pachrist

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[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The real truth is that most are just actually just anti-sex. "Be fruitful and multiply," applies to them, maybe to their wife, but definitely not to their daughter.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Screw blue. If everyone votes blue, no matter who, we still live in a fascist, capitalist country going down the drain because politicians would rather cash checks from their corporate masters than do what's right. We need actual reform.

Since it has to rhyme, vote progressive, not regressive?

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

As much as I dislike Steve Jobs personally, Apple needs someone at the helm who is product and customer experience oriented like he was. Obviously, technical know-how is good, but someone exclusively technical would flounder. Tim Cook is a supply chain guy. His replacement would almost certainly be someone marketing oriented, since innovation no longer drives Apple. Sales do.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Journalism in the US is dead. Being shocked or angry at anything the news does or doesn't say at this point is in "fools me twice, shame on me" territory.

You'd be better off asking Days of Our Lives to weigh in.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

hey guys! If we stop testing for covid, the number of covid cases will go down!

slowbro.pcx

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, I know JK Rowling sucks, and it's been a long time since the first Harry Potter movie came out, but it was definitely a component and precursor to Hagrid beating the shit out of that door.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It describes the past 30 years of the USA's Middle East policy. At least it's consistent?

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

He also said he received death threats for his views about what he called the "overt sexuality" he sees in Pride events and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

The Old State Saloon has hosted various events, including "Beers for Breeders" gatherings.

My how the turn tables.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Not an expert by any stretch, but I would say it is infinitely more likely Iran deploys a nuke now. The US has spent a lot of time over the past 80 years doing whatever it wants to countries it doesn't like that don't have nukes, and it leaves alone countries that have them.

If I'm Iran, and I don't have a nuke, I would be on the phone 24/7 with Putin and Kim about using something they have to stage a "test" detonation on Iranian soil.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah, the people who don't want it are hourly workers who are living paycheck to paycheck, which is tens of millions of workers.

The sad truth is he's right, but the reason is that for these people, missing out on $80 could be the difference between paying the water bill or not this month.

It's not that people love to work so much that they hate missing a day, it's that they can't afford to not work a day.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's a tricky situation.

I think a lot of men, particularly rural men, want someone in their corner. I think a lot of people are underestimating how angry and hopeless many of these men feel. The study a couple years ago from NPR about how many families are living paycheck to paycheck, have less than like $400 in savings, and have nobody to call in during a financial emergency was astounding.

Most Americans are in a desperate situation. And they aren't used to it. And they feel they don't deserve it. And because of that, they're going to vote for whoever promises to fix it, whether they fix it or not.

The issue is that neither party is willing to fix the wealth desparity and class oriented labor practices that cause it. They're only interested in playing the same game we are now that keeps them paid, and grinds everyone else into the dirt.

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