MerryJaneDoe
@MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world
Eat the rich.
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 2 days ago:
Any thoughts you’d like to share? Knowledge you’d like to drop?
I don’t mean this in a hostile way. I can clearly infer that, in your opinion, communism does not represent an extreme viewpoint. I hope that you can likewise infer that my comments were a shorthand representation of American politics and not meant to offend anyone.
- Comment on Real talk 3 days ago:
Personally, I prescribe to Carlin’s philosophy. The problem will take care of itself.
- Comment on Real talk 3 days ago:
Deadpan sarcasm doesn’t translate well from a verbal medium to a written medium.
Unless you’re in an echo chamber…
- Comment on it's literally zero 4 days ago:
ALL MEN SHOULD HAVE THEIR SPERM HARVESTED AT 18 YEARS OF AGE, THEN BE CASTERATED.
I’m so sorry, you forced my hand.
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
I know a lot of people who hate fascists and communists. It’s kind of a thing, in democratic countries, to be wary of extremists.
I’m not saying this fully describes Ted, just that pushing away extreme lefties with one hand and extreme righties with the other doesn’t make him any stranger than your average American.
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
“The more I work in tech, the more I wish I was independently wealthy.”
I love how people use the word “just” when making statements about the simple life.
Simple ain’t always cheap…
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
This is fact. Source.
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
there are better authors who have made those same points without all the fucking reactionary and eco-fascism tied to it.
Seems like a great reason to discuss Ted’s viewpoints. We should definitely discuss the ineffectual extremists. Compare and contrast. Weigh and measure. That’s what truth-seekers do.
Telling people not to read a particular author borders on censorship. Asking people to expand their reading list and providing actual recommendations - that is wonderful and commendable. Thank you for that!
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
It’s been 30 years and people are still talking about it. From WIkipedia - which is still easily accessible to everyone, thanks Jimmy!
He predicted that technological advances would lead to extensive and ultimately oppressive forms of human control, including genetic engineering, and that human beings would be adjusted to meet the needs of social systems rather than vice versa.
Kaczynski stated that technological progress can be stopped, in contrast to the viewpoint of people who he said understand technology’s negative effects yet passively accept technology as inevitable. He called for a revolution to force the collapse of the worldwide technological system, and held a life close to nature, in particular primitivist lifestyles, as an ultimate ideal.
He hated leftist views, he hated fascism. He seemed to advocate a technological level somewhere between Native American and Amish. Call him an isolationist libertarian, I suppose. His solution to the problem is like something out of Fight Club. “Project Mayhem.” His methodology was pointlessly cruel and ineffective. But his assessment of the human condition wasn’t too far off the mark.
- Comment on it's literally zero 4 days ago:
Wow, OP, your post history is just…something special. This one in particular.
- Comment on it's literally zero 4 days ago:
Think of it as a big clit. Which, biologically speaking, it is. So is yours.
- Comment on it's literally zero 4 days ago:
Clitoromegaly
How can this be true if it’s not a category on PornHub?
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
“We give up a piece of ourselves whenever we adjust to conform to society’s standards. That, and we’re too plugged in. We’re letting technology take over our lives, willingly.”
Absolute insanity.
- Comment on The unAbomber. Otherwise, I agree. 4 days ago:
I don’t approve of his methods, either.
Then again, I don’t approve of the Church’s methods, but there’s some pretty good stuff buried in the Christian bible, too.
Reading something doesn’t mean you need to agree with the author. It’s not like people are financially supporting the Unibomber, or excusing his actions, when they read his manifesto. They’re just studying history.
- Comment on Americans be like: 6 days ago:
Aswering the only question on my mind, thanks for getting in early!
- Comment on Americans be like: 6 days ago:
Asking the only question on my mind, thanks for getting in early!
- Comment on How much of it is society is collapsing versus the daily on-goings of the ruling class was so obscure that they were easier to ignore? 1 week ago:
I didn’t compare the two. OP made this comparison.
