[-] mah@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My opinion: people need to chill. and also to understand that English is used by different people in various contexts. Not everybody grasps the subtleties of the language. For instance, if discussing something like "a product highly recommended for our discreet female audience" or stating "no problems have been encountered in the department for female prisoners" is considered appropriate, somebody might feel that writing "To look at a female's behind" (as seen in the original r/therewasanattempt post) is also acceptable. And it's no big deal.

Also, it's a typical Anglo-Saxon harry potteresque LIB magical thinking, and obsession, with language, magic words and formulations. Censoring words just make them stronger. Stop being fucking puritains stupid ameriremoved. Scarlet letters never work. Changing words doesn't change the world, activism about language is just LIB slacktivism to feel smug and superior, and ultimately keeping the status quo as it is.

[-] mah@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

that's a graphic representation of china subaltern role and american imperialism. any other interpretation is wrong. ofc, Hegel's Master-Slave Dialectic might happen, but it's not clear it will happen.

[-] mah@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

why not vivaldi?

[-] mah@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Kissinger is becoming a meme. For sure he is bad. He is very bad. But let's not make him a scapegoat.

All the American elite was (and is) corrupt and they are war criminals. Kissinger, sure, but the Clintons (both) the Bush (both), Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell etc etc - they are AS guilty as Kissinger.

Focus on the system, not only the names.

[-] mah@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

you are the only one i can read, all the others keep using uncivilized measurements (fahrenheit... btw, so many americians here. ew. 🤢)

[-] mah@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

so besides Africa, Eurasia, and America, yes, they are a problem in antartica and oceania. got it

[-] mah@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

ok, they are problem in Australia I give you that. but where they existed and lived with humans since forever?

it's not like we have to adopt stupid Anglo internet paranoias just bcs some some aussie fucked up. fuck anglos anyway

[-] mah@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

cat outside like it has always been: voice of reason

[-] mah@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

you can do everything!

[-] mah@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

ok this is cool bordiga-despair

I had to find the author: http://jankenpopp.com/ and he is so creative and skilled. wonderful stuff, and great link, thanks!

[-] mah@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

based take. and to this i would add: if it's not on the open web, it's not to be used.

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