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There was a discussion last night with friends of my parents about the state of LGBTQ rights.

Among them was this I don't discriminate in my private practice dentist.

When I brought up how we're going through the 2nd Lavender Scare with all the anti LGBTQ laws and attention to focus on that rather than how screwed we are, and a 3rd Red Scare demonizing Russia and China again. He was completely ignorant like I was talking greek. I said it wasn't so much an -ism fight as it is competing economies and resources. Like what happens when you sanction half the world's supply given the vast resources of BRICS with China and Russia? Prices go up - supply and demand. That was easy to grasp.

But when I pointed out to how people wouldn't support something like this without something to blame that triggered his and he went off all "but there's resistance in Russia! !

When I said yeah the dude is a merc. He gets paid. We probably paid him.

yeah but he got paid good.

At that point I reminded him and now he's dead. They blew up his plane because he crossed Putin and comitted treason when there's a long history of that happening. Now all that money is dead.

He went off to huff elsewhere for the rest of the night.

But seriously I was at awe how these older people who grew up throught the last Cold War couldn't grasp the current events because they're programmed so damed hard to defend the empire and forget history as it repeats itself before their very eyes in real time.

Quick someone respond this so that I don't have 88 notifications any more

I don't like it

I hate how the media gives everything coming from Ukraine a nickname. I saw a video about a pregnant women in the army and the media said: 'they call her the Ukrainian Joan of Arc'. Like fuck off no one is doing that probably.

Ukrainian Joan of Arc

Ghost of Kyiv

Russian 'General of Terror'

Ukrainian Potato of Eternal suffering, heir of the third Nebula, bringer of Justice, brother of Dave

The National Owners Association said franchisees, suppliers and McDonald’s “must engage to support our California McFamily”

what’s happening in congo?

Anyone know if DPRK has resorts? Given its position it probably has some coastal areas that could be nice. Now that Europe is closed, gotta look for alternatives

If I ever become head of state in a communist dictatorship I'm banning humidity. It's at 83% right now. Just sitting and slowly chewing my food makes me feel like standing in a shower.

My place of work had a huge banner of Allende on the front of their building today

you're a communist because you're a nerd

i'm a communist because i want to form the MiCCP Republic

In one of the communities where our party is in the government we managed to make sanitary products for women's periods free in schools and libraries and other public buildings. And people are mad about it somehow 😭😭

Like, how can you be mad at free shit man

I tested positive for COVID. My brain feels like its leaking out of my skull.

Is there a lemmy for wuxia? Im looking for recomendations and i dont want to make another stormfron acount since i seem to be getting banned ever more swiftly

When politicians say that the state is inefficient at managing whatever stuff, arent they implicitely saying that they themselves are fucking incompetent?

Fucking fantastic, yet another private "festival" has fenced off the public park near me, blocking access for 2 full months. And of course it's never the public parks in richer areas that get taken over by this bullshit! These bastards enclose a supposedly public area and charge $30 a head to wander around a public fucking park looking at plastic pumpkins while listening to a mix of generic spooky music and Disney soundtracks. Not to mention they leave their garbage all over the place and tear up everything driving around in giant pickups. Yesterday I accidentally wandered into their cordon because they hadn't finished fencing it and I had a couple dipshits escort me out by driving behind me to make sure I didn't look at their shitty fake jack o' lanterns.

Apologies for the rant but it pisses me the fuck off

There's a lot of talk about getting the right insulation for your house so that you have to use less energy to heat it, but I think that, especially with global warming in mind, focussing on keeping the heat out in the summer should also be a priority. The past week we had a heat wave over here. It was 'only' 32 degrees but when you live in a swamp area the humidity is enough to completely wreck you. The city I live in is notorious for having 1) bad insulated houses and 2) having almost no green spaces to cool down in outside. Most squares are concrete slabs die to the concrete lobby having connections in the government. It is one of the hottest places in the country because of this, with a four degree difference in some areas. My bedroom has been at 31.5 C at night for the past week. I have a rash on my skin caused by the heat. Most people live in appartments without AC and without a garden to chill in. Green spaces outside and better housing conditions are a must, imo.

Anyway, new week, new left wing struggle. I sometimes feel as if I completely lose the plot of living a life because of politics. I'm at a point where I get envious if I see other people living life and just enjoying the mundane, regular life things. I wonder if taking a step back and touching some grass for a while is a good thing to do right now.

@CyberGhost@lemmygrad.ml, I'm humbled by your ability to post lib-baiting truths

Like half your recent threads are drawing them out of the woodwork and I'm there for it