I do hate the democrats more than the republicans, because they actually fool people into believing the system can be reformed, that it works, that there can be progress, that we can “build back better!”. They insist we must use the system to reform the system, but will endlessly use the system as an excuse to do nothing or even hinder progress (re: rigging the primary against Bernie, no, I will never forget that). That’s the democrats platform. Our glorious bureaucracy, which can never be shaken.

The republicans demonstrate how easy it is to create change. They just do it, regardless of this or that rule or regulation (albeit mostly in the wrong direction). They do it so effectively that people have ran to the democrats in fear of things getting worse. Even many self proclaimed communists vote democrat out of this fear.

You have to ask yourself, what good are the democrats in fighting them off if the republicans simply enforce their political will no matter what? The answer is simple, they are no good, they are worthless. They will continue the spectacle of democracy, of order, of good table manners, they will wave their finger over the vulgar and uncivil behavior of the republicans and will do absolutely nothing else. This is what the democrats fight for. Politics as performance, as empty gestures.

Wake up.

Very well put, even if the babylon5 reference went over my head. Now I know what to watch on my day off!

And yeah, I don’t agree with any of the choices here, just, this feels like the Internet drama of the old net, and has a very genuine feeling to it, if that makes sense?

I’ve met people like this, I genuinely do think they were trying to #savelemmy and carve out a little space of their own. Through somewhat malicious ends admittedly, but I know they saw their initial actions as righteous. (Which, I disagree with heavily ofc)

I wonder what they are feeling right now? I highly doubt this is that last act, I think some kind of half apology is going to make its way out.

Am I wrong to empathize at least a little? Ive had crash outs that were pretty bad. I’ve never ddos’d someone but ive definitely done 2000s forum “psycho ex girlfriend” story post levels of crazy before. In your moment of rejection, nobody else matters, you devalue everyone just for that very small satisfaction of revenge.

Bandcamp is where you go to download/buy stuff for a band you already know and like. I rarely if ever have listened to music through the website itself, nor have I found new bands through it.

Nono, we believe that nobody should be having sex with minors as an adult. Very, very, different from your framing.

16 & 16? Fine 18 & 30? Weird, I’m gonna judge you, but totally legal. 14 & 24? Fucking disgusting, a crime, and you should never see the light of day for the rest of your life.

The most outspoken critics of large age gaps and people wanting to fuck teenage kids, that I’ve met, have been BDSM kinksters. Quite literally the opposite of puritanical white knights. It makes sense too, because power imbalance, consent, boundaries, are all heavily discussed in those groups.

Officer, this one right here.