vvilld

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[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

That's a different situation considering the Irish language was created before there even was a united Ireland. We can trace the history of how English came to America, and it came from the English people. We can't trace the history of how the Irish language spread across Ireland because it predates history.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (28 children)

I don't know what that means, but I don't think you do either.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

The coffee certainly makes me need to poop!

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the circle A supposed to be here, then?

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 week ago

Yes, it's 100% immature, which is exactly why you should do it.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Eating a banana while drinking coffee. Perfectly complimentary flavors.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I was mostly just making a snarky comment about how everyone is going to get tooth decay from lake of fluoridation.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Like I said, while semantically imprecise, yes, we did get the English language from the English.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 week ago (35 children)

Anarchists (lib left) aren't typically waiting for society to collapse. We typically focus on building the world we want to see now in order to make the collapsing society unnecessary to provide out material needs. You know, the whole mutual aide and community organizing bit.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

That's just semantics. Sure, I guess the more proper way to say it is that when the Americans founded the US they continued the practice of race-based chattel slavery which the British had instituted in the colonies prior to the formation of the US. Is that really substantively different than saying the Americans adopted slavery from the British?

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

My bad. Thanks.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Fun fact: Monopoly was originally called "The Landlord's Game" when it was created and was meant to teach people about the fundamental absurdity and contradictions inherent in the capitalist system of land ownership. It was later co-opted by a family member of the creator who sold it to Parker Brothers. They renamed it Monopoly and turned it into the commercial success it is today.

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