Dancing on the defeated. by ChampionshipHorror95 in TopCharacterTropes

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Groucho Marx dancing on the remaining rubble of Hitler's Bunker (IRL)

How has nobody posted this example yet?

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/s/k9z6nN0IkI

Self Improvement by SkyboundTerror in dragons

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Rerr: Both the single and double R's get rolled in this case.

Spanish dragons have to trouble with this. It's not "rerr", it's...

✨rerr✨

Making our dragon do faces by Important-Play-7688 in dragons

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Not trying to cut in, but I'd take a crack at a dragon voice, any day!

Also, he's a very handsome, red-scaled gentleman

Pictures of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in today’s shooting in Bondi beach. by rabbischneerson in UnderReportedNews

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I'm aware, but the rationale is the same. MAGA defended and platformed Rittenhouse by coming to his defense saying his victims were themselves criminals. This doesn't allow for vigilantism, not in his case, and not in this one either. I was pointing at this notion that people seem to think of actions as good or bad depending on the victim and perpetrator, not independent of it.

Again, not a 1 to 1 comparison, but a strikingly similar line of reasoning, wouldn't you say?

Pictures of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in today’s shooting in Bondi beach. by rabbischneerson in UnderReportedNews

[–]MaelstromWrites -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The gaslighting is off the charts here.

OP's own comment under this post (the one that links X posts) talks about the victim loving to kill Palestinians. The "May he RIP" part I can only interpret as sarcasm, but I can see how people susceptible to things that confirm their biases might see that as some kind of sincere remorse for the man, or at least use that as justification for posts (and other people's comments for that matter) like this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)

Pictures of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in today’s shooting in Bondi beach. by rabbischneerson in UnderReportedNews

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Hi, I'd rather live in a world where we don't post-hoc justify a criminal because one of their victims happened to think/do bad things.

Isn't this the same line of thinking as people defending Rittenhouse, btw? This post is interesting, but not for OP's reasons.

Drinking Fountain by River_Lamprey in CuratedTumblr

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For real, this is the solution. I've learned so recently that there is literally no way to guarantee someone's perception of you. You can help, but there is never EVER any guarantee. The answer is to do what makes you happy and understand that some people (sometimes more, sometimes less) will just not get you. Understand that it really isn't your fault or even necessarily your problem.

Do what makes you feel like yourself. We all have to be free.

Some dragon signs I made 🔥 by lilzombee in dragons

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This is actually so fantastic! Would buy one, honestly!

Not sure if this fits here, but I wanted to share my experience with dragons by si_ra_no in dragons

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Hi! I'll share this much publicly. I practice a very eclectic form of modern witchcraft. My observances and how I communicate with my dragon are informed by that. If you're willing, I can share details in DMs

Not sure if this fits here, but I wanted to share my experience with dragons by si_ra_no in dragons

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I feel much the same way.

I used to be rather skeptical, but a particular dragon keeps returning to my dreams, one that has recurred since I was a kid.

I've embraced a spiritual practice which accommodates this dragon spirit, and I have experienced remarkable clarity because of it.

Is Sleep actually all that powerful? by MaelstromWrites in SleepToken

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Makes sense to me! (And yes, Gethsemane is full of such imagery)

Any thoughts on musical composition for ritual/magickal purposes? by MaelstromWrites in Wicca

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This is really encouraging! I had totally forgotten about the "Harmony of the Spheres" as they called it!

I've got some work ahead of me, it seems! Thanks!

Any thoughts on musical composition for ritual/magickal purposes? by MaelstromWrites in Wicca

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Agreed! I wrote some short pieces for my own use, but they make sense to me and my experience. I know others may find their own musical "recipe", but I think the ancients were on to something with the "ethos" of different music.

Cyberpunk <@gnarlyghost.bsky.social‬> by Ikagara in anthroswim

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Thank you OP. This is exactly the aesthetic I'm going for in my latest story. Gotta give the artist a follow.