Incidentally… am I having federation issues? This is the only comment I see mentioning Ripley. I see 11 comments currently…

I see 36 comments, mine and 3 others mention Ripley, so yeah, probably a federation issue.

seems like you’re trying to sow seeds of distrust for the government and politicians.

And they fucking deserve it.

When the political class are financed by, and work in service of the rich, they are just as much a part of the problem. The idea that a system designed by those in power to maintain their power would ever enable those without it to affect meaningful change by following the rules is so far beyond ridiculous, it really is a testament to the power of their propaganda that people genuinely believe in it.

The state is not your friend

Adding my vote for Ellen Ripley.

There are others that come to mind from more obscure movies I’ve watched more recently, like the women in Grandma (2015), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), and even Men (2022), also non-fictional women like those in Kokomo City (2023). There are so many more I can picture in my mind but can’t put my finger on the movie and or am just shit with names so I can’t think of them right now, but might come back to update.

But don’t worry it’s not like ‘you’ will ever be poor or elderly so you shouldn’t care about health coverage for those groups.

Spot on. This person isn’t playing devils advocate, they’re playing self defence of their own cognitive dissonance.

Also, eat the rich. Healthcare is a human right.

Outrageous

is a billionaire and as far as I know awesome.

Then you don’t know.

No one gets to be a billionaire without being an exploitative greedy piece of shit at best. No one.

Having a favourite flavour of leather doesn’t make it any less self harming and counterproductive to lick.

Ha, fair enough, still not sure alcohol and chocolate are comparable in terms of addiction, but mostly poking fun, don’t worry about it…

Paychoactive and addictive?

Have you been buying your chocolate from the dispensary again?

Everything’s impossible when you don’t give a shit keep it that way for profit

name an american billionaire thats not a pos.

FTFY

It’s a little reassuring to see that Starmer makes the cat’s hairs stand on end too, not just mine.

Always trust a cat.

Oooh, a hippy hoard? I bet this wasn’t the only excellent find in the pile lol

Boo to no pockets, but yay to the cargo skirt, that sounds so cool!

What the actual fuck is wrong with the people we give power to.

Change that to “why the fuck do we have to keep picking others to have power over our own lives?” and you might start getting somewhere.

Power corrupts.

Capitalism and its electoral politics (the extra steps it has taken from feudalism, that is nothing more than theatre to appease the masses) has always existed to concentrate, and then maintain, power in the hands of a few. Once someone has such power they will never give it up willingly.

As long as there is hierarchy, there will be inequality. Which is why our system enforces hierarchy so avidly.

It is! And honestly, it looks like you could style it so many different ways, it leans well in to more hippy or country or even fairy vibes but also if you combine it with different black tops and the right accessories it could go to evening and even mild rock/goth.

Most importantly though - does it have pockets?? 😂

Swishy - amazing, but stunning too! I love that print, and the high cut, great find!

This is a very bare minimum start.

Next they need to reach in to their own fucking pockets to not only fix their outdated and unfit for purpose infustructure, and clean up the ungodly mess they’ve made, but also reimburse the taxpayer for the damage they’ve caused to our common waterways and supply.

Then once they’re done paying, nationalise the motherfuckers.

this is extremely grim.

Only if you enjoy the taste of boot https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/romeo-kokriatski-respectability-politics-or-you-gotta-be-nice-to-monsters