FMT99
@FMT99@lemmy.world
- Comment on Jon Stewart says the media cried wolf with its 'fascist' attacks on Trump 2 days ago:
I think the main problem with shouting fascist is not that it’s wrong but that it’s ineffective. You have to address what he’s actually doing wrong and how you would do better. Of course it’s a big problem that he’s incredibly good at spreading disinformation and the Democrats are almost completely media illiterate these days.
- Comment on Am I ugly? 1 week ago:
If she’s 17 now she hasn’t aged a bit in the last 7 years, impressive. (picture from another thread)
- Comment on Don't forget where we came from and what shaped us as a species. The Jungle. 3 weeks ago:
Well… I’ll allow a sharp rock but only hand chipped.
- Comment on Qur'an-Burning Islam Critic Assassinated While Livestreaming in Sweden 3 weeks ago:
I mean it’s absolutely news but why would you link Breitbart of all sites? It’s not like it’s not posted to real news sites.
- Comment on I liked Star Trek before it got woke. /s 3 weeks ago:
Can’t stomach McFarlane unfortunately. I’m told it gets better later on but his sense of humor is just like nails on a chalkboard to me. Couldn’t get myself to finish the first season.
- Comment on Don't forget where we came from and what shaped us as a species. The Jungle. 3 weeks ago:
I’d support a “you can eat all the meat you can catch and kill with your bare hands” diet.
- Comment on I liked Star Trek before it got woke. /s 3 weeks ago:
Say what you want about TOS, it’s campy and silly but it’s not boring.
- Comment on I liked Star Trek before it got woke. /s 3 weeks ago:
That’s fair, the cartoon is apparently not bad, just not my cup of tea.
- Comment on I liked Star Trek before it got woke. /s 3 weeks ago:
I don’t know about woke but I liked Trek before it got boring and poorly written -_-
- Comment on He Did It: Trump Calls for Ending the Federal Income Tax! 3 weeks ago:
About damn time. And since there’ll be no money, just get rid of the FBI, CIA and the army. Who needs any of that? States can just raise their own local armies so they can finally have a real scrap.
- Comment on Smart methodology 3 weeks ago:
And lose face the next time the internet goes out and they’re blowing on their cable like an idiot in front of everyone. Love it!
- Comment on Is there any way our of the US political spiral? 4 weeks ago:
Protest, absolutely. And possibly violent ones, could be. But until we get a good majority of people on our side we’re just going to be fighting our own while the oligarchs laugh. You want to start a fist fight with a conservative over pronouns? It sounds fun but it won’t accomplish anything.
I’m not saying we can get to where we need to be 100% nonviolently but it has to start there. You have to build a base before you can overthrow anything. You’re talking about skipping to the last step without taking all the necessary steps in between. The revolution part is always romanticized but all the hard work that goes into it is ignored. That’s how Occupy failed so miserably.
- Comment on Base-building survival game Necesse gets a big update and Free Weekend 4 weeks ago:
Well it’s a cute game but I’d hardly call it impressive. Let’s see what the update brings but it was pretty bare-bones in the past, especially if you compare it to actually impressive indies in the space like Core Keeper.
- Comment on Is there any way our of the US political spiral? 4 weeks ago:
There’s not going to be a public revolt or at least I wouldn’t hold my breath. And besides public revolts may feel cathartic but historically they don’t have the kind of outcome we’d hope for. Not to mention the civil war that’d likely ensue.
There’s no overnight solution to this problem. And you can’t start from the top if you’re not already a billionaire with a private social media network. But you can get people on your side or rather show that you’re on their side.
The real enemy is the same for both of us: the 0.01%. Trump supporters have just been brainwashed into thinking Trump is the man to solve that problem. And to be fair a lot of the left has been brainwashed into thinking the establishment Democrats are the only way forward.
But in the end it’s the extreme right that profits from us screaming insults at each other.
- Comment on Clarifying questions about the Musk salute 4 weeks ago:
He’s very aware. He’s posting jokes such as “You did nazi that coming” also he’s claiming it’s all nonsense left wing conspiracy and it was just a harmless wave. Your basic right wing gaslighting mixed with a bit of dog whistling.
- Comment on Is there any way our of the US political spiral? 4 weeks ago:
Grass-roots local freaking organization. People keep waiting for someone to save them not realizing: they’re someone. Get involved with whatever local org is trying to improve people’s lives. Address the problems that the right wing is lying about solving. Support whatever local candidate aligns with that view or hell become that candidate. Then get more people on board.
The extreme right flourishes because the establishment (left and right) has for decades ignored real people’s issues. You hears those interviews with Trump voters? They’re not talking about wanting to reinstate the Third Reich, they’re complaining about their real life hardships being ignored by politicians. And yeah Trump is obviously lying but desperate people will believe a lie if no one else is providing a better alternative.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
If it makes you (both) happy, just don’t overanalyze it. You can always dig to a deeper “why”, but what does it matter? If you really want to know, ask yourself (of course hypothetically) “if I left my husband afterwards, would I regret that I had it done?”
That said, something you should absolutely analyze in detail are the risks and physical discomfort and see if you’re OK with that.
- Comment on POV: It's January 19th 5 weeks ago:
I mean, it is actually bad.
- Comment on You'll never see it coming 1 month ago:
♫♪♫ And we will all go together when we go ♫♪♫
- Comment on Time to make your decesion 1 month ago:
Absolutely Wallace. He looks like he prefers to work in dead silence - thumbs up.
- Comment on I believe him on a factual level, but not on an emotional level. 1 month ago:
If it was designed as a logistics network between France and the NL it would have a decent road system
- Comment on The Witcher IV revealed with Ciri as the protagonist 2 months ago:
Typical girlboss character. In the books all she did was bake cookies for Geralt and now she has a sword of course.
- Comment on Intruder 2 months ago:
Yeah that’s exactly what I said. Well done.
- Comment on When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords? 2 months ago:
How did people live before Capitalism? I’ve read that housing existed before even banking was invented. Somehow there wasn’t a housing crisis back then, until/unless we had exploitation.
In self-built primitive mud shacks under a very low population density.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I mean that’s pretty much what’s going on right now under democracy. Lies and propaganda rule the roost leading to rampant marginalization of minorities not to mention turning the government into a straight kleptocracy. With the experts in charge at least you have a chance they kind of understand what they’re doing.
- Comment on Intruder 2 months ago:
Agreed, you break the law you forfeit your life.
- Comment on The Video Game History Foundation is “not done fighting” after US Copyright Office refuses exemption to aid preservation 3 months ago:
Don’t worry, we’re going to preserve these games anyway. Copyright means absolutely nothing in the digital age.
- Comment on A decline in arable land 3 months ago:
Also overly intensive farming, especially cattle farming, is destroying the little bit of nature we have.
- Comment on Should you trust that doctor? 3 months ago:
6 years of evil medical school doesn’t qualify as professional credentials? Also I’d put Dr. Phil below most of these guys, although maybe slightly above Hannibal Lector still.
- Comment on Horrors We've Unleashed 4 months ago:
Yeah agreed, all life is sacred except the ones we don’t like.
