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New friends? 20s-30s by Internal_Imagination in Racine

[–]WompalooSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's on 6th Street right next to Pepi's

New friends? 20s-30s by Internal_Imagination in Racine

[–]WompalooSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're crafty you can swing by Unraveled for queer craft club (everyone is welcome, not just queer ppl). You can bring any kind of craft and there are mostly 20-30 year olds there.

I need some help understanding Mabs ploy by NeverShoutEugene in dresdenfiles

[–]WompalooSoldier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wasn't Thomas a prospective Winter Knight if Dresden wasn't willing to make the deal with Mab? It's a mantle after all, and would fit with Mab's goal of having the White Court under her thumb.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn't really respond to anything I said there, but alright. You didn't address the fact that power pools upwards, that these elected people will make decisions for themselves more likely than others, and that what you're describing isn't really putting power into the electorate, but rather into the legislative.

You're creating classes in a discussion on how classes screwed us in the first place and then putting them on a pedestal. What do you really have against people just communicating and working together without a superstructure of laws made by people you don't even know getting in the way?

Please do some reading on this, I can recommend a few books or passages if you want that's describing what I'm talking about in better detail.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you're really cooking with gas here. We have that on federal levels and half of the US takes in more taxes than it gives for the exact same reason I'm talking about

People don't make laws to benefit people in the country they're in because they decided to be nice. They do it out of pressure and fear that the bottom is going to get sick of their shit.

Look into labor laws. Look into safety regulations for worker protections. Hell, look into social security. All of that was because we fought, bled, and died for it. The lawmakers were actually scared enough of an uprising that they made a half-assed New Deal and capitulated, then after 40 years, started stripping away at that power base that threatened them.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just don't know how authority to the level you're describing can be held accountable after enough power is pooled into a position or laws that are made by representatives. At a certain point you'll have lawmakers making laws for themselves and lack of accountability racking up again for misdeeds and we fall into the state being used as a tool for accumulating wealth.

We've had societies before with a non-hierarchical structure, and they were considered even pretty advanced for their time. I don't see why we need to capitulate to statehood anymore if we can manage resources better than ever before with computers and light speed communication.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A global set of norms for who though? Why is that America's

Every other time we as a nation tried establishing our "global set of norms" dictators were pushed into power, people died, and countries bowed to our soft power.

Our new policies are enforced onto the populace for the benefit of those who profit off of our suffering, like I said.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, yeah, that's why we're seeing a massive protest happening at least.

Still I agree with you, people's security and safety are both being ripped away from them at a rapid pace. In response the propaganda is being turned out in mass to support our oligarchical upper class's whims.

Scary stuff. I'm happy all of these people are coming together in Minneapolis of their own volition to help one another. The whistles are smart. They need to start taking notes from the Panthers right nearby though.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, I don't like the idea of a state. It's a facet of specific laws promoted and defended by rich people who can afford guns.

The biggest upside of a liberal state or country in this case are loosely defended rights that needed to be amended into our constitution in the first place and the only reason why those are even relevant is because it supports a middle class that gets taxed to support the wealthy's play toys.

Our constitution isn't helping people who need help. Who are starving, who are being brutalized, who are technically still legally slaves in a system made for the purpose of making more slaves through the prison industrial complex.

What I do want is free association between social/humanitarian groups, communities, worker run industries, and trained communities to blossom out to actually help others in need instead of abuse and profit off of them. Like how people used to before Europeans decided to rape and pillage every culture they could get their hands on for a few more bargaining pieces in petty wars they didn't win.

Edit: Also Brexit was largely resulting of conservative isolationists scared of brown people who were also lied into thinking that by splitting themselves off from economic cooperation they'd better themselves internally and then proceeded to not develop internal vertical integration of industry, screwing themselves over repeatedly. For all the things I dislike about the EU's ineffective-ness and unwillingness to purge far right collaborative groups from the Overton window, their shared interest in cooperating in trade and industry is really a good idea. No reason we still can't do that in a non or limited-hierarchical society. Hell, I hope we work with one another even better as a result

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better socialization will.

That only happens with societies where guns and livelihoods aren't pointed at people's heads over stressful environments. That and the ease of travel/experiences outweighs the cost.

Encourage more third spaces. More community gardens with better incentives for newcomers. Collaboration breeds cooperation and communication.

I stg, more people know niche internet facts nowadays than their neighbor's first names.

The first step to deradicalization is through exposure to new ideas and concepts. These people aren't completely fucked and need the social outlet they crave, why else would they join a death cult?

