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Barbara on nextdoor on the 4th in America rule

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Jesus, dude. Chill a bit. They were kids who were sold a bill of goods. Some of them legitimately believed they were doing something good and noble when they enlisted, and the people in power abused that ideology. It's not the veteran's fault. Hold people in power responsible, not the people who trusted them.

Edit: there's no sense in arguing with you on this. I just saw your other comments, seems like you've got zero empathy. Wish you the best, champ. Hope you find some compassion in your life.

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What part of your job do you really want to talk about but never have a good opportunity to bring up in conversation?

I'm a sysadmin. No one really knows what people in my profession do, so they just assume it's all servers and computers. I'm all about the automation tools, though. With the right tools and credentials, you can install apps, create accounts, provision a new VM, parse through your emails, brew a cup of coffee, and let your wife know you'll be home early so she can get rid of her boy toy before you get home...all with a single click.

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Ironic how some things are bad because they are "permanent" and others are not

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As for why I'm here, there's no post filtering on the "all communities" section. Putting yourself firmly on one side or another of a political system is, in my opinion, feeding into the machine that's designed to keep us fighting each other instead of holding people in power accountable. So no, I'm not a conservative any more than I'm a liberal.

As for this post specifically, people with trans children aren't dragging their kids into surgery. It's a tough decision, and while I'm personally not comfortable with people making that decision, it's their choice to do so. That's the definition of freedom. Why do you care what people do with their bodies?

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De-federate from instances with loli

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I'm not a lawyer either, but a quick search shows that state law is the thing this could be breaking. It's not criminally punishable to possess it, but acquiring or distributing it via the internet is potentially illegal. Here's a page from a Massachusetts lawyer discussing the legality. https://anthonyricciolaw.com/is-lolicon-legal-in-the-us/#:~:text=Under%20federal%20law%2C%20a%20simple,state%20laws%20regarding%20child%20pornography.

Edit: apparently that's only part of the requirements for illegality. The other part is sexuality or not having "value" which is subjective. Either way, it's a dice roll on criminal acts.