emetic, not aphrodisiac.

- France abolished the Code Noir 2 months ago. That law project that said hey you can enslave, mutilate, kill, cross breed, etc. black people at will bc they're not people they're property ? Yeah. Abolished 2 months ago. We are in July 2026.

- the last human zoo closed its doors in 1994 in France due to social pressure. Not bc they were running out of business, no. Ppl still visited that place until it closed its doors. No, it was bc (black) French people were fed up. That human zoo was specialized in displaying black (presumed Congolese) people in fake huts in enclosures, for white entertainment.

- now while this might no longer be the case, when I was growing up, I went to a French school (as in. It was an international French School w the French flag n all) and the way we were taught French geography was that France has the biggest and largest access to the sea in the world. And they'd show us a map of France and its colonies around the world. It's all occupied indigenous lands. I don't know if they still teach that. I hope not. But they absolutely did until I graduated high school in 2017. Again, I write this on July 21st 2026, for the record.

Center on Conscience and War, which includes a list of alternatives to enlistment

Remember that they also prey upon those desperate for pay and benefits, such as college students with a lot of debt, or people who can't find better options for work and/or benefits.

Not that the benefits are that good either, especially in regards to health care (which I've also witnessed for myself with a family member):

ProPublica: How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health

NIH, National Library of Medicine: The Promise and Challenges of VA Community Care: Veterans' Issues in Focus

“But it’s confusing!” If you take the time to educate yourself it’ll no longer be confusing. Otherwise you’re just gonna have to learn to be ok with being confused.

“But it’s weird!” You probably do weird things all the time. Everyone does weird things sometimes. Life goes on.

“But it scares me!” Is it hurting you? No? You’ll be fine. Being scared and being harmed are not always the same thing. Learn to tell the difference and then act accordingly.

"But it makes me uncomfortable!" The world is an uncomfortable place and complete strangers are not required to fix that for you. Learning to endure harmless discomfort is a life skill for existing in public.

"But I don't like it!" There's plenty of things in the world and not all of them are fun or enjoyable or For You. This applies to everyone and we all have to deal with that in a mature fashion.

But I also think it had come up with the Boston boys in the locker room and the guys being jock bros just razzing each other "I'm 8 inches" "oh yeah? I'm 9 inches" "pfft y'all are lying. Y'all are probably 6 or 7" and Ilya was super confused and asked if micro dicks are a thing in America because he's pretty confident he's at least 22 centimeters. To which the Boston dudes are like "what is a centimeter?"