thelivefive

joined 9 months ago
[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 22 points 1 month ago

Citizens United made it worse, but we were fucked before then. Lobbying is just legalized bribery. We need to repeal Citizens United but then we need to keep going and rework the whole campaign finance and lobbying systems too.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cops in the USA, as well as being scum, are terrified. The population has almost no access to mental health care, near unlimited access to guns, and many reasons to not trust the police. The police are also trained as "warriors" instead of guardians with a us vs them mentality. I'd imagine besides the legal ramifications, Uk and Eu police are just not as scared shitless and therefore don't start popping off when an acorn hits their car or a 13 year old has a stick.

 
 
[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

That's a good point. I buy most of my produce at small natural food stores. It's normally better, but more expensive for sure. Yeah supermarket produce can often be a let down.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Y'all can't tell when fruit is bad and just not eat it then?

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He'll probably get a big payout from the taxpayers, and the crooked cops will just keep on copping.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

There's laws like you can have bottomless dancers but not alcohol. Or you can have alcohol but then they have to wear pasties. Different laws in different cities and states... Or so I heard.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why people are giving Kegsbreath shit.

Say it's 11:00 a.m. on a Tuesday, you're working on a nice buzz, would you rather be surrounded by fat slobby beardos or some smooth faced hardbodies? Easy choice, not weird at all. I hope we get pec size and bun hardness test for gen pop too, can't have pete hoggin all the smooth hardbods.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

Well things change, I guess supporting genocide is moderate these days.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 10 points 2 months ago

Yeah I would definitely support her but I don't know why you have downvotes. The fascist have been running character hit pieces on her and misinformation campaigns for like a decade now non stop. Also America has shown it's true colors by electing Trump twice. I just don't know how people think we go from an open racist to a women of color without major election reform. Which is happening. Just in the wrong direction. What reality are y'all living in where she has a chance? I hope I'm wrong but just from looking at the current state of things... I know people are somewhat fed up with things, but the idea that they'll pull their heads out of their racist asses by that time seems ludicrous.