Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 1)

[HaughtyFrank]

If you haven't been afraid of which bathroom to go into then idgaf about your take tbh.

That's a street that goes both ways, just FYI.

[benji]

She has such an infantile, stupid mentality about categorizing things in her mind worthy of attention and understanding - if they're "white" or not, especially as someone who constantly says "whiteness" is a created construct and not a concrete thing.  The most black and white thinking ever.

Connected to what I said above, there's also the fact that if what Nepenthe says is true there's nothing that can be done. If there really is a massive conspiracy of all whites and white-adjacents to keep white culture, white science, white thought, white power, etc. whatever this may mean in control then the rest cannot topple it for the same reason her theory refuses to posit how it obtained that power in the first place and subjugated the superior majority to steal from.

This is what leads necessarily to her conclusion that America is failed and she needs to leave to some commune in what she imagines is an impoverished cut-off part of Brazil. Whites and white-adjacents are 80+% of the population and this isn't going to change. She's demanding the system overthrow itself on moral grounds even as she argues that an entire ethic has been built up to justify the continuance of the system. (Even though she also argues that the system is materially to the benefit of those in power, hence giving them no material reason to overthrow it either.)

It's nihilism with extra steps, that are all just racism. Without the fun of Yakub.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/conservatives-whine-people-arent-nice-to-them-on-blue-sky.1043199/page-5#post-132019530

Yep, now they're finding out what it's like to feel even a fraction of the way they make others feel.

Too bad there will be no introspection from these feelings.

[Uncle]

She has such an infantile, stupid mentality about categorizing things in her mind worthy of attention and understanding - if they're "white" or not, especially as someone who constantly says "whiteness" is a created construct and not a concrete thing.  The most black and white thinking ever.

Connected to what I said above, there's also the fact that if what Nepenthe says is true there's nothing that can be done. If there really is a massive conspiracy of all whites and white-adjacents to keep white culture, white science, white thought, white power, etc. whatever this may mean in control then the rest cannot topple it for the same reason her theory refuses to posit how it obtained that power in the first place and subjugated the superior majority to steal from.

This is what leads necessarily to her conclusion that America is failed and she needs to leave to some commune in what she imagines is an impoverished cut-off part of Brazil. Whites and white-adjacents are 80+% of the population and this isn't going to change. She's demanding the system overthrow itself on moral grounds even as she argues that an entire ethic has been built up to justify the continuance of the system. (Even though she also argues that the system is materially to the benefit of those in power, hence giving them no material reason to overthrow it either.)

It's nihilism with extra steps, that are all just racism. Without the fun of Yakub.

nepenthe really is a gift

can you imagine if anyone else had ended up in charge of the forum? how many people were vying for moderator positions, and random chance somehow decided to give us this person? she was a meek nobody at gaf

or are people like her drawn to positions like this, was it somehow inevitable

[Boredfrom]

She was already a highly opinionated idiot at GAF, as I remember. She didn’t have power beyond being protected, but I remember she was already doing diatribes about the whites.

[benji]

I'm starting to think sourcing all staff positions from your Discord clique based on what demographic groups they fall into may not be the best model for building a competent staff.

[benji]

I mean, for one thing, there's just not enough trans staff members.

[Boredfrom]

The intersectionality brain worn:

As a colored cis man, all I can do is listen to what trans voices are saying.

And on a personal level, if the right were advocating for segregated bathrooms for white people and colored people and the colored person I helped get into office agreed to go along with that, yes, I'd be fucking FURIOUS.

So, there's that.

We should listen to the trans voices and put an end to this "left eating itself" nonsense. Nepenthe put it best: this isn't some united front and it hasn't been for a very long time.

That is fucking nonsense and you know it. We are talking about skin differences over biological gender differences. 

In that regard, maybe people should listen to women that are not exactly thrilled by this, and just not dismiss it as TERF shit.

the one thing that I want people to better wrestle with in these sorts of discussions…

This shit ain't easy.

People need to stop looking for easy.

Ain't nothing in this world easy.

It is work to understand that trans people aren't monolithic and that trans folks upset with McBride have every right to be. While also saving space for the weight Sarah McBride is carrying right now. It ain't easy being "the first" in any space you're in.

McBride also has the right to stick with her decision, specially because what she should care about is the opinion of her constituents.

[benji]

The intersectionality brain worn:

And on a personal level, if the right were advocating for segregated bathrooms for white people and colored people and the colored person I helped get into office agreed to go along with that, yes, I'd be fucking FURIOUS.

"Agreed to go along" implies they have a say in whether or not it's done.

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

Royalan ain't trans, why are they talking with authority? 

Fuck off!

