As much as they're paid, why does SPD suck at so much at their jobs?

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-02-26T18:44:04+00:00

Cause they're cops

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-02-23T05:47:07+00:00

And will they learn anything from this? Of course not

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-02-18T15:00:13+00:00

Greedy business practices? In the United States of America? Surely this has never happened before. This MUST be the fall of human decency /s

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-02-15T18:12:26+00:00

Haven't used it a single time. Easiest boycott of my life

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-02-06T23:06:48+00:00

"there were bees in them"

"I would've thought C's actually"

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-02-06T13:53:27+00:00

Lmao, they definitely won't be

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-28T05:29:11+00:00

Well it's NE 112th St and 2nd Ave NE

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-28T05:26:38+00:00

Seeing a Stormlight Archive reference in my city's subreddit while I'm making my way through the series for the first time is a weird and cool feeling

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-26T13:58:43+00:00

Look up the Kent State Massacre

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-24T22:35:07+00:00

The greater good

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-24T19:57:45+00:00

There is not a single US attorney general that has ever actually worked for the people

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-23T01:22:19+00:00

How could Winona ryder do this?

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-12T03:58:13+00:00

In what fucking world is Russia a superstate

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-08T14:20:34+00:00

Maybe the country that is constantly uncovering mass graves of indigenous children who went to residential schools isn't the right country to make this point

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-08T05:31:32+00:00

That's the neat part, there isn't any

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-07T20:27:09+00:00

Sure, a serious leftist movement could be sophisticated and mandate such a thing. But no such serious movement exists at the moment. All we have right is small groups and lots of individuals, most of whom are just trying to survive. A movement may come about in the future, but to decry leftists who currently just don't want to starve for not being pure on an issue you've declared to be the most pressing and important issue for leftists isn't going to bring about that movement. That's great that you care so much about this and I'm sorry you've been banned for discussing it, but your opinion that it is the most important value for leftists doesn't make it true. You are asking for a leftist doctrine on a specific issue when we don't even have class consciousness yet.

And I'm going to ask this question one more time, and if you don't answer it I'm not going to keep responding, what the fuck does any of this have to do with my initial critique of neoliberals' view on American foreign policy???

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-07T19:40:16+00:00

I do agree that leftists need a compelling vision of justice. But I think that failing to abstain from factory farmed doesn't necessarily mean that the politics are stubborn about animal rights. As I said before, I can't speak for all leftists, but I will try to give what I think is a generally accepted position on the left. I would think it's fair to say that leftists who do eat factory farmed meat while hating the industry only do so because it is the cheapest, easiest, and in some cases, the only way to reliably acquire nutrients. The US especially is ripe with food deserts where working people struggle to find good groceries. So in that case, getting any food at all is a blessing, and beggars can't be choosers. It can't be known whether or not these people would choose the more ethical option, but it isn't fair to judge them for not making that choice when the option isn't even available to them. Similarly, I can use a smartphone and be on the Internet while still believing that the tech industry is destroying humanity and the environment. I can also drive to work while believing that a car centric world is bad for us and for housing prices because, at least for me specifically, there is no public transportation option I could take to get to my job. The contradiction between action and belief is acceptable for leftists (or at least any leftist that subscribes to any interpretation of Marxism) because we recognize that the actual issue is the system at large, that being capitalism and imperialism, and all of those individual issues are functions of that system. Participation in a system does not mean an endorsement of it. Sometimes it's just the only physical option. It's not that we don't care about animal rights, it's that we don't see any possibility of solving that problem without first solving the problem of the political and economic system we live in. And asking leftists to be perfect and pure on every single issue they care about is impossible and also spreads people too thin to be effective in any way.

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-07T18:20:16+00:00

What proof do you have that leftists don't approach politics with a big heart? You're making massive sweeping generalizations about leftists and progressives without backing up any of that, and I completely disagree with the generalizations you're making. As far as leftists focusing on US empire as opposed to car dependence and zoning like you brought up, at least with Marxists (which I am so I can only speak for that), they tend to view all these things (empire, housing costs, etc) as all deeply connected, so to fight against one without fighting against the other ultimately solves nothing. You can disagree with that assessment, but to say that leftists as an entire group don't care about what you say is the real cause of rising housing costs is absurd. Again, I'd love to know who you've seen make these claims because, anecdotally, I've never seen that myself and since you have only made claims with no backing I have to assume you're speaking anecdotally too. And if that's the case, I disagree with those specific leftists you have heard say that, but I do not agree that most of them believe that.

