On discussions around here about recommendations to alternative social media platforms and other digital services, there seems to be a growing presence of believers of European platforms, the platforms are vouched for not on the merit that the alternatives to US services themselves are good, functional and are independent of any state/private sector interests, but simply because the platforms are European, which is framed as “secure” and “sanitized” from any of that potential “bad stuff” we’ve witnessed (AI slop, helping the state to suppress activism, on one hand allowing freeze peach, which really just emboldens neonazis, on the other censors anything going against the interests of the West, etc).

https://www.wired.com/story/protonmail-amends-policy-after-giving-up-activists-data/

I’m having difficulty to articulate this but… why move from one doghouse to another if all you cared about was the color of the roof?

The zombies from PvZ were a metaphor. Yes, including the Elvis Presley zombie.

wdym, the proof is from this state approved article that I read which references another article which references another article which references another article which references a funny little book, which is really a collection of campfire stories, signed by weird guy with the initials “A.Z.”. Check and mate.

what are you talking about, it is being granted the ridicule it prompts:

https://lemmy.ml/post/28592263

https://lemmy.ml/post/28408453/17899643

https://lemmy.ml/post/29184553/18235939

Hell, even OP posted a news article mentioning Russia stepping up aggression: https://lemmy.ml/post/28449137

That one got crickets, because you pearl-clutching bloodthirsty eurolibs don’t actually care about human values. So long as the Global South does your bidding, your worst “struggle” will always be waking up in the morning not knowing whether you want a cup of pumpkin spiced latte or salted caramel machiatto. Deeply unserious comment.

Not to mention that within the entity itself, you’ll find out that a lot of them are actually Americans if not European lol

I don’t understand, what’s your point? Why would a settler-colonial entity want to stop another settler-colonial entity from continuing to erase an entire population and exert its influence on the region on top of stealing its resources? It doesn’t because it’s not in its current interest to do so.

Israel assigned a Zionist as the US Lebanese ambassador and is actively trying to start a civil war in Lebanon.

This wouldn’t have been possible (at best, it’d be difficult) had the US and the remaining West not continued their unimpeded financial, military, etc… support for the genocidal entity, though. It’s not referred to as the “51st state” or the “unsinkable aircraft carrier” for no reason. All of the other reasons here are in line with the US’ interests anyway, I don’t see how they suggest the U.S. being the “subservient” one.

The US can order the entity to a “complete cease-fire” on a whim with a single phone call. If that’s not emblematic of the clear-in-place Father-Son relationship, then I don’t know what is.

Adding to the 2nd panel: “It’s important to understand both sides and remain skeptical in the face of–” Shut the fuck up.

Libs have the superpower of selective skepticism, where they forego “critical thinking” in discussions of issues that benefit the interest of the West and somehow restore said “critical thinking” and talk big about “nuance” when it’s about e.g. slaughtering resisting brown people.

How?

The Boondocks was a documentary.

Yes yes, we’ve already went over this, my opinions are quite heavy to read. Anyways, there’s no rule that says you should be verbose to be able to explain the sort of “good faith” statements you had in mind on the topic of Team Blue and Team Red (unless that’s a cult-like behavior from Reddit carried on here? Who knows).

In fact, if you’re able to explain in simple terms, then there should be no problem explaining, so knock yourself out. What sort of “good faith” statements did you have in mind on the topic of Team Blue and Team Red?

red variety: “yes actually we are racist and actually hate your guts”

blue: “yes but no but actually but maybe, perhaps, mayhaps, blue eyes, whataboutism, consider the alternative, juxtapose this to that, for instance, in short, in closing, blonde hair matters”

Yes my posts pack quite the punch for bloodthirsty libs like you hiding behind a “goodwill” veneer who certainly care about building communities (but not for anyone outside of their KKKlub), thank you for noticing.

Anyways, that’s enough sidetracking, let’s try this once again: tell us, what sort of “good faith” statements did you have in mind on the topic of Team Blue and Team Red?

So brave. Tell us, what sort of “good faith” statements did you have in mind on the topic of Team Blue and Team Red’s consensus on genocide, bombing campaigns, scapegoating foreigners, violating students for holding thoughts that go against the interests of the empire (whether via abduction through the ICE, by direct police brutality or through deportation), violating land rights to the Native Americans, continuing slavery, whether via salary theft, student debts, healthcare debts, or via prison slaves (as it is literally enshrined in the constitution)?

We arent going to stop Israel either way

I’m going to have to stop reading from here, I skimmed through 5 times anyways and couldn’t get any semblance of a coherent point. Clearly you don’t actually care about the marginalized groups you speak of, otherwise you would’ve understood why nobody takes your Western “democracy” seriously, you just continue to come off as the “I can’t be a genocide-loving Islamophobe, I have an Arab friend” type (or similar).

No amount of pearl clutching will wash away your depravity.

Was the first sentence of the person I’m replying to not enlightening enough, or does someone have to hand you the explanation on a silver platter?

“Muh (western) democracy!” cries the lib that would remain unaffected had people not pointed out its effects, for example, on people’s day-to-day lives outside the fucking empire.

“Remain resolute and steadfast in the belief of liberalism. Trust and believe in the system!” as the lib gets side-eyed by everyone else that understands the libs platitudes are directed towards those that stand to benefit from the empire’s wrath, like suburbanite libs, or for the case of Europe, the original libs that started the spread of the “cancer” they swear was started by an orange peel, as if to pretend history started not too long ago.

Different colors, different presentation, same fucking ideology.

Literally admitting to wanting to keep or create concentration camps (as long as it doesn’t affect you or your friends)… you and the other Team Blue libs are fucking neo-nazi psychos…

You can always count on @[email protected] to get most rabbid libs stirred up and face their own contradictions (without taking away any insights from the posts themselves anyway lol)…

Literally every post that just puts the quiet part loud upsets them, lol. Please keep it up, love to see it.