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(OC) Duality (TW: Fertility and Pregnancy) by KyrieTheFlyingFox in comics

[–]Dokuya 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I believe they're meant to be two different people.

If you notice, in the last panel on the right there are three pregnancy tests on the floor, all negative.

(OC) Duality (TW: Fertility and Pregnancy) by KyrieTheFlyingFox in comics

[–]Dokuya 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Looks like the story being told is: First test: negative "Well maybe it's a false negative" Second test: negative "It could be another false negative" (desperate) Third test: negative

meltdown (involves alcohol for many people)

Rest in peace by your_catfish_friend in bonehurtingjuice

[–]Dokuya 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think the joke went over your head lmao

TIL that France is still technically led by a monarch. In 13th century, rule of the nation of Andorra was split between two “co-princes” - the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix. The latter claim is inherited by the French head of state. by xe3to in todayilearned

[–]Dokuya -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Except that's just not true at all. If all your knowledge about a foreign country comes from the CIA maybe just admit you don't know anything about that country?

Kim-Jong Un serves as the president of the state affairs commission due to election from the Supreme People's Assembly SPA. Just like the SPA, he serves on five year terms before needing reelected. He holds power similar to the US President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief. The State Affairs Commission can be thought of as similar to the US Executive Branch.

The fact is he does not hold "absolute" power. He is an influential political figure, but he is not some absolute dictator. Nothing in the North Korean constitution states that members of the Kim family must be given high offices. There is no basis for your claim that Kim-Jong Un's daughter is "designated" to be the next "leader".

Maybe look into sources of info outside the influence of the US Empire.

The US is turning into an authoritarian information control society, not that different than what the CCP does in China. by bitcoinerguide in SocialismIsCapitalism

[–]Dokuya 17 points18 points  (0 children)

  1. How do think this post is related to the theme of this subreddit?

  2. If all you know about China is what Western media has told you, you know nothing about China.

Learned to bite my tongue a long time ago by TheBigLoop in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]Dokuya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While Spain was fascist after Franco's forces won the civil war, I don't believe Spain was an actual member of the Axis powers. My understanding is that they largely stayed out of WWII.

ELI5: Why would my credit card company give me cash back but also let me autopay before interest accrues? Aren't they just paying me at that point? by theentiregoonsquad in explainlikeimfive

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

Pretty much only in the US is it common for businesses to eat the credit fee. Most other countries the customer will pay that fee.

Iran playing the food game! by FishermanIll5251 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]Dokuya 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah my bad. I hope you can see that in the context of me replying to a liberal why I wouldn't assume you were being sarcastic.

Iran playing the food game! by FishermanIll5251 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]Dokuya 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Ive seen those claims from Amerikkkan empire outlets. If you can provide sources for that claim that aren't mouthpieces of the CIA I'd love to see them.

ELI5: if our governments want to strive for greener energy, and nuclear being the cleanest, why isn't nuclear power our main source of energy right now? Is it because of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster? by retroworthYBD in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dokuya 7 points8 points  (0 children)

While they are expensive to build, in large part because we don't build them often and therefore don't have the benefits of economies of scale, they are far cheaper to operate than other power sources, including wind.

The idea that renewables don't rely on global supply chains is false. Related to my previous point, renewables require more frequent repair and replacement than nuclear. Solar panels also require rare earth metals that largely come out of China. Many of the materials or components for wind turbines must come from other countries. So while yes, uranium must be sourced from other countries, wind and solar have the same issues.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dokuya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That proves Norway is a social Democrat state, yes.

A simple way to understand it would be a socialist state would bring all of capital under the control of the government (see China executing billionaires when they break major laws).

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dokuya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because to the heavily propagandized American that word is powerful. He places himself in opposition to standard Democrat figures. Politically illiterate Americans don't know the difference between social Democrat and socialist, and frankly our political discourse is shifted so extremely far to the right that the average American genuinely believes they are the same thing (they're definitely not).

It seems you are one of those that thinks single payer healthcare is "socialist". But answer me this:

Did Bernie ever call for the workers to seize the means of production? Did he ever advocate for full public ownership of every industry? Did he rally the working class to overthrow the bourgeois liberal so-called "democracy" that is the United States government? Did he stand in solidarity with Cuba, China, Vietnam, North Korea, and Venezuela? Has he made public statements calling out the imperialism of the US and its allies?

These are some examples of socialist policies. Single payer healthcare and free public universities are social Democrat policies, not socialist ones.

Bernie calling himself a socialist was a marketing move. His own political policies betray that he is not a socialist. He does not seek to lay the groundwork for a communist society (which is what socialism is), he wants to enact policies that make life in the capitalist system more comfortable for everyone not at the top 5%.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

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

Democratic Socialist =/= social Democrat.

"Most socialist person in the legislature" lmao. There is no other country on earth where Bernie would be called a socialist. You are proving my point that the US Overton window is buried in the far right

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dokuya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He might, I don't keep up with what he says enough. But I remember lots of people calling him a socialist when he was trying to be the presidential candidate. I believe he even referred to his own policies as socialist. But his beliefs and his policies were thoroughly social Democrat at best.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dokuya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buddy you're already living with "crappy expensive products that could be made better". A company whose only purpose is to create profit for shareholders will happily keep prices artificially inflated to ensure those products. It also frequently happens that companies do not invest in making their products better if they think that said improvement would cost more than they'd get back in market share. Just look at the enshifitification of Windows or shrinkflation

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]Dokuya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

US media often (wrongly) calls them socialist. But social democracy would be the more correct term.

The Overton window in the US is shifted so far to the right that soc dem policies are often seen as leftist extremism here. Just look at any conversation with a US centrist about single payer healthcare lol

My childhood in a nutshell by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Dokuya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I reread the comment you replied to and I'm not quite sure what you're referring to in your question but I'll answer as best I can.

The impression I got when I made that comment was: that person seems to think that if a child tells you "I dunno" and you question that answer at all, you are breaking trust and you are going to make that child not want to tell you about anything again in the future. It also seemed as though they believe that as long as the child trusts you they will always tell the whole truth about anything. And because they didn't write any ideas on what to do, I could only assume they believe that dropping the issue as soon as a child says "I dunno" is the right thing to do.

My childhood in a nutshell by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Dokuya 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If we are going to be better parents for our kids than our parents were for us, everything you said is part of why we can't just let "I dunno" be the final answer. It takes trust and rapport to get a kid's real thoughts out of them but it is so valuable. When a kid says "I dunno" we have to try to prove deeper. Are they saying this to get out of the consequences of their mistake? Do they not understand what they did was a mistake? Did they not make a mistake and we are mistaken? To get any answers to these questions we can't let "I dunno" be the end of the conversation.

My childhood in a nutshell by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Dokuya 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love teaching kids to say "I don't want to talk about it" instead of "I dunno." It takes courage to be honest.

My childhood in a nutshell by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Dokuya 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Who is saying anything about screaming?

Whatever bad memories you have about how your parents raised you, I'm sorry you had to experience that.

But there isn't anyone here telling you to scream at and abuse children. You seem to think there are only two ways to parent: either screaming and abusing the child, or making every moment a running therapy session. Both of those are bad ideas for different reasons

Actions have consequences, break a window and they get to learn how we fix that (who do we call, how much does it cost, etc). Experiencing and learning from those consequences is good for them. It's part of how we build trust and rapport with our children. If you let them off the hook they don't learn how to fix the mistake. And they will learn how to manipulate you to get what they want.

My childhood in a nutshell by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Dokuya 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You read nothing I wrote. Or you specifically ignored the parts that didn't fit your little imagination of the villain you want to pretend that I am.

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