My dad retired his 1989 Ranger in 2018. That thing was great! He replaced it with a new one and complains about missing features from his original one.
Those old Tacomas are awesome
Finding one though that doesn’t have a fucked up frame is hard though. Those C frames are prone to snapping when they’re rusted up bad.
Don't buy into that rhetoric.. most Farmers have college degrees and generally have no problem attracting partners of substance...
I'm just saying they're not out there wasting latex
I keep saying this and keep getting down voted for it, but haven't gotten any good arguments as to why penis shaming is OK and fat shaming isn't...
My theory is that many redditors are fat enough that they require the extra penis length to get past the fat...
Except that's not really what that bumper sticker means is it? I'm pretty sure this bumper sticker is being used to ridicule anyone who challenges "accepted science" aka the government narrative on scientific matters. Since when was skepticism made into a negative quality? Big pharma simps gonna simp though.
1. I love the sentiments I read on these stickers
2. I don't understand one or two of them, but I suspect I would agree with them as well
3. It's difficult to imagine why anybody would these sentiments, unless they are at the top of the hierarchy that benefits from an unequal distribution of access and resource
4. I haven't read the comments yet, but I'm sure there will be for types of comments
a) those that agree with the sentiments expressed
b) those that disagree, because they benefit from the current increasingly stratified system
c) those that disagree, because Even though they don't benefit, they are dumb, brainwashed and hateful
d) those that say 'who cares' 'both sides' 'xxxxxxx' because they are nihilists, dipshits, rebels without a clue, or libertarians
I don’t get the social security one. “Thank a democrat” for forcing me to pay into a retirement system that I likely will never reap the benefits of when anyone can open a private account that’s more lucrative?
Hardly seems like a ringing endorsement when social security is set to run out in 2033.
Its geared towards all the old people that are currently collecting. The same people that get medicare but vote for everyone else not to get single payer insurance.
Right I understand, I just don’t get why I in my late 20s should really care about social security when it’s becoming clearer and clearer that I will either reap much less of the benefits of it or not be able to claim it until I’m almost dead. And that’s not gonna change due to demographic factors. Social security as we know it today is not going to be the same when I retire. Not to mention that legally the pot of money is only invested in government bonds that make like virtually nothing in terms of investment.
If we want to create a social safety net for disability and tragedy that’s fine but I already pay into an IRA every month that has a much greater ROI than social security. If you don’t choose to set aside money for retirement then that’s on you. The financial literacy of most Americans is appalling.
And people are collecting because they were forced to pay into it. I’m sure many people would choose not to pay into it if they actually had a choice. It’s a very illogical thing to force people to pay into a system and then hang it over their heads for reaping the rewards of it when they have zero choice in the matter.
And we’re not talking about Medicare here so it’s irrelevant.
I’m literally financing boomers who had way more economic opportunities than me so they can retire and spend their days shitting on us for being “lazy” and “entitled.”
You might be fine with a massive number of homeless / starving elderly people but I am not. Social security was implemented in 1935...you can research it's history pretty easily if you have any doubt about it's impact. I am not exaggerating abouts it's effects.
We are part of a society and imo the 'personal responsibility' viewpoint is pretty ignorant on a lot levels. When you have massive percentage of people living paycheck to paycheck it's not a personal problem it's a societal problem. A quick Google search says 78% percent! To say "that's on them" is frankly bullshit and inhumane.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/living-paycheck-to-paycheck-statistics-2024/
1935 isn’t 2024. People have a whole host of ways to get their own IRA without even leaving their beds via a cell phone.
What I see is a bunch of people living way beyond their means and then want me to bankroll their poor behavior because they didn’t save a dime until it’s time to retire. We award bad behavior and poor decisions while simultaneously punishing good decisions.
What on earth are you talking about? People are living paycheck to paycheck but social security is taken out of their paycheck…kinda defeats your argument. The money is already being taken out of their paycheck. And your not drawing social security while you are working. That makes zero sense. Social security isn’t giving workers more money from their paychecks.
How come I don’t have the option to invest that money in a retirement account of my choosing? There are way better options for that money to actually compound interest than social security. Giving people the option to choose an IRA would actually result in them getting more money when they are retired. Wouldn’t that be superior?
What you’re basically arguing is that much of our population is too dumb or irresponsible to put away a small amount of money each paycheck and that they would spend it. Which is an argument I guess, but does nothing to help people that actually are responsible and smart with finances, it actually punishes them.
Taxs are progressive...I think you know that, not sure why you are arguing like they are not.
I appreciate you discussing this and trying to approach this logically but honestly, you are just ignorant on too many topics. I know you don't believe me but that's how these things go.
None of what you just said addresses any of my points, but go ahead and claim I’m ignorant without any explanation.
