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[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 172 points 1 year ago (6 children) "It's so expensive to have children in Japan that birthrate is further declining." I swear to God these people couldn't connect the dots with a GPS. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Surely if they just instill good Christian moral values like forced birth, racism, and tribal isolationism all their problems will be solved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 child) I mean, Japan is one of the more isolationist countries on earth. And racism is a massive issue. Christianity isn't a major factor, but traditional views on the roles of women and the set up of the household are a major challenge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) If you didn't notice, those aren't Christian values. They are christo-fascist values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) At least in the US those are basically the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You associate how every you like but I wouldn't just hand evangelicals the title they so desperately desire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago* U.S dwelling Christian anarchist here. I'm sorry for your terrible experiences with so-called "christians" that bought into the americapitalist death cult. Heck, politics aside, everyone's had a run-in at some point. We're embattled with those types, too. But nah, there's plenty of Christians here that actually read the source material and we're trying our best out here. We're just harder to spot because we're busy trying to love our neighbor(everyone) and facilitate peace and hope, imperfect as we may be. But we're trying. They don't build mega/(maga?)churches for people like that. These folks don't get featured on the news, or end up in positions of power, because if they get the chance, they talk about the "Love your enemies" and "The rich won't enter Heaven" Jesus of the Gospel, not "supply-side God will make you rich Jesus." They're not trying to force theocratic policy, or sling hatred, or act obnoxious in the streets, and they're definitely not wearing stupid little red hats. If you encounter one of us, you might not even realize it. If we're doing a good job, we're somebody who "looks like they could help.", someone you can trust, and will show you an unusual amount of kindness for someone you barely know. If it comes around to it, we'll share the Bible as a gift, like how anyone nerds out about what they love, not use it as a bludgeoning instrument. We're incredibly angry about the State Religion calling itself "evangelical", and we're right there with you in opposing these monsters doing the works of Hell. The churches of the early United States were straight up based. For real, the tophats and monacles of the day thought churches were a leftist threat, and basically systematically undermined them and warped them into capitalism's ardent apologists we see today. (See: "Behind the Bastards: How the Rich Ate Christianity. It's mind blowing.) Anyway, much love, stay safe out there. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yeah I assumed you meant the extreme interpretations of Christian values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* The problems over there are the same problems Americans are starting to rekon with. That's why you see Vance and his ilk push for this fetishized version of the American dream where every MAGA male gets their own concubine. It's fantasy and has the exact wrong chilling effect. As it's trying to answer the same racist question, "more of us less of them." While what they need is a healthy population which they refuse to recognize requires a diverse composition with plenty of resources. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I'm not sure why all the sarcasm. I mean, America's problems have all been solved. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Miaou@jlai.lu 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is this supposed to be a jab at people criticising Christianity? Because the same problems can be found in non-Christian countries, does not mean Christianity didn't have a role in what happened elsewhere permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* No, it's describing how fascists all share similar beliefs, no matter what you call it or where they're from. permalink fedilink source parent [–] drmoose@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (2 children) I'm not sure how true this statement is. I go to Japan every year and the child care infrastructure there is incredible. The healthcare is icredible - you can literally summon healthcare assistant if youe kid is sick at any point for free to your home Then there's incredible public transporatiob system, parks, everything is equipped with child support and even culture heavily respects kids so they can do most things independently. I think they mean expensive time and desire wise and Japanese still work incredible hours many of which seem to actually negatively impact productivity. People don't feel like such investment is worth it and tbh that could easily shift around with cultural changes but Japan is very allergic to those. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago This is an interesting point. So apparently the problems of having that terrible working culture are solved for (ish) to promote procreation, but it's not helping. Gee, I wonder if possibly creating a society of miserable people and making it easier for them to create more people they presume will be miserable doesn't work because they just don't want to do that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lux18@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) But what about housing? If you live in a shoebox with no hope of getting a larger place, it's unlikely that you're gonna have kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Housing is pretty good in Japan outside of Tokyo, especially if you don't mind a bit of a train ride permalink fedilink source parent [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s not that there don’t care as much as they don’t believe it will affect them personally. They believe they their wealth will protect them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago I think plenty of them also think it’s far enough in the future that it won’t affect them (spoiler alert: it’s not) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Xanza@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 child) They don’t care about it getting worse. because global warming is their answer to every goal they have. It's the classic "we don't care if the valley floods, we live on the hill" mentality. They think that if/when the world devolves into chaos that they'll be safe because they're well off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 13 points 1 year ago Except climate change is a flood that won't go away for 10,000 years. There is no 'after' for the rich to benefit from. