[–] 4 points 3 days ago

There are no physicals like that for anyone in the state of WA, and the initiative does not apply to boys at all anyway. It specifically targets girls. Many people said something similar to what you did, except it's completely irrelevant to the initiative

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    This also only works if both the violent and non-violent groups have matching demands. In a case where the violent group has demands that pertain specifically or mostly to their own group, then they can be separately appeased by those in power which leaves the non-violent group without any leverage and they can thus be cracked down on.

    This is what happened to a lot of Native American tribes in the past 200 years. Given two different tribes in the same geographical region, one violent and the other non-violent, the violent tribe got some concessions like official reservation land in a better area in exchange for peace, while the non-violent tribe often got nothing except brutal genocide. This is more true in the American Midwest and West coast—the Eastern tribes often got nothing at all for either approach.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I think this is the closest to my experience. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I've been writing and expressing my opinions online for so long that I can "stream of consciousness" whatever I'm currently thinking into text

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Yes, this is a pretty universal problem with predominantly women-only spaces that are also advertised as such. This is a recurring issue on twoxchromosomes back on reddit, and why so many of those communities end up creating splintered invite-only spaces instead. Same thing with the Tea app from a while ago.

    As you said, men can't help themselves and insert themselves into these communities. In the case of invite-only spaces, unfortunately they do also try to sneak in which causes so many problems of enforcement and "proof". Public spaces are of course the most inclusive, but also attract the worst kind of men like a lighthouse

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Have you tried making espresso with different kinds of beans? There are plenty of options that aren't bitter. Add in some milk or better yet some oatmilk and it tastes great

    You don't have to drink black drip coffee. It's actually fine to drink a latte.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    True. I've noticed this especially when it comes to any feminist content or just vaguely women-centric opinions. In particular, this is probably due to the comparatively and relatively small number of women on Lemmy

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