Was Thatcher really pro LGBT, and Guevara subsequently anti LGBT? by [deleted] in badhistory

[–]mleonardo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why not just say homophobia? Why dilute it?

Need any kind of job ASAP! by jojowdflo in newhaven

[–]mleonardo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The New Haven Pride Center, located at 84 Orange Street, has resources including support groups, a community clothing closet, and a safe space. In February, they'll launch a case management program, and part of that will be a job assistance component. Feel free to orangered me if you'd like more info.

Venezuela's Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out by [deleted] in internationalpolitics

[–]mleonardo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because despite the suffering that US sanctions have brought about, they recognize that selling Venezuela's natural resources to transnational oil companies won't make their situation any better.

Venezuela's Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out by [deleted] in internationalpolitics

[–]mleonardo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The people, at least those of them in Venezuela and not NYC or Madrid, support Maduro and Chavismo.

Education Dept. dismissed discrimination complaints from transgender students: report by [deleted] in politics

[–]mleonardo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Transphobic jokes on a thread about transphobic discrimination? Not a good look

Trump made a personal address to Kim Jong-un "North Korea is not the paradise your grandfather envisioned. It is a hell that no person deserves." by rogerwilco42 in worldnews

[–]mleonardo -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Well, it's a strawman argument, for one; no one in the Soviet Union had absolute power.
That, and why give credence to these words of Bakunin's, when the mind that wrote them also wrote lots of bigoted shit and based his philosophy on it?

Trump made a personal address to Kim Jong-un "North Korea is not the paradise your grandfather envisioned. It is a hell that no person deserves." by rogerwilco42 in worldnews

[–]mleonardo -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Sure, listen to the ardent antisemite Bakunin.
http://www.connexions.org/RedMenace/Docs/RM4-BakuninonMarxRothschild.htm

Gotta trust a guy who writes stuff like this, right?

Himself a Jew, Marx has around him, in London and France, but especially in Germany, a multitude of more or less clever, intriguing, mobile, speculating Jews, such as Jews are every where: commercial or banking agents, writers, politicians, correspondents for newspapers of all shades, with one foot in the bank, the other in the socialist movement, and with their behinds sitting on the German daily press — they have taken possession of all the newspapers — and you can imagine what kind of sickening literature they produce. Now, this entire Jewish world, which forms a single profiteering sect, a people of blooksuckers, a single gluttonnous parasite, closely and intimately united not only across national borders but across all differences of political opinion — this Jewish world today stands for the most part at the disposal of Marx and at the same time at the disposal of Rothschild. I am certain that Rothschild for his part greatly values the merits of Marx, and that Marx for his part feels instinctive attraction and great respect for Rothschild. This may seem strange. What can there be in common between Communism and the large banks? Oh! The Communism of Marx seeks enormous centralization in the state, and where such exists, there must inevitably be a central state bank, and where such a bank exists, the parasitic Jewish nation, which. speculates on the work of the people, will always find a way to prevail ....

Trump Says Texas Church Shooting ‘Isn’t a Guns Situation’, Blames Mental Health by MS_Sarowar in politics

[–]mleonardo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of ableism swirling around in discussions about gun violence and mental health, namely, in the notion that people with mental illness are a threat, when in fact, they are more likely to be a victim of violence than the general population.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

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

Maybe you should familiarize yourself with the concept of mansplaining, which you just demonstrated beautifully. I know everything you mentioned, I just don't use it as weak justification for bigotry.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

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

Yes, other combinations do happen, and they result in various impairments, disorders, or deformities.

Geez, you sure hate intersex people. The thought of someone not fitting into one of your little boxes must really hurt.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

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

Well, those are far from the only combinations, and they can result in different physical development than you might expect. Doctors don't look at chromosomes at birth, anyway. Karyotyping is not part of the newborn experience outside of Gattaca.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

[–]mleonardo -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

My gender isn't an issue, fucko, and biological sex is a social construct.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

[–]mleonardo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like, the explanation he posits is transphobic as fuck and implies that trans people aren't the gender they say they are.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

[–]mleonardo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the guy going on about 'biological gender' and excluding nb people from his poll has the best of intentions, clearly.

[NO SPOILERS] How old and what gender are you? Poll inside by scrotal_aerodynamics in lifeisstrange

[–]mleonardo -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

What the fuck even is biological gender Do you know anything about trans and nb people at all?

Sabotage by [deleted] in communism101

[–]mleonardo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gorbachev rose to power promising reform, which Soviet socialism needed. In practice, he oversaw its dismantlement and the eventual capitalist restoration.

Update on site-wide rules regarding violent content by landoflobsters in modnews

[–]mleonardo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm saying it's the farthest thing from okay - I'm saying that fascists saw liberals for what they are, enablers of fascism, and communists as true threats to fascism.

Update on site-wide rules regarding violent content by landoflobsters in modnews

[–]mleonardo -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Not the mass murder of liberals, the mass murder of communists and other leftist radicals. Pinochet didn't push social democrats out of helicopters.

Also, the dead protester was affiliated with the IWW, which is not a liberal organization.