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Violent J in shambles rn

Tom McDonald, he's a canadian alt-right grifter. Don't waste your time learning anything else about him lol

Connect is pretty good if you haven't tried it yet. Good UI, not super buggy, frequent updates, responsive dev

I agree with you generally, but narrowing the scope to serj specifically I'm not 100% on the same page. You say he's a class traitor, but that's assuming he's in the same class as you and I. His net worth is apparently ~$20 million. Are you a multi-millionaire? I know I'm not. He's simply not in the same social class as you and I. As I said earlier, the relationship of violence and coercion (which is only part of the issue) that makes renting problematic. He's taking money from people in the same class as himself. If anything, the idea that he's taking money from other wealthy people and (presumably) and funneling it to progressive causes should be a point of reassurance. I don't personally view it that way and I definitely see the red flags but I'm being hypothetical-ish here.

Serj isn't personally responsible for homelessness and poverty and he could (I would argue has an obligation to) be doing more. It is an indictment of our system, you're absolutely right. But is it an indictment of him specifically?

If other rich people are paying for another rich person's mortgage, I don't personally have a big issue with it. It's money changing hends between two people in a similar position. Again, the rent is 6,000 dollars a month. That's 3x what I make in month working 60 hours a week in public service. I don't feel bad that a rich person is fleecing another rich person. It happens all the time and it's either inconsiquential or very, very mildly helpful to the left in general.

To your last section, that looks like beneficial virtue signaling to me. That landlord has a direct impact on the livelihoods of people like you and I, serj doesn't. If he were serious about expressing solidarity he would do something akin to rent to own for his tenants or give them equity in his business.

Land lords are shitty. You're right. Serj is doing a shitty thing by renting his house. Considering the context in which this shitty thing is taking place, who it's affecting, I don't think it's as shitty as you think it is. We could extrapolate and put all of our problems on serj tankian but that doesn't do much. It's the system we're within and the selective pressures at play to blame, not this specific individual. If we were talking about someone like Larry fink (CEO of blackrock) I'd be with you, but we're not

I'm sorry for your loss and if it's any reassurance, that's about as quick and painless he could've managed. It's never easy to lose someone but hopefully knowing that will make* things a little easier. I wish you the best

You're right, there are multiple types of CPAP mask. I was writing about full face ones like these. In the cheapo ones we stock on my ambulance the seal around the mask is a silicone-ish tubing that clings to the skin very well.

For CPAP or BiPAP to be effective (and not piss off your ventilator), the circuit needs to be leak free. I've had full conversations with people on BiPAP before without my vent throwing any alarms. They have an expiratory valve so you can breathe out, but no outside air gets in. You're fed solely by the air getting pumped out of the vent. These masks would be very easy to set up for pure nitrogen by using trach mask tubing (the ports are the same size) and a tank of nitrogen set up to an O2 regulator. Ditch the dilutor for one that's closed off. Couldn't tell you what they're called but I've used them before and know they exist. This whole setup could be had for less than $50 if you're purchasing wholesale

I think most people would prefer to remain intact if we're taking the victims wishes into consideration but sure. If you think nitrogen is terrible, go ahead and try to convince people that beheadings are the best way forward lol. You'll find yourself in my situation; arguing with people as unpleasant, uninformed, misguided, and willfully ignorant as you are. I wish you the best with your inadvertent journey to look in the mirror

Oh geeze lol. Didn't even realize this was from a month ago. I'm an anarchist and prison abolitionist, I'm very much tuned in to the flaws of our system and am wholeheartedly against it.

The entire point of what I was saying is that this is less likely to fuck up and it's more humane when done properly. I regret that they botched this and know that it's going to be used as evidence against it by the state and people like you. The effects of botched lethal injections are significantly worse and it's likely they will continue to happen now.

