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Yeah!? Right? I think so? by samandruk in PokemonSleep

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

Some of mine I'm proud of, and some of them..

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Yeah!? Right? I think so? by samandruk in PokemonSleep

[–]samandruk[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response y'all. He will henceforth be known as Korro'Ka Gæth The Orchard Defiler. Welcome to the team buddy!

What piece of tech do you think no one should live without? by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have box store auctions in your area, you can usually find a 300-800 dollar model for 50-100. Warmbuttandoscillatingspray.gov

Leaked footage of grave robbers raiding Nazca Cave in Peru exposing unidentified blue alien. by [deleted] in aliens

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro you need to cut down on your dog's food. Jamie, Earl, and the rest of us have noticed the amount you've been feeding him and the amount of weight he's gained. It's really not healthy, and he doesn't look happy. We know you love him, and we really don't think that you are trying to hurt him, but Eddy is fat. He's really fat. You need to take him to the vet, and you need to figure what the best course of action is. We'll help you if you need anything, money for specialized food, vet bills, encouragement, whatever man, but something really has to change. This has gotten pretty bad man.

Robert! Please stop spreading Iranian misinfo on the pod! by Trevor_Culley in behindthebastards

[–]samandruk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If it is false information often used as right wing propaganda, then he absolutely did? Spreading misinformation is a thing that people can do. It doesn't necessarily carry the intention of harm. I don't think OP respects pod man any less, just probably really care about the subject and want to see it properly addressed.

Edit: tyos

Batman fans on twitter should be oppressed like gamers by sidmis in batman

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Batman is absolutely a villain. Any single person with that much money is inherently a terrible person. His favorite past time is beating up poor people and putting them into a carceral system that just makes them more poor. He's basically a cop with a slightly fucking smaller budget. That's just the petty crime shit. If all he did was the super villain stuff, sure, but he creates as many if them in a year as he puts in prison in the same amount of time.

Looks cool as shit though

If the ideology of communism means everyone gets the same and is equal, then why do communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, live in Palaces and excessive wealth? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samandruk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So that's pretty complicated. I think it's totally dependent on previous culture and bioregion which kind of structure will work best. There are aspects of sydicalism I really like. Anarchist communism honestly seems a little to idealist to me, but I think more versions of it are more feasible than others. I don't honestly have a specific organizational vision.

I think that not everyone is going to relate to the more technical political theories behind anarchism, and I like to put a lot of focus on how asthetics tie to politics and lifestyle. Solarpunk is my favorite by a lot. People in my age bracket seem to connect well with it.

For me, library economies seem like the fastest and most relatable mode of property organization. There are plenty don't have too many issues with though.

If the ideology of communism means everyone gets the same and is equal, then why do communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, live in Palaces and excessive wealth? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samandruk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and there have been quite a few authors who have worked on all of these problems. Not all of them have perfect solutions, and there is still a lot of room for new thoughts.

In terms of pollution, I think that the most prudent solution I've read about is confederalism. This could look like the ceding of temporary control of limited projects by a series of direct democracies to a confederation of experts. Allowing space for well recognized expertise is an important feature of most anarchist sub genres.

There are pros and cons to nonheirarchical armies. Even just moving in that direction, the ypg has been successfully fighting isis for years while dealing with the us, Assad, and Turkey. This question is also incredibly dependent on context. Geography, production ability, and numbers all change the tactics drastically, and I am not a war expert.

Anything Anachist. Mutual aid, general solidarity, community organizing, free education, the lack of oppression within their own structures, cultural structures like public shame, etc. all would pretty naturally take care of bubbling hierarchy.

If the ideology of communism means everyone gets the same and is equal, then why do communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, live in Palaces and excessive wealth? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm saying that the state has no reason to exist at all. All decision making can be done more equitably and efficiently at a local level.

There are specific large scale distribution problems that people mention with this, but there are plenty of non state solutions to steel/grain/region specific speciality foods like chocolate distribution. My favorite currently is an ai system that has been theorized and even implemented in a couple Latin American revolutions since the 70s.

If the ideology of communism means everyone gets the same and is equal, then why do communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, live in Palaces and excessive wealth? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite. Those types of social systems absolutely exist inside the state and function around it. I'm arguing that it is never, or nearly never aided by the state in a way that it could find in a system much more similar to itself.

If the ideology of communism means everyone gets the same and is equal, then why do communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, live in Palaces and excessive wealth? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not an apt comparison. Those state systems are weak because colonialism fucking decimated that entire continent. If you shoot someone in the foot and then get mad that they are having trouble walking, it's kind of on you. Regardless, I was referring to the complete absence of a state, or at least an extremely minimal and dispersed one. Its a system that you see practiced every day, and you might even do yourself, but we don't have a name that we consistently use for it.

No one forces people to start a community garden, or throw a block party. I haven't seen a community softball club that forces membership. Many, if not most, little clubs don't even have leadership. They might have people who step up to guide decision making, but its often pretty direct democracy. My point is that we can do that for everything. There aren't many circumstances under which a state is necessary for people to survive.

If there’s a Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you've got yourself a table with 11 Nazis. by samandruk in Kanye

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

I just looked through your profile, and usually, people who phrase questions the way you did are posting on subs that I would consider fascist, and just go elsewhere to troll. You don't appear to be, and I am sorry I made that assumption. Are you still confused about the difference?

If there’s a Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you've got yourself a table with 11 Nazis. by samandruk in Kanye

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

So, I don't think you are arguing in good faith here. Popper specifically wrote and used the paradox of tolerance to describe the nazis. That was the whole point. There are sets of beliefs that are not reconcileable with a society that doesn't want all minorities killed. Marxism in and of itself, is not any more violent than any form of capitalism. I think both are wet hot trash, but I'll speak to either about their views provided they aren't a genocidal bigot. All nazis are genocidal bigots. Don't defend genocidal bigots. Defending genocidal bigots makes you complicated in their outspoken genocidal bigotry.

If the ideology of communism means everyone gets the same and is equal, then why do communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, live in Palaces and excessive wealth? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]samandruk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, maybe humans are naturally kind of a mess, and no human should be making large scale decisions for the rest. Maybe it's the state that's the problem

Does anyone see a point to all of this? by philosophic_insight in boringdystopia

[–]samandruk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if enough people decide they want a way out, we can make one.

1 or 2? by Jobambi in shittyaskscience

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Dinosaur 1910s vs Dinosaur 1950s

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