I keep thinking about that, and I keep coming back to how the ones being lied to will double down on "but the ____ actually are very powerful! That's why they've taken so much for themselves! That's why they have so many protections!"

I've had a conversation like that.

Didn't a pilot jettison himself recently and the search for the plane by the USG was ongoing?

London cops are sometimes held accountable for attempted murder?

Oh, it's Prager-U. I was wondering who was dumb enough to characterize our current system as "socialism," but they're not dumb. They're just dishonest.

I wish it was the latest. This animal abuse has been going on a long time.

The specific story has been known for years. Perhaps the new details this author offered are in the genetic lineage, which is still interesting. But it doesn't take much study to understand the origins of the cat-human symbiosis: cats are cute, they only eat meat, and the relationship appeared around the beginning of agriculture.

They spelled "monopoly" wrong.

Finish that "non-violence is ineffective" essay (it's dense). Join the collective on the front lines. Results: A) we gather steam and ultimately succeed. B) martyrdom gives my death meaning. C) prison provides healthcare and three squares. D) prison is so awful that we revisit B.

Similar. Riding on rollercoasters, watching wholesome cartoons, and reading good fiction don't feel childish to me, they just feel like well-deserved fun. Why associate that with childhood, when childhood lacked freedom?

I always had vibes of why Click is so bad, that it cheats at evoking emotion, that the main character is an ass and still doesn't earn his torture--and that torture goes on and on and on and ...!--and that he doesn't even learn any valuable lessons in the end!

Then Big Joel did me the favor of analyzing why Click is so terrible. So yeah, even without seeing CK, the choice is laughably easy.

Problem: "Breakfast foods are expensive."

A: Eat different foods when you wake up.

B: Subsidies to keep people buying the foods and keep the companies afloat.

C: Tips on local, sustainable food production.

D: Any combination of the above.

Solution: "TELL THE POOR TO EAT LESS."

Satanism is divided into Church of Satan and The Satanic Temple. COS comes from LaVey and is Randian libertarianism with an edgy aesthetic.

TST is the Satanism that you seem to be thinking about, using freedom of religion arguments to protect public spaces, bodily autonomy, GSRM rights, etc. We're cuddly.

Two of those images are definitely tomato-flavored sugar. I'll understand people not enjoying raw tomato, but at least make homemade sauces and soups from canned tomatoes as much as you can. Then you can enjoy your fries with tomato-flavored sugar free of guilt.

Considering the policies of No Labels are just libertarian finance with even more billionaire backing, we really have to consider the likelihood that the idiots who might fall for it really are gonna be the "centrists" Dems have been courting for decades.

As far as using non conventional pronouns irl, you probably haven't heard it since it is genuinely dangerous to be outed in a lot of places.

This is usually true enough for rule of thumb, but can vary wildly by geography. I would be willing to help smuggle a gender minority out of a rural zone, whereas I wouldn't be too surprised to hear "ze/zim" in some cities. In general, the GSRM community will appreciate a cis ally signaling ally-ship. OP, as long as it's safe for you, the community would appreciate your announcing pronouns; it signals that you are not a totally garbage human.

It is epic that you were able to produce a Bob with a cat without forewarning. It's almost like you've done this before

I love this one

There's a video by Shaun that taught me pretty much all of this for the first time. It's kinda sad that my history education was like "Bombs dropped, war over"

According to the inventors of sin, sin is a crime or offense against God. If there is no deity, sin is impossible to commit. Also, they say all sin is equal: you are equally condemned for committing murder or for looking at someone lustfully. So this question, as worded, is deceptively hard to answer.

If you're asking "what's the most awesome thing you've done that people would consider a sin" well, I'd probably add to the list of people who answered with atheism, as questioning and searching for the truth is taboo in Abrahamic societies.

If you're asking "what's the most awful thing you've done?" Well, it might be somewhat tame, but I wake up in a cold sweat sometimes when I think about it. Imagine a 13-year-old kid confident of having the answers to someone's questions, when a life is on the line.

Yes, it is a power that should be used responsibly. Just as one shouldn't block every stupid commenter, only the egregious ones, the likes and dislikes should be saved pretty much for the bigots outing themselves.