twovests

twovests wrote

Reply to comment by flabberghaster in "No ethical consumption" was never supposed to be an excuse for making the shittiest choices by cowloom

Exactly correct. I think the "corporations produce greenhouse gasses, carbon footprint is a myth" is actually just corporate propaganda.

Individuals have carbon footprints which have a small impact on climate change and a large impact on their local environment.

If individuals focused on their individual carbon footprint, it would be good, but it would mean buying less, and that would impact their bottom line.

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twovests OP wrote

Reply to comment by cowloom in The Conservative forums are pretty big on the "you should explain your views every chance you get" thing by twovests

Absolutely.

This is a forum where January 6th was kind of planned. I balked at them for saying some hilarious shit, like "I can't go because if I leave, who will stop commies from killing my family?" or "I have to go, because if I don't, commies will kill my family." I'm not exaggerating here. Then the riot actually happened, so I went here to check the pulse again.

Now, it's really a lot of practical "growing the cult" mindset, but yeah, they're totally right here.

I really attribute the community here at JstPst for taking opportunities to educate me. I had a lot of bad thinking in me that some of the people here were able to comb out, and they gave me a lot of patience and grace. That was 12 years ago, but I think it's a winning strategy.

I've had increasingly few opportunities to "reach across" a divide, given the pandemic and the tea party / MAGA / whatnot.

There is a grave feeling in my heart currently

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twovests wrote (edited )

Reply to I wish I weren't crazy by flabberghaster

What do you stand to gain from this?

🍭your friends love you and enjoy being around you🍭

🍭you are ethically obligated to assume your friends enjoy your company🍭

🫂you are a good person who is appreciated🫂

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twovests OP wrote

Reply to comment by flabberghaster in Bernie Sanders released this video, what do you think? --- "I disagree with Kamala’s position on the war in Gaza. How can I vote for her?" Here is my answer: by twovests

Asking genuinely-- who is Starmer? I tried googling it and only get the recent UK PM, who I figure isn't the same playbook.

In either case, I really still get the impression that she could've won over more support than she'd lose if she, e.g. just allowed the one Palestinian speaker at the DNC.

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