#we need to start dismantling the misinformation and propaganda

[mass-convergence]

Alright I’m gonna just go out here and say this shit because I’m tired of a certain fucking talking point being repeated over and over:

You are no use to anyone if you’re fucking burnt out and traumatized on seeing images of human pain and suffering.

Don’t ever feel fucking guilty for taking a step back. You’re not responsible for all the world’s pain and suffering and thinking that you are is just massively shitty to your mental health.

Can people in Palestine take a break? Can they turn off the TV and opt not to see horrifying images of their family, friends, children, neighbors, etc. killed through absolutely horrific amounts of violence by Israel? No. No they cannot.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t fucking do that. Yeah it’s a privilege but if you find yourself getting overfuckingwhelmed by the situation and spiraling into a sense of doomerism then I implore you to indeed take a fucking step back and unplug.

Because staring at horrifying imagery and hearing over and over about senseless acts of genocidal violence and then feeling shitty and hopeless about it will not fix any of this. It won’t help the people of Palestine. It fucking won’t. Take some fucking downtime.

And also …

write your congressmen

make your voice heard that you will not tolerate Israel trying to fucking colonize Gaza and literally wipe out an entire population of human beings just because of who they are

call your friends/family/whoever out on blatant Islamophobia (if they do or say or believe something Islamophobic obviously don’t just start calling them out for something they’re not doing)

Donate to aid groups

But don’t ever… EVER … feel guilty or let anyone else make you feel fucking guilty because you needed to take a mental rest. You’ve got a lot of shit going on in your life.

And one final thing:

People lie.

It’s a fucking complicated world (spicy take I know) where people will lie and try to make you believe shit that satisfies their side. Please try to verify your info before sharing, fact check, maybe wait before sharing something that hits that rage button.

God I feel like I’m making a horrible mistake by allowing this to be rebloggable

[morriganspirits]

*All opinions are mine and mine alone*

At What Point

Today I look around me left to right, and nothing really feels right anymore.

Ai while a powerful tool has been used to spread misinformation and propaganda throughout our nation. To the point families are splitting, people are fighting, and no one is happy anymore.

People are being taken from their homes, their jobs, now their schools and churches. One of the most infamous places in our nations history known for torture and interrogation has been turned into a concentration camp, or 'dention center' if that sits better with you.

Funding is being cut to programs that help us, medications are being missed, the cost of food keeps rising day to day. Government sites are pulling information down left and right involving medical care or really anything about LGBTQ+ people. Including the constitution itself from the White House website.

Mutiple planes have collided and killed our own people within only a few weeks after the president fired most of the air control staff and Director of Aviation. When confronted he blamed DEI's which I'm now finding out just means minorities of any creed that aren't white. They were unqualified because how could a minority possibly know how to fly is their excuse. That's their reasoning. People have crashed, burned, and died because of a careless decision, and were all quickly shoved under the rug to push the ousting of minorities in the work force.

And even though those crashes were horrible and made the president look bad, that was the only news story being recommended to me since it happened. Then I learned why. When you go digging you can find all kinds of terrible things the government is doing. ICE raids are happening right now in our cities. The president elect replaces an entire 'Independent board' of commitee for the Kennedy Center to appoint himself chairman to ban drag shows at the center. Fires every able bodied and qualified government representative and substitutes their knowledge with loyalists. I had to search all these topics, because social media was not advertising them to me. YouTube only had plane crash news, I never saw a single bad thing said about the president on any news story from Facebook, and 'X' or as I will call till the end of my days Twitter is owned and ran by his second hand.

A team of children lead by the richest man in the world raided multiple agencies and accessed information they were not entitled to, nor vetted properly for at all. Your bank statements are in their hands, your social security is in their hands, every detail you've ever given the government which is everything, is in their hands.

Threats of invasion and land conquering are spreading like wildfire. We want Greenland, we want to make Canada a state, we want to reclaim the Panama. But do we the people really want that? Was there a petition I missed for changing the name of Denali or the Gulf of Mexico? Why did Google, one of the world's leading information banks and distributors fold like paper immediately upon command?

We are watching the world burn in real time. Our president elect refers to himself as a king publicly, his second hand is replacing those who would oversee his operations with employees, and both work hand in hand to dismantle any and all who would oppose them. Starting by dismantling agencies, impeaching "activist" judges, and replacing anyone that refuses to comply with their unconstitutional orders.

In the wake of this living hell I ask my fellow man one question.

At what point do we step in?

Would it be the point when it's not just minorities being escorted away to camps but our own families?

Is it when we need ethnicity/citizenship cards on our person just to walk the streets?

When the country loses so much money and resources we are killing each other over food to survive?

When we're hiding our fellow man from raids and lynchings?

At what point do you consider this your problem? At what point do you understand this is the work of people with no interest in your wellbeing? At what point do you swallow your pride and extend your hand to your fellow man?

We are dying. Both as a nation, and possibly as a species if we let things get to nuclear warfare.

I'm young. I'm not infallible. I'm not rich or know what to do all the time. However I see what's going on. I remember what I've read, seen, and heard of fascist dictatorships of all nationality and creed. I remember judging the Germans who went along with genocide. Ignored the roaring sound of trains zooming by. The violence in the streets and neighborhoods as houses were raided.

