[-] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago

The classic "I was going to be a caring individual and oppose systemic wrongs but a leftist said things I disliked on the internet" move.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So you're homeless and starving huh? Why didn't you of just think of putting in a little effort? very-intelligent

Every person with this attitude was born with a silver spoon in their mouth or otherwise given all their wealth by knowing rich people. 99% of people who work devastatingly hard end up even poorer, me and many of my family members have chronic mental and/or physical conditions as a result of working too hard, and now we're still piss fucking poor as well as in pain and traumatised.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

A concerning amount of people unironically still believe in the White Man's Burden.

[-] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago

Ah, thank god the document was written to protect us from the transport of alcohol, but not to say, ensure we actually get to be alive.

[-] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

10% of voting-age citizens in the US are not allowed to vote (disproportionately minorities). Of the rest, turnout is usually ~55% and the vote for either party is usually around or under half.

So in the absolute best case scenario, the government is put in by 25-30% of the voting age population, the overwhelming majority of whom are wealthy, white and/or old. So not much has changed.

Obviously without mentioning the many other issues, including the two-party system offering effectively zero choice for any voters anyway.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm genuinely curious as to why you think this is trolling? A serious point is being made.

She concisely made a very important point that is absolutely the central underpinning of class relations: "How do rich people get their money?". And to continue the constructive discussion, the original poster only need answer the question "how did they get that money". Finding the answer to that question alone is justification for class war. She also put in some cute goose emojis which are just cool.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

The reality is: Nobody is sure, any nuclear bombing is species-wide suicide at worst, an insanely pointless gamble at best. The vague consensus seems to be it would take a maximum 100 warheads to irreversibly destroy ecology worldwide, some suggest it would only take a few modern warheads. I suggest we do all we can to not fucking find out.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

Though slightly cliche, this just feels right. That niece has learned a great lesson about how collaborating to improve things is always possible, and that open-source relies on everyone doing their bit.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago

Doing an insanely small amount better than the other slave master is not a good thing. "They stabbed me five times, but the other guy would've stabbed me seven!".

Sure, please vote for five-times-stabber instead of ol' seven-timeser, but by gods neither are worth defending in any sense.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I agree it's work, but I also assert that, under Capitalism at least, it's exploitative work that targets and injures the vulnerable and poor even more than the majority of other work. You cannot buy enthusiastic consent.

[-] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago

'Brigading' has always been such a Reddit term. People need to learn to adjust to a different way of thinking.

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