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tankfox@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) The problem with conspiracy theories is that they're trying to assign a single point of blame to a complete systemic failure. The feeling is that if we can simply find out who is doing this and boil it down to one person or one group we can then simply attack that group and solve all our problems. That's exactly the ox that fascism has yolked on its ride to power in every single generation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* Very well put. I think it's very natural to just want a threat to be known and made tangible. Things are so insanely complicated, that fixing systemic issues feels insurmountable. It makes one's head spin and feel rather helpless because it requires either power en masse or concentrated power in the right hands. Especially when there's bad guys that defend and praise the broken system, but their elimination still wouldn't fix it. But man, if there was just some mustache-twirling mastermind in a lair somewhere sending out emails to all the other bad guys, and we took him out to save the world...Hooray! Much simpler! That would be a much more preferable scenario. A cinematic face-off against Skeletor / Palpatine / Rupert Murdoch / whatever, rather than trying to undo the corrupting influence of masses of oppressed people all thinking "But this broken system benefited me so it can't be that bad bro." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago countries have mostly abandoned climate action change, permalink fedilink source parent [–] DogWater@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Elysium but in New Zealand permalink fedilink source parent [–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We're already slaves. They are just making it more obvious. permalink fedilink source parent [+] turnip@sh.itjust.works -11 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was the government doing window guidance that caused their mess, how do you blame the people who made successful companies that gave Japan its first world living standard? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) pretty much the same in korea, i think korea is slightly worst off, china is beginning to see its effects too, they already trying to change that by "encouraging more sex", but they arnt solving the underlying issue, which is the one-child policy that devastated the female to male ratio and HCOL. and they also have harsh work ethic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lux18@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* slightly worst off worse* off permalink fedilink source parent [–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) My first two kids were born in Japan, and they were actually pretty cheap. The local city gives you some money (a few thousand) when your child is born, and day care was good and super cheap, like $10 per day because it was subsidized. It really wasn't very expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) That an average situation? perhaps you were financially better off than the rest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I was better off, but this was an average government subsidized day care, a neighborhood Hoikuen (保育園). Everything else was just normal stuff. In fact, we didn't qualify for the few thousand from the city office because we were ex-pats. Medical is free for Japanese. So where are the costs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 1 year ago You can thank their housing market permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cistello@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well it does get a lot more expensive when almost everybody wants to live in the same tiny square of the country Tokyo's population will decline in 2035 according to some estimates permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] banazir@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) With Japan, they only have so much inhabitable land anyway. It's a mountainous island where all viable land is already pretty much taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago where all viable land is already pretty much taken. Very much untrue, the actual issue with living away from one of the major cities is the same thing the US is dealing with: capitalism and a highway system (HSR there) encouraging suburban sprawl and the death of the small town. No need to visit 5 different shops in your small town if you're going to pass a Donqi on your train ride into work. Then people eventually just move away from the smaller towns entirely to be closer to where the work and businesses are, and the cycle deepens Although yeah, Japan is about 2/3 as big as California so it's not as big as people think on top of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Surely if they just instill good Christian moral values like forced birth, racism, and tribal isolationism all their problems will be solved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 child) I mean, Japan is one of the more isolationist countries on earth. And racism is a massive issue. Christianity isn't a major factor, but traditional views on the roles of women and the set up of the household are a major challenge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) If you didn't notice, those aren't Christian values. They are christo-fascist values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) At least in the US those are basically the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You associate how every you like but I wouldn't just hand evangelicals the title they so desperately desire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago* U.S dwelling Christian anarchist here. I'm sorry for your terrible experiences