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10 months agoThat’s wild. I joined specifically because I thought it was pro lgbT+, leftist, etc. I rarely look at instance for comms so this surprises me. Thanks for the info
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What did my instance do to beget this response?
2·1 year agoi can respect that
I’m relaxed!! I was just disappointed :(
as much as i enjoy their feud with streaming services and trump, i find the new stuff to be remarkably unfunny
TIL they’re related!
They are! The other countries are so far down on the graph they are not visible
TECHNICALLY, there is no such thing as a pull request in git. That’s a Github convention. It’s really a merge request
e: drat someone already out-pedantic’d me
I like this thought experiment and think about this a lot. However this does nothing to remotely indicate the existence of the Abrahamic god. People tell you with certainty that god exists and he’s three persons and jesus rose from the dead yada yada. That’s a complete fantasy derived from literally nothing.
No proof but still believe? Faith.
Not believing in something that has zero evidence requires no faith. I don’t need faith to tell you Cthulu isn’t real
It doesn’t require faith to NOT believe in something. It requires faith to accept religion which cannot be proven.
“Concentration camp” evokes the Nazi style death camps. The USA’s version of this was/is decidedly less about mass extermination of a race. Still a concentration camp, still repugnant. I think the terminology is loaded and it makes it harder for people to understand. Not to mention the dearth of education we have which certainly isn’t helping…
The word in this context is “censured” 💗
I leveled with him today and said that I was really disappointed about our conversation and I wanted to talk about it more. I approached them from a place of wanting to understand their position but also make sure they had all the information. I presented everything calmly w wide ranging sources from PBS to the Cato Institute. It’s just a straight up bad idea to deport these people. I showed him that the Heritage Foundation had no actual fact or statistics on their website to support their claims – just that illegals are illegal – he found that compelling.
He ended up saying he was not super informed and that there’s so much propaganda and information overload that it feels like we can’t even know what’s real. Everyone’s lying or has an agenda. I totally get it.
We both got a lot out of it. I think it’s worth it to try engaging with people who are actually willing.
I talked to a friend about the deportations and he said he “doesn’t care” because they “broke the law.” I showed how it will hurt us economically, how these people aren’t committing crimes, how it will hurt real human beings. He said he didn’t care. I don’t know how to deal with that. This action will only create pain for everyone, hell even the elites may be minutely inconvenienced by it… why are we doing it?
Some people are legitimately so simple that “no paperwork == deportation” even if it means death and suffering. Even when they know that the “right way” to come here takes a decade and is too costly. It’s like humans have forgotten how to feel empathy. If I sat these people at the border and had them talk to the desperate mothers and fathers and children, would they be moved? How do you reason with someone that legitimately thinks “I don’t care if people die over paperwork”
It feels like we’re gleefully goose stepping toward “just following orders” and it’s horrific.
I think that was a good read. I think the problem I have is that if I look back at my 20 year old self or my 23-year-old self, I see someone that was extremely self assured but had almost 0 real world experience or context for decision-making about very important things.
I think it is disingenuous to absolve them of all blame, but I don’t think it’s inappropriate to say that it’s not surprising that they are young men given how easy it would be for someone who should be a role model to influence them. Elon Musk’s team is young so he can control them
Of course I agree, but I said I wasn’t sure his actions were strictly unconstitutional.
Reading further, it seems I’m wrong:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-funding-freeze-blatant-violation-constitution-federal-law/story?id=118183957
Listen I hate Trump and basically everything he stands for. However, the executive has wide latitude in doling out, dividing up, and distributing funds. Congress writes a check and it’s up to the executive to implement the plan. The executive is a gigantic sprawling bureaucracy that exists as a necessity because Congress writes laws in “broad” strokes and leaves the minutiae up to the many executive agencies.
is this horrific? Yes. Is it unconstitutional? I have significant doubt
e: from another comment I made
Reading further, it seems I’m wrong:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-funding-freeze-blatant-violation-constitution-federal-law/story?id=118183957
I have only read a few emails, but is there no chance they’re just being evil and crass and making jokes? I have no doubt Trump is guilty of heinous crimes, but like, surely they’re joking about him blowing the horse?? I guess nothing is off the table at this point, but still