Sure, but before things can become commonplace we need voices advocating for the direction of that change. That’s my goal. To be a voice.

Also, irrelevant to you, but: I might need a new Lemmy account. Connect isn’t working for me and I can’t find which e-mail I used to sign up for Lemmy. Super annoying, because I keep needing to search for the posts that I commented on, and then find the comments themselves in order to reply. My inbox just gives me errors about not finding the posts… but they’re obviously still here

Yeah, that’s gotta suck and I’m 100% not against people talking about who they are if they WANT to. What irritates me is the labels people are forced carry.

Like “wow a woman was finally able to achieve what men can achieve” or “wow this gay man was finally able to acheive what straight men can achieve” and that’s the part that annoys me

Eta: I think it’s meant well, but it implies that there’s something “special” about these people that allows them to climb the ranks previously reserved for a select group of people

So to truly be inclusive, things like “race” and gender and sexuality should be looked at as variations of normal, the same way hair color or height is looked at

2nd edit: Ok, sorry, but just to clarify I’m not harping on straight, white, males here. Swinging the pendulum the exact opposite way doesn’t help, either. I’m seeing this more as a societal thing that I’d liked to see changed

My guess is that it’s to avoid something like finding records of a past leader who is gay, and them then being the first

My issue with this is: why does their sexuality even matter? It’s their GD business

Eta: I also hate this with race and gender. “First woman to…” why? Why are we so focused on the color of people’s skin, their religion, what’s between their legs, or who they love?

I want to live in a world where a mixed-heritage lesbian woman is elected and no-one bats an eye, or mentions anything about it unless it comes up organically by the person elected. Otherwise the only legit question should be: is this person the best candidate for the job?

Ok Ill get off my soap box now

Um. In the U.S. I could still go for a walk outside, or out to the grocery store, or grab some fast-food at the drive-through. In China people were being boarded up in their homes… as in, literally boarded up with hammer and nails.

I haven’t read this, but yeah… War is brutal by nature, so to call it anything else is a flat out lie

As an American, my opinion is: the less I see about the orange idiot the better

I don’t get why someone downvoted your comment. I don’t really have a “home town” either. Place of birth? Yes, bur I kinda grew up all over.I don’t know the name of the city I was born in. The city name on my birth certificate is outdated. It’s been changed due to political shifts. I did try to read it but I can’t pronounce it at all. I’d have to look it up

Thank you for all this, but I gotta ask. How long has this taken to compile so far? That’s a LOT of work to put into a Lemmy comment.

(I’m impressed!)

Maybe even 15 years

Agreed. Or a different line all together! I was trying to go with a justicey feel instead of just insults

I recommend that you try to improve the world with correction instead of (only) criticism. See something misspelled? Post the correct spelling! See some syllables that are off? Fix 'em so that others don’t get it wrong!

Ok, now I have to take a crack at it.

Jingle bells,

Donald Trump smells,

Pro-se-cute him all the way!

Oh, whata time

It is to live!

Let’s li-ti-gate all he has to say!

Hey!

Can anyone else improve this?

I would just like to point out that the Holocaust was not JUST Jews. Other people were persecuted as well (such as LGBTQ+ peeps)

What I want to read from Putin is: “I’m withdrawing my troops from Ukraine”

I’m certain that they didn’t mean to kill the three Jewish hostages. However, the fact that they went in guns blazing without a care to whether or not the people they were shooting were innocent or not… well, that’s sadly very telling

Yeah, I’ve noticed Lemmy has started to be less tolerant of different ideas/opinions lately. Not a fan of that.

We need open discussions and disagreements, and being as civil as possible helps to facilitate that. Otherwise things devolve, some become afraid to voice their thoughts, and trolls thrive off of the attention.

It’s super important that we try to remember there is another person on the other side (even I fail at this at times, but we need to keep trying!)

I confess I didn’t read the article, nor do I know anything about this fellow…but in that picture he looks like Dutch Donald Trump

Yes, unless you’re the far right!

I’m at the acceptance stage. My online presence is limited to Lemmy, and one or two occasional comments on youtube.

Yes, I use Amazon, and online banking, and I already know my ssn was leaked, and probably my dna, etc. What can be done about it? Nada, aside from voting when given the chance.

So, fuck it, I keep to myself and avoid giving out solid information but I already know the government probably knows what color my underwear is

Dont give him ideas