Batmancer

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[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol. That’s exactly what I said as soon as I saw the title. It’s one of the many lines of various shows I say to make myself laugh.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Well that sucks. I like a lot of Dave Chappelle’s comedy and I remember in the special I had watched it a couple or few years ago he was talking about how members of the trans community expressed their thoughts to him as that he was punching down and he ended it with saying he would stop because the trans community is busy fighting for their rights to exist and until he was sure that “we are all laughing together”. I thought that was a very admirable thing to say and for him to see the effect his commentary can cause. I guess that was just him stringing words together that sound good for the product he sells.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Good fix. Reminds me of, “In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.” By Anatole France.

Guy wrote a couple of bangers actually.

https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anatole_France

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I was amazed by that too. My partner felt the same and remarked how relevant it is today. I think I will write it on the white board in the group room at work tomorrow.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What an awesome thing for you to do. I appreciate that, and the gratitude a lot too.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Part of my job is providing education resources, like helping adults who experience homelessness, drug addiction, or prison enroll for GED classes, some of them do need multiple attempts at the tests before passing but they have almost all been kind and good people. I live in Texas and republican propaganda runs deep here, I know relatively well educated people that believe lgbtq+ people are infiltrating school systems and indoctrinating children with the woke agenda.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I always use this place. So far has always worked for me.

https://archive.ph/nS2wu

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

That is what I thought too. I was laughing to myself thinking, one of the worst people I know just said something that I think I support. I also agree a UBI would be a much better solution. I can’t even imagine how I’d feel if Ron Desantis supported that. I’d probably think of Viktor Frankl, renowned psychologist and holocaust camp survivor, who said something like, (I’m going to paraphrase from memory) anyone can begin making responsible choices at any point in their life and begin to live a life of purpose. I try to carry that wishing no ill will and second chance mentality. Never too late for a terrible, greedy, and/or power hungry person to be a good person and use their efforts for good.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Wow. That surgeon, and anyone in charge that has allowed him to stay, should go to prison.

[–] Batmancer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Wow. I remembered his face when duckduckgo led me to a wikipedia article. Was fired for reporting use of excessive force, then went on to kill officers and their family members until they admitted their wrong doing of firing him. From wikipedia, “A manifesto posted by Dorner on social media declared "unconventional and asymmetric warfare" upon the LAPD, their families and their associates unless the department admitted publicly he was fired in retaliation for reporting excessive force.” I have conflicting feelings about this. It makes me happy he took a stand against those organized criminals but I’m sad the criminal’s, possibly innocent, family members got dragged into the bloodshed.

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