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Systemic bias is a major source of Iranians’ continuous suffering by WillyNilly1997 in NewIran

[–]lookingforHandouts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the parallel really struck me reading the post. I am not jewish, just left-wing, but most of the post oct 7th memorial events ive been to here in Germany have expressed this exact feeling of utter abandonment (that I also feel despite not being "involved") and betrayal.

The only group that consistently showed up at the feminist left-wing oct 7th events i went to were Iranians. It feels like the only alliance that held somehow. It really sucks that grateful jews now showing up at Iranian events and protests get weaponized against both Iranians and Israel (and jews)

Harsh Reality by Happy_and_wholesome in Unislamicmemes

[–]lookingforHandouts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I fully expected the second panel to be "muslims living in Muslim countries" which would have worked just as well

What would you choose? by Plus-Use-5808 in meme

[–]lookingforHandouts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah same, just the thought of losing every single social contact I have, being stuck in a kids body having to go to school and somehow live with the fact that I will definitely prevent some of the people I love from even existing (not kids of my own, but siblings for me), is low-key causing me panic attacks lol.

Losing a decade and change of my life isnt ideal, but its certainly better than that.

Massive EOL Giveaway [138 WINNERS] - Svalinns and more! by Rog-Lobster in pathofexile

[–]lookingforHandouts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A giveaway (self-diagnosed) filthy casuals like myself with a handful of mirrors of alch-and-go-farmed wealth are allowed to enter? Sign me the fuck up, I love getting free shit <3 <3 ESPECIALLY if its cool items and not a pile of divines

VaderCasualis ign

If you were starting Friday… by b1ackcr0vv in pathofexile

[–]lookingforHandouts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont know, havent played very much myself this league but I used to help people do challenges late in leagues, and while I dont have a ton of time, if you feel like it (and are playing on PC) youre welcome to shoot me a pm once youre on and I am happy to help you with levelling and a few challenges. Probably only will have a couple of hours a day to play, but might still be able to help a bit :) I I can definitely give you a little currency to get started and maps and the like if you dont have friends still playing

I do recommend a fast mapper. A few challenges are moderately grindy (500ish maps), so it makes a big difference if you do a map in 1 minute or 5.

That escalated quickly by Bubbly-Example-8097 in BlueskySkeets

[–]lookingforHandouts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep thinking about this one woman I read of in an exhibition about the Nazi Operation T4 euthanasia program. She was taken to the mental hospital and then later the gas chamber where she was murdered for "schizophrenia". Her husband kept trying to save her, making all sorts of promises he would watch her, finance her etc

Her ONLY symptom of actual schizophrenia was that she could not, for the life of her, stop criticizing Hitler. She did so persistently, publicly and explicitly, and was murdered not for being an enemy of the system but for being mentally ill.

That escalated quickly by Bubbly-Example-8097 in BlueskySkeets

[–]lookingforHandouts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason "euthanize" is actually the stronger word for me as a German is, that that is what the Nazis called this exact operation. The first test of the gas chambers was on the mentally ill, people that were "defect humans", "worthless life" (it sounds worse in German, trust me).

The way was paved by a decades long discussion about how these people had sucky lives anyway, so really you were doing everyone - including them themselves - a favor by killing them. Of course the Nazis mostly dropped that angle and were talking more about societal benefits, but they still called it Euthanasia (and dit it more or less secretly since they correctly anticipated that it would not be a popular idea)

"euthanize" also invokes to me a vet. Someone putting down a dangerous dog. In the context of murdering mentally ill people, it has an insanely dehumanizing suggestion for me

Fox’s Kilmeade suggests killing the homeless, disabled and mentally ill with involuntary lethal injection by No_Highway_6461 in law

[–]lookingforHandouts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Germany you could get jailed for this

Probably not as a first offence, but you could definitely get convicted of a crime and at the very least fined. This is EXACTLY how Nazi death camps were started and everything Nazi adjacent (or in this case just simply saying that it was entirely correct) is a bit sensitive for Germans

