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@Aella_Girl
Happy Petrov Day! On Sept 26, 1983, Petrov disobeyed orders to report what appeared to be an American nuclear attack (but later turned out to be a false alarm), thus probably averting full fledged nuclear war. Petrov Day celebrations are some of my favorite:
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Each year, my community throws parties, and pairs with sister cities with a 'destruct' button. If you push the button, your sister city has to end the party and all go home (or in other versions, destroy their cake). If they push their button, you have to go home.
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@Aella_Girl
I love this ritual because of how meaningful it is; there's real consequences, and the existence of the unpressed button feels like a celebration of humanity's ability to cooperate, to decide despite threat and fear that we will in fact treat the other with kindness.
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