[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 140 points 4 weeks ago

The right has tried to censor video games for years.

I'm old enough to remember Doom being blamed for Columbine.

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(This post was intended for politics@lemmy.world, but as it seems they don't allow text posts, I'm posting it here)

This post will likely not go over well with everyone and some people may not agree with the premise of the question. Mods please remove if not allowed.

I am curious if the MAGA-esque approach to politics is new for the US, or if there have been other examples of similar political movements which may be considered "cult-like". To better define what I mean, here are some examples:

  • Large amounts of signs bearing a candidate's name being shown by single individuals (e.g. big trucks covered in Trump signs everywhere)

  • Use of a candidate name over the US flag

  • Use of a kind of supporter uniform (e.g. the red MAGA hat)

  • The "alternative facts" of MAGA, where debate can be impossible because supporters believe anyone who is a detractor must be lying

  • In some cases, voter intimidation or coercion from staunch supporters

It seems to me that some of this is new but I'd love to hear other thoughts. I have heard and seen many relatively obvious parallels to German politics in the 20s-40s, but I'm specifically wondering if anything similar has ever been seen in the US before.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 133 points 1 month ago

Given that the MAGA talking point for the last few weeks has been "but KaMaLa DoEsNt HaVe AnY pOliCies!!!", I legitimately expected that they would have at least prepped him on some kind of policy response. Alas, the floor was wiped with an orange mop.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 185 points 1 month ago

This stood out to me. Do we know of anyone who Trump might be worried about upsetting if he said he wanted Ukraine to win? Anyone at all?

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 155 points 1 month ago

When we eating the rich? I'm pretty hungry.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 204 points 1 month ago

Buy an expensive license

Install the software on hardware you own

Company puts ads on it that weren't there when you bought the license

2024 is wild. Run Linux.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 255 points 2 months ago

Twitter is not a utility. We really need to stop treating techbro services like utilities. If we feel they actually are utilities, the government can step in and make that claim and the appropriate changes.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 281 points 5 months ago

I've been on Lemmy ever since the reddit API fracas. To date, I have not seen a reason to return. I have, however, seen many reasons to stay away.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 169 points 9 months ago

Good. Aren't we supposed to be excited at the "free market" at work?

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 157 points 11 months ago
  • Resell my free gravel for huge profits

  • Have a great street magic trick where I ask the spectator to empty a single container out of many with my back turned, but I can always pick out which one

I'll be Cris Angel, Gravel King

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 185 points 1 year ago

Please, everyone, stop using Chrome. This is an easy vote with your wallet that doesn't even require your wallet.

Complacency means the internet gets worse, ads get worse, nickel and diming gets worse. It's the easiest chance to take a stand you'll ever have.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 139 points 1 year ago

Reddit was always going to win that battle. But the fact that Lemmy now has a much larger user base (largely populated by many reddit OGs) is telling. At the very least, the online landscape changed. I for one am happy to be on a new platform away from the old corporate overlords.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 134 points 1 year ago

dead language

If people learn it, and people use it, it is by definition not a dead language.

This is some colonialist BS.

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