TopRamenBinLaden

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[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (18 children)

There's just so many people that work on movies and finance them that there has got to be a 100℅ chance that every great movie has a dickweasle wedged in the process somewhere.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Europe has many more Social policies than the US, but it is nowhere close to equally parts Socialist and Capitalist.

Socialism means that the Workers own the means of production, and there is no country in Europe where that is the case.

Social policies != Socialism.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Capitalism is better than feudalism, yes. The problem is that Capitalism inevitably gets to the point where it is more detrimental to the population as a whole than it is beneficial (Global Warming, Wealth inequality, power imbalances, etc.), and that point is now.

Capitalism did bring us many advancements, but we have outgrown it. Just because it did good things at some point doesn't mean that there isn't something better. We should all be striving towards better as a species, but we aren't.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yea, studies have found that washing raw chicken underwater doesn't help , and actually causes people to spread salmonella and other bacteria around their kitchens.

Just cook the thing to 165°F and kill it all.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Please dont get me wrong here, I'm not defending the CCPs treatment of the Ulghurs, at all, and it does fit the broad definition of genocide, but it is not the same as the Holocaust death camps.

The camps in China are much more akin to the "Indian schools" that the US sent native Americans to in an attempt to get them to forget their culture and "civilize" them. Also, maybe a bit of the Japanese interment camp experience from the US in WWII.

It's still disgusting and needs to be called out, don't get me wrong, but its not quite the same as literal death camps, or the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

I mean there is a faction of liberals that hate AOC, but the person/people who made the meme definitely aren't liberal.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not that the union head should be neutral. The head of a union should be openly and unapologetically pro-union. Going on a podcast and agreeing with someone who is right-wing extremely anti-union, is a very bad and traitorous look for the head of the union.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

To add on to what you said, only the lower recievers for most guns have to be registered. Someone could hypothetically get every other upper part for a pistol or rifle delivered directly to their door or PO box with no questions asked, and then just hypothetically 3d print the lower reciever.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Fair point. I guess I'm not immune. I was protected from that kind of propaganda by the armor of wise and empathetic family members, and their ability to educate and lead by example.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Some of us do seem to be immune to the propaganda, though. I've heard so much anti-union propaganda. I've heard so much anti-Socialist rhetoric, anti-woke bullshit, etc. I was educated and employed in a red state.

Yet, here I am telling you that Socialism is the truth. Unions are awesome. I support just about any marginalized groups rights. Many of my friends and family feel the same even though they were educated and indoctrinated in the same system.

There is a lot more to it than just propaganda. I would say that tribalism plays a larger role. When someone is born into a conservative family, surrounded by conservative citizens, it becomes a lot easier to just agree with the status quo in the area to fit in. I can tell you, from my experience, that I was not very popular in school, due to being a dirty leftist with empathy.

I will say that my immediate family is not religious, not conservative, and they are very open minded, loving and empathetic people. This is probably the main reason I was immune to the propaganda.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We have places like San Fransisco and New York, with some of the richest people in the whole world regularly walking past homeless encampments. I don't think the structure is the problem. I think it has much more to do with the culture and family they are raised in.

We live in a society that rewards narcissism. Our society tells these rich people that homeless people are only homeless because of bad personal choices.

There is no reward for empathy, besides the positive feeling a healthy person would get from being kind. In fact, being empathetic can be a detriment to being successful, so many upper class families skip that lesson plan on purpose.

 

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