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[+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's probably better to simply say that "authoritarian" is a buzzword, though your implied argument that all states work by exerting authority on (at least some portion of) their population is certainly true. Anyone who uses a term like "authoritarian" rather than even a marginally more-descriptive negative term like, idk, "bureaucratic" or "state capitalist" (which gets misused, but I digress) is immediately demonstrating themselves to have untrustworthy judgement on the topic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) maybe bring back totalitarian and use it against countries like the US? have a word that, like Huey P. Newton said regarding coining the term 'pig' for police, "highlights the contradiction", in this case, between the selective usage of a word and it's inherent meaning, none of which is understandable without contradictions from a prescriptive linguistic context permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are probably right, I was really just trying to talk about how, as it currently stands, the people who use the term are basically just expressing either that they fell for a thought-terminating cliche or are expecting their audience to fall for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [+] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com -6 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Authoritarianism was a bullshit term invented by child-fucker libertarians to frame themselves as being the good guys. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hot take. What's the eli5 behind the idea? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) the state maintains that this is a moral and legitimate use of force: that it has the authority to do this. I don't necessarily agree with "moral". In western democracies laws and use of force doesn't legitimize itself by a call to morality usually. Just using some kind of authority, doesn't make a government authoritarian by any common definition of the word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) It absolutely does imo, it legitimises itself through an appeal to an underlying moral framework. Yes, but very indirectly. We don't have a "moral police", but one that enforces laws which are, as you say, legitimized by the people as a sovereign. So you don't see police stopping people on "moral grounds" in some vague interpretation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) And every functional family. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait i have something relevant to say too... All happy families are alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. — Anna Karenina permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is authoritarian to ask your children to go to bed on time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) no I think it's, um actually, only when parents tell their kids in china / s <--- to indicate it's sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Traffic lights in China is a sign that the CPC will go to extreme lengths to micro manage traffic and human movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] anewbeginning@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's probably better to simply say that "authoritarian" is a buzzword, though your implied argument that all states work by exerting authority on (at least some portion of) their population is certainly true. Anyone who uses a term like "authoritarian" rather than even a marginally more-descriptive negative term like, idk, "bureaucratic" or "state capitalist" (which gets misused, but I digress) is immediately demonstrating themselves to have untrustworthy judgement on the topic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) maybe bring back totalitarian and use it against countries like the US? have a word that, like Huey P. Newton said regarding coining the term 'pig' for police, "highlights the contradiction", in this case, between the selective usage of a word and it's inherent meaning, none of which is understandable without contradictions from a prescriptive linguistic context permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are probably right, I was really just trying to talk about how, as it currently stands, the people who use the term are basically just expressing either that they fell for a thought-terminating cliche or are expecting their audience to fall for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [+] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com -6 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) maybe bring back totalitarian and use it against countries like the US? have a word that, like Huey P. Newton said regarding coining the term 'pig' for police, "highlights the contradiction", in this case, between the selective usage of a word and it's inherent meaning, none of which is understandable without contradictions from a prescriptive linguistic context permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are probably right, I was really just trying to talk about how, as it currently stands, the people who use the term are basically just expressing either that they fell for a thought-terminating cliche or are expecting their audience to fall for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are probably right, I was really just trying to talk about how, as it currently stands, the people who use the term are basically just expressing either that they fell for a thought-terminating cliche or are expecting their audience to fall for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Authoritarianism was a bullshit term invented by child-fucker libertarians to frame themselves as being the good guys. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hot take. What's the eli5 behind the idea? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) the state maintains that this is a moral and legitimate use of force: that it has the authority to do this. I don't necessarily agree with "moral". In western democracies laws and use of force doesn't legitimize itself by a call to morality usually. Just using some kind of authority, doesn't make a government authoritarian by any common definition of the word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) It absolutely does imo, it legitimises itself through an appeal to an underlying moral framework. Yes, but very indirectly. We don't have a "moral police", but one that enforces laws which are, as you say, legitimized by the people as a sovereign. So you don't see police stopping people on "moral grounds" in some vague interpretation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) the state maintains that this is a moral and legitimate use of force: that it has the authority to do this. I don't necessarily agree with "moral". In western democracies laws and use of force doesn't legitimize itself by a call to morality usually. Just using some kind of authority, doesn't make a government authoritarian by any common definition of the word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) It absolutely does imo, it legitimises itself through an appeal to an underlying moral framework. Yes, but very indirectly. We don't have a "moral police", but one that enforces laws which are, as you say, legitimized by the people as a sovereign. So you don't see police stopping people on "moral grounds" in some vague interpretation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) the state maintains that this is a moral and legitimate use of force: that it has the authority to do this. I don't necessarily agree with "moral". In western democracies laws and use of force doesn't legitimize itself by a call to morality usually. Just using some kind of authority, doesn't make a government authoritarian by any common definition of the word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) It absolutely does imo, it legitimises itself through an appeal to an underlying moral framework. Yes, but very indirectly. We don't have a "moral police", but one that enforces laws which are, as you say, legitimized by the people as a sovereign. So you don't see police stopping people on "moral grounds" in some vague interpretation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) It absolutely does imo, it legitimises itself through an appeal to an underlying moral framework. Yes, but very indirectly. We don't have a "moral police", but one that enforces laws which are, as you say, legitimized by the people as a sovereign. So you don't see police stopping people on "moral grounds" in some vague interpretation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children) It absolutely does imo, it legitimises itself through an appeal to an underlying moral framework. Yes, but very indirectly. We don't have a "moral police", but one that enforces laws which are, as you say, legitimized by the people as a sovereign. So you don't see police stopping people on "moral grounds" in some vague interpretation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] feminalpanda@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about abortion? Tracking if women are pregnant and hunting them down if then stop being pregnant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Usually codified by lawy not prosecuted as "immoral behaviour" as such. Although if you look at recent anti-abortion legislation in the US it is intentionally vague. That shifts some burden of interpretation to the executive branch and is a sign of authoritarianism I'd say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, it's about the legitimization of law, the legitimization of use of power, checks and balances and unconditional human rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) And every functional family. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait i have something relevant to say too... All happy families are alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. — Anna Karenina permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is authoritarian to ask your children to go to bed on time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) no I think it's, um actually, only when parents tell their kids in china / s <--- to indicate it's sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Traffic lights in China is a sign that the CPC will go to extreme lengths to micro manage traffic and human movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait i have something relevant to say too... All happy families are alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. — Anna Karenina permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is authoritarian to ask your children to go to bed on time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) no I think it's, um actually, only when parents tell their kids in china / s <--- to indicate it's sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Traffic lights in China is a sign that the CPC will go to extreme lengths to micro manage traffic and human movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is authoritarian to ask your children to go to bed on time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) no I think it's, um actually, only when parents tell their kids in china / s <--- to indicate it's sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Traffic lights in China is a sign that the CPC will go to extreme lengths to micro manage traffic and human movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) no I think it's, um actually, only when parents tell their kids in china / s <--- to indicate it's sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Traffic lights in China is a sign that the CPC will go to extreme lengths to micro manage traffic and human movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Traffic lights in China is a sign that the CPC will go to extreme lengths to micro manage traffic and human movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GiveMemes@jlai.lu -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] anewbeginning@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That makes no sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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