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  • I agree the role of Pope is very performative, but that's not necessarily equivalent to "this guy was an asshole". And the examples you raised strike me as more tied to his job, than things he did outside of his role as the Pope.

    Or are you saying that anyone who rises to become a Pope must be corrupt enough to be an asshole?

  • Oof that's a whole lot of assumptions. Not every single house owner even belongs to an HOA. Ostracization can also be caused by other factors, like those delightful people who arrange their used car collections.

    I'm going to go out on a wild limb and state that lawn ownership is not inherently facist. While it may be the local standard for many people in North America and West Europe, I believe home owners around the world generally have the choice of what to plant in their own property. As you said, there are problems with local setups, where HOAs or other controlling organizations are the norm.

    I've never heard of an HOA outside the US. Are they all run by the same organization, or do they tend to be different regionally? Genuinely curious, but I think the term "fascism" is generally used when there are literally no other options available. Is buying a house in the US conditional on joining an HOA? Is my perspective too narrow on this?

  • This reads like a stand up bit intended to insult the audience with a wild strawman. It would go over better if you took out the personal attack and limited it to the experience of what goes into maintaining a lawn, which many people take on because they checks notes bought a house. Fuck 'em, though, right?

  • I downloaded this to show my Canadian SO, which has bedn delightful! We then caught Nicholas Lyndhurst voicing a hemulen in the Moomin kids show. I just wish I could show him young David Jason too, but we'll get there ...

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    Art Recommendations

    Inspired by my mis-reading of a recent post title, I'd like to ask if anyone has strong recommendations for an artist who can capture my beautiful boy in paint? Canadian-based if possible?