A state necessarily exercising authority changes nothing about how violently and uncompromisingly any particular state goes about it. So I’m guessing calling a state plainly authoritarian is essentially saying nothing at all, but if I say your country is as authoritarian as North Korea, you know exactly what I’m saying and that I’m certainly saying something that is neither doublespeak or propaganda, right?

I don’t have a real solution, but for me I just try to be exceptionally mindful of precisely what you already described. On my way home I try to think of a few productive things I could possibly muster before compromising/collapsing back into idleness

Now we just need this in song form which is how I was taught lol

I know this is just thebad.website comic, but I’m genuinely curious (and an idiot) to know what the connection is with generally racist-inclined folk love for saying that everything is common sense. What makes them think in this way?

It’s the backbone of their every argument–no matter what it is, if I ask, “Why do you think x, y, or z is the case?”
It is without a doubt their instant reply, ‘It’s just commonsense!’

ok, I really didn’t know when I made this comment, but I’m pretty sure it’s project manager and no one said it outright so here

no matter what divides us we will share the same graves✊

Preventative maintenance? Post moderator? Pickup mailman?

Prime Minister? Prime meridian? Protocol maintainer?

what is vtuber? am old sry

I’m also curious–ppl of mbin, why are you still there?

What did I actually just read?? What is happening? Do they even know?

It’s all gotta get commodified

Small group of powerful individuals left, isn’t it?

Who isn’t getting sued at this point?😆

Beat me to it😆

I assumed that’s what /j meant, was I wrong? I assume way too much

🤣🤦‍♂️

But the shareholders already reinvested so much in the shitty office spaces for their excessive tax write-offs! /j

Make the greater good great again!

That’s enough lemmy today😮‍💨