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    Hehe… I submit as evidence the current President of the United States.
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    Well… It’s either (a) or (c) because the only way (b) could exist is if they were scared of you and your content… in which case, you win by default, being the only adult in the situation.
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    Oh, sod it.. I am back! Kind of… as work permits.

    No, I haven’t written anything, but I miss being able to post status updates, which technically should count.

    Warning: personal politics

    So… this week. The only thing sadder than Trump still being President of the USA, is Tony Blair, war criminal, telling a group of people with cameras pointed at him that if only the British people rise up against Brexit, the government will have to listen to them.

    That’s a little optimistic of him. Why, I seem to remember… it must be nearly fifteen years back, when a million people “rose up” to say: “Please don’t kill innocent Iraqi children, Mr. Blair!” And at the exact same time as we gathered in Hyde Park, Tony Blair was explaining to parliament why he would be completely ignoring us.

    He also talked a bit about ‘direction of travel’ with regard to Brexit. Direction of travel, aided in part by him, is why we are in this mess. In some ways, direction of travel, aided in part by democratic presidencies, is why we are all in this mess. Direction of travel can be directly illustrated by the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor, that these generations (from mine onwards) are less well off than their parents, the rise in street homelessness, the breakdown in social care, charging for doctors’ appointments, the americans who had their homes repossessed and could not possibly be bailed out for a few thousand (or even a few hundred), while the bankers who caused the misery got billions… and billions. I could go on… and on.

    Back to Blair, it’s almost as if he paid someone to find as many ironies as possible for him to add into his speech, though we shouldn’t expect anything less from a man who was somehow – inexplicably – made middle east peace envoy despite causing unimaginable terror and suffering there. This is on par with making Trump a leader on women’s issues, or electing him a spokesperson for an alliance against police violence towards minorities.

    Yes, I do believe Trump and Brexit are part of the same phenomenon. I’ve got to. I’m no fan of Brexit, I voted remain, but as I listen to Blair and I watch the insincere wringing of his hands, I almost hope it happens. Just to spite him. Just because it will force people to either wake up or drift further into the nightmare we’re all heading towards. I’m in the bottom third (and probably in the bottom third of that). I’ve got nothing to lose except everything, and if things stay the way they are – if the direction of travel continues – I’ll lose everything anyway.    Right there. That’s exactly the sentiment that got Trump elected. It’s the sentiment that will see us leave the EU. I hope it’s not the sentiment that puts us (as I predicted a few months ago) on the wrong side of the next war in Europe.

    People of Britain and the US, please, do wake up. You can be anti-establishment without being anti-humanity. It’s not hard at all. It’s as easy as putting yourself in someone else’s place and deciding you’ll stand with them. We’ve evolved for this.

    Quite apart from all that, I don’t think the establishment mind Trump or Brexit at all, for all that people wish it. It kind of leads me to think they’re happy to use those things, as if the people have chosen their own diversion in a brand new game of misdirection, which leads to just one question…

    What the hell are they trying to make off with this time?

    1. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      Frightening, isn’t it? Misdirection is a lovely weapon, and I think it’s being wielded with an extraordinary finesse which belies the actual input of either our tangerine faced shitgibbon or the mendacious war criminal on your end. Neither of them is a bright enough spark.

      There was a rather interesting editorial piece about Trump – Dana Milbank posited he actually thinks in tweets. It would explain a great deal.

    2. pippychick

      pippychick

      Just read the Dana Milbank piece, and I think he’s probably right. The most obvious thing about tweets is that they are not a conversation, or even really part of one. They are just statments. Given Trump’s style, this suits him down to the ground. He can say what he wants, regardless of his own blatant hypocrisy, and never be bothered by the viewpoints of others. :(

      I’d just like to add that despite potential commentary evidence to the contrary, I do believe in democracy. I just don’t think any of us have seen it for decades. I suggest Britain’s 1945 was just a blip. I believe in it, but I believe to have it – truly – and for it to be held accountable, we have to be willing to die to achieve it, and then defend it. Regardless of capitalism, truly accountable representative democracy would never allow the deep inequalities that exist in our nations, or in the world. In fact, delivering us from those evils would be most of the entire point.

