SanctimoniousApe @ SanctimoniousApe @lemmings.world

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TikTok is a political scapegoat because they're Chinese-owned, and they have long been taking serious eyeballs & money away from American oligarchs - so said oligarchs are pulling whatever strings are at their disposal to eliminate the outflow of money to places they can't easily get it back from.

Reddit has quite a range of political fiefdoms. Compared to what "X" has become, virtually anything more tolerant of non-right-wing opinions looks significantly more liberal, even though the reality is that much of it is neoliberal at best (i.e. what used to pass for "centrist"). True leftists will tell you that the liberals of today have far more in common with conservatives of decades past than they do with actual leftists. That fact helped cost Harris the election.

When it comes to Twitter/X, you'd be hard pressed to point out other communities that are significantly more extreme in their right-wing audience than those that have flocked to there over the past couple of years. There are plenty of right-wing communities nowadays, but they're all about the same because they're all heavily extremist-leaning - you just can't get much more right-wing without becoming Mussolini (or similar).

In the end, Twitter was attacked because - despite Musk's claims to the contrary - it's undeniable how much extremist right-wing content is favored. If you can't see that, then you seriously need a reality check.

"Ideologues" are everywhere, and you are not exempt from their influence, either - it's just a matter of whether you choose to listen to the ones that tell you what you want to hear, or the ones that are willing to risk losing their audience because they know telling the actual truth is far more important.

As far as I'm concerned, the more individual groups all reaching the same conclusions about Trump the better. The decentralized nature of the revolution will make it that much more difficult to contain.

With that cowl, I'd be worried about a run-in with Bat-Cat in a dark alley - let alone a tunnel.

How true. I find the only way I can feel relatively normal anymore is to try to tune out news of what's happening in the world around me. Unfortunately, I've spent so much of my life paying attention that I find myself unable to hold onto that blissful ignorance for very long.

As an American who wound up going to a German elementary-level school for a couple years (granted, decades ago), trust me - they know & few are proud of it.

Fuck me - I'm still stuck on when to use "der," "die," or "das."

Unfortunately, that's unlikely to happen soon enough for those of us "of a certain age."

Then they get to claim shit uncontested, which comes off like you have no rebuttal so they must be right. Intelligent, educated, mindful, and honest people will know better, but that combo seems to be shrinking in supply virtually each and every day.

That can only lead to dangerous places. Like The Three Stooges...

EDIT: sigh Guess I'm the only one who caught the Short Circuit reference... r/fuckimold

Good luck with that. Evil will always win because it's willing to do anything to win, while good - simply by definition - is not. We're fucked.

I don't care enough to check if it's there, but there are other similar sites like APKPure.

No, they only stipulated that human life hadn't been eradicated (yet) - the question itself didn't mention humans.

Sorry, no - you are likely confusing me with a Romulan due to the fact my time of Pon Farr is approaching.

Shades of r/confusingperspective

How do you know they're not Romulans?

OP didn't specify "human" life...

Politics is involved in EVERY aspect of life whether you realize it or not - particularly those involving any other person. It affects through what kind of lens things are viewed - factual or not. Even trying to avoid given topics reveals your political leanings. THIS fact is DEFINITELY something you should know.

So you're telling me you're cold-hearted? 😳