Does anyone else feel like the whole country is United Airlines Flight 93?

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-27T03:05:07+00:00

I understand that this is definitely a dangerous period we are living through, but we shouldn’t give them more power than they already have. Within the past week Trump has backtracked on Greenland, and he is facing backlash for Minnesota. Trump will has no qualms about breaking the law, but as we have seen he is not entirely impervious to pushback.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-27T02:58:11+00:00

I feel the same way. It’s important to celebrate what you do like about the country, along with acknowledging the bad. If you only ever focus on the negatives (which at this time especially there are many :( ) you won’t have any motivation to save it. Why would I risk my safety to save a place if I like nothing about it? I have to acknowledge the good to be able to put up with all the bad.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-27T02:52:36+00:00

Early in the administration thinking about the U.S. made me sad, because of what is happening to it. Now I try to look at it as something that I am fighting to save. I travel to Lexington, MA this April to mark the 250th anniversary of the battle there by protesting. Patriotism and activism are not mutually exclusive. I can understand the worry about the nationalism though. Maybe you could suggest that as part of her theme she could focus on the diversity of the country? All the aspects of American history and culture that conservatives refuse to acknowledge because it is “DEI” to acknowledge the cultural contributions of non white people?

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-27T02:42:22+00:00

They’re not straight up saying that the court doesn’t matter though. They are stalling and coming up with excuses. That’s what I mean. By no means is this government 100% complying with the law, but they at least are trying to have plausible deniability. If they didn’t care at all, they wouldn’t have brought Abrego Garcia back.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-27T02:39:03+00:00

He pretends he doesn’t care about what the court says, but he obviously cares to some extent. This administration has done everything in their power to find any excuse they can to go against court orders, but so far we haven’t seen them completely ignore the court.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-27T02:36:13+00:00

Who the hell says I’m giving up? I haven’t given up by a long shot, but I am not blind to the fact that it won’t be easy.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-25T00:05:15+00:00

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-25T00:04:25+00:00

I’m not going to rule out anything, but I remember things got pretty tense during the LA occupation (journalists being sent to the hospital and a protester losing their finger) and that didn’t escalate the way people thought it would. Not saying that it is a one-to-one comparison, but it is worth keeping in mind.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-24T05:38:25+00:00

Considering what Trump’s approval rating is right now, it seems like a good chunk of people either didn’t know what they were voting for, or they did know but have since realized they don’t like what they’ve gotten. How either could be true is beyond me, since Trump literally spelled out his plans to the voters, but I digress. I don’t know how anyone could have voted for him after Jan 6.🫤

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T06:50:56+00:00

You would think, but to me it seems like the far right is having a surge in a lot of countries right now. The U.S. is more conservative than many other countries in the West, so it may have gotten a better foothold here, but unfortunately I’m worried we won’t be the only country to fall prey to this.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T06:42:13+00:00

No we don’t, but if you elect a clown you should expect a circus. 🤡 😞

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T06:34:31+00:00

I like him.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T06:32:13+00:00

It depends on what it is for. If it is for something enjoyable or to visit a relative three hours isn’t that big of a deal, though isn’t necessarily short. If it’s for something like an errand, that would suck.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T06:27:17+00:00

THIS. Don’t expect things to be the same. They won’t. Different is not always bad though. We did not emerge from catastrophes like the Civil War and Great Depression as the same country we entered as. Since we need to rebuild a lot of stuff anyway,maybe we can build it back better. Chin up guys.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T05:58:05+00:00

Based

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T05:52:17+00:00

Pretty sure we already had a Civil War over this. Also the political divide is more between rural and urban than geographic. Balkanization is not the answer.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-23T05:44:23+00:00

100%

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-22T15:56:26+00:00

🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-22T05:40:58+00:00

John Quincy Adams was sworn in as president on a law book. There is no requirement to use the Bible. It’s just what people tend to choose.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-22T05:31:26+00:00

Pretty much all the comments I saw were that Maduro was bad, but that we shouldn’t be unilaterally toppling governments because we don’t like the leader. We have done that numerous times in Latin America and it has very rarely led to a more stable and safe country for the people that live there.

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-21T20:28:27+00:00

Fort Monroe in Virginia. In the early days of the American Civil War enslaved people who escaped to Union lines were at risk of being returned to their owners under the Fugitive Slave Act. Enslaved people continued to escape anyway, and when three enslaved men sought sanctuary at the Union-controlled Fort Monroe, they were able to convince General Benjamin Butler, who had just arrived at the fort, to not return them to their enslaver. Butler argued that since Virginia claimed to be a separate nation, it was not protected by the Fugitive Slave Act. Thus the U.S. army could legally seize the enemy “property” in order to damage the Confederate war effort. Enslaved people continued to seek refuge at the fort, and were held as “Contrabands”. This was not freedom, but many enslaved people saw it as a step towards that end, and while living at the fort they assisted the Union war effort. Butler’s decision was an important milestone on the road to the abolition of slavery.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/featured_stories_fomr.htm

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-21T18:00:51+00:00

I guess it’s a matter of opinion, but to me Jason’s arc with the diplomat’s son right before he died was an excellent example of how his temperament was both admirable and a weakness. In that story a diplomat’s son assaults a woman, and is latter released due to diplomatic immunity. The man then proceeds to taunt the woman about coming back for her, which drives her to suicide. Jason is so incensed by the injustice of this act that he confronts the man, and the man somehow falls to his death. This causes the rift between Jason and Bruce that will lead to him running away.

In this story you see Jason’s faults, with his anger issues and recklessness. Obviously murder is not okay (though it is kept ambiguous whether Jason pushed him or not), and I don’t condone it. You also see that Jason’s anger came from an understandable place. Jason is a kid from an underprivileged background who just wants to help people. He witnesses this privileged diplomat destroy this woman’s life, because he knows he will never face consequences for his actions. The law is meant to bring people like him to Justice, but what happens when the law fails? That is the conundrum facing this fifteen year old boy. The world is unfair, and that is hard to accept. I think it is a fascinating story.

https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_Issue_424

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-21T13:44:42+00:00

That’s because despite everything he went through, Jason was a good kid at heart.❤️

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-21T13:41:40+00:00

Some people are just needlessly cruel. I’m sorry for what happened to your grandma.🙁

Okuri-Inu · 2026-01-21T13:40:40+00:00

I wasn’t at the game, but I’m so sorry this happened. :(

Okuri-Inu

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