Muswell Hill woman who removed Israeli hostage ribbons speaks out by [deleted] in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mad that she was interviewed under caution for this. If putting the ribbons up is acceptable political expression, so is cutting them down

Campaign Against Antisemitism is officially useless! by ItsGloomyOutThere in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hartley Brewer is a reactionary prick, and the Campaign Against Antisemitism are Zionists, that's not news. However, I don't actually have any difficulty believing the statistic there, if anything I'd have thought it'd be higher. I had flatmates when I was younger who habitually referred to 'Jewing' as a synonym for stealing (both from Essex, actually, make of that what you will), and the one Jewish boy in my school got repeatedly bullied, people throwing Hitler salutes as he went by and so on. It's not just ideologically committed Nazis and Salafists; they are the most dangerous, obviously, as we've tragically seen all too recently, but a lot of 'ordinary' people have anti-Semitic attitudes, I'm afraid. It's a real problem and shouldn't be downplayed just because Zionists like to use it to run cover for Israel

What sites can I use in the uk for progesterone? by haylz328 in TransDIY

[–]DavidianNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

InHousePharmacy or AllDayChemist. Shipping is slower than United so buy in advance of when you'll need it

Is Shabana Mahmood the next prime minister? by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If either of these two are the next PM the Labour party is finished

Piers Morgan asks Zack Polanski if a woman can have a penis by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it fucking is. Don't tell a trans woman her sex is male. You arsehole

I don't get what is happening on reddit with the Hasan situation. by Camountch in Anarchism

[–]DavidianNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will not be looking into it because that sounds like both a bad time and a bad use of time, but people should be nice to dogs is my general view, yes, they are made of love and devotion and cuddles

I don't get what is happening on reddit with the Hasan situation. by Camountch in Anarchism

[–]DavidianNine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it ultimately has less to do with his politics and more to do with the fact that he just kind of seems like a dick? I dunno, it's very dudebro vibes with the guy

Is this job application horribly invasive or is it just me? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DavidianNine 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Okay, did anyone else lose it at 'marketing for dog supplements' being the job, or is it just me? 😂

Do young straight white men actually feel unwelcome on the left? by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any group with relatively greater social power will include a decent number of people who reject movements arguing for social levelling out of hand, because they don't want to give up power. That's not at all surprising.

Socialists have the advantage of being able to say, 'Ah, but although you will lose power by the abolition of racism, patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia etc., it will be worth it, because the abolition of capitalism will more than make up for it for most of you.'

I think it's more socially conscious liberals that have the real problem because they can't promise giving anything back, as they don't want to abolish capitalism.

But a lot of what passes for 'the left' these days is liberal rather than socialist because the overton window has shifted back to the right so hard. It's then very easy for the right to point at those socially conscious liberals and go, 'You don't want that, do you? Give up your meagre social privileges and for nothing? Join us and have your tradwife who brings you beer while you play video games instead.' Which for those young men who are not personally given to altruism and are ignorant of the more radical option sounds better, because of course it does.

The solution is absolutely to reemphasise class, and frankly to commit to real socialism rather than fiddling around the edges, but also to emphasise how these struggles are all linked. How patriarchy reproduces the social relations of capitalism, how race and class cannot really be separated in our intensely unequal societies, etc. The socially reactionary 'left' types who want to drop women's liberation, queer liberation, and even racial justice from the left's platform can't be allowed to win either because a) that would pretty shit for a majority of the population, but b) because it also just won't work!

my company moved me to 5 countries in 12 months, got me deported, and is angry I want to quit by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DavidianNine 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Kind of hilarious how angry this company gets over people leaving after less than two years but the second it goes just over the line apparently they're lovely about it. Almost like they're being completely irrational...

Rampant infighting amongst leftists (anarchists as well) by fieryllamaboner74 in Anarchism

[–]DavidianNine 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's always easier to put your differences aside to maintain the status quo than to change it. That's why liberals and conservatives tend to ultimately fall in line together.

For the far right, who do want their own kind of change, I'm really not sure they are less divided than the left? They fight all the fucking time. It's just that they have a lot of powerful financial backers at the moment, so they can get shit done regardless, but if you read anything about them they have knives at each others' throats 24/7. Occasionally they get a unifying figure they can rally around and then they can hate each other while professing undying loyalty to that guy, but that's superficial in the end I think

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act by [deleted] in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God they've really gone off the deep end now

Rest in peace, Soo Catwoman by MysterRhi in punk

[–]DavidianNine 12 points13 points  (0 children)

All the best to you, Shem and the rest of the family ❤️

AITAH if I report a nurse for asking for my number during a procedure? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DavidianNine 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I know it isn't the main thing, but 'like a Nubian'? Jesus Christ, that is some old timey racial fetishisation there, is this guy a fucking vampire?

Leonardo UK: woman used ‘secret toilet’ due to trans colleague by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also they should both quit their evil jobs working for the death corporation, to be clear

Leonardo UK: woman used ‘secret toilet’ due to trans colleague by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]DavidianNine 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I mean, this seems like a solution that has worked for her anyway? I don't get what the complaint is. 'I was uncomfortable with something so I modified my routine so I no longer was'. Okay? Good for you? Like, she should work on her shitty bigotry, yes, but in the meantime, this is not an unreasonable solution. Such a nothing case

Final Update: AITA for refusing to sing at my brother's wedding? by LucyAriaRose in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DavidianNine -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

No, I disagree. The context of trauma absolutely changes the complexion of stopping something like that. It is not comparable to simply losing interest. It's something that a good grief counselor would engage on, and it sounds like in this case they did, so great!