zeezee

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[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 96 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 117 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If you're looking for the second best time to take action - it's right now!

nazis got fucked once - and we'll keep fucking them up as many times as is needed

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

Meanwhile, the Houthis have lobbed repeated attacks at lsrael, as wellI as U.S. warships operating in the Red Sea, raising fears that one may make it through and endanger the lives of American service members.

"Won't somebody think of the US war machine??"

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Fair, I can understand how it came across that way - I didn't mean to blame anyone but the DNC for losing an election by not doing the one thing most of their voters wanted them to do.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

This doesn't need to turn into a pissing contest as I see you care about the Palestinian cause.

I too have spent countless hours protesting on the ground, being threatened and followed by police, helping comrades deal with the abysmal legal system and some other things I don't feel comfortable admitting on a public forum - but I don't see this as justification to blame others for the voting choices they've made - I've used my privilege to help as much as I can - not because that allows me to "berate people on the internet for not caring as much" but because it's the only thing that helps me sleep at night.

I'm glad you're involved in the cause - I just wanted to highlight how we should have class solidarity against the ruling class and not divide ourselves based on who's not voted for whom as if that's what makes it or breaks it.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

I just want to preface this that as a trans person I totally understand your fears and agree they are completely valid - however I also want to make you aware of your relative privilege (being able to pack up and leave the US) - compared to almost all Palestinians that cannot do the same on top of also not being able to see their parents - not because of immigration but because they've been blown up by American bombs.

I just want to point out that by blaming voters for not compromising on their values around human rights (instead of blaming the DNC for enabling genocide) - you're showcasing that you personally care more about your child's domestic rights being threatened than Palestinian children being killed - yes both are atrocious but I would hope that you can see how being killed right now should take precedence over likely (but avoidable) suffering down the line.

Instead you're saying that your daughter's safety is more important than middle eastern children dying (which for you personally is valid) - but you can't claim that everyone else should care about your child's potential struggles in the future vs other's children's deaths right now.

I just hope you will now become more understanding of the Palestinian struggle (as a refugee yourself) and will fight for the DNC to recognize both your rights and theirs as you now more viscerally understand how you're both in the same boat.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

One explanation for vegaphobia is founded on the meat paradox: many people who eat meat do not like harming animals. Vegans remind them of this cognitive dissonance, and one way to resolve this inner conflict and reduce dissonance is to maintain prejudice against vegans.

I find it quite interesting how often meat eaters in the west will be prejudiced against people who eat dogs - as if there's any other difference than the cognitive dissonance of seeing one as a pet deserving of a dignified life and the other as a tasty steak to chow down on.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As I said in another comment in this thread:

Now if they truly believed that fossil fuels were needed for a sustainable transition - then surely they would give out their trillions of oil and gas revenue to countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh to help them rebuild from the environmental disasters they're experiencing to deploy more sustainable infrastructure and housing.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

As noted above - Norway gets most of it's renewable energy from it's geographic location (88% of power coming from hydro) so them being "a few hundred miles south" would mean extreme heats and droughts that are really difficult to deal with even with perfect renewables - all the sun in the world can't give you free water (yes there's desalination but hypersaline brine is such a PIA that it's not a silver bullet) - so while it's commendable that they've gone "fully green" - until they stop making bank on their massive scope 3 fossil fuel emissions - it's a bit of a misdirection to say they're helping the global environment.

Now if they truly believed that fossil fuels were needed for a sustainable transition - then surely they would give out their trillions of oil and gas revenue to countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh to help them rebuild from the environmental disasters they're experiencing to deploy more sustainable infrastructure and housing.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So now that Norway has 99% renewables and will soon reach 99% electric vehicles, they'll stop drilling oil in the North Sea, right?

They're best positioned for the Contraction and Convergence strategy so continuing to pump and sell oil is antithetical to their sustainability stance.

Unless they're creating a walled garden while letting everyone else around them burn - tho let's hope that's not the case as once the AMOC collapses and brings the likes of 160km/h bomb cyclones to it's territories it wouldn't matter how green they've been.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

100% agree - I think people shouldn't use somebody's inborn body features as an insult.

However, based on OP's post history I do believe they're a fragile man that really ought to touch more grass.

 

http://archive.today/2025.01.04-231555/https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus254911212/China-Xis-nervoeser-Blick-auf-die-Bundestagswahl.html

But even in the Far East it is known that the AfD and BSW will only indirectly influence Germany's future international positions. The SPD is seen as open to stronger economic relations, while the CDU and especially the Greens are seen as hostile. Interestingly, the Chinese party press describes the Greens as "ultra-right".

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