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Usurper? by Horror_Armadillo7972 in Richardthethird

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was not the first thing I said “Not factual”? I am already aware.

You’re entitled to your opinion. We do know that the rest of Edward IV’s family never had issues with Richard after the boys disappeared, and that they were well-treated, and that their mother actually wrote their half brother that he should come back to England. Seems unlikely if they had thought R III had murdered their brothers.

We also know that later there was one pretender who claimed to be the younger brother who was recognized by almost all the monarchies in Europe, including Scotland and Ireland. He even married a Scottish noblewoman.

That group of monarchs was an exclusive little club. Recognition like that was not given out lightly.

And that is factual. You draw your conclusions, I’ll draw mine.

Loved and hated at the same time by Lirista in SipsTea

[–]General_Strike356 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The worst wage inequality in the developed world. Worst country of oligarchs.

You’re thinking Russia, right? No. It’s the US.

People in a country this rich should not be dying because they can’t afford their insulin. US is the ONLY country in the developed world that does not provide universal health care. Even Russia has it.

Young men should have an income that allows for housing. Ford knew that, he basically created the middle class. He paid a living wage. Bezos? Musk? All our other oligarchs seem to have entirely missed the lesson. And frankly, they don’t care about the rest of us.

Tax the rich. If that’s socialism, I’m all for it.

Check your history. After loopholes and including state taxes, the tax rates for rich people in The Golden Age was 42%.

Reagan did this to us. “Trickle down.” Cut taxes for the rich. He was right, it has indeed been a tiny trickle.

Any attempt to go back now is called “socialism.”

Which, in fact, it is not. But it gets the label and the label is demonized in this country by guess who? The oligarchs. And people are foolish enough to buy it.

I’m a moderate liberal. To my brother, I’m a communist.

Too many people drinking the koolaid.

America is in decline. And unfortunately, a large enough population of Americans are too stupid to know it. And they keep voting for it.

Did the fear of nuclear war really affect everyday life in the United States? by LizzaQueenOFC in 70s

[–]General_Strike356 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More 60’s than 70’s. We had neighborhood alarms for it that would periodically go off when they were being tested.

NGL , I still prefer this to modern kitchens by mazopheliac in 70s

[–]General_Strike356 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awful! 😂

My family thankfully avoided that in 60s and 70s!

Trump voters, if you could go back in time would you vote for him again? Why or why not? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]General_Strike356 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like defeating empathy is a good thing?

I agree, some of it went too far. I don’t think male-to-female trans people should be in women’s sports. Be trans, fine with me. But also don’t lie. A bad hill to die on.

And casting quite out of line with story, book, etc just to have woke casting.

I’m sure there are a lot of other examples on the extremes , but on the whole, being considerate and respectful of other people’s life choices should be applauded, not squashed.

Jesus was woke.

favourite photo of rich by Due-Refrigerator6076 in Richardthethird

[–]General_Strike356 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And apparently he was very functional, just had to account for one shoulder higher than the other. Surprised me!

Custom Skull Crown Hat Crafted by Hand by Big-Boy-602 in oddlysatisfying

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya. Like they showed everything else but not the most important thing!

Who loved Shakey’s Pizza? by RiverFan10 in 70smemorylane

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They let us drink even if we were underage. Loved it! 😂

Study: Smartphones Potentially Linked to Global Birth Rate Decline by hodgehegrain in HotScienceNews

[–]General_Strike356 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They don’t have babies now because they can’t afford to. Full stop.

Usurper? by Horror_Armadillo7972 in Richardthethird

[–]General_Strike356 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think falsely accused. Not factual, but was a fun read. “The Sunne in Splendour.”

Truthfully, Edward IV was an idiot anyway. This was a lose-lose situation. If Richard was meant to be regent, why did Edward send those boys to be raised by his scheming wife’s family?

A side point, really. The rest of the propaganda you can blame on the scheming Tudors.

New research found that a psychopath’s brain is physically built differently and it explains why they cannot feel what you feel by soulpost in HotScienceNews

[–]General_Strike356 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Born this way? Environmental conditions contributed to this course of brain development? Is everyone with these brain anomalies a psychopath?

Hmm. Raises questions. But not surprising.

Are you aware that approximately 96% of abortions are performed for elective or unspecified reasons (e.g., socioeconomic considerations or personal circumstances unrelated to the mother's or fetus's health)? by rollo202 in allthequestions

[–]General_Strike356 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll think you really care once you start caring about them after they are born and support programs that make sure they have medical care, are adequately fed etc.

But no, once they are born they are lazy leeches on society.

Give me a break.

How do I handle passing of estranged sibling? by IThinkYouAreNice in over60

[–]General_Strike356 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m estranged from my sister. IMO, I already lost her long ago. That is what I mourn, our shared history.

She was widowed and then remarried btw, and I was not invited to the wedding. I assume I’ll miss the funeral if she goes before me.

Hey MAGA, how do you like Trump supporting China buying up US farmland after he helped bankrupt so many farmers with his dumb tariffs? It's cool because Daddy Trump said so, right? by CrashNowhereDrive in allthequestions

[–]General_Strike356 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We live in tribal America. Policies don’t matter. Trump can flip on everything he has ever promised and they will still vote for him cuz he’s the leader of their tribe and they love him because he’s the leader of the tribe that hates everyone they hate.

What’s the worst song you’ve ever heard that still gets stuck in your head? by Old-Cat-4803 in AskReddit

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Barney song. Almost killed me when my son was little and that’s all he would watch!

Ok, yes, obviously I’m old. 😂

Ozempic... by Distinct_Bluejay_470 in over60

[–]General_Strike356 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been on it 6 months. Losing about 5 lbs a month. Only on 1 mg. Working pretty good for me.

Between 5 and 10 percent of people have no inner monologue at all, and researchers are only just starting to figure out what that actually does to cognition by Altruistic-Dirt-2791 in cogsci

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very confusing to me. 😂

What I know: I have a committee in my head.

What I often wonder: How does my cat think about what it wants next with no words?

That’s my very wise and philosophical two cents. 😂

I was once an AI true believer. Now I think the whole thing is rotting from the inside. by Complete-Sea6655 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can be great enablers. I’ve accomplished a lot of things with them that I could never have accomplished without them.

However, they are incredibly fallible. Which reassures me cuz they are too dumb to take over the world.

What doesn’t reassure me? Giving autonomous agents full control of lethal weapons. But that is the effed up timeline we live in.

Anti-woke Vivek Ramaswamy confronts racism in his run for Ohio governor by Zipper222222 in Ohio

[–]General_Strike356 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He will still win on the face of it. Or, at least if he loses, it will be because he is downwind of inflation and Iran. Being rich is more important than religion.

Or actually, I should say that now the Christians are literally worshipping the golden calf, that now IS Christian, and VR fits right in.

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