yeah but it did look awesome
there is something fun about chaos
MaoTheLawn
joined 5 years ago
I would've thought this site would care more about that sort of thing because you're potentially taking a spot away from an 'authentic' queer person. I'm not trying to concern troll.
I'm not sure where I stand on it. Would you say it's okay to falsify a protected characteristic? (potentially blocking an 'authentic' person from getting the role)
Maybe I'm identity politics poisoned. Of course, if you're starving then sure, but for the most part people aren't at that point in the US/UK, otherwise there'd be more realistic hope of revolution.
I mean obviously a shitty thing to do and I think they've likely exaggerated bits of this due to their own personal bias of gay people being treated better, but certain institutions do have diversity standards, that if managed, help them to get public and private funding. 'Ethical' business practice is hot right now for big investors. It really throws democrat-adjacent liberals off your scent.
It also depends on the industry. My industry may be a bubble in this respect, but having a 'protected characteristic' can be advantageous in some respects. I often see jobs with schemes that openly guarantee an interview to such candidates, based off their protected characteristic alone. Of course, I can see the reasoning, and they'll still face other prejudice in the workplace, but it can be easily abused by people who are inclined to do so, especially in regards to the unprovable claim of non-heterosexuality. I've seen a lot of people make very tenuous claims to queerness (I know, I know, you can't tell someone what they are and aren't... I've HAD queer experiences and pondered my own claim to such a label) to assist in landing a job.
I'm not saying such hiring practices shouldn't be in place, although they perhaps are a liberal band aid. I just think they can be abused easily (though abuse of it is probably not commonplace)... that said given it's a Redditor I am inclined not to believe his experience of it.
not a lot they can do about that though
With the Labour results in the recent UK election, I encourage everyone to read Lenin's In Australia
I saw polls recently saying that most people voted labour to get the Tories out, but otherwise don't like labour and would've rather voted otherwise.
I went on the Ravenglass and Eskdale railway a few summers ago. 10/10. It's a proper route - through the mountains and by the lakes - with a manual turntable for the train at the end .
I can't say really. I've heard him a lot but I'm in his target demographic.
I think it's important to have such a voice in parliament. I think it would be much worse if it was total labour. Corbyn will stand as inspiration for a lot of resistance.
It's a bit cope, yes, but it's not meaningless. For the next 4 years there's someone on the right side of issues in parliament, whose voice will be heard by many. And when you consider that seat could've been a pro-Israel private healthcare ghoul, Corbyn's win does mean something.
Let's fucking go
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[non-news] Ukraine will not boycott eurovision. They have submitted an act called 'Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil'
(hexbear.net)
"Ukraine’s entry this year is the rapper and singer duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil."
Jerry 'Heil' 
“There are many wars now in the world and, of course, it is not easy to constantly keep attention on yourself so that people do not get tired of our war."
EDIT: upon further research of Jerry Heil:
'Heil began using her alias at the age of 15. After registering for the Russian social media service VKontakte, she used the name Jerry Mouse, referencing the cartoon character of the same name. She then changed Mouse to Heil, citing her desire to use whatever American surname she saw on the Internet first.
She has expressed her embarrassment for the backstory behind her stage name, calling it "moronic".'
Kim Jong Bonkers 
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"China supporting Russia in massive military expansion, US says" - the newest propaganda attempt.
(www.theguardian.com)
They key moronic 'US says' takeaways:
- "US officials said that China provided more than 70% of the $900m (£723m) in machine tools – probably used to build ballistic missiles – imported in the last quarter of 2023 by Russia."
"probably" 
It's absurd how they link machine tools precisely to missile manufacturing and so on. Machine tools are involved in practically every industrial process involving technology these days, from kitchen wares to gym equipment to cars to semiconductors and yes, arms manufacturing. But there's no evidence to state that a significant portion of machine tools were then used in military manufacturing, rather than general goods.
- "They also said that 90% of Russia’s microelectronics imports – used to produce missiles, tanks and aircraft – came from China last year"
Microelectronics... you mean the microelectronics used in the booming commercial tech industry. It's reckless not to clarify alongside 'used to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft', microelectronics are used in 'literally everything else' too.
The very same liberal that will say these and things and then go on to turn a blind eye or defend explicit developer-client relationships between computer manufacturers and arms manufacturers in the US
Another day, another desperate attempt by paper tigers to undermine China's industrial capacity. Good luck attempting sanctions.
I haven't read too much about this all yet, and I hope it turns out well, but I am somewhat skeptical that all three could become corrupt popular nationalist projects. That's better than their previous position as imperialised countries with colonial armies still roaming around, though. And the word 'corrupt' gets thrown around a lot as if the West isn't infinitely more corrupt in all.