Americans: Are you going to vote third party or refuse to vote at all?
I’ve been debating to myself whether or not voting for a third party candidate (Either PSL’s de la Cruz or Green’s West, regardless of my criticisms for both) would be the most “effective” use of my time in election season this year. The argument for “not” is that maybe voting at all is bad because it legitimizes...
What's a megaproject you know is probably a bad idea, but would be sorely tempted to try if you were the leader of a wealthy country?
Thoughts? (hexbear.net)
Why do you support Palestinian resistance but not Ukranian resistance?
Both Ukraine and Palestine are fighting against an invading force. We can unanimously agree that Palestinians have have been illegally occupied in an open air prison/concentration camp for 75 years. And we seem to agree that Palestine cannot be a perfect victim and it is reasonable that they seek support in Hamas instead of...
Where do people buy things that don't break?
Whenever I buy clothes they always end up getting holes quickly, I burn through socks fast, my bags keep breaking, my phones magically shit themselves and my chargers melt. I’m sick of everything being a wear part and I’m wondering where people get things that last.
Is there any point to voting Biden?
Do literally ALL Ukrainian soldiers wear fascist imagery?
I’m not on Twitter, so I get my news elsewhere, but most of the actual pictures I see are from here. So is there some kind of bias where only the fascist imagery gets posted here in the the dunk tank? Or do the libs scrolling through Ukrainian posts on Twitter literally see and ignore fascist imagery on every single post?...
Why are Palestinian protests filled with feds?
Went to a Palestinian solidarity protest/rally with some new folks who’d become radicalised against America/the West over the last six months. They aren’t socialists (yet, I’m working on it) - but they’re good people. So, seeing the genocide and its support by our governments filled them with disgust. We talked about the...
To any lurking good faith lemmy users who want to ask questions about socialism, you may do it in this thread, I will protect you
To all full-grown hexbears, NO DUNKING IN MY THREAD…ONLY TEACH, criminal scum who violate my Soviet will be banned three days and called a doo doo head…you have been warned
What's something you used to like as a kid that you now, as an adult, realize had some pretty fucked up messaging?
For me it’s Dragon Ball Z, that was a pretty fucked up show tbh....
Question for the Libs of Lemmy: What do you make of Biden being an incredibly unpopular president?
Don’t you think it’s democratic that he should be allowed to run again, given his approval ratings are so low?...
People who snitch, why do you do it?
I mean aside from obvious reactionaries stirring up shit. Those don’t count. Or like Unwanted sex pest shit is understandable....
Power posters of the fediverse, why aren't you posting on Hexbear?
I see you out there. Posting. You should post here too. Why aren’t you? Genuinely curious actually.
Did the US learn from Kent State?
I want to say yes but everything else tells me no
What the heck is lemmy.ml?
I always assumed it was like Lemmygrad and the ML stood for Marxist-Leninist but I don’t leave my island and the visitors I see always have the worst takes
Would Putin have invaded Ukraine if Trump was president?
Should Hexbear MLs tone down their admiration for AES so we’re not scaring potential leftists away?
Inspired by recent discussions, I think Hexbear has a lot of good information about socialism but I wonder if the relentless defense of AES on Hexbear means shooting ourselves in the foot, since many potential leftists have been thoroughly primed to react negatively to AES states?...
Caption Our Big Wet Boy in Iowa today. (hexbear.net)
Trump walks into the Hotel Fort Des Moines in Iowa. - YouTube...
Would public opinion have been different for the War in Iraq had Iraqi civilians had access to smartphones?
There’s no doubt a key driver behind opposition to the Gaza massacre, especially among normie types, has been the footage from smartphones showing the mass destruction and casualties....
"Let them eat cake" and other bangers from disgraced decaying fail'mpires?
Help find similar quotes? related: Voters upset choosing between the two US oligarch partys “get over yourselves” said Hillary....
Star Trek fans: do you have any pet peeves about the franchise? (hexbear.net)
So I do like Star Trek a lot, especially TNG, DS9, and Below Decks. Voyager and TOS are fine. Space socialism is pretty good and I can’t get enough of it. There are a few common tropes that irk me. tho....
Are a lot of cis women grossed out by vaginas?
I’ve run across cis women making comments like this way too many times for it to not be A Thing. Usually it’s a reason given for them not being a lesbian. Something like, “I love boobs but vaginas are gross”. I’ve also seen it as a reason to not date trans men, but I feel like there’s something going on beyond...
Living in a commercial office?
I just checked the rents in my area and I could rent a large commercial space for only $1k when absolutely tiny studios here are $1.5k minimum. I checked the building has 24hr access and I will be asking if it has a water hookup. Is it too risky?