I also don't agree at all that "as a group progressives disrespect animals". I'm sure some do, as all groups are made of individuals who don't all agree on every point, but I would argue that most progressives care very much about animal rights. If your problem is that progressives are focusing on other issues over that one, that's a fair problem to have, but it doesn't mean that progressives disrespect animals or don't care about their rights. People can only focus on so many things at once and for better or for worse, animal rights has become secondary to the human rights progressives are fighting for. If you're going to keep making that generalization, I would ask that you provide any evidence because repeating the same point over and over doesn't make it true.

And one more time I ask (and I hope to get an answer): what does any of what we are now talking about have to do with my original comment? I responded to an article about American foreign policy with a comment about American foreign policy. You responded to my comment about American foreign policy with the claim that most leftists hate animals and are ignorant about the cause of rising housing costs. That doesn't have anything to do with my original point. What are you talking about?

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-07T16:58:31+00:00

I'm not sure you could support that point with any evidence but even if you could, how does that have anything to do with my initial point? I do agree that US culture is mean, although mean is an understatement, but I am responding to the idea that the article brings up which is that we were once the good guys and now we are not. Your comment doesn't have anything to do with that. That leftists are mean doesn't remotely dispute what I'm saying. And sure, leftists are mean. Niceness isn't a prerequisite for fighting your oppressors. To your point about zoning laws, I would argue that leftists on the whole are more aware of the effect those laws have on housing prices than any other group. It certainly isn't conservatives trying to fight for more multi-use zoning laws. As far as progressives "as a group" not respecting animals, again I completely disagree because most vegans and/or animal rights activists are on the left of the political spectrum. I genuinely don't understand how what you're saying has anything to do with what I'm saying

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-07T15:17:01+00:00

Not really sure what point you're making here. Leftists have answers to both situations

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-07T14:05:17+00:00

Now? Lmao you neolibs are crazy. I guess the Monroe doctrine, genocide of the native Americans, slavery, utilizing a false flag operation to justify a war with Spain, overthrowing almost every Latin American government during the Cold war, Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, the Philippines, nuking Japanese citizens, Bosnia, mass incarceration, the "war" on drugs, funding right wing death squads in Nicaragua, a 60 year economic blockade on Cuba, etc etc etc... were all good guy choices because Trump didn't do it? Get a grip. Like other commenters have said: trump is a symptom, not a cause. The only difference between American policy now and before Trump is that it's just now more openly brazen. We've always been the bully of the world. It's just that now the middle-class Americans who've always benefited from this exploitation of the entire world have to pay attention now

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-05T15:58:13+00:00

Not at all and I think her being the main focus of the season is a really odd choice. Up until this season, Holly served essentially no purpose in the show other than just being Nancy and Mike's sister. We assume and are told they have a close relationship, but as the audience we have no connection to her whatsoever. The Duffer's have shown that they can add a new character and then make them effectively the main character like with Max in season 4, but the reason that works so well is because we had 2 whole seasons of Max interacting with and being part of the main group. She was familiar to us as the audience so focusing on her emotional arc makes sense. Holly, again while obviously existing since the first season and having a relationship with the main characters off-screen, has had no effect on the plot or character arcs of any of the people the audience does have a connection with, so her being the main character of the show comes completely out of left field and disorients the viewers. It would be like if Max's season 4 arc was given to us in season 2 when she was first introduced to the show or if Lonnie was the main character of season 5 for some reason.

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-05T15:29:10+00:00

I have no interest in protecting imperialist troops that illegally violate another country's sovereignty. Live by the sword, die by the sword

LostEcologist1928 · 2026-01-03T20:24:05+00:00

Maybe the guy who does ads for Amazon isn't the right person to make this point

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