follow your interests! add in some history along with political theory to stay grounded. you may want to read political writing from different traditions sound the same time period so you can see how they dialogue with each other and compare
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the internet is an attention machine and outrage gets attention. talk to ppl irl and it’ll be more chill
process your feelings in a healthy way. for example, writing and making art about it; dancing, working out and doing sports to process it in a physical way; talk to trusted people; and, if you are experiencing depression, heightened anxiety, or other mental health symptoms, talk to a psychiatrist.
said often in an office context, not a youth thing in my experience
also i fear that “comfort” is losing the battle to “comfortability”
“This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put.” - attributed to Churchill
(wiki says) it comes from Greek to Latin to English in the 16th century, so I’m sure it suffers a bit in modern transfusion.
“begging the question”. it’s not the same as “bringing up a question”, it means assuming your conclusion is true in the course of an argument
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critique_of_the_Gotha_Programme also worth reading. note that because these are 19th C documents written in that particular context, it’s also helpful to read about the docs in addition to their text
I’d couch it as being forced to work to make someone else rich in order to satisfy our basic needs.
there is always the need for work in the sense of “labor”, regardless of the society we live in. it’s a question of who benefits from this labor, who decides what labor is prioritized, and how the fruits are distributed.
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not without organizing and fighting for it.
Also, as an aside, the right wing in your country (if they are anything like the right wing in both the US and Europe) will want to make your police forces more like American cops in order to brutalize immigrants and “others”, then anyone they can label as “other” even if they are currently accepted (e.g. LGBTQIA+ people, religious or cultural minorities), then extend it to anyone that disagrees with them. It’s up to you to organize with your neighbors against them, because they will tear your society apart as they are doing in the US and elsewhere. They may start with your border police or other specialized forces before attempting to coopt local police.
Police in the US originated from slave-catching militias and bounty hunters and developed from there as a means of oppressing, controlling, and re-enslaving (through convict leasing and prison labor) black people after slavery formally ended. At no point has preserving the lives, dignity, or well being of these people been a priority of police forces. All of this gets extended to anyone considered “other” or marginal from the majority.
Prison labor is big business in the US today and acts as a way of reducing the power of labor. This depends on a steady stream of new inmates, so capital pressures legislators and police departments to pass harsher laws and policies and ignore deescalation.
I know nothing about Norway, but I urge you to research how your police treat immigrants, indigenous peoples, and anyone else considered “other” in your society, compared to the majority. it won’t be like American cops, but i wonder what you’ll find.
There are many syllabuses available about the history of police and prisons in the US. if you want a real answer, try some of the materials here: https://www.aaihs.org/prison-abolition-syllabus-2-0/
You’re reacting to the increasing costs of the means of basic existence. In a way it’s rational, though going as far as marriage is a big commitment. If you found someone who felt exactly the way you do and is willing to marry you for the same reasons, I don’t see anything wrong with going through with it. You’d definitely want a prenuptual agreement in case it doesn’t work out, though.
It might be easier to live with friends or family and pool resources with them, though ofc it wouldn’t be the same tax benefit. Maybe talk to a professional accountant to learn if you have ways to save on taxes even without getting married.
If your lawyer isn’t picking up or returning your calls and emails, contact your local bar association. Clients have a bill of rights in every state.
Catch up with loved ones. Volunteer with your local mutual aid group. Join a local sports club.
call friends & loved ones even if there’s no particular reason to