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David S

@dslakter.bsky.social

Community college philosophy professor. Former Oklahoman; current New Yorker. Kidney collector. There's more to life than books, you know (but not much more). https://philpeople.org/profiles/david-slakter

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It's less important right now!

03.03.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Orwell mentions this type in Notes on Nationalism: "Pacifist literature abounds with equivocal remarks which, if they mean anything, appear to mean that statesmen of the type of Hitler are preferable to those of the type of Churchill, and that violence is perhaps excusable if it is violent enough."

03.03.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are a number of shitty options out there. Better the devil you know?

03.03.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump went from an obviously fake β€œNo More Forever Wars” to β€œNo! More Forever Wars” pretty fast

03.03.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1339    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 7

Looks like forever war is back on the menu!

03.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We skeet here.

03.03.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For what it's wroth, many of these people are also opposed to US alliances with Middle Eastern autocrats.

03.03.2026 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
On a cheery pink background, the line: "this Purim I'm going to get so drunk that I can't tell the right-wing antisemites from the left-wing antisemites".

On a cheery pink background, the line: "this Purim I'm going to get so drunk that I can't tell the right-wing antisemites from the left-wing antisemites".

a (Jewish) friend just sent this to me and it has made me laugh and laugh and laugh. Happy Purim everyone!

03.03.2026 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 356    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7
03.03.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a black shirt is looking at another man in a suit Alt: "Some men just want to watch the world burn."
03.03.2026 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll just assume the debate is over whether you're allowed to work sober.

03.03.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of two boxes of Hagoromo chalk.

A photo of two boxes of Hagoromo chalk.

I am a man of taste.

03.03.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The people were ASTONISHED at his doctrine!

03.03.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Telling Starmer you don't like something is just going to make him do it, in hopes of winning Reform voters.

03.03.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Suggesting the MEK as a viable alternative in Iran is not any more sane than the current US lack of a plan.

03.03.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not even mad anymore. I just console myself with narcotics.

03.03.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Iran tried that with their attack on Israel.

03.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They're about to get their faces rubbed in some serious defeat soon.

03.03.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Benghazis happen in war when a Republican is president.

03.03.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's been involved with pro wrestling for a while, so he may be grifter-brained.

02.03.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's some division among the party leadership, but those closest to Trump love them some Putin.

02.03.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consistency is not something they or their supporters are overly concerned about.

02.03.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could he even be normal?

02.03.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This just sounds more like a rebrand than a change in outlook.

02.03.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Currently on the road with family, discussing current events. Three-year-old exclaims "Let's visit Iran!"

02.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

there’s this weird view of israel where we treat it as this idealized thing, and Real Existing Israel is never dealt with. that needs to change. they can go be unseasoned serbia on their own dime

02.03.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 491    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

New York is the Tehran of America.

02.03.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's communicating that the pay is insufficient for the current amount of bootlicking.

02.03.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All of them, Katie.

02.03.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always Be (Doing) Comedy

02.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0