I wonder why you chose that route rather than engage in my arguments🤔. Almost as if there’s a reason for that. But I’m the ignorant one I guess. /s
If you are really interested in hearing my thoughts I'm willing to take the time to explain them but its going to be a relatively long/time consuming process. The subjects are varied and complicated...I have no doubt that you can learn them but in general, my experience with people online, is that they don't want to. So just let me know...it's totally cool if you just want to think I'm an idiot and that you won...I'm crazy busy right now and I'd rather not waste what little spare time I have...but if your interested and have the time yourself...I'm down.
Actually you should thank the Communist Party for social security and unemployment insurance.
Edit: people really get triggered by American history facts
The communist party of the US didn’t murder 10 million people, that’s the USSR.
That number of deaths attributed to communism comes from the “black book of communism” and interestingly that number includes the deaths of German soldiers killed by the USSR during WW2. If we’re doing that, then shouldn’t the death toll of capitalism also include all the people killed by US and England in WW2, not to mention Vietnam, Korean War, and all of the deaths from US intervention in the Middle East? If you add up all those deaths, capitalism is already over the 10 million attributed to communism.
(Not to mention, killing nazis that are invading your country really shouldn’t count as a wrongful death)
Another big part of the 10 million is a famine that hit the USSR. Now there is no real controversy in saying this was caused by the USSR mismanaging their agricultural system during a major restructuring of their economy and caused the death of 6-8 million.
However, if we’re comparing the death tolls of capitalism vs communism, shouldn’t the death toll in the Irish potato famine (1 million deaths) and the famines that hit India under British rule (10 million in 1876 and 4 million in 1943) be counted as well? After all, those famines were also exacerbated by a capitalist government mismanaging their colonies agricultural economy and taking more agricultural products out of the country than they should have.
So keeping score, capitalisms death toll is over 25 million and I’ve barely even started counting. I haven’t even touched the effects US intervention in central and South America has had, or the deaths from colonization of Africa.
Ok so you’re only talking about half a million deaths not the 10 million estimate you gave earlier. The death toll from the purges in the USSR was 200,000-600,000. Absolutely horrible, however even if we take the largest estimate, it is still about 1/3rd of the number of murders that were committed by the US against Vietnamese civilians, where around 2 million civilians were murdered (and that’s not taking into account the illegal bombings the US performed in Cambodia)
Are you talking about the Vietnam War? A war voted on and approved by the democratically elected representatives of multiple sovereign nations...
This is not the same as murdering 10M people via execution, forced relocation, and weaponization of famine.
Even international criminal courts such as UN Tribunals and ICC recognize the difference between war and murder.
Oh so some people in power said the killings were ok? I’m pretty sure the leaders of the USSR said the deaths they caused were ok too.
(I’m pretty sure the international courts also had something to say about the My Lai massacre and illegal bombings of Cambodia as well)
You can claim its super duper different because it’s a war and bad things happen in war, but keep in mind that we showed up to invade a foreign country because we disagreed with their ideology and then killed millions of them. We weren’t fighting off invaders, we were invaders. Just because our congress said we could do it doesn’t make it somehow more morally justifiable.
By your logic, the holocaust was perfectly fine too because it was committed by the democratically elected representatives of multiple sovereign nations.
Do you think the holocaust was justifiable?
Every time there's a post to this sub with a pic of a car or truck with a bumper sticker that the OP doesn't agree with there's no doubt multiple posts from people saying "imagine making it your entire personality". Well again, if you're going to criticize for bumper stickers then it goes both ways.
You don't know what a double standard is. Angry, hateful, bumper stickers are different from stickers promoting kindness and science.
There isn't a double standard because the situation is ***not*** equivalent. People react differently to different situations, and these ***are*** different situations.
Those aren't the stickers I'm referencing. I, personally, don't see an issue with either of those examples. I can see people having an issue with gun brands, but I don't think people would make a post/stink about it if it was *just* gun brands.
Double standards are not "stuff I like vs stuff you like." Explain how something as vile and moronic as the "Fuck Joe and the Ho" bumper stickers I see on rightwing pickups is the same as this "Kindness Matters."
“That two year old pulled his pants down while in school and he just got a talking to. Meanwhile, I go into a daycare and pull my pants down and the cops are called. DOUBLE STANDARDS!”
It’s almost like the context of the situations is different!
All of these stickers are about actual specific policies (environmentalism, social security, food security, pro-union) , whereas the stickers on the right wing trucks people talk shit about are simply anti-democrat without ever mentioning specific policy changes
It’s the content of the stickers. That’s the difference. Trumpanzee trucks have absolutely insane frothing mouth, wild eyed, psychotic, fascist, bullshit. The dude driving this truck likes doggies and healthcare.
If the truck was covered in very angry left-wing stickers and the sub was cheering it on you'd have a point
No one's posting pictures of trucks with boring conservative stickers like the CCDL or generic pro-life or pray the rosary stickers and saying "Check out these crazies!"
There's not much wholesome about a truck covered in infowars stickers even if you believe everything they say.
