It would be nice for a place like a music community to be free of bullshit political biases. I have my own, but I respect others enough to keep it only to places where it’s expected.
Dude… your entire comment history is nothing but an anti-democrat smear campaign. And the false kindness schtick isn’t going to land the way you’d like it to when it’s coming from someone that calls people “genocide supporters” for merely disagreeing with your agenda.
I'm asking because as a light-skinned male, I always use the standard Simpsons yellow. I don't really see other light-skinned people using an emoji that matches their skin tone, but often do see people of color use them. Maybe white people don't naturally realize a need to be explicit with emoji skin-tone or perhaps it's seen as...
Probably enjoy the peace and quiet on social media when all the right- wing… I mean- “far left” propagandists disappear after succeeding in getting their beloved fascist elected.
It happens every four years. It’ll happen this year as well.
The irony of YOU asking this probably isn’t lost on anyone I’d assume.
The non-voters don’t care. The ones that actually subscribe to the ignorant narrative of single issue protesting are too stubborn to admit they’re wrong. And the rest of them are right-wing/Russian propagandists.
Basically, what you shared is what either of the aforementioned will use as a platform to bolster their effort to sell everyone on their bullshit ideology.
No, they’re upset over a single issue every election year. They’re easily manipulated. That’s it.
This happens every four years. Like clock work. They find some hot button social issue and use it to hold our election ransom.
And also, If they thought their votes don’t matter, they wouldn’t threaten to not vote at all or vote third party if they don’t get their way. Because if their votes didn’t matter- it would be empty threats.
Searching for product recommendations has become harder and harder over the years. I used to google or browse reddit for reviews, used them to create a shortlist of products and then actually dig deeper and compare them....
On the issue of Gaza, Biden is dramatically out of touch with the voters he needs to win re-election. If he will not be moved by morality to stop his support of this war, he should be moved by vulgar self-interest. Gaza is not a distant foreign conflict: it is an urgent moral emergency for large swaths of voters. Biden will lose...
The SJWs that refuse to vote every election year because of single issue nonsense are already counted out with regards to polling and forecasts as I understand.
This is why their votes actually can count. Because any vote from them will help tip the balance in favor of democracy over dictatorship-
but should they all make good on their threats to pout and stay home-
100% agree these people need to be shamed. And it needs to happen as often as it can’t until it’s understood what is at stake.
Action isn’t initiated by the lack of action. The mere thought that by doing nothing- something will happen is so incredibly ignorant… I can barely hold on to the concept of it let along try and sympathize with those that subscribe to it.
I honestly don’t think so. Again, single-issue non-voters are already not counted in the demographics- as I understand. I could be wrong, but I think this has always been a thing. This is why most polls aren’t accurate- because they don’t account for this. The remaining numbers are a result of who is expected to vote.
This doesn’t mean that the gEnOciDe jOe kids can’t help America from falling into absolute chaos, and Palestine from becoming a golf course…
But it’s already assumed they won’t. Again, they’re part of status quo and they don’t even realize it.
Ironically, You ask if everything is completely black and white for someone without accepting that there’s nuance to the very issue you’re calling out. And assuming that “everything”- a very black and white term, is not very nuanced, is it?
No, not EVERYTHING, but some things. And this is one of those things. Both forms should be illegal. Period. No nuance, no argument, NO grey area.
This does not mean that nuance doesn’t exist. It just means that some believe that it SHOULDN’T exist within the paradigm of child porn.
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
Mods can and do ban for whatever they don’t like. The “rules” are there as a vague list of nonsense to appear as if there’s a general desire to have order, but at the end of the day- they’ll ban you for saying anything they disagree with.
It’s their community. And it’s there for them. Not you.
Wait, you mean to tell me that a bunch of twenty-somethings have figured it all out and everyone else is entirely wrong about everything? Where have this happening before????
Oh yeah… that’s right. Every election cycle.
Nuance is for people who don’t want to be constantly outraged by everything that ever happens.
This is what everyone wanted though, isn’t it? I mean, we were trying to warn people about this shit for a long time- but we’re downvoted into oblivion for merely suggesting that AI was going to fuck shut up.
New here. Migrated from Reddit. Still trying to figure out Lemmy - what's everyone's experiences like coming from Reddit and does Lemmy serve as a good alternative? Pros and cons/differences?...
Same shit happens here if you defend yourself from false accusations from the socialists. You’ll get called every name in the book and accused of shit that’s blatantly untrue- but if you so much as call someone a liar, some communities will ban you.
