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Gorilladrums

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  • America throughout it's history was indeed an amazing example of both cruelty and empathy. America had slavery, but it also fought it's bloodiest war to free them. It had segregation, but it also had the most iconic civil rights movement in modern history. It invaded many countries, but it also liberated many countries. It had used it's military power for bad, but it also used it to bring about the global order of free trade and globalism which ushered in the most prosperous time in human history. It had anti-intellectual movements, but it also put people on the moon.

    Remembering the positive moments in American history is not "cringe", that's such a idiotic line of logic. It's a reminder that the country should strive to be more positive, more empathetic, more understanding. That's how societies evolve, and America should rightfully go down the path of bettering itself.

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  • These are decent examples. USAID was one of the greatest things in the world. It provided relief for millions of people and saved countless lives. It was one of the primer aspects of American soft power due to the positive affects it had. The US was also helping Ukraine defend freedoms, it's people, and it's sovereignty from a genocidal invasion from it's fascist neighbor which polls showed, skyrocketed America's image across the globe until Trump took over. Likewise, the VA, while not a great institution by any means, is still an example of the country giving help to the people that fought for it. The point isn't to wash over the flaws, but demonstrate America strength comes from empathy, it's not a weakness.

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  • Nothing is funnier than seeing ML losers crying at the sight of a meme trying to positively remind Americans that empathy is a strength, not a weakness.

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  • Lol shut up, considering the instance you're from, you probably think that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is justified or that it's NATO's fault

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  • It's not. Americans need to be understand what makes their country great and what doesn't. Empathy is one of the things that makes the country great, it's not a weakness.

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  • It's crazy how in the 80s and 90s the US was literally the peak of the world, and now it's struggling to stop a senile pedophile as president from going rogue.

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  • There will always be people like you who will always find something to complain about. This comic is clearly not meant to appease you. I doubt anything remotely positive about America will. This comic is meant to remind Americans that country's strength comes from it's soft power, and empathy driven soft power is not a weakness like idiots like Rogan and Musk seem to think. Americans need to reject this mentality and strive for greater empathy in their society, not less.

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  • MAGA thrives because there's nothing in place to hold them accountable.

    These people only understand violence and intimidation. Things like institutional power and limits mean nothing to them. This is why they ignore the courts, the constitution, the law, international organizations, national agencies, and so on. To them, democracy, rule of law, checks and balances aren't principles to live by and uphold, to them they're obstacles to absolute power. That's why they seethe when an institution works as intended and cheer when they get a corrupt one to manipulate.

    If we had true accountability, they would never see the light of day. Opposition in a democracy is a chain that goes from the bottom, and all the links need to work together as one. It goes something like this:

    1. It starts with the people. The people need to believe in democracy in order to act, because democracy doesn't work when people aren't actively involved in government.
    2. When the people are involved, they need to create groups that organize resistance movements. These movements need to be very principled, have specific demands, and have specific targets/goals in order to mobilize people.
    3. Once the people are mobilized, they carry out strikes, protests, demonstrations, and other acts of civil disobedience in order to apply pressure on the media and other NGOs as well as local and state politicians to act on their behalf.
    4. The local and state politicians on board will then apply pressure on their national representatives, and the ones that don't will be voted out and replaced. Same for goes for media and other orgs, if they're not on board then they will be boycotted.
    5. Likewise, the national representatives on board will apply pressure on their colleagues to act, and the ones who don't need to be replaced.
    6. Once you have a majority of the national representatives feeling genuine fear of losing their jobs or otherwise from the public, then they will start acting accordingly in order to save their own asses. They will turn to the law, the courts, institutions, and checks balances to do their jobs.

    During every step, it is absolutely crucial that standards are clearly defined and upheld. If the people see bad actors in their midst, they need to call them out. If one of their own commits a crime, then they need to be condemned and kicked out. If a local, state, or national politician is defying the people, they need to be voted out. If they broke the law then they need to face consequences. If they defy the law, then the people needs to send those specific individuals a message that they are not untouchable. That's how democracy is supposed to work. Each generations has to actively work to defend it and ensure that the next generation does the same.

    So when the next time a MAGA like group forms and tries to take power, they're shutdown at every avenue. They're rejected by the people, the opposition, the states, the courts, the media, non profits, celebrities, and even their own party. Anyone who endorses such groups needs to ostracized and the leaders of the next MAGA like group need to be jailed if they attempt to undermine democracy or the law.

    This what needs to happen now, but unfortunately the people just don't care. Society's apathy is what sleep walked us into fascism, and we need to wake up if we want to get rid of it.