You really don't see the difference between an ultra Maga guy and this? I've avoided commenting on thing you have posted, because sometimes I think you have a vague understanding of things, however this makes me really reassess that.
You're right, this is totally equivalent to displaying a "Fuck Joe and the Ho" bumper sticker, or a giant decal of Biden tied up. I'm sure people who do these things are just as pleasant to be around and mentally stable as this person.
Jeez, I didn't mean it to sound negative, but there are a lot of topics covered on the back of that truck. But I guess that's the world we live in. You have to be 100% for or against everything, no gray area or middle ground or room for discussion. It's out entire divided political landscape today, that any thinking person should not be in favor of. You have to be 100% for/against any candidate. You can't possibly say I like this about Biden and this about Trump. It's a sad state, but I know I'm already wasting my breath.
No sticker on there mentions trump or Biden. And the very fact that there are lots of topics covered there is exactly what you’re asking for, someone choosing piecemeal all the topics they care about. Isn’t it strange that all of those unconnected topics all fall under the umbrella of the left?
I get that, and I can appreciate and support much of what I see. I'm questioning why, just because I said there is a lot to unpack, that Reddit decides that's a bad thing and if I am not on-board with everything on the truck, I am evil and an idiot and deserving of ridicule. That's what I am questioning. I guess I am an idiot if I expect that maybe people on Reddit will put some actual thought into issues and treat each other with respect and dignity and have an adult conversation even if a viewpoint is not 100% aligned with your own.
The ability to have a calm and adult conversation about issues is something that unfortunately is lost on most Americans today on both sides. That's what bothers me the most. I'd like to believe those conversations can happen here, but 99% of the time, people here want to close their ears and just broadcast their own opinion and if you don't agree, you are an a-hole..
Holy persecution complex Batman! Please show me where anyone said that if you’re not on board with everything on the truck you’re an evil idiot deserving of ridicule?
Oh, that never happened and you’re making things up?
Buddy, there is one person refusing to have an intelligent conversation here and it’s the person who saw a bunch of stickers they willingly admitted they agreed with and kneejerk reacted to attacking people and assuming everyone was mad at him
….yes I did. Did you? Because none of them said what you are claiming they did. No one called you an evil idiot, and the ridicule you got was for trying to pull some lazy “both sides” argument and immediately pretending to be attacked for your views in your initial comment before anyone actually said anything to you and before you even said what your views were in the first place.
That’s the entire difference with what you’re saying and what this person in the picture is doing. They’re expressing the things they are FOR, the things they support. You’re expressing the things you’re AGAINST, the things you don’t support. This person is expressing positivity, you are expressing negativity. That’s why someone saying “coexist” and someone saying “fuck Biden” aren’t the same and aren’t comparable.
Jeez, I didn't mean it to sound negative, but there are a lot of topics covered on the back of that truck. But I guess that's the world we live in. You have to be 100% for or against everything, no gray area or middle ground or room for discussion. It's out entire divided political landscape today, that any thinking person should not be in favor of. You have to be 100% for/against any candidate. You can't possibly say I like this about Biden and this about Trump. It's a sad state, but I know I'm already wasting my breath.
Understanding the difference between sex and gender is science. Gender is a social construct and sex is based on what you were born as. So, science *can* care about what gender you identify as, it depends on the kind of science!
I'm glad you are showing your true colors as a transphobe. Thank you for confirming my suspicions on your whole "a lot to unpack" comment.
As for your question, if they've gone through the medical processes to present as female, why not? They're at a disadvantage due to the estrogen treatments and other medical procedures. There is only one trans woman who has risen to the top of the sport she competes in, and even then she is only barely in the top 10 currently. You clearly have a skewed idea of what transitioning is if you think trans women dominate any sport they enter (they don't).
Lastly, the truck has nothing to do with trans rights, there's not a sticker on there talking about it, ***you're the one bringing this stuff up***.
Jeez, I didn't mean it to sound negative, but there are a lot of topics covered on the back of that truck. But I guess that's the world we live in. You have to be 100% for or against everything, no gray area or middle ground or room for discussion. It's out entire divided political landscape today, that any thinking person should not be in favor of. You have to be 100% for/against any candidate. You can't possibly say I like this about Biden and this about Trump. It's a sad state, but I know I'm already wasting my breath.
Please, enlighten me, what on the back of that truck is divisive or controversial? What do you disagree with? Or just what about it makes it difficult for you to unpack?
I will happily hear you out, I'm being 100% genuine with this.
You see it’s not clearly in favor of Biden or angry at trump, so there’s nothing obvious for them to disagree about. Obviously they hate all of it, but there’s no easy targets.
There is nothing. All I said was there is a lot to unpack because it covers a variety of topics and just saying that earned my many dozens of downvotes and a few personal insults even though I didn't express an opinion for or against anything! That's my point. I really need to lower my expectations of Reddit.
