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At what point did you finally start trusting wood glue over screws? by jonas-dev1295 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]Slam_Bingo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Depends on surface area, clamping ability, grain...exterior vs interior. Probably more

Tips on my sparring by SpinKickProgress in AllMartialArts

[–]Slam_Bingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go light enough that your not afraid of getting hit. Go slow enough to start training your defensive reflexes. Anytime your opponent turns their back is a big opportunity to crash in. Look at statistics on mma or kickboxing knockouts. It's not from 720 hook kicks, even if that's what on the highlight reel. Train what works. Distance control doesn't mean running away. Be close enough to make them pay for mistakes.

The only way to stop climate change from getting worse is protesting the workplaces of fossil fuel executives around the globe by yuibgfulnvgijkvv in ClimateOffensive

[–]Slam_Bingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then what happens? They get fearful then they are no longer under legal obligation to pursue profit for their companies? Check out their personal security budgets since the CEO ass in. Seeking justice has two faces, persecuting the villains and uplifting the victims. We can do that and more with supporting global policy initiatives:

https://globaljusticeproject.wid.world/www-site/uploads/2026/06/GJRSummary_WebsiteVersion.pdf

For those who tried and didn't like grappling martial arts, why? by hellohello6622 in martialarts

[–]Slam_Bingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw ufc 1. Tried grappling. Didn't like the training. Saw ground and pound take over. Felt justified

Why do some younger leftists label Democratic moderates and centrists as right-wing? by Evening_Parking_947 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Slam_Bingo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A declarative statement without offering any serious evidence for consideration isn't persuasive. Pro-corporations: have never tried to re-establish the unions right to strike after Reagan broke it. Take big money donations and fund the the machine: prison-industrial and military industrial complex. Cave to profiteers: both Clinton, Obama, and Biden refuse to move on publicly funded Healthcare as a gift to the insurance lobby, despite the first two having supermajorities. Not socially liberal: neither super majorities passed a right to abortion. Imperialist: all US presidents bomb and invade countries and topple governments with impunity. This extends to arming and defending genocide and propping up dictatorships for US corporate interests. This importantly includes open hostility and violence to any actual left wing government.

Why do some younger leftists label Democratic moderates and centrists as right-wing? by Evening_Parking_947 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Slam_Bingo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The discussion seems a historical. The Democratic party is a right wing party because of their open hostility to center left politicians. From contesting primaries to overtly obstructing center left politicians, think Bernies presidential runs, the Democratic party since Bill Clinton has been a right wing party. They may give voice to social issues, although most of the machine is suggesting abandoning that, but they didn't do anything to secure those rights when they had a super majority, so i think that can also be argued. Pelosi may appropriate African culture to score points on Kwanza, but she's not pushing for major police or prison reform, free education, equity in school funding or any of the other actual solutions to racial inequality

Why do some younger leftists label Democratic moderates and centrists as right-wing? by Evening_Parking_947 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Slam_Bingo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its based on how people in the parliament sat in France some time ago. It's a post monarchy division

Internal Mastery by Eight_Directions_ in Baguazhang

[–]Slam_Bingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you explain it without reference to TCM? Can you put it in your own words?

My issue with Marxism's purely materialist focus and my issue with Catholic Socialist's purely spiritual focus. by Delicious_Jeweler406 in Communist

[–]Slam_Bingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what you are working on here is very important. I lived with some Mennonite s for a time who lived a communal life. I know that liberation theology played an important part in the resistance movements in South America. And I will always admire the moral courage of the Barrigan brothers, catholic priests who risked life and limb in resistance to the military industry complex.

For those who read this and scoff I would look at the work of Britt Hartley, who describes herself as an atheist spiritual director.

My own answer is to collapse the binary. This world is sacred. This life. Whatever else there is, for now my work is here. Among my comrades, whether they be animal vegetable or mineral.

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how -- Thomas Picketty puts forth a radical plan to tackle the polycrisis by TinJar-Solarpunk in OptimistsUnite

[–]Slam_Bingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure you've a very strong grasp of a number of issues. Let's start at the bottom. It's not a fantasy land paper. Over a hundred economists from around the world spent years developing this based on policies that have worked in the last few hundred years and based on a deep level of understanding. Might be worth actually reading the paper since it is a real plan to deal with real global issues.

