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I really wish people would understand that there is a vast gulf of cultural difference between “nomadic ethnic groups” and “ethnic groups which are not and have never been nomadic, but which were repeatedly violently expelled”
The Saami people are nomadic. The Buryats are nomadic. Uyghurs are not. Jews are not. Many Native American groups, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek are not. This distinction may seem small and academic but it is absolutely vital to understanding modern day conflicts involving these groups.
Some cultures are itinerant, with physical movement from place to place as an inherent part of their identity. Some cultures were violently displaced, with a cultural identity that carries the scars of being forced to relocate, against their will. It is victim blaming of the highest order to treat the second type as though it is the first.
The thing about Harry Potter is it just makes me fucking tired?
I don’t especially give a shit if somebody is reading the books or watching the movies in private, but if you’re being loudly, stridently, openly fannish about it you’ve got to be aware at this stage of things how that’s perceived? At the bare minimum, being perceived as transphobic wasn’t a deal breaker.
A doll forum I frequent is discussing whether or not to ban pictures of Harry Potter merch, and wow do I recognize a lot of the people going “Um, nobody cares about politics actually, sweetie” “Why does everything have to be political?” as having said some virulently transphobic shit elsewhere.
Someone asked me “:( So you want to DIVIDE people?”
Yes. You can’t UwU Let’s All Get Along about whether or not a given group of people should have human rights.
You can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding.
“*I* didn’t make it political. JK Rowling made it political.”
Seriously, why are so few people talking about Qatar spending lots and lots and lots of money to influence Western institutions?
Because Quatar bought their silence?
It’s fascinating because with the increased ‘popularity’ of ZOG shit at both ends of the horseshoe, Russia is, philosophically, and Qatar is financially and PR-wise, in actuality, what people paid by Qatar and/or in rapidly radicalized conspiracist K-holes from others paid by Qatar or who went to colleges with programs funded by Qatar, what they insist Israel/Da Jooz are. (See also Saudi’s 'vision 2030’)
Like. A middle eastern nation is throwing billions of dollars at US media and education, but Da Jooz aren’t involved so we can’t really report on how that manifests (media) and if Da Jooz talk about it it’s clannish zionist hasbara but also we need to defend Qatar from perfidious accusations of using its money and influence to gain outcomes it wants from people it gives money (And jets) to.
Exactly.
All day, every day, it’s, “AIPAC money” this and “Israel lobby” that. Yet Qatar bought a plane for a sitting US president, poured billions into elite US institutions (notice that it ain’t community colleges or HBCUs), and no one thought, “Maybe we should see if they’re involved with anything else and what they get out of their investment.”
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