I’m on lemmy.world and I’ve seen at least one from Hexbear

I have seen pretty radical stuff from news@hexbear.net. Like, holy moly. I think it was on All, but maybe I accidentally subscribed to it. Saying stuff like “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” seems to get upvotes over there.

I get it, Israel’s illegal settlements and occupation of Gaza make it pretty easy for radical groups to gain followers. But that doesn’t mean that shooting at ordinary people is going to fix anything. Sure, Palestine has a right to defend itself. But shooting up a festival hardly qualifies as this.

Equally relevant, putting aside Israel’s settlements which we know to be illegal, the number of civilians dying in Gaza is totally unacceptable. Air strikes might look less horrific than men with guns, but they are really equally horrific, killing huge numbers of civilians. These lives are not worth less in any way.

I think this order of thoughts is appropriate:

1. It is awful that civilians are dying, no matter where they live
2. Unjust violence is taking place in Israel and in Gaza
3. This doesn’t come out of the blue. Current conditions are a violation of international law by Israel and are a breeding ground for radicalisation. Israel has many more cards in their hands to turn this around than Palestine has.
4. Can we please end this endless cycle of violence and suffering?

You can be successful in helping others and live one of the most fulfilling lives without needing to be rich*

*Disclaimer: This tends to be a lot more difficult when you’re born poor. If this is the case, try finding someone who isn’t, who is trying to live a fulfilling life.

And beans. And lentils. And peas.

Also, opting for the burger options doesn’t have to mean eating a huge quantity of them.

Could be worse though

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

Sadly this is the same for every religious minority group.

Most strictly conforming to rules -> most conservative -> most likely to be used in media or promotion because it’s most visible

The more visible a difference is, the more likely it is to be considered in a progressive society. Humans are pretty stupid when it comes to these things.

It’s just maintaining arch that was a bit of a headache for me. I loved having access to the AUR and being able to use bleeding edge… well, everything. But too much of my time ended up going to fixing issues after updates or finding out what package to choose when there were conflicts during updates.

Obligatory warning AVOID CCA CABLES! They can be a hazard!

Go for copper. More on this issue:

https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/cca-vs-solid-copper#page_comments=1

I know it’s a cliché, but say this on Reddit and you’ll be downvoted into oblivion. Tried it many times. Criticize meat and seemingly reasonable people suddenly start making the same circular arguments they usually mock.

Whether we treat animals fairly shouldn’t depend on whether they’re friendly or playful towards humans.

Still, every cow looks curious and investigative. And even if they’re skittish, they’re still much more trusting towards humans than we deserve. If the cow understood what was really happening, it would be horrified of the monsters that humans are towards cows.