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    Zombies
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    Nearly all of my work is now deleted from the other place. I feel good about this. What couldn’t be deleted (giftwork) is orphaned, and I just have a small handful of co-written fic to deal with. Still haven’t figured those out yet. I will.

    Unfortunately, my increased working hours are not even nearly over. :(

    1. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      :hug:

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    I am mostly not here.

    But while I am here, if you’re not already aware of them, I would like to introduce you to the ‘I See You’ stories by comedian Sam Gore.

    The Meryl Streep one is particularly good… :)

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    Chapter Twenty-two
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    Christ… I hate the heat. I’ll take cold over unbearable heat any day of the week. But then, just like it doesn’t get that unbearably hot here, neither does it get as cold as mainland Europe, or the US. We are soooo lucky. :/ I can’t possibly suggest anything you don’t already do to try and take it down a notch. Frozen towels I’ve said before… rinsing clothing under the tap and putting it on wet (done that one too). Sweet things (including ice cream) – just don’t. Sorry. I just wish I could do something. When I was a child and it was hot and sunny out, you could always find me hiding away from it. I’d get headache and curl up on the settee… my Dad used to call it sunshine fever. But to this day I swear it was real. I’ve always thought it was something to do with being born in our hottest summer of ‘76, and being immediately wrapped up in woollens for the first few months of my life. But even then you’re talking 90-95f, which is nowhere near what you’re enduring. I would think at the moment, 90f would be a relief for you. So sorry
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    I really should make time to write that explicit pornographic retelling of “Bobby Shafto”...
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    Thank you so much, KimiDoll! I’m glad you liked it. Riki (kind of) behaves for one day here. I don’t expect this will continue, and neither should Iason, but he wants it so much he’s forgetting, hence the forward thinking. Also, Iason thinks enjoying what Riki feels like, and Riki himself are two seperate prospects, and that he can keep them comparmentalised, but he can’t. That’s going to come as quite a surprise to him, even if he doesn’t realise it until the very end. And, yes… Riki really didn’t want to hear that. What an utterly awful thing, even to think about. Poor Riki. I don’t doubt that psychologically, he’s going to find a way to survive what Iason wants from him, but he’s never going to give up. I’m glad you like those little mentions of the differences between machine and human, especially from Iason’s pov. Also glad you like the psychology. I wonder how Iason will deal with himself, when he realises he’s being driven by more than logic? Btw, welcome to AFF – I’m so glad you came to follow the story here
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    *sighs* *hugs CL too* I think I’m going to stick to fanfiction.
  12. pippychick
    Damn…. :/ *hugs Bronx* *hugs tcr* *hugs everyone in the world except for Jeremy Hunt and the orange thing* And now I’m off to bed for a bit.
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    Oh, I really wouldn’t worry. Just as in RL, the people whose good opinion you’re worried about are far too busy deleting and editing their own forum posts while worrying what you think… I guarantee it *g*
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    As the UK government ends a scheme requiring us to take in vulnerable unaccompanied Syrian children trapped in Europe, this quote now seems apt on both sides of the atlantic…

    “The way a government treats refugees is very instructive because it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it.”

    Tony Benn

    1. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Wait, the UK were requiring people to take these in, as in driving up to a random house, and saying “congratulations, you’re now hosting a refugee?”  Certainly, I could see some encouragement ($$$) for being willing to host a kid (and probably the best way for the kid, to have some stable adults in their lives after an ordeal).  But a compulsory scheme could easily backfire...

    2. pippychick

      pippychick

      No, Des… the amendment to the legislation was requiring councils to take a share, so that the children would be safe, instead of being sexually exploited and whatever else in Calais, where they are currently alone.

