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@ Sasha @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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  • It's not often that one scratches a lib quite so much to see them go full masks-off, but it does happen on occasion

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  • Not surprised personally, it was an easy block a long time ago lol.

    I think this sort of take is painfully common, I don't really get why even the weakest forms of lib propaganda are so effective at making their followers dismiss gigantic problems. It's the same thing that makes people think the democrats are okay actually, and it's why people here are okay with the prime minister doing insane shit like sentencing a species to extinction or actively advancing the rise of fascism...

    Also fuck electoral democracy lol

  • Neo-Nazis and politicians among protesters at anti-immigration March for Australia rallies

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  • Yesterday was absolutely fucked down here in Naarm.

    Our counter protest was completely crushed by cops, the fascist rally was given space and free roam of the city. In the end, it empowered the nazis so much that they charged on camp sovereignty and seriously injured people, it was a full on war at one point, cops did nothing.

    A Nazi spoke at the rally and was met with cheers. At one point they sent a group to chase after me when I was leaving the CBD. It was really disappointing to see kids in their group just projecting nothing but hate for everyone around them.

    I'm still recovering physically from everything yesterday, it was easily the most intense protest I've been at. Absolutely unbelievable to see, but I'm honestly not surprised. This is a racist country and it always has been.

  • What in your country/area is totally normal but visitors get excited for?

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  • The possums even more so I'd say, especially in the cities.

    I'm actually not sure I've ever seen a wild platypus, and I haven't seen a wombat since I was very young, but I don't think I've ever lived in an area with them. Kangaroos were everywhere growing up in the bush though, in the backyard, school car park, sharp bend around a dark corner...

  • What TV Show or Movie Drinking Game would kill the most people with alcohol poisoning?

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  • Snakes on a plane, you take a drink every time there's a snake on a plane. (I can't remember where I'm stealing this from)

  • How's your week been?

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  • It's been a hard 5 months, but I think the end is finally in sight. I've given up on seeking help from the medical system, I've been in the ER begging for help multiple times and all I ever got was a medical certificate.

    Instead I'm working through my stuff one day at a time and relying on friends for help when I need it, it's hard but it's working. I'm having more and more good days, even if I'm still struggling.

    Here are some wins:

    • I'm 5 days sober
    • I'm somehow maintaining a sleep routine
    • I'm in love with songwriting more than ever
    • I'm on top of my to-do list
    • I'm cooking and eating well(ish)
    • I've started putting weight back on (I think)

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • Sorry for the anger, I'm just very upset about this because I'm constantly watching people's lives be ruined by a government that's at best ignoring their needs, and at worst literally sending violent thugs to assault them at home. I apologise for directing it at you, but Albo isn't someone you should support.

    The Australia institute has some problems but they're pretty much on point with this one; they're generally accurate on facts, it's just that sometimes have weird takes on how to handle issues.

    I can't agree he's doing the best he can, unless you mean he's doing well at ruining democracy and siding with corporate interests. He's not making the changes that are needed here and now, he's still part of a corrupt neoliberal system and hasn't made any moves to meaningfully move beyond it.He could help people immediately: he could stop deporting marginalised communities, he could stop the states from criminalising protest, he could stop the AFB from assaulting immigrants or VicPol from putting trans journalists in the hospital and killing Aboriginal people in custody. He could do something about climate change instead of worsening it. He could end a number of human rights violations like offshore detention and the handling of youth in the criminal justice system. He could stop doing openly corrupt things like ramping up state surveillance of while hiding behind "it's to protect children" etc.

    In the end, he's just another shitty politician with good rhetoric.

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • I see. You aren't interested in engaging with reality.

    Labor has no good reason to open fossil fuel extraction projects years after we're meant to be beyond that. The fact that you're just deciding the story is fake is incredibly telling...

    The salmon farming thing was indeed an election promise. It was also pure fucking evil, that's my entire point. Albo sentenced an entire species to extinction for politics. How do you not see the problem here?

    America does own us! Because of spineless politicians who keep bending to their will. We don't have to be where we are now, we don't have to keep propping up a self justifying system of death. We should never act like any of this is even slightly okay. I don't understand how you aren't outraged at the fact that this is all happening for nothing more than greed.

    The systems you're using to justify this aren't actually justifications, they're mechanisms fullfilling their intended purpose.

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • Yes, my entire point is obviously that we should just bend over and accept evil because someone else might be a bit worse. /s

    Don't strawman me.

    You can't go around giving people a free pass for being spineless and corrupt just because someone else is worse. That's literally the reason the system slides further and further right. It's not a bug, it's a feature.

    Would I rather have Albo? Sure. Doesn't mean he isn't a turd who's actively making it worse under the guise of electoral reform and it sure doesn't mean we should accept it. Do you want a two party system? Because this is how we get one.

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • Why do people think criticising Labor for entirely valid reasons is a both sides are the same argument? It isn't, it's valid and necessary. Both sides do sometimes agree on things, but it isn't me saying they're the same... I never said they are the same, I never even mentioned the LNP.

    Unwavering support for corrupt politicians needs to die because it actually does legitimise harm and makes corruption and incompetence seem less bad. You're literally trying to justify corruption because they're not the LNP.

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • If you really don't think Albo is directly responsible for people dying, there's nothing I can say that will convince you. The shitty neoliberal system isn't a justification for inaction, it's a disgusting tumour that he's actively strengthening. You're assuming that he has to play the game, he doesn't, it's a choice. Giving him a pass on this because of a lame excuse isn't helping anyone, it's placid acceptance of objective evil.

    I'll add this one specific thing though. Albo is actively making climate change worse and ensuring that the country continues to be reliant on fossil fuels.

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • Putting an election before lives is pathetic.

  • Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

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  • He can hide behind a veil of caution all he wants, it doesn't change the fact he's getting people killed and ruining lives for a lot of people. He isn't being patient anyway, he's actively making a lot of stuff significantly worse and betrayed even the most hardcore Labor supporters I know.

  • Elon Musk to Take on Microsoft With 'Macrohard'

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  • Why do that when he could filter his ideas through ungodly amounts of ketamine instead?

  • NSFW

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  • Yup, getting skills is just worthwhile pain. It's been hard trying to convince some of the younger tech interested people I know to put in the effort instead of going down the AI route, but I know exactly where that'll lead them. You don't get good at this stuff by succeeding, it's the endless failure.

  • China’s Decarbonization Is So Fast Even New Coal Plants Aren’t Stopping It

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  • I'm doubtful it'll be any worse than a century dominated by the US, they're all doing the same evil shit.

  • Are there any examples of a religion giving scientific knowledge that could not have been known to people at the time?

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  • When I say the basics, I mean understanding logic and reasoning and what constitutes scientific evidence. Much of it is word association at best, the example that comes to mind is the claim that the pillars of creation prove that creationism is true.

    In one example in my copy of the Qur'an, they point to a journalist using the word smoke to discuss the state of the early universe as proof that the Qur'an predicted modern cosmology because heaven was smoke before Allah commanded it to exist. It's an unproven claim, they've just drawn a vague connection and decided that counts as evidence.

  • Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows

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  • Trans nonby software dev who dated a furry artist, my disdain for AI knows no limits.

    I use Nobara, btw. (Is Arch good I've never looked into it)

  • What's one thing your learned at college/university that blew your mind?

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  • You know how you get COVID from being in the same room as someone who sneezes on you or something? It's that.

    Non locality is when you get COVID from someone the next state over.