[BIONIC]

Cunty screaming into the void in constructive

Not a fan of finger wagging and tone policing from cis people to trans people about Sarah McBride statement.

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

Cunty screaming into the void in constructive

Not a fan of finger wagging and tone policing from cis people to trans people about Sarah McBride statement.

CISSY'S FUCK OFF!!

[BIONIC]

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=8429.msg3113214#msg3113214

No one cares. You come here not to discuss or contribute but to navel gaze. You bump threads just to talk accomplishments, you post a picture with a baby deliberately edited out but shows your well furnished surroundings. You could have picked a different picture but you picked the baby picture deliberately. Not because of the wonderful sight of a smiling gift from the womb but because it shows your status and how well “learned” you are, sitting next to your triage of tomes and tabernacle of riches - the status you so dearly cling to worship on bended knee like one of God’s slaves begging for forgiveness. I love babies and I love families but something feels off and utterly cynical about it. Calculating, cold, dry all with the implicit intent to show off your bougie domicile and lifestyle all with the grace of a narcissist bent over in Downward Dog worshipping their own shadow dancing a duet with the light in the dark.

Zip up your quarter zip and fuck off to the bougie ass f*aggot Discord for Cafe Communists. If you want to flex do so with class.

[Potato]

I wish we'd stop acting like "the left" is a united front with the same exact goals, morals, and principles as one another.

We're not and largely never have been since this political spectrum was founded.

So the idea of "eating your own" doesn't make sense if you don't consider those you're eating part of your group in the first place.

Cis allies using things like 'the left eating themselves' to refer to one side of a disagreement being had within the trans community, over an issue they themselves will never face, while suggesting a trans woman is right to comply in being forced to use the men's bathroom at work. Something I think fewer people would be saying were it a cis woman.

People are not only truly ignorant to the amount of infighting that has occurred in far more actual organized movements than they will ever be apart of, but seem to think that it's a weakness or unnecessary to the cause.

Bitch, we're trying to fight for a future that doesn't exist yet. How the fuck do you get there without critique?

Dummy-ass liberal shit.

CuntXCunt

Fucking Nepenthe pretending being Trans.

        - Is this a gendered insult?

[benji]

As a leftist who is extremely anti neoliberal I don't disagree with you. I understand those distinctions even if some try to dismiss them as semantics. But so far after the election I still think people are continuing to operate from where they're most comfortable and I'm not seeing much desire for coalition building from anyone. Articles like these just make me think the culture war has been totally lost, this is the fallout, and that the future is just cooked.

It all feels terrible.

You're not going to see a lot of coalition building from liberals and mainstream outlets beyond capitulation to the right because they fundamentally believe minorities and the far-left threw the election instead of the whites who almost always cede to conservativism and voted Republican.

But the contradictions within the Democratic Party have been laid bare. I think there's a lot of fire in folks right now, and there is a prime opening to start organizing in any way we can. Start a neighborhood pod (like I plan on doing), start taking those self-defense classes, and above all else get invested in your local politics. Start bolstering your community against the nonsense.

[AnnoyedCanadian]

I have to imagine a good chunk of people who refer to themselves as cis are doing it so they don't get harassed by the terminally online trans community.

I have never heard someone refer to themselves as cis in person. It's dumb as fuck to me. Same with stating pronouns.

[benji]

What Is a Neighborhood Pod?

A pod is group of up to 5-30 people who organize hyper-locally to share needs, resources, and support, for example:
● Food (both grocery store trips and prep)
● Childcare (especially as schools close)
● Picking up medicine or other absolutely essential errands
● Cleaning supplies
● Financial support (especially as more workers get laid off or have to stay home without sick leave)
● Emotional support and socializing
● Mental health counseling and services
● Recreational activities, for both adults and children
● Help navigating benefits processes
● Language translation/support
● Information on what community resources are available
● Tech assistance
● Internet access
● Timely and accurate public health information
We organize pods block by block to make sure that nobody gets left behind, and then we connect the pods in a network so they can communicate and coordinate.

So it's literally getting to know your neighbors and being friends with them?

[benji]

Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Pod
1. Start building a team
Find a buddy or two (if you can) to build your neighborhood pod.
● A buddy helps make the work feel less overwhelming — you can plan things together
● A buddy keeps you accountable to each other
● A buddy may have relationships and know resources you don’t
Start by identifying someone in your building or block, and text/call them to ask them to be your partner
in building a neighborhood network. (Just because you are the person starting the outreach process does
not mean that you will be the Neighborhood Point Person or that you have to do this all by yourself.)