I pointed out that the numbers were WAY underestimated.
History tells us that when a country starts to run up debt faster than it can pay it down, the government is likely to topple. Especially if it’s unwilling/unable to address the crisis directly instead of kicking the can down the road. Standard operating procedure in the U.S. is to walk out of budget discussions, ignore the problem, underfund and borrow money. Each year this happens, it should be a HUGE red flag to our citizens. Instead, its become the new normal. It is unsustainable.
- Comment on What is likely to happen when/if trump dies? 1 week ago:
At this point, it should be clear to everyone that Trump is a symptom, he is not the disease.
- Comment on How much of it is society is collapsing versus the daily on-goings of the ruling class was so obscure that they were easier to ignore? 1 week ago:
I think you’re missing the point.
Our national debt is about 15 times higher than our GDP.
It’s NOT like a person making $75k/yr and owing $6k. It’s much more like someone who owes $600k and makes $75k.
It’s out of control. Reckless.
- Comment on I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in? 1 week ago:
…and they’re so rich…
I hear ya, and I agree - but I think there’s a huge number of not-so-wealthy Americans who are just as culpable. People who happily empower the billionaire class, hoping to catch a crumb of their wealth. And I don’t claim to be different - when I was younger, I would have sold my soul for the right price.
The average ICE employee probably isn’t so different from younger me. When a young person without a college education is offered a six-figure salary - they will accept first and ask questions later. Any moral or ethical qualms are quickly overcome by the realization that their bank account is steadily growing every week. They can enjoy life instead of struggling. They can take care of their loved ones. Meanwhile, the screams of children become part of the normal workweek. It’s crazy but that’s human nature. We are cruel creatures.
- Comment on I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in? 1 week ago:
Focus on midterms, my friend.
Don’t think about 3 years. Think about 6 months.
- Comment on How much of it is society is collapsing versus the daily on-goings of the ruling class was so obscure that they were easier to ignore? 1 week ago:
Then you’ve totally missed the point of freedom and democracy.
Collectively, our leaders are very much “average” people. Some are super smart, others are ignorant and stupid. Some are great leaders, others are petty and vindictive. Some are well-educated, some are Majorie Taylor Greene.
And let’s be clear - society isn’t collapsing. Freedom and prosperity are collapsing.
- Comment on How much of it is society is collapsing versus the daily on-goings of the ruling class was so obscure that they were easier to ignore? 1 week ago:
Suppose you had a co-worker. You both make the same salary, say $75,000/year takehome.
You mention that you are buying a house, and your co-worker says “I wish I could do that. I have too much credit card debt.”
“How much debt do you have?” you ask.
“$600,000,” he replies.
“Oh, my,” you reply. “Well, how did you spend that much so fast? What about your budget?”
“Yeah, I still spend about $110,000 per year, but most of my debt is just interest accrual.”
And that’s the U.S. in a nutshell. Yes, we can get by for another day or another month or another year - until we can’t. And then it all comes crashing down with a quickness.
Look at the graph here: en.wikipedia.org/…/History_of_the_United_States_p…
Notice that the last time our debt ratio got this high, it was WWII. After the war, the financial repercussions were addressed, the money was paid back and we got on with our lives. When it started to spike again in the 90s, Democrats and Republicans worked together and brought it back down.
So, if the debt is to be reduced, we either need to work together or we need a world war. Which do you think is more likely to happen?
- Comment on Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US? 2 weeks ago:
We don’t really have castes in the US. But yes, being poor sucks anywhere in the world.
I was speaking more in terms of infrastructure and public assistance. For example, I was able to get a student loan and an education in the States. I have clean, potable tap water. Dependable utilities. Those sorts of things.
- Comment on What should we actually turn our aggression towards? 2 weeks ago:
It never ends. The injustices pile up faster than they can be addressed. This is a feature, not a flaw of the system, because the system isn’t designed for you and me. It’s designed to make the wealthy comfortable and stable.
