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I know right? Who do these people think they are, shareholders?

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A better question would be "when was there ever been a true democracy?"

For me, there hasn't been. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't try. It means that we need to truly internalise that wealth and power will, if left unchecked, succeed in perverting it entirely. We need to be ever augmenting it, with that in mind, with a view to playing whack a mole with the interests of the 1% and keeping it working for the 99%.

I mean that won't work either. The rich and powerful will never allow us to simply vote away their ill beggoten wealth and power. However, at least people could say that they tried.

Thats crazy because rich people keep telling me low tax on them funds growth and helps everyone.

I mean, why would rich people lie?

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nice one, what you did there was remove the idea of death from a future abstraction that could happen at any second and moved it into the present moment which made you aware of the lack of imminent present danger, calming your anxiety.

It's kind of a rough and ready but, respectable go at unguided Zen. Mindfulness is just the parts of Zen that are backed by imperial evidence, repackaged for a western audience.

We don't have the right word for it in English. It's not a religion and it's not really a philosophy either, in the way we mean it here. It's not a modle to understand the world or a moral framework to be put to the test etc. It's by far the closest word though.

It's kind of a way of trying to experience the life, be more present and more spontaneous. The Spiritual stuff isn't meant to be taken even slightly literally but, as representations of things.

I think you might find even more peace adding in some of that.

Nice one. You got to really hit them in the cronyism to win. Like, don't boycott or put tarrifs on blue state stuff (no idea what) but, put all the tarrifs on, say, florida oranges in the run up to the governors election or kentucky bourbon and the like.

It's exactly that kind of targeting that the EU used to force armerica to back down on tariffs under W Bush. They've hated the EU since.

Nice, something like "the halfling Arms" could work well. "The old green troll" too.

The real winning is the love we have for each other and the moments we share together.

Thanks Jesus!

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The old internet was like the wild west. Who'd have thought it would meet a similar fate to it too?

For sure, the future of war is drone directed artillery.

More so, they wouldn't even need to all that. Just surround them, turn of the water supply and wait for them the surrender when they get thirsty enough.

I'd say we already are under authoritarian regimes. It's just that we, collectively, don't resist it. So, they dont need to be that way. Fascism is just capitalism when you try to say no to capitalism.

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Say goodbye to the old school, ergh, boring - I hate school!

Say HELLO to the patriot Mcschool of dreams, brought to you in association with Coca-Cola - to ensure your patriot Mcschool dreams have Real magic - providing children with the very best school-like experience and for prices lower than you'd expect.

There's only one superpower now.

How else am I supposed to get rid of the agar huh?

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