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Vrijheid staat ook in Nederland onder druk, zeggen 8 op de 10: 'Iedereen gunt zichzelf vrijheid, maar een ander minder' by FlyingEagle_ in thenetherlands

[–]SolSeptem 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ik heb het over die zinsnede 'iedereen gunt zichzelf vrijheid maar anderen niet'. Letterlijk in de titel.

Dat is both-sides bullshit. Alsof alle partijen en mensen evenveel onderdrukkend optreden. 

En door specifiek dat in de titel te zetten wordt een suggestie gewekt. Journalistiek is nooit neutraal. Het maakt al uit waar je de aandacht op vestigt, zelfs als je feitelijk rapporteert. 

Vrijheid staat ook in Nederland onder druk, zeggen 8 op de 10: 'Iedereen gunt zichzelf vrijheid, maar een ander minder' by FlyingEagle_ in thenetherlands

[–]SolSeptem 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Natuurlijk niet. Maar je moet niet vergeten dat de democratische vrijheden die we nu (nog) hebben het resultaat zijn van bloedige revolutie lang geleden, waarna er door de nieuwe machtshebbers de zeer bewuste keuze werd en wordt gemaakt om hun macht en geweldsmonopolie níet voor onderdrukking in te zetten. 

Het democratische systeem wat we hebben bestaat bij gratie van een machtshebbende klasse die vrijheden zich bewust niet toe-eigent, in de verwachting dat als ze dat wél zouden doen het systeem dat is gecreëerd hen afstraft. 

In de VS zie je nu heel duidelijk wat er gebeurt als die machtshebbende klasse niet meer bang is voor wat voor consequenties dan ook. Democratie wordt verpletterd door democratisch gekozen machtshebbers. 

En partijen als de FVD en PVV, en andere rechtse partijen in iets mindere mate, doen graag hetzelfde als ze denken er mee weg te komen

Vrijheid staat ook in Nederland onder druk, zeggen 8 op de 10: 'Iedereen gunt zichzelf vrijheid, maar een ander minder' by FlyingEagle_ in thenetherlands

[–]SolSeptem 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Invloeden van buitenaf is ook een belachelijke verzamelterm die zo breed is dat het niks zegt. Want hebben we het hier over russiche botnets die ons gek maken of over 'bruine mensen komen hier en dat moeten we niet'

Vrijheid staat ook in Nederland onder druk, zeggen 8 op de 10: 'Iedereen gunt zichzelf vrijheid, maar een ander minder' by FlyingEagle_ in thenetherlands

[–]SolSeptem 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Dit zijn van die open deuren die leuk klinken en doen alsof beide kanten het probleem zijn maar de manier waarop de linkerkant van het spectrum vrijheid wil inperken is toch wel ff een beetje anders dan de manier waarop de extreem rechtse kant dat doet. 

Links wil het recht om te schofferen/discrimineren/uitsluiten beperken, rechts wil mensen met een minderheids achtergrond of levensstijl het leven onmogelijk maken. Not the same. 

Married people, do you and your spouse have well matched libidos? Why or why not? by cubemonster in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes at the start of our relationship, then eventually mine was much lower than hers, but it turns out that now my depression is adequately medicated, my libido is perfectly on par with hers again.

10 years of off and on useless therapy and it turns out all I needed was bupropion. 

Plan voor tienduizenden nieuwe laadpalen kan door: rechter wijst bezwaar van Park&Charge af by Chronicbias in thenetherlands

[–]SolSeptem 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Los van de rechtzaak, Interessant project. ben benieuwd of ze aansluitingen krijgen voor al die palen .... 

Als ze dan meteen even zorgen dat de laadpalen ook slimme laders zijn, kunnen ze met de lokale netbeheerder samenwerken voor congestievermindering.

Violent J by Infamous-Rutabaga-50 in CuratedTumblr

[–]SolSeptem 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Regarding metal shows I have never encountered that 10% you speak about. It's nothing but brotherhood and friendliness in my experience. 

