Sundial

joined 1 year ago
[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 42 points 6 months ago

"MontaNah"

Lmao.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 15 points 6 months ago

We just comment it out in case we ever need it again.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

They're not Canadian. They're Quebecois, remember?

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm seeing some discussions about random communities moving off of .world. Is there any reason for it?

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 39 points 6 months ago (19 children)

Could have just included the Ontario part snd Vancouver Island and it would still be true lol.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

They've been attacking besieging the Kamal Adwan hospital for months now.

It said it was continuing to examine the incident but described the number of fatalities reported by Palestinian medics and media as "inaccurate" and not aligning with the army's information.

Wonder what information they are relying on. 🤔

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 42 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Celebrity appearances.

Not to say the show goes downhill because of it. But I feel as if it's often used as a crutch to attract more viewers.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Have you ever had anything you would characterize as a 10? Or even something like 8?

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That sounds to me like you were just dealing with bad faith actors, which isn't uncommon here unfortunately.

I think we both agree on what it's intended use is meant to be for. I guess you've just had the misfortune of dealing with people misusing the label to shut down any actual discussion.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I think you hit the nail on the head with this comment. Stalin was a very influential man who shaped large part of the 20th century. Villanizing or idolizong his achievements without acknowledging the other side of the coin would be having an incorrect outlook on him.

I took a quick read of the link describing tankies. It more or less echoes what you said. That being said my observation of the use of the word tankie doesn't fall in line with what the author was talking about. I've seen it used primarily for people who staunchly or blindly defend figures like Stalin and are incapable of acknowledging any criticisms of said figures. What yoyre describing is more of a lefty or a socialist in my opinion. The article was written in 2020 so maybe the use of the word has evolved over time. I haven't been familiar with the word for that long to say otherwise.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Rarely. Humans can be very inconsistent due to their inherent biases and emotions. If what you say were true we would have been able to observe it take place by now.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Not many people are pure leftists though. We all have our inherent biases based on things like social class, upbringing, religion, nationality, etc. Just because a consistent framework is there doesn't mean people just fit so well into it.

view more: ‹ prev next ›