The best thing you can do for yourself is to disconnect. Focus on the things in life that propel you forward. Spend time with loved ones. Cultivate a sense of appreciation and gratitude for the things that go right. Exercise and take care of yourself. Don’t let the bastards steal your happiness.
- Comment on 8 characters? How about we make it 16? 2 weeks ago:
Oh…you said “fold”. Core memory triggered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTkPiA9xdiE
Yeah… Grab my terryfold flaps Grab my flappy folds Grab my terryfolds Grab my foldy flaps Hey, touch my foldy flaps Grab my terryfolds Grab my foldy holds Grab my terry flaps In my terryfolds Grab my terry flaps You gotta touch 'em… my terryfolds Grab my terryfolds Touch my holdy flaps Take a big flap Take my foldy flaps (Aaah) My terryfolds (Aaah) My foldy holds (Oooh) And my terry flaps Gotta grab my terry flaps Grab my terry flaps Squeeze my holdy folds Hold my coldy folds Grab my foldy tolds Grab my terry flap holds Grab my terryfolds Hold my foldy folds Hold my terryfolds Hey, did you ever wanna hold a terryfold? I got one right here (here) Grab my terry flap Squeeze it, grab it, squeeze and tug on my terry flap Hey, I wanna take you to the terryfold dance Wanna come with me? You can grab my holdy folds Squeeze them tight, you son of a bitch! Suck my holdy flappy folds Lick my flappy foldy holds My terry flaps in your mouth Suck my flaps you piece of shit! Fuck you (fuck you) You stupid dumb motherfucking bitch (Aaah Aaah) Hey, grab my terry flaps Gonna eat those toldy folds I gotta couple of terryfold flaps I got a flappy foldy flap I’m gonna go take you to food Gonna eat, then we’re going to the terryfold dance (dance) You and me We’re gonna go to the terryfold place It’s gonna be a night out Gonna have a real fancy time Hoo!
- Comment on Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US? 2 weeks ago:
Let’s review:
- You don’t believe in fighting, you’d rather comprise
- The relationship of Douglass and Lincoln exemplifies this type of compromise
AND yet…it all led to the Civil War. Which was necessary to stop the selling human beings for profit.
So, yes, if you look at the relationship between the two political entities involved, a compromise was reached. But that compromise was worthless in preventing violence.
Violence was always inevitable. It started with violence toward Africans - kidnapping and slavery. The only way to end it was more violence - a bloody, vicious civil war.
- Comment on Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US? 2 weeks ago:
There is no final victory. Ever. Not even an imaginary moral victory.
There is only and has only ever been the fight.
It’s human nature.
Case in point: The tone of your comment above is combative and accusatory, rather than friendly or neutral. Why?
- Comment on Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US? 2 weeks ago:
If you want to fight, you have to be prepared to lose.
It was no accident that Rosa Parks chose that particular seat on that particular day. Everyone that came before her had lost that same battle. Black folks (and the white folks who supported them) were thrown in jail for violating segregationist laws. But with each battle, knowledge and support was gained.
There’s a line in the recent Fallout series that really sticks out to me. A “do good” congresswoman is trying to get an audience with the president. She is roughly shoved aside by security. Our hero helps her up and she says, “Fighting the good fight is mostly a series of humiliations”. I think about that a lot. It’s exactly like that, because fighting the good fight mostly happens when you are alone and outnumbered. Otherwise, you’re just in an echo chamber.
- Comment on Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US? 2 weeks ago:
(with the one notable exception of physicians)
Not an important job to a functioning society. As evidenced that most Americans can’t afford to see a physician except on rare occasions, yet we are still alive.
Please don’t misunderstand - I think access to healthcare should be emphasized more, and healthcare workers should be fairly compensated. But all the physicians in the world could disappear today and the effect would be minimal compared to all the truck drivers disappearing or all the nurses disappearing.