Seleni

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[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth.

This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured" against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.

-C. S. Lewis

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

It’s because it’s All About Them. Their (as fragile as spun-sugar) ego is all-important, and anything that threatens it has to go. And since they wrap their ego up in Being a Republican, and Being a Strong White Man, and all the racist bullshit that goes with that stance, that makes Harris is a physical manifestation of everything they hate. Such ‘challenges’ to their ego cannot be allowed to exist.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

And of course he adds in a picture of John Wayne, the draft-dodging, woman-beating, other wannabe cowboy poser.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Wow. Even Trump thought they went too far. Damn.

And the CEO who brushed that assault off ‘suffered’ a ‘delayed promotion’. Poor thing. For saying that stuff about anyone, let alone a customer, he should have been fired, no golden parachute.

I think the doctor’s patients should have sued the airline too, since no doubt having their doctor pounded to a pulp caused them to miss their appointments.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then you’d just have the police knocking whenever you used an aftermarket part. They’ll just force everyone to agree to them enforcing those contracts when they buy the product. After all, the EULA is given to everyone, has terrible shit in it, but people sign it anyways because if you don’t, you don’t get to use the product.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (18 children)

Source? From what I’ve heard, recent studies are showing the opposite.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.

-Mrs. Goose, Her Book

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

It works for good congressmen. I know Oregon’s congressmen have cited those letters and calls as reasons for their actions on policies.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just of those songs that ‘everyone knows’ but no-one knew who wrote it. It’s been driving people crazy for decades.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Men who are inferior to their fellow men, are always most anxious to establish their superiority over women. ~Mary Wollstonecraft

Let’s just say his followers are all of a type.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Oh noooo it’s old no-one should like stuff that’s old only new things are cool

You know, one day the stuff you like will be old too.

Also, Star Trek been around a long time, yeah, but it’s still going with new content.

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