Willem challenged us to ask ourselves what we would do if we were living under Nazi occupation. Before all of this, I doubt anyone thought they would be complicit. I doubt anyone said to themselves, "nothing. I would cower in fear and do nothing."
But for 4 years or so we all answered that question again and again with our lives. Now here we are, answering it again... Every day. But it's no longer "what would you do during the rise of Hitler?" It's now, "what would you do after the invasion of Poland," and "what would you do after you knew about the concentration camps?"
For some people, the answer is still, "nothing."
But a lot of people have been brave in the face of it all. A lot of people have died, and a lot more will die. He will die, perhaps after a ruling by some court or other but, honestly, probably not. That's just how these things work out. Lots of people die, some for no reason, some because they stood up against injustice. A whole lot of people do nothing, until it's safe to claim victory... Until it's no longer safe to be on the other side.
That's just how these things go. Fascism is self-defeating, but it causes incredible harm on it's path of self-destruction. The more people who stand up, who risk themselves, the faster it collapses and the fewer it can hurt. That's also just how these things go. It's incredibly dangerous for everyone until enough people take some extra risk and make it safe for everyone again.
But that question still stands... Which one of those groups are you in? Are you proud of what you are doing, or will you look back with shame? Some of y'all have a lot to be proud of, but, if you're not, it's never too late to earn your way into that proud group.
"I took the German or Autistic diagnostic. Results: probably autistic. Wittgenstein would have gotten the same result."
Also I'm fucking angry that the test said it would take 2 minutes, when it took me 12!
https://german.millermanschool.com/
Next Man Up: Ryan Flournoy answered the WR3 question in Dallas https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/next-man-up-ryan-flournoy-answered-the-wr3-question-in-dallas
"Labour has taken a blow. But Reform UK has been shown up. When tested, their movement offers nothing but grievance, paranoia and imported culture-war nonsense. No answers. No humility. Just blame. And this is why Farage’s behaviour matters beyond one by-election."
'Stop looking back in anger, Nige. Manchester didn’t want to put their life in Trump's hands.' - The Mirror
FW-ROW: Carport gerät in Brand - Feuerwehr verhindert Übergreifen aufs Wohnhaus Sittensen (ots) - Gegen 17:10 Uhr am Ostermontag geriet in der Straße Up'n Kamp ein Carport aus ungeklärter Ursache in Brand. Beim Eintreffen der Feuerwehren Sittensen und Lengenbostel brannte es bereits im angrenzenden Geräteschuppen sowie in ... https://www.…
watched a video on how "solar energy is gratis" and was wondering how to turn this into a monopoly, capitalism should have an answer to that. sooner or later someone will come up with something stupid yet unopposed and privatize the sun...
A profile of CBS' Tony Dokoupil: his start at Newsweek and NBC News, the shift to on-camera work, and ex-colleagues' surprise at some of his current coverage (Amos Barshad/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/feature/whats-up-with-
Next Man Up: Ryan Flournoy answered the WR3 question in Dallas https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/next-man-up-ryan-flournoy-answered-the-wr3-question-in-dallas
Let me be clear. If the state of Washington ever asked me the question:
Permanent DST or switch back and forth?
I would eagerly select "No more switching boneheads".
But I would also be emailing the state legislature asking why on earth they ended up with this boneheaded choice, when the obvious, correct, answer was right there all along: Just abolish DST.
‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage
I would have thought it was 100% 47's standard bad behavior, certainly par for his course.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr