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[Moldy Monday] I Have Friends Rule (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Maxxus to c/[email protected]

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Some friends I just can’t shake

hard enough

around the neck

with a firm grip

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't have Muslim friends who preach for all out jihad and the destruction of American democracy.

I don't have conservative friends who preach for all out insurrection and the destruction of American democracy.

Some choices aren't difficult.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I wouldn't say "preach" but I do have conservative friends that openly tell me that being gay or trans is wrong. (I'm trans, and they know this). I'd love it if they kept that shit in the privacy of their own homes

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These people aren't actually your friends

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To be fair it rarely comes up, and they're not really judging me over it. It's just shit like complaining about pronouns. Or if we're talking about religion they're usually pretty clear that they don't think I'm disgusting or anything, they're just holding to what they think is biblical.

But it does kinda feel bad knowing that they'd vote away my right to HRT in a heartbeat

(@rambling_[email protected] also)

[–] mindbleach 12 points 1 year ago

Sever.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Or maybe realize that the human race is on a collision course with a hot, chaotic destiny in the form of climate change coupled with economic collapse. Maybe it's time to solidify our networks instead of silently praying the 'other' changes or dies?

[–] rambling_lunatic 6 points 1 year ago

Some kind of friend, huh

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

America has democracy??

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Officially.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Allegedly

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's a Republic because the wealthy knew the people would get it wrong and they needed representative government rather than democracy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ostensibly. On paper.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not only does it have democracy, it also has socialism! You just have to be ultra rich or a mega corporation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

To be fair, subsidies aren't really Socialism. Socialism is more about who owns the Means of Production than it is who gets the benefits from the state.