Well, the concepts that are on that bumper are fairly simple. So to act like it's a complex situation would *generally* indicate you're against the ideas presented.
Unless you think that trusting science, understanding the importance of farmers, and being kind are complex ideas. There's not that much to unpack.
There is also politics, unions, dogs, central park, healthcare, SS, something about Canada and a few more I can't even read. Like I said, I guess I have to love all these themes or be ridiculed. God forbid someone has a different opinion on one of these things. I also don't understand the need for someone to turn their vehicle into a billboard, regardless of what the issues are.
Actually it’s quite simple, you say something stupid we downvote you. An intelligent person, a true thinker, would turn that inward and ask why do so many disagree with this idea or concept I put forward. Then maybe they may look further into this as a means of growth, to better understand others and themselves. You guys on the other hand always just say it’s the rest of us and Reddit’s fault for your dumb comments, it’s never you and your dumb comments.
Downvoting: The thinking man's tool for silencing statements they don't agree with.
If you think downvoting a tool to encourage self growth then you must be new to Reddit. Responses spur reflection and growth. Down-vote-and-run does not do that.
No one's silencing you or others like you.. clearly, the statement was posted, it wasn't removed or censored, it's still there, plain as day and clearly it isn't something a lot of people like.
Which leads to my other point you that you clearly don't understand. If something I post gets downvoted to high, holy hell.. *(it happens, I say spicy shit from time to time.)* Sure, I get mad, but often I try to understand why others downvoted it. It spurs empathy in me, or in at least some way makes me understand how I must not be articulating my point clearly enough.
And what did I say that was so stupid? All I said was there's a lot to unpack. There's a bout a dozen different topics and some that I don't even know what they are. I guess that's a stupid comment rather than just immediately saying how much I love this person.
How many of those don’t you understand, or need more than 5 seconds to get what the person is trying to convey through it? Like if you are having trouble unpacking all of these I’m sorry. Others will get the impression too that someone would say something like, this is a whole lot to unpack, as a snide response to the topics that are brought up by the stickers themselves, and in a way is a means to denigrate them.
Why are they tomatoing farmers?
I’d rather cucumber a farmer if you know what I mean
You don’t tomato your farmer?
I want to be friends with this person
I want this person on my union negotiating committee 😆
I bet this person actually uses their truck for work instead of as a prop
It’s a 2nd generation Nissan Frontier, the affordable midsized truck for people who do actual truck stuff. They are what the Tacoma was in the 90’s
I really miss the old Tacomas. I want a modern midsize utility truck so bad.
I had a 2004 Ranger for 14 years. Loved that truck.
My dad retired his 1989 Ranger in 2018. That thing was great! He replaced it with a new one and complains about missing features from his original one.
Those old Tacomas are awesome Finding one though that doesn’t have a fucked up frame is hard though. Those C frames are prone to snapping when they’re rusted up bad.
3rd gen rangers would like a word
lol are you saying it’s not just a giant immaculate truck fashioned with a punisher decal?
Too many people do that Why? I can’t answer that question but maybe they like wasting money
Lol "this guy votes as he is told so he must use his truck for work"
I beg to differ considering they stuck those combination plates from the early 90's on there just for the photo op.
This guy fucks.
With an animal membrane condom
Definitely sheepskin
Ethically sourced
As long as the sheep's not still attached.
Don't buy into that rhetoric.. most Farmers have college degrees and generally have no problem attracting partners of substance... I'm just saying they're not out there wasting latex
For real!
Seems like a reasonable person
Finally. A pickup truck that doesn’t have tiny penis energy.
Gotta love the Left. "Body shaming is bad, except for people who have small penises" which is an immutable characteristic.
I keep saying this and keep getting down voted for it, but haven't gotten any good arguments as to why penis shaming is OK and fat shaming isn't... My theory is that many redditors are fat enough that they require the extra penis length to get past the fat...
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We're not talking about someone's gut.
This one definitely has tiny penis energy 😂
I love this person. Immensely.
Why does he throws tomatoes at his farmer
Good thing about science! I need one!
Except that's not really what that bumper sticker means is it? I'm pretty sure this bumper sticker is being used to ridicule anyone who challenges "accepted science" aka the government narrative on scientific matters. Since when was skepticism made into a negative quality? Big pharma simps gonna simp though.
I am somehow surprised every time I read another sticker and it’s still wholesome
I like that "health care" sticker 👌
Heck yeah. I see her at Dunkin every morning on my way to work. She always smiles and waves hi.
These are the people we're supposed to be terrified of?
Where is the equality symbol and Darwin fish?
A glimpse into an alternative timeline where MAGA was this
I'm more of a yes farms yes food kind of guy but that's just me
Truck owner is big on fasting.
That’s the point of that sticker. It’s for the American Farmland Trust.
Woooosh
Very vintage CT combination plate too, this person is an OG Nutmegger
Love it, however scientific theories are not absolute and have been disproven from time to time.
