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BUT THEN IN THEIR MISREPRESENTATION POLICY THEY SAY YOU CAN'T COLLECT MONEY TO A BANK ACCOUNT THAT'S NOT IN YOUR BUSINESS OR LEGAL NAME. BUT MY LEGAL NAME INCLUDES DICK, WHICH YOU CONSIDER OFFENSIVE.

“Oh but this language sounds scary-“ have you heard a child speak it while pointing at a butterfly?

“Oh but this language sounds silly-“ have you heard someone’s grandma recite a recipe with such practiced ease it comes off as poetry?

“Oh but this language is really weird-“ and yours isn’t? Everyone’s language is weird, dumbass, it came free with your fucking humanity.

Every tongue that is spoken is a work of art. Every language a unique window into the world.

English decided to go full onomatopoeia with ding-dong and tang, of course, and German isn't far behind with glockenspiel, but Mandarin Chinese has 谢谢 (xièxie/thank you) and Arabic has حبيبي (habibi/sweetie, honey, term of endearment) and Spanish has mundo (world) and Hebrew has דוֹד (dodi/uncle).

Isn't it interesting how many of these are words of love and togetherness? A glockenspiel is a musical instrument, a thing of joy. And yes, sure, English has its onomatopoeia--but it also has darling.

Love sounds like bells in every language.

''The founding of Israel was based on displacement of Palestinians''- Look, I don't want to minimize that at all because people losing their homes is fucking terrible but that doesn't mean the solution is expelling Israelis now. There was a population exchange between Greece and Tuurkey in 1922. Both sides ethnically cleansed people. It was a terrible thing to do. But both Turkey and Greece exist now as two seperate states with clearly defined borders (if you ignore some shit erdogan tries to pull in the agean). And you don't question Greece's or Turkey's right to not be wiped off.

''Israeli identity is fake because it was based on smth that happened 3000 years ago!!!''- Ok sorry to break it to you but us Greeks have made our entire national identity revolve around who we were 3000 years ago. And if you want to argue abt fakeness of identity I would argue ours was a less organic one. Jewish people maintained the same religion and basic belief systems for 3000 years. They continuously felt the connection with Eretz Yisrael. We switched to Orthodox christianity from whatever 12 god shit we had, we lost most of our literacy that allowed us to keep tpuch with ancient texts, we embraced so many customs from the Ottomans and YET it was still valid when we tried to reclaim our ancient greek identity to build a nation partly on the basis of that

''European colonial powers helped prop up Israel which means it is an imperialistic state!''- Do you think Greece got independence or gained more land purely through OUR military strength lol?

Also leftists: "anyone who criticizes Muslims' prevalent abusive behaviour in their communities and their religious doctrines is always an Islamophobe, no it doesn't matter if you're personally being opressed by the community or religious laws, you are no different than a MAGA or reform racist and you need to Do Better".

The sound approach I propose for both scenarios is to understand where the traumatized people are coming from and to give them some grace (understanding isn't justification) , but also to not condone the blanket racist statements that they make even if their worldviews are limited or if they're being harmed because more bigotry doesn't solve bigotry; it only adds to the animosity. Rather we should encourage people to try to be nuanced for their sake and for others, focusing on critiquing ideologies or actions rather than entire identities, or encouraging racism against any identity for the actions of some.

I hate that I can’t escape into my fandom interests without stumbling upon people praising a literal terrorist organisation. Also anyone who’s actually watched ATLA knows comparing Aang (literally a pacifist) & his friends to a violent org that kidnapped & murdered babies is so off base it’s insane. (I mean there was literally an episode where they find out someone they were allying with - Jet - was happy to sacrifice innocent villagers to take out a Fire Nation base and all the characters explicitly REJECTED that. So in what way are any of them comparable to Hamas, who use innocent Gazans as cannon fodder all the time???) So that person is either supremely ignorant of what Hamas actually is, or has genuinely warped their reality to think brutally killing civilians is Cool and Fine actually - so long as Israelis get to die.

I know it’s dumb and I should let it go but it really bothered me. Also, if they think Hamas would welcome an Israeli that “hopped the border wall” with open arms then they really don’t understand anything about their ideology at ALL. If that user wants to know what REALLY would happen to Israelis who “hop the border wall” all they have to do is read about Avera Mengitsu.

It’s just killing me because I’ve lost so many fandom spaces to antisemitism. There’s nowhere safe for me to indulge my hobbies, no matter how unrelated they are, without coming across people foaming at the mouth with the desire to see Jewish people killed.

I don’t want to limit my social media usage to specifically Jewish spaces. I want an ESCAPE from thinking about the crap we’re dealing with all the time. But they’re all I have left.

Pick a topic you like, and that's what you're going to read about. Set a minimum word count, and read until you get to it. Start small. Smart easy. First try, it might actually be agonizing.

That's it for the day. Just hit the word count.

Next day, read to the word count again. Read something new! It will be easier today.

And easier the next.

On top of being scammed, receiving accurate medical treatment relies on you knowing how to do your own research, and too many doctors take illiterate patients less seriously.

If you become a victim of a crime or are accused of a crime, you need to be able to read the papers a cop or lawyer puts in front of you. They can happily take advantage of your ignorance if you give them a chance.

This list goes on! Landlords, real estate agents, accountants, car mechanics, bankers, phone companies, customer service, contractors, childcare workers, e.g. any other human you rely on just to live your life will expect you to be literate and capable of making smart decisions. It is not their job to supplement your ignorance. It is not any well-meaning individual's job to make sure you paid attention in the same classes they did. And most of them know this and will not wait for you to figure things out.

I don't really have a strong urge to move to Israel. But if things get worse where i am, I may have to.

I am learning hebrew anyway (via Duolingo) because I just can't shake the feeling that sooner or later I'm not really going to have a choice in the matter.