That’s the same thing though.

The phrase is more of an indication of a lack of hostility on their part. Even something neutral like “what country is that” could come across as a bit confrontational, in English. It would almost be like asking the question with an assumption that you can’t answer because it wasn’t correct when clearly it is and they would just like to find out more.

Theres a fair amount of performative politeness you have to go through to take the edges off of English. It’s not just fake-ness, as it can sometimes come across to non-native speakers. As I’m sure you know already, English is the a very information efficient amalgamation of 3 different languages. For example, some people find poetry and literature far more rich and descriptive in other languages. Due to it being particularly efficient at information exchange, it can also come across very blunt too.

Just thought you deserved a proper answer, with context, as you were kind enough to give one yourself.

Don’t worry, as the Internet is forever, you’ve already criticised dear leader. We just have to hope they don’t get into power.

And they say you guys are humourless!

I wasn’t being too serious tbh. However, as we’re here, I feel like fairytales might have been around a little bit longer than nazis.

You should read about how the Franks “christianised” German saxons and then cross reference that with the time period those kinds of fairytales come from, as we’re swapping reading ideas. It’s just a guess on my part of course.

Apologies for interrupting your work.

Burned alive for using the wrong sewing technique / burned alive for worshiping the wrong god or maybe the “right” God but, in the wrong way, who knows?

Either way, somehow, someway, the idea of being burned alive for not following rules seems to be almost literally burned deep into the Germanic saxon psyche.

They’re not a humourless people. They’re just terrified someone might catch them not working or following the rules and laughing isn’t working.

Conservatives want you to carry on working for them. Talkies just want to change who you work for. Both can get fucked.

Youd be hard pushed to find many who weren’t

Well, they might look like clown shoes but, I’ll have you know, they cost $5,000

Who’s the clown now?

Youre right, the police do have a monopoly on violence and will kidnap you for meeting violence with violence, as they can’t have their monopoly or their authority questioned. Although, I don’t consider that a good thing, myself.

The role of the police has and will always be to protect the assets of the rich. Everything else they do is a side hustle to justify their authority. Please dont get me wrong, some of those side hustles are very important but that’s not what they’re for. Nearly every modern police force is built on either or a combination of the British police officer or the American. One started as a private security force to protect wealthy peoples assets from starving people during the bread riots and the other was founded by slave catchers.

Every single police force started out that way and i just don’t think you can build from or reform-away that kind of foundation.

You know what it’ll be yet?

Yes, they’ll be a wage slave.

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Thats understandable and I think I arrive at the same point. All be it from a slightly different way. I have no faith in us doing anything to change it because no one likes the answer.

What do you feed an insatiable monster who can absorb any weapon you throw at it and poops out planet killing gas?

As little as possible.

What does capitalism actually feed on?

Human labour.

Specifically human labour, above and beyond what we need to live and have a comfortable life. The problem is, you can’t have super rich without vast amounts of excess, toxic, forced labour.

The answer has always been the strategic refusal of work. The problem is, you might as well tell people that the way to salvation is punching babies in the face because work is now as much a god as anything else we’ve had in human culture.

Want to sit around and do nothing to save the planet?

Well, now you can.

“Yeah, well, not enough of you people chose to die horrible, painful deaths at the hands of the brutal blood soaked dictator our country put into power. Therefore, it’s your fault too.”

The worst part is, some of us are going to be resurected, only to be forced to labour away in the flaming sword manufacturing department.

What, do you think heavenly, flaming swords make themselves or something?

Oh, oh right, yeah, I see your point now. You’re right, I’ll probably just end up in flaming sword logistics or admin. Back-office is what I do now. So, that’ll make sense…

Honestly, just leave me dead if ill only be brought back to gods fucking paperwork.

Edit: also, you know someone’s gonna be like “OMG daddy Satan, come get me!”

100% and, more so, thats not just a billion in cash, of course. Thats a billion dollars worth of stuff that makes you money, that can be sold off for at least a billion, most likely far more.

When people read these valuations, they often think to themselves “surely they can’t be worth that much” and they’re right. It will always be much, much more. Other than Trump, wealth valuations are always very, very conservative, due to the nature of how they do it, and thats before we get to the fact that they’re only estimating their wealth on the assets that are publicly disclosed.

“Mondays are fine. Its your job that sucks”

Alternative version

He wasn’t a pussy. He had neither the depth, nor the ability to give pleasure.

Our duty is to fight and die, brother

or sister. I don’t really care.

All the treats I have are non binary. You know, because its food.

Don’t be gross. What do you think this is, France?

Until then, you know, you just have to be true to yourself because, if you’re not being true to yourself, you’ll be living a lie.

In the end you’ve just got to remember that it is what is and you’ve got to what you’ve got to do. You gotta do your thing you, know?

So just be you but a you that’s true to yourself while going with the flow and bossing it your way, all the way.

Most of all, be lucky.

“No your honour, I liberated it”