Random thoughts about whatever

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

You can't control external divisiveness, but you can control how you interpret it, respond to it, and the meaning you assign to it.

Does humanistic hope demand that society fix itself first?

I guess but what if it’s harming you. Like how do you change how you respond to people with power deliberately doing personal harm, but claiming they have no power and no control. In fact, as soon as they remove your ability to call them out, and they get others on side (like mods and such), they can get control. That goes for politicians, as well as posters who’ve crossed boundaries outside of here, when they shouldn’t. That’s anti-humanistic.

I’m not giving my life to dehumanizing a-holes out to dehumanize large segments of society or any other a-hole doing deliberate harm trolling for fun. That’s not anti-humanistic.

I don’t consider it not humanistic to criticize someone deliberately posed as non human to cause pain and conflict to specific persons in real life.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

God help me. Am I going to get through this?

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Self consuming and officious - yeah I can be. Especially the former.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Fossil fuel sector in particular. All the responsibility is unloaded onto average consumers - all the packaging. What we do doesn’t change much. It’s kind of futile - like comedian Marc Maron joked “We did everything we could. We brought our own bags. …yup, that’s about it.” Recycling is a lucrative business. Mass production is a problem. Uber-capitalism is a problem. The people need to own the means of production. Old Marxism, and I don’t even understand how it would work in a modern context - we need a new vibe - but communitarian martyrdom isn’t that great either. Pretty bad. There’s a some wisdom left in the elders from diverse backgrounds. Products of their time. Gotta re-read (I mean listen to) David Harvey. There’s a good RSA instructional animation he made. A couple of them. It should be mostly up to the corporations - a moratorium on non biodegradables and big air pollutants. Phase ‘em out. But handing the burden to the consumer is misguided. The citizens on the earth just trying to survive here - all the stuff is already produced. Look at Walmart and malls and all the shelves. All of that needs to be dealt with and much more on the way regardless of whether we buy it or not so we should be pushing for changes to capitalism. Carney is not.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Boots Riley, movie director, hip hop artist and activist was on the Daily Show not long ago and he’s had some important things to say over the years about resisting capitalism while living in it. He’s unabashedly on the fringe even while he hustles Hollywood. I respect his art. He’s got a wild sense of humour. I’m not sure his is the only way, but it’s a way. There’s some wisdom, some folly. A lot of desperation. And misunderstanding about what it means to be rich and poor. Though, when basics aren’t met and human dignity is denied by power, people suffer.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

We can try to put big stores like Walmart out of business. But they’re cheaper. Families are struggling.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Just being self consuming and officious again.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Edit: I had a thought and changed my mind for now

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

I’m just going to let a recent thought and subsequent response to a conversation go by as misunderstanding on both sides.

 

[Jaebius]

We can try to put big stores like Walmart out of business. But they’re cheaper. Families are struggling.

Imho, no Canadian should be shopping at Walmart or any other American store

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Imho, no Canadian should be shopping at Walmart or any other American store

Maybe not but it is cheaper. And families are struggling with the bills - so it’s a tough sell to those people. How do you reach them without shaming them for it? Offering alternatives that meet the same need without too much struggle for working families and others for whom it’s hard to get around and shop? There was also a bit in the news - a woman demonstrating how she shopped for deals on a shoestring budget, all over town. And she was exhausted at the time and energy it took up. And does, for those who aren’t just doing it as a experiment.

It’s $160 a month, she was spending.
Found the link.

How these Canadian newlyweds are spending just $160 a month on food

With grocery prices continuing to climb, a British Columbia couple has taken on an extreme budgeting challenge: spending only $160 a month on food.

www.cp24.com

What do you (or anyone) think of government run grocery commissaries? I was reading about them recently.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/public-grocery-stores-9.7168321

If we didn’t have the 1% and corporations in charge maybe neither Walmart or government commissaries would be necessary.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Boots Riley, movie director, hip hop artist and activist was on the Daily Show not long ago and he’s had some important things to say over the years about resisting capitalism while living in it. He’s unabashedly on the fringe even while he hustles Hollywood. I respect his art. He’s got a wild sense of humour. I’m not sure his is the only way, but it’s a way. There’s some wisdom, some folly. A lot of desperation. And misunderstanding about what it means to be rich and poor. Though, when basics aren’t met and human dignity is denied by power, people suffer.

I don’t think his is the only way. No doubt about that. But he is smart and has points worth making, and worth hearing, about his background and his ideas.

 

[WhyCzar]

Imho, no Canadian should be shopping at Walmart or any other American store

Should no Canadian be employed at Walmart or any other American store as well?

 

[Mendalla]

Imho, no Canadian should be shopping at Walmart or any other American store

Given that there are no other stores in its market segment still in business (though there is apparently an attempt to revive Zellers now that The Bay is gone and someone else holds the trademark), I don't think you can fairly say that. For many, as @Kimmio Laughterlove indicates, it is the best option available. Even some of the "Dollar" (usually they are more like $2-5 nowadays) stores, which have kind of taken over the bargain niche once held by brands like Biway and Bargain Harold's, are American chains.

Should no Canadian be employed at Walmart or any other American store as well?

And this as well. They are providing employment for probably thousands of Canadian workers, many of them students, entry level, and post-retirement in need of income to supplement their pensions.

 

[Jaebius]

Should no Canadian be employed at Walmart or any other American store as well?

Imho, no Canadian should accept a job offered by Walmart or any other American store

 

[Jaebius]

Given that there are no other stores in its market segment still in business (though there is apparently an attempt to revive Zellers now that The Bay is gone and someone else holds the trademark), I don't think you can fairly say that. For many, as @Kimmio Laughterlove indicates, it is the best option available. Even some of the "Dollar" (usually they are more like $2-5 nowadays) stores, which have kind of taken over the bargain niche once held by brands like Biway and Bargain Harold's, are American chains.



And this as well. They are providing employment for probably thousands of Canadian workers, many of them students, entry level, and post-retirement in need of income to supplement their pensions.

Oh, Mendalla, I disagree. I believe I absolutely can say it as a matter of personal opinion. I said that it's imho. And it is. I back up that opinion with my actions. I neither work for nor shop at Walmart, Costco, nor any other American store

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Oh, Mendalla, I disagree. I believe I absolutely can say it as a matter of personal opinion. I said that it's imho. And it is. I back up that opinion with my actions. I neither work for nor shop at Walmart, Costco, nor any other American store

If you’re able to boycott those stores and shop somewhere else, it’s a good idea that you do. It’s probably best that people try to. Some people need to shop there, sometimes. Families on tight budgets especially.

Yours is a different point though. More about buying Canadian.

 

[Jaebius]

If you’re able to boycott those stores and shop somewhere else, it’s a good idea that you do. It’s probably best that people try to. Some people need to shop there, sometimes. Families on tight budgets especially.

Yours is a different point though. More about buying Canadian.

Thank you for understanding, Kimmio. I get that some Canadians may really feel the need to shop at the American stores. Nevertheless, my opinion remains that no Canadian should. Not now, not while President Trump and his administration are in power.

My point is really more about not buying American

 

[Luce NDs]

The decisions are getting more complex aren't they ... not for a simple confined set of conditions!

I feel absolutely scatter brained and perhaps this indicates the reason ... though some say reasoning is bad ... they hold somereally powerful opinions regarding counters to logic ... illogic?

We seem immersed in it ... no wonder I feel disconcerted!

 

[WhyCzar]

Imho, no Canadian should accept a job offered by Walmart or any other American store

Perhaps patriotic Canadians should rather move to another continent?