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MyBrainHurts

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  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • “the adults in the room” angle doesn’t even encompass you considering your defense for western “democracies”, fucking ageist.

    It's more that the take being espoused, that there's no difference between a state that disappears journalists and citizens compared to a Western democracy is a childish take, and to argue it makes you seem a child.

    It's like when my friend's adorable toddler asked why she can't have ice cream "an a broccli" every meal (as she understands vegetables are important.) It's a reasonable question for a child as we don't expect her to understand all the nutrition etc that makes that a terrible plan. If she asks it, no worries. If a teenager or older asks, I immediately assume they're kind of a child.

    Arguing a place that locks up journalists and 'suspected' citizens is in the same realm as a western democracy with some laws you don't like, is a childish position, that you expect from someone with little to no understanding of the role/importance of a judiciary, checks and balances between branches of government or the fourth branch. They likely know and understand little about the many regimes where this has happened and the horrific tragedies that ensue. And fair, not everyone has time to read or the fortune of knowing people who have come from those places. But it is still childishly ignorant.

    Let me guess, GenZ/Y drawing a hard red line on and being vocal about genocide and western interventionism is attributed to their “youthful fervor” that will wane away in time too?

    Huh, where are you getting this from?

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  • Is your position that you are not categorically different than a child rapist? That difference in the harms you both cause to children is of degree, not kind? And thus should be treated or considered the same?

  • We do not sell hash brownies here, we are simple Dutch bakery!

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  • Fantastic gif reference.

    Had just recommended Eurotrip to some friends who hadn't seen it, downloaded it for them and after just wanting to catch the opening ""Fionaaaaa!" ended up finishing the danged thing.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • By that logic, you are in all likelihood no better than any of the child rapists at Epstein's island. Why? Well, children mined the cobalt in your phone and you're probably wearing some sweatshop clothes.

    Both the child rapists and you are harming children. Whether one is raping children or just buying stuff that comes with child harns is irrelevant, both are hurting kids.

    Do you see how goddamn silly an argument you are making? Yes, neither is a utopia but there is a fundamental difference between a government acting in accordance due process enacting laws and the government disappearing people.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • No.

    I am saying that a country with a functional judiciary is categorically different than one without.

    Saying democratic countries with laws you dislike are the same as a country where the state is unrestrained by law is utter nonsense.

    Edit: To put it very simply, in both places you could be arrested for social media posts. In El Salvador, that could be the last anyone hears of you. In the other, you have a lawyer, a fair trial and if you lose, you still have some human rights.

    I know which I'd prefer.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • Ha, my bad! Sorry, too many children on this thread posting just absolute nonsense.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • A flawed democracy that disappears citizens.

    Seriously, it's not complicated.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • Arguing there's no difference between a regime that disappears citizens and a flawed western democracy is mind bendingly dumb.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • No.

    I am saying that a country with a functional judiciary is categorically different than one without.

    Saying democratic countries with laws you dislike are the same as a country where the state is unrestrained by law is utter nonsense.

    Edit: To put it very simply, in both places you could be arrested for social media posts. In El Salvador, that could be the last anyone hears of you. In the other, you have a lawyer, a fair trial and if you lose, you still have some human rights.

    I know which I'd prefer.

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  • You can literally get arrested for social media posts in Europe.

    And then, as has happened for those cases, you get a trial.

    The people arrested in El Salvador do not get trials. To conflate the two situations is either ignorant or simply childish.

  • Who else likes to mess with spammers?

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  • Every time I get called by a spammed I do my best to waste as much of their time as possible and consider it a badge of honour when they get pissed and start swearing at me.

    Every minute with me is a minute they aren't stealing from someone's grandma.

  • Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

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  • “90% of developed countries allow the indefinite reelection of their head of government, and no one bats an eye. But when a small, poor country like El Salvador tries to do the same, suddenly it’s the end of democracy.”

    The difference is those governments usually have civil liberties etc that constrain the government. (The erosion of which is partly why trump is so concerning.)

    Bukele has been arresting journalists and politicians he doesn't like. If you are arrested you effectively have no recourse.

  • Do you check what community you're about to participate in before participating?

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  • Probably! But schedule-wise, that's rarely feasible or desirable for me. (I swim a lot on my lunch break so can't do yoga after, and after soccer, well a lot of the time that's time for our well earned beer!)

    But I'll keep that in mind!

  • Do you check what community you're about to participate in before participating?

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  • I usually intend to...

    But I also usually intend to wake up a half hour early to do yoga before getting ready for work which has happened... Well... I really considered it one morning.

  • Trump boosts tariffs on Canada to 35%, carrying through on his threat

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  • Fuck that fucking fuck.

  • Me_irl

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  • Not be a killjoy but it really seems like a lot of folks here and the meme's "me" are assuming facing thoughts equal thoughts.

    Here's Wikipedia/ therapist's description of racing thoughts, the normal amount of which should definitely be close to zero:

    Racing thoughts may be experienced as background, _or may take over a person's consciousness. _Thoughts, music, and voices might be zooming through one's mind as they jump tangentially from one to the next.[citation needed] There also might be a repetitive pattern of voice or of pressure without any associated "sound". It is a very overwhelming and irritating feeling, and can result in losing track of time. In some cases, it may also be frightening to the person experiencing it, as there is a loss of control. If one is experiencing these thoughts at night when going to sleep, they may suddenly awaken, startled and confused by the very random and sudden nature of the thoughts.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_thoughts

    Edit: for comparison, I feel most of us are picturing thinking, my favourite explanation of which is:

    Ricky: Do you ever get your head where it just won't shut up and it's talking to itself, 'yap yap yap'. F***! What is that?

    Bubbles: Thinkin', Ricky. You're thinkin'!

    Ricky: That's all that is?

  • Cyberstalking has surged by 70% in the UK since 2012, study finds

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  • That's actually probably impressive.

    In 2013, instagram hit 100 million monthly users (and now has 20x that, unsure about geographic distribution but...). I personally assume cyber stalking and mass online social media adoption are reasonably correlated.

    Rough thesis? Back in the day, higher proportion of people were cyber stalked. Many more people went publicly online, more people stalked but as a percentage of those online, probably less than the apparently brave trail blazers.