I used to ask myself, why did no one do anything? Why didn't they stop the SS from raiding houses and taking people? Why did they bend the knee to a man that would and did leave them to die in his own cowardice? Why were regular German citizens nazis?

I know the answer now. It's because they were scared. Like I am. Like my friends are. Like my fellow Americans are.

I'm just a kid with a family and a good life to hold on too... But when this nightmare is through, if we all survive this, I want my kids to say that I stood for something. That I didn't crack under the pressure of hatred. That I stood when I was told to kneel.

I won't ever stop loving my fellow man. Ever. That also means not giving up on them either. I implore every single warm blooded American with even an ounce of love in their hearts to look at what's happening around us, and ask yourself if this is right. If this is really what you want. Because those being fired, deported in mass, being ripped away from their families they aren't just DEI's. They're not just illegals. They're people. People with hopes dreams, lives, loves and hates, bonds and stories.

To say anyone doesn't belong here, in the land of the free is a mockery of the name itself. Our grandparents and fathers fought and died to push back against totalitarianism and fascist regimes. They stormed beaches and braved horrors beyond our comprehension for our fellow men across the world and we cried and applauded them for it. Now we thank a billionaire for thrashing the poor and defenseless out of office and home.

Don't think about what the founding fathers would think of you, think about what your own blood would think of you.

We don't need to make America great again. We just need to make America, America again.

Thank you for reading, I know this will inevitably lead to many losses in friends and possibly family but I would live and die a coward if I didn't at least speak up.

Thank you again.

- Caleb Zimmerman

[goatsofmusashi]

Breaking Free

The Unseen Pull: How Ordinary People Become Pawns of Extremism—And How We Can Break Free

History warns us that entire nations can drift into authoritarianism, not through sudden force, but through a slow and subtle swaying of minds—a conformity so gradual that, by the time people realize what has happened, they are already trapped. The frightening truth is that most people believe they are immune to manipulation, but as history and psychology have shown, no one is.

In the 1950s, psychologist Solomon Asch conducted an experiment that revealed a simple but startling reality: humans are wired to conform. When placed in a group where everyone confidently gave an obviously wrong answer, the majority of people doubted their own eyes and followed the crowd. Even when something was false, they agreed—because standing alone felt harder than being wrong.

This silent pressure, this fear of being the outsider, has been the quiet engine behind some of history’s darkest chapters. And today, we are watching it happen again.

The Quiet Drift Toward Extremism: Who’s Most at Risk?

Nobody wakes up one morning and decides to become a pawn in a dangerous ideology. Instead, certain social and psychological pressures make some people more vulnerable than others. These individuals—disillusioned, economically strained, or isolated—become ripe for exploitation. And once caught in the tide, few realize they are drifting until it is too late.

1. Those Struggling to Stay Afloat: Economic Hardship and the Search for Stability

When people feel financially insecure, they look for explanations—and someone to blame.

In times of economic crisis, populist and nationalist rhetoric flourishes, offering the simple promise: It’s not your fault, it’s theirs.

The working class, particularly those without college degrees, are often told that outsiders—immigrants, global elites, a rival political party—have stolen their future.

This is how Germany’s struggling working class was manipulated in the 1930s, and it’s how modern extremists fuel resentment today.

2. The Lonely and the Isolated: A Need for Belonging

Humans are social creatures, and in a time when real-world communities have been replaced by online tribes, many people—especially young men—are more vulnerable than ever.

Extremist groups understand this well. They offer a sense of belonging to those who feel left behind.

From radicalized internet forums to political movements that demand absolute loyalty, these groups do not recruit with facts—they recruit with identity.

3. The Disillusioned: Those Who Feel the System Has Failed Them

The more people feel powerless, the more likely they are to seek out strong leaders who promise to burn it all down and start over.

In pre-Nazi Germany, many Germans—exhausted by political corruption and economic collapse—were drawn to authoritarian leadership, believing democracy itself had failed them.

Today, millions of Americans don’t vote, feeling that their voice no longer matters.

People who believe the system is rigged are more likely to embrace radical solutions, even if those solutions dismantle democracy itself.

4. Those Targeted by Propaganda: The Battle Over Identity

Some populations are more intentionally manipulated than others, simply because they are seen as a tipping point in elections.

Latino and Black communities are often targeted with misinformation campaigns aimed at either suppressing their votes or pushing them toward political extremism.

White working-class men, especially those without higher education, are repeatedly told they are being "replaced", fueling racial and nationalist anxieties.

5. The “Good Soldiers”: Men Who Fear Losing Their Identity

There is a reason authoritarian movements are obsessed with masculinity.

Young men, particularly those struggling to find purpose or status, are told they must “defend” their way of life from modern threats.

This fear-based rhetoric was weaponized in Nazi Germany, in fascist Italy, and now in modern extremist movements—from nationalist militias to online hate groups.

The Trap: How Good People Get Pulled Into Dangerous Ideas

We must understand something painful: most people who become part of extremist movements do not believe they are joining something evil.

