People tried to make George Washington a king, and he refused. They had monarchy until then, but he helped make sure America had elections. Why didn’t Stalin do that if he was so determined not to be dictator?

Sounds like either Stalin was a huge wimp and a figurehead for the owning class oligarchy, or he was faking those attempts to step down.

I was arguing with someone who was telling me it’s okay to use slurs

No, sound is a sensation. Sonic disturbances aren’t sound unless someone hears them. That’s why sonic frequencies outside the hearing range aren’t sound.

You should read Berkeley’s Three Dialogues to properly understand the meme.

I was arguing with a tankie who was defending the use of an ableist slur. I told them fine, whatever, call me a f-----. I was making a point about how they would call mentally ill people slurs, but wouldn’t do the same to me. Implying I thought they were a bigot, and they’d attack me too if there were as few consequences. They weren’t a good person, they were just being civil according to social norms. I don’t care about civility, I care about meaning what you say. Practicing what you preach. F----- is how I feel tankies see me, on a certain level. Stalin said being gay is bourgeois decadence. He put us in gulags. I don’t feel safe around Stalin worshippers, and when they attack other minorities, I feel aware of that. I see how their respect is an act.

I’d rather be called a f----- than have them insist they’re my allies. And it took a lot of self control just now to delete those five letters and turn them into dashes. I want to talk openly about how I feel seen by those people. This pretense, not using the words that match how I feel I’m seen, it feels like the same thing. Having to practice civility around people who would lynch me if Dear Leader told them to. I’d prefer slurs.

It’s Greek for “suffering soul”. It just means mental illness, up until it was used as a slur for people with ASPD. Trying to redefine it as a “personality construct” - etymologically, the construct of having a sick head - is dangerous and irresponsible pseudoscience.

Okay, then you go ahead and make a top level comment arguing the point in a way you find acceptable. I just want to see the slur removed, I don’t care who gets the credit. If you don’t like me doing it, do it yourself.

Removed by mod

Hey look it’s an ableist slur. I’m sure this leftist community is going to be very mature and responsible and take the post down, and not start an argument that using slurs is okay actually

Look at this fella with no favourite rock

https://hmd.org.uk/resource/first-they-came-by-pastor-martin-niemoller/

The fascists already went for the communists and won, and took out the unions too. Now they’re going for the trans people. You have to put a strong effort on defence if you want to get to a position where people can afford to go on offence. You won’t gain ground by giving it up.

The Nazis came after the communists and trade unionists before they came for the Jews. At least according to the original version of “first they came”.

There’s a specific order to how rights can be established. Workers’ rights are dismantled before minority rights, and minority rights are to be protected before workers’ rights can be protected.

I think hurting children is wrong.

I think hurting children is wrong, and car pollution gives kids asthma, so we should ban cars.

Free Guy

Generic video game movie stuffed with trendy references and fanservice is actually a really good singularity story

Tram?

Were you in a rush to take advantage of leisure time? With a 20 workweek, you’d have lots more leisure time, and you could afford to be more careful with it

Actually, the issue here is executive dysfunction.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23224-executive-dysfunction

Regardless, going for a walk to the restaurant for lunch is a mentally healthy activity for all neurotypes.

That’s why 4 lane roads should be banned

The CEO of the company that built the car should serve time

Sounds like you have some motor issues, probably stress related. You deserve more vacation days. And shorter working hours, so you aren’t so rushed all the time.

When the 40 hour workweek was invented, most workers had a wife at home to do chores. You shouldn’t be working 40 hours a week plus chores! When women started working and the workforce doubled, the standard workweek should have been adjusted to 20 hours a week. You probably wouldn’t have stubbed your toe so pathetically if you only worked 20 hours a week and got paid a full wage.

Maybe you stubbed your toe because the local council chose a poor design for the roadside curbs