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  • Zier@fedia.iotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which issue(s) do you want Harris/Walz to champion during Harris' presidency? (serious)
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    27 days ago

    Tax the rich & corporations based on their income, remove 90% of the tax deductions they can take. Make all businesses that do business in US borders pay taxes, no exceptions, even if they are located in another country. Regulate internet & cell providers like public utilities. Create strict privacy laws for all citizens. We are not a product to be exploited. Pass Human Rights laws for all Americans. Change the law to provide/allow personal banking from the central bank/Federal Reserve. Fix the USPS retirement funding requirement to allow a profit and growth of services. Tax churches. They are not ‘providing support to the community’ any longer. They are a business.

  • Zier@fedia.iotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 month ago

    I always say things like “you could look it up” or “did you look it up”. That way people can use the search engine or database of their choice. Americans are so trained to call things by a corporate name / brand / product. Kleenex, qtips, advil, tylenol, dockers, vaseline, some people don’t even know the real name of those products. And saying “google it” has almost become an insult on so many levels.

  • Zier@fedia.iotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why is swearing normal for some people?
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    2 months ago

    Swearing is actually normal for all people. Any word can be classified as a “swear” or “bad” word. That’s how language works. There is nothing wrong with using a word that is deemed a cuss word. The actual “bad” part is always the context the word is used in. If you smacked your foot into a chair accidentally and you called the chair a Bastard, you used the expletive correctly. But if you walked into work one morning and walked by your boss and said to him, “Good morning you Bastard.”, that’s going to get you in trouble. The context matters.

    You can make any word a cuss word in the context you use it. You can ask a person if they like Bananas, “Are you a banana eater?”. Or you can accuse a person, “What kind of a sick banana eater are you? What is wrong with you?”, ‘banana eater’ is now a bad phrase/thing.

    Context in language always matters, regardless of the taboo of a word/phrase.

    Words only have power over you if you let them. Language is to be used, enjoyed and laughed at.