Source: Persuasion
by Shalom Auslander
“We are increasingly powerless. Oligarchs control the media and governments. Our votes may or may not matter. Even if they’re counted, the results may not be accepted. If we take to the streets, we’ll either be shot, tear-gassed, or accused of being paid for, or the media won’t even report on it because Bryon Noem wears fake breasts. We need fuck. Obscenity is all we have. And so to hear the powerful use the words of the powerless drives me fucking insane. Are they just posturing? Of course. Is it performative? Yes. Is it meant to convince us they care? No doubt. But more than anything, to me, it’s a violation. If the government can’t come and take our guns, then they shouldn’t be able to come and take our obscenities.” (04/10/26)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/swearing-belongs-to-the-people-not