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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 45 points 1 month ago

9 out of 10 people think decimation sucks. The 10th wasn't available for comment.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait a couple minutes, then it will be four out of four.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Three out of four.

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Still a majority but it is gonna be time for conscription or a draft soon

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Conscript who? Two out of three think it's a bad idea because there is only one guy left to do any work.

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 3 points 1 month ago

Time to invade then

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you for gently pointing out I fucked this post up.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only if their isn't a causal relationship.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

in such dynamics ~~casual~~ causal relations are always temporary

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I said Causal.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

and I wrote thinking causal but failed on brain to hand delivery

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Moments prior:

[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

6 out of 5 citizens love Stalinism.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

just because someone dies doesn't mean they can't carry out their duties to the motherland

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

This would also be a good representation of the justice system.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

People being forced by the authoritarian state is democracy?

[–] Tomassci@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

anarchist arguments on here??? everything can happen