Cybercat Works 2.0

 Content Warning: Discussions of Ableism, some criticism of left wing groups Intersectionality is the theory and framework by which we explain how a person's social and political identities combine, to measure the different modes of discrimination and privilege. This means that many forms of discrimination(and privilege) will often cross each other on an axis. We can use this analytical framework to measure the ways in which many people are disenfranchised and it has spread from it's origin in academia, to left wing praxis on the streets. Without intersectionality, civil rights issues and labor issues would still be separated from each other. Without intersectionality, queer rights would at best still be limited to decriminalization of homosexuality. Without intersectionality left wing groups in the US would have never grown after the 2016 elections and would have been completely crushed under the boot of Fascism, Capitalism and the American State.  Intersectionality is one of...

Disclaimer: The main bulk of this blog was written originally as a script for an unfinished video I planned to make about a year ago. The main reason this video was unfinished was because during recording and editing I noticed that the subject was a bit boring. Now that I have a blog I realize that the script is much better suited for this format. Small changes have been made to accommodate the medium Oh hey I get to talk about a hobby of mine for a change! You know, I get so stuck into politics-mind sometimes that I often forget that there is more to life then crippling depression and our selfmade impending doom. A very old hobby of mine that I recently managed to breathe some new life in is trains and railroads. As a kid I was always fascinated by trains, especially steam locomotives. The sounds they made, the smells they produced, the rhythmic thumping of the pistons, it always managed to calm me down somehow. Let's go back in time a bit and talk about a very interesting experim...

English Below Nederlands Een vrij lange tijd ben ik qua stemgedrag een aanhanger geweest van de SP. In die tijd heb ik meerdere malen op zowel lokaal als landelijk niveau op de SP gestemd. Dit heb ik gedaan in het verleden omdat de SP destijds de partij was wiens agenda en standpunten het meest bij mij paste. Echter naarmate ik mijzelf meer in politieke zaken ging inlezen(voornamelijk uit noodzaak vanwege mijn situatie als een persoon met een "beperking") is het mij echter meer en meer duidelijk geworden dat de SP met hun huidige partijbestuur geen interesse heeft om linkse politiek te voeren. De redenen hiervoor zijn mij niet helemaal duidelijk en zijn iets waar ik alleen maar over kan speculeren maar het is wel duidelijk geworden dat de SP partijbestuur in het afgelopen jaar een aantal beslissingen heeft genomen die mij heel duidelijk maken dat de SP niet mijn vriend is en ik zeker niet op hun voor ondersteuning kan rekenen.  Ik denk dat in dit geval dat het belangrijkste e...

CW: Ableism, Bureaucratic fuckery  A little while ago while browsing the news I stumbled upon a strange occurrence. I found a news article which told the story of a woman living in the Dutch municipality of Wijdemeren and how she was apparently eligible for a fine of about 7000 euros(now reduced to 2835 euros after a political uproar) because she was given groceries on a regular basis by her mother while also receiving social assistance and welfare benefits(1).  This is an outrageous story about how a woman got punished by the Dutch state and social services for receiving help from her well meaning mother and although she deserves justice, her story is not exactly new to me. I myself have also been punished by Dutch social services for receiving help or due to circumstances beyond my control on numerous occasions. This is not exactly new but I am using this story as an example because it shows very well the results of the participation society and how neoliberal policies punis...

CW: Ableism, Genocide mention, Talk about social alienation. Disclaimer: This is only a short piece of work that shows the issues of our society in regards to Neurodivergent people. It is in no way meant to be a complete or comprehensive work. I am no stranger to social alienation. As an Autistic person I have felt alienated from many groups and most of society for basically all of my life. My social history can best be summarized as me stumbling from one social group into another. That is not to say that I cannot form lasting friendships with other people but rather that it is extremely difficult for me to "fit in" many social groups. Ranging from small friends groups to activism groups, from societal institutions to hobby groups. Alienation and the loneliness that it entails are second nature to me at this point. It should come as no surprise to anyone that I am not very happy with this. Despite my difficulties with bonding with people and forming meaningful relationships w...

 It is high time for me to make a post explaining what I am doing here and what my aim is with this blog. This should hopefully give some introspection in who I am, what I am doing here and where I want to go with the work that I do. First of all I am Pim. I am an Autistic twat with a lot of opinions on a lot of subjects. I am a filthy "left wing rat" so don't expect any love for Conservatives or Liberals here. This blog will mostly be my outings on subjects regarding politics, especially politics that involve Autistic people.  In a way this blog also serves as an extension of my youtube channel, here I will post about subjects that I think are either too small for their own video or subjects that I cannot adequately explain in video format. This does mean that my blog will go into the territory of theory and frustrations I run into in life so be prepared for that. I have found it extremely difficult to really produce anything of substance regarding theory or finding a cr...