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timesofocean · 2 years

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Turkey's Erdogan slams West over refugee policy

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Turkey's Erdogan slams West over refugee policy

Ankara (The Times Groupe)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed concern that underdeveloped countries shelter more than twice as many refugees as developed countries, blaming them for having used the global refugee crisis for advertising purposes.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says developed nations are hosting 2.7 refugees per 1,000.

According to United Nations figures, high-income countries host 2.7 refugees per 1,000 people, while middle- and low-income countries host 5.8 refugees. In a video message for the Global Parliamentary Conference on Migration on June 20, Erdoan said that those who use refugees as advertising material bear no responsibility for the deepening humanitarian crisis.

Turkey welcomed 3.6 million Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria and did not reject anyone who crossed its border because of their ethnicity, religion, culture, disposition, or sect, Erdogan declared “We are the country that has been hosting the most refugees in the world for the last seven years,” he said.

“We have opened our doors to millions of people who have been persecuted in the last 500 years, especially the Jews who fled the Inquisition. Our brothers in the Caucasus and our compatriots in the Balkans always took refuge in Turkey as a safe harbor when they were in trouble,” he noted.

The COVID19 pandemic has forced more people to leave their homes as a result of economic problems, Erdogan stated, noting that the number of migrants worldwide has reached 275 million, the number of displaced persons is approaching 85 million, and the number of refugees is close to 30 million.

Erdogan also criticized Greece for “persecuting, robbing and even murdering” refugees and said Turkey bears the real burden of the problem.

“Almost every day, we witness the plight of refugees who were persecuted, robbed, beaten, or even murdered by the Greek security forces. In fact, countries like us, which are neighbors to crisis areas, bear the real burden on the issue of migration and refugees, not developed societies that have a loud voice,” he said.

The whereabouts of tens of thousands of Syrian children “who took refuge in Europe, who were abducted, and what their fate” was are unknown, Erdogan noted, since nearly 30,000 refugees, mostly women and children, died in the Mediterranean in recent years.

President Erdogan congratulated all the institutions that supported and contributed to the conference, expressing his pleasure to host parliamentarians in Istanbul, the crossroads of civilizations.

Parliamentarians with different political systems and ideas benefit from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the president said.

In addition to allowing parliamentarians, who represent our people, to share their views and experiences, the union also contributes to the development of solutions to global problems, he said.

In his address at the conference, Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said the phenomenon of irregular and forced migration has become a global problem. “The issue of migration is an issue that shows us that the destiny and future of all humanity are common,” he stated.

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alphadogmp3 · 1 year

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it is incredibly frustrating to see the non-response from westerners to what is arguably the worst natural disaster in recent memory. when the ukraine-russia war broke out, it was on everyone's blogs. everyone--at least on my dash--was trying to spread awareness of the humanitarian crisis. but now?

fucking crickets.

absolutely nothing.

this earthquake has already claimed 20k confirmed lives. it has only been 5 days. most wrecks have not been excavated yet.

we need all the help we can get, but not a single fucking person is doing anything to help spread the message. people who proudly put the ukrainian flag in their display names or in their bios are nowhere to be seen now. the influencers youtubers and tiktok micro-celebrities who shared donation posts and ukrainian refugee testimonials daily are dead silent now. why? why do you only care when the people dying are somewhat like you? do we need to be whiter to deserve your attention? or more christian? do we not deserve your energy as is? are we, turks and syrians, not humans?

im so fucking sorry if donation posts don't fit your blog's aesthetic or if the news are just so fucking draining for you. every single one of you motherfuckers living in the west should be ashamed of yourselves for how differently you are treating us versus how you treated ukrainians when the war broke out.

if this happened in any western country you'd all be making infographics on how to donate or help.

right now the only reason why people on my dash are devastated is because the rhythm guitarist from my chemical romance had a haircut.

all of you need to be doing better.

do better.