2. Define & map your zone
Pods tend to work better when they are small, 5-30 people – but please do what works best for your
neighborhood. If there are more than 30 neighbors interested, you can ask if anyone else in the group
wants to be a PPP and break off into their own pod.
Whatever you decide, map it out. If it’s your street, walk around and write down all the house numbers. Be
thorough and check side roads that you might not have been down before. We do this so that once we
start contacting neighbors, we can make sure we don’t leave anyone behind!

3. Review all safety guidelines
We’ve got two aims that we’re trying to balance:
1. Making sure everyone (especially the most vulnerable) is supported in their community, and that
support carries on throughout the outbreak and after.
2. Trying to minimize contact and adhere to rigorous and agreed-upon safety protocols to minimize
the risk of spreading the virus while we’re supporting each other.
Safety protocols for various aspects of mutual aid support have been compiled in this pamphlet, like
how to deliver groceries and collect items from someone who is self-isolating, how to disinfect items, how
to properly remove gloves, etc.
As PPP you should read and familiarize yourself with these protocols and ensure agreements and
understanding around them within your pod. Any questions should be posted to the PPP Slack Channel
and we will all try our best to use collective wisdom and resources to answer them

4. Make a plan
a. Name your group — it can be something fun!
b. Decide how you’ll communicate with your neighbors. You have a couple options:
i. Make a group text or social media chat if everyone is comfortable with it (WhatsApp,
Signal, Facebook, SMS, Telegram, etc.)
ii. If most people can do text but some can only talk by phone, assign people to be
responsible for calling those people to update them.
iii. If most people are only comfortable talking by phone, set up a phone tree.
c. Decide who will do outreach, what information you need to gather, and how you will keep track
of it.
d. If you have not already done so, please fill out our Neighborhood Pod intake form here.

5. Invite your neighbors
Be ready to start fielding requests pretty quickly. Be willing to ask potential members if they have the
capacity to help you coordinate the pod and what skills they can contribute
a. Contact as many people as you can over the phone
This is to limit transmission. Introduce yourself as a neighbor, be really friendly and explain you’re
just here to help and ask them the questions on your questionnaire. And ask if they have any of their
other neighbors numbers so you can call them too!
b. Fill in the gaps by flyering
For anyone who is unreachable by other means, flyer their houses. You can use this flyer template
available in English and Spanish (make a copy of it to edit), or create your own. *It is illegal to put
things in other people’s mailboxes: try the crack of their door, between screen door and main door,
etc.
***Please follow safety guidelines to ensure you stay safe and do not spread the virus*****

6. Have a conversation
Your pod will only be as strong and resilient as your relationships, so it’s important to set up some
introductory conversations. Set some community agreements, for example, treating each other with
respect and assuming the best intentions. You also want to get a sense of what each person needs, and
what each person can do to help. These are some questions to ask each other:
● What are your hobbies and interests?
● What languages do you speak?
● When are you generally working/busy and when are you generally available?
● How regularly do you want to check in?
● What is your living situation like and who else lives with you?
● Who are your emergency contacts?
● What resources, skills or knowledge do you have that you could share with the pod or help others
with?
● What are your needs? What are you afraid of losing? What do you need help with?
● Do you have any important health info about yourself you want to share with me? For example,
do you have regular prescriptions or appointments you need to maintain?
● What will be your primary concerns if the pandemic lasts two months or longer?
You might find that it takes multiple conversations with each other before people feel
comfortable discussing the last few questions. That’s okay! Building relationships and trust is
what this is all about, and how we make sure we can continue to support each other after the
pandemic.

7. Support each other
○ Make sure someone is sending a message to the pod at least every few days and remind folks to
check in with their neighbors. This is a tough time and folks might have a hard time admitting
when they are struggling.
○ Organize to support needs as they arise. Some needs may be met within pods, some may require
connecting with other pods or local organizations or organizing as a broader community.
○ As information and resources become available through the network let folks in your pod know.
Have a weekly “sound-off:” ask neighbors on the thread to submit a word or emoji about how
they’re doing. If someone submitted an indicator that they’re struggling, or did not respond at all,
check in individually.
○ Even though this pod model is arising out of crisis, not everything needs to focus solely on
survival. For example, your pod could have:
■ Weekly sound-offs
■ Weekly calls
■ Art, game, or movie calls
■ Morning coffee
■ Safe outdoor recreation activities
■ Etc

Okay, Bire pod, time for the WEEKLY SOUND OFF!

[benji]

Question for the Pod Point Person, how will this pod end the genocide?

[Alpacx]

Question for the Pod Point Person, how will this pod end the genocide?

We're starting a podcast.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

Sure call me a fetishist for not being an asshole.

But Cauliflower of Love, you are an asshole.

[Potato]

What Is a Neighborhood Pod?

