rural area, a bandying together of some rich Right Wing Trumpist, preppers, private military contractors, and gun "enthusiasts" declaring some sort of free state. Now, no one will attack that place due to the amount of rich white males and guns on the property, the Right will make comparisons to the autonomous zones that the Left has established, and eventually a secessionist army will develop calling itself a "millitia." The very key difference between the autonomous zones and this new thing is that this will be a white supremacist training/breeding ground fed by a lot of alt-Right money and nutjobs. These predictions are based upon activities I have seen extremists perform in the past, and one cannot call the Redcaps anything but that given that they have now tipped their own hand.

Do not misunderstand me. This is a direct comparison to Nazism. They are that dangerous, and I am worried for the safety of my family. Liberals and centrists, it is your job to combat these people as they appear in your spheres of government. Research ballot measures that appear in your state, county, and local levels to be sure that the far Right's agendas do not silently take over. Check the histories of the people writing the bills, politicians, and judges in your area so you know where their values lie rather than just listening to slogans. Hold local officials and police accountable for their negative actions. Remember, every politician will pretend to want the best for you in order to get into power, but not every politician has the best interest of the people at heart.