Americans consider themselves Americans, but especially in the early days of the melting pot, cultural identity, and specifically that heritage was important. That’s why Americans are always saying they are Irish or Italian or whatever. The actual people from those countries laugh or get defensive about Americans who have never left the US claiming that heritage, but there’s a reason behind it.
[wrong] police can get away with any crimes they want (child POV)
[average] police can’t break the law even though they are police (the way it ‘should be’)
[enlightened] police can get away with any crimes they want (reality)
The middle person thinks they are smarter than the left person. But it turns out the left person was naive but correct, as shown by the right/enlightened person having the same conclusion. IMO anyway.
EDIT: also, the point of the example you gave is that Frankenstein the Doctor IS the monster (metaphorically) because he created the actual monster - I think you have misinterpreted it.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to insult your intelligence in any way. Just trying to have a friendly chat also. Sometimes tone can come across wrong in text. My bad
It feels like no matter where I turn some septuagenarian, or older, is making life miserable for myself and others. Usually these are older white Christian conservatives, obsessed with a delusional sense of reality that no longer has a basis in fact, or perhaps never did....
Agreed. I bought the lifetime membership back then and I still have to deal with ads and upsells. Unfortunately they are still the most comprehensive tab source.
The word phobia may also refer to conditions other than true phobias.
For example, the term hydrophobia is an old name for rabies, since an aversion to water is one of that disease’s symptoms. A specific phobia to water is called aquaphobia instead. A hydrophobe is a chemical compound that repels water. Similarly, photophobia usually refers to a physical complaint (aversion to light due to inflamed eyes or excessively dilated pupils), rather than an irrational fear of light.
Several terms with the suffix -phobia are used non-clinically to imply irrational fear or hatred, such as Xenophobia and Homophobia
Eternal struggle. But swapped (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Not Sparks. (lemmy.world)
Different Eggs (lemmy.world)
Pretending to inhale, to hang with the cool kids 😂 (lemmy.world)
Src → here
Inspiration (startrek.website)
Troy: I'll Try (lemmy.world)
EDIT: I THINK I STAND CORRECTED (lemmy.zip)
I considered deleting the post, but this seems more cowardly than just admitting I was wrong. But TIL something!
4 January 2024 (sh.itjust.works)
How to cope with existing right now?
It feels like no matter where I turn some septuagenarian, or older, is making life miserable for myself and others. Usually these are older white Christian conservatives, obsessed with a delusional sense of reality that no longer has a basis in fact, or perhaps never did....
What's it called when a title has "or" in it followed by a different title?
Examples:...
Hill to die on (lemmy.ml)
If only it was like that (lemmy.world)
Apps that shouldn't be Subscriptions
What is the most useless app that you have seen being given as a subscription?...
Duo out here teaching me the essentials (lemmy.world)
Be more open-minded! (lemmy.world)
poggers (mander.xyz)
I didn't even know there were more after the 2nd. (startrek.website)
Are you trying to STEAL entertainment?? (startrek.website)
What nice vibes (startrek.website)