with so-called "christians" that bought into the americapitalist death cult. Heck, politics aside, everyone's had a run-in at some point. We're embattled with those types, too. But nah, there's plenty of Christians here that actually read the source material and we're trying our best out here. We're just harder to spot because we're busy trying to love our neighbor(everyone) and facilitate peace and hope, imperfect as we may be. But we're trying. They don't build mega/(maga?)churches for people like that. These folks don't get featured on the news, or end up in positions of power, because if they get the chance, they talk about the "Love your enemies" and "The rich won't enter Heaven" Jesus of the Gospel, not "supply-side God will make you rich Jesus." They're not trying to force theocratic policy, or sling hatred, or act obnoxious in the streets, and they're definitely not wearing stupid little red hats. If you encounter one of us, you might not even realize it. If we're doing a good job, we're somebody who "looks like they could help.", someone you can trust, and will show you an unusual amount of kindness for someone you barely know. If it comes around to it, we'll share the Bible as a gift, like how anyone nerds out about what they love, not use it as a bludgeoning instrument. We're incredibly angry about the State Religion calling itself "evangelical", and we're right there with you in opposing these monsters doing the works of Hell. The churches of the early United States were straight up based. For real, the tophats and monacles of the day thought churches were a leftist threat, and basically systematically undermined them and warped them into capitalism's ardent apologists we see today. (See: "Behind the Bastards: How the Rich Ate Christianity. It's mind blowing.) Anyway, much love, stay safe out there. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yeah I assumed you meant the extreme interpretations of Christian values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* The problems over there are the same problems Americans are starting to rekon with. That's why you see Vance and his ilk push for this fetishized version of the American dream where every MAGA male gets their own concubine. It's fantasy and has the exact wrong chilling effect. As it's trying to answer the same racist question, "more of us less of them." While what they need is a healthy population which they refuse to recognize requires a diverse composition with plenty of resources. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I'm not sure why all the sarcasm. I mean, America's problems have all been solved. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Miaou@jlai.lu 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is this supposed to be a jab at people criticising Christianity? Because the same problems can be found in non-Christian countries, does not mean Christianity didn't have a role in what happened elsewhere permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* No, it's describing how fascists all share similar beliefs, no matter what you call it or where they're from. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 child) I mean, Japan is one of the more isolationist countries on earth. And racism is a massive issue. Christianity isn't a major factor, but traditional views on the roles of women and the set up of the household are a major challenge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) If you didn't notice, those aren't Christian values. They are christo-fascist values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) At least in the US those are basically the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You associate how every you like but I wouldn't just hand evangelicals the title they so desperately desire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago* U.S dwelling Christian anarchist here. I'm sorry for your terrible experiences with so-called "christians" that bought into the americapitalist death cult. Heck, politics aside, everyone's had a run-in at some point. We're embattled with those types, too. But nah, there's plenty of Christians here that actually read the source material and we're trying our best out here. We're just harder to spot because we're busy trying to love our neighbor(everyone) and facilitate peace and hope, imperfect as we may be. But we're trying. They don't build mega/(maga?)churches for people like that. These folks don't get featured on the news, or end up in positions of power, because if they get the chance, they talk about the "Love your enemies" and "The rich won't enter Heaven" Jesus of the Gospel, not "supply-side God will make you rich Jesus." They're not trying to force theocratic policy, or sling hatred, or act obnoxious in the streets, and they're definitely not wearing stupid little red hats. If you encounter one of us, you might not even realize it. If we're doing a good job, we're somebody who "looks like they could help.", someone you can trust, and will show you an unusual amount of kindness for someone you barely know. If it comes around to it, we'll share the Bible as a gift, like how anyone nerds out about what they love, not use it as a bludgeoning instrument. We're incredibly angry about the State Religion calling itself "evangelical", and we're right there with you in opposing these monsters doing the works of Hell. The churches of the early United States were straight up based. For real, the tophats and monacles of the day thought churches were a leftist threat, and basically systematically undermined them and warped them into capitalism's ardent apologists we see today. (See: "Behind the Bastards: How the Rich Ate Christianity. It's mind blowing.) Anyway, much love, stay safe out there. