On the one hand, yes, I can see your point.

On the other hand, let’s not minimize American prison slavery by saying “we’re all slaves”. If you strain the definition you can argue all workers under capitalism are enslaved, but even then, some forms of slavery are far more brutal and dehumanizing (and racist. Let’s not forget racist) than others.

If an employer looks down on you for asking about benefits you’re legally entitled to, you’re probably better off not working for them.

Done

The essence of white Berkeley liberalism.

The fact you think “off brand” is garbage is painful. And telling.

I didn’t find one, someone else might have better luck.

Looks like it but I don’t know. The site I stole it from had already removed any signature, if there was one.

And this is why Food Not Bombs refuses to ask for permits before feeding the hungry or holding demonstrations. If the government authorizes you to protest, the government holds authority over your protests.

The meme says “force you via taxes”. And Jesus Christ Himself told people to pay their taxes.

It doesn’t mean anything to whom?

Cause I bet it means a lot to the people who need food and shelter.

Is the point of charity to feed the hungry or to let rich people feel good about themselves?

It doesn’t matter to the hungry person if the food they eat was paid for by taxes or voluntary charity. Food is food.

Your “concrete statement” was false. 2024 is not a “proper year” - it is in fact on track to be the hottest ever. Again.

I no longer have the patience to debate blatant climate falsehoods seriously. If you want respectful responses to your comments, respect your audience and don’t make objectively false claims.

He feels he’s using objective logic and data. And feelings don’t care about your facts.

Other people really can’t post here? Oops. That wasn’t intended. Thanks for letting me know.

Not sure beating up old men for hot takes benefits anybody.

To a capitalist, there is no good shoplifting. Nobody’s going to check the expiration dates on what you stole before arresting you. You took stuff off their shelves that they could have sold - come on, do you really think stores pull expired product the day it expires? - and that makes you the bad guy.

Conversely, to an anarchist, there is no bad shoplifting. Why should it matter if the store owner could make a profit off the item or not? If you’re willing to steal from the owner you’ve already decided you don’t care about his profits 😆

Because men defined the fashion industry. What women wear is what a small group of powerful men decided women should wear. And men don’t just want women to be beautiful and sexy - they want women to work hard at it, and to spend a lot of time and effort and money on it. They want beauty and fashion to be difficult to attain, easy to fail at, and never taken for granted. Because they don’t just want beautiful sexy women, they want those beautiful sexy women to compete for their attention, and to fear failing at it, so the entire fashion industry is set up to make women compete with one another for the male gaze.

A suit, on the other hand, signifies conservatism, tradition, power, and respectability. Men show their alliance with, and respect for, the power structures they’re part of, by wearing the uniform of power. The modern men’s suit descends directly from the court dress of the French monarchy. The fact it barely changes is part of the message.

The “answering for it” part is where the character is confined for mental health treatment.

This quote has been going around for a while:

“Libertarians are like house cats: absolutely convinced of their fierce independence while utterly dependent on a system they don’t appreciate or understand.”