Zombie

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[–] Zombie 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's how anarchy has been portrayed by propaganda media since time immemorial because it scares those in power.

Anarchy means without hierarchy. That's it. Rules can still be agreed upon. It just means there isn't one person, or group of elites, setting and enforcing the rules, but that they're agreed upon by consensus.

Just like hierarchical systems, there are many different variations of anarchy. Very few, if any, serious forms call for chaos and everything goes.

Why? Because it would just lead straight back to Might is Right. "I'm bigger, stronger, more powerful than you, so I'll make you do as I wish" isn't a part of anarchist theory.

Anarchism, despite seeming a simple concept on paper, is a difficult and complicated idea. Not because of the core principles but because humans and human behaviour are weird and hypocritical at times.

[–] Zombie 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's MTG, right? Who's the jumpsuit guy?

[–] Zombie 5 points 3 weeks ago

Lemmy comments like to rhyme.

[–] Zombie 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

"At least he is more civilised"

To me, that makes him scarier. He can keep a mask on while stabbing you in the back. Trump, at least, is pretty open with who and what he is.

Hindenburg and others thought Hitler wasn't scary at first. They thought they could control him. Look how that turned out. Civilised doesn't mean moral. It doesn't mean he'll do right for the county and people. It just means he knows his airs and graces when they're needed.

As Backlog said, there's no such thing as a good Nazi.

[–] Zombie 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Paywalled and the archive link doesn't seem to load. Does anyone have a copy of the article?

[–] Zombie 15 points 1 month ago

"Only a fool breaks the 2 second rule."

I was taught to repeat that phrase, at a normal steady pace, when I saw the back of their car go past something, to use as a marker (a signpost, the end of one of the lines on the road, whatever).

If you finish the phrase after the front of your car has gone past the same marker, then you don't have a big enough braking distance and need to ease off a bit.

[–] Zombie 1 points 1 month ago

Which Google Translate thinks means Red Stubble haha

It means Red Point

https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/the-gaelic-origins-of-place-names-in-britain/

Gaelic defines colours differently from English. The term "red" here means the orange-brown hue of the rock, which is most obvious in the foreground of your picture.

Great pic!

[–] Zombie 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Buachaille Etive Mòr translates as "great/big herdsman of Etive" for anyone curious, with Etive being the name of the river/glen.

[–] Zombie 1 points 1 month ago

It's definitely an advert.

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