Riyria

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[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

There’s no way it’s not. Either that or there is some kind of tax loophole they’re able to take advantage of that lets them write all of the furniture off at a loss every year despite turning a profit.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 34 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I genuinely fucking hate “local” furniture stores. That industry seems slimier than car sales honestly. Sell dog shit quality products for hundreds to thousands of dollars and then are allowed to act like they are going out of business constantly. There are always furniture stores around me having “liquidation sales” and “going out of business sales” and literally none of them have ever gone out of business. If anything, they usually raise their prices before their next sale.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

I don’t know about that. I think the more appropriate stance is that it’s almost impossible to have people appropriately prosecuted when they do violate the law. Federal courts are afraid to be the court that starts the chain reaction of more appropriately defining how violation of the law and prosecution should work.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

We don’t have those laws in the form of legislation necessarily in the US but we do have bars on what is covered by the first amendment according to case law.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The United States. Speech that is used to incite violence, commit fraud, or is perceived to be a true threat are not protected under the first amendment.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 years ago

The US has been the Land of the Free* since it was founded. It is going to take a lot of work to break that as a single country. I don’t know if it’s honestly viable anymore. Sometimes I feel like we should just scrap the whole thing and try again,l.

*terms and conditions may apply based on race, gender, and wealth

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Any time I’ve switched to android over the years that little switch is one of the biggest, yet smallest features on the iPhone that I end up really missing. It is so convenient, and now that it’s reprogrammable with different taps it will be even better.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wtf I’m having a Mandala effect moment because I vividly remember when he was running in 2008 and 2012 he came under fire by some conservatives because he was a Democrat when he was in Ma. Wild.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

I never thought I would unsarcastically say “Oh no! Mitt Romney is retiring!” But here I am, saying just that. Even though he is Mormon and has some shitty politics he is one of the few remaining Republicans left that understands the importance of Bipartisan legislation and voting to help the people instead of voting against everything to “own the libs.” It probably helps that he while he is a Republican, a lot of his policies while he was governor of Ma, and even now are more Center right, and almost Center left, making it seem like he is largely GOP because he’s LDS and would really fit better as an Independent.*

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

It’s not fitting for the American propaganda machine to depict rich people as bad.

[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, Americans aren’t even taught in primary and secondary school that the American Revolution was started by the 1% who wanted more representation for their interests in parliament, not the interests of the poor. The founding fathers were largely wealthy plantation owners, traders, and other types of elites who were losing even more money than before because of the unfavourable tariffs levied on the colonies after the seven years war. Thousands died so the rich could stay rich.

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