Arcanepotato
@Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
Like if your vegan anarchist grandma and vegan anarchist dad were the same person.
I am an engineer (closer to toot toot then clicky clacky) cosplaying as a farmer in unceded aninstanabe territory in eastern ontario.
- canada plant hardiness zone: 5a
- extreme minimum temperature zones: 4b
Maybe the real vegan theory club were the friends we made along the way ✨
- Comment on Were they sober when they did this? 5 days ago:
I have a lot of stupid tattoos. I’m a deeply unserious person.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
It’s not just me though, I should have been more clear. It’s foundational to certain anti capitalist theory, and important when organizing around that roadblock. It’s also useful in understanding why the trans Atlantic slave trade wasn’t as universally viewed with distain.
Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. Du Bois is a good text, as is Settlers.
I’m not saying it’s straight up fact because I can’t know the inner working of everyone’s mind, and it certainly isn’t a conscious decision they make. It fits with what I see in my area and has been helpful in organizing here.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
That’s not quite what people mean when they say that, at least not what I mean when I talk about this concept.
Having a favored position (i.e. having the dominant culture being white conservative christian culture) is what buys the obedience of these individuals within capitalism.
They are still voting against their interests (protecting capitalism) and more importantly are rejecting class consciousness, with the promise that they will be treated better than the out groups.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
Whenever I can’t figure out why the USA is doing violence somewhere far away from home, the answer is usually manifest destiny. It didn’t end on the continent.
If you believe that that it is god’s will that you assert your will, it’s easy to blame the enemy for not just handing over what you want from them.
(Imperialism isn’t unique to the USA, but I think their history allows the government to face less opposition then they might face in other countries. Even if it’s just getting mad it’s not a polite person dropping the bombs.
- Comment on What happened to dancesafe? Used to they would sit outside of raves and test drugs with the cops help. That way you knew what it was laced with. How come this did not catch on? 1 week ago:
There has been a general move away from harm reduction practices in conservative areas. The province of ontario mandated that all supervised consumption sites close and are instead prioritizing rehab and supportive services which do not tolerate substance use.
Despite a massive toxic drug supply problem, testing is not prioritized. All construction sites in ontario need naloxone on site, but no drug testing kits?
Public health is not the driver of these decisions.
- Comment on Yeah, fuck these two. 2 weeks ago:
Y’all, that’s not Pink. That’s the joke.
- Comment on Is "American posing as a Canadian" a real thing? 2 weeks ago:
but they find it necessary when going to southeast Asia
I think this really is key. The US committed atrocities here within living memory.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
This is the correct answer. Turning on the hot water before the dish washer starts clears out the not-too-hot water that was in the line. They don’t use that much water so it apparently makes a difference.
- Comment on Thank you to cm0002 for reposting my meme from lemmy to lemmy. 2 weeks ago:
I’m sorry, I assumed you had it handy because of your screenshot. I can’t tell which account made the post in your screenshot because it doesn’t give the instance. Just search the username and pick a version, they should all contain the info.
I made the joke because one of the reasons he does this is to draw attention to his stance.
- Comment on Thank you to cm0002 for reposting my meme from lemmy to lemmy. 2 weeks ago:
No, there is an explanation in their account profile. They repost things from Lemmy.ml to other instances because they are against Lemmy.ml.
- Comment on Thank you to cm0002 for reposting my meme from lemmy to lemmy. 2 weeks ago:
I guess you didn’t catch why they do this, eh?
- Comment on The town and HOA only have two settings for a holiday: Jesus and Troops. I guess Labor days is a "Troops" holiday. 3 weeks ago:
A troops holiday for the class war o7
- Comment on Trump’s Top Gaza Official Says Israel Is Jeopardizing the Cease-Fire 4 weeks ago:
We need a log in to view gift articles now? Bummer.
- Comment on Just posting the dinner I made 4 weeks ago:
Please tell me what this food product is it is making me uncomfortable
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
It’s a Yiddish word that I think originally had more negative connotations but means nerve or audacity. It is used in more positive ways today, more like courage.
- Comment on The beef industry currently 4 weeks ago:
Can confirm, I want this future.
- Comment on The beef industry currently 4 weeks ago:
Good.
- Comment on XCancel and Nitter: Why bother with US Law? 4 weeks ago:
Look, you obviously aren’t obligated to answer but it feels like you are taking my question as an insult or picking a fight. I really just want to fill the gaps in my knowledge so that I can be better informed.
- Comment on XCancel and Nitter: Why bother with US Law? 4 weeks ago:
Sorry, I meant more specifically about the dependency on users and income.
- Comment on A shit ton of sushi 4 weeks ago:
I’m picturing it as a reference to Reggaeton and that it must be a very cool place lol
- Comment on XCancel and Nitter: Why bother with US Law? 4 weeks ago:
If they do not care about any users from there, and do not take money from there (for example from ads) they can show them the finger.
What’s the basis for this? (More specifically: is this from a specific jurisdiction?)
- Comment on XCancel and Nitter: Why bother with US Law? 4 weeks ago:
Adding on to the comment about the Berne Convention: Threats of legal action are sometimes meant to intimidate and inconvenience. It doesn’t really matter if they have legal standing or not. The fear of having to defend yourself in court (or a service provider deciding the don’t want the risk and dropping you) is sometimes enough. These letters are super cheap to draft and send so they are sometimes scatter shot.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
What I find really fascinating about the response to this comment is the fear of “what if…” with respect to being challenged on it.
I’m not downplaying what a pain that will be. The alternative is making discriminatory rules based on something that isn’t even technically required, and that feels so… wrong? It’s so much easier to say “nah” to a “should” rather than a “shall”. It just takes a tiny bit of chutzpah.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
I retain hope that case law will find the guidance unlawful because of how violating enforcement would be. But as another commentator pointed out, damage is already being done as it is being adopted.
- Comment on Rich people don't understand us at all. 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, I was just curious about Keilik’s world view in particular and how it led to them having this perception. They explained in another response that in their experience people could afford to live alone so it appeared to be a choice to live together (and then assumed it was romantic versus for other benefits like to platonic companionship/safety etc.)
But actual literal platonic roommates have existed for a long time. Like, it’s relatively recent that people started to practice living exclusively with romantic partners and family.
My instinct is to think that housing practices depend so much on social and cultural norms so it seems like this needs some really specific context to be true but then I catch myself realizing I have no idea what you mean about recent so I am in fact a clown for jumping to conclusions about your meaning 😅
- Comment on Rich people don't understand us at all. 4 weeks ago:
LMAO was this influenced by people pushing back on the “just gals being pals” trope and being like, “No Gladys they are lovers it’s okay to say that”?
- Comment on Rich people don't understand us at all. 4 weeks ago:
LMAO was this influenced by people pushing back on the “just gals being pals” trope and being like, “No Gladys they are lovers it’s okay to say that”?
- Comment on Profit over people is a failed system 5 weeks ago:
It’s a pretty good analogy for how people are willing to look the other way with respect to environmental protection and workers rights for cheap consumer goods tho.
- Comment on Profit over people is a failed system 5 weeks ago:
I sure hope you mean this to say the “market” is bad, actually.
- Comment on This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits 5 weeks ago:
She was imprisoned as a child/teen.