#western mutuals dont ignore this #im so fucking angry #i hate how little middle eastern lives matter to you people #turkey #syria #earthquake #mcr #my chemical romance #mychem #my chem #frank iero #ls dunes #yeah this post is going in the mcr tags too #if you can make a billion posts about a mans mediocre haircut you can also rb like one donation post #bandom b racist again lolzor

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randomjreader · 1 year

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Joe Locke, at 17-18 years old, booked his first ever professional acting gig, and it was for a lead in a netflix series.

The show gets released, and it goes on to change the lives of so many queer people all over the world. Heartstopper made it to top 10 within days of its release, and the show, cast and crew have been nominated for a total of 20 different awards (including 9!! Emmys) within 7 months of its release.

Joe's second acting job was a live, on stage theatre production "The trials" which centred around the climate crisis and had him play a character that was so unlike his role of Charlie Spring. He played Noah, a bitter guy who hates adults, and the production and his performance received raving reviews.

Beyond his obviously flourishing career, Joe has done a fair bit in helping make the world a better place. He and his friends, in high school, submitted a petition to his government officials to hopefully allow Syrian refugees into the Isle of Man. And just a few months ago, Joe, with his influence and words, played a significant part in convincing his government to change it's "archaic" rule that banned gay men from donating blood.

And now, Joe Locke has booked his second (only 2nd!!) on screen acting gig, and it's to join one of the most popular franchises in the world.

Point is, no one is doing it like Joe Locke right now. It's crazy and I'm so proud.

#its honestly incredible what joe has achieved in LESS THAN 7 MONTHS #and as a fan of his i can't be more proud #i did derail abit to talk about heartstopper achievements because it deserves to be said #the fandom may be a mess rn but it won't and shouldn't take away from what the show itself has achieved #him and walker scobell man #they are thriving in the acting industry #and at such a young age too its incredible #joe locke #joe locke appreciation post #heartstopper #heartstopper cast #the trials #mcu #coven of chaos #isle of man

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mirrorballtales · 6 months

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Dear Reader,

I have so much to say about Gaza and Palestine. The universal screams of mothers mourning their children, playing like drums, calling to the world to do something and met with a silence so loud, another life has exhaled their last breath. Children pay the ultimate price. I am taken back to September 3, 2015. A little Syrian boy, 2 years old, Alan Kurdi, I remember his name because that is also my brother’s name, washed ashore at a beach in Turkey. He looked so peaceful. Sleeping. He’d drowned when the rubber boat they were in, capsized. That picture is the reason I chose Syria as the country I would focus on in all my research papers. This was during the height of the Syrian refugee crisis and the ongoing civil war in Syria. It still haunts me and evokes a guttural pain whenever I picture his little face, his red shirt, his shoes still on, his hands to his side. It breaks me. I remember feeling so helpless then. I feel helpless now. He died and paid the price for a war he did not start, a war he had nothing to do with. It’s happening. Again. Children being slaughtered for something they did not do. Innocence being ripped apart and torn to pieces.

Terror begets terror. Hate begets hate. But what we are witnessing today, is genocide. This is an act of evil by Netanyahu. I have screamed from the top of my lungs since last week, that the irresponsible support of the fascist Netanyahu regime would bring innocent blood shed.

Netanyahu does not care for the people of Israel. Netanyahu does not represent the people of Israel. His blatant and willful call for the destruction of Palestinians, especially children, are grounds for charges to be brought against him in the International Court. We are witnessing war crimes being committed, a genocide, occurring before our eyes, does he not know, even wars have rules?

I will never side with the oppressor. You will never bully me into changing my stance. My whole belief system is in the protection of innocence. My entire studies were dedicated to the Lost Generation of children in Syria. You think I’ll turn a blind eye and stay silent about this?

