SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
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Interesting to start seeing a shift. The American Left has stood up for all immigrants, those in the country legally as well as those who broke the laws to be here, and repeat violent offenders, as if where someone is from determines their righteousness. The American Right has said they're for enforcing the laws, meaning to remove those who aren't here through the legal pathways.
Today I'm seeing cheers for deporting those who came to the United States by following the laws and without any criminal record. I think this is out of concern for cultural influence, thinking that where someone is from determines whether or not they embrace and champion the cultural values of where they moved to. As if where someone is from determines... their righteousness.
Trump's wife and Vance's inlaws likely fall into this category, so it's strange to see Trump fans cheering for their deportation. I'm guessing they haven't thought this one through and are just reacting to the left's undiscerning grouping of all immigrants into one bucket.
We'll see where it goes from here.
#uspol How many years have your representatives been in Washington and never voted to release the Epstein files until late 2025?
Whoah. You know who also has DNA? Yeah, that's right.
#uspol My senators and representatives pivoted from How Dare The Republicans Shut Down The Government to How Dare They Reopen It very quickly.
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Congress Prepares To Pivot From Doing Nothing Because Of The Shutdown To Doing Nothing Because They’re Congress
https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-prepares-to-pivot-from-doing-nothing-because-of-the-shutdown-to-doing-nothing-because-theyre-congress/?utm_source=fediverse
Evil Republicans or Righteous Democrats? #uspol
"Our strategy was very simple. We couldn't buckle, and we had to say that they were blackmailing the country to get their way... they were willing to shut down the government, throw the country into default for the first time in its history and cut Medicare, Social Security, education and the environment just so they could get their way. And we were trying to say that they were basically terrorists"
It's all just politics.
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Well, at least I don't live in New York City.
SecondJon
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The family is a cell of resistance to oppression, the one institution that cannot be replaced.
-G.K. Chesterton
-G.K. Chesterton
Ha. Actually we're totally OK with kings. #nokings is it all just political cos play? Help help I'm being repressed, come see the violence inherent in the system!
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**The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It**
🔗 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype.
@redwhitebluedude Strange splash for the #Salesforce CEO to make heading into Dreamforce this week.
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Do the right thing, even when it's the hard thing.
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@ChuckDeVore: "Since @realDonaldTrump was almost assassinated in Butler, incendiary rhetoric linking Trump to fascism has skyrocketed more than 2,500%. It's as if, with impeachments and lawfare unsuccessful in stopping Trump, Trump's opponents turned to dehumanizing words to rationalize his killing. [graph]"
Looking for a server that's still active and still committed to #qoto stated values. Qoto seems to be neither of the two. Do any exist?
Some of qotos stated values:
Be respectful, and don't harass other Fediverse users. Unpopular opinions are acceptable, hate-speech is not. Respect others users right to disengage...We won’t censor unpopular ideas and statements and welcome people from across the political spectrum...
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**Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know**
The conversation about the US "government shut down" seems to be only about which party most voters will blame the shutdown on. It's pure election politics. The messaging is all about why you should be angry at the other guys and vote for us. If there was army significance to yet another shutdown, seven Democrats would vote and we'd move on.
Didn't President Obama call the Republicans terrorists holding the entire country hostage when the tables were turned and he needed just a few republican votes?
Pure politics, nothing to see here. Rise above their call to be angry and afraid. Fear is the mind killer. Don't live in, act out of, or vote from fear.
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🖥️ 🖋️ **Why You Shouldn't Use Your Laptop to Take Notes in Class**
"_If you want to actually retain what you're learning, you'll need to take notes the old-fashioned way._"
🔗 https://lifehacker.com/dont-use-laptop-to-take-notes-in-class.
Maga yesterday: Our response to hate is love. We forgive...
Today on #qoto : "MAGA is a core of stupid, ignorant people filled with anger and resentment..." https://qoto.org/@DavidDvorkin/115248476092385498
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
