yeather

@yeather@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The smarter citizens are patriotic enough to try ans stick through and fix the mess, while the stupid Americans are patriotic to the point of messing it up again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The citizenship test is only in English, so anyone able to vote will be able to understand English.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You better say "Thank You"!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So were they supposed to take the extra time to set up tents and stuff or habd out food as soon as they could, and should they not use the extra manpower from cops or should they just be understaffed and slow down giving out basic aid?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨history rhymes, or something⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Haven’t seen that, just the green card of one of the organizers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scarlett Johansson Wants Marvel Fans to Let Black Widow Go: ‘Let Her Have Her Hero Moment’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The second option

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poor guy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There doesn’t seem to be a reliable source one way or another. The South African reported he was denied a liscence because of the black ownership laws while Newsweek says there was never a public liscence application filed. It’s possible the royalities offer was given privately and rejected, this is most likely since Starlink does pay for liscenses based on service in ither African countries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nationalism and militarism are not inherently fascist. A society can be nationalist and militarist and not be fascist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Neither of which are inherently fascist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.”

  • The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  I do not believe we know enough about the government or economy to call Starship Troopers fascism.

  1. Centralization of authority under a dictator. In the books, we know very little about the Sky Marshal, in truth it isn’t revealed if they lead the civilian government at all, or if they’re just the equivalent of the highest ranking general. In the movies we do know the lead the civilian government and take a commander in chief role, but not enough about their powers to call them a dictator. Also, the incredibly high turnover rate I believe demonstrates it is not a dictatorship.

  2. Capitalist economy under strict government controls. Again i think we do not know enough about the civilian economy to say. Though noncitizens participating and being wealthy might imply less control.

  3. Violent suppression of the opposition. In the case of the Arachnids this is true, but internal opposition is never addressed. It appears that citizens and non citizens have some ability to oppose the ruling party. Voting rights are talked about in a way where people are optimistic they can make an impact for the better, implying some form of opposition. Also, we have no clue what the Arachnids were doing before the book or film. Contested space, where both parties are expanding, means conflict will arise. The Arachnids are also a credible threat, not a scapegoat.

  4. Policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. True for the most part against Arachnids. I think the fascism argument cracks when you think further and realize the Arachnids cannot communicate at all to humans, we have 0 indicators at their intentions. The fact humanity is united and there seems to be no racism amongst humans towards each other is also not a hallmark of fascism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only real box i can think of is restrictive voting, but even then the path to voting rights is open to everyone. The only other definitive fascist thing is the speedy trial and execution in the movie, but that can be vague authoritarianism to future policing and evidence. We don’t get to know enough about the economics of ST to really say.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The issue is Starship Troopers is not fascist, it is more obvious in the book compared to the film. The society is described as multicultural and multiracial with only a very competitive merit based society. While “citizenship” is stuck behind service, it includes all kinds of service, and the army is required to take all people who wish to become no matter their physical state. Not being a citizen does not stop people from engaging in commerce or becoming wealthy or voicing your opinions on topics. Citizens really only get the opportunity to vote and preference in government jobs and programs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon envies the boomers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Exception? You mean the standard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve adds "all the Team Fortress 2 client and server game code" to its Source mod tools, letting modders "build completely new games based on TF2" and publish them on Steam⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Low bars for entry with high community trustworthiness, you can make a .ca account really easily and most lemmy users have a positive opinion of .ca and its users.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A daunting realization⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually Kanye took you to Death con 3, then admitted he chose the because he couldn’t remember if 5 or 1 was the worst one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a veteran⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s humanity, going strong for thousands of years off the backs of soldiers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a veteran⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Brother this is a 4chan post, if you want to make assumptions at least make realistic ones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real estate market is tough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Call it a mother in law suite and the law gets iffy and whoever you need to convince in government to give you a permit is more likely to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to solve his problems⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re right. Anon should have hired an escort to sleep and cuddle with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon watches the news with his mom⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s all I ask, thank you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He kissed the rock, Trump will do shit like this to feed his ego while sending weapons to Israel to feed the war economy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Play Fortnite

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a gamer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I would stop arguing with them now, the only thing worse than arguing with an idiot is arguing with a stubborn and wrong idiot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hurry⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Image

  Books from my old high school I still had due since rain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GET REKT⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Smallpox?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Performative Perp Walk⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Phoenix Joker got 3 rich people while Mangione allegedly only got 1. Phoenix Joker is 300% better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Performative Perp Walk⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He also was the center of the riot at the end of the movie that led to Martha and Thomas Waynes dying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture is out of control, even the cops expect tips now!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually it very explicitly is not. Per there website:

  “Is Crime Stoppers part of the police? We are NOT the police.

  All local Crime Stoppers programs act as the “intermediary” between the Tipster and the investigative/police agency. They are not-for-profits and mostly registered charities that are operated by volunteers from the community. The programs rely on donations from sponsors, community partners and the public through individual fundraisers, to support their efforts.”

  It is not a crime to lie in most circumstances, that includes to the police in some cases. In most jurisdictions you cannot lie about your name and address and while under oath. Everytime else is free game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture is out of control, even the cops expect tips now!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  *67 coming in clutch

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scalper economy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s scalping if you have a quick turn around, it’s investing if you take care if it to sell farther into the future. Seeing a recently released limited set for double the price on ebay is scalping, seeing a 20-30 year old mint set for double the price is investing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Divine Dick⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wine is cheaper than therapy.