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Slavery does not merely mean a legalized form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct. This condition obtains even where there is no slavery in the legal sense. It is found where, as in the Caste System, some persons are compelled to carry on certain prescribed callings which are not of their choice.

Dr BR Ambedkar

cryptotheism

Uncles and Nephews can perform especially powerful attacks together. Experiment with different uncles and nephews to discover their unique abilities.

punkitt-is-here

this is what LMFAO did with party rock anthem

gerardsbl00d

frank answering his phone by saying ‘what up girlie where you at’ is my #1 favorite thing this man has ever done

batmanisagatewaydrug

always some new bullshit in the ocean

local-demon-in-your-area

Why is it always orcas or dolphins

Why can't a salmon do some bullshit for once

batmanisagatewaydrug

worry not ☝️ they're doing coke

woahimnottrash

[LINK] for the first article (and the second)

I had to look it up because that headline sounded absurd, and uh. Yeah, it was not exaggerating. "Explode" is the right word to use here.

batmanisagatewaydrug

always some new bullshit in the ocean

local-demon-in-your-area

Why is it always orcas or dolphins

Why can't a salmon do some bullshit for once

batmanisagatewaydrug

worry not ☝️ they're doing coke

woahimnottrash

[LINK] for the first article (and the second)

I had to look it up because that headline sounded absurd, and uh. Yeah, it was not exaggerating. "Explode" is the right word to use here.

dragonpyre

Ngl I totally forgot fandom discourse was a thing. I don’t care man, I have car payments

rootbeerrex

starting a collection

clever-fandom-reference

If I may submit:

kisskisscantfallinlove

mockiatoh

I think it’s important to be able to recognize the different between our emotional response, our moral response, and what we believe should be our legal response.

For example, emotionally, I genuinely think less of someone who buys into stupid conspiracies about organ donation. I think that morally, if you are unwilling (unwilling, not medically unable) to donate organs, you should not be an organ candidate. I don’t think you should be able to say ‘If I’m dead I want all of my organs to rot, even if they could save lives. But I also want to benefit from other people’s sacrifice.’ Fuck you.

But I do not believe it would be ethical (or practical) to legislate that. I think it would be a horrible ethical violation and medical coercion. I recognize that, even as I’m disgusted by people who would let someone die when saving lives would cost them nothing.

Legal codes and ethical guidelines shouldn’t be based around our feelings.

mockiatoh

Not long ago, there was an attempt to pass a law where if a baby was born sick and addicted to drugs, the mother could face child abuse charges and have parental rights terminated. Stepping back from any emotional response—either to the criminalization of addiction or to the suffering of newborns—is extremely difficult. I don’t know if it’s a subject that I could have that level of clarity on because it’s such an emotional topic.

But what I want to highlight is the political bloc who were most effective against the law, and led to its defeat: community healthcare workers who were on the frontlines, whose careers very often were at that intersection of drug abuse and child suffering.

Their argument wasn’t primarily about the parental rights of the mothers, or about the criminalization of substance use disorders. Instead, it was about what public health policies work in the real world, and what policies cause more harm. They argued these women would be afraid to access resources for harm reduction during pregnancy. This would result in heavier drug usage during pregnancy than if they were able to access harm reduction strategies and resources. There would also be an increase in abandoned infants, babies who are very sick and need immediate medical help. Fear of punishment wouldn’t help anyone.

In a practical manner, this legislation would likely do more harm while not addressing the actual problems. Several different policies were instituted instead, ones that had been proven effective in practice. I think that there are some situations that we can only find solutions if we can step away from our immediate emotional response to think, or understand that we aren't the right person to try to fix this problem, and focus on where we can make a positive impact instead.

clodiuspulcher

TIRED: all translations are bad. it is impossible to capture the spirit of any work in another language.

WIRED: while it is true that certain aspects of a work might be difficult to translate, to condemn every translation and translation as an enterprise creates a ludicrously high, unfeasible barrier of entry for anyone interested in said work, rendering it accessible only to people who know or learn said language to literary fluency.

INSPIRED: “bad” translations do exist, but we should celebrate the individuality of translation rather than bemoaning the impossibility of exactly reflecting the original, and look at each translation as a new and meaningful take based on a unique interpretation of the work.

clodiuspulcher

BONG JOON HO OUT HERE BLOWING MY TAKES OUT OF THE WATER

antlersish

Mad about politics again

banhmigoddess

My one boring tip to anyone in their 20s is to resist the temptation to rot in your room every time you get a free moment. Dismiss any neuroses you have about going outside and "being perceived". Be a dictator about it, plan your hangouts like they are binding commitments. No excuses! Go to the bar with your friends. Be kinda hungover at work. Socializing is like exercise; even if you don't feel like you want to, you should still do it because it's good for you.

the-quasar-hero

Man who hates the very concept of life and all living beings: I should design portal websites for colleges and job applications

sufjansjoy

does anybody know how to get out of bed. or be a better person

sufjansjoy

wow

pankendev

the problem with being a person is that it's all the time

cyphir-spacerobot

Victor Frankenstein after achieving the impossible and building a fucking person from scraps of the dead: Oh god, ew, ew it's ugly! Yucky! Yucky! Gross! Ew! Ew! Yucky! Yucky! Gross! Ew!