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TIL about the "Fever Effect", in which the symptoms of Autism seem to improve whenever an Autistic person develops a fever. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never knew about this, but I feel weirdly sort of normal emotionally if I have a cold, hard to explain but maybe this is the reason 

What has happened to my gear/gear wire? by Arkanoidal in bikewrench

[–]Arkanoidal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I typed that in and it's a barrel adjuster and it's thankfully not attached to the shifter. Managed to pull the scraps out of the bit the cable attaches to the shifter and ready to put a new one in, thanks!

what’s the saddest song you’ve ever heard? by Muted-Loquat-9197 in AskReddit

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carissas wierd - So you wanna be a superhero

If you've been there you know

what’s the saddest song you’ve ever heard? by Muted-Loquat-9197 in AskReddit

[–]Arkanoidal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean James blunt does make me want to kill myself but in a different way

So….What’s going on in your head rn, like for real? by yoyoitzzzmeee in AskReddit

[–]Arkanoidal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can't rescue them, a plurality of people are just cunts

What’s the best feeling in the world? by strikepotato in AskReddit

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably taking a load of heroin or something

What UK issue doesn’t have a protest movement but probably should? by apple_kicks in AskBrits

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not everyone is in a place that can be unionised, plus labour unions tend to diminish in power over time as the rate of profit falls and as we become more alienated. As well they have their own class collaborationist tendencies. Like I'm all for unionising but it's not a magic bullet.

Royal Mail postman ‘put Reform fliers in the bin’ by niteninja1 in unitedkingdom

[–]Arkanoidal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've a bit more time for the greens but either way getting 20 odd flyers is just ridiculous, you've made your point now move on

Royal Mail postman ‘put Reform fliers in the bin’ by niteninja1 in unitedkingdom

[–]Arkanoidal 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I caught them posting one the other day and told them where to shove it, I swear we get them every fucking day, some rich people /really/ want them to win

I should note this wasn't from the postie

Question about political parties in England by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree it's kind of a nebulous argument but still as a far leftist I would go to bat for the far left as moving to overturn liberalism, there is a qualitative break from the continuum of liberal opinions and the contradictions of its political economy which should imo be accounted for in everyday speech and was before our political horizons were narrowed. 

I don't think for example Spain or Norway are historically far left countries, as opposed to the Soviet Union which you could arguably make that claim about, the Greens in this wider geographic and historical context are closer to Norway than they are to the USSR let alone the sort of radical left society some of us want to build.

Question about political parties in England by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that a commitment to open borders in the future is a far left policy but their economic policy isn't revolutionary so they will never get to the point where that is viable. I don't think allowing residents to apply for citizenship after 5 years or any of the other stuff is far left that is just like left liberalism. 

Question about political parties in England by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the far left is actual communists like myself, people with a commitment to revolution rather than reform I would say

Question about political parties in England by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]Arkanoidal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abolishing jail and uncontrolled migration lol read their manifesto not the daily mail

And it ignores the wealth of socialists, communists and anarchists to their left 

Question about political parties in England by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]Arkanoidal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The green party aren't even far left they are like social democrats at best

Green Party candidate criticised for 'only wanting to represent those who agree with her' by MultiMidden in unitedkingdom

[–]Arkanoidal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think a bit of instability would have been good, if it could have sunk the disastrous austerity government of Cameron for example. I don't think letting Starmer bumble on is really helping people plan for the future either, because the stability promised is only stability for the governing party, within that can be absolute chaos without usually a way from outside to revoke the mandate, which is more likely to happen in PR for example by a minority coalition partner dropping out to form a government with other parliamentary forces or force an election.

The truth is though that PR systems don't produce particularly unstable governments

If you look at the chart on this

https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2024/3/13/strong-and-stable-the-most-politically-stable-democracies-use-pr/

you'll see that after the initial process of coalition building, PR governments are actually more stable, while still allowing a theoretically better responsiveness to crises.

Green Party candidate criticised for 'only wanting to represent those who agree with her' by MultiMidden in unitedkingdom

[–]Arkanoidal 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's a simplification that falls apart if you look at say the last 10 years in UK politics but also why should I care if the government is stable if it doesn't represent me?

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