Even with the complications of this execution I can all but guarantee you that this man suffered less than those that died of a flawed lethal injection did. What sounds worse to you, suffocating or being lit on fire from the inside? That's the choices people are faced with in this system. I feel compelled to restate (as I did several times throughout our last exchange) I think the death penalty is immoral and needs to be abolished, my arguments are purely pragmatic and I stand by them. If the state is going to perform executions, nitrogen is the way to go. I hope they alter their process because they clearly fucked this extremely simple method up.

Nitrogen isn't a more elaborate means of execution, it's simpler. They used the wrong mask and thats it. Your entire conception of the process is profoundly flawed

I wasn't wrong, they fucked it up. My comment was literally saying that it's still a viable method if performed correctly, which Alabama didn't do

I'm still here saying that. Alabama fucked up something that should've been dead simple. Sealed mask with a one way valve, hooked directly up to nitrogen. That or an anoxic chamber for the victim. I'm against capital punishment but if it's going to happen, nitrogen is still the way to go.

A CPAP mask could obtain a similar effect. It forms a perfect seal on the face with a one way valve for exhalation. As long as the mask is piped to a bottle of pure nitrogen you'd quickly remove all oxygen from your air supply and be out like a light in no time

Let's not be hasty here. We haven't explored all the pros and cons of drawing and quartering the troops yet

I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I have a hard time feeling sympathy for anyone who has the means to blow 6k/mo on a luxury rental. At his level of wealth and privilege he's not really a class traitor is he? A bourgeois parasite on other bourgeois parasites maybe, but not a class traitor.

Semi tangent warning. Being a socialist doesn't mean taking a vow of poverty. If you're in a position that affords you a certain level of wealth, that's not an inherently bad thing and you're not "less socialist" for it. There are obviously systemic pressures that act on wealthy people that encourage certain behaviors and that's something to be aware of and mitigated as much as possible. Living in a capitalist economy means we have money, and people with a lot of money can put it to good use in supporting struggles. Until we can rid ourselves of market economies there will always be some people who have more wealth than others, it's a function of currency no matter how it's structured.

I obviously can't say this is the case for serj, I don't know much about his finances or what he does with it outside of supporting left wing movements and the liberation of Armenian people. He may do other things with his wealth that would be unbecoming of a socialist, can't say. But the fact that he's wealthy doesn't immediately mean he's a fraud, the fact that he's a landlord definitely raises some eyebrows. But the elements of violence and coercion that are normally present in housing rentals aren't really present here. If you can afford a 6k rental, you can afford to buy a house basically anywhere. With that kind of budget you're not really in a "fork over most of your money or be homeless" situation. Yes, private property is bad, but that's just an aspect of our current social structure that can't feasibly be eliminated yet. He's playing the game a bit and that can be fairly criticized given his stated political positions, but it's not necessarily an affront to the concept of socialism itself

The church of England is a little late to the liberation theology party, hope it catches on over there

They have very a similar flavor, so much so that id say they're basically interchangeable

Yeah but... Ass

I'd like to build on your comment and the comment above yours by mentioning elite panic. Behind the bastards did a great episode on the topic for people who want more than a Wikipedia page.

The TL;DR is that the idea that average people panic in a disaster situation is verifiably false. More often than not, people look out for one another and, through tactics such as mutual aid and direct action, self organize to ensure one another's safety as much as they can. If there is any chaos or disorder in a situation (outside of the disaster itself) it's usually by authority figures such as government agencies, the military, police, etc trying to enforce order through violence against victims of the disaster. A good companion piece to that behind the bastards episode would be this video by anasi's library on the response to hurricane Katrina in the US as well as A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit.

If you think the world is going to shit and that the powers that be will do little if anything about any of the problems posing a threat to society; you should be working on building community around you. Establish mutual aid netwotks, learn to be self reliant and pass that knowledge on to others, stockpile and make resources that will enable you and your community to survive for extended periods of time. The state wont help and is more likely to do something that gets you killed before it saves you.

Sex dick. Jk it's apparently Asian, here's the link for canada (NSFW obviously)

Lmao @ big ass cop in DC

Bath salts are old hat. We're stuffed to the gills with fent and meth like everyone else now