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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 90 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

A pedophile, a racist and a nazi enters a bar.

The barman says: "Hello mr. trump, the usual?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 43 points 12 hours ago

More like "hello Mr Trump, you still haven't paid your tab"

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 9 points 15 hours ago

good one! 😂

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 29 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

I remember growing up and learning about how horrible the past was to children, with everything from forced marriages to older men, to having to work in literal coal mines and industrial machines. How there was a serious phrase "Children are to be seen, not heard" as advice for parents to keep their kids silent. To say nothing of how literally beating your children just as daily ritual was considered normal for centuries.

I thought "Wow, thank God I am growing up in a civilized era that respects children as human beings."

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago

On the plus side, lots of us are raising our kids right. I learned a lot from my childhood, and then had like a 14-year gap between kids to learn even more. My youngest will be a good man who does the goddamn dishes.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 5 points 16 hours ago

It's still horrible, really. There's a lot of work to do

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 10 hours ago

I think we need to remember that child mortality was wayyyyyyy higher back then. In particularly in underdeveloped areas like Europe, where medicine and hygiene were centuries behind many other regions in the world. So generally about half of children would die before reaching adulthood. Especially in Europe that was still the case in the 18th century.

https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-in-the-past

So there was a feedback loop, where the love "invested" into children had to be rationed, because their premature death was likely and they also needed to be "tough" if they wanted to survive.

Because many children would die anyways, it was easier for the affluent parts of society to abuse them as expendable by normalizing sending them to coal mines or to be eaten by the machines. Also the lack of contraception would ensure a steady "surplus" of children, further fueling the idea that they are expendable, whereas them being "expendable" limited the supply of adults, which is why adult life was given the higher importance.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 26 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

When "Fuck them kids" is an either/or.

It's fuck them or hate fuck them

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 20 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 20 hours ago

I get to see him live later this year! So glad he's back doing tours again.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

Holy shit! Lmao

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

Hmm... I don't like kids. I don't want to have any and I really don't like being around them. However, I don't think people should murder them. What's that, a 2?

[–] psoul@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

Fuck, Mary, Kill: Children edition

[–] don@lemmy.ca 7 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Good ole z-axis to the rescue!

[–] harmsy@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it's more of a not-z axis.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I think the why axis is better.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 4 points 20 hours ago

That also works rather well.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What would that represent? How much you love/hate kids over time?

[–] don@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago

No, that would be the y-axis. The z-axis moves off the 2D plane from the center of the line as if it’s moving toward the “camera lens” that took the photo.

[–] al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 21 hours ago

Nice try Trump, release the Epstein files !

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 7 points 21 hours ago
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

-1 if you stopped having children, there'd be no children to diddle

[–] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, to be fair, I think "have no children" is less radical than "hit children with missiles," so... I'd put that at maybe 1 or 2.

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Net change of children in the world 0 vs net change -50,000. If anything I'd put "neutral" to children as a 5.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

I must shamefully admit that I was a child once too.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

2025 wrapped.

[–] rosco385@lemmy.wtf 5 points 11 hours ago

🎵Drones to the left of me, Missiles to the right, Here I am, Stuck in the middle with Trump.🎶

[–] Tacitus@masto.bike 2 points 8 hours ago

@Washedupcynic heu... 5, ça a l'air pas trop mal 5

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today -2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That is assuming Trump and co. do wholesome things with children

[–] Tja@programming.dev 5 points 12 hours ago

Not really, they just like children.