young_broccoli

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young_broccoli ,

Why does the blame for the results of a democratic farce that allows authoritarianism to rise falls on those not participating in said farce?
If anything, is those participating in it, advocating for it and validating it that should be blamed when the system they enabled inevitably puts in power an authoritarian idiot like trump. (not my way of thinking, but if we are gonna point fingers...)

Who would you blame if Biden wins the popular vote and your "very democratic" electoral college gives the win to trump? Like it happened to Clinton.

young_broccoli ,

Why do I think people who don't even bother to do the bare minimum to keep a fascist from gaining the highest office in the land share blame in letting a fascist gain the highest office in the land?

I wonder.

Demanding a more democratic system that will actually give power to the voice of the people and make it harder for fascism/authoritarianism to rise seems like a better option to me than pretending the current system that allows people like trump into power, with ease and against the democratic consensus, will someday fix itself.
Im not sure about this but I think most dictators and authoritarians around the world were "democratically" elected.

Also, a little bit hypocritical/naive, tbh, considering the US has its far share of fascism already. Theres no arguing that trump/republicans are the worst option with almost immediate consequences for the US but if the objective is to "fight against fascism", perpetuating the democrats in power as is wont do you any favours either. In terms of fascism/authoritarianism Trump is cyanide and Biden is mercury. Both will kill you but one will take much longer.

Offering non-cooperation without alternatives isn't anything except enabling fascism through passivity. You want to delegitimize the system? Go ahead. But you better have a fucking plan that gets real fucking rolling before inauguration day...

Thats very unrealistic, theres no "solution" that will guarantee Trump wont get into power. Not even voting.
However, if a change wanted to be made, protest and denunciation of the problem would be a good start; Election boycott and abstentionism are part of it. Its a shame that it is now that people is voicing their discontent now instead of when trump was undemocratically elected but thats how this things go.
I still dont believe that you can honestly blame the people not participating (nor those who do) for the results of an undemocratic and rigged system. But you do you.

And why is it that "we" have to come up with a magical solution that wil erradicate fascism in a few months when what you are advocating for not only cant prevent authoritarianism from getting into power but it enables it, encourages it and rewards it.

... or else I will regard it as the work of a dumb fuck fascist enabler.

"Insults are the arguments of those who are wrong"

young_broccoli , (edited )

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Have fun!

young_broccoli ,

thanks!

young_broccoli ,

Looks like you posted an AMP link.
Heres the clean link: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/22/media/timothy-burke-indicted-fox-news-tucker-carlson-footage/index.html

I am not a bot.

young_broccoli ,

The threat of violence.

young_broccoli ,

Exclusive footage of SETI scientists talking to whales

young_broccoli ,

Im not canadian but I think this is a bad idea. If they spend money on it they will want to control it.

young_broccoli ,

Thats my worry too.

What's a common occurrence in your hobby that you think shouldn't be?

For me it's driving while under the influence. If you couldn't tell, I like me some ganja. However I have long since held the belief that it is utterly insane to drive while under the influence of most substances, with maybe nicotine and caffeine being the exception. All too often I see other stoners smoking and driving, which I...

young_broccoli ,

It doesnt help with operating machinery, it helps with not falling asleep while doing it.
Sleep deprived/exhausted people shouldnt be operating heavy machinery and definitely, shouldnt be taking highly addictive drugs to enable them to do it either. Its sad that their work conditions sometimes forces them to do so.

young_broccoli ,

Aww, just one?
I have several, but the bestest IMO are Masters of war, All along the watch tower and Forever young (this one sometimes makes me cry)

young_broccoli ,

Nice!
I did the same thing yesterday after this thread, listening to everyones faves. c:

young_broccoli ,

Knife control now!

young_broccoli ,

Is this good enough?
https://therealnews.com/illegal-real-estate-sales-of-palestinian-land-are-happening-around-the-us

young_broccoli ,

The article you linked actually confirms it isnt out of context. Its just a politician lying to save face.

From the article:

Kant’s statements and the context can be heard in the full video. It is not clear what prompted the publications to delete their stories or change the headlines when a video of the interview is available and what he said was quoted verbatim.

young_broccoli ,

Didn't Israel attacked Iran's embassy in siria like 2 weeks ago?

It should be considered revenge, not retaliation.

Those are synonyms.

young_broccoli ,

Defeated?
Wasn't the aim full WFH?

As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline ( getpocket.com )

Here's a non-paywalled link to an article published in the Washington Post a few days ago. It's great to see this kind of thing getting some mainstream attention. Young children have not made an informed decision about whether they want their photos posted online.

young_broccoli ,

I think they mean disc rot

young_broccoli ,

The sheriff seems to care more about the safety of his deputies than the morality of dragging elderly people out of their home.

If they cared about morality they wouldnt be cops.

young_broccoli ,

I dont care if they scrape my comments I just wouldnt want to see sneaky "promoted" posts aka ads and I enjoy the idea of boycotting facebook.

Ultimately the decision is for the instances owners and admins to make, not ours. I will just migrate to one that doesnt federate with facebook if I have to.

young_broccoli ,

I like to browse by "all". And nobody is forcing me to use an instance that federates with facebook either, like I said, I'll migrate if I have to.

young_broccoli ,

See Grrgyle's reply. That would be mine If I could explain things as good as them.

