ProdigalFrog

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Already included at the bottom of the text body of the post (though it's to the StopKillingGames page on it, I'll swap it to the direct link)

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 days ago

Thank you so much for contributing! :D

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 23 points 6 days ago

Absolute legend.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago

Glad to help out, and thank you for letting me use your well written words! :D

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

I suspect they would've brushed it off regardless, they didn't want to deal with it. There's another 100k UK petition (The one linked to at the bottom of the OP text) that would force them to re-look at it with more depth which is also ending quite soon.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 56 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Very insightful. Thank you for your wisdom.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 week ago

Hell yeah! We can do this!

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

One possibility is using it exclusively to access its grammatik grammer checker as a non-AI and non-subscription based alternative to ProWritingAid or Grammarly.

More info here.

Otherwise, it's still genuinely a solid option for those who want to do word processing in a terminal, which is a niche use case, but some people are into that. Perhaps as a distraction free writing environment.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

Coincidentally, I made a post about the merits of replacing ProWritingAid or Grammarly with Grammatik, a grammar checker from 1998.

More info here.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't disagree that it ended badly, but had the movement not been pacified by the government's bait of reform and a new constitution, it could've been revolutionary.

Your people showed the incredible potential of collective power and collective civil disobedience. The documentary shows both the victories, and the failures to learn from, just as Hong Kong did.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The political system is completely fucked. Going grassroots with direct action is currently the best way to both resist, and build horizontal decentralized power that isn't prone to corruption.

  1. find local communities and get involved to make connections
  2. We can effect things drastically with a general strike. This targets the establishment's income streams, and can bring a fascist government to its knees if done on a large enough scale.
  3. Contact a union and attempt to unionize your workplace so that the general strike is even more effective (plus, ya know, better pay and working conditions as a bonus!)

This method would not only work in the US, but anywhere in the world.

Union Suggestions:

  1. Continuing to participate in publicly visible resistance demonstrations like 50501 (the next one is July 17th) to encourage others to stand up with you and prove to that there are millions of others who will join them in the fight. A large part of Nazi Germany's success in taking over the country was a lack of massive public demonstrations against the new regime, making people feel helpless and afraid to take a stand.

If we put in the work, we can resist this and we can win. Look at how effective these methods were when used in Chile in 2019.. If we completely reject the political system and rebel on a mass scale, there is NOTHING they can do to stop us.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

The political system is completely fucked. I think going grassroots with direct action is currently the best way to both resist, and build horizontal decentralized power that isn't prone to corruption.

  1. find local communities and get involved to make connections
  2. We can effect things drastically with a general strike. This targets the establishment's income streams, and can bring a fascist government to its knees if done on a large enough scale.
  3. Contact a union and attempt to unionize your workplace so that the general strike is even more effective (plus, ya know, better pay and working conditions as a bonus!)

This method would not only work in the US, but anywhere in the world.

Union Suggestions:

  1. Continuing to participate in publicly visible resistance demonstrations like 50501 (the next one is July 17th) to encourage others to stand up with you and prove to that there are millions of others who will join them in the fight. A large part of Nazi Germany's success in taking over the country was a lack of massive public demonstrations against the new regime, making people feel helpless and afraid to take a stand.

If we put in the work, we can resist this and we can win. Look at how effective these methods were when used in Chile in 2019.. If we completely reject the political system and rebel on a mass scale, there is NOTHING they can do to stop us.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29115119

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/inperson@slrpnk.net
 

Likely very useful information for the near future.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20427098

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Investigates a nation torn by naked corporate greed and the red-hot rift between the industrial masters and the rabble-rousing workers in the field and factory.

The Wobblies is a 1979 American documentary film directed by Steward Bird and Deborah Shaffer. The documentary is done as an oral history about the Industrial Workers of the World, nicknamed "Wobblies".

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