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yeah I assumed you meant the extreme interpretations of Christian values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* The problems over there are the same problems Americans are starting to rekon with. That's why you see Vance and his ilk push for this fetishized version of the American dream where every MAGA male gets their own concubine. It's fantasy and has the exact wrong chilling effect. As it's trying to answer the same racist question, "more of us less of them." While what they need is a healthy population which they refuse to recognize requires a diverse composition with plenty of resources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) If you didn't notice, those aren't Christian values. They are christo-fascist values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) At least in the US those are basically the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You associate how every you like but I wouldn't just hand evangelicals the title they so desperately desire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago* U.S dwelling Christian anarchist here. I'm sorry for your terrible experiences with so-called "christians" that bought into the americapitalist death cult. Heck, politics aside, everyone's had a run-in at some point. We're embattled with those types, too. But nah, there's plenty of Christians here that actually read the source material and we're trying our best out here. We're just harder to spot because we're busy trying to love our neighbor(everyone) and facilitate peace and hope, imperfect as we may be. But we're trying. They don't build mega/(maga?)churches for people like that. These folks don't get featured on the news, or end up in positions of power, because if they get the chance, they talk about the "Love your enemies" and "The rich won't enter Heaven" Jesus of the Gospel, not "supply-side God will make you rich Jesus." They're not trying to force theocratic policy, or sling hatred, or act obnoxious in the streets, and they're definitely not wearing stupid little red hats. If you encounter one of us, you might not even realize it. If we're doing a good job, we're somebody who "looks like they could help.", someone you can trust, and will show you an unusual amount of kindness for someone you barely know. If it comes around to it, we'll share the Bible as a gift, like how anyone nerds out about what they love, not use it as a bludgeoning instrument. We're incredibly angry about the State Religion calling itself "evangelical", and we're right there with you in opposing these monsters doing the works of Hell. The churches of the early United States were straight up based. For real, the tophats and monacles of the day thought churches were a leftist threat, and basically systematically undermined them and warped them into capitalism's ardent apologists we see today. (See: "Behind the Bastards: How the Rich Ate Christianity. It's mind blowing.) Anyway, much love, stay safe out there. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yeah I assumed you meant the extreme interpretations of Christian values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* The problems over there are the same problems Americans are starting to rekon with. That's why you see Vance and his ilk push for this fetishized version of the American dream where every MAGA male gets their own concubine. It's fantasy and has the exact wrong chilling effect. As it's trying to answer the same racist question, "more of us less of them." While what they need is a healthy population which they refuse to recognize requires a diverse composition with plenty of resources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) At least in the US those are basically the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You associate how every you like but I wouldn't just hand evangelicals the title they so desperately desire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago* U.S dwelling Christian anarchist here. I'm sorry for your terrible experiences with so-called "christians" that bought into the americapitalist death cult. Heck, politics aside, everyone's had a run-in at some point. We're embattled with those types, too. But nah, there's plenty of Christians here that actually read the source material and we're trying our best out here. We're just harder to spot because we're busy trying to love our neighbor(everyone) and facilitate peace and hope, imperfect as we may be. But we're trying. They don't build mega/(maga?)churches for people like that. These folks don't get featured on the news, or end up in positions of power, because if they get the chance, they talk about the "Love your enemies" and "The rich won't enter Heaven" Jesus of the Gospel, not "supply-side God will make you rich Jesus." They're not trying to force theocratic policy, or sling hatred, or act obnoxious in the streets, and they're definitely not wearing stupid little red hats. If you encounter one of us, you might not even realize it. If we're doing a good job, we're somebody who "looks like they could help.", someone you can trust, and will show you an unusual amount of kindness for someone you barely know. If it comes around to it, we'll share the Bible as a gift, like how anyone nerds out about what they love, not use it as a bludgeoning instrument. We're incredibly angry about the State Religion calling itself "evangelical", and we're right there with you in opposing these monsters doing the works of Hell. The churches of the early United States were straight up based. For real, the tophats and monacles of the day thought churches were a leftist threat, and basically systematically undermined them and warped them into capitalism's ardent apologists we see today. (See: "Behind the Bastards: How the Rich Ate Christianity. It's mind blowing.) Anyway, much love, stay safe out there. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You associate how every you like but I wouldn't just hand evangelicals the title they so desperately desire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) The other groups largely voted with evangelicals to make our country a fascist nation about 60 40. They don't deserve as a group to be considered distinct permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They don't deserve to be associated with jesus, what's your point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) If Catholics, Evangelicals, etc etc etc all don't deserve to be associated with Jesus who does again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) I think Jesus says himself: Matthew 25:40-45 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago* U.S dwelling Christian anarchist here. I'm sorry for your terrible experiences with so-called "christians" that bought into the americapitalist death cult. Heck, politics aside, everyone's had a run-in at some point. We're embattled with those types, too. But nah, there's plenty of Christians here that actually read the source material and we're trying our best out here. We're just harder to spot because we're busy trying to love