▲ 315 ▼ Alaska Airlines flight forced to make emergency landing after window blows out in mid-air (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (18 children) Capitalism views maintenance as an expense, not revenue-in. permalink fedilink source hideshow 20 child comments replies: [–] Pirasp@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (1 child) This probably has nothing to do with maintenance. The plane was only two months old. Enough for some inspections, but nobody would suspect or look for cracks in the fuselage at that point. So it's probably a manufacturing issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) Capitalism views quality control as an expense, not revenue-in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Anything views quality control as an expense. Are you even listening to yourself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children) There is a vocal segment of Lemmy that can ONLY frame the world through the lens of class warfare and nothing else. That's why they hijack every topic and thread with the same rhetoric. They have no plan, guidance or recommendations on what to do. They are only here to inform us about the ills of capitalism as if the collective psyche woke up yesterday and forgot all of history. They are so enlightened and privileged that they can't help themselves in their need to share this valuable knowledge with everyone else. Capitalism bad. That's it. Then they scuttle off to the next thread and start over. That's the extent of "the Revolution". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes god thank you. I thought I was going crazy, every single thread that's even remotely (very remotely) connected to politics is full of this. I'm seriously worried for the platform, because this shit is going to turn people off hard. Even saw someone suggesting an assassination of a supreme court justice AND PEOPLE WERE FUCKING DEFENDING IT. The mods removed the comment luckily, but I still managed to get like 30 downvotes on a "don't suggest assassinations, be better than them" comment, just check my history. We're becoming fucking Truth Social or Parler or whatever of the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just as annoying are the "cars are bad" people who crawl out of the woodwork every time a car is mentioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (1 reply) [–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago Are you a bot? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tannah@feddit.uk 36 points 2 years ago (2 children) Aircraft maintenance is heavily regulated. This was a new plane, and the result of the failure is that all planes of that type have been grounded. There are plenty of issues caused by corporate greed and lack of regulation as it is, but this isn't one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hglman@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) The story of the 737 MAX is corporate greed. It's just by Boening, not the operator. However, the operators heavily influence the choices by Boening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago When corporations capture the government, the 737 MAX happens. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Actually, you make my point. Without regulation that was outside the hands of capitalists, they wouldn't have been grounded. Capitalism only cares about profits. Thank hell, that there are a few regulations left, right? permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (16 replies)
[–] Pirasp@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (1 child) This probably has nothing to do with maintenance. The plane was only two months old. Enough for some inspections, but nobody would suspect or look for cracks in the fuselage at that point. So it's probably a manufacturing issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) Capitalism views quality control as an expense, not revenue-in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Anything views quality control as an expense. Are you even listening to yourself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children) There is a vocal segment of Lemmy that can ONLY frame the world through the lens of class warfare and nothing else. That's why they hijack every topic and thread with the same rhetoric. They have no plan, guidance or recommendations on what to do. They are only here to inform us about the ills of capitalism as if the collective psyche woke up yesterday and forgot all of history. They are so enlightened and privileged that they can't help themselves in their need to share this valuable knowledge with everyone else. Capitalism bad. That's it. Then they scuttle off to the next thread and start over. That's the extent of "the Revolution". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes god thank you. I thought I was going crazy, every single thread that's even remotely (very remotely) connected to politics is full of this. I'm seriously worried for the platform, because this shit is going to turn people off hard. Even saw someone suggesting an assassination of a supreme court justice AND PEOPLE WERE FUCKING DEFENDING IT. The mods removed the comment luckily, but I still managed to get like 30 downvotes on a "don't suggest assassinations, be better than them" comment, just check my history. We're becoming fucking Truth Social or Parler or whatever of the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just as annoying are the "cars are bad" people who crawl out of the woodwork every time a car is mentioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (1 reply) [–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago Are you a bot? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) Capitalism views quality control as an expense, not revenue-in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Anything views quality control as an expense. Are you even listening to yourself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children) There is a vocal segment of Lemmy that can ONLY frame the world through the lens of class warfare and nothing else. That's why they hijack every topic and thread with the same rhetoric. They have no plan, guidance or recommendations on what to do. They are only here to inform us about the ills of capitalism as if the collective psyche woke up yesterday and forgot all of history. They are so enlightened and privileged that they can't help themselves in their need to share this valuable knowledge with everyone else. Capitalism bad. That's it. Then they scuttle off to the next thread and start over. That's the extent of "the Revolution". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes god thank you. I thought I was going crazy, every single thread that's even remotely (very remotely) connected to politics is full of this. I'm seriously worried for the platform, because this shit is going to turn people off hard. Even saw someone suggesting an assassination of a supreme court justice AND PEOPLE WERE FUCKING DEFENDING IT. The mods removed the comment luckily, but I still managed to get like 30 downvotes on a "don't suggest assassinations, be better than them" comment, just check my history. We're becoming fucking Truth Social or Parler or whatever of the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just as annoying are the "cars are bad" people who crawl out of the woodwork every time a car is mentioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (1 reply) [–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago Are you a bot? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Anything views quality control as an expense. Are you even listening to yourself? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children) There is a vocal segment of Lemmy that can ONLY frame the world through the lens of class warfare and nothing else. That's why they hijack every topic and thread with the same rhetoric. They have no plan, guidance or recommendations on what to do. They are only here to inform us about the ills of capitalism as if the collective psyche woke up yesterday and forgot all of history. They are so enlightened and privileged that they can't help themselves in their need to share this valuable knowledge with everyone else. Capitalism bad. That's it. Then they scuttle off to the next thread and start over. That's the extent of "the Revolution". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes god thank you. I thought I was going crazy, every single thread that's even remotely (very remotely) connected to politics is full of this. I'm seriously worried for the platform, because this shit is going to turn people off hard. Even saw someone suggesting an assassination of a supreme court justice AND PEOPLE WERE FUCKING DEFENDING IT. The mods removed the comment luckily, but I still managed to get like 30 downvotes on a "don't suggest assassinations, be better than them" comment, just check my history. We're becoming fucking Truth Social or Parler or whatever of the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just as annoying are the "cars are bad" people who crawl out of the woodwork every time a car is mentioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (1 reply)