A pod is group of up to 5-30 people who organize hyper-locally to share needs, resources, and support, for example:
● Food (both grocery store trips and prep)
● Childcare (especially as schools close)
● Picking up medicine or other absolutely essential errands
● Cleaning supplies
● Financial support (especially as more workers get laid off or have to stay home without sick leave)
● Emotional support and socializing
● Mental health counseling and services
● Recreational activities, for both adults and children
● Help navigating benefits processes
● Language translation/support
● Information on what community resources are available
● Tech assistance
● Internet access
● Timely and accurate public health information
We organize pods block by block to make sure that nobody gets left behind, and then we connect the pods in a network so they can communicate and coordinate.

So it's literally getting to know your neighbors and being friends with them?

But what about my social anxiety?

[AnnoyedCanadian]

What Is a Neighborhood Pod?

A pod is group of up to 5-30 people who organize hyper-locally to share needs, resources, and support, for example:
● Food (both grocery store trips and prep)
● Childcare (especially as schools close)
● Picking up medicine or other absolutely essential errands
● Cleaning supplies
● Financial support (especially as more workers get laid off or have to stay home without sick leave)
● Emotional support and socializing
● Mental health counseling and services
● Recreational activities, for both adults and children
● Help navigating benefits processes
● Language translation/support
● Information on what community resources are available
● Tech assistance
● Internet access
● Timely and accurate public health information
We organize pods block by block to make sure that nobody gets left behind, and then we connect the pods in a network so they can communicate and coordinate.

So it's literally getting to know your neighbors and being friends with them?

The date on that article is suspiciously close to CHAZ. What a fucking shitshow that was. Both hilarious and scary at the same time. Hard to believe it's been 4 and half years

[books]

Start a neighborhood pod (like I plan on doing),

She's got a concept of a plan.

[AnnoyedCanadian]

Still need to listen to the new album. I can see the idiot forum listening to a song like this and not getting the message behind it in the slightest. Media literacy is near zero there.

Some Megan Thee Stallion for you top of the page heathens

[Boredfrom]

As a leftist who is extremely anti neoliberal I don't disagree with you. I understand those distinctions even if some try to dismiss them as semantics. But so far after the election I still think people are continuing to operate from where they're most comfortable and I'm not seeing much desire for coalition building from anyone. Articles like these just make me think the culture war has been totally lost, this is the fallout, and that the future is just cooked.

It all feels terrible.

You're not going to see a lot of coalition building from liberals and mainstream outlets beyond capitulation to the right because they fundamentally believe minorities and the far-left threw the election instead of the whites who almost always cede to conservativism and voted Republican.

But the contradictions within the Democratic Party have been laid bare. I think there's a lot of fire in folks right now, and there is a prime opening to start organizing in any way we can. Start a neighborhood pod (like I plan on doing) , start taking those self-defense classes, and above all else get invested in your local politics. Start bolstering your community against the nonsense.

In the suburbs?! 

What an hero.

[Boredfrom]

Girl gets in fights with the elderly because she doesn’t want to validate their coupons at Walgreens, and she wants to organize her suburban neighborhood to fight the white man.

[Greatness Gone]

In case it wasn’t obvious that there’s no saving reetardera, the comparison between Jim Crow and modern person of gender tribulations should make it clear. 

What absolute fucking morons. The fact that there exists a black man who’s so mentally cucked that he’s willing to compare what his ancestors went through to a man who can’t use a woman’s bathroom is crazy to me.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

I agree with you. There's no hard male/female media interest distinction. However, there are tendencies that are common to most males/females.

My point is that ALL of these online weirdos claim they've always been women BUT they have always just behaved like the average bloke and have an almost 1:1 alignment with what typical guys like. 

There are always individual exceptions, but the reseterans don't seem to be those at all.

Regardless of interests, these online weirdos always maintain their male rage.

[Propagandhim]

What Is a Neighborhood Pod?

A pod is group of up to 5-30 people who organize hyper-locally to share needs, resources, and support, for example:
● Food (both grocery store trips and prep)
● Childcare (especially as schools close)
● Picking up medicine or other absolutely essential errands
● Cleaning supplies
● Financial support (especially as more workers get laid off or have to stay home without sick leave)
● Emotional support and socializing
● Mental health counseling and services
● Recreational activities, for both adults and children
● Help navigating benefits processes
● Language translation/support
● Information on what community resources are available
● Tech assistance
● Internet access
● Timely and accurate public health information
We organize pods block by block to make sure that nobody gets left behind, and then we connect the pods in a network so they can communicate and coordinate.

So it's literally getting to know your neighbors and being friends with them?

No way she's doing any of this with white people.  Financial assistance?  Childcare? No, this is a race pod.  And the second it turns into a black one, she'll say, "Now this is pod racing."



...Nailed it.