This country sucks so bad, why couldn’t the weird transphobic internet lady just stick to her castle and keep tweeting about how wizards used to just shit on the floor bcs they were too stupid to use plumbing
She recently publicly called out Starmer, who has otherwise only said and done transphobic things, for doing something completely out of character and calling out one of his own party for saying that only women have a cervix (Saying this isn’t always the case, but has also said shit like man=penis woman=vagina, so it’s not like he’s an ally or anything, just a broken clock).
In return, instead of telling her to fuck off and mind her business, Starmer has gone right in to terf appeasing mode and has assured her that “women’s rights” are his “top priority” (A joke in its own right but more importantly not a word about trans rights), and in a “twist” that should come as no surprise to anyone paying any attention, he is now making extra effort sucking up to her and getting her on side (more like confirming he’s on hers), making it clear (once again, as if it wasn’t already) that he doesn’t give a shit about trans people.
He only wants to win, not lead, he doesn’t care one iota about anyone but himself. Letting us choose between red bigot and blue bigot is barely even an illusion of choice anymore, and ensures one thing and one thing alone - that rich bigots will continue running the country, no matter who we elect.
While them getting a jail sentence is good, the term is a joke, especially since they’re not likely to actually serve it all or even any of it (house arrest, time served, “good behaviour”, bribes, they aren’t short of ways nor money to get around it), and are probably the most likely to re-offend out of anyone who has ever stepped foot in a jail…
I would be much more excited if they were made to pay their earnings for the duration that they kept slaves, to the people they enslaved (never mind all the other people they have and continue to exploit to get to be the richest people), and were then kept under constant supervision to make sure they don’t start doing it again as soon as they possibly can. (I am well aware this will unfortunately never happen)
Bribes aren’t exactly a thing in Switzerland. I’m not saying there isn’t corruption but it’s not common.
Ba ha hahahaha… Thanks, I needed a good laugh…
Having you, a random citizen think there are no bribes and little corruption (I can’t even type it without laughing) doesn’t mean there aren’t any.
Switzerland, the country that claims “neutrality” but acts as the world’s best known financial, and physical, haven for not only the “anonymous” filthy rich like this family (who still have more influence on society as a whole than you can imagine), but actual dictators and war criminals, past and present, too IS corruption, in its entire essence. Its economical and political existence relies heavily on some of if not the dirtiest and most ill gotten money on the planet (the least dirty of which comes from wage theft on a global scale). Being discreet and polite about bribes and corruption is why. Maintaining favour with the evil people whose assets they protect will always be prioritised over anything else, including their local population (who are generally happy to look the other way as long as the dirty money keeps them in a relatively high standard of living, which is why they are kept in a relatively high standard of living), never mind the poor and or enslaved people overseas who are the ones actually paying the price.
That said they have to pay nearly a million dollars to the victims.
That IS a bribe, they’re literally throwing pocket change at the problem to make it go away. Going on their net worth of $70.8b, if they spent a whole million dollars a day, they wouldn’t notice it missing for nearly 200 years. And I say again - 4 of those years are categorically not going to be spent in prison, because they are never going to serve their entire sentence (and whatever part they might serve will undoubtedly be in greater comfort than they ever provided to those they enslave, and I deliberately use present tense because this isn’t going to stop them), which was already a corrupt and pathetic slap on the wrist to begin with.
This isn’t how you stop the filthy rich from enslaving people, this is how you put on a show for the poors to pretend to care while you continue to enable the exploiters and oppressors, because your government and economy depend on it (and because all of those “corruption scores” you see out there are based on perception, not fact).
Whistleblowers allege that the NHS in Great Britain covered up a large spike in suicides after restrictions on trans care. The number of suicides appears to have been omitted from the Cass Review.
For example, the board of the review, that didn’t include any trans people (because “bias”), did include at least 3 (that we know of) members of SEGM(so called " Society For Evidence-Based Gender Medicine", but really just a transphobic org), as well as being commissioned by an openly transphobic government.
Transcript: A sign marking the area as a tow-away zone. On the sign is a sheet of paper asking if one is an anarchist, with questions asking if one holds anarchistic ideals. The paper has been vandalized in pencil with sarcastic and hostile remarks.
