From: nospam@example.net
On Sun, 5 May 2024, oldernow wrote:
> On 2024-05-05, D wrote:
>
>> From gemini://ja2.one/gemlog/20221125-sartre-said-it-best.gmi:
>>
>> 'You may feel quite at home to substitute the term
>> "Conservative Republicans in the United States" for
>> any occurrence of "anti-Semites" in the above quote,
>> and it holds completely true.'
>>
>> Any questions on the futility of attempting to engage
>> members the majority?
>>
>> NOTE: That's an *example* of *how* the majority thinks,
>> not literally what all of the majority think.
>>
>> NOTE: The previous 'NOTE:' was for any clueless majority
>> reader that wandered in.
>
>> Speaking polarization and US politics... yesterday I met
>> a lesbian woman from Georgia who left the US for spain
>> due to not liking the political atmosphere there.
>
> I rather appreciate when people openly identify themselves
> as the kind that run from problems.
Well, it is a valid strategy. If you don't like where you are, move
somewhere else. I did it. Didn't like sweden, moved somewhere else, like
it much better.
I think if more people did this, we'd have less conflict and a generally
happier population. =)
> See also: Idiot. Good riddance.
>
>
>
> This also looks like a case of intolerance - aka NATURAL
> SELECTION (you know, the notion that deity-haters clung to
> for a few decades as proof of their atheist superiority,
> until suddenly realizing it brought with it unintended
> logical consequences that are contrary to their "evolving
> to perpetually be seen to be the most self-righteously
> politically correct" position) - working.
>
> And the funniest part is it's clearly *her* intolerance
> motivating a ridiculous amount of effort to escape others.
Well, the downside is that some democrats move to sweden, thus
reinforcing the socialist values there to my big pain, causing me to
move to another country, reinforcing (well, actually the way things are
going I might have to move again) the low-tax politics of that place,
thus, forcing the socialists there, to move to sweden. Ping-pong is the
name of the game! ;)
But we'll see... I'm pretty certain they will increase the taxes over
time, so in 5-10 years or so, it is probably time to move again.
> Naughty naughty! Tsk tsk tsk!
>
> See the insane hypocrisy of the modern superior morality
> ilk? Others are supposed to accept her life choices/style,
> but she doesn't have to accept theirs. Instead, she flees
> to what she perceives to be the nearest social walled
> garden.
Difficult to say actually... we chatted for about 10 minutes or so. ;)
But in general, having people move to where they are happier I see as a
good thing.
> Veddy veddy intedesting! :-)
>
>> I find it fascinating that you so dislike the political
>> and polarized atmosphere in your country, that you decide
>> to leave. Well, 1 point for Trump I guess, because this
>> democrat has at least a 7 hour drive to the closest
>> american embassy so doubt she will vote this autumn.
>
> Methinks a better person would stay to try to change it
> instead of sustaining self-inflicted tail-between-the-legs
> burns.
But why would you waste your time trying to change a country or
politics? Wouldn't that be the absolute best example of stupidity?
Having spend all your life moving the needle one degree? Instead you
could have lived your life, with someone who likes you, in a place you
like, and let the stupid people play politics and be constantly unhappy.
Politics is the art of making everyone equally miserable. Voting with
your feet moving to a place that accepts you and your values, and
doesn't steal your hard earned cash seems like the better solution to
me.
>> Oh, and for regular readers of this group, I can behave
>> sometimes... so we did have a nice discussion on cultural
>> differences between europe and the US. ;)
>
> LIES!!! :P
Boooh! Racist!
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