Yeah, I should have also asked in my first response to you. I instead focused on your assertion as to how Palestinians should or should not proceed currently. But it’s important to define our terms.

I’d like to start with your understanding of Zionism and how it relates to this post, to make sure I’m not misunderstanding you further.

Yes, and Europeans fairly acquired the Americas in the late 1400’s and defended it via war multiple times. They were repeatedly attacked for the next couple hundred years.

/s

What established definition of Zionism are you operating off of, and how do you think that this post contradicts that definition?

Your words betray the fact that you have done no research on the subject before deciding to speak on it.

This isn’t merely about reclaiming land that was stolen (though what the fuck is wrong with that). Israel is an apartheid state. Palestinians are treated as subhumans, on their own land.

Even if we ignore the genocide that is currently in motion, the conditions of Palestinian treatment under Israeli rule is not tenable in the least, and has never been tenable.

he has publicly apologized

He said he was sorry for “causing pain”, he didn’t apologize for making the donation or for being against same-sex marriage.

and that he has not done anything besides that one instance

He has also not donated to pro-LGBTQ+ causes or expressed support for same-sex marriage since then either.

do you really think he fits the definition of being “Openly anti LGBT+”?

Yes.

What’s Marxism?

It should, since even Deflocked identifies all ALPRs, not just Flock

While the Thanos bit might be artistic hyperbole, picking the Joker as a role model is more common irl than it should be, and is a legitimate red flag, considering that Joker stans tend to romanticize his relationship with Harley Quinn, which is very much an abusive, manipulative one.

When looking for a mature, emotional healthy & safe partner, Joker fans should be avoided at a costs.

While I think studies like this are bunk, I think it’s a mistake to assume that there is no real effect on cognitive health.

We know that using LLMs is addictive. I can’t imagine that long term use is going to be as benign as long term use of a calculator.

Almost everyone in the family and community in which I was raised believes that human-caused climate change is not real. They believe that all climate change is a wholly unavoidable phenomenon that is just part of the earth’s natural cycle.

You can imply that no one has actually been fooled by the oil industry’s propaganda all you want, but it’s both incorrect & unproductive to do so.

I’ll acknowledge that saying it’s a dog whistle every time was slightly hyperbolic.

However, I’d argue that the claim that the global human population is declining too rapidly is actually pretty hotly contested. The world’s population is still growing — around 8.2 billion now, heading toward a peak near 10.3 billion in the 2080s.

That being said, in some countries there will be a surplus of retirees and not enough workers to fund them through the existing tax structure, which is a legitimate problem. But it’s a problem best remedied through better social safety nets, not by popping out more babies.

The biggest contention I have with the concern over population decline is that population decline doesn’t matter at all if we don’t adequately address climate change within the next decade. If someone’s house is actively on fire and they express concern to me that their roof should be re-shingled, I’m not going to give a shit about their roof shingles until I’m certain their roof will survive the fire.

Yeah, people worried about “population decline” are actually concerned about their preferred race/religion losing political & cultural power.

It’s a dog whistle every time

Here’s an article about the basics of minimalist footwear (also known as “barefoot shoes”, but that confuses people because they think it exclusively refers to those running shoes in the shape of bare feet).

If you need any specific recommendations, I’m happy to help! Unfortunately a lot of minimalist shoes are expensive, but they’ve been such a game changer that they feel like a necessity at this point.

I actually have an iPhone currently (next phone will definitely be android, lol)

But I assume that the RSS feed app options are even better for androids

In the past year:

• switched to minimalist footwear (so many physical ailments eased/disappeared)

• downloaded an app that reminds me to stand up & walk for 5 minutes every half hour

• got rid of all social media except the Fediverse

• got FL-41 glasses to help me function with migraines

• got an RSS feed app to let me keep up with all media & creators I want to keep up with, without the mental health strain of endless scrolling, algorithms, & toxic comments

One of those is a baby, you should never listen to babies, they’re dumb af

Source: I’m a baby

In my personal experience, especially in recent years, cashiers are often not even faster than self-checkout (though I’ve often experienced bagging pressure, lol). They’re either chatty extroverts who slow everything down because they’re socializing too much, or they’re new employees who don’t seem to know how to do their job yet (I assume this is prevalent due to high turnover, which is increasingly common).

The DSA has been a pretty big topic in U.S. political news for at least the past year, lol

EDIT: adding the caveat that both the right wing and establishment democrats/centrists are actively trying to suppress DSA popularity, as they have always done with socialist movements, so that could be a big reason why you might not have heard of them.