I’m mostly half-serious.
That hasn’t been my impression of Lemmy at all; it’s mostly an echo chamber in here. One minute everyone is accusing Biden of supporting a genocide, the next minute I’m hearing that we have to vote for Biden to save democracy. But would it really be that hard to get someone to replace him?
So Lemmy is going to upvote everything pro-Biden and downvote everything anti-Biden. Two weeks ago you fucks were screaming about freeing Palestine.
I get what you mean. But something about the fourth of July just brings it out of me
To be fair, I hear US history education varies wildly by state. Thanks states rights!
That’s a fair point and I don’t disagree with engagement per se. But, posting here, I get the sense that every meme I make should include a list of disclaimers to ward off potential misunderstandings.
On the flip side, maybe I should word things better. But it’s hard enough to join together idea and meme format (at least for me).
There are a couple ways you can interpret this post; a meme does not constitute an argument after all.
My concern is simply about the lack of enforcement concerning the Geneva Convention. An action being in violation doesn’t seem to matter so long as the violator wins the war. We can name many instances where perpetrators openly flout the rules. Hence “this is worthless”.
Of course, you could always take a meme literally (as people on Reddit/Lemmy love to do) but that would be the most uncharitable interpretation.
Emphasis on “your vote” I guess. I thought this post was going to advocate for protesting and civil disobedience.
Man, how do people even come up with this shit
Creating a third party is self-sabotage. Here’s a short CGP Grey video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
Kinda hard to tell because its a common misconception (for people who just read the first book). I hear what you’re sayin though
Someone didn’t finish the series lol
What’s really crazy is when you spend a ton of time editing an image because you think the idea is funny and the post goes nowhere. Then you repost some bullshit and it makes front page.
I never said we should have zero debt, that’s a strawman. Most economist recommend a moderate amount of debt due to various positive effects (some of which you mention). So the real disagreement comes here:
It’s all connected and that’s why running a deficit, a (relatively) small one, is a good thing.
The implication being that you think the U.S. has a (relatively) small amount of debt. Now, I am willing to be convinced otherwise, but I do not think that the U.S. currently has a small amount of debt. Our debt to GDP ratio is higher than other developed nations, which is concerning.
I do concede that we aren’t in danger of a debt crisis on the scale of Greece or Sri Lanka. But ~$34 Trillion in debt needs to be part of the discussion when we keep praising the economy.
My experience has been the opposite. Lemmings take everything too seriously.
Damn, TIL “Typoglycaemia”.
Someone getting downvoted into oblivion for daring to speak up is hardly the slam dunk you think it is. There are exceptions to the rule.