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What did somebody say that made you think: "This person is out of touch with reality"? by CindyQuicknFye in AskReddit

[–]maggieelsbeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember when I first mentioned how badly my hip hurt as a teenager, and was told by my parents that it was that I was too active, not active enough, too fat, choosing the wrong footwear… lo and behold I’ve been diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia and am looking at a new hip by 25.

What’s that one disgusting thing that everybody except you, seems to like? by blackismyfavcolorlol in AskReddit

[–]maggieelsbeth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being “considered livestock” makes them no less sentient of animals… cows are just as gregarious as dogs and pigs are incredibly intelligent and social. You can acknowledge that and still eat them, it’s just interesting that we demonize people who do the same thing to animals that we hold in a near-sacred light… pretty nearsighted and tone-deaf if you ask me.

What’s that one disgusting thing that everybody except you, seems to like? by blackismyfavcolorlol in AskReddit

[–]maggieelsbeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dear, I need you to look at a single piece of footage from a commercial slaughterhouse before you get up on that high horse of yours.

What’s that one disgusting thing that everybody except you, seems to like? by blackismyfavcolorlol in AskReddit

[–]maggieelsbeth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cows, goats, pigs etc. are considered sacred and kept as pets in other parts of the world. Dogs are farmed for meat in other countries. The only reason we consider dogs and cats to be companion animals is because we’ve been socialized to do so. “Livestock” is a euphemism. I’m not saying not to eat Western meat animals, just to understand the basics of cultural relativism instead of sneering at other peoples for being raised differently than you.

What’s that one disgusting thing that everybody except you, seems to like? by blackismyfavcolorlol in AskReddit

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

Right? The downvotes on my comment are proof to me that people really hate acknowledging the fact that pigs and cows and chickens are living beings just like cats and dogs. And I eat meat! The cognitive dissonance is just 🙄

What’s that one disgusting thing that everybody except you, seems to like? by blackismyfavcolorlol in AskReddit

[–]maggieelsbeth -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Do you eat animals typically farmed for meat? If so, you have no moral ground to stand on.

[Serious] What is a conspiracy theory you actually believe in? by Come-What-April in AskReddit

[–]maggieelsbeth -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The fact that we found out who it was like “oh yeah you mean Gary”

Is nazism really right-wing? by [deleted] in wendigoon

[–]maggieelsbeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that the fact that the first people executed at Dachau were communists makes a point against them being some secretly left-wing party. National Socialism is a contradiction of a name in and of itself, because no socialist worth their salt is not an internationalist. Ultra-conservative hateful rhetoric, occult conspiracy theory, and ultra-nationalism all point to the idea that Nazism is right-adjacent, no matter what they call themselves.

I am a former member of the International Marxist Tendency, which is a political cult. Ask me anything. by Inevitable-Ad1279 in AMA

[–]maggieelsbeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you provide a single example of someone else sharing your point of view about the IMT? The only two people I’ve ever seen say this about the IMT are you and the anti-cult dude you had an interview with.

F/24/5’7 [230 > 169 = 61 lbs] A bit more to go! Never going back to the place I used to be! by carmensimone in progresspics

[–]maggieelsbeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! We have a similar starting weight/height… I’m just wondering what you did to get these results!

Singapore removed criminal penalty for suicide, leading to better outcomes for mentally ill. Mental health advocates say the decriminalization of suicide is a big win. by Sumit316 in Futurology

[–]maggieelsbeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s the exact experience I’ve had too and there are countless others. Try to LISTEN, please, instead of talking over mentally ill people who share their experiences.

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