• havokdj@lemmy.world
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    Imagine imprisoning the people who are responsible for bringing new, functional adults to our society for the inane crime of teaching.

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      There are no paragraphs…

      It’s a screenshot with a headline, subheading, a picture, and a picture description…

      Or did you find the article OP should have linked instead of this stupid screenshot?

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        There is being pedantic, and then there is being a bloody cunt.

        Guess which camp you belong to…

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          Geez, imagine what you would have thought of me if I immediately jumped to personal insults…

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            The same as I do now probably.
            I don’t give people credit for being rude just because they avoid foul language.

            Let me rephrase my previous point: you were being a bloody cunt. Maybe you’re a great lad normally, but both your replies to the other guy were cunty.

            Try to be nicer to people. This is probably not the first time in your life a stranger has reacted to your behaviour.
            Do better.

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldM
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              I don’t give people credit for being rude

              mate, I asked if they found the article OP should have linked instead of just a screenshot they saw on Reddit…

              Because that’s the only way they could have seen a sentence let alone a paragraph.

              If you think that’s rude enough to warrant personal insults, by all means just block me. I’m not getting into an internet slapfight over this, find someone else if that’s what you’re after

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                No I just wanted you to know I think you were being a cunt.

                Nothing more.

                Have a great weekend!

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                  I like your jib. If you ever see me being a right cunt, call me out. And I hope you have people around to call you a cunt when needed too. We need more of you, truly.

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            Man there’s not much that annoys me more than someone being an asshole, and then being upset when people are assholes back to them.

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        … you are absolutely right. How dumb of me to call the picture description a paragraph.

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          I mean, I was trying to be nicer than that…

          But yeah.

          While we’re at it, if you’re American and didn’t know this was a thing…

          At least you learned it today, because this is what Republicans talk about when they want to “return to the good ole days”. They want to make disagreeing with them illegal, even if it’s science that disagrees with them.

      • Spzi@lemm.ee
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        It most probably refers to the text starting with “John” and ending with “(1925)”.

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    could you imagine having so much time on your hands that you debase the entire intellectual potential of your tribe, town, city, what have you, just by being a self righteous prick about pieces of paper with words printed on them?

    i was just in another thread. and for some reason. people take HUGE offense to being knowledgeable. like if you try to climb out of the ignorant bucket but you almost can’t because the other crabs pull us back down.

    you could rape a mans wife, flay his children before his eyes and he wouldn’t lift a finger to object, but say you have a book? and this book teaches you stuff? oh, that’s greater than any sin imaginable (the best part is i didn’t mention what book, but id love to hear everyone’s ‘self righteous’ projections about which one)

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      I heard this guy talking about the right’s reaction to the pandemic say “This whole new idea of what’s liberty, and liberty for whom can kill. Especially when it replaces the idea of liberty as that which has to be shared in some kind of common good.”

      It’s obvious though that it’s not actually a new idea, but I think this cuts to the heart of it. It’s an inherently selfish mindset that is so prevalent on the right. They use the idea of “liberty” as a bludgeon to get what they want by redefining it. Freedom has stopped meaning a group concept and become purely a personal one. Their own wants are the most important thing in all cases. And I want to emphasize want. These aren’t beliefs. They are projecting their desires of the way they would prefer the world and calling them beliefs.

      It’s fairly universal, I think, but exemplified in American culture. I could go one about some of the “founding” ideas of the country that have had effects that last to today but I’m talking about freedom today. It was always a selfish idea here (bunch of business men didn’t want to pay taxes) and the end result is before us.

      People see a book that makes them uncomfortable - for whatever reason - and just want it removed, regardless of any wider ramifications. They get scared about their own impending doom when a pandemic hits so they seek to remove the fear by the most direct path. Actually solving it is hard, but removing the fear is quick, so they demand that everyone just stop being afraid and stop reminding them of the things they fear. It seems to be a pretty standard through-line for their ethos.

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      No, we’re too busy furiously masturbating to the second amendment. After all, that’s the only one that counts!

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      No you see it wasn’t religious because it didn’t require teaching anything else, just not teaching evolution. Also since some church folk support evolution and other church folk don’t it can’t be religious for that either.

      Seriously though, for anyone unfamiliar with Christian dogma, according to them humans were divinely made in God’s image. The state supreme court wasn’t even trying to be impartial.

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    The comment section confuses me. Is this picture just a reminder how things were in 1925? Or is teaching evolution now banned in Florida?

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      This is an event from the past which is being echoed in the present.

      It’s strange, I know… sometimes people look at the past to better assess how to handle the present or to better know what to expect from the future.

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        Alright, thanks for the answer. I found the snarky addition pretty unecessary. What’s up with people here? So much hostility around.

        I tried to understand the image and asked for help. Got it, thanked. Where’s the need for downvotes or sarcasm in that?

        Maybe that is living “A Boring Dystopia”, but I think we can and should do better.

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          I mean at first glance I see a title for an article, a short description of the scope of the article and a picture from a past article that echoes the same concept.

          This article (I haven’t seen it linked) is likely about books being banned.

          What’s with the snarky replies? Well, you seem to be asking in bad faith and are being treated as such. I’m sorry if that’s in error. If you’re genuinely asking these questions it’s a safe assumption having it explained clearly might help you. If you can sense the “snark” you can certainly parse the topic of this article from the screenshot.

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            you seem to be asking in bad faith and are being treated as such. I’m sorry if that’s in error.

            Yes, it was a genuine question. I hope this community isn’t always that way.

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              Don’t worry, I understood you had a question and wasn’t sure why you were downvoted. Seriously just don’t worry about the downvotes, it’s 2023 there’s going to be snark on the internet

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          I think it’s because you were mistaken for a concern troll, “just asking questions” but intended to not people down.

          From your first response, it wasn’t possible to tell if you genuinely wanted more information, or were gearing up for some bad faith arguments.

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            I hate to put so much thought and disclaimers into simple questions but I understand where this is coming from. It’s alright.

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    Teachers were giving kids actual pornography. Sorry, as a parent, I have a right to demand my children not be taught how to give gay blowjobs with graphic illustrations. You went too far, and now you have to stop. Cry all you want. Most people are not okay with your degeneracy.

    Edit: one of the “children’s” books is called “Gender Queer,” and includes graphic illustrations of sex.