notaviking

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Yeah every issue is basically a mystery that will lead you down a rabbit hole, be prepared to learn a lot of things and copy and paste code you do not fully understand, well if you are a layman like me

No still error 1009. Don't worry, I assume there might have been a valid reason.

I think this has to do with the Soviet Union back in the day that supported basically all the liberation struggles. Technically Ukraine then also supported the liberation struggles because you were part of the Soviet Union. But I know Russia has basically slipped in and claimed all the credentials for themselves.

on Change is needed · c/politicalmemes · 1 pts · 26d

Kind of agree, but a movement can eventually, maybe not in the next elections but maybe in ten years change the party to a more progressive direction.

on Change is needed · c/politicalmemes · 1 pts · 26d

I am not sure how your electoral college works, as a non American, but I do know America had/has more than two parties. Why would the two give in to people's will if they believe they have a duopoly. Isn't trump's whole thing that the populists republicans basically voted him in favour of a more moderate conservative, basically changing the party from within.

on Change is needed · c/politicalmemes · -5 pts · 30d

Then vote for another, if you want, left wing party. That there can be only two parties is a false narrative.

The story is way more insane, the Greek messenger, Pheidippides, did two runs, a round trip from Athens to Sparta and back, like 480km through mountains in two days, then (during the battle of Marathon) his final run from Marathon to Athens (40km), the one he is famous for, saying "Nike! " meaning Greek "we won!" before collapsing and dying.

As a non American that basically does not have the insight or really care that much. I know Fetterman was running against Dr oz, who I believe was a republican, I think and everyone was cheering for Fetterman to be elected for the democrats. Why if he is so problematic did the people not vote for Dr oz. Or do you not have like primary elections inside the democratic party to choose who represents the party. Is the democratic thing not to vote him out in the next election if he is so problematic?

I use xiaomi redmi phones, fight me if you want, but it comes with a ton of extra bloatware and try to force you to use their apps. I have used shizuku+canta, basically uses ADB without a computer to remove all those peaky impossible to uninstall apps. Boom, cheap phone without those pesky issues. Another thing if you are really ambitious is trying to install a custom ROM, but that is out of most peoples capabilities. So shizuku+canta will get you very far

That is just erasure and denial of history. Famous politician Melanie Verwoerd here in South Africa. Her grandfather, Hendrik Verwoerd has basically the architect behind Apartheid. She joined the ANC, under Nelson Mandela, and was a MP for the ANC in democratic South Africa and ambassador to Ireland. I was a powerful message.

But let's play devil's advocate, I have a really Afrikaans name and Surname. Should I in South Africa begin the process and change my name and surname to something more fitting, take up a cultural name and surname of the natives, like Thabang Nkosi? Feels very wrong to me. Again my actions and choices dictate who I am, not an inherited name that actually represents my heritage, I need to acknowledge the weight of my heritage, and like all good people try to improve the world for all. But like Romeo and Juliet even asked, their names dictated they be rivals, what is in a name?

Yeah I think you are making a false comparison where anything less than wishing or chanting "death to israel" means you fully support zionism. There is a wide scasm and people doe not have to be pro death to Palestine or pro death to Israel. But those two camps need to be able to place people who do not share their extreme views into the other camp, there can be no compromise or alternative views only those two

Yeah I have always hated the idea that peoples descendants carried on their forefather's beliefs. Like if my grandfather was a huge rasist, antisemitic, islamphobe... I will be as well. I cannot have my own agency or beliefs, I am forever tainted...