dactylotheca

joined 1 year ago
[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 0 points 1 year ago

Reading is fundamental: https://www.vox.com/23274533/secret-service-text-messages-january-6

I love it when people think that the only reason someone wouldn't agree with them is because they're uninformed or stupid. It couldn't possibly be that people could disagree with your premises, it's definitely just that they aren't informed enough to agree with your galaxy brain take

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 5 points 1 year ago

That bar is so low it's practically subterranean

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah it wasn't an absolute win, but they did gain a lot more seats and in general even extremist right wing parties are now much more mainstream – look at how eg. "moderate" conservatives are lining up to kiss Meloni's ring and/or ass, and she's a literal fucking neofascist from a party that's descended from the original Fascist Party. And then there's the clusterfuck we have here in Finland…

All's not lost, but it ain't going that great either.

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 3 points 1 year ago

This is why I'm halfway convinced. Like, I'm not actually convinced, but I'm also not not convinced.

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 3 points 1 year ago

probably too "cringe"

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah this is not going to result in anything good. I keep thinking about what's happened after Robert Fico got shot, basically how it's being used as a confirmation of everything bad his supporters believe about his opponents and as a justification for further sliding into authoritarianism

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

While the EU definitely does have its problems and nothing is perfect, I think that for the most part it's really been a force for good in this world, although things haven't been looking too good recently (not just the extreme right winning in the Parliament elections, but the shit eg France is doing to migrant boats etc etc). Also it's kept the Germans, French and the Brits from killing each other and/or the rest of us which has been terrific.

Let's see how long it'll survive what with the current nationalist resurgence and all. Living in the EU now sort of feels like I'd better enjoy things while they last

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hah my sneaky brain edited that right out, didn't even notice until you pointed it out

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 9 points 1 year ago

Raccoons don't have disorders, they are disorders

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah they obviously got the Russians to help

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the shit part about human memory: you never really know if you brain is lying to you or not.

You went with your best knowledge and then changed your view when it turned out you weren't right, and that's pretty much the best anybody can do.

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