I’ve done that before and had mods threaten to ban me if I reported anyone again. Ironically, it was someone that was harassing and being uncivil that I was reporting. Like WAY worse than most comments I’ve seen removed. And this was on a fairly popular community here that is still around.
It’s not always so easy to assume that mods are going to be fair. Reporting people comes with a risk.
For decades, Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and he has repeated that claim since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel. But for the student anti-war protests gripping the US, the words “Zionist” and “Zionism” have become a watchword – pejorative and emblematic of the violent state policies driving...
I know most people that were on reddit at the time are fully aware of this and won't be surprised but don't dismiss the findings out of hand. It's important that studies are being conducted and the fact that the finding match our lived experience is still noteworthy.
Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
Your memes suck lemmy.ml , please stop. ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.ml/post/17042195...
Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal [04:39 | Country, Satire, Politics, Folk] ( youtu.be )
I've never seen this song on here so I uploaded it. You Can find it on the 1966, "Phil Ochs In Concert" record.
Is there any significance to people using emojis that match their skin tone?
I'm asking because as a light-skinned male, I always use the standard Simpsons yellow. I don't really see other light-skinned people using an emoji that matches their skin tone, but often do see people of color use them. Maybe white people don't naturally realize a need to be explicit with emoji skin-tone or perhaps it's seen as...
If a handheld device cannot withstand being dropped, it’s planned obsolescence
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Americans, what's the plan if Trump wins the election in November? (serious)
How does one go about applying to be a mod for a mod-less community?
Apologies if this isn’t the place to ask.
How do you search for honest product recommendations?
Searching for product recommendations has become harder and harder over the years. I used to google or browse reddit for reviews, used them to create a shortlist of products and then actually dig deeper and compare them....
Biden is dramatically out of touch with voters on Gaza. He may lose because of it ( www.theguardian.com )
On the issue of Gaza, Biden is dramatically out of touch with the voters he needs to win re-election. If he will not be moved by morality to stop his support of this war, he should be moved by vulgar self-interest. Gaza is not a distant foreign conflict: it is an urgent moral emergency for large swaths of voters. Biden will lose...
A certain overly sensitive instance deleted my meme so I've blocked it completely. Will it also block their community from interacting with me on other instances?
Chinese, Iranian, and Russian cyberattacks against water utilities across the U.S. becoming more frequent and more severe, officials say ( fortune.com )
- Attacks against water provider’s websites aren’t new, but now attackers are increasingly targeting utilities’ operations...
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery ( www.404media.co )
"Virgin" and "Fucker" are both used as insults. Damned if you "do it," damned if you don't "do it."
Trump demands drug test for Biden ahead of first debate ( thehill.com )
Former President Trump said he wants President Biden to be drug-tested before their first debate....
What to watch?
Sick and feel like I've hit the end of Netflix, Prime, ... Is there a community about what everyone is streaming/recommending?
Lord of All That is Paper ( sh.itjust.works )
Somehow, I can hear the crinkling by simply observing His Magnificence in this photo.
Why is time money and not, say... waffles?
James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images) ( www.space.com )
OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts ( www.theverge.com )
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance ( www.youtube.com )
Name a Superhero you just can't stand
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
I'm trying to understand how the rules work - is the mod overreacting or misunderstanding?
Hey all.. I don't even know if this is the right community. But figured I'd ask here and worst case no one gives a response....
Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel ( www.bbc.com )
AI's most notable accomplishment... ( tesseract.dubvee.org )
Alt text: A rocket engine attached to a train. The rocket is labeled "AI" and the train labeled "Enshittification train".
Is Lemmy a good alternative?
New here. Migrated from Reddit. Still trying to figure out Lemmy - what's everyone's experiences like coming from Reddit and does Lemmy serve as a good alternative? Pros and cons/differences?...
Mods, what tips or etiquette do you recommend for reporting?
With recent events hilighting the value of quality moderation, it got me to consider: How can we help you out?...
How Zionism became a synonym for violence and oppression ( www.theguardian.com )
For decades, Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and he has repeated that claim since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel. But for the student anti-war protests gripping the US, the words “Zionist” and “Zionism” have become a watchword – pejorative and emblematic of the violent state policies driving...
r/The_Donald helped radicalize users into far-right identities and discourse – Active users on r/The_Donald increasingly used white nationalist vocabularies in their comments within three months. ( journals.sagepub.com )
I know most people that were on reddit at the time are fully aware of this and won't be surprised but don't dismiss the findings out of hand. It's important that studies are being conducted and the fact that the finding match our lived experience is still noteworthy.