I was a “free spirit”.
The authorities didn’t see it that way.

*Pointing out to the members of this internet forum.
*For the purpose of laughing at the conservative and their strange values.
*They prefer the picture on the left because it’s more traditional, and they are afraid of the one on the right.
*No, and I’m assuming they are not present in this thread so telling them they’re desirable was obviously never the point.
*I think the picture came from social media.
*Yes we can talk about larger themes, but we needn’t limit ourselves to that.
*No they aren’t, and no it isn’t. It’s you that’s missing the point.

Isn’t it the dictatorship part that’s the problem? I don’t think gulags and managed employment are an intrinsic part of socialism, just the authoritarianism of the Soviet.
Same for capitalism really. If it’s regulated and democratic it works fine for most people, but if it’s left unchecked and allowed to go rampant, it causes all kinds of problems (different problems to a rampant authoritarian socialist state, but just as bad)

Is it though? It seems to me that at least part of the point is that the conservative appears to take it as read that everyone would find the image on the right less appealing when that’s not at all true. The fact that this is wrong is part of the stupidity on display, and bears pointing out.

This is an ad hominem attack. I can abhor both the IDF and the CCP simultaneously, and this post is pro-neither. If OP posts something “repugnant”, then call them out in that comment section.

Just outright lies! There’s just not even a concession to the truth with you, is there.

Here’s the proof, again. You abject liar.

Nope. They publicly supported Israeli “right” to starve Gaza, criminalised the support of a direct action group that opposes the genocide, continue to arm Israel, allowed Israel to attack British boats and kidnap British citizens sailing on them, continue to fly spy planes for Israel and refuel their planes at Akrotiri.

The UK government is complicit in genocide.

Why do you still tell this lie. I put you straight on this a while back. Some 30 licenses were suspended in 2024, hundreds of licenses are still active. The UK still arms Israel.
You claimed this before, and I showed you the evidence that you were wrong. You are still repeating the claim. You are a liar.

U mad bro?

Just because Argentina landed there 500 years ago doesn’t mean it’s theirs

100% agree. I hope to be alive to see it. Popsci would have me believe it’s coming any day now.
I kind of get the no waste framing, since the nuance is too technical for most people to bother with. If we say anything more complex than three words about waste, then we will lose public support for fusion. It’s still not right, but I see a greater cause in that lie than the increase in clicks which is the driver for the lie that it’ll be ready tomorrow.

Hmm. I wonder why you reached that conclusion? I think what’s happened here is that you realised you lost the argument and you got too bored to keep on pretending you hadn’t. I welcome your block, as I don’t like talking to people who argue in bad faith. Bye.

Recycling is definitely an important aspect of developing the technology to a maturity where it forms part of a power grid. But it’s not beyond the wit of man. If we can crack Q>5 for nuclear fusion, surely we can crack economically viable recycling for LLW. I don’t think it’s worth abandoning research on fusion over this issue.

I understand there’s no waste with a half life >100 years, and the activated steel can be recycled a few decades after commissioning?
https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/P_1356_CD_web/Presentations/Thursday/Morning/El-Guebaly SESE-KN-2.pdf

Wait wait wait… Islam is more protected by the state? Can you go into detail a bit there please?

There’s no conflation there because there isn’t a defined boundary between the two things you think I’m conflating.

You’re describing how you think things are, I’m describing how I think they are. Dismissing my perception as fantasy before considering it is the root of the difference of opinion. Have a go at the argument.

Nobody is saying that wishing or speaking things into existence is effective. I think you must know that nobody is saying this? I’m trying very hard to give you the benefit of the doubt here, but you’ll have to convince me at this point.

Can you walk me through a hypothetical scenario where what’s being reported here is going to change someone’s mind?

I literally. Just did that. Did you read my comment?

For politicians, words are actions, because that is how the law works. When a politician “takes action”, they just move some words into a document, and start the process of whatever policy they are enacting. They use words to tell the treasury to release funds to the local council which can be spent on road improvements, they don’t dig up the potholes themselves. Now, before they can take these actions, they have a lot of discussion about what needs to be done, this might include saying something like “I think we need to address potholes in our roads,” and that is an important part of the process. Similarly, denouncing Trump is an important part of the process of divesting from the USA.

Also - I’m afraid this doesn’t work as an example of media enforcing biases. This is a specific report about a specific thing a specific person has said. The tone of the report is neutral and the report is factual. I think seeing bias here may be, ironically, a result of your own confirmation bias.

Will this change anyone’s opinion on the matter? No.

I guess that’s where we differ. I don’t agree. If even one person’s mind is changed by what Steinmeyer said then you are wrong in what you say.
He is the president of Germany, his words are important enough to make it into Reuters, and therefore a great many people are going to hear what he says. For some of them this might be the first they’re hearing about the US efforts in Vietnam/Greenland/etc. and they will realise that the US is indeed destroying the world order, and that will be thanks to Steinmeyer speaking about it, and news agencies reporting on what he says. That’s just one feasible example of how this might have an effect. There are infinite other possibilities.

The are so many layers to that word.
Ioannes -> Johannes -> Jan -> Janke -> Yankee -> Yank -> Septic tank -> Seppo
From the ancient Greek name for “John”, through Dutch, into English as an insult against other English speakers, then finally through Aussie rhyming slang to make it completely unrecognisable.