What the fuck is with that image? That hot dog looks fucking weird.
Anyone who is against fascism is an ally in the fight against fascism, no matter how flawed.
We can settle other differences by talking them out, but that can never be done with fascism because it only ever listens to painful consequences.
Washington Post, owned by Bezos. Shocker.
"Keep consuming! There's nothing you can do anyway."
Bullshit.
I didn't fucking want to go vegetarian, but I did because there is no denying the meat industry is unbelievably cruel and irresponsible, not just to animals but the people who work in there as well.
That's what it takes to change the world:
Live by the values you claim to hold. There's no other way.
For anyone reading this thread, this is an example of how corporate interests tries to set us up against each other and why it is important not to fall for these tactics.
The OP clearly knows nothing about Sanders.
Sanders was born to a working-class Jewish family that lost many its members during the holocaust.
Sanders was also one of the very first prominent Jewish politicians that spoke against Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, years and years ago, when the Gaza conflict was not even hitting the news the way it is today.
Don't fall for this divisive bullshit all over again, because that's exactly how we ended up with Republicans and corporations destroying our institutions and setting back social progress.
We all care about Gaza, but we are also really busy fighting to try to regain control of our government.
Facts:
DXC fired ALL of their IT technicians servicing the Redmond Microsoft campus and replaced them with "Phoenix", an AI chatbot that would guide users into troubleshooting their own IT problems.
The Phoenix chatbot was immediately rejected by users and completely useless at executing its intended purpose.
DXC then scrambled to rehire the technicians they fired with no success, as they quickly moved on to new jobs. New hires struggled to understand the building layouts and room devices because there was no one to pass on that knowledge.
Soon thereafter, DXC lost their multi-million dollar contract and all the new hires who worked really hard to try to were summarily dismissed.
We have watched it twice, going again next Saturday with a different set of friends.
Best movie of 2025 thus far.
Music is unbelievable good.
My favorite piece was the one the vampires sang out in the field. It was full of longing and then ecstasy-- excellent juxtapose with the blues with its sorrowful lyrics yet intoxicating rhythms.
Amazing.
I'm always torn when I see comments like this because I agree our country needs all the shaming and rejection in order to drive the average American to act. The shaming DOES help-- it cannot be denied.
But at the same time, being working class American is so fucking brutal, and it's FAR worse when you are part of a marginalized group.
I am American but I did not grow up in the US, and it's so obvious they all have been robbed of their sense of community because we are all being constantly bombarded by fear mongering narratives meant to drive up profits.
For example, kids are expected to move out at 18 because parents are weirdly concerned that their children wil turn into lazy and unproductive members of society. In reality, life is much easier when multiple generations live in the same home because even if you get on each other's nerves, they are all at least in the same team like helping raise the children together.
Instead, they want everyone to be independent from their families because that's more people paying rent, buying cars, products and services-- same reason why Netflix doesn't want you sharing your account: so they can sell your friends and family their own to drive those profits up.
What is happening to America is happening to other countries as well. It's not a moral failing unique to Americans.
It's just that Americans already had weak public institutions as a younger nation and a very painful history full of racism, genocide, and exploitation that already was causing us great difficulty coming together to make the country a better place for everyone, and billionaires saw that as an opportunity to turn us against each other and profit from our fears.
If you don't help the good parts of America in our battle against the bad parts of America, we will lose and you will have yet another Russia making the problems in your own country worse and worse until find yourself in the exact same position as we are.
Get involved in local politics in your country now. Don't wait.
We all need to unite and fight against the worse parts of humanity. We're all so tired of capitalism and exploitation. We want better. Please help us put an end to it wherever you can.
It is related to the increased calls to encourage the adoption of free and open source software, which are alternatives to corporate products. 🙂
How can someone be so confidently incorrect?
When you see a comment you disagree with, start by taking the time to research their claims.
Linux is finally becoming mainstream. I love it.
I'm honored to have you among us.
I think so people will click on it to find out which state.
All about them clicks with capitalism.
I'm done with Google.
They ruin everything good they create, like Google Music, in the name of profits.
Putting GrapheneOS on my phone this weekend. I already started migrating all my files to Proton.
Better CEO choice than Elon Musk.
Hitler committed suicide, dumbass.
Again, peaceful protests are not a mutually exclusive option. They are simply the most accessible and most important in order to amplify labor strikes and boycotting.
Don't fall for the propaganda calls for violence, it's all an excuse to unleash violence upon peaceful protesters.
This marathon against fear and authoritarianism is only going to be won with facts and rule of law.
Bro, this whole stupid ass conversation started with me saying peaceful protesting is not a mutually exclusive action.
Like, feel free to go be violent or whatever. Just don't talk others into doing it first when you obviously are not willing to do that.
That's why Luigi is an icon, and you are, frankly speaking, a huge hypocrite.
Luigi didn't try to persuade or pressure others into taking a risk he wasn't personally willing to take.
I have seen the power of peaceful protesting.
The boycotts work.
Violence only gives the administration a convenient excuse to hurt us.
Don't fall for it.
The calls for violence are propaganda.
You know how Black people finally got their civil rights?
Lawsuits. Lots and lots and lots of lawsuits.
Look it up if you do not believe me.
Black lawyers and their allies worked tirelessly to sue local, state, and federal institutions. The peaceful protests brought attention to the lawsuits so they could not be ignored and galvanized the Black community and their allies into a movement of orchestrated action.
Millions of people boycotting, even if imperfectly, is fucking devastating for corporate giants and 100% legal.
Violent action will not work because taking down an authoritarian regime is a marathon, not a race.
It's going to take a long time to extirpate all the cancer plaguing our institutions, and violent conflicts just make it take even longer.
I'm sharing a link with you of an interview between John Stewart and Maria Ressa, who is a journalist that was targeted, attacked, arrested, and charged for her criticisms of Rodrigo Duerte.
It's important to note the role that social media manipulation plays us all into thinking that challenges in court and peaceful protests do not work-- they do, just not in a way that is obvious to someone who is not used to fighting against an authoritarian regime.
It's very ironic to me you are even bringing up Martin Luther King Jr because it makes my point.
You know how Black people finally got their civil rights?
Lawsuits. Lots and lots and lots of lawsuits.
Look it up if you do not believe me.
Black lawyers and their allies worked tirelessly to sue local, state, and federal institutions. The peaceful protests brought attention to the lawsuits so they could not be ignored and galvanized the Black community and their allies into a movement of orchestrated action.
Millions of people boycotting, even if imperfectly, is fucking devastating for corporate giants and 100% legal.
Violent action will not work because taking down an authoritarian regime is a marathon, not a race.
It's going to take a long time to extirpate all the cancer plaguing our institutions, and violent conflicts just make it take even longer.
I'm sharing a link with you of an interview between John Stewart and Maria Ressa, who is a journalist that was targeted, attacked, arrested, and charged for her criticisms of Rodrigo Duerte.
It's important to note the role that social media manipulation plays us all into thinking that challenges in court and peaceful protests do not work-- they do, just not in a way that is obvious to someone who is not used to fighting against an authoritarian regime.