Why would they? They get the money. I feel like that system is just prime corruption/malpractice and leads to crap like this.
It's for profit all the way through
While that's true, there's also the "Works on my machine" effect.
It might've been less obstructive on their pc than on op's
Basically, catholic church has confessions. Y'know, those booths with the priest and the confessor?
Luther didn't like that, and a myriad of other things, and decide to make it known. This, more or less, caused Protestantism
Calling oneself Empress or Emperor usually does imply that, I guess
IMO, it's often not even "war bad" but "fighting bad". Thus wanting the defender not to defend because that would be just as bad as attacking.
I consider myself a pacifist, so I prefer peaceful and diplomatic ways before going to war. But if you are attacked, you have the right, if not the duty, to defend yourself and your citizens.
Edit: changed citizen to cititens
To me, it feels like something I'd call Cassettepunk. Basically the point in time where computers were using magnetic tapes and floppies, but extended into the future. The tech doesn't really get any better in terms of detail, but it gets more screens, which mostly are CRT
Could I get some more context? Seems like an interesting rabbit-hole to alice-about in
It's a joke about the bat being upside down.
Duckling got themselves a helium balloon and a, probaly air filled, balloon for their bat friend. As balloons from our perspective always go up, it needs to go down for the bat to be in the perspective.
It's a cute gesture and, imo, highlights inclusion by accommodation
Naja, es gibt leider das Toleranzparadox, demnach muss mit Intoleranz gegen Intoleranz vorgegangen werden, da diese sonst die Toleranz untergräbt. Ebenso mit antidemokratischen Ideologien.
Gibt halt leider keine allgemeingreifende Regel welche man im Umgang mit so etwas nutzen kann.
The way I understand ACAB is not to remove all cops, but reform the system fundamentally. It's a flawed system encouraging bad behavior and silence.
Please don't call him the r word, that's an insult to the mentally challenged
It's the term for the primal urges, and instincts I believe, in Freudian psychology. In German it is "das Es" which would translate to "the It". More I cannot really explain