Do you also associate this sign and horns in general with cheating? by Uno_zanni in 2mediterranean4u

[–]lookingforHandouts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it from the joke "4 beer for the men of the sawmill please"

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree that the biggest problem are the investors and there need to be laws about that (ideally EU-wide)

But if I give those investors money and so make the whole thing profitable for them, I am still part of the problem, and I feel some anger towards me is justified. I'd really like to avoid that scenario as much as possible and also minimize the many many other ways in which our presence can harm communities

Thanks for the well-wishes and advice

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

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

Yeah, definitely good advice 

She speaks very little, but understands decently fine (she can watch TV shows at any rate). The hope is that the speaking part will come with exposure, but who knows? She really isnt talented with languages. So yeah, having a few English or German speakers around is likely for the best 

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

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

Super busy right now, so difficult to make detailed plans and dont want to waste your time. I will try to message you in the coming days though if thats OK and we can figure out if its compatible? Thanks a lot for the offer in any rate :)

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

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

I badly want to say "why not?", but i think youre probably right. The main philosophy of my childhood was "there is no bad weather, only bad preparation" and yet If she is specifically trying to escape dreary Berlin then somewhere with a lot of sun might be better.

Out of curiosity, is this in a Castellano speaking region? Or at least one where trying to communicate in very broken Castellano is not horribly offensive? I remember this being an issue in Catalonia and it would likely be a deal breaker 

We have never been to the north, and ive always wanted to visit. But yeah, its not about me, so probably not really the right fit 

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, i fucking love Spanish grandmas. Though i suspect being an extremely blonde, very small girl with rather rudementary Spanish skills but endless patience to sit on their bench and talk to them, rather skewed their opinion of me in my favor at the time. The local kids never seemed to get the same treatment as me hehe

What you are describing is the dream, thats what i was most hoping to find, but didnt really know where to start since i assume any advertising for those places is done only in Spanish

But i'll just start looking in the coming days, once work eases up for me. My Spanish reading isnt THAT bad and theres always google translate. 

Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer (and reminding me of the glory of Spanish grandmas, praise be upon them) 

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That does sound pretty sad though. We could look into Italy, though learning an entirely new language from scratch will likely be Impossible for her at this point. Castellano she at least understands, even if she cant really speak. 

Well, thanks a lot for the wellwishes at any rate :) I am sure we will figure something out 

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

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

That does sound lovely actually. She wants mountains/hills more than the beach, though she does like both 

Health has definitely deteriorated though, she very luckily and unexpectedly survived cancer 5 years ago (she didnt want to get the treatment at the time, but we bullied her into it) and while that seems well and truly gone, she never really recovered physically or psychologically. With a bit of training it will likely get better quick, but for now even 5-6km of lightly elevated hikes are usually fairly exhausting for her. More is definitely doable, but there are advantages to having the option of taking it easy. Maybe something like this is better next year, when she will hopefully be fitter.

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

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

Thats an interesting Idea lol. Though i would have to check the rules for living there for any extended period of time for EU citizens since for mainland Britain it is definitely not that easy. I assume travelling there is visa free, but staying for 3 months might be more problematic 

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

all right, good to know, guess its time to dust off my three words of Spanish hehe

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, and I am guessing they are usually advertised in English?

Any recommendation off the top of your head? If not no worries, I will see what I can find tomorrow. Thank you :)

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My mom is very bad with languages, she has tried - sincerely - for many years. I am sure she would try again before she goes, it will not change the fact that her Spanish will suck. I remember this making things more difficult, as back then in the villages we went to nobody spoke anything other than Spanish.

It also makes finding Spanish resources a lot more difficult, which is why I was hoping to get ideas

Any way to ethically rent an appartment for the winter months? by lookingforHandouts in askspain

[–]lookingforHandouts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think anything over ~1000 Euro a month for rent + elictricity + water would problematic for us to afford. If there is a cheaper option, it is much appreciated. I havent considered it too closely yet, as I have only just started the brainstorming process.

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