Syringe

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[–] Syringe 2 points 11 months ago

This had always been true.

[–] Syringe 4 points 11 months ago

"clearly" is uhh... Ambitious. We're on the same page here. I've just heard people use these studies as fact more than a few times and wasn't sure why you were getting downvoted.

[–] Syringe 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted. Mushrooms are awesome. Loads of fun. They don't treat any issues though (other than the issue of not being fucked up).

A research study came out showing that in controlled environments, they found that there were significant changes that could lead to the potential for treatment and I think everyone now thinks that a fist full of mushrooms will fix mental health issues. They won't.

I think you're probably being a bit dramatic about an "accident or bodily harm", but it's not out of the question. Mostly in danger of texting all of your ex's.

But you're right. Go to qualified professionals for help with PTSD. Not your weird uncle or the kid growing shrooms in his dorm room. Want to get high? That is the problem that mushrooms solve.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/04/magic-mushrooms-could-help-ex-soldiers-to-overcome-trauma

[–] Syringe 43 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"CNNs Dana Bash puts microphone in front known liar and is surprised when he lies"

Fucking media. Stop giving attention to these clowns.

[–] Syringe 3 points 11 months ago
[–] Syringe 7 points 11 months ago

This is why we don't do Thanksgiving with the fam anymore

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[–] Syringe 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a good thing she told all of the right people that this happened so that we could avoid an obvious coup and threat to the constitution that she swore an oath to protect...

Amirite, guys?!?

Why did the room get so quiet?

[–] Syringe 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Again, I think you're not understanding how drastic this has been. These are people that have been brainwashed and radicalized. They have become addicted to outrage and pushed into an echo chamber, furthering their descent. It is insidious what happened to these people.

I think I understand the point you're trying to make, but I don't think I can bite. "if they fell for it, they must've been awful people who didn't love you enough" feels very "No true Scotsman" and I can't shake the logical fallacy of it.

No. Trump did not create these people. Thirty years of propaganda did. Fox news playing on televisions in police stations, military bases, and hospital waiting rooms did. Trump was the culmination of a dark and fucked up anti American plot by Republicans, but not really the cause of it.

Still though, I think you may not understand the real gravity of what's occurring. Reasonable people are being corrupted into hate by decades of propaganda. Assholitry is being weaponized into extremism, and all of these people are true believers. This is eroding something at the very basic core of our society, and the election of Trump signaled the start of a full scale war on democracy. Dismissing the efficacy and severity of this is cavalier.

[–] Syringe -2 points 1 year ago

It's been a far right echo chamber for about ten years now, so I don't know that this holds up.

[–] Syringe 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It sounds like you're diminishing or don't understand the level of polarity that this has created. My family are now Nazis. Not like a little bit. Not like an exaggeration. Like... "Restore power to the master race and eradicate everyone else"

These are not the people I grew up with. How do I break bread with these people? How do I share a table with enemies of democracy and the Constitution? How many screaming matches and fist fights (yes) do I get into calling them on their bullshit before I'm supposed to give up? How do I avoid taking about politics when they turn literally everything into a challenge or litmus test?

This is anecdotal, so take this all with a grain of salt, but there aren't many people that I've talked to that don't have a similar story. I just don't think you're giving enough credence to the damage that trump and the fascists are doing to the fabric of America.

[–] Syringe 5 points 1 year ago

There's a two part epoxy for everything.

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