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zaperberry 35 points a year ago

Man. Every day, I see less and less difference between the fat left and MAGA.

Probably need to get your lenses checked, because how you took that comment speaks a lot to how you see things and it sounds like you need a new prescription. This is a post about Democrats caving to the GOP once again, so the comment fits the context.

Are they wrong in stating that the cowardice and unwillingness of Democrats to put up a real fight for the average person paved the way for not one but two Trump presidencies? Trump is a symptom.

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zaperberry 21 points a year ago

How is it allowed? That's the American way, baby!

How is it possible? People buying Apple products. Their walled garden seems to be a point of pride amongst many users. Not many people actually need Apple products, it's a choice.

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zaperberry 20 points a year ago

Alright, enjoy demonizing your allies because your views are so binary. You're just as much of a hindrance to the leftist movement as the people you complain about.

I'm not sure how to simplify it further for you. It's not the fault of the Democrats, but they're partially responsible. It's entirely fair to call them out for doing it again.

If someone comes to your door and says "let me in I'm going to rob you", and you say "no" but don't close the door, lock the door, or do anything to stop them (similar to the performative opposition we see from the Democrats) do you bare no responsibility for the outcome? Sure, you're not the robber, but you were warned and didn't do anything.

You seem to think criticism of the Democrats = someone saying they're Fascists just like the Republicans. Sure, that idea is out there, but now you're just painting everybody with that brush. You and MAGA seem to share more similarities than you think.

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zaperberry 19 points 9 months ago

You: there's only been one murder

Other person: actually there's been more than 1, here's a link

You: shifts the goalposts into an entirely unrelated strawman

Try harder, bud. Your inability to accept that you're wrong makes you look weak. You are weak.

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zaperberry 12 points a year ago

Welcome to the internet, I hope you have a good time here. Nobody is obligated to understand others' situations, especially with no prior interaction with you, and you don't get to gatekeep content you post openly online or control how it's shared.

If you're being banned by mods who don't take the time to check timestamps to verify you're posting OC, that sucks, but who cares if you're banned from an instance or platform that's moderated by someone who's "too blind in the brain to see the truth."? Is the fact that your meme is being shared by others and enjoyed not enough of a dopamine hit? Do you really need to be able to spread them yourself through platforms/instances that are moderated so poorly? If you're that concerned about it, you can always add some sort of watermark. That's an easy way to link it back to you. There's no point in trying to police the actions of strangers on the internet, you stand no chance.

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zaperberry 12 points a year ago

That's a roof anchor that you tether to. You nail it into the roof, yes. Those nails are specifically designed for this application.

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zaperberry 11 points 10 months ago

This is such bullshit manipulative marketing, similar to when companies will put out an ad saying something like "ONLY $1.99/MONTH" in large, bold letters and then below it have tiny fine print saying "for the first month, then $420.69/month".

"Free of dyes. Soft pear scent.". Boom. Done. Not only is it short, but it's clear and accurate. Almost nobody cares if it's "clear" as long as it's dye-free.

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zaperberry 11 points 10 months ago

Ahh, the overt propagandist takes made by the likes of shows such as zaboomafoo and sesame street. Soon we'll all be indoctrinated into thinking we're big bird.

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zaperberry 10 points a year ago

Anti-Conservative sentiment in Quebec. The Bloc is never going to hold a majority, so strategically at this time the Liberals were the obvious choice to keep the Conservatives out of power. Among other things.

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zaperberry 9 points 2 years ago

Trump is a symptom, not a cause. Of course his rhetoric and abrasive disregard for the law has emboldened others to be more direct in their hate, but if Trump were to die today these problems wouldn't just magically disappear.

Thats the problem; there's a lot of people who aren't thinking the same things that Bernie says. Those people give Trump his power. He's nothing without a backing.

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zaperberry 9 points 8 months ago

I'll agree that just reporting it to the landlord is the best course of action.

The rest of your comment is ignorant. You talk as if anybody who installs a pole in their house is a drug addict or is pimped out. Then you suggest purposefully injuring yourself over something the installer likely isn't even aware is causing an issue just so they can be financially impacted and evicted.

Maybe people don't talk to their neighbours about living problems because of shitty hostile neighbours with ideas like yours?

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zaperberry 9 points 2 years ago

If you spelled them right then you'd see they are actual words. You could've even just copied and pasted them from the article. I appreciate that you tried to sound them out and spell them on your own, though.

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zaperberry 9 points a year ago

None of what you wrote indicates that you can't arm yourself - you've just outlined reasons why you can't be assed to do it and it sure sounds hyperbolized to me. For example, your excuse of an old fudd thinking you shouldn't be armed just for being a registered Democrat... why the hell would you just disclose that information when it's not relevant to what you'd be doing at all. Go in, take your shots, get your paperwork, and leave. You don't need to get into your personal politics.

You make it sound like going through a vetting process is such an inconvenience. The only real hindrance you've outlined is costs. The comment reads like pure defeatist.

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zaperberry 8 points 2 years ago

Is eyeliner a specifically queer thing now?

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zaperberry 8 points a year ago

Not understanding the logic doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

We created math and devised a method to ensure that equations can be solved in a way that leads everybody to the same result. If you don't use the rule, you don't get the same answer as someone who does. In this circumstance, yes, you do teach by nailing down a strict rule as it's foundational to the language (math) that we've created.

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zaperberry 7 points 5 months ago

Putting aside the rest of their comment; the DNC is not a political party. Their job is to (edit: help Democrats) win elections and whip members to be in line with general policy messaging.

They're more like the advertising arm of the party itself.

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zaperberry 7 points 9 months ago

Odd thing to nitpick, but since we ARE nitpicking; medics might be referred to as corpsman in the US military. Other countries with militaries have them too. We just call them medics.

There's a whole world outside of the USA.

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zaperberry 7 points 2 years ago

He's still the leader of the opposition. This wasn't an election between parties, this was the liberals choosing a new leader. We'll see if the Liberals can hold off the Conservatives before elections are here.

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zaperberry 7 points a year ago

Ha! At least your brain has the decency to recommend something else that'll be more fun. Half the time my brain just says "nah" to whatever I was about to do without giving me any alternatives so I just sit there, for a while, thinking about other things I could do instead.

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zaperberry 7 points a year ago

You:

  • Don't like texting with them
  • Don't like talking on the phone with them
  • Don't like hanging out with them
  • Don't care about the things they like, only that they like what you like (from you other post)
  • Don't want them to take you away from your games
  • Don't want them to break up with you because you "need" them

So...what do you even like about them?

Whether it's intentional or not, this sounds extremely manipulative. You haven't said a single thing that gives the impression that this is somebody you actually care about. You're using them as an accessory. Someone you can fall back to when you're not binge gaming in fear of being truly alone.

I think you need to revisit your priorities in life. You don't work, you don't put effort into maintaining personal relationships, and you escape reality by gaming your days away. I don't think you're ready to commit to a relationship because I don't think you are even capable of caring for yourself at this moment.

Being extremely introverted is one thing. This is just being selfish. Again - intentional or not.

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