And the United States government, whose nuclear launch systems for decades had a default "0000000" password on systems so old they figured nobody would know how to hack them in person anymore, and they're incompatible with the internet.
It's disturbing to me that my high school hobby of fixing and operating old computers meant I could have launched nukes.
I've been managing to drag some of them further left, I think, through conversation about things.
A few are 100% on board with a union as long as I keep calling it "collective bargaining" and don't use the scary U word.
A few are on board with most social safety nets, especially when they find out Healthcare would cost less than it currently costs them in taxes alone, let alone not having to pay for insurance anymore, but the second you call it socialism or use any sort of word like "welfare" then they panic.
Individually I think I'm breaking some of them, but collectively they're fucking idiots.
There's a pretty simple test, IMO
Ask a person "is bombing a school filled with children okay as long as the end goal brings about the end of the world?"
If they answer "yes" then just immediately drop them into a meat grinder and use the remains for fertilizer.
Maybe it's my cynical side, but I genuinely don't think people like that can be fixed, so while it might be considered "cruel" it's better to just put them out of everyone's (including their own) misery, a "nuthouse" just gives them a place to congregate and keep trying to spread their hate.
Useless knowledge: a black hole can technically exist inside a super-massive star.
The gravity of the black hole pulls in hydrogen, the force of the hydrogen fusion and Hawking radiation pressure from the black hole try to push the hydrogen/star stuff out.
For awhile at least, with enough supply of hydrogen (that likely doesn't exist in a large concentrated enough supply), it can hold itself in balance as the biggest star you've never seen.
Note: take this with a grain of salt, this is my understanding of a kurzgesagt video I watched while high.
My coworkers have already managed to blame Obama for making a "shitty deal" with Iran, and Biden for not "dealing with Iran sooner"
Why do that and risk actually losing, when you can go after the small guy and send a message to the plebs?
The rich Douchebags that control every country don't give a shit if the plebs starve. They'll never know hunger.
"Eat the rich", as always.
If I had the means, I'd have left years ago.
Having already brought this point up with a MAGAt at work, she honestly thinks they will make exceptions for all married women.
The mental gymnastics and denial of reality is exhausting.
Even as a child, I was confused by "Support Our Troops" because if you want to support them, why are you sending them to die on the other side of the planet? If you want to support them, why are so many veterans being denied Healthcare?
My dad is a veteran with service related hearing loss, and getting anything from the VA is like trying to grab the sun. I've heard so many stories from vets trying to get their various injuries just looked at.
"support our troops" was always just a canned line to make idiots feel good about sending others to die for the rich.
It’s an accurate snapshot of the American executive branch right now
Don't sell us short, it's also an accurate snapshot of the legislative and judicial branches, as well as about 30% of the general population!
Well, it'll be taught, just not as official curriculum.
I learned about a man from Nantucket at school.