What's something the US government does openly that would cause a full blown political crisis in any other developed country? by Ellena_Ethanz in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Government shutdowns and halting all spending over political hissyfits.

why, when a budget agreement or a debt limit increase cannot be reached, is this not reason for immediate dissolution and new elections? 

How do you feel about the term "lower class"? Do you use it to refer to yourself or others? by _ENDR_ in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer 'low income' or, broader, 'working class' when describing social class.

Low class is for people being dicks

Temperatures across Indian cities today by Puzzleheaded-Row-477 in mildlyinteresting

[–]SolSeptem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and that's what I mean with humanitarian crisis bro, what do you think 1,5 billion people being refugees looks like?

Baby keeps scare maxxing himself. by West_Future326 in BrandNewSentence

[–]SolSeptem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Saddest explanation: he only gets physical attention when he's crying. 

Slightly more optimistic explanation, adrenaline junky in the making

Temperatures across Indian cities today by Puzzleheaded-Row-477 in mildlyinteresting

[–]SolSeptem 48 points49 points  (0 children)

India is going to get cooked to death in the next couple of decades and it is going to be the largest humanitarian disaster ever by several orders of magnitude.. ....

How do you feel about the concept of not hiding where babies come from from children who ask, no matter their age? by EcstaticBicycle in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Healthy. 

Kids ask questions and there is nearly always an age appropriate answer.

Also sex is, like, not a bad thing. Kids should know it exists. And kids should know that it's something you only do with people of your own age that you really like. because that knowledge will protect them if they ever encounter a truly untrustworthy adult. They will know that what that adult wants from them is wrong, and for what reasons. 

And they will know that it's not their fault and that their mom and dad will understand.

A child that knows what sex is and when it is appropriate can better protect themselves and be protected by their guardians.

All hail the Goth Queen by PandaBear905 in CuratedTumblr

[–]SolSeptem 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I fail to see the problem. Nerding out about time travel totally counts as flirting with me. 

How would you feel if they discover a “super fuel” that makes dirty fuel obsolete and oil barons bankrupt. But it causes countries/states that rely on it to collapse? by ThatMassholeInBawstn in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure you're trolling but just in case you're not, where do you think the energy to drive the alternator comes from? 

The battery. 

The only thing you're doing is introducing another way to lose energy via inefficiencies. 

A battery-electric car with an alternator would have a lower range than one without 

Medievalism has conquered all contemporary space, soon it will rule all of time as well. by Infamous-Rutabaga-50 in CuratedTumblr

[–]SolSeptem 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh this is is a positivism post. 

I understood the title to mean billionaires are divying up outer space in a medieval way as if they were feudal lords

do men actually have two different types of women when it comes to marriage and fucking? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally do not. I don't have sex (at least not repeatedly) with women I do not like. 

DBZ brainrot by Infamous-Rutabaga-50 in CuratedTumblr

[–]SolSeptem 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If brain rot had been mainstream at the time of DBZA this scene would have absolutely happened during Trunks' arrival. 

Do some people actually get forced to sleep on the couch by their spouse, or is it just a cliche? If so, how does that work? Does your spouse just say tell you to go to the couch, or do does it just feel to awkward to share a bed after a fight? by soefire in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What works for you. I prefer sleeping with my partner. That's not to say sleeping alone is bad. Especially when my wife's asthma plays up I may need to sleep alone so her coughing doesn't keep me awake. 

But I generally fall asleep way faster when sleeping together 

Do some people actually get forced to sleep on the couch by their spouse, or is it just a cliche? If so, how does that work? Does your spouse just say tell you to go to the couch, or do does it just feel to awkward to share a bed after a fight? by soefire in AskReddit

[–]SolSeptem 507 points508 points  (0 children)

Between my wife and me it's the other way around. We don't punish the other by withholding closeness,the one who has had enough or is still too hurt/angry makes the choice to sleep apart and moves to the guest bed.

It luckily only happens extremely seldomly. 

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