claiming you did all you could because you voted and nothing changed and then blaming the results on nonvoters instead of the oppressive state is pretty fucked up but whatever.
If at least half of the effort spent on these massive “Get out and vote kids!!” campaigns was put into, like, community initiatives or organizing of any kind we’d be significantly better.
im like an npc. every time you engage me in conversation i bring up a new unrelated topic and left to my own devices i just stare at the wall for hours
Religion is not reasonable. By definition to be reasonable is to show justification or to have powers to distinguish. Religions of all types show no justification or evidence for supernatural claims and otherworldly authority. Religion does not objectively distinguish between fact and baseless assertion.
This means that believers cannot be reasonable about the topic of religion and this often spreads to other areas of their life. This is why people in America talk about their choice to believe. Belief should never be based on choice, it should be based on evidence and logical conclusion. If that is not your foundation then you rely on faith.
Faith is defined as belief without evidence. This is, by all accounts, the worst method or principle to employ because it cares nothing for truth. The reality of matters are either true or false and there is no choice involved. Something should never be accepted as a fact if there is no evidence.
IF you are someone who acknowledges the lack of justification or evidence for religion and still presents these ideas as facts or persuades others to believe with certainty then this is a completely dishonest act. There is nothing more dishonest than to tell another person you hold a book that contains all the answers to life’s questions and the word of a supreme being while you know you cannot prove any of it. It is horribly deceptive and damaging.
Furthermore, religious people have destroyed the word KNOW. It is constantly used incorrectly to makes claims, such as, “I know God exists.” Knowing is not the result of feeling something strongly, but that is exactly their justification. To know something is have solid understanding of a topic or to have irrefutable evidence of a fact. Only then can you know something. This word is now regularly used incorrectly, especially in reference to matters of belief.
Example: If I assert that I KNOW Santa Clause is real that changes nothing. It does not matter how deeply I feel, how heartfelt my plea, or how desperately I wish. I would be wrong. Truth cannot be created by feeling. It can only be discovered through investigation.
There are two major problemsthat arise from all of this. One is that people are making decisions based on religious belief because they believe false tales to be true and they belief certain moral positions to hold the weight of a supernatural entity. They are not working within the confines of reality and what has been proven as a result of truth, reason and science. The second problem is the inability to use critical thinking, analysis, and differentiation to inform themselves about the world.
All of these features are poisonous in a democracy. We need everyone to be able to comprehend and interact on an intellectually honest level to make decisions about our well being together. That is not happening whenever religious beliefs overshadow a topic, and everyone suffers for it. This is why atheists in western countries are so outspoken right now. We can no longer tolerate ignorance to be protected in our democracies.
Going forward, reason and science will be the leaders of both information and moral philosophy. We cannot rely on baseless ideas that rest on unproven authority. That is the problem with religion that we are trying to fix.
Don’t take them off when you immediately see it. Wait until you get to a
different destination bc they’re trying to distract you by getting it
off then abducting you. Same thing goes if you find something on your
windshield, it’s a distraction so they have time to get you.
I do this thing where if i have to go to a family event where I will be expected to be a girl I pretend I am a SPY and I am IN DISGUISE AS A TEEN GIRL and my mission is to EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM MY GRANDPARENTS without giving away my real identity. works every time.
your dress and makeup is now a DISGUISE
your ‘birth name’ is now an ALIAS
getting told by your parents to be nice and not yell at anyone being racist is MISSION BRIEFING
your entire extended family are now FOREIGN DIGNITARIES and you gotta make it thru the evening without being discovered as a RADICAL SPY
carrying a small water pistol and one of those fake-lipstick pens in your purse helps to get in the zone. the best part of being a spy is the nifty gadgets everyone knows that.
BONUS if you have to bring a friend of another gender with you to pretend to be your boyfriend. you are both PARTNER SPIES and one of you has to be the cranky but soft-hearted veteran and the other has to be the endearingly-assholeish rookie.
Seems like actually a great way to deal with dysphoria
Shout-out to all the spies who are faced with the world’s most difficult missions.
This is the best coping strategy I have ever seen.
These are things you’re going to want to build for yourself if you’re chronically ill. When you go out, you need to be prepared in case something goes wrong, to at least help yourself until professional help arrives or you can get to a safe space.
If you are a regular hospital visitor, you need to make an emergency overnight bag. You either grab it as the ambulance is arriving or you tell a loved one “I need X bag in X location” so that nobody has to scramble around for things and wasting time.
If I leave the house, this bag does not leave my side.
It is big enough to contain (aside from my keys, wallet, and phone)
First Aid kit (grey cosmetics bag)
Water
Umbrella
Deodorant
Wheelchair gloves
eReader
Emergency phone charger
That charger lives with you. It does not leave your bag. If you need help and your phone is dead, you’re probably not gonna be able to easily get to a working phone or remember numbers, or potentially know your location if you need to call an ambulance. Make sure your phone is charged.
Pack old clothes. Hospitals can be gross. I’ve bled all over mine, sweated etc. Not a fashion show. Old clothes you don’t mind getting ruined.
Things need to be loose. My jeans are jeggings (stretchy waist) because if I can’t wear normal pants from pain. You need things that allow doctors access (shirts easily moved for needles or what have you.)
Pack shoes for the shower (if you can shower.) Floors can be unsanitary and the last thing you want is a fungal infection.
Toiletries – tiny shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste, baby wipes and hair treatment (if you can’t shower), moisturiser (cold hospital air dries out your skin), and lipbalm
Apps
ICE (In Case of Emergency) Card – lists your name, weight, height, emergency contacts, diseases, allergies, medication, and personal notes for paramedics. Can send out alarm calls or messages and is available on your home screen (if you want to set it up that way)
Medisafe – track your medication and set reminders. You can set it up to automatically text someone if you skip a dose.
FibroMapp – tracks chronic pain and sleep, and helps you illustrate pain levels, times, triggers, and relief
Emergency+ (Australian) – gives your exact location and surrounding streets to give to paramedics. You can call from this app.
First Aid (Australian) – gives you step by step instructions to help yourself or someone else
Even if you’re not disabled yourself, please rb this because it can genuinely help people who are
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