I received a death threat earlier, which, I took with a grain of salt, not because I am invincible but because it looked like a child was allowed on the computer, but beyond this, this ideology that I must conform to a full blind support of Israel or I am anti-Semitic is an insult to my intelligence and an insult to those who have died at the hands of anti-semitism. I worked at the Museum of Tolerance. If I took one thing away, from my time there, it was to always stand up for those who had no voice. One day I might need someone to stand up for me. I believe that Israeli lives are valuable. I believe Hamas is a terrorist group and must be met with full condemnation. I believe no Israeli should die because of the errors of the government. I, too, believe Palestine should exist without Israeli occupation. I believe Gaza belongs to Palestine. I believe in the liberation of Palestine, and I believe no blood should be shed in Palestine. I believe both Israel and Palestine bleed as mothers wail and cry for their children to breathe again. I believe that pain is universal. It is insurmountable grief. How do we fix it?

No child should die. Not for a war they were not fighting.

I leave you with this. Alan’s picture. And video of the children playing this morning, in Gaza, at the hospital that was bombed, admittedly, by the Israeli government (though they’ve back tracked after the intl backlash). Filled with joy and innocence. Now taken. Their light extinguished. I hope when you see these pictures what you see is the very best of humanity, and the worst. Choose what side you want to be on.

#palestine #palestinians #free palestine #free gaza #gaza strip #free palestine 🇵🇸#genocide #occupied palestine #syria #Alan Kurdi #refugees #united nations

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brian-in-finance · 5 months

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Prophet Song is Irish author Paul Lynch's fifth novel (Photo: PA Media)

Booker Prize 2023: Ireland's Paul Lynch wins with Prophet Song

The 2023 Booker Prize has been awarded to Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism.

It was written by Ireland's Paul Lynch, 46, marking the first time he has won the prestigious fiction writing prize.

Set in Dublin, it tells the story of a family grappling with a terrifying new world in which the democratic norms they are used to begin to disappear.

Lynch said Prophet Song was inspired by the Syrian war and refugee crisis.

Reacting to his win on stage at the award ceremony in Old Billingsgate, London, Lynch said it was with "immense pleasure" that he was taking the Booker back to Ireland.

He added that the novel was "not an easy book to write".

The book is Lynch's fifth and he spent four years working on it. He started writing it just before his son was born and, by the time he finished, his boy was able to ride a bike.

Head judge Esi Edugyan said the panel "sought a winning novel that might speak to the immediate moment while also possessing the possibility of outlasting it".

She added: "In these troubled times, we sought a novel with a guiding vision - a book to remind us that we are more than ourselves, to remind us of all that is worth saving."

Before the winner was announced Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spoke about how much reading helped her while she was detained in Iran.

She said being able to read novels from the prison's secret library "transformed" her life and the books took her "to another world".

The other nominees were:

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

This Other Eden by Paul Harding

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

The Booker Prize is one of the leading literary awards in the English speaking world.

The winner of the prize receives £50,000. The sum of £2,500 is also awarded to each of the six shortlisted authors.

Previous winning authors include Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel, Bernardine Evaristo and Salman Rushdie.

The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Front Row and was announced on the Booker Prize live stream on YouTube.

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Remember… the panel sought a winning novel that might speak to the immediate moment while also possessing the possibility of outlasting it. — Esi Edugyan, head judge, 2023 Booker Prize

Brian’s earlier same-day Post

#Tait rhymes with hat #Good times #Paul Lynch #Prophet Song #Winner #Booker Prize #2023 #YouTube Live #Old Billingsgate #26 November 2023 #London #BBC News #YouTube

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thestarsandnightskies · 10 months

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random social media( esp twitter and tumblr activists) pulling the migrant tragedy out of their ass to justify the fact that they have “sympathy” or wtv doesn’t sit right with me, now yall are gonna abuse the moroccan and spain refugee boat crisis too

when i posted the pakistani and syrian refugees when the news broke, not a single like on my story or tweet, yet now these same brats are posting it everywhere to justify their trend following tendencies because their fav celebs are posting about it

this is gonna sound harsh, but some of yall truly don’t care about those migrants and r using their death as a way to boost your profile and get some likes for your dumb ass dopamine hit, fuck yall

#pakistan #greece #syria #refugees #titanic #submarine

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thebrightestwitchofherage · 5 months

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Ah yes, an 🦅🇺🇸🦅American 🦅🦅🇺🇸person who saw 2 TikToks and read one (1) article tells me, an actual Israeli to get educated,,,

About my country,,,

Do you really think you have a proper grasp about one of the most complicated geopolitical conflicts, just cuz you read something online???

