Horrible. It’s total, unequivocal, and pervasive control.

They torture him out of boredom

Ex: They asked him to stop a tank with his body (Volume 5).

They punish him if he doesn’t meet their unrealistic expectations [x].

He plays no part in national elections and can’t do anything to prevent against fraud and illegitimacy [x].

Ironically, his 2010 Halloween costume sums up the relationship best:

“The polar bear Putin put a collar on.”

Source: Bamboo Thicket (Eng. trans, Hetarchive, Nov 7th, 2010)

That Anon – Im sorry but if they are going to make statements like that, the burden of proof is on them. Its easy enough for someone to sit at a keyboard and spew the same opinions that constantly make the rounds, it takes work to apply critical thinking to them. Ella does this well. Anon you should take notes.

THANK. YOU.

How many asks/ requests do you ignore?

Very few. I may take a while to get to them, but I do copy and paste them into a Word document where I have all my asks organized into categories.

As stated in my ask guidelines, I don’t answer questions that I’ve already answered and have made it clear that this blog isn’t a place to submit your headcanons (look at the theme and guidelines, please!)

I also don’t answer rants where people voice controversial opinions. It’s not that I don’t value the right to form different opinions, but people also have to realize that at the end of the day, I deal with the repercussions of my askbox blowing up. This isn’t a confession blog!

I answer questions related to the manga/ theories/ interpretations and rebuttals to them.

Did Belarus go on a date with Lithuania and break his fingers?

Yes! [x]

She almost does it again during the Halloween 2013-2014 event [x].

It’s okay and thank you!

The trick is to screenshot images and then crop them using
whatever photo editor you have. I use MS powerpoint to record and trim the
episodes that I have on my computer and then a MP4 to gif converter.

Pft. The gifs take 30 seconds to make. There’s no need to give credit. Use them however you please.

My notes aren’t a shortcut if that’s what you’re requesting.
Just my Bamboo Thicket notes alone are sixty pages. Perhaps I can organize them
at a later time and make them public, but right now they use codes/ acronyms/point
form that only I would understand. They help me find the locations of relevant
evidence more easily.

I’m a fourth-year Criminology student 😀

A shipping series on Lietpol is overdue, a post on
Lithuania, a few characterizations on Ancients, and probably something Nordic
related. I try to balance out everyone’s interests.

Just keep in mind
that she also shows off her volatile temperament at other moments during these
strips/ events.

[x] [x] [x] [x]

Isn’t there a strip where America fears that England will die?

Yes, but there’s a second version where it’s redone in
volume 1.

Version 1: Comic Diary 3 [x]

England’s about to faint and America says that he’ll do
anything. England asks that America say “England” like he used to when he was a
child. America refuses and lets England faint. Cut to England being fine several
days later.

Version 2: Volume 1

England’s about to die again. America uses
reverse-psychology with death and asks the latter out for
drinks to celebrate. Cut to England waking up.

Do you think America was left scarred by the Davie incident? I know we see him remorse about not being a normal human, but have we seen any other signs of trauma? Or do you think he’s learned to get over it as a nation.

I wouldn’t say that it’s death but more so loss in general. I think the Davie incident contributed to America’s fear of being alone. In my opinion, America being envious of children who receive presents from their fathers on Christmas speaks more to this desire not to be lonely.

Post coming up tonight!

I’m actually kind of glad that Hima’s taking a break. Hopefully he rests up well and comes back with some new ideas to work with.

I hope so too. I can’t imagine the burnout he likely experienced.

What are your thoughts on discourse? How do you handle it?

It’ll always be difficult.

Critical thinking is a lost skill when it comes to discourse. Everything is so polarized these days. It’s either you’re 100% this or 100% that. If there is no middle ground and no room for debate, then it’s not intellectualism. You’re not thinking.

For example, if you defend one aspect of a person and draw parallels to similar contexts, others will then make the leap and accuse you of supporting everything they did when it’s obvious that you’ve never made such a statement nor advocated for it (true story, just happened to me).

My goal is to be open-minded. Arguments need to be supported with facts. A good argument should sway anyone regardless of their political stance on other matters (i.e., You can lean left on one issue and right on another but still maintain a primarily left stance).

While I may take some time to think my answers through, I do eventually answer asks pertaining to these subjects.

I’m going to take a break from it because I’ve done a lot in the last week and there’s only so much I and everyone else can handle lol.