Surprisingly yes, I tend to agree. I think you wanted to communicate a general desire for retribution and nothing deeper. I get the sentiment. I’m sorry. I hope we choose a different path.
Jtotheb
joined 2 years ago
I am on the cusp of getting sidetracked by a discussion of the fundamentals of communication theory. Let’s just ignore all of that for a while.
Let’s say you understand the de-nazification program as it unfolded in East and West Germany. What aspects of this program do you like and how will implementing them help the people of the world?
Oh, well that’s cherry picked, obviously ignores the connotation of most use cases like the ongoing Uighur “re-education”, and is a terrible example because it was an unpopular and ineffective program. Of indefinite detention. But if you don’t care about being understood by other people or about making a good point, you can use the word that way!
Yeah obviously my beef isn’t with disarmament it’s with your comment about re-education, which means torturing and killing people. So we’ve still gone nowhere in this discussion.
Really obvious differences in skin color and culture
Yes, in the same way that Jahmal Kashoggi’s murder was facilitated by the ordinary citizens of Saudi Arabia, or chat control was facilitated by the ordinary citizens of EU nations, the ordinary Russian is responsible for the aggression towards its neighbors. Or are we perhaps talking about problems caused by politicians and oligarchs that don’t actually answer to anybody in a meaningful way
What the fuck are you talking about. As if the actions of the Russian state are some democratic groundswell of aggression from the people.
sLaUgHtEr
:^)
Daryl Davis. The main message to take away from his work is to get to know people. I’m commenting on an anonymized forum. I will generally never know if I’m about to speak with an adult, a child, a paid actor, an expert, a liar… I’m not going to use him as an excuse to not say anything. Generally discussions on social media seem pointless when it comes to changing minds, given that there is even less room for empathy than in a real life conversation, but I think they can be informative for people who are not directly involved but are rather just scrolling through to get a feel for others’ opinions. And there’s always a chance you come across someone who has never critically examined their stance and remains open minded enough to do it now.
Plus, I’d love to know! I’d hate to trigger someone by saying something like “another ~10,000 acres of the Amazon rainforest were clear cut today because you can’t stop eating burgers!” So I just need to know what phrases to avoid. It’s a shame to never know :^)
Do you have a preferred term that helps you disassociate from the cruelty your lifestyle inflicts behind closed doors?
As always these things are complicated. I do not claim to represent any group stance, but the way the animal is treated very much matters to me. How can I argue in good faith against something like Cooperative Payún Matrú, a goat herder’s collective, in the Andes? Their animals are truly free roaming. The animals’ lives are not constant suffering. It’s more sustainable than the way many of my vegetables are grown.
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Every time I search for a simple answer Google suggests I use Gemini instead, or they show me a “switch to AI mode” pop up that covers the lower third of my screen. I’ve just started receiving emails about using it on my old Gmail account apropos of nothing. These companies are begging people to waste that energy.