I believe it says far more about your own reading comprehension skills if you can’t tell us - human beings sick and tired of Empire apologia - apart from the usually incomprehensible shit salad that language models currently like to present as coherent.

Maybe if you actually read more, you’d be able to discern the difference. 🤷‍♂️

Another thing, notice the reaction of Muslim countries to the actual genocide being perpetrated by Israel. They are firmly condemning it through all channels. In contrast, the policies of de-radicalization by the Chinese were unanimously well-received by Muslim countries.

Very generous of you to assume that many of these folk believe Muslims and Arabs are human beings capable of forming their own opinions and international policy. The opinions of actual Muslims are similarly handwaved akin to any communist’s opinion.

These states’ international defense of China’s de-radicalization program is stated to merely be because they are money-hungry opportunists, buddying up with China while ignoring a politically and economically inconvenient genocide. 🙄 How… adaptable this narrative is.

The seemingly unending wave of videos of Uyghurs in China recording themselves in their homes and making it clear they are not undergoing genocide have to be ignored. In fact, they have to be deleted by the platforms hosting them. How utterly immune to facts this narrative is.

If these countries care about Palestine, oh… I don’t know. Russia is making them care. Iran, maybe? Maybe North Korea or China are forcing these Muslims to hate Israel. Who else are we being directed to hate right now? Afghanistan? Just throw a dart at the “Axis of Evil” board and pick an “uncivilized” nation. It’s their fault. Why not?

unwilling to even engage with the idea that Russia seeks to eliminate Ukrainian identity

Camarada Forte did engage with this argument. The person who created this supposed dossier dictating Russia’s desire to destroy the Ukrainian identity has no direct link to the Russian government.

You need evidence we can engage with. We cannot meaningfully engage with empty platitudes.

Meanwhile you will turn yourself in circles to defend Russian aggression

Do you know what was going on in eastern Ukraine, beginning in 2014? Pretty similar to what’s going on in Gaza right now. Hint: it was not Russian artillery leveling homes, schools, and hospitals.

But then somehow I’m the brainwashed goon for actually attempting to maintain something resembling ideological consistency.

Awfully defensive there, bud. Speaking of ad hominem. 🙄

Wild how much footage is coming out of Gaza right now showing an actual ongoing genocide, yet Zionists and their water-carriers will harp on and on about how Israel is merely defending itself.

Nothing of the sort from Xinjiang. At all.

I’d like to see ONE verifiable image or video depicting this supposed Uyghur genocide we’re denying. ONE. Apparently it’s one of the worst human atrocities occuring right now. One of the worst in HISTORY.

So… show me a single picture. Fetish porn doesn’t count. Where are the dead bodies? Where are these supposed mass graves?

Love to break it to ya, they don’t fucking exist and they never did. You’ve been lied to.

Eliminate self, become the internet.

It’s unwise to assume truth regarding breaking news, especially when it’s continents away. We mustn’t so quickly forget the “Russian bombing” of Poland that wound up being a Ukrainian misfire. Panic damn near caused WW3.

I finished! It’s crazy. It really only continues to get better and the ending was satisfying imo.

I’m gonna make a post soon regarding some thoughts and discussion prompts. I’m curious if I should do separate posts though as there’s a lot to talk about, from the Maquis to Section 31 to Damar, on and on haha.

gave me similar vibes

idk if you’ve heard of his work but Satoshi Kon projects are absolutely rad for scratching that psychological horror-ish itch - particularly the series Paranoia Agent and the movie Perfect Blue

I dug Serial Experiments Lain, I thought it was pretty intriguing. Slower than it should have been at times, I think.

Personally the cringest shit I’ve heard on it from gen xers on it only came from a coworker a few years ago and he thought DS9 took the series backwards because of its “focus on melodrama” lol. Looking back, I should have viewed that coming from him as a further incentive to watch the show.

Sisko seems like a phenomenal father, single dad just trying his best.

I adore the scenes where he’s trying (but failing) to explain how to le romance women to Jake and he’s like “Well Jake the one thing you oughtta know about women is you gotta respect em as fellow human beings”, it’s so funny but quite heartwarming as well. Watching him flirt with Jennifer in the beach flashback scene made him feel so human and uhhh attractive lol. When his human shows through, I feel all warm and tingly inside. When his loyal party functionary shows through, I feel inspired, real oorah type vibe.

There are terrible aspects of our age of streaming, but I do feel blessed to be able to watch this show on demand. (It and the Walking Dead lol)