The older I get, the more I appreciate how powerful not doing a thing can be.

This is exactly why my response to anyone from they UK who says,

"As a Brit I don't understand why in America __________"

Is simply go fuck yourself. Especially if it is about guns, which is the number one way that phrase gets used.

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Good morning nostr, sipping my coffee while i listen to the little rooster crowing. Today i hope to get two batches of soap made, and i think that will be enough to get me through the holidays. Its not hard to make, just a bit time consuming. I give away some of them, to fellow volunteers at church, plus i use them as gifts along with my comfrey salve and lip balm. So this will be my priorty today, along with a couple errands in town. Yall have a great Monday nostr friends, and remember to do your work with a happy heart. #coffeechain #grownostr #homesteading #soapstr

Are there seriously any bitcoiners still not voting for him????

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

GRATEFUL FOR OUR TRIBE.

ONWARD. 🫡

But anyway, I also feel we try to convince each other in the conversation we are having. And that, to be honest is quite pointless (also saying this to myself).

If I want to learn I need to understand. What was for you the main reason you ended up in this state of mind about the world?

Good to be on the same page there. I still think that any form of disregarding information is a form of censorship, but fine to only focus on state censorship. I think in the Netherlands this form of censorship is much less a problem. There are multiple parties in our government, not one with a majority on their own. And there are still enough non-governmental news outlets keeping government in check. What I do see is self-censorship in media and thus being less critical of government, I think our journalists could be more critical, but have no incentive to do so. On contrary even. I also see both uk and us as broken societies, based on information on the internet as well as documentaries about them. So am still feel glad I live in this country, with all its broken parts, but again I feel this country's governement is not (able to) censoring any if all media.

Hope you and your fellow citizens find a way to repair your society.

In this zeitgeist I am leaning towards facts being reproducible, retelling of history is by definition never reproducible. So on both side, both opinions are all opinions to me. I see the status quo trying to hold on by spinning it one way and

see opposing forces doing it the other way around. Don't have much trust in either, if I have to be honest.

I feel censoring has some intentionality in it, which I doubt is completely present. Sure for a part, but again both sides censor, twist and deceit in their benefit. It is more that both sides don't believe the other and through that ignore "obvious facts". So to be clear every side censors the other side, and accuses the other of doing that. So yeah, what am I to do about it? Again, in my opinion, facts do not exist in history retelling. Its mostly subjective speculation anyway. So I also feel that I am much more open to suggestion from the nuanced, independent middle, but these are hard to find these days 😅. And no, both msm or "independent podcasters" qualify to me as a trustworthy source.

However I still trust some state funded institutions here in the Netherlands. Cabinet itself, not so much, but I think that the justice system, bureau of statistics and some others are trustworthy. And here I feel alot of right wingers try to undermine these institutions just because they are "part of government". May be that's the case in the US, can judge that, but I feel that's a shame.

Again my biggest problem with the current political neo-liberal, anti-social climate which has destabilized society. I feel a lot of the economical, societal, housing and other problems are a direct result of the past 20 years policy. So no I don't trust government, but I don't feel the "hard, conservative right" solves problems it just polarises my country even more. That saddens me now and that saddened me enormously during and after covid.

They are actually crying that they're being censored by the government/main stream media. It's been quite problematic that even the term "fact" has become so deflated of value that simple opinions are sold of as facts 🙃

The basis is in what they experienced in their past. That made the story they told themselves. Whatever one finds on tv, radio on internet that confirms that is true, the rest is false. I think the neo-liberal of a retreating government, privatised institutions and a growing inequality between the haves and dont haves is what formed the foundations of today's declining trust in that same government. So covid stands not in itself, but rather brings up underlaying currents which where already there.

I think the main reason is people tend to believe they're own story and dismiss everything opposing it as false. Especially the ones looking for public attention spew their opinions as facts instead of trying to respectfully find truth together with different views. There is too much polarisation. So much that it sometimes feels that not having a polarision or strong opinion is being regarded as the enemy. We need to let go of our egos, convictions, opinions and so called facts to find humanity in the others again.

Neh don't think that's the main reason by a long shot.

Sure, but the exact same goes for prominent right wingers, at least that is what we in The Netherlands see. They only call it "fake news" or "alternative facts" but the meaning is equivalent.

Actions speak louder than words. In that context I would personally fear Trump more. His actions clearly show a disdain, disapproval and dismissal of opinions other then his own. So what am I missing here?

Amount many other things, if you just listen to Trump vilify “others” (esp non White people), and say they are running the country, and just replace those references with Jews, much sounds extremely similar to Hitler’s rhetoric. Hitler was a facist.

I’m going to be a dad!!!!!

I wish I was making this up bro

Kamala Harris in interview on Fox, was asked if she supports transgender surgery for illegal aliens, with taxpayer money, while awaiting being deported.

She replied "Trump allowed them (the surgeries) to happen also!"

Al right, ill bite, whats your greatest fear of Harris taking power?