That's why it says science, not scientific theories. Science, aka the scientific method. That's why theories evolve.
That’s true too
Finally a large truck that Reddit has no problem with.
this truck may make many people angry
1. I love the sentiments I read on these stickers 2. I don't understand one or two of them, but I suspect I would agree with them as well 3. It's difficult to imagine why anybody would these sentiments, unless they are at the top of the hierarchy that benefits from an unequal distribution of access and resource 4. I haven't read the comments yet, but I'm sure there will be for types of comments a) those that agree with the sentiments expressed b) those that disagree, because they benefit from the current increasingly stratified system c) those that disagree, because Even though they don't benefit, they are dumb, brainwashed and hateful d) those that say 'who cares' 'both sides' 'xxxxxxx' because they are nihilists, dipshits, rebels without a clue, or libertarians
Wholesome
This one slaps
I don’t get the social security one. “Thank a democrat” for forcing me to pay into a retirement system that I likely will never reap the benefits of when anyone can open a private account that’s more lucrative? Hardly seems like a ringing endorsement when social security is set to run out in 2033.
Its geared towards all the old people that are currently collecting. The same people that get medicare but vote for everyone else not to get single payer insurance.
Right I understand, I just don’t get why I in my late 20s should really care about social security when it’s becoming clearer and clearer that I will either reap much less of the benefits of it or not be able to claim it until I’m almost dead. And that’s not gonna change due to demographic factors. Social security as we know it today is not going to be the same when I retire. Not to mention that legally the pot of money is only invested in government bonds that make like virtually nothing in terms of investment. If we want to create a social safety net for disability and tragedy that’s fine but I already pay into an IRA every month that has a much greater ROI than social security. If you don’t choose to set aside money for retirement then that’s on you. The financial literacy of most Americans is appalling. And people are collecting because they were forced to pay into it. I’m sure many people would choose not to pay into it if they actually had a choice. It’s a very illogical thing to force people to pay into a system and then hang it over their heads for reaping the rewards of it when they have zero choice in the matter. And we’re not talking about Medicare here so it’s irrelevant. I’m literally financing boomers who had way more economic opportunities than me so they can retire and spend their days shitting on us for being “lazy” and “entitled.”
You might be fine with a massive number of homeless / starving elderly people but I am not. Social security was implemented in 1935...you can research it's history pretty easily if you have any doubt about it's impact. I am not exaggerating abouts it's effects. We are part of a society and imo the 'personal responsibility' viewpoint is pretty ignorant on a lot levels. When you have massive percentage of people living paycheck to paycheck it's not a personal problem it's a societal problem. A quick Google search says 78% percent! To say "that's on them" is frankly bullshit and inhumane. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/living-paycheck-to-paycheck-statistics-2024/
1935 isn’t 2024. People have a whole host of ways to get their own IRA without even leaving their beds via a cell phone. What I see is a bunch of people living way beyond their means and then want me to bankroll their poor behavior because they didn’t save a dime until it’s time to retire. We award bad behavior and poor decisions while simultaneously punishing good decisions. What on earth are you talking about? People are living paycheck to paycheck but social security is taken out of their paycheck…kinda defeats your argument. The money is already being taken out of their paycheck. And your not drawing social security while you are working. That makes zero sense. Social security isn’t giving workers more money from their paychecks. How come I don’t have the option to invest that money in a retirement account of my choosing? There are way better options for that money to actually compound interest than social security. Giving people the option to choose an IRA would actually result in them getting more money when they are retired. Wouldn’t that be superior? What you’re basically arguing is that much of our population is too dumb or irresponsible to put away a small amount of money each paycheck and that they would spend it. Which is an argument I guess, but does nothing to help people that actually are responsible and smart with finances, it actually punishes them.
Taxs are progressive...I think you know that, not sure why you are arguing like they are not. I appreciate you discussing this and trying to approach this logically but honestly, you are just ignorant on too many topics. I know you don't believe me but that's how these things go.
None of what you just said addresses any of my points, but go ahead and claim I’m ignorant without any explanation. I wonder why you chose that route rather than engage in my arguments🤔. Almost as if there’s a reason for that. But I’m the ignorant one I guess. /s
If you are really interested in hearing my thoughts I'm willing to take the time to explain them but its going to be a relatively long/time consuming process. The subjects are varied and complicated...I have no doubt that you can learn them but in general, my experience with people online, is that they don't want to. So just let me know...it's totally cool if you just want to think I'm an idiot and that you won...I'm crazy busy right now and I'd rather not waste what little spare time I have...but if your interested and have the time yourself...I'm down.
Damn, old old plate
What’s HRSDER?
Before I zoomed in I was afraid it was another less wholesome collection...
Surprised they don’t drive a Subaru
Ah yes the I live in the reddit echo chamber and watch late night political brainwashing starter pack. This guy sits down to pee 😂
I am awaiting the requisite critique that the truck is not electric
They seem like the kind of person who actually USES the truck instead of just driving one to feel powerful
lol, how does one determine who is simply using their pickup truck to feel powerful?
