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Removing the author/artwork name at the bottom right is trashy.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    including the author would also be wrong, as the original author did have some completely different text.... would not know how to handle without a multi-line disclaimer. still i agree with your critique some how.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago*

    If no license is indicated in an artwork/software the implied license (it is not required the indicate a license) is "All rights reserved". This post counts as a derivative work, the author have the right to allow/disallow it.

    Outside of legal wording, when making a derivative work it's nice to at least give attribution to the original artist or citing the source of the original work.

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  • [–] 35 points 9 months ago

    "Oh no by moving left we mean we're going to very strongly condemn ice but then also condemn anyone principled enough to take a real stance" - Average shitlib

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    No reason to descend to "extremism" maybe quieter and less publicized genocide?

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Shumer is just as bad for working with them. He's an enabler. No quarter.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It seems like he's always caving whenever measures come up which should not be passed, even at threat of shutting down the government, for days, weeks or months.

    I'll applaud him that he's able to get from his house to work unassisted, without having a spine.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Genocide is bad! But only when china does it.

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    I really enjoy your comments. You're even handed, considerate, and informative so I think you'll take this push back well.

    The word cult is a slippery term that is generally a perjorative morphing to the intentions of both writer and reader. A more neutral term would be the preferred academic term of "new religious movement" while highlight specific harmful behaviors that might make it either immoral, illegal, or culturally distasteful.

    I hope that you see the value in being more specific with the term.

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    For me, it's more than just the dangers of their ideas. Its mechanisms of control. Can members come and go freely? Do the members have a livelihood separate from the religious community? Do they have access to other perspective or is their information limited and curated? Do they use their doctrines to create obedience to the leadership? Is their financial obligation to the movement more onerous than other religious groups? Can a member leave tomorrow without being stalked or harassed?

    As far as I’ve seen, Falun Gong practitioners generally live normal, secular lives and aren't financially 'captured' by the organization. They might have strange or even 'subversive' views, but if the mechanism of total control isn't there, 'NRM' remains the more precise academic fit.

    This is not a defense of their views. If our net is just fringe ideas, the net would be cast too wide and catch otherwise socially accepted groups.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    @PointyFluff Much like what @Cowbee said, Fascism and Communism work on completely different sets of logic. Fascism views the State as a organism that must be kept homogeneous through a strictly defined hierarchy. Communism views the socialist state as a tool to bring down hierarchies in favor of an egalitarian society where the means of production (resources) are collectively owned.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Not all communism is authoritarian

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    Not necessarily. There are indigenous societies from all across the world who were communist for millenia, and many who still strive for it while capitalism is forced upon them. They often are more anarchist in structure.

    But even assuming that state power of some degree is required, there is a lot of room for debate about how much. Original commenter seemed concerned about authoritarianism, I assume that their understanding of communism is Stalin's USSR. There are certainly ways to be auth/com without going that far, and that commenter may find those appealing.

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