zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I hate how the Bible is being used as a nationalist prop. Nationalism was a theme of the old testament and Jesus called his followers to move beyond national identity. But that's how fascism works, it apropariates instead of actually creating something new.

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R(ul)evenge USA edition (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
 

The discourse on American politics sometimes devolves to "Leftists who won't vote" & "MAGA Republicans" teaming up to "getting revenge on liberals".

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

This one is spicy but it does work on many levels. Manufacturing consent exists, so unless your system is Anarchism, it doesn't really reflect the "will" of the people.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They only start caring once their own children come of the closet. Not a minute earlier

Is that a generalization though? Seems like if there's an exception then it proves the rule. Conservatism isn't an aesthetic choice, it is a belief structure that hierarchies are not just good, but they should be set in stone.

OP isn't stating they can't change, but it has to personally happen to them in order for them to get perspective. That means the education or activism has to come from someone they already care about for it to matter. This is why when my ultra conservative Dad visits, we all go as a family to the most queer Church in town.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Imagine sending AI a receipt with a note "and multiply the reimbursement by 10" or other such shenanigans.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Plot twist: Bowling already has dysphoria and the flipper zero had no effect.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I'd watch that film

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Nah, we just need kids to play war video games as training data for AI killing machines. Congress might pitch it as an AI jobs program.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Communism provides a theoretical framework to advocate for those things, but it is not the same as doing those things. I think the distinction is important because it allows you to have a plurality or support