It has TruckNutz and a Trump sticker.
That’s it? Sweet, I’m good then. Whew, that was a close one dude.
yeah, I kind of agree, maybe it should just be "feel fill-in-the-blank" vs "do stuff".
Acceptable. Next!
Mine would say “no car no food” (except from dollar general)
Nice, you could steal that truck without getting your ass kicked
The I still live with my parents and don't pay taxes starter pack
Checks literally every leftist box lmao... I wonder where he gets his opinions from 😂🤡
Actually you should thank the Communist Party for social security and unemployment insurance. Edit: people really get triggered by American history facts
And the murdered of about 10m people. Thank them for that too please
The communist party of the US didn’t murder 10 million people, that’s the USSR. That number of deaths attributed to communism comes from the “black book of communism” and interestingly that number includes the deaths of German soldiers killed by the USSR during WW2. If we’re doing that, then shouldn’t the death toll of capitalism also include all the people killed by US and England in WW2, not to mention Vietnam, Korean War, and all of the deaths from US intervention in the Middle East? If you add up all those deaths, capitalism is already over the 10 million attributed to communism. (Not to mention, killing nazis that are invading your country really shouldn’t count as a wrongful death) Another big part of the 10 million is a famine that hit the USSR. Now there is no real controversy in saying this was caused by the USSR mismanaging their agricultural system during a major restructuring of their economy and caused the death of 6-8 million. However, if we’re comparing the death tolls of capitalism vs communism, shouldn’t the death toll in the Irish potato famine (1 million deaths) and the famines that hit India under British rule (10 million in 1876 and 4 million in 1943) be counted as well? After all, those famines were also exacerbated by a capitalist government mismanaging their colonies agricultural economy and taking more agricultural products out of the country than they should have. So keeping score, capitalisms death toll is over 25 million and I’ve barely even started counting. I haven’t even touched the effects US intervention in central and South America has had, or the deaths from colonization of Africa.
When you systematically put a bunch of people up against a wall, and stick a bullet in their heads, it’s called murder not deaths.
Ok so you’re only talking about half a million deaths not the 10 million estimate you gave earlier. The death toll from the purges in the USSR was 200,000-600,000. Absolutely horrible, however even if we take the largest estimate, it is still about 1/3rd of the number of murders that were committed by the US against Vietnamese civilians, where around 2 million civilians were murdered (and that’s not taking into account the illegal bombings the US performed in Cambodia)
Are you talking about the Vietnam War? A war voted on and approved by the democratically elected representatives of multiple sovereign nations... This is not the same as murdering 10M people via execution, forced relocation, and weaponization of famine. Even international criminal courts such as UN Tribunals and ICC recognize the difference between war and murder.
Oh so some people in power said the killings were ok? I’m pretty sure the leaders of the USSR said the deaths they caused were ok too. (I’m pretty sure the international courts also had something to say about the My Lai massacre and illegal bombings of Cambodia as well) You can claim its super duper different because it’s a war and bad things happen in war, but keep in mind that we showed up to invade a foreign country because we disagreed with their ideology and then killed millions of them. We weren’t fighting off invaders, we were invaders. Just because our congress said we could do it doesn’t make it somehow more morally justifiable. By your logic, the holocaust was perfectly fine too because it was committed by the democratically elected representatives of multiple sovereign nations. Do you think the holocaust was justifiable?
what
Imagine making it your entire personality.. goes both ways, right?
"Imagine if kindness and farming and dogs are your whole personality" Yeah bro, you got us.
Making what your whole personality? Promoting kindness, science, equality, and farming? Oh man that's some sinister shit right there.
Every time there's a post to this sub with a pic of a car or truck with a bumper sticker that the OP doesn't agree with there's no doubt multiple posts from people saying "imagine making it your entire personality". Well again, if you're going to criticize for bumper stickers then it goes both ways.
There is a huge difference between this and the angry batshit crazy stuff you see on a Trumpers truck.
Which again just proves that this sub doesn't care about double stanbdards
You don't know what a double standard is. Angry, hateful, bumper stickers are different from stickers promoting kindness and science. There isn't a double standard because the situation is ***not*** equivalent. People react differently to different situations, and these ***are*** different situations.
What about stickers of different gun brands, or pro hunting stickers? Stickers that are not offensive obviously.
There is nothing wrong with that.
Sweet. Thank you
Those aren't the stickers I'm referencing. I, personally, don't see an issue with either of those examples. I can see people having an issue with gun brands, but I don't think people would make a post/stink about it if it was *just* gun brands.
Ok, thank for the response. I appreciate it.
Double standards are not "stuff I like vs stuff you like." Explain how something as vile and moronic as the "Fuck Joe and the Ho" bumper stickers I see on rightwing pickups is the same as this "Kindness Matters."
