[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 4 points 4 hours ago

Did you just assume I'm American ? But joke aside the ICE equivalent in developing countries is trying to keep everyone in, kind of a reverse-ICE if you will (I know that's actually not true because the policing on both sides serves the same function but still)

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They sing so loud at 3 am

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 1 points 6 hours ago

The Trump card was used in the World Cup

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Check out Librespeed. It's open source and pretty accurate compared to other websites that tend to inflate the speed by testing only the best possible servers

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago

I couldn't find any reviews on the one I got, apparently it's a Company that also manufactures other Latex products like Gloves and Masks. I think I'll just go for it and hope for the best

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So basically I live in a developing country and brand condoms (like Durex and other known brands) are imported and thus the price is really steep compared to condoms you can get at the grocery store, especially given the income in the country. These are some condoms usually made in China and are considerably cheaper. I am with the same partner for years so I am not worried about STDs, but just the birth control aspect of it. She recently stopped the birth control pill that's why it only came up now. I have been struggling to make ends meet so it's not just a desire to spend less but I'd have to cut back on some essentials if I go the branded condoms route.

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago

He didn't blame Arab racism on "woke", he overstates the case that sometimes what is commonly known as "woke" ideologies are used for imperial ends. He gave examples of making a black African woman pronounce the verdicts on African leaders to make it appear less racist and more neutral. Many people also use feminism to basically imply that people of Iran deserve to be bombed, etc. The disagreement between him and Hasan is that Hasan believes these are cynical weaponization of feminism or identity politics or whatever you wanna call it. He also makes the point that allegations ofremoved were used to justify genocide and sees this as an extension of "believe all victims". I think this is still a cynical deployment but his argument is not as dumb as you make it seem.

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 8 points 5 days ago

Yea it's sad. The overwhelming popular sentiment in Morocco is against the normalization with Israel, but there's no way for that idea to be expressed politically. We have elections now and barely anyone actually votes. In Morocco the better educated you are, the less likely you actually vote. The King has the ability to unilaterally set foreign and domestic policy, and no one in the political parties can say anything to contradict him. There were recent protests but they were crushed and people arrested without trials. There were pro-palestenian protests in Tangier last week that were also crushed. It's gotten so bad recently, with journalists, activists and even musicians arrested. They just intimidated a Rapper for being pro-protests, was held for weeks and only recently released, pending possible charges. There are some communist pages and groups that try to mobilize but the state uses terror and arrests to intimidate anyone involved. There is a call for protests again tomorrow after 10 months of silence. Many of the protesters are still in prison.

Moroccan rapper Mehdi El Youbi temporarily released from prison

YouTube - Morocco's Gen Z proters Clash with the Police

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 2 points 6 days ago

American Prestige (before they added all the annoying ads 😢)

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 61 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Moroccan here. Just want to add that the first years of Mohammed 6 were marked by great optimism, naming him "the king of the poor". This optimism was later on shattered, and a new form of oppression took place. While Hassan 2 was a dictator who sent people who opposed him to a secret prison, and people just vanishing like for publicly saying the wrong things like Mehdi Ben Barka, the opposition was fierce. There was a notable coup attempt in 1972. The reign of Mohammed 6 presents a friendly face but is marked by a shift to business, the king owns many major businesses in the country, making competition nearly impossible. The king gets to extract all the riches while pretending to be this meek gentle king, and the prime ministers are changed at will and they get to be the focus of all the discontent people have. Speaking against the king is still a political taboo that you never hear publicly.

[-] ExtimateCookie@hexbear.net 61 points 2 years ago

I have a feeling white libs procreate just for the "my x years old said" tweets

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask. Delete if not allowed. But I am in a Mastodon server and see basically always the same opinions shared by everyone. I am just wondering if it's a Mastodon thing or a server thing

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