Yeah, no. Kids want to be cool and respected, making it clear billionaires are hated will do so much more to wake them up

And once a billionaire gives it all away to become just a normal person (with a few million in the bank as a safety net), we make them a hero

I’ve learned it’s a mistake to try to describe the fediverse to people. It’s right up there with getting them to care about privacy

I’d just describe it as Reddit, but less bots. Or reddit but less toxic. Just focus on what might draw them in and send them a link to lemmy.world or whatever home server you think they’d like

but on the other hand in the context of the bible - he is the incarnation-ish-thingy of the one who created and perpetuates a binary system of good and evil, and as a narcissistic judge, jury, and executioner to him being “good” includes in major part worshipping him and only him. which is not very based

The Bible hits very different without commentary. Jesus is even more relevant, and more based, when you read it assuming he wasn’t magic

Like when he hid wine in water barrels to keep the party going. Or when he convinced everyone to pool their lunches together to feed everyone. Or when his friend pretended to die and he facepalmed and was like “no he didn’t… Go get the idiot out”

No it’s not. They’re playing the victims and grifting ever onwards

The current USA is embarrassed by this, don’t let the news fool you

I saw an article about it before hearing about this, about Andrew feeling entitled about raping her

At least they’re this weak… It’d be scarier if they didn’t feel the need to lie

How the fuck do you avoid environmental toxins? By moving outside the environment?

This was news to the people who needed to hear it

It’s another notch in the wall. We all wish the wall would come down already… But it will be painfully slow and all encompassing

But every notch does matter

I can see that angle, but that’s not how it was presented to me… And based on memes like this, it’s not how it was presented to most students. Teachers legitimately taught this as if it were a justification for giving us so little autonomy

Analyzing it now outside of that, I see a through line with what you’re saying. I think to really understand the intention behind it, this all points back to one thing…

“I have always understood the Nazis,” Golding confessed, “because I am of that sort by nature.”

To drive your point home, most of what you listed are on the fascism checklist. This is something Golding thought of often, because he had that level of darkness within him

And as a depressed schoolteacher, he did what many small minded people do - he projected himself onto others instead of understanding that people come with all sorts of drives and natures

Yeah, well this is new information for the people who need to hear it

I think a progressive wave is inevitable at this point, but it would be very cool if it was a total sweep

Analysts have already said a lot of the new gerrymandering has Republicans net losing seats, but even predictions are being beat by double digit percentage points in the elections on the ground

It could definitely happen

It’s a very meaningful difference, because these two things (spending and taxing) aren’t actually related

Think of it like watering a plant. Watering is spending, and taxation is drainage. What actually matters is how wet the soil is

Our problem isn’t the spending, it’s that the drainage is bad. We have too much stagnant money. No amount of watering or not watering could fix that… The plant still needs water, even as mold in the bottom of the pot hurts the plant

Generally, taxes are drainage. As money moves around, a little bit drains out of the system at each step

Tarrifs aren’t drainage, they’re flow restrictiors. They reduce the amount of money moving around, which doesn’t help the situation

It’s not a perfect metaphor, but to strip it all away - the problem is that billionaires and speculation are collecting money in massive hoards, and the velocity of the money is zero

The actual health of an economy is the velocity of money, the amount in the system is secondary

I hated it because it was totally unbelievable, just a paternalistic rationalization for authority

I was confronted with the knowledge that the adults around me all thought the only thing keeping me from murdering someone was layers of rules and supervision. Like we’re all just rabid animals barely held back by a watchful eye

Even then, I knew myself better than that. I knew people better than that

But that’s how our society treats people. Like monsters that must be managed

I’ll do you one better. Gloves off, brass knuckles on. I’m so tired of politicians, and people in general, not understanding where we are

Good to know… That’s reassuring, thanks

Who signed it?? I keep seeing this, without shaming the org that gave in

It is a tough ask, especially now, which is why I’m not asking. I do think it’s unreasonable to ask

But I’d like to remind the people in that position that it is an option. People tend to dismiss options they should seriously think through…It’s not an easy option, but it might be worse than the alternative

Yeah, and a county could say “you can’t do business in our county anymore” and block them

A country can ban dildos, but they don’t get to tell a foreign factory they can’t make dildos. If an importer orders dildos anyways, that’s between the importer and customs. Which in this case the importer is the ISP

Yeah, go for it. They’ll probably be too off balance dealing with him and just give up on the whole thing