CouncilOfFriends

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CouncilOfFriends , to Reddit in Of course they did, and of course Reddit caved.

Then who was boat?

CouncilOfFriends , to World News in EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains

This is more of a general answer as fascism seems to be gaining more ground globally. A book published in 1997 "The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy" theorized roughly every 80 years (or about a human life span) we face a crisis related to a critical mass of people losing the knowledge and shared values from the previous generations. Imagine the perspective of a Revolutionary War veteran who fought under General Washington to help forge the United States, who would be understandably upset to hear any mention of a Civil War between states, which didn't start until 82 years later.

We are losing that collective memory now both in the U.S. and abroad; the remaining World War II veterans are in no position to punch these fascists when they see a swastika flown at a rally. Unless we vote in numbers large enough to throw the MAGA movement into the dustbin of history, in the future we can expect younger Trump acolytes to take root in the same vacuum of thought.

From a recent article

”With these words Biden addressed the bitter irony that haunted the commemoration ceremonies. While D-Day occurred eight decades ago, America is now just five months from an election that could bring to power a man and a movement who embody and celebrate the twisted authoritarian values of the enemies we sought to defeat so long ago.
Fascism has not gone away. The tactics of the Nazis to employ racism and demagoguery to divide society and enable their seizure of power and their gutting of democratic institutions currently are the playbook of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.”

CouncilOfFriends , to Antifascism in Anyone in the Cleveland area know this nazi?

Not of a fan of the dressing, but crumbled on a salad, or as a wing dipping sauce flavor I approve.

CouncilOfFriends , to Science Memes in schizoposting irl

This gave my brain a tummy ache

CouncilOfFriends , to Ask Lemmy in Can a Governor or the US President pardon an Assassin he hired?

It's a matter of political will; the Supreme Court is still deciding on the argument from Trump's defense that assassinating a rival could be considered an official act. In a sane world they would be laughed out of court, but the GOP has stacked the bench and these justices have to now weigh their corrupt intent against how much they care about the legitimacy of the court.

CouncilOfFriends , (edited ) to Selfhosted in Using disc spanning for RAID array

If you don't need realtime parity, I've had no issues with my media server running mismatched drives pooled via MergerFS and then SnapRAID doing scheduled parity.

CouncilOfFriends , to Cool Guides in A cool guide of the most expensive materials in the world

Which of these are used to make printer ink?

CouncilOfFriends , (edited ) to The Onion in Tragedy Strikes After Malfunctioning Wind Turbine Spills Wind All Over Farmer’s Field

Here's just one example, the government reversed the video of this tornado which clearly spilled out of a collapsing wind machine. Joking, but I would wager someone believes that.

CouncilOfFriends , (edited ) to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics. in Leaded fuel still used in small private planes in UK (2022)

Roughly a quarter of General Aviation traffic (which is primarily piston single-engine aircraft) is flight training, 30% is personal use, and the other 45% is commerce. I'm hoping we can increase adoption of unleaded alternatives since I don't see most of those flights going away.

CouncilOfFriends , to politics in What is Project 2025 and what does it have to do with a second Trump term?

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CouncilOfFriends , to Microblog Memes in Time to cancel this tortoise

If we dig through Jonathan's social media posts, guaranteed there is something problematic.

CouncilOfFriends , (edited ) to Political Memes in It's okay, tankies love fascism, so they're not put out by the result

The 14.3 billon in aid to israel was passed by the house by 366-58. Only 37 Democrats and 21 Republicans opposed the bill.

These numbers don't paint the full picture of some Democrats voicing moral objections to human suffering, versus some Republicans who object to the existence of government and will vote against funding for anything.

CouncilOfFriends , to Asklemmy in What's the most expensive thing you've come to own that you've never gotten to fully use?

I bought an $800 half stack guitar amplifier in 2009 and rarely play with the volume above 1, let alone play shows with it. But it looks neat.

CouncilOfFriends , (edited ) to politics in Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich'

When a campaign hires staffers like Stephen Miller, and the candidate has said neo-nazis and white supremacists are fine people, that right there is likely the reason.

CouncilOfFriends , to Ask Lemmy in If you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death.

My anecdotal experience is 'temporarily embarrassed millionaires' lean Libertarian and imagine they'll be young and healthy until they're old and wealthy.

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