I hope it is utterly, completely clear when I criticize the propaganda of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I do not do so because they are the US's enemy & I do not favor the US.

[artemis@dice.camp]

The American Empire can get fucked. Enough damage has been done to the world. It needs to fucking go.

That doesn't mean I should trust the enemies of the American Empire either.

You don't actually have to pick a nation-state to cheer for at all.

[saltywizard@beige.party]

@artemis

no borders. no leaders.

[401matthall@mastodon.xyz]

@artemis

I think this last sentence doesn't get enough thinky-time, in general.

More folks should think on this.

[artemis@dice.camp]

For those of you who may think saying "the US is my enemy" is a bit drastic, just remember that the whole system of oppression has to go.

We need Land Back. We need justice. We need freedom. This capitalist nightmare has to end.

I wish to God I could believe in something softer & easier, but this machine is fueled by blood & bones. We're going to need to stop fueling it before we can even begin to get justice.

[artemis@dice.camp]

Here's a more optimistic thing:

I'm very concerned about what those propaganda videos are supposed to do & what they get people cheering for,

BUT

I have to think that one of the reasons they hit so hard & are so popular is that a lot of regular Americans are literally starting to see the US as an evil empire. That's why they literally laugh & gloat about US fighter jets being shot down (& a whole lot more than that).

This shift in public feeling has potential to be a fucking good thing.

[artemis@dice.camp]

So the Islamic Republic & I agree on one thing: the US is an evil empire.

While I have no desire to promote the IR's agenda, this just happens to be a place where they coincide.

I'm not going to stop telling people this important fact that I *need* them to understand just because another malevolent entity also has reason to want people to know that fact. That would be extremely foolish.

[artemis@dice.camp]

The important thing is to counter the lies. Don't stop telling truths just because someone is using them for their agenda.

[mitch@hachyderm.io]

@artemis I enjoy delicious schadenfreude watching Trump and his MAGA clown car set their house on fire, notwithstanding that we're all in the house with them and the doors are locked.

[burnitdown@beige.party]

@artemis

tfw Star Wars has Zapatismo.

Subcomandante Marcos said that if you identify with the Zapatistas, and feel like you are one too, then you are also a Zapatista.

YA BASTA!

[donhawkins@mastodon.social]

@artemis @Binder you’ll find out who your friends are when we see that bright flash.