our neighbor(everyone) and facilitate peace and hope, imperfect as we may be. But we're trying. They don't build mega/(maga?)churches for people like that. These folks don't get featured on the news, or end up in positions of power, because if they get the chance, they talk about the "Love your enemies" and "The rich won't enter Heaven" Jesus of the Gospel, not "supply-side God will make you rich Jesus." They're not trying to force theocratic policy, or sling hatred, or act obnoxious in the streets, and they're definitely not wearing stupid little red hats. If you encounter one of us, you might not even realize it. If we're doing a good job, we're somebody who "looks like they could help.", someone you can trust, and will show you an unusual amount of kindness for someone you barely know. If it comes around to it, we'll share the Bible as a gift, like how anyone nerds out about what they love, not use it as a bludgeoning instrument. We're incredibly angry about the State Religion calling itself "evangelical", and we're right there with you in opposing these monsters doing the works of Hell. The churches of the early United States were straight up based. For real, the tophats and monacles of the day thought churches were a leftist threat, and basically systematically undermined them and warped them into capitalism's ardent apologists we see today. (See: "Behind the Bastards: How the Rich Ate Christianity. It's mind blowing.) Anyway, much love, stay safe out there. ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robbinhood@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yeah I assumed you meant the extreme interpretations of Christian values. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* The problems over there are the same problems Americans are starting to rekon with. That's why you see Vance and his ilk push for this fetishized version of the American dream where every MAGA male gets their own concubine. It's fantasy and has the exact wrong chilling effect. As it's trying to answer the same racist question, "more of us less of them." While what they need is a healthy population which they refuse to recognize requires a diverse composition with plenty of resources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* The problems over there are the same problems Americans are starting to rekon with. That's why you see Vance and his ilk push for this fetishized version of the American dream where every MAGA male gets their own concubine. It's fantasy and has the exact wrong chilling effect. As it's trying to answer the same racist question, "more of us less of them." While what they need is a healthy population which they refuse to recognize requires a diverse composition with plenty of resources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago I'm not sure why all the sarcasm. I mean, America's problems have all been solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is this supposed to be a jab at people criticising Christianity? Because the same problems can be found in non-Christian countries, does not mean Christianity didn't have a role in what happened elsewhere permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* No, it's describing how fascists all share similar beliefs, no matter what you call it or where they're from. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* No, it's describing how fascists all share similar beliefs, no matter what you call it or where they're from. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (2 children) I'm not sure how true this statement is. I go to Japan every year and the child care infrastructure there is incredible. The healthcare is icredible - you can literally summon healthcare assistant if youe kid is sick at any point for free to your home Then there's incredible public transporatiob system, parks, everything is equipped with child support and even culture heavily respects kids so they can do most things independently. I think they mean expensive time and desire wise and Japanese still work incredible hours many of which seem to actually negatively impact productivity. People don't feel like such investment is worth it and tbh that could easily shift around with cultural changes but Japan is very allergic to those. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago This is an interesting point. So apparently the problems of having that terrible working culture are solved for (ish) to promote procreation, but it's not helping. Gee, I wonder if possibly creating a society of miserable people and making it easier for them to create more people they presume will be miserable doesn't work because they just don't want to do that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lux18@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) But what about housing? If you live in a shoebox with no hope of getting a larger place, it's unlikely that you're gonna have kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Housing is pretty good in Japan outside of Tokyo, especially if you don't mind a bit of a train ride permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago This is an interesting point. So apparently the problems of having that terrible working culture are solved for (ish) to promote procreation, but it's not helping. Gee, I wonder if possibly creating a society of miserable people and making it easier for them to create more people they presume will be miserable doesn't work because they just don't want to do that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lux18@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) But what about housing? If you live in a shoebox with no hope of getting a larger place, it's unlikely that you're gonna have kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drmoose@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Housing is pretty good in Japan outside of Tokyo, especially if you don't mind a bit of a train ride permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Housing is pretty good in Japan outside of Tokyo, especially if you don't mind a bit of a train ride permalink fedilink source parent
