One thing you might not have learned in school, is that famines are not indiscriminate regarding those who starve to death. In modern times, nearly all famine events/locations still produced and even exported large amounts of food, just not to specific groups of people who were singled out for elimination by those in control. View quoted note →

Like many things, even more relevant today. View quoted note →

Shit like this has already been happening. Half the time I go to maps to find the location of something for sale on marketplace, the exact address comes up first before I type the first street letters. Cue that meme of the little girl with the six shooters reacting to the phone coming up with ads about stuff said in offline convo. Also, notice the “temporary pause search” thingie. Looks to me like a weasely way to resume and back trace your history once it’s turned back on. View quoted note →

He left out the important bit that anyone from communist countries knows about. Not only will your neighbors shun you and deny you aid out of fear of association, they and even your relatives will rat you out or even make up lies about you just for a little bit of extra handout from big brother and a tiny bit of temporary breathing room from the boot on their own necks. View quoted note →