"In our special brotherhood of that summer of ’72 in London, the absence of words – in Arabic, in Persian, in distant English – did not require our names."
Salar Abdoh for Coda Story and Stranger's Guide: https://longreads.com/2025/03/18/on-brotherhood-and-blindness/
All through the Christian ages, and especially since the French Revolution, the Western world has been haunted by the idea of freedom and equality; it is only an idea, but it has penetrated to all ranks of society. The most atrocious injustices, cruelties, lies, snobberies exist everywhere, but there are not many people left who can regard these things with the same indifference as, say, a Roman slave-owner. Even the millionaire suffers from a vague sense of guilt, like a dog eating a stolen leg of mutton. Nearly everyone, whatever his actual conduct may be, responds emotionally to the idea of human brotherhood.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1939), “Charles Dickens,” sec. 6, Inside the Whale (1940-03-11)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/75463/
“I believe all that all the important #problems of #war and #peace #exploitation and #brotherhood #hatred and #love #sickness and #health #misunderstanding and #understanding the #happiness and #unhappiness of #mankind will yield only to a better understanding of human #nature …”
This flag represents pride, diversity, and the fight for equality. A beautiful symbol of love and inclusion for everyone. #love #peace #respect #diversity #counterculture #pride #united #equalirights #sisterhood #brotherhood #fraternity #sorority #freedom #liberty #allhumans
Spartacus: United We Stand – The Timeless Strength of Community 
Watch the video on my youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSzqT_2GuI
As I was searching for some #goodnews this morning I had a thought. When did humanity peak? At what point in history did we have the most compassion and least strife around the world?
#history #war #unity #brotherhood
68 indicted in bust of Peckerwoods white supremacist gang in San Fernando Valley
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday indicted 68 alleged members and affiliates of the #Peckerwoods,
claiming the #white #supremacist #gang sold drugs and committed fraud in the San Fernando Valley under the auspices of imprisoned members of the #Aryan #Brotherhood.
Johannes van der Kemp, Dutch Reformed minister, writes on Matthew 25. The passage says giving is evidence of a good state. Kemp also points out the godly knew their charitable efforts “not good on account of their impurity”.
How many people can do that? Do we whine and protest at the least critique? (Not even getting started with those viewing charitable interest AS impurity!)
How can you take a second look at your good deeds?
A truly amazing read!
"If I deny his attempts at closeness by leaving or setting a boundary, he could feel frustrated, rejected, or ashamed. If he doesn’t know how to recognize or manage those feelings, he’s likely to experience them as anger. And then I’m a solo woman stuck in a forest with an angry man, which is exactly what women are most afraid of.
There’s no time to think, so I operate on instinct. My task is ridiculously complex. I need to deescalate any signs of aggression, guide the man into a state of emotional balance, and exit the situation safely, all at once. This process requires all of my attention, energy, and intellect. It’s really hard."
https://bikepacking.com/plog/man-or-bear-debate/
(sorry for the hashtags, but these seem to be the ones most associated with 'masculinity 'on Insta 
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In Kharkiv, members of the "Brotherhood" damaged a car with a sticker crossed out TСК. They broke the windshield wipers, scratched the rear window with a knife, and punctured two tires. Many condemned the actions, but a spokesperson for the Southern Forces, Dmytro Pletenchuk, supported them, asking, "Wasn't it easier to break the glass?" #Kharkiv #Brotherhood
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ARMORED SAINT’s John Bush - “Everybody Thought They Were Going To Be METALLICA, But The Reality Is That There Is Only One METALLICA And That’s It”
The real history of #Muslim and #Jewish people - one of #Brotherhood over centuries. https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/debunking-racist-myths-about-jews?utm_medium=reader2
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MANOWAR's ERIC ADAMS: 'If You Believe In What You're Going To Do, Nothing Will Be In Your Way'
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ZAKK WYLDE On Playing With Reformed PANTERA: 'It's A Beautiful Thing, Man'
https://blabbermouth.net/news/zakk-wylde-on-playing-with-reformed-pantera-its-a-beautiful-thing-man
“We #rap from the heart and we rap about what we know,” and The #Brotherhood reckon they may as well do, as there’s no money to be made here…could they be wrong..?
>> I cannot for the life of me understand what is singular about a small strip of desert
It's the singular dream of #Arabism that won't allow that small strip of desert land to divide the #Brotherhood 
https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111468754968378541
Had #Arabs and #Palestinians accepted the #TwoStateSolution in 1947, or even after the Arab loss in 1948, we would not have this problem that we are dealing with today.
Control over Palestine was sine qua non of Arab independence
2023-12-15 Visual Inspiration prompt.
A wise man once said: Get closer to your brother by the bridges that join you and not by the abyss that separates you.
Use this AI generated image to write a very short story based on it. Or to get closer to someone... Whatever it inspires you to create!
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