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The population of Earth has doubled in my lifetime. Population growth is only slowing if you exclude brown people and focus on countries that 1)are wealthy and 2) don't allow immigration. These 'demographic bombs' are the result of jingoism, immigration controls, and racism; they are entirely artificial.

Slow population growth is a crisis for capitalism not humanity. This is because capitalism requires infinite growth and the biggest engine that sustains that delusion is population growth. Just look who is freaking out about it.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    Other people will rightly focus on the evangelical part, but I want to emphasize how important "whiteness" is to the equation. Black Christians don't do this shit.

    The through-line of Trump support is white supremacy. And white evangelical Christianity has a well known problem with white supremacy and white/Christian nationalism.

    It's vexing why Christians would admire Trump in the first place because he's just about the opposite of everything they claim to value. But if you think of them as white supremacists first, everything makes perfect sense.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    My boomer mom cannot exist without the TV on. She literally will wake up if you turn it off. When she switched to streaming instead of cable, the "are you still watching" messages were a big obstacle. Oh, and she spends more time on video games than I do.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 day ago

    The solipsistic need to drive fast is one of the top reasons why cars are so lethal. Reckless driving habits like speeding and tailgating should be stigmatized as the same way drunk driving was in the 70s-80s. And for the same reason; people shouldn't die because of your stupid selfish decisions.

    We need a version of MADD for street safety.

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  • [–] 52 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    This is not a signal that Trump is thinking of compromise. Chief of Staff is an incredibly powerful position. By controlling access to the president, they have more control over policy than most cabinet members.

    This may be less so w/ Trump bc he's such an undisciplined POTUS. But any power Miller gets will surely be used for wickedness.

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