Tecate_Coyote

Tecate_Coyote wrote

Reply to comment by lettuceLeafer in by ChaosAnarchy

Ah, fair point! The text indicates that the home was freshly built and seems to be unlived in (from the lack of decoration and furniture) and I took this to mean that it was built by wealthy speculators and not down on their luck individuals.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Imo, direct experience is the most powerful form of political education. If one has only ever benefitted from the authoritarian state, they will never truly recognize how brutal and oppressive it is towards the people it deems unfavorable.

The beauty of reading and writing is that it is about the closest we can get to telepathy. And that a good enough author can convey their experiences directly into the brains of others, thereby turning an incident that would only radicalize a few into one that has the potential to radicalize many. (Nowadays with the advent of video and picture I think this is even easier)

Now with regards to a reading culture, I think it is unfortunately tied directly to wealth. This is completely anecdotal, as a lot of my comments are, but I saw growing up that the kids with books in their homes did better in school, were able to retain things better, and generally did have a political opinion, sometimes even seperate from their parents. However, the parents of these children also had the free time to sit and read with their kids, had the energy and education themselves to debate and educate their kids whereas working class parents did not have access to the same education themselves, were too worn out from working to engage, or simply did not see the value in teaching their children these things because they themselves had never seen the benefits of education.

So, I suppose in conclusion, literacy is instrumental in developing an educated and complex understanding of politics. However literacy is often directly tied with wealth and underprivileged kids do not recieve the same cultural appreciation for reading complex text (such as theory) resulting in other more accessible forms of media such as video, pictures, and direct experience being more effective at conveying thought.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Reply to by ChaosAnarchy

I love this omfg. This photo is such a poignant analogy for the fact that if you don't notice for a MONTH that your so called "private property" can be absolutely covered in cow poop, you don't need it at all.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

It is an irrefutable fact that the USSR was at different times in the war an ally of the Third Reich and instrumental in its downfall.

While I understand that a sign of chronically online discourse is needling someone's argument for not being exactly representative of every group and struggle, I find your wording a little off putting by implying that the USSR wasn't responsible for taking down the Nazis. The people of the USSR suffered greatly at the hands of the Third Reich and many millions more died than the rest of the Allies.

But I'm sure what you're trying to convey is that tankies are apologists of the atrocities of the USSR and will gloss over their direct involvement responsible for the rise of the Nazis at all.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

I never said it couldn't have been handled better, I just said that I don't know how it could have been handled better. There was a dude with a chain attacking a women. Maybe they could have used those people snatching hoops that the Chinese use for a less lethal outcome. Or maybe one of those taser guns.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

As above, so below. My friend was fixated on that idiom for a few months. He would talk about how the universe mirrors atoms and how highways are like the arteries of a great bloated body.

Sometimes I wonder what I want out of life. I feel paralyzed by the complexities of it. Bit by bit though, I'm doing my best. I hope all of you have a lovely year.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Your comment comes across as quite hostile and defensive- did you intend that or am I misinterpreting it?

Psychopathy isn't a diagnosis. Psychopathic traits, under the umbrella of Anti-Social Personality Disorder, do indeed exist, I never said that they didn't. The second source you quoted backs this up- "For the very first time, the APA recognized psychopathy as a “specifier” of clinical antisocial personality disorder in the DSM-5, although psychopathy is still not an officially accepted clinical diagnosis." (paragraph 14)

You're putting words in my mouth that I never said and it feels like an underhanded argumentative tactic. You linked two sources, an abstract to a paper about the validity of psychopathic assessments (No white paper though, did you link this just to show that psychopathic assessments exist?) and another that explains psychopathy, some assessments, and that it is a condition for being diagnosed with Anti-Social Personality Disorder.

So in essence, what are you trying to argue with me about? Nothing I have said is "false" as you put it. Maybe this is a misunderstanding, perhaps I should have written, if I intended to be more accurate, "Psychopathy is not recognized as a diagnosis by the DSM-V, it falls under Anti-Social Personality Disorder"

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Have you read about the radical left's struggle with Liberal apathy in Chile during Allende's regime before he was ousted by Pinochet?

It's odd but I almost think the devil is actually in the world preventing anyone except evildoers from gaining power. But perhaps the devil is inherent in humanity, in its apathy, greed, and jealousy.

Sorry for the disorganized thoughts. I'm at just as much a loss as you are. It feels like we are ruled by cartoonishly evil villains and everyone is just okay with it.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Reply to comment by !deleted31767 in Friday Free Talk! by kin

I like that plan of yours. Very anti-bureaucratic. I would recommend having a corporate-speak apology readied in case Bootlicker wants to snitch, something like "increasing department effectiveness while simultaneously cutting costs is a trait desirable in every employee"

I don't know. Just thoughts. You sound like an empathetic person being choked out by corporate apathy.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Yes, something I have considered. I would love to adopt fifteen kids over decades and have a big motley crew of people visiting me on my deathbed. And then I can lift up my wrinkled hand and say "I buried 40 million in the..." and then flatline.

My partner doesn't want kids. And I'm not ready to give them up yet to pursue my dream of parenthood.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

I want kids. It breaks my heart that the morally righteous choice these days is to not have them.

Plastic was a deal with the devil. A wonderous, plentiful thing that we put into everything before realizing it killed and maimed. The 21st century's hidden toxin like lead was for the Victorians (And still is for poor people today).

I hope humanity survives the coming crises. I want us to evolve into some beautiful, empathetic species that will help more than harm.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Reply to by !deleted8445

Holidays that embrace community and giving are my favorite. I think I would like a Thanksgiving-type deal without all of the genocidal history. It makes me sad how much of European culture was sterilized by the monolith of Christianity, I imagine that if that hadn't happened we would actually see a lot of interesting variety in American holidays.

I agree with you about New Years.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote (edited )

Woahhh [TW suicide method] I had designed a very similar method while I was considering suicide myself, except it was a motorcycle helmet that had been fitted with a gas valve connected to a nitrogen canister. I had read that in ship voids if you went in to repair you had to be physically roped to a wall and have a spotter in case you passed out. Wouldn't even notice you were passing out. Sounded very peaceful.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote

Reply to comment by SnowCode in [Vent] I don't want to work by SnowCode

Siddhartha is originally a german poem written by Herman Hesse and based on the early life of the Buddha. It is easy to read and the grammatical structures have a flow to them that present an image without getting so wordy you're lost in it. I run into a lot of texts like that when I'm trying to read theory or spirituality.

But as far as what Siddhartha is about- it is a story of a human. The main character, Siddhartha, is easy to relate to and the story follows him from a young boy to an old man. Siddhartha is believably written and isn't a Mary Sue. He makes mistakes, learns, and refines his goals in life.

I love the book. If you're feeling lost in an uncaring society and disconnected from the real world as I was, and still do often feel, this book momentarily feels like an inspiring map that can lead to a new perspective on life.

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Tecate_Coyote wrote (edited )

Reply to by !deleted30

Wage theft is so ridiculously common. I have left two jobs because the owners were shorting my checks. But if I were to steal five dollars from the register, I could be put behind bars. Laws are for the poor.

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