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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's worth mourning that someone in the custody of the state isn't being protected from attack. For every evil cop getting stabbed there's a ton more people (some of whom are innocent) who are subject to the same negligence and cruelty in the system.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The right is way more hooked into the culture war, but plenty of leftist communities cannibalize each other via "no true Scots"-ing each other with intersectionality. I see very little patience or compassionate education on intersectionality, and instead see a competition about how quickly one can scold. Regardless of whether that's valid, it sure as hell makes it difficult to build bonds with other groups or onboard new folks to leftist ideas.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The diversion is the idea of rainbow capitalism. For example: fighting for the right for people of any identity to own slaves is not a valid goal and also won't "free the slaves." Ending slavery is the goal. Rainbow capitalism acts as a shell game to divert energy toward token concessions and labels them victories. Anti-racism and feminism should be (and I would say, are) at the core of any coherent flavor of leftism, but diverse oppression is still oppression and a rainbow flag on a Raytheon missile is not a win.

Edit: should have read the comment further down. Said what I meant but with gooder words.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Nah that's common to leftism in general.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, that's explicitly the reason for it, and it's been shown to reduce the severity of crashes because people drive the speed limit when they feel it's risky to go faster.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean, the description of shitty misinformed pontification describes a pretty good chunk of Greek and roman philosophy. Have you read a lot of Aristotle?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yep. Did a bunch on it. Graduated in 2009ish in a small, rural town.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I understand what you're saying, and agree it's impossible to live on minimum wage in a big chunk of the country. However, tips are already pegged to inflation. If food gets twice as expensive, your 20% also doubles. For folks like Teachers, they might be lucky to get a 1 or 2% cost of living adjustment each year. That's waaaaaaaaaay below inflation, and just falls further and further behind, like the base minimum wage.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago

Also fashy over and mid -tones

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I'm astounded he tried cpr. As a rule, most of them won't do any CPR or first aid just in case "someone gets the jump on them." Literally told in an active shooter training that responsibility for first aid or CPR is on me, just in case.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I mean, they do care. It's a fundamental part of how fascism works, so they can't leave hypocrisy out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

The only thing modern Russia has in common with the USSR is territorial ambition. They don't have the life expectancy, the culture, the art, the principles, or improving quality of life. They don't even have the opposition to fascism. It's the result of capitalism's victory over and looting of the Soviet Union. MAGAT's will never have based flags.

 

Posting some old memes on my phone since Lemmy needs content. Unfortunately I don't have the info for attribution.

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