Fake eclipse glasses are hitting the market. Here’s how to tell if you have a pair ( www.cnn.com )

As the total solar eclipse, occurring across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, draws near, experts are reminding spectators to grab a pair of eclipse glasses to view the celestial event safely — and to make sure they aren’t fake....

young_broccoli , (edited )

Pro tip: Use a polarized glass above shade 10 (or maybe 12) from a soldering welding mask. not expensive and more durable.

Edit: Corrected my comment according to the experts. Thanks for the corrections, although, with one was enough lol.
Edit2: Whatever you use for protection, test it beforehand as the article explains c:

young_broccoli ,
  1. Welding and soldering are the same word in my language (soldar) my bad.
  2. Honestly I wasnt aware there are shades of welding mask glass, here I just ask for a replacement mask glass at the hardware store and give me the right one (based on the fact that Im not blind) still, my bad.

Guess thats why you shouldnt listen to internet randos :v

young_broccoli ,

So the conclusion is: Test your eye protection, whatever it is, like the article says.

I have heard those words before but forgot about them and often get confused with the meanings. Thanks for the explanations, good read.

I have seen a lot of auto darkening helmets

Those look awesome but they are too expensive here and I always worry they will take too long to darken

I suppose there's also the possibility that the equivalents of ANSI or OSHA or whoever sets the standards for welding lenses in your country, may use a different system or terminology than we do here in the states, which could make most of what I'm saying here largely irrelevant.

Probably. I think we are also a bit careless when it comes to safety measures. Like Ive seen DIY videos on YT that makes me think the maker is being a bit paranoid about safety only to then read the comments telling them all the other safety measures they skipped and all I can think of is "I would have done it worse" lol.

young_broccoli ,

A team of European researchers analyzed the words in more than 12,000 English-language songs across the genres of rap, country, pop, R&B and rock from 1980 to 2020.

That explains their results. Very limited genre and language selection and a laughably minuscule sample size when about 100k new songs are uploaded daily to the internets.
Dumb "research".

Got a new windows 98 gaming PC, and boi she's huge!! ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )

I've gotten really interested in old Computers since I got my Commodore PET 2 months ago, so to play some good ol MS Train Simulator and Stronghold 2, I got this massive beauty. Here is a little size comparison between it and my main PC...

young_broccoli ,

The "turbo" button switches the cpu speed from its native speed to half of it but it wont boost speeds beyond what it was originally intended.

young_broccoli ,

She thicc.
Like seriously, I've seen tall machines but yours is also very wide.

young_broccoli ,

You can wire it that way, I do, but it doesnt mean you are making the cpu go faster than what the label says. You are still switching between normal speed and half speed, it just feels better.

young_broccoli ,

I suggest also Total Eclipse by Klaus Nomi Or Eclipse by Apoptygma Berzerk. Runtimes dont match but both are about eclipses and adecuate for the current state of owr world.

Klaus nomi for the doomers and apoptygma for the positives.

young_broccoli ,

The chart says that 50% get rich by exploitation and the other 50% by inheritance.

Edit: NVM, Im dumb and misread the meme. Still I doubt they were litterally "dirt poor" so birth lottery still applies.

young_broccoli ,

From your other comments I gather that these people were born about 2 generations ago. In a time of economic growth and prosperity, I count that as luck.
Also, I said "I doubted it" mr. nuance.

young_broccoli ,

Mineclone2 has sprint since the "sprint update" long ago. You get it by pressing "E" (or the "use" key if you remapped it)

young_broccoli ,

"You work a fair day's work, you get fair wages?"

But thats not how our world works, for the most part. Better for them to learn the truth, that they will be exploited regardless if they are in jail or not. We are all slaves and prisoners under capitalism.

young_broccoli ,

Well... He eventually kills his familly, doesnt he?
Thats why disney never made part 2

young_broccoli ,

AFAIK yes, The only reason their kill count isnt higher is because most of their victims were other gods and titans who were immortal.

young_broccoli ,

Its been a loooong time since I watched this movie but theres also Megara, right?
And if theres Megara, then Hercules' yet to be born children are implied.
If theres Megara and children Hercules will kill them.
c:

young_broccoli ,

Would the children of a God and a mortal be immortal? Considering Herc has to earn his immortality, i think not.

in Disney canon she's just his mom.

I actually forgot about that lol. Well... maybe he will just eat them like his gramps did

young_broccoli ,

Nah, it was because they were butthurt that the cubans kicked them off of their island.

young_broccoli ,

So you are saying that the reason they havent lift the sanctions is because they were traumatized by the "red scare" and the cold war as teenagers? Because the cuban missile crisis lasted less than a month.

young_broccoli ,

The threat of a tragedy is not the same as the tragedy itself. Also, that part of my comment was in response to Phlubba stating that the US was threatened by Cuba for 50 years. That is not true.
I dont dismiss or minimize the trauma that the cold war might have caused on some people, but Cuba's role in it is tiny when compared to that of the US and URSS. Using it to justify 80 years of embargo is absurd.

young_broccoli ,

Wushu means "martial arts". Did you mean wuxia?

young_broccoli ,

Ah... I didnt knew it was also a specific style of martial-arting. My bad.

young_broccoli ,

lol 50%, and I used to watch DB religiously.

young_broccoli ,

Correct, it was the british. It changes nothing

young_broccoli ,

Its crawing time!

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