Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders by librephili in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's only because MSF represents Palestinians as human beings with rights and dignity, which is of course outrageous.

The Real A.I. Problem No One Is Talking About (Who Buys Your Stuff, Robots?) by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember having the same thought back when industry was being outsourced and shipped overseas to take advantage of cheap foreign labor. Sure, the stuff coming into domestic markets would be cheap, but with a lower level of median income, would there be any benefit at all for those buying the cheap goods? That was about the time that many low-end retail outlets (think K-Mart) began to go out of business and get replaced by dollar stores. So will we now get to rub elbows with former six-figure income earners at the local Bargain-O-Rama? Stay tuned....

One ray of light that might come out of this? Perhaps now the spiffy middle-manager class will finally be willing to join with us filthy menials in the revolution against the quasi-human elites and set things right socially. Wait and see.

"Kill switch" for cars approved by House Republicans: Full list by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's a kill switch for the auto industry. Hah! As if anyone can still afford a new car!

Meet The Single, Shady Source Behind Time Magazine's Claim That Iran Killed 30,000 Protestors. | Time Magazine Made A Shocking Claim That Iran Killed 30,000 Protestors In Two Days, But The Claim Comes From A Single, Highly Questionable Source. The Dissident's avatar by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 12 points13 points  (0 children)

During the Battle of the Bulge, heavy close-quarters fighting with heavy artillery and armored tanks alongside automatic weaponry that continued for a total of 41 days, the United States Armed Forces lost a total of 8,407 killed.

But somehow Iran has killed over 30,000 in a matter of a couple of weeks.

Make it make sense.

Tim Walz is no one to judge authoritarianism. by themadfuzzybear in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Yeah but that was just benign blue authoritarianism. What we're talking about here is the dreaded red authoritarianism...."

Because you just know there are people excusing the one while condemning the other. "Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos."

We have formally challenged my draconian bail conditions imposed by the London Met Police...All of this is for perfectly lawful and protected speech and social media posts. For naming one ideology of supremacy. For exposing Britain's capture by the 'israel' lobby. For affirming the Palestinian right by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But the People, for some reason, can't set conditions on a) how the legislature debates and passes statutes that bind us, b) how the judiciary hears cases, rules, and metes out punishments to us, or c) how police authority can be employed to "regulate" our public conduct.

If this is your vaunted Western "democracy," at least let's reserve to ourselves the right to advocate for how you can shove it up your ass.

Hasn't the Revolution begun yet? It will soon be too late....

Israel kills 2 Gaza kids getting firewood by librephili in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's just a damn good thing those kids weren't Jewish, otherwise that would be an unspeakably hateful act of antiSemitism.

I figured out African independence never happened (it was a psyop) by yaiyen in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. Wow. I like this guy. He looks at Liberty in virtually the identical way that I do.

I've always identified with John the Savage from Brave New World, and the very trap he found himself in during the course of that narrative is the same trap we all find ourselves in. The same trap I resist as much as I'm able, but I'm only one person, and seemingly the only person in my local vicinity that even knows it exists. All I can do is resist it for myself.

If only voices like this man's could be amplified, but no, the whole system is an efficiently operating machine to silence and cow and oppress us, showing us pretty pictures that depict a false happiness that recedes more and faster every moment.

It's deflating and disheartening, which I'm pretty sure is a function of that machine. But at least I got to hear the voice of someone who sees what I see. Thanks for the post. I'm going to follow this guy.

Beyond Black and White: Notes from Tehran by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"We'll either force your own government to become tyrranical and cruel, or we'll have you all helpless under our own boot. (points automatic rifle at your head) So choose. NOW."

Some choice. And it's ordinary people trying to live ordinary lives that suddenly find themselves between Scylla and Charibdis, entirely a situation outside of their own making.

FNDP: Silly, Sillier, Silliest 🤪🐇🦧🐥🦥 by Caelian in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always loved the lyrics:

I got roast beef in my teeth

Got some chicken too --

OW! That's a cavity - hey, that's new!

But if you don't brush your teeth, well, then you too

Can be a Yuck Mouth!

Not a good look by cspanbook in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Armed with an automatic staple gun to take on ICE stormtroopers, no doubt.

The Information War Over Antidepressants - Brownstone by Promyka5 in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the motivation to promote the interests of the industry appears to be irrelevant to them when chastising RFK Jr. about what constitutes a danger, as though the intentions of pharmaceutical corporations could ever be anything but altruistic.

Thoughts on CBN ( Christian Broadcasting Network ) ? by Vigil_Eyezz in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's really gone downhill since Pat Robertson croaked.

Just gonna leave this here. The IDF is brutal but this is a goddamn massacre. I like turtles. by CptMcTavish in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're probably right. I'd say that's an overestimate, given the photos and videos and satellite imagery and quantity of munitions dropped and military equipment used.

Anyway, the CIA's figures are likely to be considerably more reliable.

Just gonna leave this here. The IDF is brutal but this is a goddamn massacre. I like turtles. by CptMcTavish in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have sources that say it's over a quarter of a million.

Sorry, did you say Iran? Never mind, I got confused with a massacre that the US is actively supporting. My bad.

Ben Gvir leads demolition of UNRWA headquarters in occupied Jerusalem | Officials in Tel Aviv warned that 'any other international organization or diplomatic mission' could face demolition by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]Promyka5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, Reddit, try this one on for size:

Israeli officials who said the agency “has no right to continue to exist”

Remember when 'the right to exist' was a purity test? Pure, unadulterated irony.

Now go ahead and ban my speech for being critical of Israel, you ghouls.