      Councils called for volunteers, and there were reports of many volunteers, but no children were being allowed in for them to take in/foster. And now… they’re on their own. :(

    3. pippychick

      pippychick

      Where I live, at local Labour meetings, there was talk of us using the ward pot to refurbish an old community centre that used to be an orphanage, providing a refugee centre that would be a safe space, council run. We were just waiting for children… but the government has left them there in France.

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    vicars
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    *crosses fingers* *crosses toes* *eventually ties self in knots and fall off of chair* … thud!
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    I’m a writer, and so wasting time comes with the hobby, but the time I’ve spent reading your stories was never wasted. For the record, for me Backdoor Politics, the whole Kamal/Zijad thing was one of those perfect things… I’ll remember it forever. I’m only sorry it had to end.
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    Hi Silvya, and thank you! Indeed, Iason has no idea what is happening to him. I wonder, if he did, would he try to stop it? If he knew his fate? I don’t think so… I think he’s already too far gone. He’s already addicted to how Riki makes him feel, whether Riki means to do it or not. I’m glad you enjoyed the chapter!
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    toast
  20. pippychick
    Donald Trump… Get in the effing sea!
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    36300
  22. pippychick
    Thank you, ILoveDexter! Poor Riki… he’s in for it now. One of those tags is going to come into play in the next chapter. Glad you’re enjoying it!
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    Yes! Yes! It happens to me! *throws a comradely arm around Noumena* Come with me, friend! We shall be the founding members of the “Watch Out” forum group.You’re quite safe with me, I promise… ignore what I said on the other topic. Really… More seriously, I am guessing that some odd entry in a table somewhere that describes our profile is slightly corrupted. The solution works. I haven’t noticed any other words doing this, and I’ve had this trouble for months. It’s not worth the hassle of finding the bug out. We’re obviously special, lol. ETA: You will also find it happens in PMs and status updates.
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    Yep. Welcome to fanfiction *g* It’s as natural as breathing. Really. Someone who has been through shit with you is an even more eligible candidate. Harsh situations create bonding. The same way it happens in life. Have you ever had a workplace romance? If you haven’t, were you ever tempted? What about friends… have you ever just got it together with a friend to see what would happen? Did you carry it on into a FWB situation? Sorry – I know these are personal questions, I don’t expect you to answer them except to yourself. The point is, do you ever look back on some affair or other and wonder what possessed you? Regardles of whether alcohol was involved, the answer is almost always proximity – that’s what possessed you. If you leave two people alone together for long enough… it’s inevitable. The same is true of characters. They’re people, just like us. And especially with friends, if you tend to be quite tactile with them, sometimes sex doesn’t have lots of rings around it and warning bells, it just happens.
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    Thank you, Bronx! Haha, well that little bit of snark from Riki about them all looking alike did provoke a response from Iason in the moment, and he hasn’t forgotten it. I don’t think he forgets anything where Riki is concerned. Oh, it’s true, I suppose, that the rule of Jupiter and her androids could be much more benevolent, and perhaps it is for the citizens of Midas. How else would the population of Amoi remain so docile? Given our own history, I don’t think a warning like Ceres would be quite enough to dispell thoughts of rebellion forever. All forms of government that last for any length of time, last because not all of the people are struggling. Not all of them are unhappy. I suspect Jupiter has worked out the perfect ratio in that sense, to ensure her rule in perpetuity, no matter how miserable life is for the people of Ceres. Iason is quite ruthless, and to be honest that isn’t going to change. Riki says at one point that when Iason saves him at Dana Burn, it’s “...the first and only unselfish thing Iason did...” But what about Riki? He’s no Maglor, but he’s going to have to give somewhere, if he’s to survive this. Psychologically, I can see him fracturing a little as things go forward, perhaps becoming two versions of himself. He’s young enough for his mind to bend like that. He might learn to please Iason, but he’ll never let go of his thoughts of escape. Which matches exactly what happens in canon. I think he’ll deny his moments of surrender even to himself, when they’re over. I’m glad you are enjoying it! It’s great fun to write. As a pov character, Iason is so… kind of clean and unfettered. It’s different.
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