It's a pretty simple thread and I hope that it will grow some activity and peak some interest. Any valid points or useful information can be linked back and used to make threads to discuss things in further detail. Feel free to share how you feel here, however if you would like to provide details, proof, graphs, data, ect. I highly encourage you to create another thread so that it can be discussed on topic there.

Single payer and other socialist programs. Maybe even eugenics.

23337 Healthcare in the US is a serious issue for me. I just can't understand how people wouldn't be fine with a moderate tax hike in exchange for providing complete medical care to everyone. Or perhaps most would be; it's just that health and prosperity isn't in the best interests of the insurance lobby. I'd welcome a tax hike for improved social services like education and health if I wasn't concerned about how the current taxes are actually being spent. With problems like an overfunded military and overpaid politicians, combined with politicians that care more about maintaining their position than actually doing their job, I really wish I had a say in where my taxes are spent. It's driving me to actually follow politics a little more so i can make an educated vote come election season. 23339 Maybe even eugenics. I'd love to be told i'm wrong about this, but isn't it a known fact that the earth can only support so many humans? I'd imagine that eventually some tough decisions will have to be made with regards to population control, espicially if we keep polluting the environment.

Turquoise wrote: 23337 Healthcare in the US is a serious issue for me. I just can't understand how people wouldn't be fine with a moderate tax hike in exchange for providing complete medical care to everyone. Or perhaps most would be; it's just that health and prosperity isn't in the best interests of the insurance lobby. I'd welcome a tax hike for improved social services like education and health if I wasn't concerned about how the current taxes are actually being spent. With problems like an overfunded military and overpaid politicians, combined with politicians that care more about maintaining their position than actually doing their job, I really wish I had a say in where my taxes are spent. It's driving me to actually follow politics a little more so i can make an educated vote come election season. 23339 Maybe even eugenics. I'd love to be told i'm wrong about this, but isn't it a known fact that the earth can only support so many humans? I'd imagine that eventually some tough decisions will have to be made with regards to population control, espicially if we keep polluting the environment. Americans are real fans of the whole doomsday deal, eh? Yeah, we'll have to take care of that, but I'd let the future governments worry about that, since it's not nearly as close to us as most people would have you believe. They'll be making those tough calls long after we've rotted in the dirt.

The american public education system is a fundamental betrayal of The American Dream and only a small portion of the country seems to realise there is even a problem.

Proprietary software https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/europe-going-kill-free-software-have-you-contacted-your-states-rep

Vosaiu wrote: "Social justice" i.e. raising minorities up by letting them step on the heads of the majority

Social Justice If it's access to opportunity I don't have an issue with it. Unless it involves quotas. My main issue with it are the ideologues, or SJWs, which aren't even representative of those whom they say they're fighting for (most of them tend to be young white guys). They ignore anyone who doesn't fit their narrative (which most of the time disinfranchises some of the same people they're "fighting" for). They aren't even solving the root problems that they are trying to tackle, all their "wins" are superficial (safe spaces don't solve shit, just adding more diversity doesn't solve the lack of diversity, shutting down the other side doesn't mean you're right). The worst part though is that they're just hypocrites and lack the self awareness to even realize it. The sad part is that they're actually having a chilling effect in universities and they're trying to expand it into law.

The liberal lash back, american "progressives" have been confused for liberals, causing a lashing out towards all left policies. So the youth of today are moving extremely far right or far left removing any centrist concepts.

People still judge each other based on appearence. As if they're not the same under their's.

Some of society's problems that concern you?

Cross

We need to make it a new ammendment. Mandatory vaccines. And vaccine proof from foreign airports to come in to the states. We need to stop the measle outbreak before it could possibly mutate

llik3

Angel wrote:
We need to make it a new ammendment. Mandatory vaccines. And vaccine proof from foreign airports to come in to the states. We need to stop the measle outbreak before it could possibly mutate

Absolutely, I hope my country will act like Germany in this case...the medical community has been asking for mandatory immunization for a while now.

Cross

Contemporary Architecture is a cancer to architecture

malmon

Angel wrote:
We need to make it a new ammendment. Mandatory vaccines. And vaccine proof from foreign airports to come in to the states. We need to stop the measle outbreak before it could possibly mutate

On topic
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llik3

Angel wrote:
Contemporary Architecture is a cancer to architecture

I think so too :/
All around me in Vienna there are tremendously beautiful buildings and then there are modern block buildings that just don't fit :-(

malmon

llik3 wrote:
Angel wrote:
Contemporary Architecture is a cancer to architecture

I think so too :/
All around me in Vienna there are tremendously beautiful buildings and then there are modern block buildings that just don't fit :-(

That seems less like a problem with contemporary architecture itself, and more a problem with the planning authority that allowed such a building to be placed in the vicinity of ones with a completely different style.

I actually quite like contemporary architecture, but when it's in an appropriate setting. Seeing a fancy glass building in the centre of Kraków's old town would definitely sadden me, but amongst other modern buildings, I think it's nice.

Backlash

All this guff about a "Heartbeat Bill" in the US has me genuinely worried. It's always a lovely day when one's civil liberties are up for debate.

malmon wrote:
llik3 wrote:
Angel wrote:
Contemporary Architecture is a cancer to architecture

I think so too :/
All around me in Vienna there are tremendously beautiful buildings and then there are modern block buildings that just don't fit :-(

That seems less like a problem with contemporary architecture itself, and more a problem with the planning authority that allowed such a building to be placed in the vicinity of ones with a completely different style.