Are you really arguing with me about my reality, saying Im brainwashed when I tell you you’re wrong???

Get over yourself , read anything other than Hamas’ propaganda and touch some grass.

Also, stop telling me there’s no proof when Hamas literally live streamed their massacre…

But Hamas are innocent and brave freedom fighters 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Nope. They’re literally ***a globally recognised terror organisation**** - kinda weird to support them …

You’re telling me that Hamas are innocent fighters fighters while People I know are dead.

“Prove it. You’re making things up. “

Nope. That’s what Hamas is doing! Here are a few sources:

*official statements & video evidence released by the Israeli government.

*the IDF’s spokesperson & official video evidence

* “survived to tell”- A civilian campaign on social medias, where survivors of the October 7th massacre tell their story.

*coroner reports and examinations.

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Since the first hours of the October 7th attack , survivors and victims called the news stations and posted pictures and videos. Some were later interviewed by the news…

*police and EMT body cams.

*footage released / streamed by Hamas themselves.

*Research done by western media news outlets.

But you would rather believe Hamas ? Mmkay.

If you haven’t spoken up about any other crisis the Palestinians people have faced- You don’t care about the Palestinians, you care about sounding woke& harassing Jews and Israelis.

Where were you when more than 4000 Palestinians refugees were murdered camp by Syria?

When Lebanon banned Palestinians from certain jobs& owning land?

When Hamas prevented medical aid and stole gas from UNRWA?

When over 800 misfired rockets aimed at Israel, ended up falling within Gaza?

They literally store ammunitions and shoot rockets from schools , mosques and youth centres.

When approximately 850,000 Palestinians were displaced due to the Syrian civil war?

When Jordan & Egypt refuse to accept Palestinian refugees? Btw, Egypt has its own blockade as well…

But I support human rights🥹🥺 only the Palestinians are suffering , the Israelis deserve this

*israeli Women were raped as an act of war& terrorism - and suddenly every single women’s rights is silent.

* saying civilians deserve this since they are Israeli ,is a messed up logic and a sense of reality.

*look around- how how much anti- Semitic posts and slurs do you see? Are the protests you go to peaceful?

An elderly man was literally killed in one of those protests. But it’s fine since he’s Jewish & supports Israel… 🤦‍♀️

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I could go on, but I think I’ve made my point. There’s video evidence for everything I wrote here, stop believing Hamas’ lies.

#Israel #israeli #jewblr #Jewish #טאמבלר ישראלי #gaza strip #israel palestine conflict #palestine #Hamas is Isis #bring them back #bring them home #politics #human rights

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mariacallous · 6 months

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No one in Lebanon wants a war, but they may still get one.

The country has been on tenterhooks since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel amassed hundreds of thousands of troops—stationing many along its northern border with Lebanon. The scale of the Israeli response in Gaza may define Lebanon’s future as Hezbollah, a powerful Lebanese militia backed by Iran, may feel compelled to join in, despite its instinct for self-preservation. The Lebanese are fully aware the conflict might spill over and push the country, long teetering on the edge, into an irretrievable abyss.

It will be “catastrophic, a final blow to Lebanese resilience,” said Nizar Ghanem, the director of research and a co-founder of Triangle, a Lebanese think tank. “Israel can destroy Lebanon,” Sami Nader, a political analyst, told Foreign Policy. During the 2006 war with Israel, “it cost Lebanon billions of dollars.”

