Who is 'Us'?

[P3nT4gR4m]

Did I mention I was on holiday RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!!?

[AFK]

So, pardon me asking, but wtf are you doing here?

[LHX]

he is a part of us

[Thurnez Isa]

so there is no us?

you and me arent doing anything?

you know "us" and "them" are strange termology
ive talked to some anarchists, discordists, ect. who talk about themselves as if they arent actually part of society. They're "we" not "them". If you live in "it" your part of "it" wether you like it or not
then i had a good friend who went through a racist phase, who talked about "us" and "them", cause it was ok to hate "them", cause they're not "us"
I don't think eather applies to this thread, but i was just saying anyways...

[DJRubberducky]

If I remember to check back in tonight from home, I will post one of my favorite passages from Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. LeGuin, dealing with how adolescents pack themselves into groups for their own perceived safety.

[P3nT4gR4m]

he is a part of us

No way - "He" is a figment of "Me"

[LHX]

he is a part of us

No way - "He" is a figment of "Me"

difference?

[P3nT4gR4m]

he is a part of us

No way - "He" is a figment of "Me"

difference?

There's only one of me therefore it's not an 'us'

[vexaph0d]

'us' and 'we' are words that are used to force the issue of solidarity among a bunch of asshats who, if there really were any solidarity, wouldn't need to say so.

also, 'we' and 'us' is a thinly disguised way of talking about 'them' without sounding as paranoid as you actually are.

[AFK]

well said

[LHX]

'us' and 'we' are words that are used to force the issue of solidarity among a bunch of asshats who, if there really were any solidarity, wouldn't need to say so.

also, 'we' and 'us' is a thinly disguised way of talking about 'them' without sounding as paranoid as you actually are.

lol solidarity

like rushing water


like a revolving door on a spaceship thats about to crash
but if you go out the revolving door, youre still on the spaceship but you end up in a part of it that sucks

and instead of crashing it bounces
but still most people dint know what to do and got thrown off

the spaceship is not a spaceship

the metaphor is not a metaphor


i love this thursday night nfl football
PICK:
Packers over Vikings (tho i could see the vikes winning)

[Jenne]

I think the word itself is rather benign unless the given context is otherwise.

In other words, it's ok to use "us" as long as it includes "you, too."

[Triple Zero]

i go for vikings because raiders are called twix nowadays

[LMNO]

i go for vikings because raiders are called twix nowadays

You lost.

[B_M_W]

'us' and 'we' are words that are used to force the issue of solidarity among a bunch of asshats who, if there really were any solidarity, wouldn't need to say so.

also, 'we' and 'us' is a thinly disguised way of talking about 'them' without sounding as paranoid as you actually are.

lol solidarity

like rushing water


like a revolving door on a spaceship thats about to crash
but if you go out the revolving door, youre still on the spaceship but you end up in a part of it that sucks

and instead of crashing it bounces
but still most people dint know what to do and got thrown off

the spaceship is not a spaceship

the metaphor is not a metaphor


i love this thursday night nfl football
PICK:
Packers over Vikings (tho i could see the vikes winning)

Who cares about the packers? They're out of the running. Me, for once I am interested in watching football, cause the bears look damn good this year. Last time they were in the superbowl was january of '86, 3 months after I was born, Refrigerator Perry scoring the winning touchdown.