The dosage makes the poison.

To little = nothing

To much = dead

Just right? Maybe get high?

The history of human mind expansion in three lines.

I think you're having a stroke. Get help.

I think you need to re-read the comment...

I should clarify that my experience is based on my interactions with people in the rural-ish Midwest.

I do try very hard to not make those assumptions when meeting someone new, as I know how it feels to be a progressive trapped in a dark red area of a (in my case) blue state.

Do what you need to do to survive. Hopefully one day this shit will get better and we can force the bigots and edge lords to keep that shit to themselves or be forced into social exile.

So you're waiting until others do the hard part and only then are you willing to join the fight?

Get fucked dipshit. Participate or get out of the fucking way.

And no, I'm not going to incriminate myself on social media. Practice OpSec you literal walking security risk.

Tolerance paradox is the only way forward. They deserve no quarter.

Tolerance paradox in action!

In my experience, there are very few people who actually "don't follow politics".

In most cases, once I have convinced a person that I truly won't judge them for their politics (I do, but I keep it to myself unless I think I can actually impact their way of thinking), they are usually happy to disclose their preferences and biases, which is usually plenty to determine their political leanings.

In all but a few cases, they "don't follow politics" because they have problematic or hypocritical politics and don't want to explain themselves.

A close-ish friend of the family is employed in data center design for in Social Media, and later Google. He is very progressive and aware of the issues that face lgbtq people in today's age. Yet, he is completely incapable of accepting that their high paying job is contributing to the degradation of the world at large.

Long story short, if people's livelihood is tied to fascism, they will make whatever excuses they need to to continue benefitting from that system.

I've reached a point where I'm hoping for an inverted qanon storm.

Every single person who even half heartedly supported or worked with this administration needs to be arrested, tried and jailed. This will not end until we make an example of them.

It's either that or we move on to the step after the ballot box. It's time for the oligarchs to decide if they are going to be eaten or if they are willing to give up their power and wealth.

They know.

Sure there are useful idiots in the general population, but those in power (overall) are fully aware that gay marriage is not a threat to "the traditional family".

They use it as a wedge issue. They use it because the bigots in this country respond to it. They use it because they see it as a tool for accruing power.

Fascists need an enemy, so what better groups to other than the ones that have been on the fringes of society since the dawn of man?

Don't let them convince you that they just don't understand. They do, and they will harm lgbtq people anyway because they are filth who will do anything they can to stay on top of the pile.

It's important to be aware of the fact that hypocrisy is a feature not a bug for the fascist.

The entire point is to make a system that prioritizes the rights of the in-group at the expense of the out-group. Selectively enforceable laws and norms are preferable. Vague laws and standards are prefered so they can be selectively enforced.

When the supreme court comes out with a non-sensical ruling, its not because they are stupid, it's because they are trying to build the hypocrisy and selective enforement into the foundation of the system.

Forget trying to make them see the hypocrisy, it's pointless. We know it's hypocritical, and they don't care.

Unless I'm not understanding you, are you saying it's pointless to try?

If so; get fucked doomer. Saying its pointless to struggle for a better world is nothing but suicide by inaction. If your not willing to fight for a better world then get the fuck out of the way so the rest of us can.

Generally.

The supreme court isn't supposed to be able to make the president a completely unaccountable oligarch either, yet here we are.

Look, I really do hope you are right, that this goes somewhere and has some actual consequences. But we can't count on it. We HAVE to assume that he will wriggle out of this like he has so far in every other situation.

The supreme court is (for 6 of the 9 anyway) nothing but a bought and owned institution. What they should do or normally do is out the window.

Do you really think that matters?

If you think a civil suit is going to "get him" in some way when literal broard daylight corruption and direct connection to the most notorious pedophile in modern times hasn't done shit, I've got a bridge to sell you...

Stop relying on the legal system, it won't save us.

Sure, in theory. In practice, the Supreme Court will step in or he will just use the justice department to slow roll till he's dead.

I have zero faith in our legal system to hold these fascists to account. The legal system works for them not us.

Until capitalism is lynched with prejudice those with money and power will tear down any safeguards put in place to stop them. Rid the word of capitalism and maybe we have a chance.

Well that will teach me to check the pic better, I thought it was a black and white full size!

That cover is sick!

So as a normy who knows nothing about vinyl, why does the (what i assume to be the) sleeve for the record look much smaller than the actual record? Or is it just a weird perspective?

Also, love the username :D

The rich get richer....shocking.

Fuck Elon Musk and fuck every company he touches.

Mods taking the time to vet and source? Hell yeah, thank you for this!