Melvin_Ferd
@Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 1 week ago:
I would say the argument is that they feel they’re paying more for people who don’t deserve it. That the government and these businesses are constantly subsidizing by taking their pay cheque and handing it to people who refuse to work or decided to do drugs or making other bad life choices. The right tends to view things at an individual level whereas the left view things as a group. Both are right and wrong. If you’re paid $60,000 a year and some goes to a safe injection site, more goes to some carbon tax that nobody is really tracking, more goes to some dark slush fund nobody knows about. Over the years we all just get bitter and angry
- Comment on I can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die. 2 weeks ago:
Nothing I said implies I think I’m important.
- Comment on I can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die. 2 weeks ago:
Great, thanks.
- Comment on I can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die. 2 weeks ago:
No excuse
- Comment on I can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die. 2 weeks ago:
What a stupid fucking comment. You legit wrote that out lol
- Comment on I can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die. 2 weeks ago:
Problem I worry is that because both media and all of you create so much attention to this issue, it’s likely to happen at some point
- Comment on Are bots on lemmy? 3 weeks ago:
Because you’re thinking about it wrong. With a bigger population it’ll cost more to influence them. If you ever watched how they did it in 2016, they started small, always. The first sub Reddit’s to see lots of opinion shifts where small subs like local interest before they moved on to the larger metropolitan ones. If you’re paying to influence people then you need a chain of initiation to start. This makes Lemmy a much greater target than Reddit. Look at opinions on AI. Lemmy was full on sharing multiple daily headlines like “AI is coming for your daughter’s” while Reddit thought it was just a neat tool
- Comment on Are bots on lemmy? 3 weeks ago:
Wouldn’t it make it more targeted
- Comment on Would it be correct to say that enshittification is the physical manifestation of the economic ai bubble bursting? 3 weeks ago:
Holy fuck the AI hate is getting super pathetic
- Comment on Michael 3 weeks ago:
If tennis and riding a bicycle are sports then so is gaming.
So they are not sports
- Comment on How can a US state block porn? 4 weeks ago:
Don’t they get the common VPN IP and just block them
- Comment on I'm so goddamn sick of this fat, orange, narcissistic asshole and I will celebrate when he dies 4 weeks ago:
Yes, Joe Rogan
- Comment on Are there communities online where artists share their art for free / donation? 4 weeks ago:
Remember when the Internet was about collaborating instead of making money and getting famous. I think we will never see that again
- Comment on #environmentalist 4 weeks ago:
Yay!! 🙌
- Comment on thats all 4 weeks ago:
You’re missing out. Why have a dick if not for dick flashing
- Comment on #environmentalist 4 weeks ago:
Remember when people lost it because disabled people wouldn’t be able to drink again and then they all died of dehydration after these draconian straw laws severely impacted my day
- Comment on Anon is forever alone 4 weeks ago:
Yes, absolutely. I’m still tired of this acceptance of this type of acceptance because it translates into so many of you crying about being miserable the rest of your life. Well no shit you’re miserable if you accept low skill low wage jobs. There’s a point where this push for seeing positivity and acceptance of all things turns into something that is misleading. Young people see the attitude and adopt it. Next thing they’re 33 and still working these jobs and miserable.
- Comment on Anon is forever alone 4 weeks ago:
The guy is a fucking bum. Why are so many people here trying to force positivity when the point is realizing he wasted his life. The point isn’t to twist it into some exercise in tolerance to smell your own farts. It’s ok to say “you bum”
- Comment on What are the demands of the No Kings protests? What's the plan if they win? 5 weeks ago:
The passengers came together and joined forces at the back of the bus
- Comment on Not promoting hate speech but what happened to all the slights/slurs/vulgarity from like the 20s and 40s. There were so many. Now it seems well I can only think of three? 5 weeks ago:
I tell my kids this now. It’s all fun when you’re young but as you get older you’ll realize some people say these things with malice and that’s when you start to see why it’s not a great practice. Over time you see some people aren’t just joking or shit talking, they really don’t like women or lgqtb or librarians.
- Comment on How are these ICE agents allowed to fire on protestors like this 5 weeks ago:
Why not? It could be. You choose violence that’s your choice. But there’s also tons of ways to not go that route.
- Comment on How are these ICE agents allowed to fire on protestors like this 5 weeks ago:
It’s kind of a crazy take because I know you’re joking but the implication is that the left really has no power to do anything. If the roles were reversed they absolutely would not stand for any of this
- Comment on How are these ICE agents allowed to fire on protestors like this 5 weeks ago:
What if we just coordinate better and became a bit more strategic and forward thinking.
I mean these people are obsessed with image. They are dependent on the public for that image. We are the public ergo …
- Comment on How are these ICE agents allowed to fire on protestors like this 5 weeks ago:
The answer is to find out why it is what at and find solutions.
- Comment on How are these ICE agents allowed to fire on protestors like this 5 weeks ago:
Incredibly insightful. Thank you.
Is it a fantasy on my part that there’s some mythical law firm or society that looks for these violations?
I always thought there were groups looking for federal agencies violating constitutional rights. I’m also worried about the face mask issue only because I fear that they’re also not keeping accurate records. I would love to see a lot more effort going into collecting and compiling as much evidence for any ice who are covering their face. When crowds form, don’t just worry about getting the event, instead get pictures of each individual from all angles. Upload it and share it. Then when the time comes there is a mountain of evidence to use.
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- Comment on Not promoting hate speech but what happened to all the slights/slurs/vulgarity from like the 20s and 40s. There were so many. Now it seems well I can only think of three? 5 weeks ago:
It’s goal was what we see today. It mobilized the left to become the language police to everyday people since most never cared about this. They might say something was R worded but never had actual prejudice or ill will against someone that was mentally disabled. This create a huge wedge that let the right capitalize on to gain more power. The left has been led around by their collar for decades. It’s effective
- Comment on Not promoting hate speech but what happened to all the slights/slurs/vulgarity from like the 20s and 40s. There were so many. Now it seems well I can only think of three? 5 weeks ago:
That’s different. That’s just pure hatred. South park nailed it with the episode where the kids have a kangaroo court because they were saying a gay slur but had no clue it was derogatory to gay people.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Why be so cowardly.
- Comment on What options of resistance are programmers creating to not submit to AI culture? 5 weeks ago:
Shhhh don’t tell them. We’re trying to leave these guys in the dust.