Shamima Begum and the Stripping of her British Citizenship

So ISIS is on their last legs,
and are pretty much dead.

And of course,
the calls for brutal vengeance
against anyone perceived to have been a part of
the group have now grown to a crescendo,
I feel.

So many people are
expressing what they probably think of as righteous anger.
Some more extreme than others.
Because they're so good,  you see.
Such good, decent people.

I am no fan of ISIS,
and I'm glad to see the end of them.

But is this the path to peace?
I mean, really?

Hell, even Nazi grunts
were treated better!

And some of the more senior members
were actually on AMERICAN SOCIAL SECURITY
until a few years ago.

FUCKING NAZIS.

Lately,
there have been a ton of articles on
Shamima Begum,
who had left Britain at age 15 (!!)
to travel to ISIS-held territory,
and was married off to a guy twice her age (read: statutory rape).

So she's 19 now,
and the war is pretty much over.

She wants to return to the UK,
and live a quiet life with her child.

But nope!
Not only are so many people against it,
but that motherfucking piece of shit
U.K. Home Minister,
himself a son of immigrants,
in an attempt to pander especially to nationalists (I mean come on,
basically white racists),
had decided to revoke her citizenship,
essentially rendering her stateless.

Oh!
But not for her son,
of course.

Yea, that's not all kinds of fucked up.

And people are cheering for it!
They're ecstatic!

I mean,
sure, she doesn't regret supporting ISIS,
but she hasn't been convicted of any crime.

So she's essentially being punished
in an extralegal way for "thoughtcrime".

And let's not kid ourselves here.
She and her child.

Never mind the fact
that she was FIFTEEN when she
was married off to a much older guy and got pregnant.

Nope, no grooming there.
I've seen so many
people who must've been frothing at
the mouth as they exclaimed "SHE WENT THERE WILLINGLY".

She was FIFTEEN.
Let that sink in for a second.

Oh what?
Doesn't apply?

Anything to do with the fact that
she's brown and Muslim?
Naaaah.
Probably not, right?

Also, the war is over.
AND SHE WAS A CIVILIAN.

I mean holy shit.
I don't see anybody baying for the blood
of American and British troops' who have been convicted of torture (yea, there's a ton to talk about there but I'll skip it for now).

How barbaric is that?
When a war is over,
you RELEASE the POWs.

But nope.
Let' focus on technicalities like how
they're not really soldiers,
but actually "enemy combatants".

When will people learn
that the objective is to continue
perpetual war.
Keep creating generation after generation of enemies.
The gravy train must never stop.

Oh, and for those
claiming she could be a security risk?
In the UK?

Again,
I don't recall soldiers who have
been convicted of torture (too few,
and the sentences too lenient)
having had their citizenship revoked.

Are you telling me they're less of a security risk
vs. the mother of an infant
against whom there's no evidence
that she has committed or plans to commit any crime?

What about those violent white nationalists?
No?
Not a threat either?

OK, OK... how about
the politicians and businesses
that have benefited and continue to benefit
immensely from arms sales, for example?

Be responsible for the murder of millions
of brown people and it's a-OK.
Be married to an enemy fighter and wanting to live a quiet life?
HOLY SHIT EVERYBODY FREAK THE FUCK OUT.

And of course,
those same goddamn idiots
who applaud the revocation of her citizenship
probably don't realize something: It sets a precedence.

What it means is
anyone can have their citizenship arbitrarily revoked by the Home Ministry.
No due process whatsoever.

Of course the majority of those
applauding this are not worried at all.

Why?
Simple. How often do you see this kind of happening to whites?
Oh sure,
a few isolated cases here and there.

But if they truly felt threatened,
you would've seen massive protests.

Oh no.
They know quite well that they're generally safe.
But they're wrong.

Piss off the wrong person for whatever reason,
maybe the officer's girlfriend looked at you the wrong way or added you on Facebook,
maybe the office is just having a bad day or doesn't like your face or has a quota to fill.

Of course those idiots won't recognise the danger,
until it affects them.

Well enough of that.

Liam Neeson Deserves a Cookie

So this is going to be a really quick one.
I've finally got a bit of time to do my shit,
but this thought has been swirling around in my head
to the point where it's about to become a goddamn hurricane,
so I've got to let it out.

Liam Neeson was promoting
yet another one of this mindless action flicks (he's a goddamn grandpa, but yea OK),
when he mentioned wanting to kill any black man
over the tragic rape of one of his friends.

I'm not going to go over into too much
detail about that, which you can read about here:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/06/liam-neesons-racist-actions-avenge-white-woman-lynching-black-people

You can also Google the numerous articles and endless follow-up
articles about it.
I don't have the time to delve into all of that.

Instead,
I'd like to focus on the reaction
of some people.

Apparently
Liam Neeson confessing
about something as horrifying as that
is not that big of a deal!

"The man's no longer a racist!"
They should and scream
whilst decrying those who express
horror and anger and dismay at his comments.

