#divide and conquer

[odinsblog]

“They are coming for your jobs” is one of the oldest divide-and-conquer strategies ever. Typically spoken by bigots and racists who don’t care about “they” nor the people whose jobs are allegedly at risk.

Donald Trump is a racist who thinks of Black people as things, not actual people. Other than using Black people as pawns and tokens (looking directly at you, Black Republicans), Trump doesn’t care about us or anyone who isn’t white and wealthy. And we all know exactly what he meant by “Black jobs” — the lowest paying, service sector jobs, and so-called unskilled menial labor jobs, with little to no benefits nor healthcare.

To be clear: there is absolutely N O T H I N G wrong with working in the labor sector or the service industry. And yes, because of structural and generational racism Black and Brown people are over represented in those jobs. But jobs do not have race. Black people can do literally anything, any job that we are given an equal opportunity to do.

[futuretherapoo]

This is not the same country Mahatma fought for anymore. I feel like the society has been forgetting that he chose the tricolour flag with saffron for Hindus, white for Christians, and green for Muslims, to represent the unity that prevailed among the citizens despite the various religions that exists in India.

[afriblaq]

Warning

[reality-detective]

MASSIVE PSYOP: Weaponizing fear in Women to Repel cohesive relationships with men... (Soft depop)

Its all fun and games until we all die alone..

In my careful observations, it seems clear that women have a noticeable vulnerability in their minds that men don’t typically have. This can be linked to evolutionary needs, which play a role in how humans reproduce within our complex social structures. It makes sense—and here's where it gets even more interesting—that this perceived weakness helps women engage with potential partners without always seeing through men’s hidden intentions, like simply asking for a phone number. This delicate balance highlights the complexity of human relationships and how reproduction works.

Moreover, historical and religious texts, like the Bible, describe women as supportive partners to men, emphasizing their role in nurturing and cooperation. This background fits well with my conclusion that these built-in psychological traits in women are essential to maintaining and continuing humanity within our complicated societies.

Thus, it becomes evident why women are targeted first when a society is being dismantled. Attacking this cornerstone disrupts the family unit, creating chaos and weakening the social fabric critical to society's stability and continuity.

Disrupt this balance and watch society crumble. You Decide 🤔

[dstriple]

I'm seeing a lot of people trying to figure out what happened in the last US election.

You see news media pundits and "experts" advising Democrats to cater to the right a lot more, and less to the left.

So basically, they're asking Democrats to become moderate Republicans.... the same ones who are completely irrelevant in the political world at present. Such advice is only going to make Dems even more irrelevant.

No, here's Bernie Sanders explaining exactly how Republicans won the last election. And many more to come.

And he said it 20 years ago.

[renegadesstuff]

BEST DUO 🙂‍↕️😍

[mintgreen-homewrecker]

honestly its all the same discourse being recycled on an endless loop/with some variation

anyone remember this whole thing?

"Gold Star Lesbian" bs -> genitalia preference -> "trans lesbians are predatory to women/trying to force lesbians to become straight/tricking straight men into being gay" with a solid helping of "if you're a trans man, good luck, because gay men are categorically repulsed by vaginas (sorry not sorry) but if you're straight, straight women will not want you because they are also repulsed by vaginas"

and that has become "all men are bad so trans men are bad. unless they don't pass."

because i was there. i was 15 and i thought i was a lesbian. and it has taken me years and crawling back into the closets (gay trans man here, hi) twice over to somehow unpack how much that alone warped my view on gender, sexuality, masculinity and manhood

i didn't allow myself to be attracted to men because i was convinced i was experiencing comphet (not saying thats not a thing dont @ me about this, this instance is related to MY experience, specifically because i was convinced that i couldnt be a man way too many times because i genuinely believed at some point that men sucked just because they're men - kinda sexist, no?)

i remember the calvin garrah thing, too, the Transtrender crap

"they are all overreacting, kinda hysterical imo lol lmao, what do you mean you're not dysphoric about your body? what's the problem then? you're not actually trans. you want to be oppressed so bad but you're actually just Not Like Other Girls and wanna be special"

its weird finding yourself and being told that, finally being who you are, you're being yourself WRONG. when your whole life has been performing an identity that was never yours to begin with

we're just pitting smaller and smaller groups within our community against eachother. i dont even want to imagine how many young/new queers want to just dip their toes in the water and then be boiled alive for lacking nuanced vocabulary that they don't even need

it is all divide and conquer and way too many of y'all are playing along

[kuiperoid]

AndrewToWorld on the scapegoating of trans people by politicians

original link

[brigitoshaughnessy]

It’s me again. I’m new. Story time below.

Have we all talked about the fact that in Divide & Conquer, Sam looks at Daniel, wanting him to explain why Jack is going through with the Tok’ra Za’tarc reprogramming?

But Daniel either doesn’t get it or isn’t explaining it clearly enough so Janet steps in, being the only one who really seems to know where both Sam and Jack are emotionally.

And she explains that Colonel O’Neill thinks that even if he dies, it could help save Sam’s life.

Which leads to her realization that he’s pulling that same self-sacrificing bullshit that he always does.

And she can’t stop him. Again. Which results in this:

So, I guess what I’m saying is, thanks Janet, for figuring it out, and for figuring out how to say it without saying it even when these two idiots couldn’t figure it out themselves.

[girlactionfigure]

[odinsblog]

🗣️ Pay very close attention!

Please forget, for a moment, that many people live in the intersection of simultaneously being Black + LGBTQ + refugee + Asian. Instead, I am asking you to look at how the Republican culture wars are pitting one identity against the other.

DeSantis has banned any mention of Gay and Trans people, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Critical Race Theory, and much more… but now he is mandating Asian American history.

Florida and other Republican controlled legislators around the country are whitewashing and erasing Black history from school history textbooks, while also making Asian history a requirement. ⁉️

Please be just a little bit curious.

You must ask yourself, why?

WHY would an abjectly racist politician ban one culture’s history, but require another’s?

DeSantis is playing Asian people, the “model minority,” against—in his eyes—all of the “less desirable” minorities: Black people, Lgbtq+ people, etc. etc. etc. It’s a classic divide and conquer strategy.

Please see his ploy for what it is. We are all stronger together. Republicans know this. It’s why they’re working so hard to drive wedges between us.

Don’t fall for the okie doke.

[anarchonist]

The middle class shouldn't exist.

Having a class that identifies with the owning class, aspires to be part of it, and thus has vested interest in defending it while simultaneously being constantly terrified of becoming part of the working class they actually are a part of...

Just saying, it's a bad thing.

[afriblaq]

#istandwithburkinafaso

[reality-detective]

Why were time zones implemented? 🤔

[agent-troi]

“maybe it’ll help carter. her brain’s worth a lot more than mine” 🥹🥹🥹

[renegadesstuff]

Darvey 🤍