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anarchocommunist | antifascist | anti-capitalist | He/him | 🏳️‍🌈 | here for the fandoms and the revolution

[nick-nellson]

The Sound of Music (1965) dir. Robert Wise

[release-the-sheep]

just witnessed something devastating

guy on the subway with one ear pierced, little gold hoop. other guy on the subway very quickly and subtly googling "which one is the gay ear". it is not the gay ear. visible disappointment on his face as he puts his phone away.

[not-your-average-url]

I miss when ads were a single click and then they’re gone. Now every ad has a minimum of three phases where you watch a video, exit the still frame of fake gameplay, and then exit the app download. That doesn’t even touch on the ones that forcibly take you to another app after opening a tab in safari without you ever touching the screen.

I hate advertising. I hate that you can’t do anything without companies jumping down your throat with mostly bullshit ads. I hate that billboards exist. I hate that every company unanimously decided to make their ads longer and longer. I hate that ad blockers try to charge you money and there are in app purchases to remove ads. I hate that my attention has become commodified. I hate that there’s nothing I can do about it.

[firelikestars]

y’all it’s a tv show. stop going for the throat. never in my life have i seen people attack each other’s PERSONHOOD over a tv show like this, and i am not new to fandom. for fucks sake, be kind

[animentality]

[animentality]

[charlesoberonn]

America has a weird relationship with cults where they’re terrified of small cults (or organizations they think are cults) but completely normalized massive cults that hurt many more people (eg: LDS Church, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Amish, Scientology, most Megachurches)

[charlesoberonn]

To anybody asking if the Amish are a cult, the answer is yes, very much so.

They’re a high control group that isolate you from society. The cult decides how you dress, how you behave, who you marry and how. They control what you know, blocking all information from the outside world. They control how you feel and what you’re allowed to think with threats of both social and supernatural harm. They’re a cult.

[charlesoberonn]

The best method to determine if a group is a cult, in my opinion, is Steven Hassan’s (cult expert and former cult member himself) BITE model.

BITE stands for Behavior Control, Information Control, Thought Control, and Emotional Control.

The more points a group “scores” on the model, the more of a cult it is.

I think this model is the best one for several reasons:

It’s more nuanced than “cult” or “not cult” and doesn’t make false equivalences between groups

It’s versatile, applying to groups big and small, and cults of all kinds, religious, political, financial, etc.

It focuses on what’s important, which is what the cult does to its members, and those members’ experiences, and not on irrelevant details like how uncommon their doctrines are or whether they have a charismatic leader

[charlesoberonn]

This is a great example of Thought Control used by cults whenever they’re confronted with criticism.

[saxifraga-x-urbium]

#you might notice that there are a lot of similarities between cult techniques and those of abusive partners#and that is an important thing to be aware of

yah that goes in the post

[charlesoberonn]

The creator of the BITE Model considers abusive relationships to be two-person cults.

[forgotn1]

It’s important to note that almost every sect of evangelical christianity in the US today fails the BITE Model.

[alp-crispy]

This was the post that lead to breaking my JW mindset. Been a while since I seen it.

[charlesoberonn]

I’m glad I could help in your deconstruction, if only a little bit. I wish you all the luck in your journey moving forward.

[charlesoberonn]

It’s tricky with parenting, because parents have to control their children’s lives to start with, since newborns are incapable of taking care of themselves.

A healthy parent will gradually relinquish control as their child grows and becomes more capable. And even while they’re in charge, they will treat their child with honesty and transparency and respect. They’ll prepare their child for independence, giving them the tools they need to live their own life.

A culty, abusive parent will go far beyond the level of control that their role requires. They will use manipulation and undue influence, taking advantage of their child’s naivete and malleable mind for the parent’s own benefit and agenda. They will continue to exercise this control well into their child’s adulthood, possibly their whole life.