[+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s not that there don’t care as much as they don’t believe it will affect them personally. They believe they their wealth will protect them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago I think plenty of them also think it’s far enough in the future that it won’t affect them (spoiler alert: it’s not) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Xanza@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 child) They don’t care about it getting worse. because global warming is their answer to every goal they have. It's the classic "we don't care if the valley floods, we live on the hill" mentality. They think that if/when the world devolves into chaos that they'll be safe because they're well off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 13 points 1 year ago Except climate change is a flood that won't go away for 10,000 years. There is no 'after' for the rich to benefit from. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tankfox@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) The problem with conspiracy theories is that they're trying to assign a single point of blame to a complete systemic failure. The feeling is that if we can simply find out who is doing this and boil it down to one person or one group we can then simply attack that group and solve all our problems. That's exactly the ox that fascism has yolked on its ride to power in every single generation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* Very well put. I think it's very natural to just want a threat to be known and made tangible. Things are so insanely complicated, that fixing systemic issues feels insurmountable. It makes one's head spin and feel rather helpless because it requires either power en masse or concentrated power in the right hands. Especially when there's bad guys that defend and praise the broken system, but their elimination still wouldn't fix it. But man, if there was just some mustache-twirling mastermind in a lair somewhere sending out emails to all the other bad guys, and we took him out to save the world...Hooray! Much simpler! That would be a much more preferable scenario. A cinematic face-off against Skeletor / Palpatine / Rupert Murdoch / whatever, rather than trying to undo the corrupting influence of masses of oppressed people all thinking "But this broken system benefited me so it can't be that bad bro." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago countries have mostly abandoned climate action change, permalink fedilink source parent [–] DogWater@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Elysium but in New Zealand permalink fedilink source parent [–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We're already slaves. They are just making it more obvious. permalink fedilink source parent [+] turnip@sh.itjust.works -11 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was the government doing window guidance that caused their mess, how do you blame the people who made successful companies that gave Japan its first world living standard? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) It’s not that there don’t care as much as they don’t believe it will affect them personally. They believe they their wealth will protect them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago I think plenty of them also think it’s far enough in the future that it won’t affect them (spoiler alert: it’s not) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago I think plenty of them also think it’s far enough in the future that it won’t affect them (spoiler alert: it’s not) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 child) They don’t care about it getting worse. because global warming is their answer to every goal they have. It's the classic "we don't care if the valley floods, we live on the hill" mentality. They think that if/when the world devolves into chaos that they'll be safe because they're well off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 13 points 1 year ago Except climate change is a flood that won't go away for 10,000 years. There is no 'after' for the rich to benefit from. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 13 points 1 year ago Except climate change is a flood that won't go away for 10,000 years. There is no 'after' for the rich to benefit from. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rimu@piefed.social 13 points 1 year ago Except climate change is a flood that won't go away for 10,000 years. There is no 'after' for the rich to benefit from. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tankfox@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) The problem with conspiracy theories is that they're trying to assign a single point of blame to a complete systemic failure. The feeling is that if we can simply find out who is doing this and boil it down to one person or one group we can then simply attack that group and solve all our problems. That's exactly the ox that fascism has yolked on its ride to power in every single generation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* Very well put. I think it's very natural to just want a threat to be known and made tangible. Things are so insanely complicated, that fixing systemic issues feels insurmountable. It makes one's head spin and feel rather helpless because it requires either power en masse or concentrated power in the right hands. Especially when there's bad guys that defend and praise the broken system, but their elimination still wouldn't fix it. But man, if there was just some mustache-twirling mastermind in a lair somewhere sending out emails to all the other bad guys, and we took him out to save the world...Hooray! Much simpler! That would be a much more preferable scenario. A cinematic face-off against Skeletor / Palpatine / Rupert Murdoch / whatever, rather than trying to undo the corrupting influence of masses of oppressed people all thinking "But this broken system benefited me so it can't be that bad bro." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* Very well put. I think it's very natural to just want a threat to be known and made tangible. Things are so insanely complicated, that fixing systemic issues feels insurmountable. It makes one's head spin and feel rather helpless because it requires either power en masse or concentrated power in the right hands. Especially when there's bad guys that defend and praise the broken system, but their elimination still wouldn't fix it. But man, if there was just some mustache-twirling mastermind in a lair somewhere sending out emails to all the other bad guys, and we took him out to save the world...Hooray! Much simpler! That would be a much more preferable scenario. A cinematic face-off against Skeletor / Palpatine / Rupert Murdoch / whatever, rather than trying to undo the corrupting influence of masses of oppressed people all thinking "But this broken system benefited me so it can't be that bad bro." