My Man Rand

Isn’t Democratic socialism basically just “make the rich and the state one entity” when you get right down to it?

“Democratic socialism” is basically anything that the proponents of “democratic socialism” want it to be.  It is a nonsensical term with an amorphous meaning that can be shaped in any way to solve any social problem using the state apparatus. Therefore, it is an easy term for authoritarian statist politicians, pundits, and academics to use in order to promulgate their top-down government solutions to dumb people, and in turn its easy for dumb people to embrace and regurgitate to other dumb people.

Its fucking socialism

Stop ironically stanning Dolly Parton and start acknowledging her for the genius that she is

As a Children’s Librarian I can testify that kids who grow up w/ books, see people reading, and have access to books grow up to be readers.  

Oh no its retarded

But who paved the roads that allowed them to carry on their business? They didn’t build that. Someone else made it happen. Now that they’re successful they owe the rest of us something! Right?!!

Bro I love you but that was obviously a sarcastic take on Obama’s FAMOUS “they didn’t build that” quote.

I did see that the first time, but you may be right upon a second close reading.  Perhaps even sarcasm mocking statists is too on-the-nose nowadays.  If that is the case, I humbly apologize and bow to your on-point mockery, @shadowfromthestarlight.

I will never understand how leftists can call non-white people white supremisists 🙄

They’ll straight up call you every name in the book if you don’t agree with their opinions they hold so dear

it’s really disgusting and just gross that it’s so normalized and that no one bats an eye it seems

I feel like an important message is trying to be communicated to me but I have no idea what it is

Our forests are being cut down 3x faster than they can grow! One acre of hemp produces as much cellulose fiber pulp as 4.1 acres of trees!!! This is super useful for so many things, especially paper production! In addition, hemp takes in carbon dioxide 4x as fast as trees do, which makes it especially valuable in the act of reducing CO2 emissions/greenhouse gases! 🌲🌲🌲 source 

#the scope of the anti-hemp conspiracy in the united states is terrifying once you start doing research tbh#like it was initially smeared/banned bc lumber lobbyists pushed for it to be…#and a major smear tactic was to associate it with black people#who now a hundred years later are the ones primarily being imprisoned for it#and the plant itself has now been inextricably linked to the drug so people won’t even allow for it to be grown for commercial purposes#like paper making (via literallyfuckeveryone)

Important reminder that industrial hemp can’t be used as a recreational drug, so if anyone tries to pull that card you can just stop them then and there. There are no real arguments against using industrial hemp, even if you’re rigidly against the legalization of any recreational drugs.

So only the rich can have kids? The is literally eugenicism but okay

Everyone commenting on this says it’s Eugenics , but what the post said was financially prepared, not rich. As in if you’ve factored a child into your life and made the appropriate financial and life sacrifices it’s okay. Some poor people take better care of their children than wealthier people because they were willing and ready to put aside whatever it took to raise their child no matter what hardship they themselves will face, this actually incorporates both the mental and financial aspects of being ready to have a child. Whether you’re rich or poor, if you haven’t made a plan or set aside funds for your child it’s unfair to the child. Even if your preparation is making sure you’re on welfare, gathering food stamps and stocking up on free supplies, it’s enough to raise a child, just make sure you’ve prepared and are ready to do anything for that child.

that’s a really good point, thank you for explaining!

The dumbest thing I’ve ever been told when trying to explain why I didn’t want kids was this: “If you wait until you’re ready, you’ll never have them. Sometimes you just have to do it anyway.” No. Literally no I do not.

wearing this enables pvp mode

Okay but also please don’t do this. POC and LGBT people and all immigrants will not read the hat, they’ll see it from a distance, instantly feel unsafe and uncomfortable, and you’ll have put some really bad feelings into whatever space you’re in. They won’t check the phrase, they’ll avoid you and you’ll ruin their day.

They’re humans, not children, they can check the damn hat, or they can grow up and mind their business.

I find it funny how that person is like “uwu you might scare poor minorities” but my first thought is “the person wearing that is gonna get the shit beat out of them by someone who won’t even read it”

As a minority, grow up

As a minority, if you think making other minorities feel unsafe is okay in any case, fuck off.

As a minority, stop infantilizing others. It’s gross and pathetic.

As a minority, this is just a dark joke

I should buy it for my dad. He’d get a kick out of it.

Imagine being so weak that a red hat triggers you that much. Y'all need to take @keyhollow’s advice and grow up.

As a minority, I’m tired so seeing other people tell me I’m too weak and fragile to see something that may or may not offend me. Grow up. Sticks and stones bro. I do t need you to shield me from a fucking hat.

Who is even saying “as a minority” we are people of color. And obviously the “I am a minority” people are not black. They are probably white passing people with a distance relative who was 1% black. Give me an entire break