I understand if the mods remove the post, but also appreciate other people understanding why I did post it here.

E: though as of now at least one of my replies laughing at this clown has been removed by the mod. Not the mod my post is about mind, but a power tripping buddy I guess (probably for “being a dick” while undoubtedly claiming all Europeans are just jealous of Americans magically doesn’t come under that category). So maybe it actually qualifies for this community now? lmao

It’s not the posting that’s the issue, it’s what comes once you have lol

Oh, good, thank fuck for that lol

Thanks for all the info, I’ll get on it hopefully by tomorrow.

Mostly your block (communities and instances)

but not users? :(

I think I’ve already overextended my available energy with what this post might stir up, I might just leave it now 😂

Ok, thanks! What info does that bring along?

makes sense from administrative perspective to not allow blocking admins.

That in itself is a power trip (sure, if they are a sole admin of an instance, which they aren’t, they should have the option to dm any user even if they block them, but them being an admin doesn’t mean anyone should be forced to encounter their personal brand of bullshit as they scroll).

Either way, that on its own is enough to get me to change instance, and db0 is probably my first choice, I just need to gather enough brain spoons to make the move lol

Yeah, that was my bad, and thanks, but I’m not necessarily looking for a specifically European instance, looking at dbzer0 at the moment, though still need to look in to how much of my current account I can migrate with me, and how.

This was my thinking too.

E: also the fact that I can’t block them is not ok.

Lol, I honestly just saw the French language in the side bar and assumed, it’s generally not something I care about, so that’s my bad for sure, but either way, the fact that they admin a non-American instance is still a cherry on top of this shit pie.

No, stop, I can’t fucking breath… 🤣🤣🤣

Removed by mod

I find it a little frustrating that you think any of this started with, because of, or will end with cheeto.

This:

a fractured nation, a failing education system, crumbling infrastructure, and a healthcare system that leaves millions behind

has always been the case, and it is a feature, not a bug. Always has been.

And it will never change as long as you continue to focus on the things the system tells you to focus on (like team red vs team blue, or the clown at the front of the stage) rather than on the system itself (a state mechanism built on slavery and genocide from day dot, and designed and enforced by and for the rich and powerful, who are the ones actually pulling the strings) and abolishing that.

And before OP gets their underwear in a twist - all states are oppressive and should be abolished, but a country founded on and with the biggest hard on for capitalism on the planet, and who has the power to, and has been since its founding, loudly and aggressively dragging the rest of the world on a race to the bottom (if not directly with war mongering and political interfering, then with profiteering off of their enemies war mongering and politically interfering), deserves all the criticism it gets, and the fact that it’s easier for you to create a straw person to dismiss the perfectly valid and long overdue criticism, than it is to hear them and sit with the mild discomfort it causes you to hear the truth and confront reality, is a you problem, not a lemmy problem.

Lol, I got my vegan card revoked (declared “a carnist”) and handed my first fedi ban by the “Real Vegans™” too, for daring to call out their bullshit and ableist militant gatekeeping.

Good luck to them and the toxic cesspit they’re so adamant on maintaining, the last thing anyone should be seeking is these people’s approval, especially not on being a “good” or “real” vegan, since they make it crystal clear that their top priority is and always will be their own egos. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yes, but also “laziness” isn’t actually a thing that exists:

https://medium.com/@beardedbestie/the-ableist-roots-of-laziness-9eaaf3026d6c

https://web.archive.org/web/20250106011554/https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1039676445/laziness-does-not-exist-devon-price

https://fortitudeandflow.com/you-cant-be-lazy-laziness-does-not-exist/

Yeah, that’ll show him, and not just feed his ego… 🙄

He wants to be king of the world, it’s as simple as that. He already has the most money (not that that’ll stop him from wanting more), now he just needs to have the most power, and actively supporting the rise of fascism around the world (which he has been doing for long before he let his mask start to slip and now completely come off) is his way of getting it.

The fact that you think he bought twitter, or is running it the way he is as some sort of troll, rather than a very real, and very effective, way of manipulating the public as well as politics as a whole, shows how well it works.

Firms to raise prices due to capitalist greed

FTFY

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, no matter how warm and fuzzy the marketing team is able to make you feel.

That is the impact, not the cause, the cause is colonisation and deliberate targeting and abuse of the Indigenous population.