monochrome scarab lineart

2025-10-29,
of societies and separations

Black Salsify, Wednesday, 29 October 12025 HE
Scorsonère, Octidi, 8 Brumaire An CCXXXIV
F, a.d. IV Kal. Nov. AUC MMDCCLXXVIII
19V08

crows and antennas, Bangkok, Thailand

2016-08-26 – Nikon D3300
crows and antennas, Bangkok, Thailand

Moby – “Extreme Ways” ↗

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I had commented before about seeing the separations between rulers and people in Cambodia and Iran – watching a couple recent videos about foreigners traveling through Afghanistan in 2025 and I’m seeing the same mannerisms, the same separation of Taliban versus the people – without Taliban nearby, the Afghans seem to open up and are completely friendly – but when Taliban enter the scene, they turn reticent, constantly glancing at the Taliban making sure they haven’t said or done anything improper – got me wondering if Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, or Isabella Bird faced similar troubles or was it only the conquerors that faced the unruliness?

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