This is barbaric! This is no way for grown men to settle… oh, fine! Let’s just haul out our swords and start banging away at each other! That will solve everything! I’ve had it! I’ve had it with wobbly-legged, rum-soaked pirates!
Europeans really seem to not acknowledge that their lives are ACTIVELY like currently the results of colonial spoils and the comforts they enjoy, the basics of their standards of living, the foundations of their societies and lifestyles are tied to a historic AND ongoing set of colonial relationships
Sometimes a family is just a lead guitarist with a fear of long-sleeved shirts, a bass player with a heart of gold and the attention span of a goldfish, a gay drummer with anxiety, and a literal angel who makes them visible with her magic voice.
me: i don’t mind being alone
also me: *feels abandoned for no reason at all, needs constant reassurance that my presence is wanted, cannot see how anyone would want to be friends with me, is not able to focus on anything because of the intense feeling of imaginary rejection*