Yet, at a time when the country is grappling with myriad crises, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has failed to get assurances from Hezbollah that Lebanon will not be engulfed in yet another conflict with Israel. “I could not get assurances about the developments from any party because the situation is constantly changing,” he said on Lebanese TV.

Lebanon has been reeling over the last few years under its worst-ever economic crisis; since mass protests erupted in 2019 over a cost of living crisis, Lebanon has faced rising unemployment and among the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the world. As the economy went into a tailspin, the local currency devalued by 90 percent, inflation skyrocketed, and pushed 80 percent of people below the poverty line.

Living standards dropped substantially, and power blackouts for 22 hours per day became routine. A sense of injustice prevailed as no one was held accountable for the catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port on Aug. 4, 2020.

The country’s parliament has repeatedly failed to elect a president; there is only a caretaker prime minister and a temporary central bank chief. The foreign reserves have depleted from $30 billion back before the 2019 crisis to $8.6 billion today—which, incidentally, is just a billion more than the $7.6 billion raised by the international community to help Lebanon rebuild the infrastructure destroyed in the 2006 war.

If there’s another war, experts believe Lebanon may not get a chance to recover. They say an already bankrupt Lebanese state won’t be handed any loans by the international community and the wealthy Arab monarchies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates may not want to flush Lebanon with money that could easily end up in the hands of Hezbollah, which they see as an Iranian militia training other militias in the region that present a threat to their security. “It could lead to a complete meltdown of the state,” Ghanem added. “And this time, Lebanon does not have the chance to borrow from international markets.”

In case of war, the chassis of basic infrastructure sustaining daily life may get bombed and demolished, forcing another generation of Lebanese to flee the country. There are chances of civil unrest, too. If Israel limits its operations to Hezbollah-dominated southern Lebanon, Bekaa, and Dahieh, where Shiites predominately live—many of whom support Hezbollah or are beholden to it—the people in those communities will likely flee to other parts of the country. That will further burden the civic services already under strain from the presence of Syrian refugees and could even exacerbate sectarian differences.

Khaled Zeidan, a restaurateur in a posh Christian neighborhood in Beirut, said his biggest concern is displacement—and the social tensions that could lead to: “The biggest risk is displacement from the south towards Beirut and other areas, particularly with the overwhelming problems we are currently facing.”

Even after decades of war, the country is still divided, and often members of a specific sect dominate a specific neighborhood or an entire city. There are palpable tensions in the country, with many opposing Iran’s influence through Hezbollah and long demanding the group disarm. Hezbollah’s weapons, ostensibly stockpiled to protect Lebanon from Israel, give it the power it exudes in domestic politics.

Mark Daou, a Lebanese member of parliament who taught media studies at the American University of Beirut, said the impact of the Israel-Hamas war is already being felt in Lebanon as the German airline Lufthansa has stopped flights and not all shipping lanes are open, causing shortages.

“We are starting to get tight on supplies. Lanes are not all open. It’s a struggle to get ships to send stuff to Lebanon,” he told Foreign Policy over the phone from Beirut. “This is just on the risk of war, not even an ongoing war.” (Lebanon is heavily dependent on imports—even for some basic food items.) Daou said Hezbollah has “no excuse” to go to a war that “will destroy the country.”

The key question is if Hezbollah—armed with 150,000 precision-guided missiles—including hundreds of long-range rockets that can hit anywhere inside Israel—will heed the call of Hamas, its ally in the axis of resistance against Israel. Or will Israel’s leadership, with troops already mobilized and global sympathy onside, see an opportunity in opening another front to destroy Hezbollah’s armory?

Hezbollah does not have the consent of the Lebanese people to wage a war on Israel. It also isn’t suicidal and won’t enter a conflict without gaming out an exit. Yet it is an ideological organization with thousands of fighters and reservists who were enrolled and brainwashed with anti-Israel rhetoric.