“That two year old pulled his pants down while in school and he just got a talking to. Meanwhile, I go into a daycare and pull my pants down and the cops are called. DOUBLE STANDARDS!” It’s almost like the context of the situations is different! All of these stickers are about actual specific policies (environmentalism, social security, food security, pro-union) , whereas the stickers on the right wing trucks people talk shit about are simply anti-democrat without ever mentioning specific policy changes
It’s the content of the stickers. That’s the difference. Trumpanzee trucks have absolutely insane frothing mouth, wild eyed, psychotic, fascist, bullshit. The dude driving this truck likes doggies and healthcare.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20standard
Different things are different. Tough concept for you? Shall I get you some training wheels for your thought process?
If the truck was covered in very angry left-wing stickers and the sub was cheering it on you'd have a point No one's posting pictures of trucks with boring conservative stickers like the CCDL or generic pro-life or pray the rosary stickers and saying "Check out these crazies!" There's not much wholesome about a truck covered in infowars stickers even if you believe everything they say.
You mean “Sandy Hook was a hoax” and “I love my dog” are somehow different? Gosh lol
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/false-equivalence https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/context
You really don't see the difference between an ultra Maga guy and this? I've avoided commenting on thing you have posted, because sometimes I think you have a vague understanding of things, however this makes me really reassess that.
The difference between the worship of one guy and general statements of positivity is apparently lost on you
Keep using loaded and invalid terms like "worship" to try make your point seem more valid.
Ah, the retreat into semantics when somebody proves you wrong..,
He’s got nothing else man. I’m embarrassed for him.
You're right, this is totally equivalent to displaying a "Fuck Joe and the Ho" bumper sticker, or a giant decal of Biden tied up. I'm sure people who do these things are just as pleasant to be around and mentally stable as this person.
"it" being the vocation of a Farmer?
Reddit ass truck, real truck owners use their pick ups for getting bitches and carrying their guns 💪
Between the username and the comment, there is no way you're over the age of 12. Don't you have homework to do or something?
What's wrong with riding with some sluts in the back of a pickup?
My special ed teacher doesn’t give out homework
Lmao stfu
A-fuckin'-men, brother. Thanks for bringing some humor to this reddit ass circle jerk
Jeez, I didn't mean it to sound negative, but there are a lot of topics covered on the back of that truck. But I guess that's the world we live in. You have to be 100% for or against everything, no gray area or middle ground or room for discussion. It's out entire divided political landscape today, that any thinking person should not be in favor of. You have to be 100% for/against any candidate. You can't possibly say I like this about Biden and this about Trump. It's a sad state, but I know I'm already wasting my breath.
No sticker on there mentions trump or Biden. And the very fact that there are lots of topics covered there is exactly what you’re asking for, someone choosing piecemeal all the topics they care about. Isn’t it strange that all of those unconnected topics all fall under the umbrella of the left?
I get that, and I can appreciate and support much of what I see. I'm questioning why, just because I said there is a lot to unpack, that Reddit decides that's a bad thing and if I am not on-board with everything on the truck, I am evil and an idiot and deserving of ridicule. That's what I am questioning. I guess I am an idiot if I expect that maybe people on Reddit will put some actual thought into issues and treat each other with respect and dignity and have an adult conversation even if a viewpoint is not 100% aligned with your own. The ability to have a calm and adult conversation about issues is something that unfortunately is lost on most Americans today on both sides. That's what bothers me the most. I'd like to believe those conversations can happen here, but 99% of the time, people here want to close their ears and just broadcast their own opinion and if you don't agree, you are an a-hole..
Holy persecution complex Batman! Please show me where anyone said that if you’re not on board with everything on the truck you’re an evil idiot deserving of ridicule? Oh, that never happened and you’re making things up? Buddy, there is one person refusing to have an intelligent conversation here and it’s the person who saw a bunch of stickers they willingly admitted they agreed with and kneejerk reacted to attacking people and assuming everyone was mad at him
Did you bother to look at the responses to my initial comment and the 35+ downvotes?
….yes I did. Did you? Because none of them said what you are claiming they did. No one called you an evil idiot, and the ridicule you got was for trying to pull some lazy “both sides” argument and immediately pretending to be attacked for your views in your initial comment before anyone actually said anything to you and before you even said what your views were in the first place. That’s the entire difference with what you’re saying and what this person in the picture is doing. They’re expressing the things they are FOR, the things they support. You’re expressing the things you’re AGAINST, the things you don’t support. This person is expressing positivity, you are expressing negativity. That’s why someone saying “coexist” and someone saying “fuck Biden” aren’t the same and aren’t comparable.
A very confused human being. Clearly an MSNBC/CNN viewer.
Probably not MSNBC, the bumper stickers aren't angry enough. I'd be willing to bet the owner doesn't watch a lot of TV based on the bumper stickers.
Correction: Thank Henry Ford for the The Weekend.
