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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Peanuts are legumes and don't really fall under the same category of allergy as tree nuts. There's a good chance that you can eat peanuts just fine, unless you have observed an allergic reaction to them of course https://acaai.org/allergies/allergic-conditions/food/tree-nut/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They're asking what automod removing an out of context word has to do with marxism/ leninism. This kind of error can happen on any instance that automatically removes slurs, and that particular one isnt exactly commonly used either way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Or Stauffenberg's assassination attempt. That's the problem with this, it all depends on what the consequences of waiting it out are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In a functioning democracy, there are legal systems already in place that prevent extreme negative consequences for the population and the democracy itself. The US just isn't a functioning democracy, and the checks and balances that are supposed to protect the system have been eroded. Impeachment is one such mechanism that's become dysfunctional - a democratic process to protect the democracy from autocrats. I do hope you're right and the American people manage to pull through this somehow. But failing that, an intervention from either domestic or foreign forces can be justified depending on how severe the threat to the population is.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It could happen if republican members of the house and senate weren't such cowards/ ghouls/ shills that would rather help a fascist stay in power than admit their party is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yes, but it is a question that is pertinent to the situation. What do you do if a population elects someone that starts undermining their democracy? I understand that forcibly taking that person's power away is in itself anti-democratic, but if their actions are even worse, then it would be justified right? A smaller anti-democratic act to stop the larger anti-democratic effort where they're dismantling the democratic system that put them in power.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Sometimes a voting population needs to be protected from the consequences of their vote, right? A good chunk of the German voting population in the 1930 voted the NSDAP and Hitler into power, and we can agree that it would have been for the best if that party and its leadership had been deposed ASAP. Now, the US isn't quite that far down the slide yet, but they're certainly slipping, and the worst part is that the checks and balances that are supposed to keep a president in line are also failing. Not to be alarmist, but we're in for a wild ride.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

In addition to what others have commented, communist and all other flavors of political parties are protected under the german constitution as long as they aren't anti-democratic or call for violations of basic human rights. That's because the right to form a party and express your political opinion is also protected in the constitution. So ironically it is really hard to ban fascist parties because the highest court would have to prove that their exercising their freedom to form a political party is in conflict with other basic rights and freedoms.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

As long as the car is safe, somewhat fuel efficient, and maintenance doesn't cost you an arm and leg, it's a smart decision to keep driving that old car. Nothing depreciates in value quite as quickly as new cars. Don't worry too much about your friends' comments. Cars are a status symbol, and people who don't follow the mainstream consumerism of buying a fancy new model open themselves up to some remarks. But it doesn't matter as long as you are happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Especially in the US where people drive everywhere more often than not. Keep a small trash bag in your car, empty it when you get home.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And where car manufacturers literally buy up public transportation companies and run them into the ground.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

The orange cat stereotype is just too true.

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