I don’t really understand what you’re getting at.

People often downvote without posting a comment as explanation.

I’ve noticed lemmy users do this more than reddit.

The explanation is simply that they don’t like the vibe of what you’re saying but don’t know how to respond.

Sure ok. I appreciate you taking the time to answer.

The issues you’ve mentioned apply generally to fluoridation anywhere. It sounds like the reason why it’s not present in Quebec is that the resistance was better organised.

There’s fluoride in the water here in regional Western Australia, but I fear that’s probably the least concerning additive. I’ve never really thought much about it but apparently there’s chlorine in the tap water, you can smell it from time to time. If you think about it, things love to live in water and keeping it free of things like cholera must take some doing.

TIL I guess.

I’m concerned that using the correct form will make me look like an idiot though.

That’s interesting. I thought it was more or less universal. Any idea why?

Most people don’t think that much about politics.

A woman might have a husband who’s generally a good guy and doesn’t talk politics.

A few days ago he comes home and someone at work had been talking about how some Trump policy would be better for their industry. Husband is going to vote for Trump.

Woman Google’s Trump, sees his abominable attitude towards women, sees tiktok about cancelling partners vote, votes democrat.

Ah OK, that makes a lot of sense.

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Somewhat related is iron man. The suit can’t protect him from g-forces. He would just be pulpy human goo in a can.

That said, I feel silly pointing out anything to do with super hero’s because they’re not intended to be realistic.

I think projectiles often push other crap in to the wound, like bits of clothing et cetera.

I learned this from movies so it must be true.

Just several years ago I was shocked to learn that you do CPR if someone doesn’t have a pulse, not a defibrillator.

It’s a very, very common misconception.

Since then those portable defibrillator units have shown up in public places, which has led me to morbidly wonder two things:

Firstly, how often are they used incorrectly?

And secondly, how do you know when you’re supposed to use it? I suspect the answer to this one is “the EMT on the phone will tell you to” but… IDK it would seem unlikely that most people could do something like that in an emergency.

I guess in the before times when a computer updated a monitor it was probably important.

Oh man. That really sucks.

I really liked this series until a few moments ago.

That woman has been through a truly harrowing experience in her 20s and they’ve just dumped on her again.

What a shit show, honestly.

IDK if I really want to know but I can imagine a mid-to-far-left party like the greens would have a lot of disparity in the views of members.

God that’s cringey. Do you practice that in the mirror? “We will not speak again. History will speak for me.” What does that even mean?

History will probably confirm that Americans on both sides of the political divide have become less tolerant, and find silly ways to justify their intolerance while being completely unable to acknowledge their own shortcomings.

My comment isn’t a personal attack. I was trying to demonstrate the problem with you using the paradox of intolerance as an excuse to be intolerant. While you’re using the paradox to be intolerant of out-group, out-group is doing the same to you.

Exactly what a trump follower would say.

That’s absolutely how Trump works.

You seem genuinely oblivious to how intolerant you are.

As though you have a list of “social crimes” and when you, being the judge and jury, find someone guilty of being intolerant they’re green lit to be “untolerated”.

This is exactly what I was talking about when I said that the paradox of tolerance is mostly used as justification for not tolerating people you personally deem to be intolerant.

It’s like you didn’t read my comment.

If I say that receiving 2 olives on my side salad instead of 1 is “a premium experience”, it’s not possible to prove that assertion false but it makes the word premium completely meaningless in any practical way.

My point is, I’m not going to argue with you about your definition of premium.