Drewfro66

Drewfro66 , 17 days ago to United States | News & Politics in ‘In the name of God’ | Native American children suffered sexual abuse at Catholic-run schools

As a Catholic, thank you for mentioning this.

Drewfro66 , 29 days ago to Socialism in Question about ownership of the means of production

Marxism is a materialist worldview, not a moral one. I could give my personal opinion, but Marxism can never answer a question that begins with "Is it moral/ethical/permissible to...?"

A tractor is a means of production. Owning a tractor would make you a member of the Petite Bourgeoisie - a person who owns their own means of production, but does not own enough to get by without also working, typically self-employed. Leasing the tractor to others doesn't change this, but it is an example of Rentierism - something that will not exist under Communism. If you owned a thousand tractors, and could live comfortably off of the rent you charged others to use them, that would make you a Capitalist, a member of the Bourgeoisie.

Different people will have different thresholds over whether they think some Rentierism is acceptable. I believe it is fine as long as you remain small-scale and have affordable prices. Others may disagree, believing that either all Rentierism is acceptable until Socialism is achieved or that Rentierism is never acceptable. Marxism cannot give an answer to a moral question, and so the answer is personal.

Drewfro66 , 1 month ago to Anarchist Memes in civil society

If I was in Middle Earth, I totally would have used the Ring against Sauron.

Drewfro66 , 1 month ago to news in Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says

Dessalines posting on Hexbear pog

Drewfro66 , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in How would you define what constitutes TMI when it comes to leaking personal info?

They're allowed to complain, but that doesn't make them correct. I don't believe it to be wrong, because to a large extent people have a right to know public figures - they lack a right to privacy and must fight for every bit they want.

If I, say, found a coworker's cringy Reddit account and shared it with other coworkers in a mean-spirited way, that would be rude and a transgression of privacy. If I found out that my state Senator, or my favorite YouTuber, had a private Reddit account and shared it, that would be okay (or even good, an act of transparency).

And there are of course levels to everything. Take the YouTuber example. We would obviously consider it more appropriate to share if the Reddit account showed they were bigoted or fraudulent somehow; or if it was boring and not notable. Less so if it contained highly vulnerable, personal stories, or (and pardon me if this is a bush you were beating around in your post) nude photos or videos.

Drewfro66 , 1 month ago to Communism in Protestation

The image is referring to Cuban "refugees" who fled to America after Castro's revolution. It was Communists.

The implication was that the gusanos deserved it for being slave-plantation-owning quasi-nobility.

Drewfro66 , 2 months ago to Science Memes in the internet

Simply dangle several vertical road segments by a rope. It's the strongest, most efficient design

Drewfro66 , 2 months ago to Fediverse in Could the US Government Self-Host a Fediverse Server?

One thing that people seem to take for granted is that these government-hosted instances would be open to the public for account creation, while this doesn't necessarily have to be the case. Not everyone can get a statedepartment.gov email address. Not everyone needs to be able to get a @statedepartment.mastodon.gov handle. Just leave it to public officials only.

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

Right except the "semi-" bit.

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

Stalin is definitely not "Arguably as bad as Hitler". The only major WWII leaders who were actually "Arguably as bad as Hitler" were Mussolini, Hirohito, Churchill, and Truman.

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

You're right, the millions of Nazis and Trotskyites killed by Stalin probably would not agree that he had a positive impact on humanity. Thankfully I am neither a Nazi nor a Trotskyite. Which are you?

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

Stalin was not perfect; for instance, he stopped at Berlin. But he also defeated Hitler and built the Soviet Union into an industrial superpower.

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

Joseph Stalin

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in How do you get rid of "wet dog" smell in a dishwasher?

The channel Technology Connections had a great video on dishwashers. It depends on how you run your washer. Powder detergent in both the pre-wash and main wash compartments is the recommended option. If you skip the pre-wash (such as by using an "Eco" or Energy/Water-saving setting), then it makes no difference between putting the detergent in the compartments vs. the bottom of the dishwasher as long as your compartment is working correctly. If it isn't, then indeed putting it on the bottom of the dishwasher is better.

Drewfro66 , 3 months ago to chapotraphouse in We did it everyone. Anarchist are now tankies.

People tracked down his Reddit account. He was a Chapo