Fibby

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[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You talking about this posts?

I did not want to take further actions in that thread in general (for archival purposes), but I did take one action, which in retrospect was a mistake: I removed a comment which contained the hammer and sickle symbol. I ignorantly associated this symbolism with Kremlin propaganda, and the atrocities my own people suffered at the hands of the soviet union during the previous century. Many users (including hexbear users) correctly (and politely) pointed out to me in DMs that the symbol has a much broader use than just as the symbol of the USSR, and people elsewhere in the world may not associate it with the USSR at all. I am grateful for users who pointed this out to me without resorting to personal attacks.

I get hes not a leftist. But I feel like he gets a "one of the good ones" stickers.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait, for real? Thats a pretty dumb thing to say. I've seen him be fairly supportive of hexbear.

I saw a comment of him complaining about some Hexbear users calling him subhuman, which got unanimous support that its not okay. But even after that he told users to block individuals and he will not be defederating.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Failure to reform gains support for a revolution. Threat of a revolution makes reform possible. Realistically, they should go hand in hand.

Its probably a good label for me, I just don't like the word centrist lol.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For schools to buy the entire system. And its advertised right after stories of school shootings. Its really fucked up.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Our local radio stations have commercials for school security systems. Like a key card to access all the doors and the police are given key cards. Whenever a school shooting happens they come up in frequency again.

 

TLDR: Conservative pastor hurts himself in his confusion. Blames communism.

So I'm a bit of a masochist. I listen to conservative radio. Something about Sean Hannity and Glen Beck complaining about minorities makes me feel nostalgic. But holy shit, today was something else.

Local pastor is talking on the radio - he's applauding the Rocklin Unified School District's decision to oust trans students to their parents. They are adopting a growing policy that makes it mandatory for school staff to inform parents if their child is transgender or gender non-conforming in any way.

He reads off some of Attorney General Rob Bonta's arguments against this policy and begins mocking the idea that this will bring “mental emotional, psychological, and potential physical harm.” The pastor calls this a straight up lie. He believes that this policy will actually reduce harm (doesn't elaborate whatsoever, but I have some guesses)..

The pastor then starts playing a sound clip of someone saying "There is no right to privacy between a parent and their child". He plays it over and over again - shouting "EXCUSE ME, WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" between each repeat.

The pastor begins his rant. "THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SOCIALIST AND COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT! THERE IS NO PRIVACY! THEY CONTROL WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK!".

This brainworm infested pastor doesn't understand that "no privacy between a parent and a child" is an argument in favor of ousting trans children. He should agree with that. But he doesn't need to know that. He can still confidently rant about "communism bad" even though he is incapable of thinking through this one argument.

He concludes this whole segment by preaching "Can you imagine us being here, 10 years ago? This isn't because of us conservatives. No, we don't go out there looking for problems. We don't go out there looking to interfere with other people's lives".

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 42 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Wait, did I miss something? I'm from one of those "lib instances" and I'm not seeing anything about defederation.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 41 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Anti-authoritarianism is weird because it sees government authority as an ultimate evil but private entities authority as the status quo.

Private banks forcing people out of their homes? Thats a good society. Government doing the same and distributing it? Authoritarian evil.

Then if there is a successful revolution - anything the revolutionaries do is now authoritarian because they took over the government.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

100% Bernie changed my mind. A simple campaign of "Healthcare for All" got me thinking, why don't we already have that? Pushed me way to the left when I did more reading (looking at you, Karl). Then Bernie getting fucked over started my reform doomer arc.

A push of reform will gain support for the movement. Reform failing encourages support for a revolution. A threat of revolution makes reform actually possible. These ideologies should go hand in hand but holy fuck do these people normally hate each other.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)

So if anything us Communists should be MORE Doomer

Unironically, sort of my beliefs. I'm basically a DemSoc who has little faith that reform will work. As Capitalism continues and inequality grows while the planet burns, a more drastic change becomes more and more inevitable.

I'm already Doomer on the reform - time to preemptively become Doomer on the revolution!

Btw congrats on the job!

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

John Harvey Kellogg was a surgeon who performed circumcisions. He believed they were an effective treatment for "addiction to masterbation".

There are conspiracy theories (misconceptions?) that he popularized circumcisions in America. Or that Corn Flakes were created to curb masterbation urges - because they are so bland that obviously no one would want to jerk it after eating that.

Idk where I'm going with this, but John Harvey Kellogg was a weird fucking dude.

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What are you talking about? Those are perfectly normal sized emojis like any other hexbear user would post.

oh-shit

[–] Fibby@lemm.ee 70 points 2 years ago (11 children)

First they came for the lemm.ee's - and I didn't say anything, because I wasn't a lemm.ee.

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