BallShapedMan
@BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why do I always have "dreams" that give me anxiety (aka: nightmares)? Why do I never just get to re-live my happy memories in my dreams? Wtf brain?!? This is outrageous! It's unfair! 1 day ago:
I’ve read if we wake up knowing what we dreamt about we likely aren’t getting enough sleep. Since then I’ve worked hard in my sleep cycle and haven’t remembered more than a dream or two a year in more than a decade. That was my solution, maybe give it a go?
- Comment on Erosion is a voxel open world shooter in which deaths cost decades, and you can win the Wild West with armies of cats 6 days ago:
Immediate wishlist! Hell yeah this looks amazing.
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 1 week ago:
Without a doubt!
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
You’re welcome!
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve been trying to find an answer on that question myself for years. A lot of the other comments so a good job of scratching the surface but there just isn’t enough text to really explain the full concept completely. If you really want to really dig deeper, here are some books that might help. They helped me. Bottom line is it’s smart for conservatives to do this based on their end goals because it’s effective.
The All New Don’t Think of an Elephant! by George Lakoff, covers the strong father theory which is much of what’s described in other comments.
The Dictator’s Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, talks about the principles of authoritarianism and helps understand how the authoritarian structure in nearly every major company has lead to this.
The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama, explains why stability at the cost of equality is what political machines often evolve into.
The Revenge of Power by Moisés Naím, explains how authoritarianism works and why it needs us vs them to thrive.
Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam, a good view of blame based politics, why and how it works.
Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) by Tavris & Aronson, helps explain why people are attracted to the conservative message.
Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti, explains how capitalists exploit the view that poverty is a personal falling so they can continue wage theft and rent seeking.
The Coddling of the American Mind by Haidt & Lukianoff, a deep dive of the modern conservative mindset and helps answer how and why we got here.
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen, shows how this has been going on for longer than we’ve been alive along with the attack on education and sort of shows why that’s effective.
The Progress Paradox by Gregg Easterbrook, helps explain why “the sky is falling” narrative conservatives like to use is attractive to us.
- Comment on There Comes A Time Where You Gotta Make A Choice 2 weeks ago:
Wow… I’ve lived such a sheltered life with continent partners…
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 2 weeks ago:
Absolutely!!!
- Comment on There Comes A Time Where You Gotta Make A Choice 2 weeks ago:
What the fuck did I just read…
- Comment on There Comes A Time Where You Gotta Make A Choice 2 weeks ago:
No shit?
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 2 weeks ago:
This is the respiratorially-challenged small dog that regularly blesses me by snoring like a freight train. Can be awkward on conference calls if I forget to mute.
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 2 weeks ago:
❤️🐶
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 2 weeks ago:
You may just have the perfect Lemmy name! That is all.
- Comment on [Technology Connections] I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it [41:26] 3 weeks ago:
❤️, I feel you! My wife doesn’t laugh at me, she tolerates my quirks.
- Comment on [Technology Connections] I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it [41:26] 3 weeks ago:
OMG yes!!!
- Comment on [Technology Connections] I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it [41:26] 3 weeks ago:
😂😂😂
- Comment on [Technology Connections] I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it [41:26] 3 weeks ago:
OMG I can’t wait for my wife to go to bed so I can watch this!!!
- Comment on Honk 3 weeks ago:
I want to be that person’s friend.
- Comment on Manic Stew 5 weeks ago:
Hyperfocused, fuck what did I eat last?
- Comment on grindset challenge 5 weeks ago:
Yup
- Comment on Amen 1 month ago:
Thank you!
- Comment on Amen 1 month ago:
I need this as a T-shirt!
- Comment on Can you think of any now? 2 months ago:
The book Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen goes a long way to accomplish this. At least it did for me.
- Comment on Good evening. 2 months ago:
Why stop there? Keep going!
- Comment on When real life generates the shitpost 2 months ago:
Thank you, what a shit tard.
- Comment on When real life generates the shitpost 2 months ago:
I had no idea. Clearly I don’t pay any attention to this stuff unless someone here makes a clever post.
- Comment on When real life generates the shitpost 2 months ago:
Damnit, I’m not ready to not like him.
Oh well, fuck Jerry.
- Comment on Clock logic 2 months ago:
Came here to say this, you said it far better than I would have! Great addition with the edit.
- Comment on Name this minivan 2 months ago:
Some sort of mad max style decoration. No idea what it’s made from.
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- Comment on The devil made me do it 2 months ago:
Truth!
