ameancow

joined 1 year ago
[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

When the corporations start dividing your population and guaranteeing their own interests over democracy, look at what happened to us and learn from it. It doesn't stop here.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You're right, and what you need to understand is that the reason half of our idiots voted for an idiot is because we allowed corporations to atomize society so people didn't mix anymore, we don't have shared perspectives of the world anymore, everyone gets their information about literally everything algorithmically. This atomization of society is what took down the USA and it's coming for you next if it's not already happening wherever you are.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Almost every American just wants to stay home and play video games, we didn't want any of this. We wanted healthcare.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's okay guys! The NRA said they were here to prevent this sort of thing!

We're in goooood hands!

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You have just spent too much time talking to the chronically online individuals or whatever the term is.|

I have, and I know it, and those are who I am speaking to the most because that's who are here in sites like this in the most numbers. I am here trying to rally people, even if it's out of spite and anger and offense, to stay involved.

The last presidential election we had has had some of the highest voter participation and youth participation in history, and they still voted for Trump, so the problem isn't exterior, it's coming from inside the house, and as long as we're lamenting and feeling like shit about it, we're falling into their trap.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Except talking to people I don’t agree with is exactly what I do. I am doing it to you now! Think about that!

It's literally ALL i wanted out of this.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The problem is culturally, they didn’t see a need to fight for it because of apathy.

Thank god we don't have to worry about that happening he- err.... fuck.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Groups who are so desperate to maintain a group identity that they think something like a child getting cochlear implants or other actual remedies to handicaps is equivalent to "genocide" against their group. (that's a thing.)

Everyone is susceptible to this syndrome to some degree, but you see it the most when you see people suggest the possibility of positive change.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

it considered a type of soft genocide

Not saying this is what you're saying, but it's attitudes like this that make me see red. We gotta stop letting our society become so atomized that we've replaced tribalism with Turbo Tribalism.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This isn't eugenics or close to it, it's fixing actual problems before someone is born, not choosing who has rights to breed. If they announced a therapy to guarantee a child will grow up immune to corporate propaganda or be able to use their brain in a rational, well-planned and thoughtful way, and have exceptional language skills, we should voluntarily hand the world over to them. Because what's happening right now is the opposite of that.

Right now capitalism is imposing eugenics on us. The system and the cost of life has created a very real system deciding who can have families. If tools emerged that could guarantee the kids we DO have aren't subject to the same weaknesses and limitations, we need to capitalize on every advantage we can.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I tried. If anyone gets what I'm saying, power to them and the kernel of hope rides in their hands. Otherwise I'm done. Peace.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Our population voted someone into the highest office riding on the promise of drilling for more oil and increasing factory farming. We have atomized our culture so much that corporate forces have stripped people of their empathy and care and passion like an overripe banana and we don't mix perspectives anymore so that we can pull people back.

There's no hope of ending this misery until those of us who remain thinking with our minds get off the computer and start socializing, organizing, challenging people and pulling people into our idea of a better tomorrow. Most people don't even know where to find other people to talk to and debate with and this is by design. That's the trap we're in we need to break free of, and then maybe if we can get to that point we can start making cultured meats and alternative proteins a thing.

Otherwise, we're going to fish the oceans until they're dry and we will create hellish suffering for every life form involved until there's nothing left to feel pain.

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