There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this.
Freedom is a pure idea.
It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege.
Remember this. Try.
i sat on the "theory boy nemik" profile here in case i ever made a star wars only blog, but after a while i realized i'm not much of a poster. i was so tickled by the amca joke about nemik, my favorite tragic theory boy, that i figured it'd be a fun reference.
but cohost will always mean good star wars fandom for me, it'll always mean @morecivilized talking andor and seeing this weird little community grow here. it'll always mean the most fun i ever had watching a tv show, and the most meaning i've found while doing it.
it'll always mean @ct-0451 and @bb8 and @starwars-characters and the delight they all brought, and the real thoughts too.
cohost and andor (and amca's andor era) came in a time in my life when i desperately needed escape and i desperately needed hope. i was at the end of my time at an exhausting education-adjacent job in an area geographically that had priced me out, where i didn't feel connected or wanted.
i ended up moving and making it work, but the community and the HOPE i felt in the midst of this move is tied to andor, and to cohost, and to the people here. full stop.
so, thanks for that.
i'll miss it, and i'll miss yall.
ps: i picked up theoryboynemik.tumblr.com too, so you can follow me over there if you'd like
