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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Sometimes it's a good sign, at least in politics. The 99-1 Senate vote to kill the anti-AI-law ban of the latest bill was telling. Same goes for unanimous SCOTUS decisions. If both liberals and conservatives overwhelmingly agree on a thing, it's almost certainly a good call.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

The patriot act. The Iraq war.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I remember going voting with my parents in the 80's in communist Poland. Voting was mandatory, so you would get into trouble if you wouldn't go. It also wasn't private, so you basically had to show what you voted for before putting your ballot into the ballot box. On top of they there was only one party which you could vote for.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So practically a ritual. What's the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

To say you have elections.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 12 points 1 day ago

The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.

[–] aski3252@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

There are multiple candidates, but if elections are held in a one party state, they all belong to the same party or a party that is effectively under the dominating party's control.

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is purple cosmos the Polish national flower?

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hmm. I heard you've got a lot of them tho

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

While I agree with your scepticism initially, I worry that this is something a right wing lunatic would posture about Democrats.

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 2 points 23 hours ago

That's troubling logic.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

to be entirely honest a world without Nazis would concern me, specifically because of the question "where did they go?"

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I think that nazi is an expression of trauma, given form by propaganda.

Take away the trauma and nazi disappears.

Take away the propaganda and you get, I dunno, less organized bad behavior.

[–] pigeonholedpoetry@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It makes me want to leave.

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

vote with your feet.

I've been traveling for about fifteen years now, if you have any questions.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

Sounds like you'd make a good AMA post

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago