If you vote Democratic, you’re getting a far better version of leftist politics than the GOP. No, it’s not ideal leftist politics, because Dems are still beholden to US megacorps, and that is definitely a problem. But you can’t assert that because voting options are limited, political will is restricted to those options. The U.S. is undergoing a major political problem right now, which may well result in the dissolution of both parties and a broader multi-party system. You can’t just point to a country’s political parties and say, “well, they have only those two options, so they’re locked in forever, and those two options represent the entire country’s political will.” That’s ridiculous. There’s much to be said about the rise of far right politics in Europe right now, but you wouldn’t endorse opinions that the EU is trapped between far-left and far-right politics, would you? No, most people have views that register in-between. The same is true in America. We’re not so different from you. Stop pretending otherwise. We’re all human and we’re all part of a global civilization.

Political spectrum isn’t just about political parties. The two parties in the US don’t represent the full spectrum of political opinions in the country. If you want to understand that, you’re going to have to dig deeper.

Considering our political spectrum includes both democratic socialists that model their politics off of European leftist examples and actual communists who think China is a good model to follow, I’m pretty sure you don’t know what you’re talking about.

<gasp> Das ist Superman!

If you think that, then you don’t know much about our political spectrum. Or—more likely—you’re just trolling.

1.) No, a meme is not anything that is shared or goes viral. Then anything would be a meme.

2.) Generally speaking, yes, but I wouldn’t necessarily make it a requirement for the community.

3.) If it’s just the headline, no.

4.) Yes, to me, a meme has always been an image + text. An image of text only is not a meme. Text only is not a meme. I would say images of other posts are okay, so long as something is added to it that makes it substantially more than the post itself (so, the post is a part of the meme, but the meme also involves something added by the memer).

5.) No, not yet. Healthy discussion is always good.

Ah. No, I don’t consider those memes.

I don’t consider 67 a meme in and of itself. I don’t know about these challenges you’re referring to.

To me, a meme requires an image and text. That image could be a gif or a still image, but it needs an image. I do not consider images of plain text to be memes—those are just posts posted in an unnecessarily data-fat way.

Trance: the world is broken and I can see it in all its kaleidoscopic majesty.

Thou shalt not poorly crop the Christ!

I am tired of these muhfuhin’ text-only shitposts on this muhfuhin’ shitposting forum!

“I personally do not care. Good day, sir.”

You should care about grammar and punctuation. They aid in communication and everyone wants to be understood clearly, no? Sorry if I came off too harsh. My last line was intended to be an expression of exasperation about how common poor grammar is in general, not specifically directed at you. Anyway, I hope I haven’t put you off learning. I know us grammar Nazis can be annoying, but we mean well.

“The water spouts from my in-laws’ sink faucet converge.”

FTFY.

Jesus, people, learn to write.

This. It is very treatable, but requires a good therapist and a strong desire to overcome the condition. Cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used to help you understand that the anxious thoughts are entirely irrational, and then willful counteracting behaviors (e.g. going outside, resisting the urge to wash hands, touching stuff without a Kleenex, etc) gradually erode the problem behaviors until your brain is effectively rewired. It takes dedication and consistency, but if done, it’s very effective.

No, dis how: https://youtu.be/rGJQ8N5vK3s?t=172

Why do you fuck onions?

Oh, I know this one. It’s called being glazed.

I believe I once heard it referred to as a turwhatthefucken.

“Catch” oysters? Because they’re so quick and spry?