MacNCheezus
@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 2 hours ago:
As I said, you have no idea what he said but you’re confident he’d agree with you.
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 3 hours ago:
Yes, and that did in fact happen during the early days of the church, until Rome became the center of Christianity. So who won in the end?
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 5 hours ago:
So you have no idea what Jesus advocated for, but you’re confident that he’d agree with you…
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 5 hours ago:
Yes, progressive taxation is a feature of socialist government.
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 5 hours ago:
Yes but did he say paying your taxes will remove the obligation to take care of your neighbor?
I’m kinda missing the verse where he said “Give Caesar what is Caesar’s, and let him take care of the poor.”
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 7 hours ago:
Did Jesus ever advocate for trusting the system?
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 7 hours ago:
What did I get wrong? Where did Jesus advocate for forced redistribution by government?
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 8 hours ago:
No. Socialism is a form of government that relies on forced redistribution, which is not something Jesus ever advocated for or practiced. He DID encourage people to share their wealth and take care of the poor, yes, but he never took anything by force in order to give it to them, and he never told people to do so either.
- Comment on Oranges? In this economy? 18 hours ago:
Geniuses are frequently misunderstood in their time.
- Comment on (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ 1 day ago:
Finders keepers, them’s the rules. Don’t blame me.
- Comment on Oranges? In this economy? 2 days ago:
Because it’s an orange shooting device, not a hedgehog shooting device. Duh.
- Comment on Melon-chicken-Aspic 2 days ago:
That’s illegal!
- Comment on Oranges? In this economy? 2 days ago:
Found the orange cannon engineer.
- Comment on Oranges? In this economy? 2 days ago:
Please film your battle and put it on YouTube.
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- Comment on Melon-chicken-Aspic 2 days ago:
No, it’s a food crime.
- Comment on Melon-chicken-Aspic 3 days ago:
Right to jail
- Comment on Life after 30 be like 4 days ago:
This IS what taking care of yourself looks like.
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- Comment on Nexus Mods' new owners promise they won't monetise the site to death as users panic at the whiff of venture capital 5 days ago:
So, just half to death then?
- Comment on Cultural differences 6 days ago:
I’ve seen this meme several times and the premise is so dumb but the picture still makes me laugh every time.
- Comment on I don't think he's sorry 6 days ago:
Louisville see about that
- Comment on I've always been critical of Sabrina Carpenter's music. But I love the deck she built for my house. 1 week ago:
Well, now that you have a deck, make sure to take good care of it.
- Comment on Good ending 1 week ago:
Ha, gottem.
- Comment on Protip: 1 week ago:
I mean, that IS kind of impressive, ngl
- Comment on Protip: 1 week ago:
It probably makes sense for places that sell anything in glass containers (especially alcohol), because all it takes is one dumbass dropping something on the floor and someone else walking through it barefoot to have a liability lawsuit on your hands. Whereas if you put up a sign forbidding that and someone manages to sneak in anyways, you can say it was their fault for violating store policy in the first place.
- Comment on Is it normal that I have this inner conflict of not knowing where I belong? 2 weeks ago:
I was born and raised in Germany and used to feel similar. I’ve been living in the US for over a decade now, and somehow I still feel that way, so I’m starting to think it’s more of a me problem.
There are definitely advantages to living here, but also many drawbacks. The sense of freedom is definitely real, people here are generally far less judgemental than in Germany, unless perhaps you’re way out in the countryside. As long as you’re not going out of your way to piss people off, they’ll generally let you be as weird as you want.
The downside is that compared to Germany, life can feel pretty chaotic and unorganized at times. A lot of things you might take for granted over there simply don’t work the same way here. People are rarely on time and might cancel plans at the last minute for spurious reasons, and instead of being direct and upfront about what’s bothering them, they’ll be vague and indirect.
Also, food and rent are far more expensive than in Germany, and the quality is often worse, unless you’re willing to spend extra money. On the plus side, taxes are lower, and if you have a marketable skill set, you can definitely earn far more than you would in Germany (but you’ll be spending most of it in order to have a comparable lifestyle).
Overall, living here requires a lot of discipline and self-reliance. No one’s gonna tell you what to do, and there are fewer guardrails in place to keep you from going off the rails. It’s a high risk, high reward society.
- Comment on Special sampling opportunity 2 weeks ago:
$18 for a bidet? That can’t be more than a hose to spray your butt with. And then you’ll still need something to dry it off…
- Comment on Bichael 2 weeks ago:
That works.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 2 weeks ago:
How about this?
