Just so you know...

I'm a sextagenarian Marine vet. I'm also an anarchist. Not one of those pussy, black block pricks running around creating mayhem. A real anarchist. First, do no harm (except in self defense or the defense of others). Otherwise, do as you will with a view of helping others.

But I'm not posting this to school anyone on anarchism. If you're curious, don't be lazy. First, take the test at The Political Compass. And if you're not a fucking fascist head on over to the Marxist Internet Archive and school yourself. You may be surprised. I know I was! (There was a time that I thought I was a republican! I'm glad I fixed that!)

What I am stressing in this post is that I have very little patience for stupid! I have little to no filter on a good day. But when someone engages with me with stupid, I lose any filter at all. I WILL say shit that you don't want to hear.

I don't do religious fanatics, fascists, right wingers, alt right, anti maskers, anti-vaxxers, propagators of war, advocates of misinformation or their stooges, nor any other such nonsense. It's all stupid and I don't do stupid. I am antifascist, I AM antifa.

I don't have the time nor energy to be "diplomatic" while dealing with a moron. So, if I don't block your stupid ass first, please, by all means feel free to block me. I don't gauge my self worth by my follower count. And if blocking me isn't enough, feel free to pay me a visit in person. But I promise that you won't like the outcome.

Imagine who a grumpy old jarhead is, where they may have been, and what they may have done, and you might begin to get the picture. You will be outmatched.

You have been warned.

That being said, I do enjoy the healthy exchange of ideas (that aren't stupid). So, please don't let this warning repell you. Antifascist anarchists are not the same thing as antisocial.

So, please DO engage if you feel so inclined. And thank you for your time.

"Social" Media

I've been increasingly disturbed by interactions between people that I've seen on Facebook and Twitter. People are just hateful, mean and crazy. Before the advent of social media people had to be in person or on the phone to express themselves. This required a certain level of civility. But when people hide behind a computer screen or the screen in their hand they feel they are insulated somehow from the ramifications of the crazy that pours out of their heads and out through the tips of their fingers. 

But with the recent revelations about the mishandling of the data of millions of users I feel the earth shaking under my feet, so to speak.

Indeed, I have two different app nests on my devices for social platforms:

* Social 
*Anti-social 

The first holds shortcuts to things like my blogs, Diaspora*, Mastadon, and other places I feel safe in sharing to others.

The Anti-social folder holds places like Twitter and Facebook. 

But with the revelation that Facebook is also tracking my phone calls, I'm beginning to feel it is time to jump ship. Keeping close to my family and close friends, which is the ONLY reason I'm still on Facebook, is just not that important. Maybe in time they'll come to the same conclusions and follow me to a federated sharing platform. But until that happens I guess we'll just have to keep up with each other the old fashioned way: in person or on the phone (preferably on phones without FaceSnatcher or the like installed).

I guess my primary point is that when people I'm connected to behave badly I can shake my head and I have a few tools I can use to work around them. But when corporations and fascist states behave poorly and misuse my trust and information I am left with few options. So, I guess it's getting close to time to chop off the head of the snake.