#omelas — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #omelas, aggregated by home.social.
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CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content
so tell your #barman to hold your #lager
or better yet #BringHerWith if she’d rather
scran your #ramen or your #carbonara
get your #passport, your #mask and your #balaclava
get all your #mates from your #AlmaMater
all the #neighbours from #fête and #gala
your #SoccerSquad and your #SparringPartners
#tinkers, #tailors, #gig #serfs and #farmers
#mandem, #ultras, #HRDepartments
#joiners, #plumbers and #carny #barkers
slip the yoke and behalve the harness
tell #MisterTallyMan, “fuck #bananas”
before they go the whole #enchilada
the #SocialContract ’s knackered: #embalmer
when the king’s this bare-arse starkers
reckon it’s time for a #reginata?
that’s what they call an #intifada
that’s what we call #satyagraha
not for the sake of #virtue or #karma
from #Omelas to disembark us
#PointOfOrder ; the point of departure’s
#kindness will always be smarter than harshness5/7
#Bars
#Poetry
#Lyrics
#Songs
#writing
#rhymescheme
#geopol
#MiddleEast
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#FreedomFlotilla
#Sumud
#ConvoyOfSteadfastness
#FreePalestine
#Madleen
#AntiFascist
#Genocide
#UKpol
#Labour
#RuleOfLaw
#Atrocity
#Imperalism
#Collapse
#Ethics
#Society
#Praxis
#CallToAction
#WorldOrder
#SocialMovements
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7.2: Ariel & Christina Discuss: Why Must Utopia Be Cruel?
In this episode, Ariel and Christina try to get to the bottom of why our fictional visions of utopia are so negative. They often involve mindless acquiescence to an authoritarian nanny state, the oppression and labor of an underclass, or both. It’s as if we can’t imagine a situation in which we all voluntarily treat each other (reasonably) decently and life can be good for everyone. We discuss the literary origins of utopia, how it has evolved (or not) as a concept, and Ariel gives a few examples of sci-fi futures that are about as close to her style of solarpunk utopia as can be. Ultimately, the topic of utopia raises more questions than answers.
https://youtu.be/WR8yg2cOcMk?si=AwMMgH2MNFHmO8Ct
#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #Season7 #Episode #PodcastEpisode #YouTube #utopia #SirThomasMore #SaintThomasMore #ThomasMore #Dystopia #Protopia #WakandaForever #BlackPanther #Indigenous Futurisms #Afrofuturism #Utopias #Anti-Utopia #LiteraryHistory #Cruelty #Despair #Hope #UntopiaParadox #Omelas #TheOnesWhoStayAndFight #TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelas