growsomethinggood

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[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I did read your comment, that is why I responded the way I did. If you can't link that minorities are the ones affected by racism, I don't think that you should be commenting on racial politics in the US.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Have you considered that your perspective on the matter could be skewed by your own inability to take critique maturely? Most adults are able self-reflect and grow as people from interactions with others of differing perspectives. It's only a small percentage who react violently, and frankly, they are bullies who should not be catered to.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 41 points 5 days ago (15 children)

Nothing quite like logging onto lemmy and reading the most "if minorities were nicer then people would be less racist" victim blaming comment. No, there is no world in which minorities rolling over and gently teaching misguided racists gets them equal rights. We have a systemic issue in the US where the right has been defunding education and pushing vitriolic rhetoric for decades. Minorities should not need to prove their humanity at every turn just to stay alive, nevertheless participate in politics.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 14 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Well they're going to have to hurry it up if they want to prevent this one, voting is tomorrow I believe.

Note that it's extremely likely that ranked choice will be the deciding factor here as Cuomo may "win" first choice but lose the ranked majority. Expect challenges in implementing ranked choice from establishment dems in the immediate future.

I have the boox palma 2, if you (OP) want a very portable device I'd definitely recommend! The fingerprint reader is pretty bad though, ha. But worth it to have something phone sized and easy to pocket.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Does that matter? Each one is a real person whose life is going to be turned upside down thanks to this ruling. The fascists will justify this if the number is small ("not that many people affected, what does it matter?") or large ("this is a dangerous trend that should be regulated"). We need to support trans rights on principle.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 159 points 2 weeks ago

Gerrymandering and other structural means of disproportionate representation in federal government are big parts of it

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 15 points 3 weeks ago

This is only the beginning of a long summer. If you can get out there, do it! There are more of us than them. But remember that this isn't going to be the last occasion either. We need to be ready to stand up and say no many more times. Progress is slow, build community support now. Stay safe, be brave. ♥️

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

"Let my people piss" -trans Moses

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, it's not that far off:

In a different interview, a reporter asked Trump what crime Newsom committed, and Trump’s answer is chilling: “He ran for governor.”

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 16 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Not a solve-everything solution, but I enjoy blocking every user who is even slightly a shit. My experience of slowly curating out the dumbasses has certainly made my experience a better one!

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bisexuals aren't exclusively attracted to men and women, nonbinary and agender folks are largely included. Common interpretation of the bi=2 prefex is including 1) same- (homo) and 2) different- (hetero) gender sexuality. Colloquially the difference between bi and pan is usually described as bisexuality allowing for preference for certain genders but not exclusively so, while pansexuality is attraction regardless of gender. A given bisexual might be attracted to twice as many women as men, but that doesn't mean their attraction to those men isn't real, you know? Meanwhile a pansexual could have attraction to the exact same people but wouldn't ascribe it to gender, just individuals. Largely the difference between the two is therefore personal preference in how someone experiences their sexuality.

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