Does water have a wet problem?
many have been saying this
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Solrac@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Technically water is not wet. Water makes things wet.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Disagree. Every water molecule that isn’t on the top is covered in water. Therefore, wet.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
fuck. not this shit again
ileftredditforthis@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Serious question from someone in the UK. Is America really that racist or is it exaggerated on the internet? We do have racist pricks but I’ve never seen anything close to a ‘white supremacist’ here, unless I’m just lucky.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
It can be in pockets, and the problem is when they get organized, they get emboldened enough to make their thoughts known. Especially in rural areas, people will have latent racists tendencies and go their whole lives without acting on it or mentioning it other than with other racist assholes. Then one day you find out Uncle Ricky has stored every racist idea ever put online in his head as “facts,” and is 100% in agreement with it all. But he would likely never go the extra step and join a KKK rally or get a swastika tattoo unless a small group of peers really pushed him to do that. White supremacist ideology doesn’t require you to have joined your local KKK chapter or biker gang unless you’re already predisposed to being an active asshole in life already, and that’s the specific way you decide to spend your time. Some people simply do crossfit.
A lot of it is simply tribalism in action, prodded along by fear and polarizing stuff online, and a lack of exposure to external ideas during formative years.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 17 hours ago
I’ve never met a white supremacist who was tribalist. All the white supremacists I know are civilisationalists. And by that I mean, they uncritically accept the western idea of civilisation as consisting of domination and exploitation of the natural world and one’s fellow human beings. Everyone I know who subscribes to tribal knowledge systems is very anti-racist, so I have a very positive view of tribalism.
Katana314@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I mean, even the UK just masks it.
Much of the support for Israel is around it being a white ethnostate, not a Jewish haven; and this is the place that banned even verbal support for Palestine Action. You can tell me if you think that’s out of empathic protection of Jewish communities, or racist radicalism.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
growing up in the 80s and 90s in the uk, I never heard the end of how the (slur for Pakistani people, applied to all people from South Asian countries) are ruining everything, then the Kosovans/Bosnians, Romani people… I saw less black/African racism but I didn’t see none.
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 16 hours ago
Having lived in the UK as a (white) foreigner… You are not a whole lot better over there. “White supremacy” is a bit of a loaded term with a few different meanings. By your question, I guess you mean people who dress up in nazi cosplay? Those guys are still fairly uncommon everywhere, but the thing is that there is a porous border between your average racist prick and one of those guys. As they feel safer to express their true beliefs, they do so more often, and they want to wear the signifiers of their movement. They’re very safe in the USA right now so you see more of them. But in my opinion, “white supremacy” is better used to refer to a culture which values white people more or thinks of them as higher on some kind of natural hierarchy. That is, after all, what the words literally mean. Although it’s a broader definition, I think it’s clearer, because it removes the confusion when the average racist pricks start dressing up in fash drag when someone who lets them gets into power. Explicit racists (as opposed to your normal somewhat prejudiced person who still doesn’t believe racism is good) often talk about “hiding their power level”, i.e. not letting on. What I’m saying is, the UK is similar to the US, just a bit shyer.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
American here. Please don’t visit.
I say that out of love and care for you, not hate. It’s bad here. We’re a dumpster fire.
ileftredditforthis@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
So sad to hear
sveltecider@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
Different brands of racism, really. Legacy of slavery vs colonialism.
zikzak025@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
A lot of America is truly that racist. Sometimes overt, but often subtle (e.g. "I don’t hate black people, but crime rates don’t lie).
There are pockets that are generally decent, but these are increasingly imperiled by growing external threats from the national government and bigots that feel empowered to act on its behalf.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
the US is really racist. other countries also have racism, ask any European about Roma people. but Americans made racism their national identity
Chumpeon@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
It’s pretty racist (especially the government), but the US is a big place so the answer to your question may vary greatly, even from people living in the same state.
I’ve met some WS who weren’t outspoken about their beliefs, they were “smart” enough to not talk about their views when there would be obivous consequence, i.e work, family, partner, etc. Insidious blighters!
Now, quite frankly, I don’t know exactly how the UK or the rest of the world sees the US, so answering that is difficult…
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
Among others yes.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Feature not a bug (for them)
Gates9@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Not since Operation Hell On Earth
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
Is this post somewhat reminiscent of the Portuguese flag or am I just too colourblind?
jj4211@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
They probably think they do: not enough racism