Arahnya [they/them, fae/faer]

Im using these quotes to say yes, broadly liberals (democrats) have had a hand in the fascism of the US; of which has always been fascistic, but as the “left wing of fascism” has put on a smiling face to trick us.

As far as I’m concerned, “liberal” is the most meaningless word in the dictionary. History has shown me that as long as some white middle class people can live high on the hog, take vacations in Europe, send their children to private schools, and reap the benefits of their white skin privileges, then they are “liberals.” But when times get hard and money gets tight, they pull of that liberal mask and you’re talking to Adolf Hitler. They feel sorry for the so called under privileged just as long as they can maintain their own privileges

Assata Shakur, 1988 from Assata : An Autobiography

There’s also that Malcom X quote about liberals being the “smiling foxes.”

A quote about George Jackson’s politics :

For Jackson, echoing the prison writings of the Italian theorist Antonio Gramsci (an author whose translated writings were found in Jackson’s cell after his death), fascism referred chiefly to state-led economic development and the incorporation of organized labor.

In other words, for Jackson, fascism involved not only racist repression but also national development and reform. In this sense, the U.S. of the 1960s-70s was fertile fascist soil indeed. Such an expansive understanding of political domination may complicate and enrich antifascist sentiments percolating today around the defense of existing, often hard-won political liberties. Jackson forces us to rethink the distinctions between conservative and liberal administrations and to confront the legacies of even the New Deal and Great Society within a longer history of capitalism and U.S. imperialism.

For manga, I started Love Bullet and Shimeji Simulation. No comments on those yet 😅

Anime : so many new series!!

Lazarus – I dont like it hahaha. I dont really find the plot to be interesting or engaging at all, going to drop it.

G-qux – I like it a lot, but because I listen to the episodes first while working, and then watch them with my wife later, I end up missing questionable things that were animated-- like the hair sniffing. There have always been questionable things happening in gundam, and some series are more offensive than others, so I will be keeping a critical eye.

Zatsu tabi – This one I think is better because it features adults, unlike laid back camp which I had dropped almost immediately. I’m a sucker for women going out in the world, making friends, and doing cool stuff.

Mono – speaking of girls being friends, this one is very similar. Not as engaging but nice to have on in the background. Kinda loud tho.

Once Upon A Witch’s Death – gave it a shot, it seemed interesting. Some questionable content, not sure if I want to continue.

Cinderella Grey – the original series I dropped within 5 minutes, this one so far hasn’t had any offensive “fan service bits” so it has that going for it. Cant help but roll my eyes at the concept that you just have to push yourself hard (what would result in a real life injury) to overcome physical limitations. Otherwise I like it.

Apocalypse Hotel – went in with no expectations, keeping myself on the critical side. I dislike that the robots are all very serious about their jobs. Not sure what kind of social commentary is going on with the Tanuki characters. We will see what happens with this one!

Rock Is A Lady’s Modesty – my wife dropped this on episode one, said there was too many red flags. I am kind of unsure of it myself, I let some episodes play while I worked & I feel like the tone and messaging is kinda meh : “im one of the good commoners! I will prove myself to the nobility.” Prooobably going to drop it.

hades II – definitely a game I would have loved to play when I was younger; all the little witchy motifs and things they added resonate with me, it’s very amusing. I’ve only unlocked the staff so far, looking forward to getting the sister blades.

Fields of mistria – it lets me choose they/he pronouns, not perfect but definitely better than a certain developer who refuses to even acknowledge that aspect of his player base. I think the player sprites are kinda bad looking 😭 but that’s fine, I like the elements that make it feel like an old jrpg. The map is a reskinned link to the past type of deal.

I love the old animation style of '79 AND THE DUB oh my goodness.

They’re really scratching my brain with all the throwbacks. The sights, the sounds, and now The Witch & how her character played out. I’m enjoying this soo much ☺️

I think so, because I only watched 5 minutes of the first episode of s1 & im not having any trouble :)

Got so many new animes to watch! 😃 gqux, zatsutabi, rock yuri, cinderella gray, anne shirley, apocalypse hotel, one upon a witch’s death, mono. And lazarus ig.

I just finished Mage & Demon Queen and I give it an A+ bc I love a good GL fantasy comedy that doesnt make “demons” ontologically evil, the author takes care of the reader, and there is just overt silliness and internet meme and anime references everywhere. Plus the author is filo!! So exciting. The commenters - if you can find a good source, really add a lot to the experience imo.

I also finished How Do We Relationship & it was good, I guess an A for me – ultimately no complaints. I enjoyed commenting and discussing the actions of the characters as the story unfolded.

About to start the new gundam 😊