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JLock17

@ JLock17 @lemmy.world

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    Make America Great Again!

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  • I hadn't really gave it much thought, but the coloration of the hat is pretty similar to the arm bands. At this point, I'm not convinced it was an accident.

  • French culture

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  • For those illiterates who need a clear example, "lead lead lead." Simple geography.

  • Just like that

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  • They're not trying to save hollywood, they're trying to turn it into their twisted version of reality.

  • 'Sad' Continues To Be Redefined.

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  • There are cracks in my rental, I don't think this racism stuff is good building material.

  • 'Sad' Continues To Be Redefined.

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  • Using a slur is unfortunately protected speech. You can walk into the middle of a supermarket and shout the N word and not be arrested. Calling someone a slur is hate crime, and is absolutely not protected. If your manager calls you a slur, you can sue him. And other similar examples.

  • Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe

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  • That's actually a good point. A lot of cars have both, now.

  • What's the story behind your pet's name?

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  • I had a dog for 20 years. We called him Git, because when we tried to chase him off he would just come to us instead. He was the best stray mutt a kid could ask for.

  • Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

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  • "This again? See you next month, Don."

    He's like clockwork, but he's more of a fake Rolex.

  • Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

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  • That's unfortunately what happens when people get gaslit into thinking being a debt slave is morally righteous.

  • Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe

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  • Digital is fine for things that don't need to be touched. Arguably, it's better.

  • Seemed like it belonged here

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  • I'm glad the EU seems to be stepping up to bat, at least. Can't say how well that's going to work out in the long term, though.

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  • Why would you do this to him

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  • The thing you use once to download firefox, and then never again.

  • The capitalist press

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  • I've been a democratic socialist for years. Communism is not an authoritarian belief, it is a socioeconomic model separate from that concept. Stalinist Communism -in practice- was an absolutely authoritarian dictatorship with well documented hardship suffered by the Russians, that people for some reason can't seem to unhook from actual proper communism and will defend to the death in a fit of tribalist rage as if all communism is good communism. I chose to define Democratic Socialism rather than use the term intentionally, because I felt like just blurbing it out would come across as a buzzword. I'm not opposed to communism and would prefer socialism, but I am absolutely not going to advocate for Stalinist Communism.

    I don't know, the thing annoying me about the tread is everyone is correcting the person by saying "They're Communist, not Fascist!" instead of saying that it was "Authoritarian rather than Fascist". I feel like framing it in the latter way unhooks the term from authoritarianism, but also doesn't preclude it from possibly becoming authoritarian like any other socioeconomic system. I feel like the prior framing gave the impression that Stalinist Communism had nothing to do with authoritarianism in general, which I will absolutely disagree with. Stalinist Communism was absolutely not Fascism, but it was absolutely an Authoritarian Dictatorship and I don't appreciate the implication that it wasn't.

    I don't know if any of that makes sense, I have a hard time articulating my points. Feel free to critique and thank you for the conversation.

  • The capitalist press

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  • I'm surprised the comments seem to be defending authoritarianism like it's any more acceptable than fascism. "Stalin may have had millions of people killed and fueled the negative reputation of communism world wide for nearly a century, but at least he wasn't a fascist.". I don't seem to understand why democratic social ownership is considered a worse alternative than letting a centralized tyrannical government harm people unchecked.