I gkr mixed feelings on Hasan, but even if he's pro communism he knows he lives in a capitalist society and money talks. This literally that feudalism we should improve society comic.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/editorials/icons/mobile/000/006/273/Screen_Shot_2021-03-01_at_2.28.39_PM.jpg

Its shitty. Its still not the same. And also this takes a lot of blame away from swing voters who would swing right in response to Democrat fecklessness.

It's not though. The Democrats are feckless. You'll see them in the dictionary when looking up weaponized incompetence (OK that has a vaguely different meaning but you know what I mean). But if the right had never gained power, the momentum to lose these rights never would have begun.

Doing something =/= letting something happen

Why are you saying this like it conflicts with anything I've said?

With the us and Russia in free fall, China is the assumed number 1 super power in the near future. And they've done an amazing job in the last 30 years developing the nation, lifting people out of poverty, and growing their soft power. But a population and housing crisis could really hamper things so its really anyone's game right now.

I'll argue democract are ineffective to a fault, even ineffective in a weaponizable way to punish their consitutients for straying from the center. Again, the bar is in hell. But they did not repeal abortion rights directly and never would have.

Personally, I'm not seeing the us do less coups. Just weaker excuses for the coups they perform.

They don't do it for benevolence. They do it for the soft power that appearing benevolent gives them. Fucked up motives but still a net positive.

See you say the same shit as repulicans but thats literally what the post is about. Democrats were never going to repeal abortion rights or the voting rights acts.they were never going to start an oil crisis or a trade war and tank the economy the same way. They were never going to support ice the same way (they actually just held out on a partial government shutdown and exceeded my expectations in doing so). Saying that they do the same is a straight up lie. And I'm not saying dems are perfect. The bar is in hell. But they aren't doing the same.

I use a different open source OS. Have you tried microG? Or is that already on e? Even if you have it, some parts might need configuring.

This is how I feel. I'm enjoying Claude and paying but keeping a close eye. Its nice because it really enables me to do things I am not capable of on my own. I teach as part of my job and used it to code an interactive learning module. Making the module hasn't been quick and I have to babysit the content a lot to get what I want. But I never could have done it on my own and I never could have paid someone to make it for me and it's helping educate people. I see this as the correct use of AI.

But if anthrioic goes pure evil I'll cancel my subscription.

I'm overly opinionated. But, If i argue with people on the internet it's a proxy for arguing with people in real life. It scratches the itch and even wears me down a bit. Then I have more self control on picking battles with people I know in real life and dont want to hate me.

Is it a healthy comping meachniam to wear down my combative side using bigots and bots on the internet? Probably not. But it works.