satire is “I’m going to take this concept to an extreme or absurd level in order to demonstrate how bizarre/nonsensical/illogical it is” and not “I said something bigoted but just kidding I didn’t really mean it hahaha”
Dang it I’ve written like 5000 words trying to explain this and I only needed this post to reblog
Bulgaria just appointed a facist and neo-Nazi, Valeri Simeonov (who is also Deputy Prime Minister), to lead their council on how to “deal” with the Romani people in Bulgaria.
Valeri Simeonov literally talked about creating modern concentration camps, and in 2016, when speaking of Bulgaria’s Roma minority, he told the parliament: “They are brazen, feral, human-like creatures that demand pay without work, and collect sickness benefits without being sick. They receive child benefits for children that play with pigs on the street, and for women that have the instincts of stray dogs.” His party has literally called for the demolition of “Gypsy ghettos” and for Roma to be instead isolated in closed reservations that could “generate income as tourist attractions”
Asides from this Ilian Todorov from the far-right ATAKA party (ultranationalist, racist, especially antisemitic and anti-Roma, xenophobic, especially anti-Muslim and anti-Turkish) is now Bulgaria, Sofia’s regional governor.
The opposition party, Yes Bulgaria, warned that this “toxic national-populism” can only divide society and “heighten the risk of stirring up ethnic enmity” when we have already long gone past the “risk” stage as proven by recent submissions of the European Roma Rights Center and the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee – Both reports detail recent violent events which include mass attempts to storm Roma neighbourhoods, an increase in hate speech, failures by the authorities to deal properly withracially motivated hate crime, as well as incidents such as the brutal assault in April by police of a Romani father and son outside the village of Bohot in Pleven province. The son sustained serious injuries, but his father died at the scene of this assault. The authorities justified the police action by claiming that the men were found in possession of stolen pesticides and had resisted arrest.
The former vice-deputy of the ATAKA party, went on TV to praise the police for “neutralising the two thieves,” for sending a clear message, and spreading the kind of fear that will cause “all crooks and thieves to lay down.”
The situation of Roma in Bulgaria is worsening. And if those events listed are not enough already Roma are still racially segregated in education and housing, being forcefully evicted and having their properties demolished as well.
Don’t let me forget to show you guys my giant squid. Someone remind me to post pictures. She’s gigantic and purple and a beautiful cephalopod lady. I’m terrified of her but @mittiesue said “it’s giant and it loves you” and the I need ro introduce you.
If you’re unfamiliar with Neuro Sleep, it’s a drink you can get at grocery stores and gas stations in the States (idk if it’s available elsewhere and I’m not gonna look for reasons that are about to become apparent) that contains, among other things, a healthy dose of melatonin. It’s safe to drink an entire bottle but normally I only drink a sip at a time, which is usually enough to get me relaxed enough to drift off, and still I’m often still drowsy the next day.
I just drank a quarter of a bottle of the stuff. Which for me is like, “Good night everyone! See you in a couple days!”
I swear the entire time I’m taking swigs of it, my dog is looking at me like DON’T GO WHERE I CAN’T FOLLOW.
It’s okay, sweetie. Mommy’s just sleep deprived. Though if I’m fast asleep during this storm and there’s a tornado, we’re all screwed.
The Paradox Machine 