Even though the United States has sent two aircraft carriers to the Eastern Mediterranean to deter Hezbollah and Iran from expanding the conflict, the opening of another front in Lebanon cannot be ruled out. Hezbollah may enter the war with all its might in three situations: extreme bloodshed in Gaza; if Israel starts bombing Hezbollah’s stockpiles, hidden all over Lebanon; or if Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei deems it the path to be.

Elias Farhat, a retired Lebanese Army general, said the Lebanese armed forces and Hezbollah are at a high degree of readiness. He said Hezbollah is likely to intervene in the current conflict if “Israel escalates its attacks on Lebanon and targets deep in Lebanon”—presumably Hezbollah’s rockets or leadership or Lebanese cities—or if “Israel storms in[to] Gaza and commit[s] more massacres.”

Hezbollah may opt for limited involvement to assuage Hamas and save face in front of its devoted and determined cadre while still preserving itself. The group may intensify rocket shelling and send its elite Radwan commando unit to carry out raids of varying magnitude—depending on the state of affairs in Gaza—across the blue line.

Nader, the political analyst, said that in the end, the decision would be made in Tehran, depending on Iran’s calculus. “Hamas is a strategic asset for Iran and a huge instrument of pressure. It offered Iran clout inside Israel,” he said. “If they feel they are about to lose this strategic asset that they have been investing in for years, they will push Hezbollah to open another front.”

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken went on a six-nation tour of the Middle East to prevent a regional conflict last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited Beirut and Baghdad and met Hamas’s leadership in Doha to firm up the alliance among Iran’s proxies. “In light of the continued aggression, war crimes, and siege on Gaza, opening other fronts is a real possibility,” Amir-Abdollahian said in Beirut.

Hezbollah is heavily armed and a much more serious adversary for Israel. It has devoted fighters, a loyal support base, and thousands of reservists, who on any given day express a desire to move to Europe or the United States to build a better life but are still unwavering in their support to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Both Israel and Hezbollah have warned of bombing each other back to the “stone age,” and military experts agree that it would be a destructive war for both sides.

Israel can destroy Lebanon, but Hezbollah, too, can cause a huge amount of damage and attack critical installations and population centers. It can fire volleys of rockets to overwhelm the Iron Dome air defense system and open a third front in southern Syria against the Israel-held Golan Heights. “The Syrian front will open if the situation deteriorates to a dangerous extent,” Farhat said.

In August, Nasrallah warned that it would take a “few high-precision missiles” to destroy Israel airports “civilian and military” and other targets including “the Dimona [nuclear] power station.”

The last war with Israel definitely hurt Lebanon, but it catapulted Hezbollah from a rookie militia to a “savior.” Hezbollah built a huge museum in the mountains to celebrate its performance. Tales of how it emerged from under the ground, via tunnels, and fought Israelis are the stuff of legend in villages on the border. These villages are now tense, and so are Lebanese elsewhere in the country.

So far, the exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces has been frequent but calibrated so as not to escalate. But that’s no comfort for people who are far too acquainted with how quickly skirmishes can turn into full-blown conflicts.

“Another collapsed Middle Eastern nation, it’s not a joke,” says Ghanem. “We hope it doesn’t happen [in Lebanon].”

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aleprouswitch · 6 months

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INTJ Stereotypes Survey

Just for the fun of it. I've seen this going around a few places and decided to throw my answers into the mix. This is a long post, so read under the cut:

Socially Awkward - Yes. Horribly. Even around people I know decently well, I tend to fumble my words and have weird bodily cues. I've been asked on more than one occasion at in-person jobs why I "do that". It's somewhat embarrassing and makes the social awkwardness even worse.

Really Good at One or Two Oddly-Specific Things - Yep. Those two things would probably be writing and music.

STEM Nerd - I wish. I've always been fascinated by science and would have chosen a career in a scientific field had I not been cursed with dyscalculia.

Morbid Fascinations - Hey, only I know the contents of my browser history and I'm going to keep it that way 😏

Lots of Alone Time - Definitely. I wear out easily if I have to be around people or talk on the phone for too long.

