Commentary

On "'Left Wing' Zionism: How to Sell an Ethnostate" by overzealots

Sunday, July 27, 2025 • 2 min read

“Left Wing” Zionism: How to Sell an Ethnostate by overzealots: It bothers me that this commentator repeats multiple times that states have to justify themselves to exist. States don’t need to take on a specific form to be legitimate. If their existence was inherently legitimate when possessing specific attributes, they wouldn’t need to employ as much force to ensure the continuity of their existence.

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On "The Crazy World of Korea's Plastic Surgery Industry" by Mina Le

Sunday, July 27, 2025 • 1 min read

The Crazy World of Korea’s Plastic Surgery Industry by Mina Le: Calling that industry “crazy” is an understatement. Young people have to get work done or else they might struggle in their romantic relationships or finding jobs. At the same time, them getting work done makes it easier for other to refuse any procedures because they increasingly become a minority. In a way, this is patriarchy acting as a double bind yet again.

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On "how the Asian 'Model Minority' perpetuates Anti-Blackness" by OlivSUNia

Thursday, February 20, 2025 • 2 min read

how the Asian “Model Minority” perpetuates Anti-Blackness by OlivSUNia: I’m not Asian as per white supremacist thought, but I do relate to most of the struggles outlined in the video. I pass judging by my looks so I needed to pass when I open my mouth, too. My speech needs to sound the way I look (white Austrian) and to earn my place in society once my name is brought into consciousness, I needed to excel at everything I do.

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On "the desire to be sad: 'tragically beautiful' art & romanticizing mental illness" by OlivSUNia

Sunday, February 2, 2025 • 5 min read

the desire to be sad: “tragically beautiful” art & romanticizing mental illness by OlivSUNia: In this video, Olivia cites Nietzsche’s description of the earliest forms of punishments: breach of contracts in which someone inflicts harm on another in equal measure to the harm inflicted on them. He then lists various forms of torture that were performed mostly for the pleasure of the perpetrator and sometimes as a recreational activity. She argues alongside Nietzsche as her reference that violence and cruelty are impulses inherent to human nature that have been pushed aside to make possible – and as we entered – “civilized society.”

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On "finding purpose in our insignificant existence" by OlivSUNia

Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 2 min read

finding purpose in our insignificant existence by OlivSUNia: The running example in this video is of riding a Japanese bus as a foreigner. Olivia discusses all of the tiny subtleties that, as a foreigner, one would notice, wonder what they mean, and then be faced with two options: either they research it or ignore it. If they go about researching the tiny details, they may have to get exposed to a different culture and thus begin seeing things differently than they did before.

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