Never give up, have faith in Togashi 🙏

One day the HxH manga will conclude… I’d be amazing to the the rest animated eventually as well

I really like the way power ups were handled in Demon Slayer, it felt much more ‘earned’ and it was nice to see the consequences of ‘powering up’ requiring the characters to go through major recovery each time

Really? Most things I’ve read suggest black when they mention non-descript clothing

You realize the people protesting don’t post on social media because governments are falsely smearing and criminalizing them as antisemitic and pro-terrorism, right? All the support for Palestine is grassroots, it’s in complete opposition to global capitalism

If you do want to join, make sure to wear all black, have a mask, keep your location services off on your way to/at/from the protest No Phones (see reply below), and be able to hide anything the police could use to spot you (like a keffiyeh) when the protest is over. But that’s just my opinion. Considering your families position, not going is completely understandable, plus there are other ways to support the movement if you wanted to besides joining a protest.

How to Stay Safe at a Protest

Not really when your mentioning conservative values as a counter balance to progressivism. I’m glad you clarified but it certainly didn’t come off that way

You mentioned conservative values multiple times, so I took that at face value

When you mentioned conservative values of not relying on outside sources, that’s what I thought of due to the historical context of individualism that the video goes over. Didn’t mean to imply you were personally against those things.

I’m talking about like, not participating in the economy as much. Growing your own food, relying on yourself as much as possible

I’m guessing you’re referencing reducing personal consumption? I’m supportive of that, the idea is rooted in anti-capitalist sentiment. Growing your own food is just a fun hobby, I don’t think that has any real political leaning. Food Cooperatives with local communities, such as a neighborhood garden, are left-leaning tho.

Conservatives have historically used the rhetoric of “relying on yourself, not others” to justify gutting social services and replacing them with private businesses as a way to accelerate profit seeking.

No, community driven is great. I want to do more myself

Hold. In a week you’ll have $7

such as individuals wanting to support themselves without relying on outside sources

You mean we shouldn’t have social welfare programs?

No public healthcare, no public housing, no public infrastructure, no public health services, no free public education, no social security, no universal basic income

How are any of these bad?

Knowing Better has an incredibly informative video about the history of meritocracy, rugged individualism, and fiscal responsibility in America. I think you’d find it interesting

I’ve tagged people I’ve argued with previously that have repeatedly posted disinformation used to justify Israel’s Apartheid and Genocide as Zionist for over a year. I’m talking about those people specifically

I also voted for Harris and advocated for people to voter for her despite the Democrats foreign policy. Some people are genuinely angry at everyone who didn’t vote Dem. Others are specifically trying to discredit anyone advocating for Palestinian emancipation

Restrictions on voting were put in place in many places around the country

In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election in 2020, many state legislatures implemented new laws restricting voter accessibility in key parts of the voting process.

Passed in more than half of U.S. states, the laws are often part of sweeping bills that targeted multiple parts of the process, including absentee voting, early voting, and Election Day voting. They mostly come from Republican-led legislatures.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/07/28/mail-in-absentee-ballot-voter-id-purges-drop-box-maps/74527270007/

How much easier can we make it?

Much. Automated voter registration, national holiday to give everyone a time outside of work to vote, national mail-in voting, penalty fee for those who didn’t vote (like Australia, something small like $5), change from FPTP to a STAR or Ranked or Approval Voting system, better information sent to each voter about the running candidates, ect

It’s interesting that I see this kind of sentiment, shifting the blame onto everyone who’s anti-genocide, mostly from people who were also repeatedly defending if not downplaying Israel’s genocide. I wonder how your removed comments in the modlogs look.

There were many issues with how the Democratic Party ran their campaign.

Democrats’ Working-Class Failures, Analysis Finds, Are ‘Why Trump Beat Harris’

2024 Post-Election Report: A retrospective and longitudinal data analysis on why Trump beat Harris

The slogan From the River to the Sea is about Palestinian liberation that started in the 60s by the PLO for a democratic secular state, not Genocide. The Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad in 1966 maybe, but he’s not Palestinian. While there’s been 500+ Instances of Israeli Incitement to Genocide – Continuously Updated, on top of Netanyahu explicitly stating “between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.”