[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children) There is a vocal segment of Lemmy that can ONLY frame the world through the lens of class warfare and nothing else. That's why they hijack every topic and thread with the same rhetoric. They have no plan, guidance or recommendations on what to do. They are only here to inform us about the ills of capitalism as if the collective psyche woke up yesterday and forgot all of history. They are so enlightened and privileged that they can't help themselves in their need to share this valuable knowledge with everyone else. Capitalism bad. That's it. Then they scuttle off to the next thread and start over. That's the extent of "the Revolution". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes god thank you. I thought I was going crazy, every single thread that's even remotely (very remotely) connected to politics is full of this. I'm seriously worried for the platform, because this shit is going to turn people off hard. Even saw someone suggesting an assassination of a supreme court justice AND PEOPLE WERE FUCKING DEFENDING IT. The mods removed the comment luckily, but I still managed to get like 30 downvotes on a "don't suggest assassinations, be better than them" comment, just check my history. We're becoming fucking Truth Social or Parler or whatever of the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just as annoying are the "cars are bad" people who crawl out of the woodwork every time a car is mentioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (2 replies)
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes god thank you. I thought I was going crazy, every single thread that's even remotely (very remotely) connected to politics is full of this. I'm seriously worried for the platform, because this shit is going to turn people off hard. Even saw someone suggesting an assassination of a supreme court justice AND PEOPLE WERE FUCKING DEFENDING IT. The mods removed the comment luckily, but I still managed to get like 30 downvotes on a "don't suggest assassinations, be better than them" comment, just check my history. We're becoming fucking Truth Social or Parler or whatever of the left. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children) I feel like it's too late for Lemmy. The echo chamber is already pretty strong. I hope I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies) [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies) [+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) the flagship instance is lemmy.ml the software is made by tankies. did you think this place was politically neutral? the whole fediverse is a fuck you to the status quo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies)
[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (22 children) To be honest, I have nothing against socialists. I consider myself a soc Dem. I have many friends that are socialists. My issue is with how shallow and superficial the conversation is. Of your whole world thesis starts and ends with class warfare, there simply isn't much to discuss. There are no prescriptions- just empty rhetoric. At the end of the say it's horseshoe anti-establishment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments load more comments (22 replies)
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm trying to break through the echo chamber whenever I come across it, but it's a thankless endeavor, and I'm pretty close to giving up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies)
[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) There's dozens of us haha. I think more people are tired of the empty rhetoric because it's not getting the same traction it used to. My suspicion is it's like the same three people posting the same comment everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments load more comments (5 replies)
[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) I mean, I don't advocate political assassinations, but I also recognize that the SC really doesn't have any avenues for the people to remove a judge other than violence. A lot of problems would be solved if the people could call votes of no confidence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You can recognize it without suggesting anything, that's completely fine in my book. And yeah agreed, it's stupid that there's no mechanism like that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Can't judges be impeached? Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is so uncharitable. There's a reason for this mechanism and it's not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it's not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don't think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it's never been done successfully. Again, I'm not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence. This is just a statement of fact. Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just as annoying are the "cars are bad" people who crawl out of the woodwork every time a car is mentioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago Cars would kill you and everyone you love, if given the chance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tannah@feddit.uk 36 points 2 years ago (2 children) Aircraft maintenance is heavily regulated. This was a new plane, and the result of the failure is that all planes of that type have been grounded. There are plenty of issues caused by corporate greed and lack of regulation as it is, but this isn't one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hglman@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) The story of the 737 MAX is corporate greed. It's just by Boening, not the operator. However, the operators heavily influence the choices by Boening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago When corporations capture the government, the 737 MAX happens. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Actually, you make my point. Without regulation that was outside the hands of capitalists, they wouldn't have been grounded. Capitalism only cares about profits. Thank hell, that there are a few regulations left, right? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) The story of the 737 MAX is corporate greed. It's just by Boening, not the operator. However, the operators heavily influence the choices by Boening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago When corporations capture the government, the 737 MAX happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago When corporations capture the government, the 737 MAX happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rivermonster@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Actually, you make my point. Without regulation that was outside the hands of capitalists, they wouldn't have been grounded. Capitalism only cares about profits. Thank hell, that there are a few regulations left, right? permalink fedilink source parent