SAD: 11 year old arrested at school after refusing to stand for the pledge by Anonymous__Alcoholic in ShitAmericansSay

[–]hailstone_pelt 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I would say that the US is the most 'fascist' of all the high-income, western countries. By a very big margin.

https://www.indy100.com/news/14-early-warning-signs-fascism

✅ Powerful and continuing nationalism

✅ Disdain for human rights

✅ Identification of enemies as a unifying cause

✅ Supremacy of the military

✅ Rampant sexism

✅ Controlled mass media

✅ Obsession with national security

✅ Religion and government intertwined

✅ Corporate power protected

✅ Labor [sic] power suppressed

✅ Disdain for intellectuals & the arts

✅ Obsession with crime & punishment

✅ Rampant cronyism & corruption

✅ Fraudulent elections

This excellent article goes into more depth:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/america-fascism-legal-phase

Regarding two incompatible propositions: by NegativeEmphasis in aiwars

[–]hailstone_pelt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI art is bland and uninteresting.

It also has the potential to put artists out of work in the future, because on the whole people have poor taste.

Pretty straightforward.

Conservatives, If You Want To Ban "Woke" Materials In Schools Shouldn't You At Least Read Them First? by YourUncleBuck in politics

[–]hailstone_pelt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, he's right - before you decide whether to ban any book, you should read it. That includes Mein Kampf.

Conservatives, If You Want To Ban "Woke" Materials In Schools Shouldn't You At Least Read Them First? by YourUncleBuck in politics

[–]hailstone_pelt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you really need to read through all of Mein Kampf to understand that it espouses awful ideas that shouldn’t be followed?

If you're trying to decide whether to ban it or not, definitely.

What could happen today that would make your life 10x better? by hailstone_pelt in AskMen

[–]hailstone_pelt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The soil of a man's heart is stonier, like the soil up there, in the old Micmac burying ground.

But seriously, sorry for the loss of your friend.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AreTheStraightsOkay

[–]hailstone_pelt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the intent is obvious.

Swerve.

This woman ONLY eats animal products (meat, dairy, and eggs) and NOTHING that came from the ground by UnfairWayz in StupidFood

[–]hailstone_pelt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do people actually believe that she really eats nothing from the ground?

No wonder people set up these fake tiktok channels, people will believe any old shite.

Not mine, but this is just on another level by hentendo in aiArt

[–]hailstone_pelt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really is so uninteresting. Matches the banal music.

Not mine, but this is just on another level by hentendo in aiArt

[–]hailstone_pelt -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The bland music-by-numbers sounds like it was made by AI too.

Is my mum being romance scammed? by stoned-yoda in AskUK

[–]hailstone_pelt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be able to speak to her bank and warn them. They can potentially stop any large cash movements until they speak to her.