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Semjaza

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Semjaza ,

Kinda like we need to change how society works and have public lands and more dignity and space for not being Capitalist.

Semjaza ,

I didn't mean give them public lands, but more recreate large common spaces for people to be able to be somewhat sufficient.

Also did you city try collecting their waste?

Semjaza , (edited )

I'm not sure the guy invoking Soros is meant to be taken seriously or sympathetically.

Edit: also the artist is the Jewish artist Eli Valley, apparently.

Semjaza ,

And this is why, little bushes, we must always have birds and give to them our first sprung berries on tribute.

Semjaza ,

Is that equivalent to 65% don't reoffend? Or am I misunderstanding the recidivism rate?

Semjaza , (edited )

Interesting if you read about it, while many were found guilty I think only a woman is being sentences to death while many men are just getting a decade in prison for their involvement in it.

If she was the ringleader, sure... I guess (not that it makes the state's murdering of folks alright). But odd that she gets death while all the men don't even get 20 in jail.

Semjaza ,

OK, so ignoring that not going to change doesn't mean the death penalty is valid (the very idea presupposes the existence of states and the idea that a power structure can put people to death), that using the upper limits of your statistics means that for every 1 (0.35) who would reoffend that is murdered, you've also murdered 2 (0.65) who would not.
So if you do want to go ahead on your executions, the number of reoffenses should be up at 3 or so as a minimum.

But there are better ways to deal with it, as executing people is bad for the people who have to do it, the families of the executed, and sometimes even the victims and families as they're robbed of a chance for closure and understanding.

Semjaza ,

Or is it the state just protecting and strengthening itself while using language to pretend it is on the side of the people?

The state will never execute, or legislate, our way to a better society.

Semjaza ,

Only the heartland.

And indirectly.

Much as it also lowered the standard of living across much of Africa and Central Asia due to the proxy wars and coups.

Plus normalising executions does make the world worse.

Semjaza ,

Edit: I'm being harsh, you're just having fun. Internet misses tone of voice, so it's easy to be at off wires, I'm being too nitpick and I'd probably agree if we spoke face to face. Sorry for being an online argumentative berk. Enjoy your day.

Original: Bad guys? 🤨
Even Thatcher and Reagan had families.

Always remember: the means are the ends.

Semjaza ,

The problem is the human condition of greedy tuckers, so let's keep political systems which give a few people who want all the power all the power, rather than work towards anarchism where no one gets the power?

Semjaza ,

They'd be out-competed by those who used their wealth to screw over the competition and drive small businesses under.

Semjaza ,

People and ideology.

Semjaza ,

Which creates a space where people with personal affiliations get away with it and gather.
And then when called out on their shit, tell the "for the lulz" crowd that people are coming for their freedom.

Semjaza ,

Person 1 takes some nudes and sends them to committed long term partner, long term partner's cyber security is lax and Person C gets access to P1's nudes and uploads them.

Person 2 has never taken nude photos, but unknown to them used a fitting room that Person D had hidden a spy camera in. Person D uploads these photos to the Internet.

How different do you think these two cases are?

Semjaza ,

OK, explain.

And if we're talking about personal responsibility, to what extent you think it differs.

Semjaza ,

OK so because it's selfies, so person 1 is responsible for her images leaking in a way person 2 is not?

Or do you feel that selfies are a level above and beyond just nude photos by virtue of having been self taken? If so, what sets nude selfies apart from sexy photos taken by a long term partner if anything?

Semjaza ,

You're not wrong.

But I also don't think it's a big delta in risk chance in a lot of cases, meanwhile in some parts of the world (looking at you East Asia) spy cameras are a huge problem.

There are, I imagine millions of nude photos taken that never leak.

I think a reason many feminists feel strongly on the issue is that it really throws society's whore-virgin paradigm into relief, where women with sexuality are pushed to take the blame for their actions without much (any) consideration for them as people. Which is the reason "just don't take them" gets the hostile reaction it does, and is a ridiculed response.

Semjaza ,

It may be, but even knowing all that it is hardly helpful advice, and at least out of context and not knowing the people talking doesn't seem to contain empathy or sympathy.
And is devoid of criticism of the actual leaker of the photos.

Semjaza OP ,

I've certainly met people who claim Capitalism is the key for LGBT acceptance and less overt racism, and therefore supports those people.

I am far more with you on your point of view. Capitalism only supports making more money.

Semjaza OP ,

If I may ask the obvious question... Why then are you following a Community entitled "leftymemes" then?

Semjaza OP ,

I posit the reverse: that some corporations choose to display tokenistic commodified support because overall social pressure exists to show support of some kind.

Semjaza OP ,

Sure, but support from Capitalism isn't one of them.

Semjaza OP ,

Ah, fair enough then. I'm still not quite au-fait with who sees what and how.

I've had to actively follow each community to get to see it's posts.

Semjaza OP ,

As one of a leftwing persuasion, it's our pleasure to see rent free accommodation out in the world.

Semjaza OP , (edited )

You're claiming that economic systems have no impact on social issues?

And you're sure that a position of global dominance due to sitting atop the global neo-colonial system has nothing to do with it?

Does India count as a Capitalist Democracy for this? What about Malaysia, or Indonesia, or Nigeria, or Kenya?

Edit: Poland, Romania, Italy?

Semjaza OP ,

OK, so we're calling 6 or 7 the cut off then? Or is the status of democracy limited to Scandinavia and New Zealand?

Semjaza OP ,

We agree on that.

Can you see how culture correlates much better with LGBT rights than how high a nation gets on that democracy index, though?

Semjaza OP ,

Alas, a handful of people in the replies for starters.

Semjaza OP ,

So the reason that non-binary and transgender indivuals in India under the British empire lost rights and social standing was because the British Empire was less democratic than Mughal India and the remaining princely states?

That and the modern situation of non democratic PRC being about as LGBT friendly as much more democratic South Korea, and both much less than Singapore (less democratic than South Korea) makes that strong correlation very suspect once you look closely.

As for culture, I'd suggest breaking the map up into various culture groups as anthropologist have done, and see if that correlates to LGBT rights more.

Semjaza OP ,

Or possibly they both share a same reason, hence the correlation (but which does not imply causation, which is why noticing where correlation does not match implies a lack of causation).

Semjaza ,

I assumed it was ironic, to highlight how much worse off people in other countries are and thus humanising migrants, economic or otherwise.

Semjaza ,

Having done the research of going to the url on side the of the image, turns out the cartoonist does satirical cartoons that have been published in The Guardian and The Village Voice.

Whether the average person recognises this, (average probably varies by location quite a lot) I'm now quite happy to triple down on satirical.

Semjaza ,

Ah, the rare lesser spotted SFW Oglaf.

Semjaza ,

So the birth lottery of being born in Canada rather than Syria, then?

Semjaza ,

Far too real.

I'm gonna find a way to share with as many colleagues as I can.

Semjaza ,

Yes, the process is unrealistic for comedic effect.

I probably should have explicitly stated I meant the conclusion. Perhaps this is the boss's imagined thought process to reach that predefined conclusion that they announce at the end of the meeting.

Semjaza ,

Would anyone or anything in heaven eat? Hunger is but a manifesting of the unimmaculaticity of flesh.

Semjaza ,

Thanks, it is fun to play with language. I almost went for the more boring "maculate".

I find something comedic about a Germanesque mash of prefixes and suffixes. Maybe one day I'll stumble across a newfangled word that can live in the cupboard of our collective vocabulary.

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