I'm a proud leftist, and I'd be on the side of the POUM in the Spanish Civil War. If that would make me a violent leftist extremist, so be it.
@Ulfra_Wolfe I have a suspicion that whatever cause I fought for, I'd walk away from it jaded and heartbroken. That comes partly from my passing familiarity with Orwell's experiences in the Spanish Civil War, and partly from my experiences so far in the Psychic Civil War of 2017.
Increasingly thinking I am the sort of person who should be striving to fight like a Taoist sage, by staring in an auspicious direction and reaction to all this as little as humanly achievable.
@zebratron2084 I do what I feel is right, because no one can fault that. No group is perfect, no stance is pure, and I will probably be betrayed. But I can control my actions, and I can find those I would trust with my life, as I have time and again. Retreating from the world benefits no one and keeps the status quo.
@Ulfra_Wolfe (Sorry, this is almost certainly a reflection of my current mood, and I genuinely regret being such a misanthropic downer. Maybe I will find a way to purge the cynicism. This is just, like, my fifth or sixth rodeo here, and you can only get thrown so many times before you stop liking it. :) You are noble and better than me for keeping the faith -- no irony here whatsoever. *hug* )
@zebratron2084 I'm better than no one. I'm Awakened, in a way, and keep a touch to an internal magic that burns, but when it fades I'm worse than most I know.
@Ulfra_Wolfe Yeah. That's... that's a good keyword for when we finally get together. "Fires have gone out" feels like a REAL good description for my current spiritual malady. And I have tried everything from prayer to fire gods to copious amounts of kerosene to get it back. :)
@zebratron2084 Mine replenishes easily, and I have friends that can stoke the fire, but it also fades easily. A single bad moment in a day can bring my Hunger out.
@Ulfra_Wolfe Heh. There's a reason I've already decided all but one of my equine characters is an MLP changeling. I generally consider myself a Reform Changeling, but... sometimes in lean times I can go a bit old-school and suck all the love out of an innocent kitten or bunny or something.
@Ulfra_Wolfe @zebratron2084 ok, games at my place next weekend, be there or be...uh, pear
@kara_dreamer @Ulfra_Wolfe Probably won't be available next weekend, but I would love to do a games night sometime!
@Ulfra_Wolfe @zebratron2084 for "next weekend" substitute an appropriate weekend. I really would like to play hostess at some point soon
@kara_dreamer @Ulfra_Wolfe @zebratron2084 can I come too? <3
@green @kara_dreamer @zebratron2084 Now I'm even more interested! We should set up a date.
@Ulfra_Wolfe @zebratron2084 @green of course! party at the Bramble House!
@zebratron2084 I'll be honest, putting actions to words is what I've had troubles with, but I can't let the spirit of idealism die in me. I guess a major part of that has been keeping in contact with my youth. But focusing on self-care isn't exactly something I could advocate against without being a massive hypocrite.
I admit that My Hero Academia may have lit a fire under me, though.
@zebratron2084 @Ulfra_Wolfe PLUS ULTRA!!!
@Ulfra_Wolfe Some part of me is tempted to say "give it 20 years," but I always wanted to slap people who told me that, and you would have every right to want to slap me for it. :)
I really wish I could put my own disaffection with the left into words (besides "still a damn sight better than the right"), but to be perfectly honest with you, I'm scared shitless to, because most of my friends are leftists and I feel like I'm hanging onto them by a thread as it already is. ;_;
@zebratron2084 I have the feeling I'll be burning with the spirit of idealism even into my 80's and 90's.
@Ulfra_Wolfe I will be genuinely delighted to see this, should I make it a fraction that long. *hug* <3
@zebratron2084 I hope you do. I'll certainly be rooting for you. *Hugs* <3
@Ulfra_Wolfe You've been very kind to me today, and I'm afraid all I can offer is this very, very, very old wolf lady.
#stylegoals? <3
@zebratron2084 Oooooh, I love that. <3 <3 <3 Beautiful old lady.
@Ulfra_Wolfe If Reddit is to be believed (which it is not necessarily, and I'm still looking for validation), she is the oldest known living wolf, period. We should be so lucky. <3
@Ulfra_Wolfe Yeah, anime has a nasty tendency to do that. *laugh* After my sister showed me Tengan Toppan Gurran Lagann, I went around optimistic for a whole month.
I was quite insufferable and glad to be back to normal. ;D ;D ;D
@Ulfra_Wolfe Well, if you can do that, you should, and if I've ever recuperated enough to join you, I guess I will. I can't even see far enough to see such a day right now.