this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
253 points (99.6% liked)

the_dunk_tank

15993 readers
2 users here now

It's the dunk tank.

This is where you come to post big-brained hot takes by chuds, libs, or even fellow leftists, and tear them to itty-bitty pieces with precision dunkstrikes.

Rule 1: All posts must include links to the subject matter, and no identifying information should be redacted.

Rule 2: If your source is a reactionary website, please use archive.is instead of linking directly.

Rule 3: No sectarianism.

Rule 4: TERF/SWERFs Not Welcome

Rule 5: No ableism of any kind (that includes stuff like libt*rd)

Rule 6: Do not post fellow hexbears.

Rule 7: Do not individually target other instances' admins or moderators.

Rule 8: The subject of a post cannot be low hanging fruit, that is comments/posts made by a private person that have low amount of upvotes/likes/views. Comments/Posts made on other instances that are accessible from hexbear are an exception to this. Posts that do not meet this requirement can be posted to !shitreactionariessay@lemmygrad.ml

Rule 9: if you post ironic rage bait im going to make a personal visit to your house to make sure you never make this mistake again

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] axont@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm more convinced it'll be the Mormons. They're far more tightly organized than the Amish.

[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

While I agree about organization, the Mormons are too dependent on the Technological Industrial Society a-guy

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The mormons in Chihuaha (mexico) are loaded, they have these huge communities that produce every food product, grains/vegetables/fruit/meat/dairy you call it.

[–] professionalduster@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

where the fuck do these people get all this money from

[–] Sleve_McDichael@hexbear.net 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Mormon settlers killed or displaced indigenous people and then immediately created a monopoly on all the trade and industries in the land they settled. The Mormon church owns a 100+ billion (with a b) investment portfolio and they’re one of the largest land owners in the US

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Sounds like the based tight knit religious community a lot of people on deprogram sub would argue for, basically communism! (/s for the first part, sadly likely not /s for the second)

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

From their inception, they've lived in very interdependent communities with each other. I think chapo had an episode where Matt talked about it. They basically combine grindset with a circlejerk, making their communities wealthier.

Interesting model if it didn't have a racist space god at its core.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago

i think if you go far enough, it started as a settler project. these dudes speak german-dialect and are all white.

yet i do not know if they were violent in their origins, today they're peaceful coexisting.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Yeah, this is exactly what I mean. Mormons seem like they're already trying to establish an alternate society.