[–] 31 points 1 year ago (5 children)

He blew up innocent people with bombs and drones. He tortured people. I'd say he was indeed terrible.

Don't get me wrong: he was one of the better presidents that we've had, but that bar is embarrasingly low.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I don't know nearly enough history to be an expert on this subject, but I've heard that one of the causes of the Enlightenment was because peasants and poors were able to afford to spend time learning and creating, rather than substinance-farming.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I grew up in California and had the opposite experience. I had friends who grew up speaking Mexican-Spanish at home, and would take the Spanish classes to get an easy A.

    The teachers never understood what the Mexican-Spanish students were saying, and kept telling the native speakers that they were doing it wrong.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Honestly, I just block the people who keep repeating that kinds of BS. They aren't worth my mental energy.

    Does that mean I miss out on a bunch of discussions on .world? yes, but not wasting my mental energy on bad-faith arguments is worth it.

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