Cripple. History Major. Irritable and in constant pain. Vaguely Left-Wing.
I keep it in mind as a “Loudest monkeys, smallest balls” rule. Those proclaiming their allegiance to something that is not unusual (ie an American in America) are often the least loyal to it.
That being said, I feel you. I only feel sadness when I see the American flag at this point.
Americans may have buried the last remnants of the principles America was founded on.
Nothing without Putin’s approval, maybe.
As much as I wish otherwise, Trump got a plurality of the vote, and pre-election day polling was clear that such a result was very possible.
The plurality of the people who bothered to vote put Trump in, who was quite clear about his alliance with Musk.
This is on us.
It gives me hope, but hope for a slightly better future; not for a cure for fundamental ills of online communities.
Regardless of whether the world forgives us, it should never rely on us again.
All of that to say that maybe (yes, I’m being optimistic) Trump is what this country needs to hit rock bottom, do some self reflection, and pull ourselves back up to a better place.
That presumes the part of the country which allowed this is capable of self-reflection.
Don’t worry, it’ll be resumed in a month or two.
People were really fired up for the generic democrat against Trump. People were not fired up for the geriatric democrat that actually was running.
Harris was a geriatric?
Sub-500 ELO gang
Chess 3.0 just dropped
Restrictions on bribery are like gun control.
They will never wholly get rid of the issue, because they don’t address the core cause - but they reduce the tools available to the perpetrators, which has a positive effect of reducing the symptoms.
Lifting this restriction is minor, but also unambiguously bad, both morally and practically.
Ah. Just wanted to make sure you hadn’t missed it.
https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/sites/default/files/2020-10/Dunlap Holloway Pickering et al.pdf
Findings indicate greater heterogeneity in support for transgender service between heterosexual, LGB, and male- and female-identified service members. LGB and women service members reported the greatest support (81% and 75% respectively) while heterosexual and male service members indicated the lowest support of transgender service (56% and 62% respectively). Among racial/ethnic groups, Black and Latinx service members reported the highest support for transgender people serving (69% and 75% respectively) while 64% of white service members indicated their support. Despite some differences within these groups, the majority of participants in our sample (66%) indicated that they supported transgender people serving in the armed forces.
Generally, classically I’ve understood Socialism to still involve central planning of industry/production.
Socialism is worker control of the means of production, which can take many forms. What it is, most distinctively, is incompatible with capitalism, which is investor control of the means of production.
Whereas most modern socialist democracies tend to heavily regulate industry and enact social welfare programs to minimize the effects of different classes etc.
The most successful socialist parties in the West take the view that the harm of capitalism should be reduced while it still exists; they still believe in the eventual abolition of capitalism.
I always thought they were more traditional socialist democracy?
… what do you think socialism is, exactly?
Like, Germany’s Left parties mostly don’t want to dismantle capitalism but I wouldn’t dismiss all conversation about them and putting people on that Left Right spectrum to be unserious.
Even the SDP is pro-forma still for the abolition of capitalism.
I just got yelled at because I can’t be Left wing unless I want to destroy capitalism? Which feels weird.
That’s a terminology issue that you’re going to run into in any sufficiently political community. ‘Left-wing’ in casual use in the US refers to “everyone except the Republicans and some moderates”, but “left-wing” in any serious political talk refers to anti-capitalism.
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