I never figured out what to put here

actually I think you should be normal about ordinary citizens of authoritarian countries and yes that applies even to that country you're thinking of right now

"but they support [dictator] and [violent action]!" okay is it possible that a combination of propaganda, election rigging, and authoritarian crackdowns on dissent could lead a population to look like it supports something most people would find distasteful under more reasonable circumstances

my new smart tv came with the 24/7 circus accidents channel

sometimes i remember that a sizeable percentage of usamericans, possibly even a majority, think that russia is still communist, and then i die a little inside

ortus nigenad is a better man than I am bc if I was peacefully dead and my teenaged boss called my spirit back to play make-believe I would simply tell her to fuck off