“Yeah, you're toxic, retrograde, racist spits WHITE men, but we need you to go die for us in Taiwan and Ukraine, so just forget about how much we despise and come Be All You Can Be!”
"The message seemed clear to me: ‘Things are getting ugly, our power is diminishing, and world war is looming. We need you to fight for us, and soon, so let’s not talk about civil war anymore, and let bygones be bygones. Just so long as you know that we’re still in charge, and that we’ll go back to persecuting you and your people as soon as the immediate danger has passed.’"
On Being All You Can Be
7:50 PM
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Apr 13, 2023