4grams

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 21 points 5 months ago (6 children)

^*ladies and gentlemen, the result of the rape culture we live in.

A powerful, older man took advantage of a young, desperate woman, but because he did not physically assault her, it’s not rape.

Rape is about POWER, not sex.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 58 points 5 months ago

The irony is that THIS is the deep state the fuckers have been looking for. Just the the 2nd amendment folks though, their rhetoric is just that, rhetoric and was NEVER going to lead to the solutions they preached.

The only value that side shares is bootlicking authority.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 123 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The irony is that THIS is the deep state the fuckers have been looking for. Just the the 2nd amendment folks though, their rhetoric is just that, rhetoric and was NEVER going to lead to the solutions they preached.

The only value that side shares is bootlicking authority.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 5 months ago

But 89% more in total.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 5 months ago

I agree, but in truth I don’t believe Americans will support a third party unless we make it the gentlest, easiest transition possible. IMHO ranked choice is the only way we could get true third party support. And, that’s just one more at that point, we’d need them both out.

Sadly, most of this country is so disengaged from politics. It’s a team sport to most people, and let’s be honest, an expansion franchise without a fanbase will be next to impossible to successfully launch (my sportsball metaphors are weak).

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I agree on all counts. I just think to get that party, we’ve got to get rid of the current ones. I’ve always been one to tackle the biggest challenge up front so my focus is still on the gop, but make no mistake, dems need to go too, at least the vast majority.

Thankfully there are folks working from the inside otherwise NYC would have turned out different. Honestly, their weakness means it’s an easier one to take back. I don’t care if the party names remain, but the power structure inside them needs to be gone yesterday.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Apparently in parallel instead of series.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

not disagreeing but I’d rather the gop dies first. I’m no newsome fan but it would make OUR jobs so much easier to fight against his neoliberal shit takes than these all out fascist ones.

The dems are awful, but Biden dropping out does at least show that with enough pressure, they will respond (or cave, I mean it’s in their nature). This administration only cares about themselves, they see the rest of us as their peasants.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah, got a feeling it’s going to be a common line of thought.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I have seen people moved to tears from ai music. To me no matter how good it sounds, I still feel like I’m listening to modem noises. A recent funeral for example, an ai song, written by a thoughtless prompt, filled with bored, tired cliches that could have just as easily been written by a corporate communications department, was the tear filled tribute to my step-mother as she was lowered into the ground.

It was the single most dystopian moment of my life.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The other 1% will just expire while waiting for it.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 42 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I just got off my flight to Mexico. I have no idea if I’m getting home. It wasn’t a dealbreaker for the trip..

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