GUYS. I was joking about this for years. Uganda actually just banned headpats.

Do not fall for anti-progressive rhetoric amongst the left. How it works: everything that you support right now, that is untouchable and if you go against it, insta-ban, as it should be. Anything you do not understand yet, that is lifestylism. Drop that phrase now - we take everything, or nothing

I looked up the smallest mountain in the world. I don't know what I was expecting.

Treat even your worst enemies nicely, with justice. You will treat those close to you that you love better

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You live in a crazy messed up society. This is not a good healthy society. Remember that

Please use the proper tools. There is a reason chocolatiers use specific implements that look very specific, they have that culinary look. It's because the techniques they are using are a much better way to do things. At least try to mimic the functionality with the tools you hace

One day I'mma logon and will see "If your White Supremecy does not include ALL White people, that means Trans Whites, Gay Whites, Disabled Whites, then [some racial epithet, something about Jewish people]." That's it, liberalism will have reached its peak. That is the zenith for liberals

No Man's Sky on the decades long grindset - they actually got themselves up to Very Positive. Insane accomplishment, they were once deep in the negatives

Here is to celebrating Richard Dawkins, who tragically passed away in 2015 in an airplane crash. You cannot convince me otherwise - the transphobic figure we see today is just an illusion. He was a mess, esp with hid militant atheism, but he gave such great contributions to biology and design.

"Wonder what could have inspired Nazi Germany" US Pledge of Allegiance, early 1900s:

A quick vibes check: if it is something the histotic West, namely the USA, has done from 1750 to 1960, it's probably bad. This is literally 100% of things you could think of

It is just bizarre when you get away from the internet controversies and... struggles, and get out, hit the pavement. House some people who were on the street, get a trans kid hormones, help get reliable utilities into people's houses, protect some Roma from violence. Struggle that helps people

One thing you need to break: the USA's Purtanical perfection culture. Always always personally strive to go beyonf the best - this is what all people ever have done who changed the world for the better. Do also forgive people and causes, remember they are human, & can still be good and imperfect

Bizarre to see the US media become half-hearted in their defense of the US government's actions. Theyve basically just given up on trying to present the oil blockade on Cuba positively, half-abandoned any idea of manufacturing consent for War with Iran and Venezula They're just not into it anymore

One of the best strategies: "Ok ok, let'e say 100% of what you just said is true, if what I have just said is also true, how does this argument from you invalidate my fundamental point?" Just bring them through the logic, even with the complications. Literally, almost no counter

In America you must sprinkle in lies in your application or you're not allowed to have a job, and you must keep lying to get promoted.

www.reddit.com/r/socialism/... This video explains so much

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Look if you're believing arguments like "This ideology is coming from privlidged people, therefore it is bad" - you see this sometimes, bizarrely, transphobes with high levels of tricknology will say this. Take a mental note, just internalize this as not a valid argument

If you burn 400 calories per day exercising, in one year you will burn about one of you. As in, an entire person worth of calories

You live in a hyper-conformist society, and *you*, you reading this, are probably a hyper-conformist. Always always always remember this when you criticize someone for their appearence, or their behavior, or their interests.

It is aways frightening just how insanely bad the USA is compared to even other modern human societies. If you tell a mother in Latin America, or China, or India, or Europe how children in the USA are treated, they will be horrified. This is literally an almost universal response.

One huge huge thing: do not attack people who are trying to be better. Attack the ideologies they are following, and say this is a bad ideology -> never ever say they are bad themselves. This is one of the biggest killers of progress.

One of the most grim things: you have almost certainly hurt someone severely yourself. So don't mourn and get upset about it, accept it like a scar, wear it, and become a person who stops these bad things from happening to anyone again.

Fun fact: one of best ways to invest. Invest in every stock at random, by the value they appear in the stock market. Especially do this globally. You will make the market return as a whole, which means you invariably always get the winners. If this investment does badly -> capitalism is dead

What a revolutionary needs to be & do is directly at odds with what would individually benefit us You lose luxury goods you can have, power you can feel over people, physical comfort, & you get so much brutal hate We basically pay in our blood to try to change this, & that's the right thing to do

You do not get to benefit from the system you are trying to dismantle. Yes you caught Hell yourself - you do not get to use whatever ability you're 'allowed' to. Yes this is even more unfair than usual - that's your duty as a revolutionary. To give your lives to try to save other people.

Stalin did not only kill guilty people. But literally look at any of the kids of people who's great grandpa was killed by Stalin - look at these kids - all those great grandparents 100% had it coming

No: you don't get to have a cushy academic position if you take real, genuine leftist positions, act in accordance. In a society controlled by bourgeoisie, is impossible for you to get that wealth and prosperity while being heroic. We call these 'principled' positions - they cost you a lot to take.

It is shocking that about 50% of all human beliefs are things they don't want but can't change. The biggest one: No, you do not want to die. You also cannot change that, but don't make a mistake and think you *want* this. Remain truthful in your thoughts, even to yourself.