▲ 324 ▼ Clearly a mistake (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 days ago* by criss_cross@lemmy.world to c/linkedinlunatics@sh.itjust.works 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments More Blind Lunacy. This place has got some serious right wing nut job vibes.
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 96 points 3 days ago (17 children) This reads more like satire, but I don't know the author. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 days ago (4 children) It reads like satire, but there is a real faction that are trying to repeal the 19th amendment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) Oh absolutely, but I haven't seen people sincerely saying the way to remedy it is by removing single men's suffrage. The vibe I got was that this was using the real opinions and arguments of the people who oppose women's suffrage then humorously turning it on its head by arguing against men's suffrage, which is an equally reasonable (completely unreasonable to be exact) remedy to the arguments as what those people will claim. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago And no fault divorce, don't forget that one, they want to re-enslave women. permalink fedilink source parent [–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) wonder how the Venn diagram looks with incels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] techwithjake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago It's a circle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 child) It's definitely satire. Wanting to take away single men's right to vote and ending with Trump's sign off are obvious giveaways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago Unfortunately, it's rarely obvious anymore if you don't know the person posting it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) It is. A few far right morons are starting to tout the whole, "Women dont vote right we should repeal the 19th" out loud instead of just thinking it privately. This is pretty clearly mocking that. That being said, fuck it, no one gets to vote. Were going ancient athens and just doing it by lotto. You can do your year and go home and face the repercussions without security and pension for a life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig proposed a Jury-like system for passing legislation. The idea is that regardless of someone's stated political party, people will vote for individual laws that benefit them on a case by case basis before following hard party lines and it would be too costly and complicated for malicious groups to bribe individual citizens the same way they give "campaign contributions." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) What you are describing is supposed to be the role of the parliament in a well functioning democracy: you should be able to vote for the person representing your values, not choose the least bad option amongst two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago A parliament is still an additional layer. What I'm describing is a Jury system for passing laws. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago How fascist do motherfuckers have to get before you stop going 'I bet they're joking?' permalink fedilink source parent [–] criss_cross@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 days ago (4 children) Being in the platform it’s not. It’s a shame this cesspool is the only place to get tech industry tea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] degen@midwest.social 1 point 3 days ago (3 children) LinkedIn should be destroyed for the blight that it is on working people, but strawmanning the obvious, self-conflicting satire is not the move permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (2 children) Is it a strawman when this is being treated as a legitimate position these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] degen@midwest.social 0 points 3 days ago (1 child) "Taking away single men's right to vote" is not treated as a legitimate position by anyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago Taking away women’s right to vote is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 days ago (4 children) It reads like satire, but there is a real faction that are trying to repeal the 19th amendment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) Oh absolutely, but I haven't seen people sincerely saying the way to remedy it is by removing single men's suffrage. The vibe I got was that this was using the real opinions and arguments of the people who oppose women's suffrage then humorously turning it on its head by arguing against men's suffrage, which is an equally reasonable (completely unreasonable to be exact) remedy to the arguments as what those people will claim. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago And no fault divorce, don't forget that one, they want to re-enslave women. permalink fedilink source parent [–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) wonder how the Venn diagram looks with incels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] techwithjake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago It's a circle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) Oh absolutely, but I haven't seen people sincerely saying the way to remedy it is by removing single men's suffrage. The vibe I got was that this was using the real opinions and arguments of the people who oppose women's suffrage then humorously turning it on its head by arguing against men's suffrage, which is an equally reasonable (completely unreasonable to be exact) remedy to the arguments as what those people will claim. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago And no fault divorce, don't forget that one, they want to re-enslave women. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) wonder how the Venn diagram looks with incels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] techwithjake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago It's a circle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 child) It's definitely satire. Wanting to take away single men's right to vote and ending with Trump's sign off are obvious giveaways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago Unfortunately, it's rarely obvious anymore if you don't know the person posting it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago Unfortunately, it's rarely obvious anymore if you don't know the person posting it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) It is. A few far right morons are starting to tout the whole, "Women dont vote right we should repeal the 19th" out loud instead of just thinking it privately. This is pretty clearly mocking that. That being said, fuck it, no one gets to vote. Were going ancient athens and just doing it by lotto. You can do your year and go home and face the repercussions without security and pension for a life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig proposed a Jury-like system for passing legislation. The idea is that regardless of someone's stated political party, people will vote for individual laws that benefit them on a case by case basis before following hard party lines and it would be too costly and complicated for malicious groups to bribe individual citizens the same way they give "campaign contributions." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) What you are describing is supposed to be the role of the parliament in a well functioning democracy: you should be able to vote for the person representing your values, not choose the least bad option amongst two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago A parliament is still an additional layer. What I'm describing is a Jury system for passing laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (2 children) Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig proposed a Jury-like system for passing legislation. The idea is that regardless of someone's stated political party, people will vote for individual laws that benefit them on a case by case basis before following hard party lines and it would be too costly and complicated for malicious groups to bribe individual citizens the same way they give "campaign contributions." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) What you are describing is supposed to be the role of the parliament in a well functioning democracy: you should be able to vote for the person representing your values, not choose the least bad option amongst two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago A parliament is still an additional layer. What I'm describing is a Jury system for passing laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) What you are describing is supposed to be the role of the parliament in a well functioning democracy: you should be able to vote for the person representing your values, not choose the least bad option amongst two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago A parliament is still an additional layer. What I'm describing is a Jury system for passing laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago A parliament is still an additional layer. What I'm describing is a Jury system for passing laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago How fascist do motherfuckers have to get before you stop going 'I bet they're joking?' permalink fedilink source parent
[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 days ago (4 children) Being in the platform it’s not. It’s a shame this cesspool is the only place to get tech industry tea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] degen@midwest.social 1 point 3 days ago (3 children) LinkedIn should be destroyed for the blight that it is on working people, but strawmanning the obvious, self-conflicting satire is not the move permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (2 children) Is it a strawman when this is being treated as a legitimate position these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] degen@midwest.social 0 points 3 days ago (1 child) "Taking away single men's right to vote" is not treated as a legitimate position by anyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago Taking away women’s right to vote is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] degen@midwest.social 1 point 3 days ago (3 children) LinkedIn should be destroyed for the blight that it is on working people, but strawmanning the obvious, self-conflicting satire is not the move permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (2 children) Is it a strawman when this is being treated as a legitimate position these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] degen@midwest.social 0 points 3 days ago (1 child) "Taking away single men's right to vote" is not treated as a legitimate position by anyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago Taking away women’s right to vote is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (2 children) Is it a strawman when this is being treated as a legitimate position these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] degen@midwest.social 0 points 3 days ago (1 child) "Taking away single men's right to vote" is not treated as a legitimate position by anyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago Taking away women’s right to vote is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] degen@midwest.social 0 points 3 days ago (1 child) "Taking away single men's right to vote" is not treated as a legitimate position by anyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago Taking away women’s right to vote is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago Taking away women’s right to vote is. permalink fedilink source parent