They believe they are protecting their families.

They believe they are fighting for justice.

They believe they are restoring balance.

But they are not thinking freely—they are conforming under the weight of fear, isolation, and social pressure. They are victims, just as much as they are enablers.

The Nazis did not seize Germany overnight. They whispered to the desperate, the lost, and the uncertain, convincing them that the world was against them and that only radical solutions could save them.

And today, the same tactics are being used again.

Breaking Free: How We Resist the Drift Toward Authoritarianism

If we know how people fall into the trap, we can help them escape before it’s too late.

1. Be the One Who Speaks Up

Asch’s experiment showed that if even one person resists the majority, others are more likely to follow.

The first person to stand up breaks the illusion of consensus.

Even when it’s uncomfortable, speaking out against manipulation matters.

2. Reject the Urge to Dehumanize

The moment a political movement tells you another group is "less than human," walk away.

Every genocide in history began with words—before violence came slogans, before killings came slurs.

If someone tells you that an entire group of people is evil, corrupt, or irredeemable, they are lying to you for power.

3. Build Real, Human Community

Extremist groups thrive on loneliness. The best way to prevent radicalization is to make sure people do not feel alone.

Talk to neighbors.

Encourage real-world friendships.

Create space for disagreement without hostility.

4. Question the Narrative, Even When It Feels Good

Propaganda is not always scary—it often feels comforting.

If a political message makes you angry at outsiders but never at those in power, question it.

If it tells you to conform or be cast out, question it.

If it demands absolute loyalty, run.

The Choice We Face

The truth is, authoritarianism never arrives with a bang—it seeps in quietly, on the backs of ordinary people who don’t realize what they’re enabling.

It begins with fear. It spreads through conformity. And it succeeds when good people choose silence over discomfort.

But history also teaches us that resistance is possible—and that the first act of defiance is simple:

Think for yourself. Speak the truth. Refuse to conform to hate.

This is how we stop history from repeating. This is how we keep our humanity.

[hisandsnakes]

This isn’t really an argument for or against him or anyone else, but Hollywood and many other industries are full of Zionist elites who can have anyone’s career ruined (just look at how many people have been fired so far from other professions, like journalists, simply for saying “Free Palestine” or liking Pro-Palestinian posts). So honestly it’s unsurprising to me why half of celebs aren’t speaking out publicly. Also wouldn’t be surprised if there were more than just career threats across all these industries tbh. I will say though, in regard to P, as you highlighted, he is a Chilean refugee whose own parents were forced to flee (with him as a baby) from a U.S-backed and Isr*eli-supported coup that put Pinochet’s fascist regime in power. He also demonstrated a Pro-Palestine stance back in 2021 when he still had Twitter, so I think we can at least guess where he personally stands. And to be honest, given how many other celebs have been posting neutral ‘both sides’ bs, sharing misinformation and spreading Isr*eli propaganda, I’m glad he’s at least not joining in on all that shit. We also just don’t really need every single celeb to ‘weigh in’ with their geopolitical commentary because most of them are ignorant af and tend to just take publicly neutral positions, which is not helpful, at all... If they can’t take the time to truly educate themselves before speaking or are afraid to speak, then the most helpful thing they can do is to just stop opening their mouths and start opening their purses instead to support Palestinian relief funds.

This also may just be my cynical side, but I really don’t believe that that ceasefire letter which Oscar and some odd-50 celebs signed to the U.S. government is going to do anything at all to make Biden’s administration move. It’s at best a hollow effort. The U.S. government will always, always support, fund, cover up, and LIE for Isr*el and all it’s atrocities. It WANTS Isr*el in the Middle East because they are essentially their military presence there—Biden himself defended Isr*el’s existence back in the 80s for this very reason. A colonial government that has interfered, divided, destabilised, destroyed, and massacred the Middle East for decades is simply not going to bend over to some celebs writing a neural letter politely asking for them to get Isr*el to ceasefire... A ceasefire alone will not end the apartheid and oppression; it’ll just go back to business as usual. Like these celebs are using only 2% of their brains if they think a ceasefire will magically solve everything. Netanyahu must also be tried for his war crimes. The IDF must be dismantled. And the Palestinians must have their freedom restored and ALL their occupied land to be returned to them. They should have included all that in their letter too if they want their gesture to at least be actually meaningful.

All that said, I think the only actual hope is the collective threat of Russia, China, and the global South all stepping in to intervene. The West needs to be threatened at this point because nothing else is working.

(Sorry for this mini-rant in your inbox. Witnessing the world governments’ active support for this genocide is the most infuriating, devastating thing I have ever witnessed in my relatively short lifetime. My heart breaks everyday for the Palestinians.)

Well don’t be sorry because this was very interesting to read and i actually agree with all of it.

Also i didn’t know P demonstrated a pro palestinian stance a few years ago, do you remember what he said ?

Same my heart breaks for the palestinians and i can’t stand the injustice..

Thank you for sharing your opinion and for your insight on this 🤍

(I wish i could say more but english is not my first language so i can’t find the words to express all i want but you did it so that’s good!)