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stephan262

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  • Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

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  • I'm not expecting anything, I'm talking entirely theoretically. I'm not asking anyone to do anything, I'm speculating on what I would do in that situation.

    If I'm in a situation where I'm solving the trolley problem by equation, which track I'm on is not a factor. Or to put it as simple as I can. If I had to be one of those who die, it would not change my thoughts on what would be acceptable.

  • Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

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  • You are completely missing my point. Firstly, just because I consider something acceptable doesn't mean I think that it's okay. It's more that If action or inaction on a problem causes the same amount of suffering and death, then I believe that action with the hope of a good resolution is the better course.

    Let me phrase it in terms of the trolley problem. Just because I would calculate to take the least shitty course of action does not mean I'm uncaring of the outcome. I would simply be forced to play the hand that I'm dealt. And like I said, the problem of US healthcare is not mine to fix. So I can only speculate on what I might do without having to face the potential reality of action.

    So what about you? Would you choose action causing harm to stop it later, or inaction and do nothing to mitigate the present harm?

    There's no course of action available in which people won't suffer and die. In an ideal world that would not be so, but we must face reality however shit it may be.

  • Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

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  • People dying of treatable conditions does bother me, it's one of the main reasons I'm disgusted with the state of healthcare in the US.

    As many as 44,789 people in the US die each year from lack of health insurance.

    I'm under no illusions when it comes to the limitations of mutual aid, it's not a replacement for a functioning society. It's far more a foundation of a strong labour movement and sense of community.

    The hypothetical being talked about here is a general strike. I know full well that not having access to healthcare kills people. I'd also like to specify that I'm not advocating for a general strike, I was speculating on the justifivuof those who are.

    And to answer your your final point I'd like to refer back to the 44,789 people who die every year from a lack of health insurance in the US. Now attempting to bring about radical changes would most certainly cause more deaths than that, but you asked for a number. So if I could change things for the better without killing more people than those who are currently dying under the current system then I would consider that acceptable. So there's your number, 44,789 people dying per year to achieve the goal of universal healthcare in the US. I however live in a country that already has universal health care, so I thankfully wouldn't have to make such a grim decision. It's easy to engage in such calculations without having to have the emotional burden of potentially condemning thousands to suffer and die.

  • Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

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  • So for how much longer would you consider it acceptable for the current system to cause more suffering and death before drastic actions for change are acceptable?

    It seems you care more about those who would be hypothetically be harmed than those who are being harmed right now.

    I don't think that those who advocate for mutual aid networks and a general strike are either ignorant or uncaring of the harm that it could cause. I think they believe that the harm caused would be less than the harm already being inflicted by the current system. That said, I think it's a big ask for people to put themselves and their families at great risk, even if it's for a good purpose.

  • Never forget...

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  • Remember remember the 4th of December, the capitalist bastard was shot. I know of no reason the insurance retribution should ever be forgot.

  • The Incredibles (2004)

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  • Unless I'm misremembering, the insurance boss was mentioned as being in hospital and then never again so he could have died from his injuries.

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  • How prevalent the use of the exact phrase 'Your body, my choice' is irrelevant when the intent behind it is so common in other espoused rhetoric. The fact is that too fucking many people are happy to tear up a woman's right to self determination and force women into situations that put their lives at risk. I don't think we can ignore any rhetoric that supports or gives cover to such attacks on a woman's autonomy.

    At this point I would not be surprised if we started seeing feminist groups becoming armed and violent. And as much as I have a disdain for political violence, I don't think I could condemn them for doing so.

  • Just the one!

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  • I'm not really a fan of my king, the queen before him was far more likeable.

    Pithy remarks aside, I don't see how the far left can be blamed for Harris losing given the pretty sizable margin by which she lost. And why would leftists be motivated to vote for a party that not only doesn't offer them anything in terms of policy, but actively courts so called 'moderate' Republicans?

  • Just the one!

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  • So is it that leftists are too small a group to be worth making political concessions to, or are they a large enough group to have an effect on elections?

    Why do Democrats feel entitled to the support of the left when they don't offer anything to the left?

  • Port strike ends as workers agree to tentative deal on wages and contract extension

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  • Progress towards what?

  • New Samsung phones block sideloading by default

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  • Fair points. I was mostly thinking of situations like downloading using a separate device, writing to a usb drive or SD card and installing via that. Downloading an installer and using it is just downloading without using an app store.

  • New Samsung phones block sideloading by default

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  • I've always took side-loading to mean installing from local storage, as opposed to downloading from remote storage. As far as I'm concerned downloading from a third party app store should not be treated as side-loading.

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    Teen rapper accidentally kills himself on social media video after pointing gun at his head and pulling trigger

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  • Do you know that he didn't take a gun safety course? For all we know, he could have had plenty of knowledge on how to safely handle a firearm and simply decided to ignore it for the sake of looking cool. The fact is that no amount of safety training can stop someone who decides to do something stupid.

    I absolutely agree with your last point though. There should be extensive training in how to handle a firearm safely required before someone can buy a gun.

  • Israeli troops shoot and kill a Palestinian shepherd reading the Quran on his land

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  • None of that relates to this murder as based on the description of settler concerns, which are more of an issue in the West Bank rather than Gaza, I'm guessing that this happened in the West Bank. (Where Hamas is not the government.)

    Whether the murderers are IDF or settler militants is immaterial to the point of this being an unjustified killing of a Palestinian shepherd living in the West Bank, who is rather unlikely to be a Hamas fighter or involved in the 7th October attack.

  • Israeli troops shoot and kill a Palestinian shepherd reading the Quran on his land

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  • How does the atrocities of Hamas relate to the murder of a Palestinian shepherd?

  • Happy onion

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  • I think I may have watched too many 'unwholesome' videos, but to me that face could be seen in a different way.

    Definitely a cute and happy face though. The onion is just having a great time.

  • Israeli forces surrounded and opened fire at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital

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  • Actually Hammas is spread by contact. If you touched someone who lived next door to someone who's family dog was given to them by someone who had a family member join Hamas, then you become Hamas too.

    The only way to innoculate yourself against this pathogen is by loudly and vigorously condemning Hamas for at least two minutes a day.

    It should however be noted that condemning Hamas, and having absolutely no affiliation with any of their members provides no protection against Israeli forces mistaking you for a Hamas fighter and subsequently shooting/bombing/starving you to death.

  • Britain’s Home Secretary apologizes for joke about spiking his wife’s drink with date-rape drug

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  • If the government has even the smallest modicum of dignity, he'll resign or be sacked. It's one thing to enjoy crass and offensive jokes, I certainly do, but there's a time and a place for such humour. I mean he's the Home Secretary for fucks sake! How in the world did he think that that kind of joke would go down well?

    I've seen first hand the aftermath of someone's drink being spiked... It's not something I ever want to deal with again. Though I'll bet it was far worse for the unfortunate victim of it.

  • Alabama Woman Gave Birth in Jail Shower After Begging to Go to a Hospital

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  • So much of this is fucked up beyond belief.

    Being to told to "sleep off" her water breaking is just horrific. I'd expect anyone with even the most rudimentary understanding of pregnancy to know that her water breaking means that birth is only hours away at the most, she can't just hold it in for two days.