If the Dutch had simply killed and eaten the puritans, as god intended, we wouldnβt be in this mess
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In our defense, we did in fact eat some of the people in charge at some point. Whether they were dead is neither here nor there.
True, you did your best. And there's only so much spoiled meat you can expect people to stomach...
Dude, we'd you think we sold New Amsterdam so cheap?
What happens in UK is so much sadder because the left party is in power (at least 'the left' one of the two). Makes me feel hopeless, like all paths lead to totalitarianism.
yes I'm very upset over text only smut wdym
Labour has been openly rightist since the 80s. There are not many places remaining for leftists in the English speaking world.
I heard Aussie Labor is a lot better but idk
Theyβre far more centrist now than they used to be and have shown no interest in restoring Unions, strengthening the right to protest, and have been approving new coal mines.
Also they agreed to continue AUKUS which is just bending over for the yanks.
better only by comparison, lol they have their own social media ID bill that will eventually be expanded imo
Same sort of weird things starting to happen too in Canada with βliberalβ Carney.
I donβt think anyone thinks of Carney as actually left wing. Heβs a banker.
He dis not run under left wing, he ran as a Liberal. He is showing that he is not a liberal so far.
Controled opposition... About time people figured that their team ain't actually on their side lol
Peasants got to go into hard opposition, engaging in assymetric tactics and decentralization.
Makes me feel hopeless, like all paths lead to totalitarianism.
all paths can lead to totalitarianism.
depend on what flavor you want though. I'm partial to leftist totalitarian rule, because I would rather everyone be accepted than only "them" be accepted.
I think I'd rather let assholes be assholes than to let governments have the power to legislate undesirable behaviour (beyond basic violence and shit).
Just can't see it creating a dignifying world no matter how good your intentions and planning are.
you're not wrong, but how can we combat conservative fascism unless we use socialist fascism?
unless we use the anarchist method of chaos and violence until unity, but that could take decades and billions of lives.
Progressivism cannot be authoritarian in my head, that's something else I'm not willing to be a part of.
Imagine a society that imprisons citizens because they refuse to serve homosexuals, or uses derogatory terms towards people of color.
Imagine a society that forcibly taxes the wealthy to ensure the poorest can be cared for.
Imagine a society that takes over a company because they are mistreating workers.
that's progressive authoritarianism, that's socialism.
I would much rather prefer it to the current brand of fascism growing in the US today.
Imprisoning people for bigotry sounds kinda horrid. Committee of decrepit old farts deciding which slur puts you away for how many years? no thank you
The rest is normal imo, most people would not call taxes and labor rights authoritarian.
the wealthy did, that's how we got here.
we as a species need to move past ownership, profit motive, and false scarcity or were going to keep killing eachother over nothing
Labour have always been pretty authoritarian. I didn't vote for this shit.
"You know America was founded by prudes. Prudes who left Europe because they hated all the kinky, steamy European sex that was going on. And now I, Cooper Harris, will return to the land of my perverted forefathers and claim my birthright... which is a series of erotic and sexually challenging adventures."
Oh how times have changed.
This movie still holds up.
It is however hilarious seeing them try to pass Prague for every city on the continent, I guess they pulled it off for the American audience but as a local it's so obvious. Still a great and funny movie though.
You know what we call EuroTrip in Europe?
Trip.
Oi mate! Wondering whether something is illegal is illegal! You're nicked!
Oi bowt a loicense!
Believe it or not, straight to jail
Oi bruv, you got a loicence fer that?
PayPal has always been a terrible service, and has always been very against any kind of nsfw transactions especially. They love to freeze user accounts, especially if there is money in it they can take.
Even though they act like a bank, PayPal is not a bank and is not subject to the same rules. When I was in college I sold something on eBay for $40, and didn't instantly transfer that money to my bank account and PayPal just decided to take that $40 out of my account for themselves, and when I contacted them, they just said they aren't a bank. PayPal is and always has been evil.
No wonder the guys that run this thing make so much money. It's better than a casino.