People love ignoring the fact that if you don’t take care of yourself, you’re going to feel like shit. Upwards of 80% of the chronic disease we see in the US is a direct result of poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. No one wants to hear it though

Let’s not give it to them freely though. If they’re going to lie, make them lie, don’t let it be the truth, it makes their position a lot weaker. There is still hope we can stop them. The fact they want ICE around the polls for intimidation means they’re worried about us voting, it’s not over yet. They don’t have all the power

In part I was responding to the thread as a whole, not just you so sorry for any confusion. You’re right, Mandela was saying that only after a certain point a few more extreme measures were required. I just don’t want people playing into the hand of the current administration. If they have to lie about what the protesters are doing then their position is a lot weaker than it would be telling the truth. Yes they’ll try and spin the narrative, but we’ve got a better shot not freely giving it to them

Yes unfortunately that is the reality. You have to remember how little awareness the average American has. If we start acting violently that’s all they’ll see, but if we stay non-violent in our civil disobedience it’s a lot harder for them to dismiss us.

I am arguing that I don’t think it’s a good idea for people to go out and start violent riots right now

We won’t get the support we need if we go out there and start setting things on fire. Most of the country doesn’t even know what’s happening right now. We have to get them on our side. Don’t have too much faith in the people to do the right thing. We have to convince them first

King’s commitment to nonviolence never wavered. He truly believed in peaceful disobedience. He became disillusioned with gradually progressivism but that’s not the same thing at all. Of course Malcom X still rejected nonviolence but his philosophy is a dead end and it was already falling apart in his lifetime

You are right! We ARE long past the point of excuses. We NEED TO PROTEST. The people still haven’t taken to the street in mass though. The point is we make it harder to convince more and more people to join in and give their support if we turn violent. We have to win the hearts and minds of an apathetic population that has allowed this to happen in the first place. We gain nothing but more justification from the government to shut us down if we turn to rioting

The internet is becoming so grossly corporate anyways that if AI is the thing that finally pushes us all back outside maybe it’s ultimately a good thing. There’s only so much recursive enshittification a person can take before they walk away. We really saw the golden age of the internet come and go, sad to see it happen

This at least puts a hold on increasing funding for ICE, it’s too bad their MASSIVE budget was appropriated in the BBB, otherwise this would stop their pay

Can confirm this will happen if you eat nothing but rotisserie chickens every day five days in a row

It’s crazy how much it effects your psychology living in a walkable city. It really helps me feel so much more connected to my community