I’m so fucking :doomer: and while I know it’s a coping mechanism I fail to argue against it.
Let’s just share wholesome happy things in this thread.
My lunch plans were postponed :deng-smile:
I recently convinced a relative that being rude to the trans lady at their church is unchristian
China is investing $73 trillion dollars (with a T) over the next decades into fighting climate change . It’s the biggest investment in human history.
They also have the world’s most successful and aggressive anti-desertification campaign aimed at combating the spread of the Gobi Desert, and have pledged to plant and conserve some 70 billion trees.
It’s not all bad out there comrade :Care-Comrade:
:china:
Capitalism vs Socialism aside, the US is going to get left behind by not just China, but even its fellow global north countries.
While serious countries are tackling climate change or at least strategizing, America is more concerned with drowning :grillman: in absolute shit-tier consoomerist garbage, or tormenting the eeeeevil minority of the week for some good ol’ fashioned bread & circuses.
:amerikkka-clap: YANKEES: $42069 trillion dollars into military spending
:xi-lib-tears: TANKIES: $73 trillion dollars into fighting climate change
yay, a small part of the total globe is sensible. I’d get more hope if they were expanding their military in order to defeat American nukes and get the ability to do a un-reciprocated first strike. But that’s negative talk.
I’ll decide to join you in being happy about the trees. I love trees. My trip to the great redwood forest was the best day of my life, unironic and no shit.
It’s not small! China has the largest population on Earth at around 1.4 billion! That’s way more then America!
Small in terms of international power. When is the last time China imposed its will? That is the measure of power at the end of the day. Making somebody who is wrong act right.
Nucking the self-destructive US is totally unnecessary and overkill. Save that uranium and plutonium for the reactors.
Eh, my evil leaders won’t give up power until they die or are forced to. And uranium isn’t rare enough to make using a waste of it ends US hegemony. Which won’t end without force unless the earth allows itself to be destroyed in the name of patience.
South Africa’s education program is drafting a very gender inclusive plan: https://href.li/?https://out.org.za/statement-disinformed-panic-about-unisex-toilets-in-sa-schools/
This previously thought to be extinct pigeon was found again: https://href.li/?https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/11/lost-pigeon-found-after-more-century
‘Lost’ pigeon found after more than a century
Damn, what was it doing all that time?
Those of us on welfare here in Norway are getting an extra 1k nkr (about 100 euros) this christmas (and if you have kids an additional 1k per child) thanks to the socialist party Rødt pushing it through parliament
It’s not gonna change the world or anything, but it’s definitely going to make the holiday better for a lot of folks here :cat-com:
I’m happy for you. Is Rødt Usually good?
I know it’s dumb, but I’ve loved Norway ever since I saw Lillehammer. If nothing else, you live in a beautiful place and that’s pretty cool.
Do you mind if I ask what an actual resident thinks of how the show portrays Norway?
Yeah Rødt are generally pretty decent, it’s not like they’re gonna bring on the revolution or anything, but it’s nice to have a party that genuinely gives a shit about workers and the poor.
Oh and I haven’t watched that show since it first aired on tv, but I remember liking it!
That’s really cool having a party you can trust to care. As an American my standards are really low even though I don’t really have the right to complain since we have all that imperial loot.
I just think I’d be so happy if I had a person I could trust to actually care about improving things in government.
I’m glad to hear it’s not a terrible misrepresentation or anything (snus got me off cigs and I learned of it from the show lol).
Thanks for chatting. I’m reaching the level of drunk I don’t have much more to add lol, so adios. (Nice username btw)