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago countries have mostly abandoned climate action change, permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Elysium but in New Zealand permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago We're already slaves. They are just making it more obvious. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] turnip@sh.itjust.works -11 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was the government doing window guidance that caused their mess, how do you blame the people who made successful companies that gave Japan its first world living standard? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) pretty much the same in korea, i think korea is slightly worst off, china is beginning to see its effects too, they already trying to change that by "encouraging more sex", but they arnt solving the underlying issue, which is the one-child policy that devastated the female to male ratio and HCOL. and they also have harsh work ethic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lux18@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* slightly worst off worse* off permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lux18@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* slightly worst off worse* off permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) My first two kids were born in Japan, and they were actually pretty cheap. The local city gives you some money (a few thousand) when your child is born, and day care was good and super cheap, like $10 per day because it was subsidized. It really wasn't very expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) That an average situation? perhaps you were financially better off than the rest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I was better off, but this was an average government subsidized day care, a neighborhood Hoikuen (保育園). Everything else was just normal stuff. In fact, we didn't qualify for the few thousand from the city office because we were ex-pats. Medical is free for Japanese. So where are the costs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 1 year ago You can thank their housing market permalink fedilink source parent
[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) That an average situation? perhaps you were financially better off than the rest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I was better off, but this was an average government subsidized day care, a neighborhood Hoikuen (保育園). Everything else was just normal stuff. In fact, we didn't qualify for the few thousand from the city office because we were ex-pats. Medical is free for Japanese. So where are the costs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 1 year ago You can thank their housing market permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I was better off, but this was an average government subsidized day care, a neighborhood Hoikuen (保育園). Everything else was just normal stuff. In fact, we didn't qualify for the few thousand from the city office because we were ex-pats. Medical is free for Japanese. So where are the costs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 1 year ago You can thank their housing market permalink fedilink source parent
[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 1 year ago You can thank their housing market permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cistello@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well it does get a lot more expensive when almost everybody wants to live in the same tiny square of the country Tokyo's population will decline in 2035 according to some estimates permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] banazir@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) With Japan, they only have so much inhabitable land anyway. It's a mountainous island where all viable land is already pretty much taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago where all viable land is already pretty much taken. Very much untrue, the actual issue with living away from one of the major cities is the same thing the US is dealing with: capitalism and a highway system (HSR there) encouraging suburban sprawl and the death of the small town. No need to visit 5 different shops in your small town if you're going to pass a Donqi on your train ride into work. Then people eventually just move away from the smaller towns entirely to be closer to where the work and businesses are, and the cycle deepens Although yeah, Japan is about 2/3 as big as California so it's not as big as people think on top of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) With Japan, they only have so much inhabitable land anyway. It's a mountainous island where all viable land is already pretty much taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago where all viable land is already pretty much taken. Very much untrue, the actual issue with living away from one of the major cities is the same thing the US is dealing with: capitalism and a highway system (HSR there) encouraging suburban sprawl and the death of the small town. No need to visit 5 different shops in your small town if you're going to pass a Donqi on your train ride into work. Then people eventually just move away from the smaller towns entirely to be closer to where the work and businesses are, and the cycle deepens Although yeah, Japan is about 2/3 as big as California so it's not as big as people think on top of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago where all viable land is already pretty much taken. Very much untrue, the actual issue with living away from one of the major cities is the same thing the US is dealing with: capitalism and a highway system (HSR there) encouraging suburban sprawl and the death of the small town. No need to visit 5 different shops in your small town if you're going to pass a Donqi on your train ride into work. Then people eventually just move away from the smaller towns entirely to be closer to where the work and businesses are, and the cycle deepens Although yeah, Japan is about 2/3 as big as California so it's not as big as people think on top of that permalink fedilink source parent