Ok so now that Hungary is out and open and proud about wanting to destroy the EU from within, the EU is going to do something about it right? Right?

Yeah, every time I see people saying that they like the amount of users now just makes me think “hmmm must be nice that all of your particular niches and tastes are accounted for”. It’s pretty silly to be so anti growth for this place anyway. Even on Reddit, you literally have a choice to take part in the bigger ‘default’ subs or find a smaller one if that suits you. And I like choice.

This place still has a long way to go IMO. I’m starting to resort to lurking chat / ask style communities more just for something to do around here and even there, it’s not quite as engaging or active as it should be. As a humble user, sometimes I don’t have something particular in mind that I want to see. Sometimes I just want to bed rot and scroll and read people’s stories and discussions, maybe give my two cents if I feel so inclined. And there isn’t really that here yet because once you’ve checked AskLemmy or whatever, you’ve already seen 90% of the content for the next week.

Yeah, personally I think that something that’s playing a big part in the rise of the right wing is that the current powers that be seem to be completely spineless. And happy to make certain institutions like the EU or even UN look like a bit of a joke or hypocrites. The longer they keep Hungary around making the ‘values’ of the EU look like they’re just suggestions, the harder it is to convince some podcast hooked kid not to support and vote for the people that want to tear the whole thing down.

And the same goes for Palestine, as contentious as the issue is. When the whole culture that you’ve cultivated back home for the last couple of decades is one of tolerance and peace and justice, then not only sit back and let something like the Palestine situation happen but start threatening and deporting the children that you taught to care for speaking out about it, then why should anyone believe a word you say anymore. Especially young people who are looking for something to believe in.

Our leaders fucking suck across the globe, actually. Just carrying on like it’s just another day and the idiots aren’t slowly taking over.

Recently did another Plants vs. Zombies run, so I’m gonna throw this one into the mix here.

Maybe if Germans don’t like being called Nazis, they should stop persecuting people for speaking out about a regime that is actively attempting to ethically cleanse and genocide an entire race and culture.

Wake me up when something gets done about it other than a fine that amounts to about half a day’s profit for them.

I think that the rest of us all around the world need to watch ourselves instead of continuously pointing and laughing at the USA. The far right is doing pretty well in Europe, even in Germany. And I’m sure there’s there’s more than one house where you’ll find grandpa or great grandpa’s nazi uniform still in storage, seeing as that was still less than 100 years ago.

We’ve all got the racist uncle. That was something to also joke about in the USA not long ago until all the racist uncles got together and were joined by the racist parents and sons and daughters.

None of us is currently safe from the christian nationalist hatemongers taking over because the christian nationalist hatemongers walk among us in even bigger numbers than we previously thought.