• Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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      10 days ago

      I’ve been doing that too the past few months.

      They sound ok at first, rational, then they get worse and worse as they reveal themselves and go down rabbit holes.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      10 days ago

      I read Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein earlier this year. She proposes that conspiracy theorist right-wingers feelings that the system has failed them has some merit, but that they’ve completely misunderstood who that is. It’s not vaccine scientists or diverse communities. It’s social media magnates, exploitative capitalism and corrupt politics. I guess when you’re full of prejudice you have to do lots of mental gymnastics to make your world view fit your bigotry.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      10 days ago

      Okay, I’ve rewritten this a few times now and idk what to focus on, so I’ll say that I have also looked at what they write in those places and it brings me such visceral fear and anger that I feel sick to my stomach.

      Sure, some conservatives are reasonable normal humans, but that side of politics has been taken over by RW extremists, incels, and misogynists advocating for the legalisation of child marriage (let’s be honest, just little girls married to old men), the forced slavery of millions of women and AFABs, and the forced rape and impregnation of said women and AFABs. They believe they have the right to our bodies just because they are the “stronger sex”, whatever the fuck that means. They want to create Gilead in real life.

      I’m tired of our stories being dismissed, I’m tired of the fight against sexism and misogyny that feels endless.

      I don’t want kids and I won’t have them for many, many reasons, one of which is what kind of world is this for them? If I had a girl I’d be so utterly scared that I know I would end up like my mum was to me… And that’s no way to grow up, AND it didn’t protect me at all - just exacerbated my naivety. She may as well have put a neon yellow sign on my head that said VICTIM

      Their utter disregard for the humanity of more than half the human race (women, bipocs, marginalised groups) scares me so much that I fear there is no hope for this world. It’s all crumbling apart, busting at its seams, that I feel so hopeless. Abusers want what they want, and if they all start working together… Idk, it’s scary to me.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Dream: I went to Saudi Arabia for a something. It was worse than I could possibly imagine. I met an Aussie. We both remarked at how bad it was.

  • indisin@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    This whole taking a break from working thing is doing wonders for my mental health and sleep but that sleep is happening at really weird hours.

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    It’s local council voting season and I’m getting over seeing signs of the same three people plastered all over my hood. In front of houses, shop windows, street corners, you name it. Does this really get you votes?! I see their faces and I get angry, not wish to vote for them.

  • indisin@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Oh no. Oh no.

    Chillies have germinated far too fast and I haven’t even calculated the amount of soil I’ll need to pot what I can. It’s also too cold outside for them in Northcote. This is a disaster.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Woke up early to pick up the new Zelda.

    Bought some food and self maintenance stuff. Marvelled at the Cinderella experience set up.

    Also had a haircut too. Feels nice to have it cut and all neat now.

    Lunch has been had and now have my coffee.

    I feel like I want to take out my bins but it feels too early

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    This is the third time in a row I have not had to pay for my coffee. Which means my husband has paid for 15 in a row and I’ve swooped in and collected the freebies.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Already have one fence dispute (or more specifically Unreasonable flow of water between properties) for the shed up the back. Neighbour came over a few weeks ago and couldn’t see a problem. She got the council to come over and look at it FROM HER SIDE and didn’t give me the heads up so they could look at it from MY SIDE. Tried calling the council several times at least take a squizz but to no avail yet.

    Definitely no problemo there. All they have to do is remove a little bit of soil from their side and let it dry out over summer and put in a little retaining wall / moisture barrier.

    Now the other fairly long / high paling fence on the same boundary is collapsing (really fkn wobbly). re-doing the veggie patch so have a heap of old redgum sleepers. Propped it up heavily on my side so when / if it falls it’s not falling my way hah.