They had me in the first half

Why is not being alone in the universe a bad thing though?

There are possible concerns relating to the Fermi paradox. Perhaps there aren't many space faring civilizations because the most advance civilization exterminates others that they see as a potential threat.

But yeah, I also find it comforting to know our existence really isn't that big a deal lol. It just makes me feel like we should do what we can to get the most joy out of our lives while we're here

This shit is straight from the fascist playbook. I'm at the point where I just go off on people i meet that are pro Israel

My guy just doing the plot to FMA:Brotherhood lmao

Yuck. These fuckers just make up their own persecution to play the victim. It has never been better for Christians in the US than it is today. With how much the GOP is trying to break the church/state line we are well on our way to a theocracy

Yes! Also there are some of the murals are really good

Tweet was deleted, does someone have a screenshot?

Lmao. I have done tons of reading on the vaccine you ignorant slut. What I've concluded: this is by far the safest vaccine in human history, this is the most well documented vaccine in human history, and it's the single most widely researched and developed vaccine in human history. Do you know what typically takes vaccines years to get through testing? Finding and test subjects, both of which the COVID vaccine had in abundance. It's been 3 years - where are the supposed negative side effects from the vaccine? In all of human history, every vaccine every manufactured has had every single possible side effects emerge within 6 fucking weeks. Go look this shit up and stop projecting lmao

I think it's a great example because they're the single biggest source of conservative misinformation lmao. If the press was being silenced by some left-wing conspiracy don't you think Fox would have been a major target for them??

Ignoring the fact that Rogan is an ignorant dumbass who does absolutely no fact checking, did Malone back any of his claims up or were they all just from his mouth? Because Malone was not the "literal inventor" of mRNA vaccines. It was a huge collaborative effort that he played a part in along with hundreds of other researchers over decades. But you already know this cause you do your own research instead of just taking people's word for it right?

Lmao. My man I have, and I'm asking you to clarify because I have not seen any of these so-called negative effects from wearing masks and taking the vaccine. Such a cop out answer. It's almost always a sign that you are talking out your ass if you aren't willing to clearly state your point.

Okay, how was there an attempt at taking away both of these things? Because I can't think of any. Also if free press took a hit during the pandemic no one told Fox News because they've been spouting their vile lies the entire time lmal

negative side effects that masking, isolating, and the vax have been shown to have

Such as?

Which rights, specifically, have been taken away?

Just like any instance some of you guys are way out there, but I had a very pleasant time asking you guys to elaborate on Democratic socialism for me and it's given me a lot to think about

you mean democratic socialism not as a way to achieve socialism, but to run it?

Yes, this! Sorry, I wasn't being clear enough. Good to know though. I'm still researching socialism so there's a lot I don't quite understand - I grew up religious conservative and have only been leftwing for the last few years. Definitely leaning hard into socialism the more I learn though. US voting is goddamn bullshit though with our archaic electoral college, gerrymandering, and the legal bribing we call "lobbying".

Ah, I see. This makes sense actually, thanks.

in a way, but the main point is that the bourgeoisie has its tools within bourgeois democracy and it's gonna use them to jeopardize every socialist effort

So you're saying Democratic socialism is flawed because it still allows elections, which are by nature corruptable?

This is very comprehensive, thanks for the explaination! What I was trying to ask though was what's hexbear's thoughts on Democratic socialism as a concept. I ask because everyone here seems to be very specifically communist which is fair but I don't think I'm quite there yet is all. I'm assuming this is because there are successful real world examples of communism such as The People's Republic of China vs the only ever failed attempts at a socialist country?

Ah, there was a person named Allende. I was only seeing articles about the city in Mexico 😅

In fairness though that speaks more about the atrocities of the US than Democratic socialism.

This is a fair take. I'm not a pacifist per se, I just avoid violence as much as I can. If that's what it takes to be a socialist state though, so fucking be it