I actually quite like contemporary architecture, but when it's in an appropriate setting. Seeing a fancy glass building in the centre of Kraków's old town would definitely sadden me, but amongst other modern buildings, I think it's nice.

That's actually a rather nuanced opinion, Mal. I guess what people really dislike is incongruity.

llik3

malmon wrote:
llik3 wrote:
Angel wrote:
Contemporary Architecture is a cancer to architecture

I think so too :/
All around me in Vienna there are tremendously beautiful buildings and then there are modern block buildings that just don't fit :-(

That seems less like a problem with contemporary architecture itself, and more a problem with the planning authority that allowed such a building to be placed in the vicinity of ones with a completely different style.

I actually quite like contemporary architecture, but when it's in an appropriate setting. Seeing a fancy glass building in the centre of Kraków's old town would definitely sadden me, but amongst other modern buildings, I think it's nice.

Nah, the empty spaces were where buildings were bombed to ruins during the siege of Vienna 45.

Yes, it is often fine when by itself, but among historic buioldings I find it an eyesore.

llik3

I'm loving what's happening in my home country right now: videos showing two main figures of the far-right gov offering shady deals to a (fake) russian female oligarch have appeared and now the coalition in the gov is breaking apart.
In September we can vote again and I hope for the best :-D

All in One

The premise of Clown World is starting to get a little too real to me and I don't mean in the way /pol/acks use it. I'm just utterly baffled by so many things going on in the world right now.

malmon

llik3 wrote:
I'm loving what's happening in my home country right now: videos showing two main figures of the far-right gov offering shady deals to a (fake) russian female oligarch have appeared and now the coalition in the gov is breaking apart.
In September we can vote again and I hope for the best :-D

Austria? The guy who retorted by complaining that it was a targeted political attack against him?

llik3

malmon wrote:
llik3 wrote:
I'm loving what's happening in my home country right now: videos showing two main figures of the far-right gov offering shady deals to a (fake) russian female oligarch have appeared and now the coalition in the gov is breaking apart.
In September we can vote again and I hope for the best :-D

Austria? The guy who retorted by complaining that it was a targeted political attack against him?

Yes :-) We all knew something like that must be going on and it's good, that it has been brought to light.
The 'attack' is said to have been made by the "Zentrum für politische Schönheit" which means center for political beauty... haha^^

Still, don't think that this kind of stuff is standard in Austria (like it is in Hungary and Poland) - that's exactly why there is such an outrage

Backlash

All in One wrote:
The premise of Clown World is starting to get a little too real to me and I don't mean in the way /pol/acks use it. I'm just utterly baffled by so many things going on in the world right now.

You and me both, hun. I'm hoping there's a light at the end of this tunnel.

Tang

Backlash wrote:
All in One wrote:
The premise of Clown World is starting to get a little too real to me and I don't mean in the way /pol/acks use it. I'm just utterly baffled by so many things going on in the world right now.

You and me both, hun. I'm hoping there's a light at the end of this tunnel.

I thought I was the only one

Cross

All in One wrote:
The premise of Clown World is starting to get a little too real to me and I don't mean in the way /pol/acks use it. I'm just utterly baffled by so many things going on in the world right now.

That an how the npc meme is too real

Backlash

I'm starting to get tremendously worried about climate change. This shouldn't be a partisan issue - the reality is slapping us right in the face - but everyone's either too busy, too greedy, or too shortsighted to do much about it.

LucianDreamer

Do not go broke if you're one of the transgender kind here in the U.S. once another rollback on Obama's "equality in federal-funded shelters for the questionable homeless" because if you do, you'll get hurt, it seems traditional extremist religion in conservative circles is already taking root in some parts of the country.

@[deleted], @[deleted], you have better watch your funds this time around or else I rather hope you won't suffer the full consequences of this repeal once it goes into place.

Welp

The rise of the far-right to the power worldwide and the dangers of the oversimplication of complex solution to complex problems leading the population to believe that the short-terms solution are the best in every scenario, because:

1.Are easy to grasp
2.Don't need to wait too much
3.Don't need to think too much

And after the short-term plan fails everyone get frustrated about their choice and give space to a autoritarian regime, arguing "Now the order and prosperity will return soon".

The majority of people doesn't care about the power struggle in politics what they really wish it's a confortable life (please correct if i am wrong), without being bothered by the side effects of a crisis

Welp that it 😛

malmon

Welp wrote:
The majority of people doesn't care about the power struggle in politics what they really wish it's a confortable life (please correct if i am wrong), without being bothered by the side effects of a crisis

I think a lot of people do care about the power struggle, but not for the right reason. It's sort of become more of a spectator sport - people want their team to win because fuck the other team, not because they've actually thought things through.

This is a symptom of lives being comfortable. No matter who wins, chances are things aren't going to change much in the short term, so a lot of people don't really care about the consequences of choosing a certain party.

Backlash

Three Arrows released a rather important video yesterday examining the modern right's talking points on the issue of immigration, and the historical parallels presented by the surge of xenophobia in the U.S. today. I once hoped that the election of center-right parties like the Democrats would stem the tide, but given how ICE detention centers were established under Obama, I highly doubt it.

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