In fact,
quite a number of them
claim he should be commended!
One goddamn article even said he should
receive a medal!

Sure.

Maybe not a medal.
That would be going too far.
How about a cookie?

A cookie for that time
when he wanted to lynch a random black man,
and stalked the streets with a large stick
for a whole week but aww shucks,
the opportunity just never came up!
(Let's forget about how he basically abandoned
the friend he was supposedly seeking justice for,
in order to fulfill a racist fantasy).

And after that week,
his racism was cured!
It was completely gone!

What a motherfucking miracle!

Apparently he decided something like
"Oh what on earth am I doing? Silly me!"
He then spoke with friends and a priest
and took up power walking!

And the racism was gone!
Completely!
Never discriminated against others again
based on the colour of their skin!

I mean sure, we don't have to delve into ANY of that.
Of course not.
OF COURSE NOT.

I'm sure during his rise,
and throughout his time as an A-Lister,
he never held anyone's careers back
because they were not the right colour.

I am absolutely positive
that he never EVER hurt anyone,
or went just a wee bit overboard,
because that person wasn't White.

Nope!
Banish the thought!
How dare you!

He power walks, goddammit!
You motherfucking ignoramus.

Also, I'll have you know,
that he said if his friend
had mentioned that the rapist were white,
he would've gone after a white person!
So there!

I mean sure,
he would've have gone after just ANY ol' white person.
That would be silly.

Can you imagine right after that conversation,
where he heads home,
picks up his beloved weapon,
looks himself in the mirror and bashes his brains in?
That would be ridiculous!

How about his dad?
Of course not.
His close friends?
Nah.

He would have had to
create a nice, neat little list
in his head about the acceptable types
of white person to lynch.

It would've required a bit more thought, you see.

But not for blacks!
It's only logical, after all.

So let's forget about all that crap.
And focus on his excellent acting,
especially in the Taken series,
which,
now that I think about it,
is basically one long
white male saviour fantasy,
involving evil (and rapist and mostly brown or black) foreigners.

Fear the old,
middle aged white man!
His strength and anger are beyond compare!

OK let's say he truly is not racist anymore.
Did he try to make up for what he did,
and what he was?
How has he tried to atone for his actions?

Ahh... shut the fuck up already!
Let's give him the cookie.


So yea,
fuck him,
and the white supremacists who defend this cunt.

Well enough of that.

What's The Goddamn Point

That I haven't written lately

is not for lack of material or motivation,

but mostly due to my goddamn packed-as-hell schedule.

Right now though,

I feel like I'm about to explode,

and if I don't write,

my frustration might come out in a more unexpected and unpleasant way.

So here I am.

There's so fucking much to write about, man.

From the situation in Venezuela with the idiots who don't know

a goddamn thing about the country lambasting socialism,

and the "corrupt" government that had been elected in free and fair elections.

Here's a tip: Just because some sections of the incompetent, corrupt opposition

decide to boycott the elections does not invalidate the results.

Reminds me of the history of the Soviet Union,

and how everybody seems to have forgotten how it truly

was a "People's Revolution" (technically two revolutions in

a short space of time),

and how the other world powers crushed similar revolutions,

and attacked the newly-formed union, non-stop.

The documentation is there.

Read, you lazy, ignorant bastards. 

Then maybe you'll learn 

a little bit about how the Soviet Union morphed into

the grotesque entity that it eventually became near the end. 

What else?

Oh yeah. 

My beloved wife.

Who is now addicted to e-books.

It's like nearly every waking hour,

every available second she has is dedicated to 

reading those goddamn abominations.

Alright fine,

it's not that I have anything against e-books per se.

But man, we don't really talk anymore,

even when we're outside.

Once I decided to see 

how far away I could get

while she was distracted by her book.

Turns out, pretty goddamn far.

And she was upset about it.

Holy shit.

What is the motherfucking point

of hanging out with someone,

when that person gets to dictate 

exactly when interaction happens?

Do you know how much fun it is

to walk alongside someone,

or sit opposite them for a drink at a cafe,

while they are completely glued to their phone?

How about when you try and make conversation,

and you can see the annoyed look

on their face,

about how you're interrupting them instead?

The other day I briefly snapped at her for being

glued to her phone while we were walking to our 

ride, that was waiting for us.

And she got upset about it!

Holy shit put it down for one goddamn second.

Do I need to always check on you

like you're a child?

I literally could've just gotten in the car

and taken off...

and she MIGHT have noticed

maybe 20-30 mins later.

Or even an hour.

How the hell do you expect me to 

want to speak with you,

hang out with you,

if the phone and those books

hold most of your attention?

Tried speaking with her about it,

and she always gets defensive.

Always.

It feels fucking hopeless,

and after an exhausting day or week at work,

I'm really too tired to even put in much effort to try and overcome it.

Let her have her fucking books.

I've got my own projects to work on.

And we'll see where we are at the end of the year.

Well enough of that.