DandomRude @ DandomRude @lemmy.world

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Yes, even I, as a European, have the impression that the US system has become so infiltrated by criminals that it has itself become a significant part of the problem. I mean, it couldn't be any more obvious when even a constitutional judge like Clarence Thomas no longer has to be ashamed of his open corruption – and that's been the case for decades, if we're being honest.

I would say that this corrupt system is what makes organized crime possible in the first place. This system is broken beyond repair because it not only fails to fulfill its function, but actually achieves the opposite - so imo: it cannot be repaired from within.

Specifically, with a functioning legal system, an obvious criminal like Trump would never have become president, because he would have been in prison for decades. Instead, he is now president and is exploiting the legal system for his crimes.

The fact that no one has yet arrested Trump shows what a farce the US legal system is – it has absolutely nothing to do with justice or fairness, but rather facilitates organized crime on a massive scale.

They won't be able to afford advertising if they have as many customers as turned up for this ridiculous birthday parade. Unless Putin and people like that become customers again.

If not, the US president will be their only advertising medium - that guy won't stoop too low.

The US is a failed state. There's no other way to put it.

It is also interesting to note that there is speculation among historians that Da Vinci may have deliberately included errors in the designs of his war machines, as he was probably more of a pacifist.

This is mentioned, for example, in this article on the design of the Da Vinci tank:

Some scholars argue that Leonardo, a known pacifist, may have deliberately included this flaw to prevent his design from being used for warfare. Others, however, believe it could have been an oversight.

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Yep, just made up quotes and made up history to fit his narrative:

Or to put it another way: large numbers of Congress are just as interested as Israel in diverting attention from their own crimes and are unscrupulous enough to wage war to achieve this.

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What I mean by this is that every topic is treated like breaking news on social media. However, news reports are characterized by the fact that they are usually outdated by the next day because they are only relevant for a limited period of time. This is not true for many topics discussed on social media. In fact, it is even possible to repeat something after a certain period of time (e.g., reposting memes), which is impossible with actual news reports.

That's true, of course. But these responses are hardly visible to most people. Of course, the thread is still online years later, but since people today generally only use social media apps, they no longer see these responses, no matter how valuable they may be. If anything, they only perceive these delayed responses as part of the data sets of LLMs – but then mostly without reference to the original content.

I mean, the quality of content hardly matters if you're late. If you waited just one day to respond to this post, no one would notice your comment.

My parents always said: "No path in vain." By that, they meant that I should - for example - always take some plates with me and put them straight into the dishwasher when I'm on my way to the kitchen anyway. That's probably why my place looks pretty tidy today.

If I didn't still do that, the household chores would eventually overwhelm me.

That doesn't surprise me, because Drump's absurd import tariffs are interpreted by numerous economists as a sign that the US is actually bankrupt.

Judging by its national debt and weak economy, the US would probably have been bankrupt years ago if the dollar weren't a reserve currency. That's precisely why it's so absurd.

The so-called Mar-a-Lago Accord, which is anything but an agreement, seems to me to be a desperate attempt at blackmail, playing off the (conventional) military power of the United States against the rest of the world - as far as I know, most economists consider this to be completely bonkers.

I, on the other hand, think that this serves two main purposes: to maintain the illusion among the US population that the US is still the superpower it was in the 1980s (it is not), and to personally enrich the US president and his partners.

There is a Canadian movie called "Beans", but it's a drama...

Based on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 Quebec.

And of course there's the documentary about Lemmy Kilmister that is called - lo and behold: "Lemmy"

Thank you for your thoughtful response. I will consider the matter further.

It is exactly as you say: Lemmy is, of course, excellent and absolutely worthy of support. I am just not entirely sure whether my contribution will actually end up in development. However, I will have to live with this uncertainty. I just find it problematic that .ml stands for pretty much the opposite of why I want to support Lemmy — namely, free discourse free from political influence by the platform itself. That's simply not the case with .ml, because their moderators only allow their own narrow-minded views — and I fear that this approach is supported by the developers.

Nevertheless, the software itself remains worthy of support, you're absolutely right about that.

You do realize that the developers of Lemmy (the software) have a very close relationship with lemmy.ml, right?

My question simply relates to whether I can support the software development without supporting lemmy.ml.

The developers of Lemmy (the software that runs this) are affiliated with lemmy.ml. I don't like their attitude towards social media. That is why I asked if I can support Lemmy (the software) without contributing to Lemmy.ml.

Thanks for the reminder, I think I'll take a look around.

I didn't realize that I was banned from .ml. Am I? Anyway, that's not the point. My point is to support technology that allows free expression, especially since that's not the case with mainstream platforms. And by free expression of opinion, I mean what is commonly understood by that term – not baseless insults, accusations, conspiracy theories, or anything else that lacks any factual basis. I mean the free expression of legitimate, debatable opinions. That should be the most natural thing in the world.