SwingingTheLamp

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Fascinating how the subtext is always that we should feel comforted because a mass-casualty event that's a normal part of the system that kills and injuries people every day isn't terrorism.

"Oh, that's just the machine crushing orphans. It's supposed to be doing that."

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have a cargo van. It's impossible to see any traffic coming from the passenger's side when backing up, and there's a big blind spot even on the driver's side. It's a larger vehicle, and it's much easier to maneuver into tight spaces in reverse. (It's why we learn to parallel park in reverse. Try it in forward once, and see.) Also, backing into a parking spot can be accomplished with just a steady gaze at one of the wing mirrors. (Driver's or passenger's side depends on which way you're turning.)

That last point will also be important someday when I'm older and don't have as much flexibility to turn and look backwards. (I was appalled once at a city transportation committee discussion about back-in parking stalls when a city alderperson said that he doesn't look behind his car when backing out, because he can't twist his body. If you can't drive safely, you shouldn't be driving!)

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Best that I can think of would be to create an endowed institute of political scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists, linguists, et cetera, dedicated to studying and developing ways to counter right-wing populism, and de-program people who fall under its sway.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

That's the leftist ideal. (Which, true, few people fully reach.)

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago

Sunburn, maybe. Perhaps he's a "sunscreen skeptic," too.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago

There are multiple meanings of "support." There's an endorsement meaning, which can be explicit or tacit, and there's an aiding meaning. The Democrats may not explicitly endorse it, but the Biden administration certainly did tacitly endorse it by directly aiding it. And most of the party has been tacitly endorsing and aiding it for decades.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Huh, that's really odd conclusion to draw from Democrats literally supporting genocide. Harris couldn't even be bothered to come out against it during the campaign even when they knew their support was a losing issue.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago

It's a simple moral calculus, don't you see? You must always vote for Hitler and help him kill 5,000,000 people, if the alternative is somebody who's going to kill 5,000,001 people.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This was obviously the outcome no matter who was elected. Israel has always been very clear about this.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just having fun taunting sea lions.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

So you're not actually worried that people want to harm you for being a CEO. There's the answer.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

If it's your business, change your title to something other than CEO. Problem solved!

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