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When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security.
-United States Declaration of Independence
11·13 hours agoI mean that’s exactly what I’m saying.
ROC should retake mainland and unify China into a Democratic Nation.
Taiwan should be part of China. Taiwan has been ruled by China since the Qing Dynasty.
A Democratic China, that is, not this CCP infested bullshit.
Had the ROC won the Civil War, I doubt anyone would complain about China having HK, Macau, and Taiwan.
For most westerners, the support for Taiwan Independence is mostly a democracy vs autocracy issue, not a independence vs re-unification issue.
stopped treating the PRC as a rebellious group
That was to lift martial law.
Also police literally have a long history of violently putting down unionization efforts despite having a union themselves.
Speaking of the police: they sometimes beat one of their own too, and nobody else would speak up as a witness.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/41445902
(He is a Black American cop)
Counterpoint: Feudalism also had these.
Healthcare too.
Need those antidepressants before I even have the energy to touch grass.
I’ve always leaned left on most issues, but with the exception of abortion, which I kinda flipped back and forth. Hear me out.
I was originally pro-choice, but then I later changed my mind and became anti-abortion because I genuinly just believe fetuses are alive.
But I was still left-leaning and I remember googling: “Democrats who are pro-life” and when the search results turn uo so few names, I was confused and felt kinda alone. I genuinely didn’t understand why nobody held my beliefs.
But then the issue of SA comes up and I’m like that should be an exception becuase you should never have to give birth to something to should never existed had the crime not occured. I was searching throught the internet and found one reddit comment in I think r/ChangeMyView pointing out it doesn’t make sense to think a fetus is alive and also believe in exceptions to abortion bans; as-in: “abortion is bad, but abortion okay if the fetus is result of SA”, like… the position isn’t consistent.
So after a while, changed my view again, I’m pro-choice now, I view fetus as potential persons, not a fully developed person. Unless there is a way to safely transfer it to an artificial womb, I believe abortion should be legal until they can be safely separated (aka: until birth). To clarify: I don’t like abortions per se, it is sad that a potential living being is gone, but it’s a necessary evil, because the alternative would be worse.
My pro-gun stance have not changed, I don’t trust the government, now more than ever gestured broadly at the US Federal Government
But despite these views that contradicted the main US Democratic platform, I’ve always supported Democratic Candidates (particularly those in the Progressive wing), I’ve never voted for those right-wing extremists. I don’t vote single issue. Because for each view I disagree with the Dems on, there are 100 republican policies I despise.
Welp, guess I don’t need to wait for trump to take away my citizenship. Straight to cecot… 🙃
Or maybe I’ll try running to canada and get asylum?
Can confirm, my mama hatched me on a rural farm.
Dont forget to change your computer’s oil!
Right now, not much.
I used to play Stardew Valley on my phone until I got bored of it. I was fun while it lasted.
Into The Breach is also good (get a modded apk so you don’t need a subscription)
Slay the Spire, still have no idea what strategies work.
That’s pretty much it, everything else is not really fun.
Unciv is an Honorable mention, but after a few turns and it gets dragged on for over a day, it just gets boring and I have no interest in continuing.
Have minimum delivery fee to force people to visit physical store over “online shopping” and promote farmer marker and city-centre (village-centre) shopping so people interact with each other
I have a neighbor that like goes to work early morning and comes home very late at night. I don’t even know if they have a day off.
They had to order food and groceries to delivered to their door. Like every few days.
Not sure why you wanna punish people who already don’t have much free time.
Mr.Robot
So much drugs, depression, late stage capitalism.
Idk wtf I was watching. Too dark and too confusing. I thought I was watching a WW2 Holocause movie, the vibes was depressing AF.
Did I mention the drugs?
So. Much. Drugs.
There were More Drug Scenes than Plot Scenes that I actually understood.
(Maybe I just have a smooth brain who knows 🤷♂️)
Or someone can just skip prison and become leader of the country instead ahem USA ahem
Parks full of cats?
The Monty Hall Bathroom Problem:
If you open one door, and the bathroom security guard shows you another, do you switch or not?
Can you find the One Unisex
ToiletThrone to Rule Them All?
I googled a bit, my best bet is Canada.
Large population of the Chinese diaspora, so I don’t feel too much like a minority (I am Chinese American).
The other choice is Australia.
EU is great, but since the UK isn’t in EU anymore, I’d have to chose a non-English country, meaning, I’d have to learn another language. My brain can’t handle that. Already have 3 spoken and 2 written languages stuck in my head (mostly dormant, haven’t used some those languages for a while), I think my brain will explode if I try to learn more. Population of the Chinese diaspora is too small. So I’d also feel alone, because like… Imagine living in a place where nobody looks like you. Like a Black American kid in the deep south of the US and all your classmates are white, that’s how it feels basically. As for the UK, I wouldn’t need to learn another language, but UK just had a xenophobic riot in 2024, doesn’t seem too friendly in my opinion. If the UK was in EU, I could just pack up and to go another EU country if Shit Hits the Fan, its what I like about the EU, options. But too bad UK isn’t in EU…
There is also Singapore, which has like over 70% ethnic Chinese, and the official languages include English and Mandarin, which I already know.
Not technically “dream countries”, but the most realistic countries that would be livable for me. Because I doubt I can speak Norweigian or Finnish. (Even tho I would love those countries)
TLDR: As a Chinese American, Canada as first choice, Australia as second place. Then probably Sinapore.
(Sorry if I’m rambling, can’t express it coherently since ICE raids are on my mind)
Edit: I would probably also say Taiwan as an option, well… other than the fact that they are constantly on the verge of getting invaded, and I am not fond of the CCP.