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My mission: Regain control of our food supply Enfranchise workers by democratizing capital Destroy the modern aristocracy 🐮🛠️🌳🌎🌌🙊 🚫Hate Essays @ https://silkythick.substack.com/ Audio versions available https://www.youtube.com/@SilkyThick

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Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · Feb 8

Industrialized agriculture has saved and created billions of lives, but our reliance on it risks taking millions back. Localizing our food supply with sustainable economic food production models is essential to securing our future against the potential for famine and bankrupty.

Picture of a US Foods semi truck next to text that reads:

Our food distribution network is controlled by 5 major corporations.
You probably see their trucks all the time…

Sysco

US Foods

Gordon Food Service

McLane

PFG (Performance Food Group)

For so few companies to be able to decide what foods go where and how much it costs is a very precarious position for us to be in. Trucking food all around the country, while it may seem necessary, is extremely wasteful and expensive. Economies of scale are good for reducing costs within a fixed system, but we can’t ignore the importance of localized food production which empowers communities to control their own diet and pricing.

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Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 28m

Key provisions were gutted by conservatives in order to pass it, the original plan was a far cry from UH but it was a hell of a lot better than what we got. I may be splitting hairs but you may also be over generalizing. Nuance is important, especially in politics.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 32m

When they shot that priest in the face I was shocked nobody was talking about how close to being lethal that was. Different angle, different spot, that's a fuck ton of kinetic energy to hit someone in the head with. Literally attempted murder.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 37m

What did old muttonchops even do anyway? I have a feeling Chester is going to be one of the last presidents he covers lol

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 39m

Right but just because it came from conservatism doesn't mean they're the same thing. They are unique philosophies and I think distinguishing them is important, especially since nobody seems to know what neoliberalism even is: a conservative trojan horse.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 45m

The way they're tearing it down made me wonder if that wasn't the intent. Compromise the building's structure as an excuse to level it. He is petty enough to do it just to piss off Americans.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 55m

Our opinions diverge, it was a joke. The left really needs to crawl out of their collective asshole and learn to communicate like actual humans.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 58m

Is being a dick fun for you or are you so miserable as you make other people?

Talk to me like a person or fuck off.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 59m

It was very much a neoliberal plan,the conservative approach to healthcare is "fuck you." Romney identified as conservative but he was very much a neoliberal, especially compared to today's "conservatives."

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 6h

Think tanks don't make policy or direct candidates. This headline might as well read "club for nerds has bad opinion that nobody cares about."

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 6h

You call it idiocy, I say hiding your mistakes is cowardice. Isn't diversity wonderful?

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 18h

He knows the military won't do it, not surprising he's stupid enough to try to build a secondary military for attacking US cities. I really don't see how that works out for him though, he's already lost a shitload of support.

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Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 18h

You're not wrong but you are deflecting. It's shorthand for "you are doing harm", you know what you were insinuating. That's a shitty thing to do to someone, if you want to call him a nazi or nazi sympathizer just present your case. Don't just say "it's weird" and hide behind an implication.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 20h

No what's weird is making insinuations about someone's character without actually outright stating your indictment.

You're not the good person you think you are when you treat people this way.

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Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 22h

You're a very rude and angry person. Therapy is more effective than lashing out at people online.

Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 22h

Misinformation isn't the right word, but I agree with them, the moral crusade about how he's a nazi because he has a nazi tattoo is very unreasonable. He's disavowed it, you can call him an idiot for still having it but the general response to this is wildly disproportional.

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Silky @silkythick.bsky.social · 22h

I think not giving people grace for their mistakes is a society problem.