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PugJesus

@ PugJesus @lemmy.world

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Cripple. History Major. Irritable and in constant pain. Vaguely Left-Wing.

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  • knowingly making weapons that are themselves illegal

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    or being used in genocide.

    Of course, making other materials to support genocide is much more moral.

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  • Something like that. And little ethical work.

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  • Why?

    Of all the tools for oppression and murder, advanced weaponry is pretty low on the list for what actually makes the murdering happen. If you work for a company that does any kind of business with any repressive regime (ie most companies above a certain size), the simple fact that you're working for a cog in enabling the economy of the repressive regime to pay its cops, its soldiers, its secret police and informants and massive bureaucracy, is as much as a contribution as "I was .1% of designing a multirole jet that's 10% better than the previous multirole jet"

    Hell, anyone making steel of the correct grade to go into small arms probably kills more innocent people, by that standard, than your average person working for Western defense contractors.

  • Why does it seem like so many (young) men these days flock over to types like Andrew Tate?

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  • "Last gasps" is a strong word, but symptomatic of a weakening of misogyny in general society, yes. Time will tell if this weakening is another step towards crushing that particular bigotry, or if it'll experience a second wind in these sickened circumstances.

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  • Uh, then 'no'.

  • Why does it seem like so many (young) men these days flock over to types like Andrew Tate?

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  • I'm saying misogyny is, culturally, hundreds of generations deep.

  • Memes are usually about humor, but sometimes about hope

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  • I can't think of any realistic situation in which the fate of the rulers does not rely on the complicity of the masses short of full AI army shenanigans.

  • Why does it seem like so many (young) men these days flock over to types like Andrew Tate?

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  • I think the decline of misogyny is the reason. As it's not as normalized as it once was, yet still a very powerful lingering thread in our culture, men are seeking validation for it where they would have otherwise found validation for misogyny, unasked for and unconditionally, in their everyday social circles in previous eras.

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  • Always been a Clutch fan, but I've been listening to Three Golden Horns a lot the past few days.

  • What are some things people think are cool but really arent?

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  • Contrarianism. Being anti-"Popular Thing" just for the sake of being anti-"Popular Thing" marks you out as having no thoughts worth hearing out.

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  • The intense amount of propaganda in NK is necessary in order to maintain that control - and it is always a struggle between the public's perception of reality and the ability of those in power to distort it. If there was no hope of the state being overthrown, there would be no need to struggle against the public's perceptions of reality.

    Authoritarian regimes are often enduring but brittle, like glass. They can last decades of storms and tempests without a single crack, but the right stress will shatter them in an instant.

  • First day, let's go!

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  • Honestly, the attitude in this place is contagious!

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    Do you still use Facebook?

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  • Yes, to keep in contact with 6 people.

  • Thank you, Renaissance-era Arabs, for blessing us with this drink 🙏

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  • I tend to believe the Yemeni version because of the earlier evidence, but you're correct that neither origin is definite, and history probably will never be fully certain on the matter.

  • Thank you, Renaissance-era Arabs, for blessing us with this drink 🙏

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  • Thank you, Renaissance-era Arabs, for blessing us with this drink 🙏

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  • "Burnt water" is how I described the taste to my coffee-loving grandparents after numerous (and enthusiastic! I wanted to like it) attempts to find coffee I liked.

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  • I don't care for the taste, but the smell is truly fantastic.

  • Thank you, Renaissance-era Arabs, for blessing us with this drink 🙏

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  • Chewing the beans, I believe.

  • Thank you, Renaissance-era Arabs, for blessing us with this drink 🙏

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  • Explanation: While use of coffee beans originated in Ethiopia, it was the Arabs of the 15th century AD who discovered that it could be brewed into a drink. While I'm not a coffee drinker myself, both an appreciation for the historical importance of the drink and the fantastic smell makes me thankful for the discovery as well! Truly the world's first step into modernity 🙏

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  • My grandparents used to watch it. I think it had one (1) funny moment I saw in all the show's run that I caught when living with them - when Neil DeGrasse Tyson calls up Bill Nye and says "I hear you've been talking shit about me", and Nye immediately hangs up the phone in abject terror.

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    Allowed

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    Dog is overreacting

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    Breakin' the law, breakin' the law...

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    You have to tell me if you're a cop

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    It goes

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    Fuck this place

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    Who the fuck let the CIA out of their cages again!?

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    Here for a good time, not a long time (not having either please help)

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    "u kidding me right meow"

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    A time of chaos

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    She didn't do it, okay

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    Wh-what if we held hands and shared a post-war khrushchevka? Jk jk! Unless…? 😳

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    Caught by the Facebook Stasi

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    King George "Dim Tool" III

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    "Me Ug! Ug feel ACADEMIC!"

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    "Me Ug! Ug feel ACADEMIC!"

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    Don't test me

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    THE EARTH IS SPHERICAL, DIPSHITS

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    Movies are so cheap anymore

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    Nothing personal