Do you think Truman’s decision to nuke Japan was justified? Why or why not? Curious to know how others see this.

Do you think Truman’s decision to nuke Japan was justified? Why or why not? Curious to know how others see this.

Do you think Truman’s decision to nuke Japan was justified? Why or why not? Curious to know how others see this.

Do you think Truman’s decision to nuke Japan was justified? Why or why not? Curious to know how others see this.

Do you think Truman’s decision to nuke Japan was justified? Why or why not? Curious to know how others see this.

Would love to know what y’all think—

What stuck out? What did I miss? What gets remembered wrong?

Would love to know what y’all think—

What stuck out? What did I miss? What gets remembered wrong?

Wow, thank you so much for this comment—it means more than I can say. You’re doing vital work. I’ve felt for so long that anarchist, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-centered models are the future of education, but no one wants to fund or study them because they threaten the system’s power.

You’re not just researching—you’re planting seeds. I’m sending you so much strength as you finish your thesis. And thank you for the reminder about Freire and Foucault—I deeply connect with their work, and it’s an honor that my manifesto resonated with those ideas.

If you ever want to collaborate or build something bigger from this conversation, I’m here. Let’s keep shaking the ground.

I wrote this piece to challenge the idea that Prohibition was ever about virtue.

If you’ve ever felt like history was sanitized or weaponized, this is for you.

Appreciate any feedback or thoughts—especially from folks who care about systems, history, or propaganda.

Thanks for reading.

I wrote this piece to challenge the idea that Prohibition was ever about virtue.

If you’ve ever felt like history was sanitized or weaponized, this is for you.

Appreciate any feedback or thoughts—especially from folks who care about systems, history, or propaganda.

Thanks for reading.

I wrote this piece to challenge the idea that Prohibition was ever about virtue.

If you’ve ever felt like history was sanitized or weaponized, this is for you.

Appreciate any feedback or thoughts—especially from folks who care about systems, history, or propaganda.

Thanks for reading.

I wrote this piece to challenge the idea that Prohibition was ever about virtue.

If you’ve ever felt like history was sanitized or weaponized, this is for you.

Appreciate any feedback or thoughts—especially from folks who care about systems, history, or propaganda.

Thanks for reading.

I wrote this piece to challenge the idea that Prohibition was ever about virtue.

If you’ve ever felt like history was sanitized or weaponized, this is for you.

Appreciate any feedback or thoughts—especially from folks who care about systems, history, or propaganda.

Thanks for reading.

Just want to say—thank you to everyone who showed up in this thread. Whether you agreed, challenged, clarified, or added something new: this is exactly what I hoped would happen.

I’ve been upvoting every comment (even the ones I don’t agree with) because engagement is the point.

We don’t have to all think the same—but if we can hold space for conversation like this, without falling into chaos or ego, then we’re already breaking the script they wrote for us.

So yeah—thank you for thinking out loud with me. Keep questioning. Keep resisting. And keep talking to each other. This is what remembering looks like.

Yes—exactly this. When morality becomes a tool of the state, it’s almost never about actual ethics—it’s about justifying control.

I say that as someone who’s a recovering alcoholic. I’ve seen firsthand how moral panic gets used to punish people rather than help them heal.

Prohibition was sold as virtue, but it became a weapon. And that’s the pattern across history: state-sanctioned morality always hides a power structure underneath.

You’re right—it’s not about belief, it’s about obedience. And violence is the enforcement mechanism. That’s why these conversations matter.

Absolutely. Credit scores are like modern-day caste systems—just digitized and sanitized. A surveillance-based sorting mechanism that rewards debt and punishes survival. It’s not about trustworthiness. It’s about obedience.

This whole subthread is gold. Honestly, I’m just here nodding along. Housing, land, even access to basic space—so much of what we call “freedom” is just choosing between systems of control. The bigger question is: what would it take to decommodify survival itself? That’s where my brain’s been lately.

100% agree with this—it can be both. That’s the pattern. A genuine movement arises, then gets rerouted by those with power to serve their own goals. The real question is: who benefits when morality becomes law? If it’s not the people most affected, it’s probably control disguised as compassion.

LMAO not the syphilitic Puritan angle! I’m crying. But yeah—for real, Carrie Nation and the hyper-moralist crowd were absolutely a factor. And that’s what made the system so effective: it was easy to rally people around a symbol of “virtue,” even when the underlying policies were violent and self-serving. Empire’s always had a talent for finding the loudest moralist to hide behind.

Right?? If it brings joy or freedom, they regulate it.

But if it makes money or keeps people numb? Green light all the way.