got told i looked good in red today.....im not too sure
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it really really angers me how the US at large is only capable of giving a shit about social injustice and social change when it can be a way of supporting American imperialism. like I was reading "veterans courts" and like...
"having all veterans appear before random judges who may or may not have an understanding of their unique experiences and issues" oh okay. so only veterans get this? everyone else and their unique experiences and issues can go fuck themselves in an uncaring court room, but once you've proven you are willing to materially support US imperialism then you are deserving of this kind of support?
like. you know another group that has widespread mental health issues, substance use issues, high rates of poverty and homelessness and therefore higher rates of crime? Black people. Indigenous people! Poor people in general! Refugees and immigrants and their families! But supporting them doesn't give us those Warm Nationalistic Fuzzy Feelings so why bother, right?
idk how much other countries do military worship, but god if only I could never fucking hear a variant of "support the troops" again in my life. The way that Americans will tap into a sense of compassion and awareness of widespread social issues and how our justice system at large is awful... but only for veterans. And this issue is hilariously relevant to me right now because I literally just got to see a presentation by a guy talking about a local business and how it engages in identity construction, and he pointed out how it is soooo devoted to military bootlicking that the veterans' parking space is closer to the restaurant than the disabled parking space. Like sure a lot of vets are disabled.... but you could just. Idk. have them both be disabled parking spaces?? But no, the point is glorifying service to American imperialism. It has to be clearly veteran worship because the point isn't helping people, its nationalism that at best parasitizes people's desire to help other people
(Also everyday at 12pm they play the national anthem and everyone, including the workers, have to salute the flag. We live in a blue state! Normal country!!!!!!!!)
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Happy mid autumn festival 🌕🥮🎑
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I know this proposed policy has been floating around for a long time, but to bring it up again during pride month is pretty shitty.
This current leak is pretty concerning, as it doesn't mention exemptions for safeguarding, which previous leaks did.
However, if you want to feel a little bit better about the world, then there's a reddit thread here with a lot of teachers saying they'd rather lose their job than out a trans child against their will: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeachingUK/comments/14db7o6/forced_to_out_lgbt_students/
If all school staff refuse to comply, then any guidance is meaningless.
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