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  • See people say this like it's Black vernacular but dont recognize that it's just urban vernacular. Urban vernacular changes frequently because there's more people around. The internet adopts it quickly, and it spreads from there, as the actual initial definition of a memetic concept.

    There's a reason society as a whole doesn't co-opt rural Black vernacular, and it's because it isn't actually racially-based.

  • Yes. Brainstorming how to “redpill” people is one of the far-rights favourite past times, right up there with using slurs and obsessing about strangers having the correct opinons about their own genitals.

    Cool then yes, if I could tolerate those people as much as I tolerate leftists, and thus hang out with them, I would make these same posts. I struggle to do that because when they speak I want to put a hammer through my skull.

    Have you forgotten which one of us was having a big teary about not feeling welcome because this thread right here was too left wing? I’m fine where I am thanks.

    You still seem to think this is about me, and it is not.

    Yep. Growth and growth only. The user count goes up by one and we can pretend “bigger number means better”

    It literally does. I support the fediverse and thus want it to grow. If you need a place just for you, you can find one that aligns with you or create your own.

  • You can move within your country and your experience will be entirely different. You can't in China, because it's an authoritarian hellstate.

    I agree that Republicans are authoritarians, and that sucks. I also acknowledge that you likely view hierarchies as inherently authoritarian and that we'll likely not see eye to eye on where to draw lines. Also fine - that's what liberal ideologies want, is that disagreement.

    But to compare China positively with the US in terms of authoritarianism is, frankly, a bit silly.

  • It's not out of left field. Read the user names.

    The dude who says "I'm not sure which one I am" has the username "Certified Black Guy" which is why the joke was made. They're all replying to this

    19-45 white male tech enthusiast and 19-45 white trans female tech enthusiast.

    It's a play on how the expectation was that the trans reference was between gender. Twist-on-expectation is a core conceit of many jokes.

    You don't have to think it's a funny joke. It's a hip shot, a shitpost.

  • I strongly suggest you re-read this comment thread and realize that it is not a News thread about Israel but rather a thread about how people here respond to takes they disagree with.

    Because you're the perfect example of what I'm talking about, and to grow this community (which the greater thread is explicitly about), you should be removed from it until you can fix yourself.

  • My guy, I’m living in a state that tried to arrest a woman for removing an ectopic pregnancy.

    Yep, and your state voted for that. My state amended it's constitution to prevent this situation, also through voting.

    In China, you don't get that option, because China is an authoritarian state.

    Authoritarian doesn't simply mean "bad" even though authoritarianism is bad.

    You know what's not a sign of an authoritarian state? An appeals court overturning a bad verdict.

    Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says

    You should really click the links you use as evidence.

  • What I don’t get is that the current & new members aren’t afraid of some sort reputation damage, and that this consequently will endanger current and new cooperations with the West.

    It's very likely these countries see the writing on the wall - their geopolitical importance is hanging by a thread, and they're dramatically losing the discussion regarding the future of oil.

    It's better to get in somewhere when your position is strong than after you've already begun to decline.

  • That might be relevant if my point wasn't the hostility, rather than the disagreement. I don't give a shit if you disagree with me - you're allowed to believe whatever you want.

    The hostility costs this place users, and this is a thread about advertising for more users.

    Perhaps consider reading the entire comment before posting.

  • Maybe you should try jumping on Truth Social and suggesting they’d have a larger userbase if they’re were more tolerant of left wing views?

    Does Truth Social have threads about wanting more people to join Truth Social? Because this is a thread about advertising for lemmy.

    Why is it always “leftists” who are supposed to welcome any and all political views with a warm mouth?

    Hexbear exists and you can join it.

    What exactly are you offering in return

    Growth. The thing this thread is about.

  • It seems to me that the US keeps trying to link absolutely anything done by Qassam brigades and Hezbollah and others to Iran.

    This is because Iran funds them.

    https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm761

    Iran explicitly wants the destruction of Israel and Israel is a US ally, so it makes sense the US would not appreciate Iran funding terrorists to attack Israel.

    It's pretty simple, really.

    And by doing so it gives the US an excuse to attack and take control of those countries

    This is just nonsense. The US controls neither Iraq nor Afghanistan so its absurd to suggest they'd want to control Iran or Lebanon.