yeather

@yeather@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poor guy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  There doesn’t seem to be a reliable source one way or another. The South African reported he was denied a liscence because of the black ownership laws while Newsweek says there was never a public liscence application filed. It’s possible the royalities offer was given privately and rejected, this is most likely since Starlink does pay for liscenses based on service in ither African countries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nationalism and militarism are not inherently fascist. A society can be nationalist and militarist and not be fascist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Neither of which are inherently fascist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  “A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.”

  • The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  I do not believe we know enough about the government or economy to call Starship Troopers fascism.

  1. Centralization of authority under a dictator. In the books, we know very little about the Sky Marshal, in truth it isn’t revealed if they lead the civilian government at all, or if they’re just the equivalent of the highest ranking general. In the movies we do know the lead the civilian government and take a commander in chief role, but not enough about their powers to call them a dictator. Also, the incredibly high turnover rate I believe demonstrates it is not a dictatorship.

  2. Capitalist economy under strict government controls. Again i think we do not know enough about the civilian economy to say. Though noncitizens participating and being wealthy might imply less control.

  3. Violent suppression of the opposition. In the case of the Arachnids this is true, but internal opposition is never addressed. It appears that citizens and non citizens have some ability to oppose the ruling party. Voting rights are talked about in a way where people are optimistic they can make an impact for the better, implying some form of opposition. Also, we have no clue what the Arachnids were doing before the book or film. Contested space, where both parties are expanding, means conflict will arise. The Arachnids are also a credible threat, not a scapegoat.

  4. Policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. True for the most part against Arachnids. I think the fascism argument cracks when you think further and realize the Arachnids cannot communicate at all to humans, we have 0 indicators at their intentions. The fact humanity is united and there seems to be no racism amongst humans towards each other is also not a hallmark of fascism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The only real box i can think of is restrictive voting, but even then the path to voting rights is open to everyone. The only other definitive fascist thing is the speedy trial and execution in the movie, but that can be vague authoritarianism to future policing and evidence. We don’t get to know enough about the economics of ST to really say.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hate your job? how about you die and still have to do it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The issue is Starship Troopers is not fascist, it is more obvious in the book compared to the film. The society is described as multicultural and multiracial with only a very competitive merit based society. While “citizenship” is stuck behind service, it includes all kinds of service, and the army is required to take all people who wish to become no matter their physical state. Not being a citizen does not stop people from engaging in commerce or becoming wealthy or voicing your opinions on topics. Citizens really only get the opportunity to vote and preference in government jobs and programs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve adds "all the Team Fortress 2 client and server game code" to its Source mod tools, letting modders "build completely new games based on TF2" and publish them on Steam⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Low bars for entry with high community trustworthiness, you can make a .ca account really easily and most lemmy users have a positive opinion of .ca and its users.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fuckers are like roaches - it seems they always spawn when the environment is bad enough⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not actually the influence, the New Jersey State Police Class A Uniform and lots of Nazi attire are both directly taken from cavalry uniforms. Specifically the romanticized period of cavalry before WW1.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to lemmy comments. Someone else incorrectly mentioned the Streisand effect so this guy decided to be cheeky and post just the photo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That is the photo Barbara Streisand attempted to have removed from the internet, the effeft gets its name from this event and photo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Control over the finalized product. You can easily shape an ad to have your exact message reach the right people, and have that ad be more attractive. With an influencer sponsorship you do not have as much control over the final product or the audience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real estate market is tough⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Call it a mother in law suite and the law gets iffy and whoever you need to convince in government to give you a permit is more likely to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah okay, that’s still them being treated as standard criminals then and not violent criminals. Regular criminals get handcuffed for transportation too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I’m not arguing if they are convicted or not. It simply doesn’t matter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  AFP reported talking to two people, the first had been in detention for 7 months before being deported in handcuffs and with tied feet, which would imply he was facing criminal charges in the US for something instead of just recieving the NTA. He was also not given water on the flight and not allowed to use the restroom, possibky due to his bound state. The second did not mention handcuffs at all and was complaining about no AC on the military aircraft. There appear to be no other interviews, no video footage of the flight or the people being ordered off the flight, and other news articles are citing the AFP for their reports of handcuffs and mistreatment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “ If caught within 100 miles of the U.S. border, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) patrols, they can place you in expedited removal proceedings; in other words, deport you quickly, without a hearing.

  If caught deeper within the United States, you will likely be placed into removal proceedings in immigration court and charged with being either “removable” or “inadmissible” under U.S. immigration law. Prior to the first court hearing, called a “master calendar” hearing, you should receive a Notice to Appear (“NTA”), along with charging documents and a Notice of Hearing in Removal Proceedings. These documents will state the immigration-related charges against you and the date and time to appear in immigration court. “

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh Elon should fuck off too, he is actively damaging important government institutions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would say they are, the deported people aren’t being starved, nor mistreated. They commited the crime and are now being caught and deported as punishment for said crime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People are given parking tickets, liscense suspensions, citations and fines all the time, if you illegally enter the country and are caught, you get deported.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They aren’t being treated as violent prisoners, they are being treated as prisoners. Military aircraft are being used for their very large carrying capacity, and handcuffs are used on the actually violent people, not everyone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The issue with this is, they are criminals. Entering the country without proper documentation or overstaying a visa is a crime. Columbia and Brazil can complain all they want about how they are being treated as criminals, it doesn’t change the fact that they are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Source: Father, H. , Son, H. Spirit, H. (2024). Visions from God⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  1: Don’t call it a dream, say it was revealed to you in a vision.

  2: Write a reddit post about this vision and cite other, somewhat similar sources that maybe can prove you correct.

  3: Wait for a slop newssite to pick up on the post and write out an entire article, will take 1 hour to 10 days depending on karma.

  4: Cite that slop article.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Samsung’s military shit did not explode, their main sources of revenue do not involve the military anymore, and the reason for the explosion was identified and resolved.

  Boeing, however, have multiple faults in fields that do deal with the military, this doesn’t end well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Samsung makes consumer grade products that are “easily” replaced or fixed. Boeing makes shit for the US military, and they will 100% get what’s coming to them when a Boeing military project spontaneously combusts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Then we can give bigger bonuses! What a genius idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More trustworthy than what's currently on the road⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good movie, solid 10/10

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THICC⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not anymore

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube will shove ads in your face even when you pause videos⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re banking on people spending more than they have, putting them in debt to banks (which they want) so they can own you more. They want you right on the edge so you are never able to achieve true freedom from under their thumb.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US can’t ban TikTok for security reasons while ignoring Temu, other apps, TikTok argues⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bush’s fault, got it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Necromancy suddenly became possible, can the undead be called as a witness during court proceedings?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And he’s still white!