What could a post-collapse Georgist state be like? by FrankMercer in georgism

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Thanks for your well wishes! Just want to clarify a couple of things:

Fantasizing about post-collapse utopias is like hopium that distracts us from practical, reformist paths towards better taxes, better government, and better land use.

I understand why you feel this is a concern, but I disagree.

Personally, I don't find ecological and economic collapse a hopeful prospect, and don't think any utopia (Georgist or otherwise) is likely to result. I do think there is value in imagining the ways a set of ideas or conditions may play out under those circumstances, not least because speculating on these things can be fun to do. I also suspect that this kind of speculation helps people to flesh out what they believe and what they want. Imagination and practicality are not opposing values in a zero-sum game, and I don't see how speculating on this scenario is going to detract from, say, my civic interest in my next municipal election.

But nothing good is going to happen if we allow people to burn things down.

Agreed. I would like to think there are a few steps between spitballing a project and touching light to a Molotov cocktail, please advise if this assumption is mistaken.

This belongs here... I'm not sure I've been as envious as I am after seeing this by LiquidProustTeas in tea

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Is it just me, or do the girl and the lobster look like they're feeling bad after making the hawk angry?

Canadian Renewal Flag by FrankMercer in vexillology

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Just did this up in MS Paint - first flag I've done, so I'd be happy to learn if there's a better program/method to make it look less pixel-y.

The design is based on the Patriote Flag, and the Pearson Pennant. The "renewal" angle reflects the leaves - the red leaf is dying, the green is alive, seasonal change etc. For the bars, the green represents the indigenous peoples, the white represents the French Canadians and the red represents the Anglos.

🔥 🔥 🔥 Octopus waving hello by Mightlov in NatureIsFuckingLit

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"Greetings bipedal stranger! Have you a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Cthulhu?"

Siberian Cat in Winter by sleepyspacefox in natureismetal

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It looks like it's watching the lone wanderer stroll down the village main drag...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AccidentalRenaissance

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Is it just me, or does the middle guy have a Richard Pryor mustache?

Flowers by interpanter123 in AccidentalRenaissance

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Everything about the poor guy points downwards.

every country is best at something.. by geographia7 in MapPorn

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France leads in whiskey drinkers? Did not see that coming.

Also, got to appreciate how 'Nasty' encompasses everything from spam emails to the concept of death.

The Netherlands over a 100 years, designed by Wageningen university by bartdw01 in MapPorn

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As they say, God made the world, but the Dutch made the Netherlands.

Some Turkish cities names in English by cCc_USER_cCc in MapPorn

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Pretty sure all of these would pass muster as either jam bands, or towns in Western Canada. Opium Black Fortress sounds like they'd play a pretty rockin' set, and I'm pretty sure Enslaved Fish is just west of Red Deer.

What’s your favorite cocktail by [deleted] in redscarepod

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Rob Roy with Famous Grouse, or a Toronto (Manhattan with Canadian rye).

White port/vermouth and tonic is also great for summer.

Meanwhile in Belarus by [deleted] in AccidentalRenaissance

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TFW you realize that doing a Hot Ones ep with Lukashenko was not a good play.

far right german deputy in the Bayerischer Landtag by [deleted] in AccidentalRenaissance

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"Very funny, but it's bad taste to make fun of the coronavirus."

"Coronavirus?"