LibertyLizard

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 62 points 5 days ago (26 children)

I know it has that reputation but I really don’t think California is the most progressive state. Maybe Oregon? Vermont? Not sure to be honest.

It’s pretty much just basic liberals here. And lots of fascists but they hide out away from everyone else most of the time.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Only those 75ish million. No more, no less.

Although it’s also worth noting that not everyone who voted for Trump supports everything he does. In fact I suspect most don’t, but they’ve been fooled into thinking his “business acumen” will make their lives materially better.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

3/3, at least according to the realtors. Although one of them really is not a bedroom by any reasonable definition since it doesn’t have a real door or closet. It’s more of an office.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why post something like this on a microblog platform? It’s very unsuited for this type of extended writing.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

What leftist electorate lol.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I don’t know why you think this is naive. We might not be able to know or actualize the path the peace but that does not mean it isn’t there.

The present danger doesn’t say anything about what is the most effective way to resist or diffuse this danger. Do you think you have the strength of arms to defeat the US military? Now that I would call naive.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Then you are extremely naive about the horrors and harms a civil war would entail. We should all care.

I don’t agree that justice requires going through war, nor that war is even likely to lead to justice.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago (12 children)

There is always a path towards peace. I admit it may be unclear to me in the present moment but I’ll be searching for it in the coming years.

We certainly don’t need to do anything to accelerate civil conflict, inevitable or not.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

Is that a thing in Spain? Sounds wonderful.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago

They’re pretty sprouty. I wouldn’t count it out yet.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I guess I don’t understand what keeps the police from just escalating to a level of violence beyond what activists can defend against in Europe and other places where these actions are successful.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 104 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Since no one seems to be taking OP's question seriously, I'll take a stab at this. There are a variety of reasons.

Some people feel that voting is offering material support to a specific candidate or system, and they simply cannot bring themselves to do so given the horrors that that person or system is either supporting or failing to condemn.

Others may feel that strategically withholding their vote as a punishment may motivate democrats to take these types of issues more seriously in the future.

Or they may feel that their vote is more impactful in magnifying the voice and power of third parties who offer more meaningful solutions to end the killing, even if they won't win.

Others still may believe that Trump's incompetence will accelerate the end of America imperialism and lead to a better global political situation sometime in the future.

Finally, some people feel that voting won't matter at all and is a distraction from efforts to directly slow or stop the war machine.

I don't personally endorse any of these viewpoints, but some are relatively serious positions and others are not, in my opinion.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/treehuggers@slrpnk.net
 

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/13186793

Couroupita guianensis, Penang botanical garden.

Make sure to check out the flowers too! https://mander.xyz/comment/10767031

 

Very cool project and glad to see it’s still going strong. Fun fact: I actually helped plant some of the very first trees here when it was just an empty field.

 
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