Yeah, but you can’t say that in media because what do you want? Stalin nazi Mao vuvuzalea? Yeah those authoritarian nazis killed so many, capitalism is the best we got! Even if its not perfect.

But I think the number of people disenfranchised with capitalism is rising, and socialism isn’t nearly as bad a word as it used to be. Communism is less hated too.

Tin soldiers and Donnie coming. We’re finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming. Four dead in Mich-i-gan.

I think it will take a fairly big reaction from the military to erode trust enough that it starts to crumble. And while the context is a little different now, I suspect the military will need to respond more violently than they did at Kent state.

But the wonderful thing is restoring trust is very difficult (the empire has managed to restore it before, mind you), and maybe impossible given the current material conditions.

The wonderful thing about your comment is how blatantly it disregards the scale of the “atrocities” committed by the empire

3 months on hrt. Horny et. al.

Lol. Human nature.

If you mean “here take this money and give us your country or we will kill you” then yeah.

But I suspect you actually are referring to some weird “humans are greedy! Look! Billionaires!” While ignoring how often we freely help and associate with other humans. For example: on this website.

Yeah I tend to boycott genocide, racism, slavery, regime change, that sort of thing. So you might consider me some kind of anti-US .

Also “living in traditional ways” is at best misleading. There is already more than enough to go around when we consider actual physical resources. Using market mechanisms to determine how things are distributed works very poorly in terms of meeting everyones needs, and blinds us to actual solutions.

The idea of overshooting earths capacity is firmly rooted in extractive ideology (which is a cornerstone of capitalist economies) and doesn’t even begin to consider how an adjustment in economic output to meet real demand and not whatever is the most profitable, would result in massive changes in the way we do things.

Food production could become more regenerative because we need to feed people not make money.

Clothing industries would cut gigantic amounts of waste simply by ceasing the destruction of clothing to maintain high prices.

And these 2 ideas alone could revolutionize nearly every aspect of our existence.

Indigenous ways of doing is not extractive. It is better described as a collaboration with nature. Managing natural resources to meet our needs, and the needs of (often specifically) the next 7 generations. It means managing forests to make more forests, with all the flora and fauna that entails. Among other things

The fascist part is:

Ohh humans are the problem Okay, which humans? Who decides who gets what? Who lives and who dies? Is there any consideration for the power dynamics in our society (spoiler, no there is not)

In short the quote who ever said it:

Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening.

Nneeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrdddddddd

But only as a term of endearment.

And also, it’s a silly comic

Because as capitalist states struggle to maintain profits and control through soft means, the only other option is through direct control and violence. As the state gets more and more cozy with corporate and moneyed interests, and starts lashing out at the usual scape goats (trans/queer, communists, socialists, trade unionists, immigrants), we have what we call fascism.

Its the predictable end to a profit driven system that requires infinite growth to continue its existence.

Whoopsie somehow those Soviet missiles are still there…

It is okay to accept that the US is bad. You don’t have to cope by saying “ohhh yeah but wait until China!”

Its understandable you would think this. Bill Gates spent butt loads of money to scrub his image clean, buying up media companies to make it more effective, and using charities to hide behind to appear philanthropic. All the while being a typical oligarch, and using the free money given to charity to get more tax breaks and increase his wealth and power.

Its been very effective

Yeah but muh propaganda

Came out to my parents back in September (I’m an adult, financially stable, and safe just to put that out there) and they have not taken it well.

Also 2.5 months of hrt = tears, lots of tears apparently

Am a physicist who was educated at an institution with super conducting magnets.

Helium is so scarce at this point labs are moving away from it in favour of other methods. So regardless of it being technically better or not, co2 is everywhere and helium is rare.

Liquid helium keeps things cold but is (in some super conducting magnets anyway) often insulated by liquid nitrogen to prevent it from boiling off as quickly. At bare minimum the cost of helium would likely be prohibitive, ignoring everything else.

Winter is a fact here. Its a great time for being cosy inside, especially after doing something outside in the cold. Imo it’s better to embrace it as part of the natural cycle of the passage of time.

Yeah like frig China. Why aren’t you killing them? Whats wrong with you? Clearly the most morally correct thing to do is exterminate them, what are you trying to hide?

VOOOOOOTTTEEEE HARDER! I’m sure at some point it will change. Its not like having all the power sitting in the hands of the few will stop you from making positive changes right? Just keep playing their game … I’m sure it will work this time…

I love that you have a list of references! But of course they are all ignored because engaging with them might change someone’s beliefs and, no disrespect intended, changing a deeply held belief is difficult, scary, and can lead to a sort of cascade of changes as ones world view crumbles. Which in and of itself can feel devastating.

Is there a link to the paper? I may have just missed it. I’d like to be fully armed for my first hrt related appointment.