If you live in the UK or USA, you need to understand one thing about the coming election:
You need to vote defensively.
Neither of the main parties are appealing. But if you don't vote for the lesser evil you may end up helping a totalitarian horror get elected.
Hold your nose and goddamn vote, dammit. THEN go on protests. Because if you don't vote for the lesser evil, the victor will welcome your protests with bullets.
The prize for political purity this time round is a shallow grave.
@project1enigma@larsmb@cstross mmm. Fair enough. Coming from living under first past the post voting where up to 49.9% of people in each constituency aren't represented, what happens in Germany even with the 5% threshold feels like a vast improvement - but I can concede that it's still not ideal.
Any tips for consoling a four year old who is suddenly very very upset about the idea of death and dying?
We're making it clear he's got a long long long time to be alive yet, as have we, while trying to be real and not tell any fairy stories - but he's very young of course and can't imagine ever being sort of "done" and really really doesn't want to ever die 😭
(Please nothing about climate change etc. in this situation - I'm well aware I've brought a child into a period of change that sucks.)
@angstlotse yes agreed we aren't telling him to stop being sad about death, but that if he's sad every day about dying then the life he gets will be less fun 💜
@scrwd I agree with your sentiments. Am 40 and as an ex-Christian I
don't believe in heaven any more - if I ever did - but I take comfort from all the weird and amazing stories you hear from people who have had near-death experiences.
I said (because he asked how dying feels) that some people who were rescued by doctors at the last minute saw a calm tunnel with light at the end and that they felt happy and free - but then he asked "does everyone get rescued by a doctor at the last minute?" 🫣