Why does their joy have to be in guzzling cola? States are already taxing high sugar items on the rest of us ffs, how is this any different?
If they want to buy these items they still can, just have to use their own coin, not ours.
Get on my bike and see how far it could take me. And when I was done with that I would go build bike trails for my community.
You know who doesn’t need Fluoride in their drinking water? People with dentures.
Checkmate whipper snappers.
Maybe the real friends were the AI bots we made along the way.
Very Strong A.
I think borders in an interconnected world are practically meaningless. When you can travel from NYC to Istanbul to Beijing in a weekend, what's the point? I think the city-state model serves us better than the nation state model. I think, the whole reason for our current border rationale is either A) that certain people are afraid of people who don't look like them B) to keep out "the clods" - which is a stupid concept since people are the economy and/or C) certain people can profit off of it.
I only see borders as useful for taxation purposes and societal control - and in both use cases there are better options.
I do think, if we are to maintain the nation-state model, then we do need military, as there are other nations that do threaten our way of life. Safety in shipping lanes is also essential for a global society.
As I'm more center-left, I was conflicted as to which the left perceived as the higher priority - immigration or the reduction in the power of the military. While not a perfect poll, since not everyone on the Fediverse is a lefty, I think we can glean that most are. And it appears that the overwhelming majority consider that immigration is the much higher priority. A few years back, I would have confidently considered the latter.
Does it though? I think what screams "help I can't take any criticism" is when people delete their posts/comments. Integrity matters to me - and I stand behind my words and actions, even if something changes my mind on a subject later.
Also, my original comment received a flurry of activity and a level of patriotism that I don't always see on Lemmy. Maybe the latest migration has more users...or now I'm thinking maybe I should post controversial questions more often 😉
I really like this answer because it implies that it's not the military nor the people who serve, but the corporate capture of our military that is the problem. And I can very much so get on board with that sentiment.
Also, y'all really show some love for our coast guard.🫡
Alright lefties, I'm conflicted. Where are y'all on this one? Is it:
- A) This is bad because a family is getting separated due to deportation
- B) This is good because it could reduce military recruitment, potentially leading to a decrease in military and spending
- C) Some version of "get fucked" for even asking the question
Edit: It was C, definitely C.
He does like to act like he’s the best at everything. I wonder if he’s proud of this one.
No kings. United we stand. ✊
Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for her plastic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer
Grift the police.
This is the exact justification I give for deporting all of the conservatives to Florida.
Macaroni and cheese is just nachos made with flour.
That's why hot sauce makes it taste better.
Not sure if this is what you mean, but there’s a locally famous coffee shop in Boone, NC that makes seasonal specialty drinks that pairs coffee with all sorts of things. Some of the more interesting ones I’ve seen over the years:
- Campfire - nitro coffee, milk, burnt sugar, homemade toasted marshmallow
- Coffee paired with matcha
- Espresso with grapefruit and burnt sugar
- Espresso, lime, local honey, ice, garnished with a candied lime and a piece of honeycomb
Then of course you have your random places that mix chicory into coffee, which I enjoy from time to time. Cafe du monde in New Orleans is the famous one. A local shop in Carrboro, NC has it as cold brew.
So it’s out there in the world, I’m not sure where these folks talk online though.
How does this not break our bribery laws?
Mr Burns got shot.
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This ain’t Oz. On what the snake hath proclaimed is not mushy.
Repeat after me: The power they HAVE is the POWER we CEDE.
We are not so different from that pre-revolutionary France: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19448/the-three-estates-of-pre-revolutionary-france/.
The current POTUS is a megalomaniac imperialist who thinks himself a depot rather than an elected official. A significant majority of the clergy, particularly evangelicals, support his efforts because it amplifies their power. The nobility class (oligarchs, billionaires) hold an imbalance of the country's wealth. We are vastly becoming servants to their feudal "estates", except now we call them C-corps. The rest of us, the common-folk, the 98%, are in disarray. In a world of abundance, our paychecks continue to grant us less and less purchasing power. As feudalism progresses, we are forced to rent instead of own. We know the system is rotting, but we are not coalescing around the reasons why.
One of the first areas that the POTUS has attacked is USAID. There is a reason for this. Of all of the departments, USAID employ(s/ed) the la
If a 2M employee return to work order is declared soon, I could see us in the US finding ourselves with tent cities full of white collar workers.
Possibly with tents numbering in the tens or hundreds of thousands. And that became such a halting thought that I forgot to rinse the shampoo out of my hair.
We live in an interconnected world. As an American, I’d like to know some ways that I could purchase goods, in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Canada and Mexico, and still avoid the
We live in an interconnected world. As an American, I’d like to know some ways that I could purchase goods, in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Canada and Mexico, and still avoid the tariffs.
Looking on a relief map, the Iranian plateau and the Himalayas look oddly similar
Looking on a relief map, the Iranian plateau and the Himalayas look oddly similar