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Millenials don’t believe in democracy because we have never experienced it. In the United States, Democracy was repealed in 1976 with the Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court decision. This contended that giving money to political parties was “free speech” and could not be infringed. In the stroke of a pen, American Democracy was dead and replaced with plutocracy. The ability to vote can be powerful, but not nearly as powerful as the ability to bribe, and this decision legalized bribery and called it “campaign contributions”.

Since then, virtually none of the after-inflation economic gains have been shared by Americans who are not high-earners and opinions of voters have had zero effect on policy. By contrast, opinions of donors have a very high correlation.

Democracy has been dead since before any millennial was born, and every year the corpse that bears its name redistributes more wealth from the middle and lower classes to the corrupt. Can you blame us for disdaining a system that has done nothing but steal from us?

Justin Flynn (via sosungalittleclodofclay)

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

pantheris:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

One of my classmates just very unironically posted this and I just don’t know how much more I can take of these people y’all I really don’t.

I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.

The best part is that he clarifies in a comment that he isn’t even a vegetarian, he’s a meat-eater.

I cannot.

So, uh… what, exactly, would be the major difference between “vegan” and “vegetarian” options that would even make differentiating between them necessary?

That’s exactly what the first commenter asked. He said that because anyone can eat vegan, it doesn’t count as an option. He honestly said that because anyone can eat vegan food, or doesn’t count as specifically crafting a meal for vegetarians.

Ummm… can’t anyone eat vegetarian too?

I honestly… Idk. There is no logic here, only straight white cis male privilege.

And you can fucking BET dudebro here is patting himself on the back for being so “woke” to the issues.

Well, and the thing is, this guy isn’t exactly uneducated about social justice issues. He’s active in groups on campus that are dedicated to doing good work and lifting up the voices of those who are often silenced. I think the problem is that folks who have never really experienced systematic discrimination don’t always know how to tell the difference between actual discrimination and just not getting your way.

themodernsouthernpolytheist:

nicstoirm:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

I’ve been ruminating on this article on Imbolc, and in combination with my own meditations tonight, I am coming to see Imbolc as not only the return of Brighid, but also a time where she offers cleansing from the winter season. If we see Samhain as the time when the Wild Hunt rides, and assume that they continue riding for some time (through Yule at least), then surely winter is a very trying time. Indeed, even without the Wild Hunt roaming about, winter can be a stressful time. Lack of daylight, harried holiday seasons, the desire to slow down but the inability of modern life to allow it, and so much more can make winter difficult. Imbolc and the return of Brighid herald the coming of spring, but I believe there is also a cleansing aspect to the festival. Brighid comes to cleanse us from the struggles of winter. With milk, water, butter, and flame, Brighid helps us to release the gunk that has built up over the winter months so that we can walk, unburdened, into the spring.

I love love love this. 

I think there’s a lot to be said about Brighid and the spring cleaning vibe. For myself, this is my first year with Brighid and wooooooo lawdy did I feel the spring clean vibe. Over the past week I have scrubbed my entire house, it’s spotless. 

I’m not doing my formal Imbolc ritual until Friday or Saturday, but now I’m marinating on some ideas for ways to include something about mental cleansing… or something.

This really resonates with me also. I think I may even specifically pray to Brighid for that cleaning… ‘cause I need it.

Maybe it’s a modern conception that I absorbed at some point, but I’ve always associated Imbolc with cleansing and cleaning. I think the Rome connection in the article is a bit of a stretch to me, but I can appreciate the point the author is makin nonetheless. Ridding ourselves of the trappings of winter is hugely cathartic for many people and shouldn’t be ignored.

Yeah, I totally agree that the Rome connection is a stretch, and since I’m no good with translation, I can’t say whether the author’s interpretation of “wolf’s butter” is at all accurate. But the idea of doing more than just spring cleaning, of actually cleansing the spirit is something that I think really adds to the idea of Imbolc. At least it does for me!

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

pantheris:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

One of my classmates just very unironically posted this and I just don’t know how much more I can take of these people y’all I really don’t.

I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.

The best part is that he clarifies in a comment that he isn’t even a vegetarian, he’s a meat-eater.

I cannot.

So, uh… what, exactly, would be the major difference between “vegan” and “vegetarian” options that would even make differentiating between them necessary?

That’s exactly what the first commenter asked. He said that because anyone can eat vegan, it doesn’t count as an option. He honestly said that because anyone can eat vegan food, or doesn’t count as specifically crafting a meal for vegetarians.

Ummm… can’t anyone eat vegetarian too?

I honestly… Idk. There is no logic here, only straight white cis male privilege.

pantheris:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

madamehearthwitch:

woolandcoffee:

One of my classmates just very unironically posted this and I just don’t know how much more I can take of these people y’all I really don’t.

I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.

The best part is that he clarifies in a comment that he isn’t even a vegetarian, he’s a meat-eater.

I cannot.

So, uh… what, exactly, would be the major difference between “vegan” and “vegetarian” options that would even make differentiating between them necessary?

That’s exactly what the first commenter asked. He said that because anyone can eat vegan, it doesn’t count as an option. He honestly said that because anyone can eat vegan food, or doesn’t count as specifically crafting a meal for vegetarians.