Filibuster_Rhymes

joined 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

As an American who had every kind of toy gun growing up, this ad still rubbed me the wrong way, and I wasn't sure why until I read your comment. I think realistically, this is just a toy gun maker that has slightly modified their product so they can use the word "fidget" for marketing. Can't say I blame them, but it's still weird and a little too subliminal.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trump is mistakenly equating electric planes with solar powered planes. It's that simple. It was a snarky talking point on fox years ago to say that these planes would only be able to fly when it's sunny. He tends to latch on to fox talking points and then jumble them up when speaking because he doesn't have a very firm understanding of how things work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No it can't because it's not a form of government, it's just an economic system. Communism is both a type of government and an economic system. That means concentrated power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

American democracy definitely needs to be improved (ranked 36 in the world), but do you think I have less of a voice in the election process than I would under communism?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I support democracy and oppose authoritarianism. Capitalism needs better regulations today, but I don't believe that the government controlling all business would lead to anything besides more authoritarianism.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (8 children)

NO

When the current government is not doing a very good job at maximizing the happiness of its citizens, it's a natural reaction to look for answers from a different type of government. America has some enormous problems with capitalism as it currently operates, and communism offers solutions to many of those problems. The issue is the top-down power structure. Democracy keeps the most power in the hands of the general population, and i will always oppose giving that up. Beyond that, I'm open to any solutions for modern problems, public or private.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The core is small by volume but very dense (massive) and very hot. An average temperature by mass would be much higher than an average by volume.