grumpusbumpus

@grumpusbumpus@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Political discourse⁩ ⁨⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  But sometimes history comes along and says “too bad.” There is no historical precedent for fascism or extreme wealth inequality being corrected by electoral politics.

  If you’re able to comfortably sit on the fence, recognize two facts: One, that’s a position of entitlement (Plenty of people are already having their lives destroyed by what’s happening). Two, being passive is choosing to allow authoritarianism to win.

  To reiterate, I’m not a Tankie. I don’t whitewash the heinous history of revolutions, upheaval, and failed government systems. And I am positive that I’m screaming into the void. In every historical example I’ve studied, the comfortable middle class eventually sides with elite authority and not the peasants. And the peasants always lose. But the alternative is too awful to surrender to. Centralized techno-fascism and eventual catastrophic conflict with China are what’s in-store.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Political discourse⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you.

  Because being a passive centrist while the world slides towards authoritarianism, global conflict, and environmental holocaust is not morally acceptable.

  You don’t have to be a Tankie to want to fight these fascist fucks and their suicidal agenda.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Public transit in Chengdu, China versus Toronto, Canada⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No just any shit, shit that helps everyday people living in their country.

  I’m just thinking of the major cities in my U.S. state where the public transit map, before and after, looks like Chengdu in 2010. So as unfortunate as the circumstances are in Toronto, they can be even worse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I lick it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Licking Lead is only “not a great idea?” I think it’s squarely in the “Please don’t do that” territory.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How's it going?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  #1 and #9 are the same dude: Saint Thomas Beckett, getting his brains stirred.