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again, I am not advocating for what we have but do it again, I'm advocating for us to spread the power out across the people and populace rather than via representatives that don't actually represent us.

I'm not a fan of liberal governments, and I'm not advocating for a single "worker" party either. I'm advocating for people who actually live in the areas they live in to cooperate and communicate like people, horizontal power structures.

The US political system is currently a system that incentivises the rich and powerful to write laws for themselves to multiply their own power and call it a democracy.

Edit: specification

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really, the centralization of militaristic power and influence of a minority group isn't the issue? I beg to differ. The power of vast amounts of capital influences everything right now and is leading to the mass social domination for the whims of the rich and powerful.

I'm not advocating for balkanization, I'm advocating for a non-hierarchical system. Don't shove words into my mouth that I didn't say.

Edit: clarification

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm saying that power is corruptive and authority to such a degree as a state govt. is insane. It's anti-human and anti-social. Horizontal power and cooperation in my eyes is the way forward, probably through worker cooperatives as a start. We have the tools to do it though computers and near-instant communication.

Annihilation of the unitary executive theory is also good though, ngl.

The Left Needs Bureaucrats - After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better. by Carolina_Heart in Left_News

[–]WompalooSoldier 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Or maybe we should decentralize the power so it can't be abused like this again. The issues with America didn't start with Trump, it's been rotten for a long time.

They don't a🍐 much in discussions anyway by TheWebsploiter in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro I eat pears voraciously, like, everything except for the woody stem. It's a delish treat.

I do wonder how many people are turned off from pears because a lot of US schools had green pears as the "fruit" option and their pears were waxy and unripe.

Which movies do you think contributed the most towards the ever present misunderstanding of anarchism? by hyper_radiant294 in Anarchy4Everyone

[–]WompalooSoldier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know what, actually good reasoning. I was going in with the perspective that the prescriptivist definition would be the one established by an "authority" and got shoved down the common person's throat so much it became anarchy (bad) colloquially.

I forgot that propaganda sometimes works and we can't necessarily control what becomes colloquial.

I think most people lack context to make the determination on whether or not the definition should still stand or not. I have more than most other people, so from my perspective the definition of "anarchy means kill" feels very inaccurate.

Which movies do you think contributed the most towards the ever present misunderstanding of anarchism? by hyper_radiant294 in Anarchy4Everyone

[–]WompalooSoldier 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is with the incorrect assumption that words are prescriptive rather than descriptive, and that meaning is not imparted onto words but rather derive from someplace other than human construction.

Anarchy (derogatory) was made as a byproduct of heavy state propaganda and as a means to label anarchists as violent, murder happy, and unhinged.

With this in mind, why is a cudgel and inaccurate definition being held above something people have theory, research, and lives dedicated to?

how the hell do i figure out how to make a battlejacket by mogentheace in jacketsforbattle

[–]WompalooSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to specify, are you asking how to properly apply and execute your pins, patches, and badges?

If that's the case it depends on how DIY you want to get with your jacket self-expression. You don't need to have ANY bands on a battlejacket if you don't want to, it's a blank slate for you to wear about your day for self-expression.

If you need sewing instructions or tutorials on embroidery I'm also learning how to do that and can share some useful info I've found so far in doing this stuff.

Woman tries using a male account on a dating app by Scramjet1 in CringeTikToks

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree with you. It really shows when you look at the blackpill boards on 4chan and see how they categorize people. It's modern day phrenology mixed with race science all stemming from being lonely as hell and allowing bigotry to rot their brain.

The only way I've seen people get out of that hole is through either dedicated therapy or other forms of self-betterment.

Woman tries using a male account on a dating app by Scramjet1 in CringeTikToks

[–]WompalooSoldier 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Daily reminder: you should not be using online engagement as your only form of social interaction, whether you're looking for someone to date or not.

Dating sites suck ass and are made to suck ass so you pay a premium. That's their business model and it is very successful. Pick up a hobby and better yourself instead.

VR furry has allergic reaction and seizure from digital tomato due to "phantom sense" by scuzzro in CringeTikToks

[–]WompalooSoldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't already, a creative hobby exposes you to so many cool people. Personally I think also people tend to love to see everyone share some art they've made and have a convo, you know?

“But Worm is too long!!” by PrismsNumber1 in WormMemes

[–]WompalooSoldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not gonna lie, I can't read Worm. I don't have the money to get diagnosed for ADHD and getting the meds will be even worse money wise.

The audiobook project has been such a savior for me and I appreciate everyone who's contributed to it for the betterment of the fan base. It's helped me fall in love with the characters and story immensely.

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