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Cake day: September 9th, 2023

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  • This article seems to be based around an assumption that the entire story of what is going on in Ukraine is obvious on its face. What is obvious is that the level of smoke and mirrors employed in this situation is on a generational scale. There are adults who were not alive to witness the last time we witnessed this level of obfuscation, control of the narrative, and use of the age old tactic of distraction

    Besides all of that, this article seems to pick and choose its obvious points and disregard many others

    All of that is to say that this is part of the overall effort, a position which is further supported by the fact that this article is printed by the esteemed simplicius. You know, that renowned author of insightful commentary that we all know so well














  • When commentary itself does not embed its main point within it, it becomes part of the problem it is addressing. The entire point, as far as I can tell, here, is that being careless with words can actually cause others harm. Shifting the narrative to the rewards gained by achievement is where the comment goes astray. It would help me stay focused on the main point of, instead of telling me how praise or for performance is somehow bad, the commentary described the reverse, perhaps helping me to understand a little better, the ways in which the struggle is often overlooked, and the rewards not given in a way that benefits the whole. It is short-sighted to give rewards based on excellence, especially if those rewards are necessary for survival. My abilities will wane over time. Does that make me, then, less deserving of the ability to simply survive? The main point of dehumanizing language still holds, though. It stares us in the face everyday. They are not “HOMELESS people”. They are “people who…(sleep rough, live on the street, have been thrown away by society, etc.)” It is important to remember the humanity, and to start there. We are all born helpless, and die helpless. Everybody, at some point, relies on others. Dismissing those who need help is anti human in its entirety.