Good at School - Yes and no. There was a time in my life when my grades were suffering and that was largely due to depression, and as mentioned, I have dyscalculia so my GPA suffered as an undergrad due to having to repeat so many math courses. Concerning the last math class I had to take in college, I went to the math lab every day for tutoring and to study a week before finals. The final still took me 2 1/2 hours to complete and I was crying throughout. I barely passed the course with a D.

Unemotional - Somewhat, I guess? I have emotions, but they're not dramatic or overexaggerated like a lot of peoples', and definitely not fitting to the female/non-male stereotype.

High IQ - I took the IQ test twice - the first time gave me 123 and the second time gave me 117. I don't think either of those numbers are too shabby.

Very Strong Political Opinions - Hoooo boy, yes. This is doubly so if you get a few drinks in me. I nearly derailed a work party once for ranting about a Conservative coworker's idiotic scare tactic posts about Syrian refugees. So many visibly uncomfortable people.

Very Strong Religious Opinions - Somewhat. I'm mostly agnostic but I'm definitely not a fan of organized religion dictating what others can and can't do with their lives.

Facts Over Feelings - Yes, very much so. The truth is more important than sugar-coating something.

Plans Ahead for Everything - I try to, but we live in a very unpredictable world right now that is centered on temporary fixes and intentional instability. Being a Type A person in a Type B societal system can be tiring.

Very Organized - When it comes to my work spaces, 100% yes. Everything else? I'm a little sloppy because it doesn't concern anything immediate or urgent.

Has an Existential Crisis Like Every Other Day - Hahahahahahaha....that's what a Ni-Fi loop will do to you, kids.

Nihilistic - To a degree, yes. I don't exactly gargle Nietzsche's cum or anything, but we share similar outlooks.

Money Matters - True, although I'm not super stingy like my ISTJ/ESTJ mom is. I allow more wiggle room for (responsible) fun.

Narcissistic - I don't' think I am at all, but an ex-coworker did call me a narcissist in an argument once. I told our manager and she just laughed and said "Dora, he probably doesn't even know what the word means".

Brutally Honest - Yes, and it's cost me a lot of friendships in my life. Once again, I believe in telling the truth even if it hurts.

Not Open With Romantic Feelings - I think this is one way in which I deviate most from the INTJ stereotype. When I have feelings for somebody, I play it cool, but I let the other person know that I'm interested. Having been in a relationship for 11 years, I understand the importance of romantic feelings and try to make time for my partner and I to keep those feelings alive.

Arrogant - I've been accused of being arrogant many times in the past, so maybe I am. Eh.

Black-and-White Thinking/Bad at Accepting Other Opinions - I've struggled with this in the past, but I think I'm getting better at being more open with age.

Never Smiles - I do smile, but only if I feel like it.

Hates Parties - I like parties if it's a small get-together with good friends. I'm not too big on the ones with tons of people, super loud music, drugs everywhere, etc. No ragers for me.

Self-Centered - This is a heated one for me, because my mom always called me self-centered when I was growing up as an insult. I probably am, but it's due to the fact that at times in my life, I've felt like I'm all that I have.

Offensive Memes - Yes, back when I was in my little edgelord phase. God forbid any of those ever resurface.

Aloof - I suppose? I don't know.

Probably Wants to Take Over the World - Nah. I just want to have control over my own life and my immediate surroundings.

Good With Technology - Yes, for the most part.

Good at Math - As mentioned twice before, I have dyscalculia, so no.

Good at Written Communication but Bad at Talking to People - Why the hell do you think I'm on this website so much? I've always asserted that the words I write are much louder than the words I speak.

Bad at Expressing Emotions - I can be, but once again, I think I'm getting better about it with age.

Pessimistic - I consider myself a realist, not a pessimist, although so many people tend to think someone is being pessimistic when they're just seeing the reality of a situation.

#mbti #intj #surveys #intj stereotypes #long post

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