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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unintended may be somewhat true, in that nobody explicitly had that as a conscious reason, but it was an obvious result that they could've known beforehand. So I don't think it's useful at all to call it unintended. Just an easily understood and expected side effect

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah I should say, I'm not worried about theft as a phenomenon, I just wouldn't have an electric bike outside considering I don't earn enough to lose something like that. Theft is a tragic symptom but I also prefer not to be affected by it lol

But smart, having inside places is cool. Most places I go and bike to wouldn't have that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Is bike theft not a major issue in New York It's the main thing keeping me from getting one. Bikes get stolen so frequently that I prefer my 100 buck bike, much more easily replaced.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Now I'm not sure about making those 1 thing or relating them at all.

Max Ajl is famously at least hopeful about Degrowth but rails against half-earth socialism.

Degrowth has nothing to do with population, it claims that overconsumption for the purpose of profit (like single-use, non-repairable, non-renewable) all correlate much more strongly to destruction that population. Degrowthers often see humans living harmoniously with nature as the goal, and often in integrated ways.

Half earth socialism sees earth being split into 2 portions and "not touching" some and allowing others to have human activity. It misunderstands the issue at base and assigns a solution which will almost definitely require genocide of those who already live harmoniously with the environment in places that humans are forced out of.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I would be easily convinced I was wrong if you'd show any sort of proof. So take your imperialist ass and shove yourself in a wood chipper or a mineshaft if you are unwilling to spend 5 minutes googling to prove your claim or prove yourself wrong.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah the "field of bodies" video is pretty easy to find even if you're not looking for it. I don't blame you for not wanting to see the shit, It's terrible. But don't come with some fake claim that only cars can be found. "Leveled" is a word used to mean "made rubble" sometimes and "made to be as useless and dangerous as rubble" others. This is probably the latter time, but I haven't seen videos showing the remains of the building honestly. I don't search for this shit tho

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Find something or delete this bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You should read a goddamn book about any of these topics or begone ye ![LIB](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/f737e650-47c9-4d1b-b03c-0d75e5a4f692.png "emoji LIB")

Edit: ah shit I'm outside of Hexbear. Ok then let's engage a bit here. What about these things seems contradictory to you? That there is an active genocide for about 100 years in Palestine or that Stalin is good?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

To be clear, because reading it again gave me some unclarity, I absolutely defend Stalin because he was good, not just as a rhetorical strategy. Just that even if he could've been better, he was the best possible and denigrating him denigrates socialism every time. Real critique is fine ("75% good of course") but painting him as a problem as a person cannot be removed form socialism. Hamas is doing decolonization, and denigrating them is denigrating decolonization

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Yes, we must understand that not only do Gazan Palestinians as a majority support Hamas, but Hamas is a force for good and they are correct for doing so. Sure, after decolonization, start fighting for a better representative, but for now Hamas is the best shot they have at not being genocided.

This same framework is used every time there is a broad movement which chooses, with good reason, for a strong group which can accomplish their goals. "Socialism is fine but Stalin did it bad" but then the purity fetish prevents the original goal from ever being achieved. Don't bother convincing people socialism is good but Stalin bad. No Stalin is good and so I socialism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You can just make it a "born before this date" and it just solves this entirely. That date just doesn't change. Everyone who sells darts memorizes it. Then it actually changes every day by a day. Fuck it, let's give it an hour too, just to fuck with those kids born an hour later

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