[storm-of-feathers]

EVERYONE STOP TELLING ME HOW OLD YOU WERE IN 2008 I DONT WANNA HEAR THAT SHIT

[guessinggames-deactivated-2026-0]

everyone reblog with how old they were in 2008 :)

[aturinfortheworse]

this is my cursed jug i have that bleeds when you pour water in it. 

we’ve done this ten, twenty times now to no apparent change?

[medusamori]

haunted

[acquaintedwithrask]

I’m 100% certain this is glaze fuckery but the delivery of “it’s bleeding!  It’s possessed.” is absolutely the best thing

[immabethehero]

Bad paint?

[weepingredwillow]

That’s a Time Bomb/Biohazard!!!

The glaze on the inside and outside of the Jug has developed cracks which when the Water is added causes the darker red clay under the white glaze to absorb the water. This in turn makes the Jug “Sweat” or “Bleed”. But it also compromises the integrity of the Jug as the Clay inside is becoming soggy as it absorbs the water. It’s also a breeding ground for Bacteria and Mold as the Clay can’t properly dry inside the glaze.

So it’s either going to fall apart and shatter into a bizillion little pieces.

Or it’s going to become a rancid smelling object that would Poison anything that Drinks/Absorbs the water put inside it.

[nevercure]

So it’s cursed

But like

Scientifically cursed

[silentlycrazy]

Most curses are science we don’t understand

[thelastlonelywriter]

“most curses are science we don’t understand” woah ok there pal there’s no need to crash through half my reality and light it on fire like calm down

[dogpuppy]

[ben-psolo]

People have always been people

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

you people aren't CASTING

[the-goddess-of-annoying]

NO

[tendermiasma]

Funny when I was in Alabama last week I learned one of our family members just made up golf

John Rattray was a member of the Gentlemen Golfers of Leith/Edinburgh and wrote the first 13 rules for golf with his buds in 1744

And the best part: he has a cunty little statue

[ben-psolo]

All my enemies love golf

[birdandmoon]

What critters are common in your neighborhood, but really exciting to visitors?

YourWildCity.com | Patreon

[ben-psolo]

Bears. Fuckin bears. Tourists never believe you when you say "hey sorry just wanna let you know there's a bear down that way." You can tell a local cuz they'll just be like "cool thanks" and turn around, or they'll be like "oh goddammit they got into my trash again this weekend. Is it the [describes bear/group of bears] that's been coming through?" and then you stand there and have a half hour conversation about the damn bears.

But a tourist is always like

"a wHaT?!? A BeAr?!? waIT aRe U SeriOuS?? WhaT dO YoU meAn tHeRE's a bEAr?!?"

Or they're just like "haha ok" and keep walking and I'm like....ok buddy have fun she's got two cubs

[ben-psolo]

I do not dare post this on the red site because it will do what the red site does and nuke my house BUT...

Hot take...

I actually really liked the tragic ending of the umbrella academy. I'm wondering if anyone else enjoyed it or found it cathartic like I did. So far I've only seen terrible reviews/comments. Not that I've looked very hard. But still.

This is not a "debate me" post. Everyone has their opinion.

[aduckwithears]

Friendly reminder that Crowley has no miracles so this entire outfit is Aziraphale's creation.

[ben-psolo]

I'm starting to deprogram from my family and I just keep thinking about how I'm twice as old as so many of my peers were when they began to rebel and question and break away. Twice. Double. Wtf have I been doing. And why is it still taking so long?

It's hard to walk away from them in part because they aren't malicious, just ignorant, unaware, out of touch. They clearly love me and do their best to do right by me. And Jesus Christ it's so difficult to interact with them so much of the time.

[the-quasar-hero]

“Rappers only talk about their money, cars, and clothes!”

Why might someone from a group of people that historically have been denied access to wealth, now brag that they have it?

“Rappers only talk about sex!”

Why might someone from a group that have historically been denied sexual autonomy now brag about their sexual escapades on their own terms?

“Rappers only talk about drugs and crime!”

Why might someone from a group that historically have been denied the more legal means to acquire wealth and had drugs forced on their community talk about their experiences with it?