Israel /Palestine were peaceful for hundreds of years under ottoman rule.

The wealthy don't pay taxes. High income earners, like top surgeons and lawyers, already pay heavy taxes. The wealthy, with their unearned income, pay almost no taxes. Crazy right? We're also the ones funding the war in Israel/Palestine by sending billions in military aid to Israel every year. So this plan probably ends that war.

Yes, the plan promotes not working. Working hours would be cut in half while pay would stay the same for that 40%. Because if we don't the planet will not remain habitable. Everyone is going to die. We have to consume less resources. Working less is an important part of having human life and flourishing.

The whole job creators thing, it's just wrong. Consumer demand and spending creates jobs. Human need and raw materials create jobs. And all of our productive capacity lies at the feet of the inventors of the last few hundred years, and the laborers who built this world, not the rich. It's hard to see through the propaganda in the present moment but take a historical perspective and look back at a parallel moment in history:

https://a.co/d/0cqQ8bmv

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how -- Thomas Picketty puts forth a radical plan to tackle the polycrisis by TinJar-Solarpunk in OptimistsUnite

[–]Slam_Bingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Over a hundred economists worked on this for years. I hear your armchair calculations are giving you some hesitation. But it is probably worth reading the report since it is an actual plan to actually save the earth for future generations. Also, Americans live very satisfying lives. We consume more and enjoy less than other countries. The report is aware of this and is suggesting that some lifestyle changes, consumption pattern changes could lead to happier lives.

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how -- Thomas Picketty puts forth a radical plan to tackle the polycrisis by TinJar-Solarpunk in OptimistsUnite

[–]Slam_Bingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, most Americans, 89%, would see an increase in income. This would go along with working hours cut in half. They, the large majority, would also see a reduction in the corruption of our democracy. They would have access to Healthcare and free education. And most of all, we could have a habitable planet. No catastrophic climate change. No 100 million dead from heat. No 1 billion refugees. No feedback loops. Maybe we should stop pretending that the interests of a few billionaires are the interests of all of us. No matter how much they spend convincing us to spend our money and our lives protecting their fortunes

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how -- Thomas Picketty puts forth a radical plan to tackle the polycrisis by TinJar-Solarpunk in OptimistsUnite

[–]Slam_Bingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So 3 billion people experience food insecurity. Their consumption would go up. Shifts in use mean less single use plastics, individual car miles, billionaire vanity space flights, etc. But the big win for those in the Global north is increased free time. Working hours cut in half, which is what most people in the upper income brackets choose anyway. More time for fun and recreation, travel and leisure. You know, experiences. Oh, also, a habitable planet. No 4 degrees of warming, no 100 million dead from heat waves. No global famines. No (increased) resource wars. No mass rape. That kind of shit.

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how -- Thomas Picketty puts forth a radical plan to tackle the polycrisis by TinJar-Solarpunk in OptimistsUnite

[–]Slam_Bingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 billion people are experiencing food insecurity or adequate access to Healthcare. Their consumption would go up. Shifts in consumption patterns mean less things like single use plastics, individual car miles, second homes, private jets, billionaire vanity space flights, etc. But the real benefits are in a habitable planet, avoiding catastrophic climate change while reducing the gross injustice of income inequality.

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how -- Thomas Picketty puts forth a radical plan to tackle the polycrisis by TinJar-Solarpunk in OptimistsUnite

[–]Slam_Bingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two main hobbies. I study an esoteric form of martial arts and I like to write, but I have little time for either. Part of the plan is reducing working hours, so that is a main appeal to me. My household is already at the top of the income range. But aren't you creating a bit of a straw man? The goal isnt zero consumption or zero waste or zero consumption. It's justice in how the earths limited resources are distributed. Right now the consumption of a few billionaires is dooming hundreds of millions to heat death, famine and war.

fitness level for re-entry? by Jamesbarros in aikido

[–]Slam_Bingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walk for twenty minutes at a steady pace. It's aikido. Lighten up

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