Hot Take: We are actually living in a “gasoline punk” alternate universe, where technology continued to develop along the lines of hydrocarbon combustion, even though nuclear energy has been available for decades.
Well that explains the comically exaggerated, dystopian nightmare setting that appears to be a very badly concealed metaphor about oppression. Someone tell the sixteen year old writing me that they don’t have to kill off every cool character.
the great thing about izuku midoriya is. he is just vibrating with indescribable energy. at all times he is the way i am after seven cups of coffee. he is always inhabited by the kind of manic drive that most people only glance at during a life-changing nervous breakdown in middle school. the only thing tethering him to this world and preventing him from flinging himself straight into the sun is probably his love for his mom. he is unrestrained by concepts like “pain” or “reality”. this little man has never met a lick of common sense in his life. when all might inevitably dies of old age izuku will physically transport himself and successfully fistfight god for his soul
i’m so sick of arguing with canadians. their delusional brand of “at least we’re not american” patriotism is probably one of the reasons why social change is so fucking slow to pass in this country
like, american activists and community organizers are excellent at mobilizing towards common goals and their outreach to the wider public is so much greater especially in recent years because people acknowledge that there are problems. people work towards reducing them. americans of colour have been leading social change everywhere and people focus on tackling root problems despite the scary political climate. if anything, the political climate serves as a good motivator for even white people and mild liberals to listen up and try to make life better for everyone–how many americans have been educating themselves and going out to protests and joining community movements in the past years? (it’s another question whether they will continue showing up but the point is that more people are listening to leaders of colour and the midterm elections were just some evidence of that)
social change in canada is a nightmare because this infatuation with comparing everything to america. everyone focuses on american news, everyone laughs at trump’s statements, everyone flicks on the tv and goes “at least we’re not american!”
no one listens to indigenous people. no one listens to canadians of colour. no one cares about our communities, our immigration issues, the rising popularity of racist and fascist hate groups, the high suicide rates in indigenous communities, the mainstreaming of further and further right-wing ideologies in our governments.
because “at least we’re not american,” right? i’m finding it harder and harder to come across people who actually know what trudeau has been up to these past years because nobody thinks it’s as important as following the events to the south of the border as if it’s some exciting drama we have to keep up with.
this weird trend of political voyeurism is a perfectly convenient way to ignore local issues and it’s really getting in the way of our ability to move towards any positive change in this country
yes, there are those who are working hard towards positive goals and are trying to spread awareness of the things i mentioned, but what good is it if everyone just washes their hands of responsibility after voting “liberal” and pretend that everything is okay? that because you can’t see through the smokescreen of canadian “progressiveness” you can’t see that there is so much to be done?
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