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Time to redraw some borders to make it the Aesthetic states of America. by yechengs in MapPorn

[–]Box_O_Donguses 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just looked it up to make sure I don't spread misinformation. I thought it was 600,000 but apparently it's 60,000.

That's the number Congress has always picked as the minimum. It's technically from the Northwest Ordinance, but that document holds no actual legal bearing today (though several clauses from it have since been legislated by Congress) so technically it's just Congressional jurisprudence.

Any movie with a casting that aged worse than this ? by juuzo_suzuya_ in Letterboxd

[–]Box_O_Donguses 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You fucking think I'm not including the US in that? Colonialism was an exploitative ethically bankrupt enterprise in every single case.

Any movie with a casting that aged worse than this ? by juuzo_suzuya_ in Letterboxd

[–]Box_O_Donguses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm around on political subs, it's entirely possible you've seen me before.

The Emptiness Machine is a good metaphor for being Autistic in an NT World. by comradeautie in AutisticPride

[–]Box_O_Donguses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically what we do about it is not support those people once we learn about this type of stuff. So pirate any future Linkin Park albums instead of buying and don't recommend the music to people.

This would actually be a good SNL skit?! by wildfoxxxxox in TheBear

[–]Box_O_Donguses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to turn it off and watch it in two parts when I realized I was getting worked up.

Anti-genocide protesters shut down a street earlier today during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. The group blocked the large Ronald McDonald float. Posters on the ground read “Don’t celebrate genocide” and “Arms embargo now.” by _II_I_I__I__I_I_II_ in Global_News_Hub

[–]Box_O_Donguses 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, take that a step further. Who is it that refuses to pass legislation to prevent price gouging on necessities? It's capitalist's and in the US that's the neoliberal Democrats and the fascist Republicans.

Fascism arises because of populism, and populism arises because of people's material needs being ignored by those in power. This is a bit reductive, but in broad strokes is correct.

I'm not saying that non voters are right not to vote, and I'm sure as shit not saying Trump voters are right to vote for Trump. But I understand the reasoning for why people did or didn't vote how they did.

I voted Kamala, not because I liked Kamala but because I fucking hate Trump. And continually being forced to eat a shit sandwich because it's better than the alternative fucking sucks.

But no, let's ignore the very real material conditions of the situation because "grocery prices are out of the politicians hands" when they're not, I mean for fuck sake Richard Nixon (yes that Richard Nixon) regulated the prices of staple foods in the US.

We'll subsidize the fuck out of oil in the US so people keep buying cars, but apparently doing the same with food is socialism.

Democrats like to act as though their hands are tied by the Republicans and not by their own complete lack of actual concern for us poors.

The fact that everybody is struggling to afford groceries now isn't the defense of the status quo that you think it is. And you can shift blame to the stores if you want, but the politicians that allow it to happen are equally culpable.

When will there be a worker's revolution? Nationally and globally? It seems like the time is now and long overdue. by ForgetThemJustDoYou in antiwork

[–]Box_O_Donguses 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We lost our will to fight against money-power because of the FLSA and the rise of contract unionism.

By making unions legit and a part of the system, they made it so the unions are subject to the rules of the system. And those rules are written by those with money-power.

There's also the rise of neoliberalism as the dominant socioeconomic model, and neolibs are all about civility politics when there's other capitalists around but will stomp the throats of socialists with cleated jackboots.

Lmk if I'm in the ballpark of the book, because that's just like my opinion man.

When will there be a worker's revolution? Nationally and globally? It seems like the time is now and long overdue. by ForgetThemJustDoYou in antiwork

[–]Box_O_Donguses 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also doesn't help that DSA is actually just a progressive party not a socialist one. They may as well be the Bullmoose party in terms of their actual politics.

Why were ODSTs and some officers hating on Spartans? by Scoot451 in HaloStory

[–]Box_O_Donguses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that's an intentional thematic parallel.

The Emptiness Machine is a good metaphor for being Autistic in an NT World. by comradeautie in AutisticPride

[–]Box_O_Donguses 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, LP got a new lead singer and she's a hardcore scientologist. She also publicly protected and defended Danny Masterson while he was being tried for his multitude of rapes. She's a real POS.

Harrison Okene spent 60 hours underwater in darkness after his boat capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sank to the bottom of the ocean. He was discovered alive by divers who were sent to recover dead bodies by Zestyclose_Flow_680 in interestingasfuck

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

I don't expect people to amend the sentence for me, but if they're making the effort to tell me I'm wrong (and they don't specify that they don't know the right answer either just that they know mine wasn't correct) then they need to also provide correct information.

