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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain

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  1. colingauvin · · focus · HN ↗
    We don't have to put up with this. We simply choose to. But our laws could be whatever we want them to be.
    1. p-e-w · · focus · HN ↗
      At this point, I suspect that comments like this one are part of an astroturfing campaign by the ruling class.

      It’s the same bullshit as “we could stop climate change if only we bothered to bring cloth bags to the store instead of picking up a disposable plastic bag each time”.

      “We” don’t have any power. And once you accept that, you can stop blaming yourself and your neighbors for the world you live in, and direct your anger where it belongs.

      1. chneu · · focus · HN ↗
        The power is with the people. It only takes about 1/4th of a community enact massive change.

        Your take is exactly what keeps people apathetic and reliant on others.

        "It's someone else's fault and someone else's responsibility" is what you're saying.

        It relieves the individual of the outcome of their actions. 8 billion people matter.

        If I were an abuser, I would LOVE to hear my victims say they are powerless. Think about that.

        1. p-e-w · · focus · HN ↗
          > 8 billion people matter

          I doubt that even 8,000 people “matter” in the sense of having meaningful power.

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