DigitalTraveler42

Don’t you go dissing Terryology!

Do students in America even get field trips anymore?

Our schools are generally purposefully underfunded and hardly anyone any Conservative with any real power gives two shits, because indoctrination is more important than education to Conservatives.

There, now that’s a much more correct statement rather than that both-sides bullcrap.

The private prison, alcohol, tobacco, gun, and gambling lobbies and police unions are the main opponents to legalization, and they all have far too much power over the rest of us.

I’m 100% behind Biden, but if he wants to cure our growing loneliness and isolation, he can start by legalizing pot and letting pot bars show up as much as regular bars.

We also need some serious investment in community activity centers, safe places for young people, old people, middle aged people, to meet, socialize, and enjoy activities together, within their age groups while also allowing folks to mix with other age groups.

The big problem is the social isolation that began not only with the rise of the Internet, but also with the culture war bullshit, and with parents controlling their children because they are afraid of what they’re seeing on the news every day. We need to find new ways to get people out there mixing again.

Vast improvements in public transportation would help greatly here too, most of the barrier these days is getting to places to do socializing, people can’t count on their family for transportation, cars and everything else is expensive and jobs aren’t paying well, and neither citiies or rural areas are built for easy getting around, outside of the few American cities with solid public transportation systems no American city is very walkable. Also ensure that people aren’t going to get arrested for dumb shit, especially on public transportation, there was just an article this week about all of the money the NYPD is wasting enforcing bus fares when the bus fare machine isn’t functioning properly, just let those people ride and stop hassling poor people.

Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are NOT using their religious clout with WISDOM. I’m frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ and ‘D.’ Just who do they think they are?.. I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of “conservatism.”

-U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, 1964 Presidential Campaign

There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. I’m frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me … that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are?”

—U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., Congressional Record (Sept. 16, 1981). Born Jan. 1, 1909; died 1998.

Barry Goldwater warned us so long ago, but it wasn’t until the Tea Party that the Alt-Right Nazis and Christian Nationalists really came out of rhe closet and onto the main stage, setting things up for MAGA.

He’s definitely turned himself into the golden calf at the very least.

Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven’t changed, had much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy They were askin’ if you were around How you was, where you could be found I told ‘em you were livin’ downtown Drivin’ all the old men crazy

Franz Kafka rule

Rick’s new solitude toilet.

I’d rock these during Mardi Gras

The supreme Court would just strike it down under the “Shall not be infringed” clause (or whatever).

We’re just going to eventually have to fight another civil war, voluntarily disarm, and repeal the 2A to make that happen. (Yeah doubt it’ll go that way, because it’s not like the US government gives us enough faith and stability to trust that they won’t eventually become full on fash eventually, or that the conservatives won’t gain power again.)

Conservatards: “did you check the genitals? Can I get pics?”

My boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that’s why I shitpost on Lemmy on company time.

Why? What are you the company suck up? Have you never heard of breaks before?

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What’s wrong dude still angry about not being funny so you gotta jump into other people’s replies? Can’t take the L and move on with your life? Or was I replying to your girlfriend or buddy or alt-account who you got to come to defend you? Which would be extra sad if true.

Like Fr who cares about people’s post history if it’s not full of racist and misogynistic (–this is you) bullshit? You’re acting like this is some kind of gotcha. 🤣

You act like people haven’t been nuking their post and comment history periodically for years, and just for the sake of privacy, which I do as well, got a problem with that too?

Or is the Internet police going to come get me for deleting a post that should be deleted because it’s wrong in some way or because I accidentally upset someone somehow? Or because I don’t want to deal with the negative BS, especially when I wasn’t trying to invite it like I was with posting to your low quality joke slinging ass.

Grow up.

Almost any Internet argument is just two dickheads establishing who the bigger dickhead is, and this time that’s probably me.

I’m fine with my regulation thanks very much for your feigned concern. I’m fine with how this conversation has gone, and I’m fine with the pointless Internet points keep going lower, because I don’t give AF about what a stranger online has to say to me, both you and him, make your judgements all you want I’ll probably delete this whole thread once the conversation is no longer ongoing with no fucks given.

I’m not going at this guy for women, I’m going at this guy because the joke was whack AF, and because they chose to try and engage me like I was wrong to point out the stereotypes and the lameness of the “joke”, benefitting women and taking a guy who seems to be a bit misogynist and making him see that in himself is just an added benefit.

But hey thanks for the condescension and calling me a dickhead, don’t worry I already knew I was, but thanks so very much for confirming it.👍

Again another attempt to turn this around on me, I’m not the one that made the shitty stereotype joke, you were, be accountable for your words and actions.

Also if you’re not the person I’m “describing” at all then why was it so easy for me to see through you, and why are you getting so angry about it? I mean according to you I’m just some terminally online loser who needs to get help, why are you getting so upset if you don’t already see the truth in my observations of you?

As for “with zero context” you literally gave me the context and continued to give me the context throughout this discussion, like seriously dude pls gain some self-awareness, and maybe you should be the one getting help, because ffs I’ve been getting help for decades and I can admit that without caring that it exposes me to more of your angry comebacks, so what’s that tell you about me?

Oh is that more comedy funny guy? Haha terminally online jokes on a platform where most of the userbase is terminally online is soooo smart, funny, and original. /s

Don’t worry dickhead, I log off when I’m not looking to escape my work day for a few minutes, not that it’s any of your business at all. I do just fine in the real world, got a successful marriage of over twenty years, successful career that provides more than I need, family loves me rather than avoids me like some people, tons of friends all over the country, I’d say I’m rather content with my real world life, so I’m not sure why me pointing out how your “joke” sucked relates to me being a loser outside of maybe some projection on your part.

Also ffs Lemmy doesn’t even f’n work well enough to be terminally online on this platform, shit goes down constantly just like early Reddit used to.

How about learning how to be more self-aware and stop trying to blame me because your “jokes” are essentially “haha she has boob she dumb she not no sportsball” and basing your low quality “jokes” on stereotypes, and overall stop being whack AF.