[-] Starik@lemmy.world 19 points 7 hours ago

Cult members. Jesus was a very successful cult leader in his time. He used the framework of an existing religion, and cast himself as a central figure in it. We’ve seen modern examples of this tactic.

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Don’t change tenses in the middle of a sentence.

Now I don’t want to live a little just to spite him.

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I forgot about her! A perfect example of the typical go-getter attitude of our fine American astronauts.

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Yes, but they aren’t living in their parents’ attic collecting astronomy photos as an adult.

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago

Our 37-year-old future astronaut.

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Trump uses his grace as a tool to shape others’ behavior. All that matters is the last thing you said about him. His vice president once called him “America’s Hitler.”

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago

That chocolate’s going back on the shelf. She wasted her money. Be more straightforward, people!

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

Might have been some crank lobbying Trump to allow the sale of a particular snake oil.

[-] Starik@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I understand where Martin is coming from, but it seems to me that moderates can be more frustrating than fascists only while moderates greatly outnumber and control the fascists. If you decide to shake things up by intentionally putting fascists in control in hopes of an equal and opposite reaction (i.e. accelerationism), we don’t have to look too far back into history to see what a mistake this is.

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