TempermentalAnomaly
@TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
- Comment on Historically love sugar 2 days ago:
I know a northerner who is virulently an anti-monarchist. His whole family is.
- Comment on (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ 5 days ago:
Gonna play a game of comment roulette. How far do I have to scroll before I see someone say something like, “That can’t be in their museum because they can’t be trusted with it”.
Spinning the chamber now.
- Comment on Why does America feel the need to control the world? Do what they say? Instead of taking care of their own problems at home? When did the US become police officer of the world and enforcer? 6 days ago:
US manufacturing was dominant through the twenties and thirties. it really shone in the 40s under a war time economy. It was a sleeping giant and the world knew it. Pennsylvania outputted more steel than Japan and Germany combined. Audacious goals set by President Roosevelt were mocked by Hitler as audacious Hollywood goals. The US easily surpassed these goals.
It was an amazing display of competence. The only other countries to match the intensity of growth would the USSR during the five year plan and the PRC during the eighties. But both of them were starting from an agricultural economy. The USSR never reached the American manufacturing peak and China has surpassed.
The unprecendent dominance is due in no small part because the rivals needed to rebuild. But under representing America’s position with regards to labor, capital, resources and state coordinated mobilization would be a serious error.
- Comment on Why does America feel the need to control the world? Do what they say? Instead of taking care of their own problems at home? When did the US become police officer of the world and enforcer? 6 days ago:
I’m gonna answer from the perspective of someone who believes the world is a better place when it is led by America without reverting to a thin jingoist ideology. These aren’t my views, but a steel man of someone I would disagree with.
Why does America feel the need to control the world?
In the wake of the world wars, we realized that the world is best off with one power to lead the world. No powers and multiple powers will result in another world war. We were the best position to take that role after WW2 and resist the Soviet union’s attempt to gaining that position.
Do what they say?
Many of these countries don’t do what America says because America says it. Heck, many go against what we say. But they believe in a better world and when they remember that, they undtand that America is putting themselves in the most danger by clearing that path for the rest of the free world.
Instead of taking care of their own problems at home?
The problems we have at home are pretty limited. Most of these problems are born out of laziness. But we keep the criminals in check both at home and abroad.
When did the US become police officer of the world and enforcer?
If we didn’t step up after ww2, the world would have slipped into another world war or deem communism run rampant.
I guess my question is who gave the Americans the right?
The civilized world at the end of WW2. And under our leadership, the world is safer and healthier for it.
I say this as an American. But would not the world be a better place if we just minded our own business and quit nation building and stoking non existant fires?
From communism to extreme religious views, we are the only ones who are capable and willing to step up and protect the world against that. It’s a difficult and thankless job.
- Comment on A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit 1 week ago:
I’m not feeding them, the store is. My local worker owned grocery store doesn’t accept credit cards. Not my favorite, but I don’t pay cash back prices when I shop there.
- Comment on A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit 1 week ago:
That’s why you should never use cash. You’re paying cash back prices and getting none of the cash back.
- Comment on Anon ups his fibre intake 1 week ago:
That will get you insoluable fiber. Fruits and other veggies have soluable fiber.
- Comment on I'm gonna mute this one 1 week ago:
Its silly that you can see one of the unifying concept that holds the Republican coalition together, but liberal one.
The Democratic gerentocracy embodies the problems of the Democrats. Hell, there’s a significant portion of the Democratic party that are just conservatives now who are disproportionately represented in the leadership. But the thing that holds them together is maintaining power.
This means they don’t fight if they deem the fallout risk to be too high. They bend a knee in symbolic support and then through all the symbolism and say it was the young progressive who poison them.
Choosing not to fight, let’s them maintain power. Most of their fight is boxing out other voices from gaining power within their coalition. But when the shit hits the fan, and the Republicans have gained control, the Democrats cry uncle, blame the progressives, and turn to us and ask us, “Who else are you going to vote for?”
- Comment on Not sure exactly what they are selling 2 weeks ago:
This dude got me.
- Comment on TIL my decision to drive a 22' full cab pickup truck and vehemently oppose urban zoning reform makes me a defender of social justice, a warrior for the downtrodden, and more progressive than 99% [cont 3 weeks ago:
American malls were inspired by the town square, if I remember correctly
- Comment on Who did this 😂😂😂 3 weeks ago:
I continue to be this old.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
- Is your bond solid?
- Does he know the value of work?
- Does he know how much most people would have to work to get that phone?
- Does his friendship nourish him?
Next time the parents decide they, assumingly from a good place, give your son an expensive gift, have them run it by you. Talk to them like they actually care for your son and know, for yourself, that your care is different than theirs. We all need a lot of caring adults when we’re young.
- Comment on Too bad we can't all act like this 3 weeks ago:
You’re doing America wrong.
- Comment on MEN. 3 weeks ago:
He’s also got great politics and taste in music.
- Comment on Had a take about Supergiant Games that recieved a lot of pushback fromy teo longest eunning best friends. 3 weeks ago:
I watched this video a while back. Apparently, they were looking to develop a universe that they could make a sequel in. They ended up with Hades.
- Comment on do you think freewill truly exists? 4 weeks ago:
It’s been pristine here! Just perfect weather. Sunny and about 75.
I was, as a teenager, a person who hated small talk. Looking back, the big things I wanted to talk about were and are important to me, but I realize that I like listening to people’s thinking and let them vibe where they feel heard and happy!
- Comment on Anyone else 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on do you think freewill truly exists? 4 weeks ago:
Shit got real in the shit post sub.
- Comment on science never ends 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Great! 5 weeks ago:
This took a lot of guts to say.
- Comment on No we can talk here 5 weeks ago:
- Wet your hands with clean, running water, turn off the tap, spread cheeks, and apply soap.lemmy.world ↗Submitted 5 weeks ago to [deleted] | 22 comments
- Comment on Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier." 5 weeks ago:
So the one cited study is from 2021. All of those behaviors make sense for 2021. But the article fails to link to a study that ran for four years. I tried poking around to find one, but failed.
- Comment on “This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.” 1 month ago:
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- Comment on tune in, drop out 1 month ago:
- Comment on Choose a number, 1-5! 1 month ago:
Forking
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- Comment on I always appreciate someone helping me out using their hand 2 months ago:
What happens in Seaside, floats seaside.
