@rc111606491 @anthonyzenkus@VerminusM@Pontifex Don’t be naive. One desperately overreaching ruler deposing a neighbouring one is far more cause for alarm than for celebration, and Americans who imagine their nation is the world’s policeman are a big part of the problem.
@Power2Control Arguably, that *is* its organic form. Humans are social and communal, culture is the developed body of interaction between them. It’s always subject to the influence of power, whether parental, interpersonal, peer-group, or outside threat.
@AshPolitik This issue is not as simple as you’re making out, and given your obvious lack of knowledge on the relevant cultures and the fact that your gender means you really don’t have a reason to dictate what women should or shouldn’t wear, you look very out of your depth here, “patriot”.
@jaysonlhatton@EdKrassen@AOC > trajectory toward fascism is visible—he’s already using domestic enforcement illegally, so for the military, illegal orders are just a matter of time, & soldiers will need encouragement to crucial discrimination & disobedience.
@jaysonlhatton@EdKrassen@AOC Yes, Jayson, but AOC (& others) are talking like this bc Trump has shown that he’ll stop at nothing to retain power, he doesn’t care about the Constitution—not even slightly—& he’s also evidently the puppet of some very sinister power blocs, both foreign & domestic. The >
@Peter_Fitz It’s an ideological schism (collapse of the middle). Conservatives are scrambling to reclaim everything about the patriarchy they’ve lost in recent decades, from its control of women’s reproductive choices to its right to rape the land.
@Warcrimereport@cheryl_kernot You appear to be struggling to comprehend the issue. You’re a teenager, right? Dial it down a little and pay more attention to experienced commentators—you’ll learn faster.
@KellyManningart Hang in there—it’s not like you have a choice whether or not to be an artist 😏 Contact Anglicare (or any church charity)—they help with utility bills—at least they used to, and the need has only increased, so check with them.
@theoztrucker@Peter_Fitz What utter, utter nonsense. Did you imagine this continent is a little fortress and, as the world got more and more developed and interconnected, we could just stay in the 1950s?
@YoungMasterPaul English postgrad here; I’d like to pick up on the odd choice of words. “Turn up” is rarely used these days to mean anything more than be there. “Show up” has the double meaning of measuring up to the task. Translation: Dutton wants to be there more than he wants to do the work.
@brianglenntv There’s no fun to be made of you, although the cultivated ignorance has its comic moments. Zelenskyy, as it’s been explained a thousand times already, wears combat fatigues because his country is at war, and he’s more of a leader than a stuffed business suit.
@bariweiss It sounds like you never realised what it is that all conservatives want to conserve: hierarchy. Whether by race, gender, wealth or some more personal rubric, conservatism is all about protecting or advancing oneself by preserving inequality.
@ONEPLANETparty@Commonsensebrig@AmyRemeikis Because all he has is name-calling, and he can’t even think up amusing insults. I mean, did he intend to capitalise “chicken little” or was that not a reference? Who can say? 😂