What a pure wikipedia education does to a mf
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Bluecheck chud twitter seems wild, that discourse is only a few degrees away from the average 
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looking for a new slime
ask the cashier if their slime is squishy or glooby
she doesnt understand
pull out illustrated diagram explaing what is squishy and what is glooby
she laughs and says “it’s a good slime comrade"
buy a slime
its glooby
It's wild how the only canon work that even brings up the droid slavery issue in any meaningful way is the Han Solo origin movie. And even there it's played as a joke
I d/l'd and opened the pdf for Trans Liberation, and adobe acrobat gave me this message at the top
"Don't bother yourself with reading a book, just let the racism machine spit out vaguely related words at you" 
Could you please link the source? This info is extremely important to be able to share
After seeing Chinese citizens on RedNote react to westerners confirming that capitalism really is as bad as they've been told and the Chinese govt isn't lying to them, I'm curious about the average soviet citizens' view of the West and specifically 
, what was your understanding of the capitalist world and did you or your comrades have doubts about what you were told about it?
I got recommended a couple To Catch A Predator episodes on
tube, and I'm fascinated by the cops on that show. They know the cameras will broadcast to 100mil+ Americans, so they always have 6-8 pigs waiting in the bushes to collectively tackle and arrest the pervs. They show overwhelming force when they're on TV, when in reality SA and DV crimes almost never get prosecuted. It's incredible copaganda for paranoid white suburbanites, thanks Bush
You have absolutely no idea how much it cost
I agree with everything except limiting the amount requested. That seems arbitrary and would make the comm useless to people who need more than $100 (or whatever limit we would set), as emergencies often are more costly than that especially in the current economy. Imo the other requested changes would greatly improve the experience for both requestors and donators without setting a hard cap on how much someone can ask for.
If this is incomprehensible to you gobbless 
fuck small business tyrants and also large business tyrants and also CEOs, we'll overcome them 
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Hello comrades, after the success of our Will to Change book club, I'd like to host another reading group here on /c/menby. hooks' work on anti-patriarchal masculinity was hugely insightful for many of us and I'd like to delve further into gender and feminist theory.
The main book I was looking at was Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici, however other users pointed out that the book suffers from very poor historiography that significantly weakens the arguments she makes, despite having great ideas. If you've read Caliban and still believe it would be an great read, please let me know below.
Please leave any other suggestions for our next book in the comments.
And if you'd like to be added to the ping list for this, let me know.
I look forward to learning about what everyone else has or would like to read!
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I saw that the Hextube marathon of The Sopranos just finished so I want to discuss with others! Overall, fantastic show, I love the idea that the mafia is a microcosm of white American society as a whole and how selfish and morally bankrupt it is. It's shockingly funny at times too, they really nail the black comedy aspect (the Columbus episode was hilarious from start to finish 
). All of the characters are phenomenal too, it's hard to choose favorites, but if I had to I'd probably say Adrianna, Carmella and Junior in that order (honorable mention to 
for being a goofy little freak)
Other random thoughts (spoilers for the ENTIRE show)
-As I've said before, reading The Will to Change alongside watching this show makes it clear just how well the writers understand white supremacist imperialist patriarchy, even if they wouldn't use that term to describe the society the show takes place in. And all the mobsters are well written and often endearing despite being undeniably evil pieces of shit.
-I had Christopher's death spoiled for me before watching the show but honestly I could tell the dude was gonna get got right from season 1. He's too hot-headed and overly ambitious, he was never gonna survive, but I did NOT expect the way it went down, that was fuckin brutal. And then Tony goes to Vegas, trips balls and LAUGHS about his death. I saw some people say "that was the moment I knew Tony was irredeemable", and like yeah that really drives the point home but also cmon it took you that long to make up your mind about that?
-The most heartbreaking part of the whole show was Adrianna's death. She's definitely not a complete innocent in the grand scheme of things, she financially and materially benefits from Chris' extortion and murder of others and is totally complicit in it. But the way she gets completely trapped between the mob and the FBI really makes you feel for her, she's among the more moral characters on the show and I desperately wanted to see her get away.
-I've seen redditors and their ilk say that they hated Livia which blows my mind. She's funny as fuck every time she's on screen, just a pathetically manipulative old narcissist, and I love watching her and Tony interact.
-I've also seen redditors say that they hate Meadow and AJ, the former for purely misogynistic reasons and the latter because he's "annoying". Like yeah they're kids, they're supposed to be immature and obnoxious at times, but they both grow into their own people and I like both of their arcs (moreso AJ's, Meadow gets a lot more complicit with the mob shit in the later seasons which made me sad)
-I'm still not totally sure how I feel about the ending. Ultimately when I imagine any other more "definitive" ending, it doesn't quite feel right. If I accept the theory that the cut to black is Tony getting shot, I think that's works brilliantly since he's the primary POV character and it hits harder than outright showing him getting whacked. I'm curious to hear other peoples' interpretations.
I'll probably think of more things to comment on as I contemplate the show more, but I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't. There's a reason it's so highly regarded and memed on. And of course I want to hear others' thoughts as well! There's a lot to unpack in this show and I'm sure I haven't even scratched the surface of its themes and ideas.
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"The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love" by bell hooks BOOK CLUB - Chapters 10, 11 and OVERALL Discussion
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Hello comrades, it's time for our FINAL discussion thread for The Will to Change, covering Chapters 10 (Reclaiming Male Integrity), 11 (Loving Men) and the book as a whole. Thanks to everyone who's participated over the last couple months, I’m looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts again. And if you haven't started the book yet but would like to, this thread will stay pinned for a while so you can share your thoughts as you read!
As we reflect on the book as a whole, there are a few questions I'm curious to hear everyone's answers for:
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What was your biggest takeaway from reading The Will to Change?
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How has the book's material and hooks' insights affected your everyday life?
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How can we apply hooks' lessons on healthy, non-patriarchal masculinity to improve the site culture of Hexbear?
If you haven't read the book yet but would like to, its available free on the Internet Archive in text form, as well as an audiobook on Youtube with content warnings at the start of each chapter, courtesy of the Anarchist Audio Library, and as an audiobook on our very own TankieTube! (note: the YT version is missing the Preface but the Tankietube version has it)
After this I would like to host another book club, probably here on /c/menby but it depends on what exactly we read. Please share any suggestions you have for books below!
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@Shitbird@hexbear.net you up?