DessertStorms

DessertStorms , 1 month ago to 196 in Emoji Rule

I love how they've given Ireland the most weight in the UK by far for some reason.. 😂

DessertStorms , 1 month ago to Comic Strips in Friiiiiiends!

So I'm the only one who read it as Friiiiiiends? 😂

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Memes in A strong hunch

The ‘victim card’ is the conservative ‘race card’.

Except only one of those is real, while the other is made up by those trying to use the first..

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Privacy in Legitimate interest?

If it won't let me untick all but the essential cookies easily - close tab, move on.

Recently I realised that some "reject all" options still don't reject the "legitimate" bullshit, so I now avoid those sites too (and no, I don't trust that extensions that claim to reject all for me will actually reject all).

I've got better things to do with my time than scrutinise these cookie pop ups and/or go through lengthy lists individually unticking options. Fuck that noise - don't have minimal respect for users? Then I'm definitely not providing you any of my data (the sites that make it the hardest rarely hold information you can't easily find elsewhere)..

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Memes in and they’re all outta fish

Lmfao, anyone still putting their hopes of abolishing capitalism in electoral politics (or the governments that result, and their actions), at the very least, hasn't been paying any attention, and has very little to no understanding of how the systems at play work and interact.

Playing by their rules within their game (this includes not only electoral politics, but also shit like using housing as a commodity, however supposedly noble the intent) is never going to set anyone free from it.

DessertStorms OP , 2 months ago to Anarchism in [UK] Emergency Social Security Campaigns Meeting – THIS Sunday

disability issue and related government regulation are not related to Anarchism

Seriously?
In what world are disability rights not related to anarchism?
How are disabled people organising against their abusive government not related to anarchism?

No worries though, I don't like to be where I'm not welcome, and where my rights (or the removal of them) aren't considered important enough to stay informed about.
Hopefully the mods of at least one of the other anarchism communities aren't exclusionary ableists. ¯*(ツ)*/¯

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Memes in and they’re all outta fish

Count me in, Sabo-Tabby!

DessertStorms OP , 2 months ago to Anarchism in Sunak accused of launching ‘full-on assault on disabled people’

He said “something has gone wrong” since the pandemic to increase the number of economically inactive people who are long-term sick, especially with mental health conditions...
...He said some people with mental health conditions may be better served by treatment and access to therapies rather than cash payments.

Yeah, a fucking pandemic, and a generally dystopic life where working 3 jobs still leaves you unable to afford rent, and health and social care systems that have been defunded in to uselessness by his party, leaving people with literally nowhere to turn for help. The fact that he suggests people just need a bit of therapy proves just how completely out of touch he is (no surprise to anyone)

His comments were echoed by Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, who told Sky News on Friday: “If you go to the GP and say you are feeling a little bit depressed, and you’re signed off, in 94% of occasions, a box is ticked that says you’re not capable of work whatsoever.

This nonsense is so far removed from reality, you could fit an entire extra Milky Way in the gap. Honestly, the documented pain and suffering caused by the actual evil and draconian path one is forced to crawl to claim any benefits whatsoever is off the scale, and anyone who still thinks your GP can just tick a box and get you off work deserves a punch in the face. With a fucking brick.

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in I was handed this lovely flyer while grocery shopping

Alas, no van, but plenty of spots to hold lighter fluid and stolen flyers as I roll away lol

DessertStorms , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Lefty Memes in Oh no, Anarchists!

This, but much more importantly - when everyone's needs are met, and there is no hierarchy to try and get to the top of at the expense of others, people will have no reason to do shit like steal in the first place.

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Lefty Memes in Oh no, Anarchists!

I genuinely do not trust people to have direct access to decision making

I wonder what you think politicians are, and whose interests they're acting on (hint: it isn't yours, and depending on how much "lobbying" money bribes they've gotten, it might not even be their own, see those who serve the oil lobby for example)

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Lefty Memes in Oh no, Anarchists!

I know that’s the goal, but what are the specifics on how it’s implemented?

In other words, you're here shitting all over a centuries old ideology you have barely a vague understanding of, wasting the time of people who clearly know significantly more about it than you do, because you have no intention of actually learning, only arguing to be "right" (you're not).

Here's a tip: try actually investing some effort in to understanding a topic before barging in all confidently incorrect as you are, you might actually learn something (not that I believe you want to).

DessertStorms , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Lefty Memes in Oh no, Anarchists!

Human nature isn’t going to change

The people who taught you what "human nature" is, have a vested interest specifically in you thinking that humans are naturally greedy cut throat creatures, because that serves their systems of exploitation and oppression which they need you to continue to participle[ate in not because it's fact.
Beyond that, your argument is 100% appeal to tradition, and you not being able to imagine existence outside of the social constructs that have been around in some cases for a mere couple of hundred, in other cases for, at most, 4-5 thousand years, doesn't mean it isn't possible, only that you've been indoctrinated well enough in to believing that is the case.

DessertStorms , 2 months ago to Lefty Memes in Oh no, Anarchists!

the bystander effect

Which has been debunked, as is mentioned further down the link you yourself posted

DessertStorms , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Mildly Infuriating in I was handed this lovely flyer while grocery shopping

This is far more than mildly infuriating, this is actively putting peoples lives at risk, it's enraging and quite scary, and why disabled and other vulnerable people are continuing to be more isolated than ever.

Fuck this person and the bullshit they spread. I rarely leave the house, but if I did and someone handed me something like this I'd grab the whole pile and set it on fire, casually roll over their feet with my wheelchair on my way, too (E: actually, scratch that, I wouldn't want to get that close to the disease vector, even with my mask on).