"if only you knew a Palestinian"

a poem by Anees

"Anarchism is the anti-thesis of all systems which erect political government, which is another name for parasitism and violence.

Bolshevism is the last rampart of capitalism–not the anti-thesis of capitalism. It is intensified capitalism.

If people don't want violence, then there is no other way than to establish a non-governed society. All other societies will and must have givers who have first to take charge from others before they give!"

– MPT Acharya

socialization, emotions, trauma, parenting

"anger and mistakes

"getting angry at people for making mistakes doesnt teach them not to make mistakes.

it teaches them to hide their mistakes." "

A passage that perfectly describes the Brahmins of the indian subcontinent


“As is well known, the priests are the most evil enemies — but why? Because they are the most impotent. It is because of their impotence that in them hatred grows to monstrous and uncanny proportions, to the most spiritual and poisonous kind of hatred. The truly great haters in world history have always been priests; likewise the most ingenious¹ haters: other kinds of spirit² hardly come into consideration when compared with the spirit of priestly vengefulness.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche,
On the Genealogy of Morality (I. §7)

¹ geistreich
² Geist

A reminder that the noblest thing you can do is plant a tree in whose shade you already know you will never sit, as the proverb goes.
Pave the way. Become the best ancestor they can have

"By the early 20th century, many prominent eugenicists were concerned about the state of marriage. White women, cowed by abusive husbands, were unwilling to have sex, and marriage increasingly seemed to be an exercise in mutual misery.

This, in their view, could limit the ability of the best elements of the human gene pool to propagate. So, with the support of the Eugenics Publishing Company, they set out to educate white readers with tips for how to achieve a friendly and harmonious marriage.

These texts reveal some common assumptions made about early 20th-century marriage. Women were not expected to feel an easy or instinctive attraction to men, nor were men expected to concern themselves with women’s emotional or physical well-being. One point nearly all sexologists agreed upon: Women needed to understand that men were naturally inclined toward aggression and sexual selfishness, so they should cut their husbands a little slack."

https://theconversation.com/the-white-supremacist-origins-of-modern-marriage-advice-144782

Hero journalists in gaza

"In Sweden’s largest-ever trial, Ian Lundin, a Swede, and Alex Schneiter, who is Swiss, stand accused of asking Sudan’s government to make its army and allied militia responsible for security at one of Lundin Oil’s exploration fields. This led to aerial bombings, civilian killings and the burning of entire villages, according to the prosecution. Both men deny the charges.

The trial, which follows a decade-long investigation, hundreds of interviews and an 80,000-page report by the prosecution, started in September. But its most significant moments are expected in 2024, when 61 witnesses – including victims, Lundin employees, former UN staff and high-profile politicians – are due to appear. They include Carl Bildt, the former Swedish prime minister, who sat on the company’s board for five years until becoming the country’s foreign minister."

https://t.co/C6vbZzVeqn

"Plants produce nectar for insects, and in return insects transport pollen between plants. This mutually beneficial relationship has formed over millions of years of coevolution. But pansies and pollinators may now be stuck in a vicious cycle: plants are producing less nectar and this means there will be less food available to insects, which will in turn accelerate declines."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/20/flowers-giving-up-on-scarce-insects-and-evolving-to-self-pollinate-say-scientists