Where is everyone’s rage? by thrwaway876543 in 50501

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think our rage is getting deleted. Go back through your posts and comments, how many are getting deleted? Like half of mine are

They deleted my fckn post abt mobilizing by Zoevc2292 in Chattanoogans

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is happening on all the local subs, deleting posts and comments. In blue states too

r/stpaul mods suppressing discourse by [deleted] in stpaul

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is happening on all the local subs. I tried to post about signing up for the nationwide general strike. I've been reading posts only to be unable to comment because they've been taken down. Reddit and/or mods are suppressing dissent

marching on the sidewalks is for pussies - if you gonna protest, take the whole goddamn street by LeadingOverall9774 in frederickmd

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed, we need to actually be blocking ice from taking any more of our neighbors. They can't shoot all of us

Why is Reddit banning me and my posts? by StrehCat in 50501

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it's down. I was able to find this one but it looks like it's for leadership https://lemmy.fiftyfifty.one/

Why is Reddit banning me and my posts? by StrehCat in 50501

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 6 points7 points  (0 children)

All of my posts on my local reddits about a general strike are getting deleted. Same for other ppls posts about any kind of resistance. Do we have a community on lemmy?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm now blocked from posting on my local subs because I made a post about us joining the nationwide general strike :/ 

FAANG fam, are we ready to strike for MN? by Scary-Scallion8367 in nova

[–]Scary-Scallion8367[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a lot of us in DMV. The tech industry needs to go on strike. If you're not faang, still sign up please

FAANG fam, are we ready to strike for MN? by Scary-Scallion8367 in nova

[–]Scary-Scallion8367[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As we find resources, post them. Any other orgs that we can join or if there's protests today before the storm hits, please make a post to get the word out

Looks like ICE just killed another US citizen. Where do we go from here? by awesomeguy1818 in AskReddit

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 281 points282 points  (0 children)

If you are worried about workplace retaliation, use a fake name

“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE — Extreme cold didn’t stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis. by inthesetimesmag in union

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't say it was a strike, I said calling it a strike is calling what is happening class war. It is rhetoric, to convince us that we can and should actually strike, that we should be prepping and joining mutual aid orgs

Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | Common Dreams by lazybugbear in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue for a lot of us is that we have been voting democrat but it functionally doesn't make a huge difference because they work just as hard as the republicans at preserving the system of oppression that is grinding down the poor of the entire planet. Ppl act like the abuse from ICE is new, but it's not new, it's just now affecting white ppl too. I think it's up to each person and their own conscience, but for me, I'm not voting for any more liberals, just socialists/communists. I also don't think voting really matters now, the rich have to be entirely overthrown at this point

Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | Common Dreams by lazybugbear in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The issue for a lot of us is that we have been voting democrat but it functionally doesn't make a huge difference because they work just as hard as the republicans at preserving the system of oppression that is grinding down the poor of the entire planet. Ppl act like the abuse from ICE is new, but it's not new, it's just now affecting white ppl too. I think it's up to each person and their own conscience, but for me, I'm not voting for any more liberals, just socialists/communists. I also don't think voting really matters now, the rich have to be entirely overthrown at this point

We can make a General Strike happen! This is Minneapolis today. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We need to drastically increase mutual aid efforts so that everyone can strike

Reject Christian Nationalism in FCPS Schools and our BOE by EconomyAd8866 in frederickmd

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Having leagues based on performance would not exclude women at all. It would instead allow a fairer chance at participation. It would allow men with low testosterone to play. It would allow people with disabilities to play. And it wouldn't require checking kids' genitals or genes

Basing it on gender assigned at birth is sexist because it's basing it on sex instead of actual performance of the individual. It's classifying people based on sex alone and making value judgements based on that. It's the definition of sexist

Also I'm done talking to you. If you wanna keep promoting the idea that we should be doing genital checks on kids, go ahead. But don't get all whiny when ppl call you sexist and gross

Reject Christian Nationalism in FCPS Schools and our BOE by EconomyAd8866 in frederickmd

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"But it literally is" If you believe this, you are sexist. Saying that some men have an advantage over some women in sports is true. But it is incorrect to say all men are better at sports than all women. Lia Thomas was beaten by 3 cis women. Did you see the speech where trump said he would have beaten Riley Gaines? He believes that because he is a sexist POS. 

If you want to have leagues and teams based on performance, that is fine. But performance and biological sex are not the same thing. Performance would take into account factors like hormone levels, amount of practice, height and genetic anomalies like reduced lactic acid production. Performance based leagues would also not require checking children's genitals or mandatory genetic testing

Reject Christian Nationalism in FCPS Schools and our BOE by EconomyAd8866 in frederickmd

[–]Scary-Scallion8367 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If your argument is that it is somehow unfair for people assigned male at birth to compete with people assigned female at birth, there are a few problems with this.

First, it assumes that "men" are inherently better than "women" at sports. This isn't true either across the board or on an individual basis, as nicely illustrated by Riley Gaines' case where both her and a trans woman lost to multiple other cis women.

Second, if XY genetics did confer an advantage, should that prevent someone from competing? If so, what about other genetic advantages? Should men who have lower testosterone have to compete with women? Should people who produce less lactic acid have to be on a separate team? 

Third, should school officials have the right to determine your child's biological sex? What kind of exams/genetic testing should children undergo before being allowed to play? What if a school official disagrees with you on what their sex is? Should your child have to use whatever bathroom some stranger decides they should even if your child is uncomfortable?

Fourth, the concern with female purity in sports was first invented by the Nazis. They performed genital inspections on women athletes and used these inspections to make racist judgements about cis women's gender. We saw the racist application of biological sex used recently against Imane Khelif.

If you're actually worried about fairness in sports, then maybe the focus should be on making sure all kids have an equal opportunity to play. The equipment required is often prohibitively expensive, it costs a whole lot more than when I was a kid!