I think it’s part of the effort to curb the population decrease. It’s not in the culture to pearl clutch about LGBTQ+ people as morally wrong like western cultures.

They are trying anything to influence people to make babies. Stricter pornography rules, shaming women for not making babies, shaming “feminine men”, and that includes banning dating apps that helps indulge in activities that don’t help with making babies. Making queer people less visible is unfortunately part of the strategy.

Though queer media is however not as banned as people think, so far at least.

You know, burden of proof and whatnots

Do you have any videos disproving horrific abuses?

Just saying a general reason Canadian golfers go South to the US. Not specific to the story itself.

I do agree with you. But people also go for the warmer weather.

Iranese? It’s Iranian.

This is a lesson on marketing. “No Kings” rolls off the tongue. Monarchy invokes autocracy/dictatorship, it’s an easy transition into connecting that it’s the opposite of democracy.

“Rulers” kind of include democratically elected ones. “Oligarchs” are too targeted and a big word. And like you said, there are other problems too.

What’s why “Fake News” and “Make America Great Again” worked so well. Simple and stupid, an elementary schooler can read it. And have enough ambiguity that they can be interpreted however the listener wants to.

The organization had tried other slogans for their protests, none brought out more people like “No Kings”. Give people what they want I guess.

Yeah, I went once and would not revisit. I think it may be a personal preference. I don’t drink, buy timeshares, hire prostitutes or gamble, I’m not the target audience. Also a lot of grungy homeless people on the strip. Food was good though.

No doubt. We are cheaper for sure.

Is this how a civil war starts?

That’s good information. It does sound like the backlash happened before large scale car friendly infrastructure got too ingrained. That’s likely an easier pivot earlier on. And curious if guns were as fetishized culturally as it is in the US?

I still think industry financial interests are still the biggest roadblock to any meaningful change. In the US especially, where profit comes before well being, almost all of the time.

If she’s shopping on Temu with white labeled products, she’s going to get what she paid for. Sounds like you’ve also concluded she’s the problem. She’s the demand side of the equation. If there’s demand for cheaply made crap, there will be more cheaply made crap.

There are also ways to gauge the quality of products before buying online. You make it sound like it’s impossible. Like reviews and research and buying from reputable brands that have good track records. Most of which are likely manufactured in China, but with actual quality assurance.

While I still say buying local is king, you’re like way too irrationally angry at this. Likely because she’s offloading cheap crap onto you and making it your problem.

I mean, I would love North America as a whole not need to rely on cars as much as we do now. This involves building walkable neighborhoods and investment in public transit. But the car lobby is not going to let that happen. Same with the gun lobby in the US.