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In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 1 points 12 hours ago

Strewth

I am a very liberal person and I have very liberal children, except for one. I'm pretty sure my Gen Z son has been taken in by fascist doctrine. What can I get him for Christmas? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 0 points 2 days ago

Oh god Ayn Rand? I’m surprised he has the attention span. Yeah Anarchy State and Utopia.

Steel man his perspective. Give him something he finds interesting which will also teach him to develop his argumentation.

I am a very liberal person and I have very liberal children, except for one. I'm pretty sure my Gen Z son has been taken in by fascist doctrine. What can I get him for Christmas? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 3 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Give him a book by Robert Nozick, so he discovers what coherent conservative philosophy sounds like

What. the. hell? in c/microblogmemes

[–] themaninblack 1 points 5 days ago

You have given me real food for thought. Thanks for your reply.

Forget Matt Gaetz. Merrick Garland Is America’s Worst Attorney General. in c/politics

[–] themaninblack 1 points 5 days ago

Will not solve delays, but will equalize the field and most likely result in egalitarian improvement in the justice system

In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Too right. The groundswell of antipathy in the U.S. is the real reason I am leaving

In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Citizen of Australia, never been more valuable than now

In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 2 points 5 days ago

Australia, thank God

In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thanks, I’m good! An Aussie

In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] themaninblack 17 points 6 days ago (13 children)

It’s my point of no return. Leaving in two weeks forever. Good luck.

Forget Matt Gaetz. Merrick Garland Is America’s Worst Attorney General. in c/politics

[–] themaninblack 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I suggest that we make everyone use a public defender. Problem solved, at least in criminal cases. Nationalize lawyers.

Is there any open-source project that serves the same purpose of Duolingo that can be self-hosted? in c/selfhosted

[–] themaninblack 5 points 1 week ago

I made a PHP-based one a while ago before Duolingo offered Swahili. It probably needs a little upgrading, ha. A cool project and you can do it for most things. Oh plus it’s raw PHP so snappy as heck you youngins. https://github.com/ryanchausse/githeri