#lesson 6

[magic-belodie]

Here is the drawing that I made in my fifth and sixth drawing class and the homework I made for lesson 6. Lesson 6 was the last drawing class.

Assignment lesson 5: fish Homework for lesson 6: 2 drawings of hands in Charles Baroque style Assignment lesson 6: Children's Portrait

[spiderpanic]

6. Be wary of paramilitaries.

When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching with torches and pictures of a leader, the end is nigh. When the pro leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Most governments, most of the time, seek to monopolize violence. If only the government can legitimately use force, and this use is constrained by law, then the forms of politics that we take for granted become possible. It is impossible to carry out domestic elections, try cases at court, design and enforce laws, or indeed manage any of the other quiet businesses of government when agencies beyond the state also have access to violence. For just this reason, people and parties who wish to undermine democracy and the rule of law create and fund violent organizations that involve themselves in politics. Such groups can take the form of a paramilitary wing of a political party, The personal bodyguard of a particular politician -or apparently spontaneous citizens initiatives, which usually turn out to have been organized by a party or its leader.

Armed groups first degrade a political order, and then transform it. Violent right-wing groups, such as the Iron Guard an interwar Romania or the Arrow Cross in interwar Hungary, intimidated their rivals. Nazi stormtroopers began as a security detail clearing the halls of Hitler's opponents during his rallies. As paramilitaries known as the SA and the SS, they created a climate of fear that helped the Nazi party in the parliamentary elections of 1932 and 1933. In Austria in 1938 it was the local SA that quickly took advantage of the absence of the usual local authority to loot, beat, and humiliate the Jews, thereby changing the rules of politics and preparing the way for the Nazi takeover of the country. It was the SS that ran the German concentration camps -lawless zones where ordinary rules did not apply. During the second world war, the SS extended the lawlessness it had pioneered in the camps to hold European countries under German occupation. The SS began as an organization outside the law, became an organization that transcended the law, and ended up as an organization that undid the law.

Because the American Federal government uses mercenaries in warfare and American state governments pay corporations to run prisons and internment camps, the use of violence in the United States is already highly privatized. What was novel in 2016 was a candidate who ordered a private security detail to clear opponents from rallies and encouraged the audience itself to remove people who expressed different opinions. A protester would first be greeted with boos then with frenetic cries of "USA," And then be forced to leave the rally. At one campaign rally the candidate said, " there's a remnant left over. Maybe get the remnant out. Get the remnant out." The crowd, taking its cue, then tried to root out other people who might be dissenters, all the while crying "USA." The candidate interjected: "isn't this more fun than a regular boring rally? To me, it's fun." This kind of mob violence was meant to transform the political atmosphere, and it did. When the candidate lost the next election, he tried to falsify its results while his followers attacked our Capitol. Had that coup succeeded, our constitutional system would be no more.

For violence to transform not just the atmosphere but also the system, the emotions of rallies and insurrections and the ideology of exclusion have to be incorporated into the training of armed guards. These first challenge the police and military, then penetrate the police and military, and finally transform the police and military.

-On Tyranny (Timothy Snyder)

[quantumshade]

goyishe tumblr leftists seeing a quote from the torah: wow. i can’t believe they fucking mentioned israel. kind of problematic. fucking zionists.

[lesson-b]

[colorful-horses]

The school of friendship was the worst thing to happen to mlp

[cj-kenobi]

On my knees begging for anything trans!Obi-Wan :') love your work btw

your wish is my comand lovely anon, here's obi-wan having a nice peaceful moment training

[ryoun]

—taking notes from the flirt master, yoon minju

[krilliondollars]

Cider (og image under read more)

I had no idea what to do with this prompt so I gambled guys. 💪

[kaiserouo]

someone please yoink him from the tfs campaign to the tower

[longroundaboutpath]

Selfshippers with F/Os from different countries, imagine them sharing their cultures and experiences with you.

Imagine them introducing you to food you've never seen before, having you try a whole palette of them, if you're willing. Maybe they take you to the best restaurant they know, or maybe they're rolling up their sleeves and working in the kitchen for you. All for you to have a taste of their life.

Imagine them being bewildered about how your country handles things like Healthcare, politics, even things as simple as parking. Imagine them being confused and saying "wait, so...?" when you tell them about how your country does things, and then telling you long tales about how they do it back in their home.

Imagine them sharing their language with you, prompting you day by day, helping you learn the little things first. Maybe they're trying to make you practical with the language, maybe they're just interested in hearing and/or seeing you try your best to call them some cute term of affection in their language. Maybe they just want you to know what they're saying when they gush over you in their native tongue.

Imagine, if you wish to marry, trying to figure out wedding arrangements. How do they do guests? What's their traditional dress? Perhaps they have little rituals with gifts or treats or meals that symbolize long happy marriages or fertility, or some such. How will you decide on who's culture to represent in your wedding, or maybe you'll do a mixture of both!

Imagine how they feel when they get to share something that made their framework with you. With someone they love more than life itself.

[monaetheworldsdestroyer]

a cherik fanfic where the whole xmfc squad goes ice skating but Erik never did that before so Charles teaches him while he's being dramatic about it (Charles no wait WAIT don't let go i will fall type of thing) and everyone else is making fun of them behind their backs because they're in love and it shows

it could be set during xmfc or it could be a modern au idk

[starssoblue]

"the reason adrien is just instantly good at everything he tries is because he is programmed to be that way as a senti" aside from the fact that i don't think that's how it works (and also while he was decent at everything he tried with marinette he wasn't instantly good at all of them, and what marinette actually said to him was that he could improve in anything with practice but it was a great first attempt) did we all collectively forget about how adrien actually canonically isn't the best singer?

[jumjum-crafts]

Burger time! Who do you choose?

[lesson-b]

[onesidedradiostatic]

(slight volume warning)

is this anything (based on a previous post)

transcript:

"Hmmm…. my non-sexual senses are tingling. It seems like Valentino will have a significant role in this episode. Well, it is quite clear what I should do. I will ensure I make no appearances in this episode whatsoever...

...GOD FUCKING DAMMIT HUSKER"

[stars-and-branches]