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Cake day: March 7th, 2025
  • punksnotdead@slrpnk.nettoComic Strips@lemmy.world•[System32] No but like for realEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    Or you can buy a safety razor and a 100 pack of blades and never have to think about razors again for the rest of your life.

    Shaving is one of the most basic of human grooming techniques going back hundreds of years, we figured that shit out ages ago. Ignore Gillette’s marketing, ignore BIC’s “cheap” prices. Just get a no-name safety razor and some blades and you’ll be sorted for the rest of your life. You don’t need fancy shaving creams either, lather up some soap and rub it all over your face. Done. Easy. Cheap. Sustainable. Now you can use your time on picking your nose or playing video games or whatever you wanna do for fun!

  • punksnotdead@slrpnk.nettoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•Sweet SpotEnglish
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    3 days ago

    That’s what happens when your country won’t shut up about how great they are. Or rather, won’t shut up full stop.

    “USA! USA! USA! NUMBER ONE!” Is so fucking annoying, of course non-Americans remind you you’re only number one in percentage of the population in prison.

    America is a shit country that feeds its population “patriotic” propaganda from the day they are born until the day they die. You literally make a pledge every day at school. That’s cult behaviour.

    Lemmy just opens your eyes to the rest of the world, where you’re no longer in the bubble of America. Lemmy isn’t the problem, you’re just finally hearing the voices of those outside the USA, unfiltered.

    This is from Scotland, in 1983, the sentiment now hasn’t changed much.

    I’m sorry that this comment is so harsh because you’re just tryna live your life and already sound down about being told how shit your country is. But Americans need reminded that we don’t “hate ya cuz we ain’t ya” or jealous or whatever, as a nation you’re just insufferably obnoxious and commit heinous crimes whilst making out you’re the saviour of the world, the good guys, the world police. When you’re institutionally arseholes. You won’t even submit to international criminal courts or uphold most human rights. America is a bully nation that is finally reaping what it’s sown.

    If you’re an American reading this and you’re fucking fuming at what I’ve said and want to throw hands, good. Use that anger to create positive change in this world. Organise unions, strike in solidarity, stand up for others, become politically active, change your country for the better. Stop enabling greedy consumerist behaviour and excusing rapists, racists, and murderers. You may just be one person, what can you do? But I’m just some dude on the other side of the planet having a bored rant whilst taking a shit and I’ve managed to get you to read all this. Do something to improve your community, encourage others to do the same, many many incremental changes combined can make a large difference. Finally fucking live up to the tagline “land of the brave”, because you sure as shit don’t deserve it so far.

  • punksnotdead@slrpnk.nettoScotland @lemmy.world•Is now the time to legalise assisted dying in Scotland?English
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    4 days ago

    I’m glad I read that article, thanks Olap! Very thought provoking and a good mix of perspectives. Strange to read journalism like that now-a-days.

    I may be naive or uninformed here because it’s not a topic I have any real knowledge, but this is what I think:

    As long as there’s sufficient protections in place to ensure this law can’t be abused by a future arsehole government, to prevent state murder in an attempt to “cull undesirables”. And sufficient protections to ensure patients truly want to die and aren’t just having a low moment (i.e. mental health support) then it’s their life and they should have the choice to live it or not.

    The point about normalising assisted dying however is a good one and again there must be protections put in place to ensure people aren’t pushed into assisted dying through guilt or manipulation (from family and friends or doctors and nurses).

    An able bodied person already has the right to end their life, because there’s nothing the government can do to stop them jumping off a bridge, overdosing, whatever. The terminally ill unable to do that deserve the right to choose as well.

    Our current laws are based upon the Christian sin of suicide, but we’re not all Christian. The law and government must act secularly. If suicide is against your religion, take it up with your priest or God, the law should not be involved.

  • punksnotdead@slrpnk.nettoUnited Kingdom@feddit.uk•How Russia is using Gaelic and AI to peddle disinformation in ScotlandEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Hey Russia, thoir Ifrinn ort! ‘S e plàigh a th’ annad.

    Tap for spoiler

    Hey Russia, go to Hell! You are a plague.

    This isn’t their first time getting involved in Scottish politics. Remember when Alex Salmond had his own show on Russia Today and then started a right wing party under the name Alba that he couldn’t even pronounce? He pronounced it as an English speaker would read it, Ahl-bah. That’s not how it’s pronounced in Gàidhlig and gave away entirely his lack of honesty to the cause. He just wanted power.