I was kind of expecting it to be a “carnivore” thing, but didn’t consider the soy boy aspect.

Thought it was like “I only cook with lard, butter, and bacon grease because vegetables are gross”

Definitely not FBI

Why does he not consider vegetable oil to be cooking oil?

The 1932 election had a communist option, it’s unlikely that there will be one on my ballot.

We’re not going to overthrow fascism in America at the voting booth. I’m not trying to convince anyone to vote for Biden, that’s his job and he’s not doing it very well. I’m also not going to shame anyone for doing something easy like voting in the hopes that it makes them a tiny bit safer.

I would shame someone if they thought that voting democrat is a step towards bringing about positive change or parroted some bullshit about how we can get more concessions from Democrats than Republicans. If voting is the extent of your political engagement, you aren’t opposing fascism.

If Hitler had actually held an election and the only options were him or a Strasser party, I don’t think it would be immoral to vote for the Strassers. But I also don’t think it would be a moral obligation if you had no reason to believe they would stop the Holocaust.

If they’re both equally evil internationally and mostly equally evil domestically, am I allowed to vote for who is less likely to remove more human rights from women and trans people?

I would never tell anyone that they should vote, I understand people’s reasons for not doing it. Selfishly, I’m going to give myself the best chance of having access to life saving health care until I’m no longer of child bearing age.

I don’t know why but home invasion is my biggest fear. I had nightmares for weeks after watching Gerald’s Game. For what it’s worth, in my nightmares, the perpetrator is always white, so I don’t think it’s strictly a racism thing.

I think part of it is we own so little in a capitalist society and it’s such a violent society, so your home can feel like your only safe space. Having that safety shattered would feel like the ultimate violation to me. And then as a woman, you add in the probability of sexual violence and it gets scarier. Also very afraid that people would kill my dogs, but cops would do that too.

I have moderate to severe anxiety and am pretty agoraphobic, so this might not be how normal people think.

I don’t care how fappable she is, but it is really jarring how different she looks from the first game while Pete and Miles look mostly the same. And by Pete looking the same I mean looking the same as his bad facial makeover from the remastered version.

That makes sense, and I replied to your original comment instead of reporting it because I think we have the kind of community where people wouldn’t say something offensive intentionally. So not sure if it will get any mod attention to begin with.

I appreciate your responses a lot.

Thanks for the explanation, I had not heard the term Judas goat before. I didn’t realize it was a contiguous expression.

Goats are used a lot in demonic imagery, so I just wasn’t sure if that was a part of it, but assumed since you’re a Hexbear user that it was more likely to be goat = greatest of all time.

I think the term Judas goat is probably one of those terms like hysterical or being gypped that a lot of people don’t realize has a hateful origin because it’s a cultural norm around them. And then it just sounds wild to someone who’s never heard the term and instantly hears the dog whistle.

Could you maybe pick a different comparison that isn’t an antisemitic trope?

I’m assuming good faith and that you’re unaware of how frequently Judas is used as shorthand for evil Jew. And with goat, I don’t know if you’re making a reference to the trope of Jews hiding horns under their kipot or saying he’s the greatest betrayer of all time.

On Real Housewives of Salt Lake City this week, someone accidentally made a pretty good substitution and confused Judas with Brutus. A literal backstabber might be a more apt comparison.

As if either of them would agree to a debate

Thanks for explaining that. I was trying to figure out if it was some weird reference to Wicked.

Is there any racist symbology behind the hand being feminine with black nail polish?

This is just not realistic.

Using the median home price is severely underestimating the cost of a decent home in an okay neighborhood.

With these salaries, you can afford a house that needs severe repairs or in either an unsafe or really inconvenient area.

I bought a house in one of these cities in 2017 with slightly more than what they say is the required salary. It was 195k with 4.5%. The school district reassessed the house from the sale, my taxes skyrocketed, and my mortgage increased $600 a month. I ended up selling the house after 3 years to move in my parents with 25k in credit card debt.

Today, that house would cost at least 300k and interest rates are around 8%. I’ve almost tripled my salary since then and my budget is probably max 330k.

I’m in a similar boat. Congratulations on your weight loss! I had to have bariatric surgery to get my eating under control, so I know how immensely challenging it is.

Because of my surgery, it’s just not possible to be vegan. I have to get 60g of protein per day and can only fit about 1 cup of food in my stomach at a time. It’s just not possible to get that much protein in the amount of vegan food I can fit in my stomach.

I can have protein based milk alternatives like soy milk and I’m also a big fan of tofu, but meat is just a lot more protein dense. I’ve just accepted that I’m going to die if meat or vitamins become unavailable in the future.

Now we know what he did with all of the blackness that was removed from the black people who didn’t vote for him.

One of the downsides of having mandatory military service is that civilians aren’t exactly regular civilians. Even if they’re not serving now, most of the adult population in Israel has served in the army.

I don’t think that excuses sexual violence and executing children, but it definitely makes the context of civilians a lot murkier.

I’ve been seeing the opposite, at least in my circles.

On Saturday and Sunday, I really only saw support for Israel and a condemnation of Hamas except for on this website.

The combination of Israel resuming bombing Gaza, the report that Netanyahu had warning this was coming, and the blockade seemed to have reminded people of the need for Palestinian liberation.

Even the most pro-Israel people I know (in person) are lamenting that innocent Palestinians, especially children, are going to bear the brunt of the response and feel that Netanyahu provoked this.

I could also see someone being fired with cause because they were reported to HR for being anti-semitic.

I’d tread very carefully and I don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze. You’re unlikely to change any minds in the workplace.

I’m on board with this except instead of reusable glass bottles that need to be transported around, you’re responsible for your own reusable bottle/mug/thermos and you can only get beverages from a soda fountain.