#moving goalposts

Johnny AGI

They loved Marjorie Taylor Greene, now they hate her.

They loved Thomas Massie, now they hate him.

They loved Lauren Boebert, now they hate her.

They made fun of Biden for nodding off ("Sleepy Joe), now they ignore Trump outright falling asleep.

They put "I Did That" Biden stickers on high gas prices, now they ignore gas prices being even higher.

They bragged about Trump being the no wars President, now they support war.

They bashed Biden for sending money to Ukraine, now they ignore Trump sending money to both Ukraine and Israel.

They demanded the Epstein files, now they bash anyone asking for the Epstein files.

To be a MAGA is to be a slave.

Not physically, but mentally.

They stand for nothing.

We're up against people who stand for nothing.

And with the most misplaced confidence you've ever seen, they try to tell us whats-what.

We shouldn't even acknowledge these people.

The Trump supporters that remain are mentally too far gone.

13 February 2025

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i think it’s an interesting possible something that specifically killing wen ruohan is part of what tanked any possibility of a reconciliation between jgy and nmj. because. ok. i think it’s pretty obvious that being in a position of weakness and a position of owing gratitude, rather than being owed it, is something than nmj is blazingly uncomfortable with, and this discomfort manifests as anger. I also think that he had never thought about what his life would look like, or what he would want in life, after wen ruohan was dead and the wen sect destroyed. i also think part of his... way of dealing with the fact that fighting this war is going to accelerate his inevitable, horrible, and premature death is that it’s worth it because he’s going to go out specifically killing wen ruohan and avenging his father, which i think is kind of a big deal culturally.

and then meng yao kills wen ruohan, saving his life in the process.

so meng yao has just taken away the only purpose he’d ever given himself in life (which to be crystal clear was incredibly stupid on his part and not meng yao’s fault at all), cheapened his sacrifice (which, again, isn’t meng yao’s fault at all. he probably doesn’t even know about that), condemned him to an inglorious and slow death rather than letting him die golriously defying wen ruohan, shamed him by taking a revenge he failed to take (something that again has nothing to do with meng yao), saved his life AGAIN thus putting him in the very uncomfortable position of owing someone else his gratitude/support/protection/friendship/etc, after having him in a position of utmost weakness and then pointing that weakness out verbally, and demonstrating it by killing his men in front of him while he’s powerless to stop it (again, not really something blameworthy. in the show, meng yao had just said the next person who said something smart died, and that guy decided to test that in front of wen ruohan like... fucking darwin award shit right there.).

There’s something exhausting about dealing with people who move the goalposts every time you try to help.I’ve experienced this countless times with my mother-in-law. One moment, she’ll need groceries — so I’ll buy them. Next, she’ll complain (to someone else) that I didn’t “offer” to carry them upstairs. When I do, suddenly I didn’t buy “enough” or “the right brand.” Of course she’ll complain to…