ilovepiracy

joined 9 months ago
[–] ilovepiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In trying times you're missing the big picture. If they were more commonplace, you'd have a decentralised communication network that can't be shut down by the government.

[–] ilovepiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 8 months ago

it's soyjak.party

[–] ilovepiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

They're a single-issue party but the members behind them still have some substance. Before joining the party, many had successfully advocated and pushed bills surrounding environmental issues. Coupled in with the economic aspects of cannabis production, I think they're a party with quite a bit of substance. (no pun intended) my main goal in voting for them is to make legal cannabis a more popular policy amongst lib/lab which can be implemented to absorb votes. They're pretty similar to the Greens minus the 'we need moar votes to do anything' aspect.

[–] ilovepiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

While this argument makes sense on paper, it completely nullifies the point. Both should be taught for the following reasons:

  1. You can educate people all you want, but that will not stop the people who simply never gave a flying fuck.
  2. Okay, now you're back to square one, there are evil men out there that don't give a fuck about anyone and WILL abuse you given the opportunity. Thank god they received a talk about how you shouldn't hurt women when they were in 6th grade.
  3. You are now still in a situation where you have to respond to violence, but since self-defence wasn't taught to you, you have to be a helpless victim of said violence.

"It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war."

 

Informative video into the history of trying to tax the mining industry in Australia, and the extensive lobbying and media control that the mining industry has. Would love to know your opinions on this.