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  • You're like the only person in the comments who understand something this basic. Props to you

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  • They are. Humans are social creatures, the survival of our species depended on the success of group work. A single human can't survive on their own, and so you need to be a part of a collective that's organized by a social hierarchy that divides people up into small roles achievable by individuals. In the primitive days of our species, all the tasks were dangerous and difficult, and so we evolved empathy as a way to minimize losses and ensure maximum cooperation. If our ancestors didn't have empathy or compassion, we would've died out a long time ago because nobody would've stepped in take care of the injured, elderly, young children, or women during child labor.

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  • The thing is that there was never point in American history where any of these things were true. These dingleberries are talking about a time that didn't exist.

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  • So according to their website, they use over 50,000 sources and that list is expanding. They also don't calculate bias or factuality rating themselves. They use 3 up with their bias and factuality rating themselves. They use the ratings of 3 third party orgs for that (AllSides, AdFontes Media, and Media Bias Fact Check) and use the average score for their own rating system.

    Basically, Ground News is a news aggregator that scrapes all the every news publication it could, categorizes them by bias based on the averaged bias score they got from the 3 orgs mentioned before, organize the stories by topic, measure the coverage, and display them on their site/app/social media. The value of their product is that users get a streamlined place to read their news in one place with bias ratings that are packaged in a visually appealing way.

    So do they use AI translation? Most likely since they scrape and parse through an insane volume of articles daily. It'll be way too expensive and time consuming to use human translators at that scale. That being said, the AI translation doesn't seem to affect the bias rating or the inclusion of the sources, the translations only exists to make foreign sources readable to their largely English speaking userbase.

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  • But that's a matter of quality standards rather than the delivery. News agencies should have standards that require all perspectives shown to be from people with some sort of relevant qualification. That way you get rando lunatics, while still adhering to the fairness principle.

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  • In a pure sense? No. However, there are some that are closer to this ideal standard than others. For example, AP and Reuters are infinitely better than Fox News or Aljazeera.

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  • The point of news should has always been and should always be to report things as they are to the public. Their legitimacy should stem from them being accurate, neutral, and nuanced. Their ultimate goal should be to provide to provide all the relative facts and perspectives and let the audience decide for themselves. That's the ideal standard every news agency worth it's salt should strive for.

    What this meme is criticizing sounds good on the surface, but in reality what's being advocated for will always evolve to turn into what the US news landscape is now, and that's something that should be avoided at all costs.

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  • What the hell are you talking about? Ground News is not a news agency, they're a platform that show media bias in headlines and stories. It's literally the opposite of this.

  • What should I do if my violent brother is threatening to kill my parents (who I financially depend on and live with) and they aren't taking it seriously?

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  • This is an excellent write up

  • People who identify as male/masculine, do you feel comfortable expressing your emotions/feelings to people irl? Do people who identify as female/feminine feel more comfortable espressing feelings?

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  • I never had a problem expressing my feelings because I am secure in myself. Men who fear showing their emotions tend to be young and insecure. Young men get fed so much bullshit about how they should live their lives and carry themselves from all angles.

    You have the "progressive" and feminist types try to shame you for being a man and they try to pretend that it's some sort of defect to overcome. The "macho" and misogynist types try to convince you that your gender is a point of pride and that you should double down on the stereotypes they approve of. You have the "traditional" types that try to instill the idea that being a man is a like a job with specific roles that you have to fulfill to qualify. There's many more types, but the point is that you're getting constantly bombarded by all these nonsensical, contradictory, and misinformed ideas about how you must live your life. It's not wonder young men are having an identity crises.

    In reality, all these people are full of shit. Masculinity is not a role and it's not a stereotype, it's a state of being. You're masculine because you are a man. Everything that you do is masculine because that's what masculinity is, it's the behavior of men. You being yourself is masculine. There's no need to live to some misguided ideal or rigid standard set upon you by others. You're masculine whether others approve of it or not.

    As it happens to be, men are humans, and humans have emotions. It is perfectly natural and healthy for men to express their emotions as they fit. If you're sad cry, if you're upset be mad, if you're filled with joy then be happy, if you're anxious then be afraid. There's no shame in expressing yourself or being vulnerable. These are things that make people interesting and deep. If someone takes issue with that then they're the ones with the problem, not you. If someone can't handle you for you then they're not even worth your time. At least that's how I see things.

  • In a place without access to US apps and online services, how would you use the Internet?

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  • Other companies would come in to fill the void and we'll have new tech giants, if not in the US then elsewhere. The point is nothing will change, these tech giants are what they are today is because they ultimately provides services that a lot of people want to use. I don't see them going anywhere.

    However, for the spirit of your question, if we just remove the corporate world from the internet, the internet will be what it used to be 20-30 years ago. It'll be largely run by nerds and enthusiasts, and the user base will be a lot smaller and more niche based.