• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago
      • Yep, but not the gov, from right-wing extremist groups funded by billionaires
      • Yes
      • It does work, but it shows how fragile it is to a few rotten apples
      • The internet? No. Circa 2005 it was a wonderful place for nerds to exchange ideas and foster small communities and groups. Social media gameified this, turned quiet discussion into a public stage where the aim is to win an argument by votes, and not to foment ideas through the freeform exchange of discussion. Polarisation was a metric they maximised because it kept engagement high for ad revenue.
    • Random_Character_A@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Even the ancient Greeks has visions how democracy collapses in to a fascist Oligarchy when money and politics are intertwined.

      It’s a bit sad that we are globally making that happen word for word.

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      Flanders is a devout Christian, but one that actually follows the teachings so he takes the love thy neighbour part seriously.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        This is what I hate about religion. In concept it sounds great. A bunch of rules for how to live as a good person. Sounds great right?

        Well the first rule of christianity is “Thou shalt not kill”.

        And then you realize that the leading cause of murder on earth throughout all of history is…religious wars.

        And it’s all downhill from there from a hyprcritical standpoint. Religion is used more as a tool to justify ones shitty behavior, rather than a guide to prevent it.

        The only good christian I know of, is Ned Flanders, and he’s not a real person!

        • iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com
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          1 month ago

          The first rule of Christianity is, “I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

          There is no probation against killing in general in Christianity, only murder, which makes an appearance as the 5th commandment. Murder being unlawful and/or unjustified killing, so clearly wartime killing is a-okay in Christianity.

          Now, you could argue that “love thy neighbor as thyself” might implicitly forbid killing, but if you start looking to Christianity for morality or even simple consistency you’re going to have a bad time.

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Kind of dark but idk why, the last column with Ned did it for me.

    Cause at the end of the day, those people would still exist even in an insane world.

    • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Well, not “kind” of dark, but really dark. I mean, the cartoon couldn’t be more direct in comparing the “haitian Simpsons” to the jews and other racial minorities in Nazi Germany, with the last panel being a page from the life of Anne Frank.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Haven’t watched the simpsons in a while…did they do this?

    checks notes

    Oh. Well then. This may be a rare case where the simpsons DIDN’T do it. Real life did it first.

    • EarthShipTechIntern@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      How does it suck? Is pretty much spot on throughout. Sucks that this is what we’re living in, but the comic makes it easier to relate to the hell we’re sharing.