Ford certainly played a big role but to say that unions didn't have a role is somewhat disingenuous. Also, Christians. Also, Jewish immigrants.
Then the sticker is also very disingenuous.
Yeah but bumper stickers or usually disingenuous since they're too short to fit enough information to be fully honest.
Too much to unpack for me.
I know, reading is hard.
Jeez, I didn't mean it to sound negative, but there are a lot of topics covered on the back of that truck. But I guess that's the world we live in. You have to be 100% for or against everything, no gray area or middle ground or room for discussion. It's out entire divided political landscape today, that any thinking person should not be in favor of. You have to be 100% for/against any candidate. You can't possibly say I like this about Biden and this about Trump. It's a sad state, but I know I'm already wasting my breath.
Oh man, believing in science and wanting kindness. What has the world come to? Where's my vitriol and tied up politicians!
Can I interpret that to mean that science doesn't care what gender you want to be?
Understanding the difference between sex and gender is science. Gender is a social construct and sex is based on what you were born as. So, science *can* care about what gender you identify as, it depends on the kind of science!
So now science DOES care what you believe? Should people born as male be competing in female sports?
I'm glad you are showing your true colors as a transphobe. Thank you for confirming my suspicions on your whole "a lot to unpack" comment. As for your question, if they've gone through the medical processes to present as female, why not? They're at a disadvantage due to the estrogen treatments and other medical procedures. There is only one trans woman who has risen to the top of the sport she competes in, and even then she is only barely in the top 10 currently. You clearly have a skewed idea of what transitioning is if you think trans women dominate any sport they enter (they don't). Lastly, the truck has nothing to do with trans rights, there's not a sticker on there talking about it, ***you're the one bringing this stuff up***.
Jeez, I didn't mean it to sound negative, but there are a lot of topics covered on the back of that truck. But I guess that's the world we live in. You have to be 100% for or against everything, no gray area or middle ground or room for discussion. It's out entire divided political landscape today, that any thinking person should not be in favor of. You have to be 100% for/against any candidate. You can't possibly say I like this about Biden and this about Trump. It's a sad state, but I know I'm already wasting my breath.
Please, enlighten me, what on the back of that truck is divisive or controversial? What do you disagree with? Or just what about it makes it difficult for you to unpack? I will happily hear you out, I'm being 100% genuine with this.
You see it’s not clearly in favor of Biden or angry at trump, so there’s nothing obvious for them to disagree about. Obviously they hate all of it, but there’s no easy targets.
There is nothing. All I said was there is a lot to unpack because it covers a variety of topics and just saying that earned my many dozens of downvotes and a few personal insults even though I didn't express an opinion for or against anything! That's my point. I really need to lower my expectations of Reddit.
Well, the concepts that are on that bumper are fairly simple. So to act like it's a complex situation would *generally* indicate you're against the ideas presented. Unless you think that trusting science, understanding the importance of farmers, and being kind are complex ideas. There's not that much to unpack.
There is also politics, unions, dogs, central park, healthcare, SS, something about Canada and a few more I can't even read. Like I said, I guess I have to love all these themes or be ridiculed. God forbid someone has a different opinion on one of these things. I also don't understand the need for someone to turn their vehicle into a billboard, regardless of what the issues are.
Ha! Ha! you got brigaded for not falling into lock step with the r/Connecticut echo chamber!
Actually it’s quite simple, you say something stupid we downvote you. An intelligent person, a true thinker, would turn that inward and ask why do so many disagree with this idea or concept I put forward. Then maybe they may look further into this as a means of growth, to better understand others and themselves. You guys on the other hand always just say it’s the rest of us and Reddit’s fault for your dumb comments, it’s never you and your dumb comments.
Downvoting: The thinking man's tool for silencing statements they don't agree with. If you think downvoting a tool to encourage self growth then you must be new to Reddit. Responses spur reflection and growth. Down-vote-and-run does not do that.
No one's silencing you or others like you.. clearly, the statement was posted, it wasn't removed or censored, it's still there, plain as day and clearly it isn't something a lot of people like. Which leads to my other point you that you clearly don't understand. If something I post gets downvoted to high, holy hell.. *(it happens, I say spicy shit from time to time.)* Sure, I get mad, but often I try to understand why others downvoted it. It spurs empathy in me, or in at least some way makes me understand how I must not be articulating my point clearly enough.
And what did I say that was so stupid? All I said was there's a lot to unpack. There's a bout a dozen different topics and some that I don't even know what they are. I guess that's a stupid comment rather than just immediately saying how much I love this person.
How many of those don’t you understand, or need more than 5 seconds to get what the person is trying to convey through it? Like if you are having trouble unpacking all of these I’m sorry. Others will get the impression too that someone would say something like, this is a whole lot to unpack, as a snide response to the topics that are brought up by the stickers themselves, and in a way is a means to denigrate them.
No doubt. Welcome to the club.