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[–] vordalack@lemm.ee 4 points 19 hours ago

The Red Army had the only solution to facism that actually worked.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah this hits home. Last night I kicked a guy out of my D&D group because he's a Jesus Trumper, and I decided I'm just done offering my hospitality and friendship to that part of our society. I'm done. So maybe I'm not being tolerant enough - whatever. Anyway he said, "That's about the coldest thing I've ever heard." I basically just said okay well anyway bye, because I was making dinner and was done with the conversation. But what I immediately thought of afterwards was the woman who died of sepsis in the Texas ER while miscarriaging, and the doctors couldn't help her because that would be abortion and they would have to risk going to prison - to me that's a fuckload more "cold" than getting kicked out of a D&D game. Any thoughts?

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

But what I immediately thought of afterwards was the woman who died of sepsis in the Texas ER while miscarriaging, and the doctors couldn't help her because that would be abortion and they would have to risk going to prison - to me that's a fuckload more "cold" than getting kicked out of a D&D game. Any thoughts?

I've been screenshotting every article like that I see so I can send them randomly to all the family members numbers who I know voted for trump. From my burner numbers, which I can rotate super easily. The next 4 years will not be quiet for them

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I won't ask why you have a bunch of burner numbers.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I sell drugs sometimes, shrooms mainly when I grow extra

Also, very easy to get free numbers online from many sources without giving any identifying information away. Learned that as a teen with a watched over phone number and the basics of finding and using them are the same as they were then. They mostly get used for job applications nowadays

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Bet that floriduh schlosse would go up like high school bonfire

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 30 points 2 days ago

Nice work! (Though you may want to change the top line to “Fascists’ hearts are cold”)

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Warming the cold heart of a fascist is an excelent use of a tolerance candle.

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

you know what? i might make another one with something like:

Light a candle
[burning tolerance candle]
For tolerance.

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago

i will be using the term tolerance candle all the time now

[–] hohoho@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I am so making this a sticker