Yeah, thanks, I couldn’t quite see what was under the other handwriting, but now that you mention it it’s obvious, as is the swastika next to it. There’s also some words above and bellow the sketch that I couldn’t make out…
Assuming you’re saying that you’re a woman who enjoys sex with men (not the only option of course, but probably the only one “milder” in the eyes of a bigot than homosexuals), answering yes to all of those still makes you an enemy of the patriarchy:
you shouldn’t love men - you should be subservient to them, you shouldn’t enjoy hobbies - you should be constantly pregnant and carrying at least one more child on your hip while making sure the house is tidy and your husband is fed, you shouldn’t enjoy sex - especially not the kind that isn’t for making babies, they save that for the “whore” (in their eyes) that they cheat on their wife with.
So not as scary to them as a potential cock up the arse (because they truly believe the gays are after their dirty buttholes), but really just about as threatening to their “traditional” way of life as homosexuals are… I’d wear it as a badge of honour lol
The Pope reportedly used a derogatory term about gay men again in a private meeting, where he is said to have reiterated a need for caution regarding them becoming priests....
Seems to me like he said it again (E: or that the spin doctors are telling us about him saying it again now, I doubt it’s the first nor the second time he’s said something bigoted) because he can see that people are more focused on him using a slur, than they are on the context that it is being used in - excluding gay men from the church.
That isn’t to say there’s nothing wrong with using a slur, there obviously is and it all feeds back to exclusionary attitudes, but this is clearly a distraction, and it is working very well - I’ve not seen any comments about the actual discrimination.
I’m sad to say I hadn’t heard of her before now, what an amazing woman (and also fuck IBM).
Reading through her wiki I found her blog (journal?) and while I’m only halfway through part 1, I’d definitely say it’s worth reading (browser tried to stop me going through saying site was unsafe, but I clicked through anyway and it seems perfectly fine to me).
Imagine how much nicer a world we’d live in if toxic men avoided alcohol for its supposed testosterone lowering qualities in the same way they avoid soy for its supposed oestrogen heightening properties…
Is this some sort of reverse not all men or something?
Either way - I don’t think people having a glass of whatever at the end of a day to wind down (and harming no one but possibly their own liver in the process) are comparable to those who drink excessively and turn violent and even murderous all in defence of their toxic masculinity.
(E: and no, I don’t drink, I just couldn’t care less what others consume as long as they aren’t harming others)
But as I said - “either way” so my earlier reply still stands, and your actual reasoning is in fact even more gross than if it was an attempt at a not all men (it’s paternalistic, condescending, even authoritative, and ableist too - other people’s health is none of your business nor is what substances someone might use to ease their pain, and you, or any other individual for that matter definitely shouldn’t have any say in what others consume or how they enjoy themselves as long as they aren’t harming others. And no, you considering others a “burden” on the health system isn’t actually harming you, that’s just more ableism with a pinch of eugenics on your part).
E: Giving you the benefit of the doubt I assume you’re pro choice which really makes me wonder how you settle that “my body my choice” stance with this nonsense… (I don’t actually care, that’s just for you to try to explain to yourself)
JK Rowling agrees to meeting with Labour about gender transition policy (www.theguardian.com)
This country sucks so bad, why couldn’t the weird transphobic internet lady just stick to her castle and keep tweeting about how wizards used to just shit on the floor bcs they were too stupid to use plumbing
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Members of Britain’s richest family get jail terms for exploiting Indian staff at Swiss mansion | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Trans Youth Suicides Covered Up By NHS, Cass After Restrictions, Say Whistleblowers (www.erininthemorning.com)
Whistleblowers allege that the NHS in Great Britain covered up a large spike in suicides after restrictions on trans care. The number of suicides appears to have been omitted from the Cass Review.
Radical Rule (files.catbox.moe)
Transcript: A sign marking the area as a tow-away zone. On the sign is a sheet of paper asking if one is an anarchist, with questions asking if one holds anarchistic ideals. The paper has been vandalized in pencil with sarcastic and hostile remarks.
Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic (www.irishstar.com)
Pope Francis accused of using homophobic slur again in closed-door meeting (news.sky.com)
The Pope reportedly used a derogatory term about gay men again in a private meeting, where he is said to have reiterated a need for caution regarding them becoming priests....
Lynn Conway was an icon rule (en.wikipedia.org)
Alcohol rule (sh.itjust.works)
Democrats who attack the rich do better in elections. The party should take notice (www.theguardian.com)
“All I’m trying to do is protect women”: Olympian Caitlyn Jenner supports ban on trans athletes (www.salon.com)
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I'm brown willy, tag yourself (lemmy.dbzer0.com)