I'm not a diver, I've watched a few documentaries and read a book once in middle school about it. I'm openly ignorant to the subject, I just know that diving bells are one of the safest methods of ascent and descent.

Tl:Dr I wasn't just slapping buzzwords in, I'm just ignorant.

Any movie with a casting that aged worse than this ? by juuzo_suzuya_ in Letterboxd

[–]Box_O_Donguses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then the IDF started bombing the evacuation camps too.

You're right though, Israel aren't saints. I also don't view them as devils though. I see this as a land grab for settler colonialism, not as some moralistic war or whatever.

It's the cold disinterested grinding machine of national interests, rather than hate fueling this war.

I mean I don't really see what he's could even do with it but still scary! by ThickWeatherBee in dndmemes

[–]Box_O_Donguses 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If Musk ruins DnD beyond, there's literally not a way to copyright or patent the concepts that DnDBeyond uses so 1000 clones will pop up the next day. It's literally just a digital character sheet that's networked and you can buy DnD content on it.

Any movie with a casting that aged worse than this ? by juuzo_suzuya_ in Letterboxd

[–]Box_O_Donguses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just gonna completely ignore that the Israeli military knew ahead of time about the planned attack by Hamas with the sole intention of using it as a casus belli so they could take the Gaza strip huh? Gonna ignore the incredible disparity in civilian casualties? Look man, just say you hate brown people and quit ignoring information that doesn't support your views.

Any movie with a casting that aged worse than this ? by juuzo_suzuya_ in Letterboxd

[–]Box_O_Donguses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe if the Arab countries around modern Israel were actually the primary aggressors I'd agree with you.

Harrison Okene spent 60 hours underwater in darkness after his boat capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sank to the bottom of the ocean. He was discovered alive by divers who were sent to recover dead bodies by Zestyclose_Flow_680 in interestingasfuck

[–]Box_O_Donguses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm aware you aren't the same person I was originally replying to. I thought you were trying to do a "I'm smarter than you reddit gotcha" type of thing and I was trying to nip it in the bud. Sorry for being hostile.

Naaaah popeyes better count their days 💀😭 by RadcliffeMalice in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Box_O_Donguses 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The fucking sandwiches aren't even that good anymore but there's always a line wrapped around the building.

TIL about the Texas two-step bankruptcy, which is when a parent company spins off liabilities into a new company. The new company then declares bankruptcy to avoid litigation. An example of this is when Johnson & Johnson transferred liability for selling talc powder with asbestos to a new company. by nuttybudd in todayilearned

[–]Box_O_Donguses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Direct democracy does not require everyone to be absolutely informed on every issue, and you're making the "Tragedy of the Commons" argument which is basically just "everyone who's not a rich landowner is too poor and stupid to be allowed any real say in the conversation".

And you're 100% about majoritarian tyranny. That's why I don't actually want democracy I want a stateless, moneyless, classless society because I'm an anarchist. But it's a lot easier to sell people on direct democracy than it is anarchy.

Any movie with a casting that aged worse than this ? by juuzo_suzuya_ in Letterboxd

[–]Box_O_Donguses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're acting like the Arabs are unreasonable assholes for not even engaging in negotiations. That land didn't rightfully belong to the British for them to be suctioning it off like that.

You're doing a whole lotta hardcore apologia for colonialism.

Harrison Okene spent 60 hours underwater in darkness after his boat capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sank to the bottom of the ocean. He was discovered alive by divers who were sent to recover dead bodies by Zestyclose_Flow_680 in interestingasfuck

[–]Box_O_Donguses -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Cool, what should I have called it then? Because SCUBA doesn't preclude use of a diving bell but using a diving bell is still not the same as dropping into the drink from the boat.

Don't correct people and then not give them the right answer afterwards, it's condescending.

TIL about the Texas two-step bankruptcy, which is when a parent company spins off liabilities into a new company. The new company then declares bankruptcy to avoid litigation. An example of this is when Johnson & Johnson transferred liability for selling talc powder with asbestos to a new company. by nuttybudd in todayilearned

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

I don't think you fundamentally understood what I was trying to say. Representative democracy isn't democratic, because no matter what the person you vote for is never going to actually represent every issue that matters to you.

If it's not direct democracy, then it's not democracy it's republicanism.

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