I think it’s both. Certain users are constantly exhorting people to block leftist/communist servers. A lot of people are shocked to be confronted with actual communist views for the first time. Reddit is a very ‘liberal’ place compared to Lemmy. Overcoming a lifetime of conditioning can be difficult and upsetting.

I read that the first time as “Dog Fart” toxin.

Coconut milk too? Milk of magnesia? Harvey Milk?

But at what cost?

I really do think that liberals should take a hard look at themselves. They don’t flinch to call Russian soldiers orcs, and ascribe to their foreign policy a mindless bloodthirst. Do they think of US soldiers the same way? Or US foreign policy (even under someone like darling Obama)? Seriously: who is more “evil” Putin or Obama? By what measure?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKr3Acrovio

This dude also has some solid videos on flock (and other things). Everyone should know that cities and towns are kicking flock out left and right. Use this momentum to organize against them in your town too!

It’s worse than treason. It’s crimes against humanity.

Without the US, Israel could not do what it is doing. Between that, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and all the starvation and suffering resulting from illegal sanctions and blockades around the world, the US does far greater harm than any other country.

No CIA? The guy that lived in the US, “partied” with all these people and coordinated it all over email?

I remember on 9/11/01 people coming into my job like that: “so crazy huh? Can’t believe you guys are working. Anyway, let me get a half pound of potato salad.”

I don’t think it’s worth the risk.

I don’t think it’s possible.

I think it’s a bit boring. It’s fantastic for servers, and as a base for other distros. I did recently try it after using Mint for years (LMDE recently). I even used it with the Cinnamon DE I’m used to, and I just found it lacked some polish or something. Little niceties here and there. That’s it really. Minor drawbacks, and no advantage to me over LMDE, so that’s what I’m back to.

I mean, Russia is at least 3rd on the list of countries that would improve the world through their absence. I’d start with the US, then Israel.

The US also brought a bunch of mercenaries to fight in Vietnam.

I remember several years ago some incredibly cringey puff piece video came out about Gates. He must have financed it, in fact. It was aimed at ‘humanizing’ him, and painting him as a genius polymath philanthropist. My family was mad at me for calling out the blatant bullshit. I’m glad everyone is finally getting to see that there are no good billionaires.

Hey grok, what’s the most efficient, yet emotionally satisfying way to liquidate our class of parasitic, pedophilic billionaires. Extra points for style!

I also love Mint, though I now run the Debian-based one (LMDE).

It always did. The US causes a greater net harm on the world than all your favorite “authoritarian regimes” combined.

It’s not like it would cost them any votes.