@INiallAnderson
@Bornakang
Their goal isn't to save the world. It's to stop EACOP, an oil pipeline that's displacing thousands and cutting off access to drinking water for little to no compensation. The goal is to bring attention to it and scare away investments, thus saving the local community.
@tis_sjoberg
@m0othi
@magdalenepop
People are starving and she's a billionaire. There you go.
Fucking hate the argument that she donates to food banks in cities she has concerts in, like it's not some lazy PR stunt.
She can donate to every food bank in the world and still have copious amounts left over.
@iLikeDurians
@thomassVEVO
@spectatorindex
Japan was a hermit state for 270 years but then in 1868 the Americans came with the big guns and forced them to open their borders. Keep in mind it's only been 153 years since they opened, and a hermit mentality is still very much a part of the Japanese culture. So the joke is
@RuppertNYY
@INiallAnderson
@Bornakang
It's working because their aim is to sway investments, not overall public opinion.
Also if it's just about being an inconvenience, what's all this outrage? People in the west rarely get so fussy over inconveniences that have no bearing on their lives.
@MarianoCoroesc2
@WholesomeMeme
Just a theory, some Japanese nationals (myself included) spend a large part of their childhood/adolescence in other countries. Maybe she's more comfortable with English when it comes to words of affirmation?
@iLikeDurians
@thomassVEVO
@spectatorindex
that this pressure from entitled citizens of foreign (Western) countries to "stay open" is very much in the vein of what happened 153 years ago. History repeats itself I guess.
@lurioosi
@GHMansfield
I feel like this whole “white women are inconsiderate” trope is getting out of hand. Giving way to more and more casual misogyny on the internet in general. It’s a scary trend.
@_zarina_jen_eli
@RuppertNYY
@INiallAnderson
@Bornakang
Sure but you'd only be adding pennies to their pockets.
The nature of these projects is, they're not just massive but also semi-public infra. Public infra can't afford to be financed by individual investors.
But the good news is, you can and do contribute with your tax dollars.
@tis_sjoberg
@m0othi
@magdalenepop
Something about "CRY more" sent off alarm bells in my head.
And sure enough, you're one of her self-appointed defence force dweebs.
At this point only her stans are blind enough to defy their own class interests and defend her.
@Jennisknees
@iiiamdej
@sloppytheone
So if you can't completely sterilize your home any attempt at maintaining hygiene is pointless?
Do you never take your shoes off, even to shower or sleep? Do you clean your shoes instead of your feet in the shower?
No way in hell bringing in street gunk is more hygienic.
@swif_to
@HuffPost
Dismissing any criticism, including fair and justified ones, as nothing but good ole misogyny is her game. Don't fall for it.
Nothing more detrimental to the cause of feminism than convenient, white woman feminism.
@twihardbby
@JJmitch333
@BIS3XUALISM
Why? Don't you think it's a bit parasocial? Like she's using young impressionable fans like you to fuel her ambitions of setting records and going down in history in whatever way possible?
Her dream should not be your dream you know.
@orihime
@caitiecait21
@OgLakyn
What possessed you to think Taylor Swift recording music takes precedence over our planet's survival? I don't care if she can't write jack shit during her tour. Deal with it.
She's destroying Earth to fuel her personal ambitions of records and sales and going down in history.
@obakachantachi
@eviIeIf
I once tried to explain to someone how harmful vacationing in Hawaii is, and they said "well they're a remote archipelago that rely on tourism for their economy. They'd be in trouble if tourism stopped." as if it was an act of charity.
Genuine question, how do I respond?
@anactualwalnut
@BeefySnacks
The US wasn't "dragged into" WW2. American education is very pro-US propaganda so I don't blame you.
Bloc economy. The Hull note. FDR knew that a war was imminent.
WW2 Pacific theatre was one imperial power against another, not a moral battle of good vs evil.