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I post haiku that say what we’re all feeling. I don’t always stay true to form for haiku and my Japanese is far from perfect. I take some liberties in translation to preserve 5-7-5 structure. I DON’T post links/pics/vids.
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This is the sign you were looking for to resist authoritarianism—it’s time: アメリカ人 許可ガあるんだ 国を救う I am giving you Permission, Americans, To save your country

Martial Law: 「ごめん、兵士さん 命令を応じれない」 火炎瓶付箋 “Sorry mister soldier I can’t follow your order” —firebomb label note

Self-Harm: 憂鬱時 悪い考えが いい見え始 When you’re that depressed Bad ideas start to look Like good ideas

The death penalty is not an effective deterrent of crime. It costs more to implement than life imprisonment. It kills some innocents when used. Endorsing it reduces your own empathy & the empathy you ought to expect from others, making you more like a murderer than not. Reform prisons instead.

Mindful Cultivation: 憎さとは 心に満ちる ことなぜだ Why is it hatred The thing with which you’re filling Up your precious heart?

What Do You Expect Them To Do? どんな将来を 受け継ぐはずの? 憂慮世代ね What kind of future’s Generation Anxiety Set to inherit?

Misanthropy in Young Men: 弾丸で全部 の偽を沈黙 する思った I thought what I’d do Is I’d silence all of those Phonies with bullets

Dehumanizing Propaganda: 人間代わり 動物だろうマガ ちゃんとやったの? Rather than human MAGA are mere animals Did I do that right?

一つずつ 濤声が膨張して 激怒なる Soft lapping of waves Over time builds into a Roar of pure anger

新た方法 ベクターで抗する ドニに猫 New ways to resist Now use vector based approach Give Donald a cat