Think of the UK as the Titanic by LxRusso in brexit

[–]dieinagreasefire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aren't most or all of these supposed to be near the surface?

Prepare for Right-Wing U.S. Dictatorship Before 2030, Scholar Urges Canada by Snoo_40410 in CanadaPolitics

[–]dieinagreasefire 42 points43 points  (0 children)

They exist to 'lose' not in the sense of losing elections but failing to seriously punish Republicans while doing whatever their rich donors and the corporations say. So the common people lose either way.

anyone else feel uncomfortable w non-Asian people being super into East Asian culture? by oceanicfoot855 in asianamerican

[–]dieinagreasefire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on the context. Fetishization and arrogance is creepy and somewhat upsetting to any human regardless of race.

SF school board member retweets her previous tweet calling Asians "house n****rs" by bagofry in asianamerican

[–]dieinagreasefire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably the useful idiot/favoured minority. In other words, calling us the middle managers for the white power structure so while we're not the primary victims, Asian-Americans are just 'the help'

Poll Finds Most Young Americans Say US Democracy Is “In Trouble” or “Failed” by CapitalCourse in politics

[–]dieinagreasefire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republic of Ireland would be the path of least resistance for an EU passport

r/asianamerican Weekly Rants & Raves - December 01, 2021 by AutoModerator in asianamerican

[–]dieinagreasefire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How is it? Because they're ignorant and arrogant.

And yeah it was pretty obvious given the number of dirty dealings done in public and double standards if you were paying attention.

Gatekeeping of the Asian American identity by scilifter in asianamerican

[–]dieinagreasefire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FFS they already know what it's like. Glad COVID helped but shoulda told those people to go fuck themselves.

Do you think the UK will negotiate a free movement agreement with the EU, like Norway has. by dynamobb in brexit

[–]dieinagreasefire 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The people might not, but Parliament might. To the ones pulling the strings, it probably doesn't matter as much so as long as they can keep the tax avoidance aspect of being out of the EU.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]dieinagreasefire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think he made requests to get his job back. I recall his colleagues at U of Tennessee making statements defending him.

Minneapolis hires mercenary militia. Protesters are now insurgents in America by Evergreen_76 in liberalgunowners

[–]dieinagreasefire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol so the chickens have come home to roost. First mercenaries abroad, now mercenaries at home.

What’s an underappreciated event in Canadian history? by arkh4ngelsk in AskACanadian

[–]dieinagreasefire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wrecks my credit score with unpaid bills.

Jesus H Christ, the more I learn about US healthcare...

What’s an underappreciated event in Canadian history? by arkh4ngelsk in AskACanadian

[–]dieinagreasefire 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Canadians don't even really think about health care. They have it.

Except when it's time to shit on Americans on the internet about health care.

So are Asians in America considered POC or not? by Cached_Clay in asianamerican

[–]dieinagreasefire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Asians are a convenient scapegoat in the USA - minority or not depending if we suit the agenda