[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You should honestly investigate how democracy actually works in China - You'll find that they have far more votes and actual choices for their officials than you ever have, and the approval rate of the government, even when anonymously/independently surveyed, is almost certainly higher than your country's.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

Whether or not you hang out with the rich and powerful is 99% nepotism, c'mon now

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The whole point of having a romantic relationship is to slowly and tactfully let them realise on their own how surrounded by western propaganda they are.

Why? What did you guys think the point of intimacy was? Love or children or something?

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

Ah, thank god the document was written to protect us from the transport of alcohol, but not to say, ensure we actually get to be alive.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

downbear Defederating with blahaj was the right move, but I don't think federating with them and at least trying was the wrong move either. Our short federated time meant we got a lot of users make accounts here, and I think a lot of users who stayed are now hyper-aware of their troubling internal politics (one of the top comments in the 'Hexbear defederated' thread is 'I'm concerned about 196'). If we never make efforts to outreach and talk with troubling libs, then we are doing absolutely nothing but preaching to ourselves.

Finding libs on which to directly dunk is the closest posting comes to praxis.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The struggle session I'm always ready for: When are reactionaries deserving of death rather than a chance at rehabilitation?

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm genuinely curious as to why you think this is trolling? A serious point is being made.

She concisely made a very important point that is absolutely the central underpinning of class relations: "How do rich people get their money?". And to continue the constructive discussion, the original poster only need answer the question "how did they get that money". Finding the answer to that question alone is justification for class war. She also put in some cute goose emojis which are just cool.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 81 points 1 year ago

There's certainly an attitude of "we should be able to federate with large leftist communities and then spout false right-wing talking points without being challenged >:("

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

The reality is: Nobody is sure, any nuclear bombing is species-wide suicide at worst, an insanely pointless gamble at best. The vague consensus seems to be it would take a maximum 100 warheads to irreversibly destroy ecology worldwide, some suggest it would only take a few modern warheads. I suggest we do all we can to not fucking find out.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

Though slightly cliche, this just feels right. That niece has learned a great lesson about how collaborating to improve things is always possible, and that open-source relies on everyone doing their bit.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

They used the "Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking", a pseudo-scientific test that measures and evaluates absolutely nothing of any objective measure or value.

[-] SootyChimney@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

Though I personally don't know who of the two evils would be the worse win in the long run, yes, agreed, very much this.

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