drthunder

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[–] drthunder@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

I wonder what the mildest thing a true AI could tell the oligarchs to do that would make them shut it down. Giving 10% of their wealth away and not in a tax dodge way? Stop funding fascists?

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Not to be confused with Times Square

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Having an idea of the government we want to have before shit goes down is a great idea. I've thought about writing down my thoughts for what a better government would look like and maybe I should do that. I'm sure none of us randos on Lemmy would be the people in the room where it's happening, but if we talk about it maybe we can influence it.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

I saw a take a few months ago that voting third party isn't voting your conscience, voting your conscience is going against what you really want to do, to do what will actually result in the least harm happening. Our system of government is absolute trash but until it changes (and we should all be pushing for it to change) this is what we've got.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago

If you like the aggressive energy of that song, other ones like that are WWIII; Bullets, Bombs, and Bigotry; Paradise; and KMF. They have a shitload of music but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 77 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (36 children)

Here are my thoughts:

  • Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since day 1, they just pick up the pace sometimes
  • Every US president this century has enabled this
  • Biden and Harris were all on board with the current round of fast genocide and they should be remembered for it
  • Trump pretends to be anti-war but emboldened this shit by moving the US embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 or 19
  • Netanyahu wanted Trump to win, as evidenced by meeting him during the campaign last year
  • Any ceasefire supposedly happening right now is entirely to give Trump good press. He's going to give Israel even more support for their imperialist bullshit than Biden did and Harris would have
  • Because Trump won, the federal government is going after immigrants, nonwhite people, LGBT people, etc, and is going to further tear the good parts of the government down

I'm pretty disillusioned with the Democrats between the imperialism and almost completely giving in to the fascist takeover, but I wouldn't be looking to get out of the country if Harris had won, so thanks for that if you could have voted and didn't.

edit: I voted Uncommitted in the primary, helped out at my local Gaza camp, and have gone to rallies and distributed books about Palestine, so I'm not just sitting here at my computer saying all this

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

I haven't experienced it lately, but sometimes when I watch too many YTPs I start getting fascist shit in my recommendations.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It really does. And I do think it was on the Brutal Legend soundtrack. I know it because I'm just old enough to remember that sort of stuff back in the 90s when it was big.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

It's just nature's hernia

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I've known about KMFDM for a long time but discovered Free Your Hate about this time in 2017, it's too bad it's that relevant again but at least we've got some good Nazi-punching music.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There were real big sexual assault problems in the Mavericks organization while Mark Cuban owned the team.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Making ByteDance sell 80% to US companies is a win for the powers that be because then that too can be manipulated by right-wing oligarchs.

I don't trust Chinese companies all that much either, but Mitt Romney outright said this was about Palestine, you can see another reply of mine below with a link.

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