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I wish I could upvote this a thousand times. Western individualism has done a number on leftism unfortunately. It lends to both armchair-generalism and isolationist doomerism, including among Hexbears

Are the interceptor stocks dwindling? I mean, I hope so, but it seems an insane miscalculation if they’re already running out after what, less than ten salvoes of missiles? Have they always been this papery of a tiger or are we not getting the full picture?

It’s complicated. He was a collaborator and known to be personally cruel and vindictive, but given his upbringing - a useless, in-name-only emperor from the age of 6 living in absurd luxury - might be expected. Even in the re-education camp at first people (his former servants) would do stuff for him but eventually they realised they didn’t need to and he was forced to learn to live like a normal human. He couldn’t even wash or dress himself, he couldn’t make matchboxes without fucking them up. I highly recommend his autobiography, good read.

Re: Yoga with Adriene, she has a bunch of 30 day programs, I think she posts one every year in January. Anyway they are all pretty good and accessible. You don’t have to do one every day, but it’s nice to have some structure so you’re not searching for a video to do.

Regarding the pace: I think this is common for beginners. But the important thing about yoga isn’t “getting there” or “doing it”, it’s the process. The reason you chafe at the slow pace is because you’re anxious to “get there” - your mind is in the future. It’s perfectly ok to feel that way. For now, try just setting aside the parts that annoy you and focusing on how your body feels, and on your breathing. I’ve found that the more I practice the less I am concerned with progress, and the mindset shift came by itself.

Classes are great too, since it’s nice to get help from someone with the form and it gives a little push to commit if you’ve signed up for a certain number of classes or whatever.

Ultimately, the physical practice of yoga is inherently tied to the mental aspect. Some of that comes directly through breath work, and the “spiritual” parts that annoy you right now. But I would encourage you to approach those parts with an open mind, and just give it a go, even if it feels silly. Many of the exercises are kind of CBT adjacent in any case. Also, it’s always optional. Yoga is about, first and foremost, accepting where you are now.

Cravenly abandoning their own people when they were the aggressors in the first place

Really ratio’d the interceptors

Random Israeli map-based self-owns are all the rage these days

I agree but it feels like we are still somehow hoping it works with Bolsanaro

There’s no way to maintain fascist control while also gutting institutions. In the material world you need systems and a ton of people on the payroll to impose fascism for any period of time.

I tried to read his autobiography and oh boy was the writing crap.

The idea of time running out is an illusion to keep us in the state of despair. There is no countdown to doomsday.

Even as the climate catastrophe hits it won’t be all at once. It’ll be a slow decline and there will be many opportunities to make a difference at a local level for all of us.

Look for what we can do, even if it’s small, even if it seems hopeless. Revolution doesn’t necessarily produce results immediately. It may take a generation or five. But we do it because we hope that someone will be able to benefit, even if it’s not ourselves.