• wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
      11·
      11 hours ago

      Dude, this clearly says 1943. Those people were on their way to fight nazis.

      Also, that woman looks like some type of veterinary assistant or nurse. Definitely not a domestic housewife. If that’s all you see when you see old photos of women, then you’re sexist and need to check yourself.

    • Miaou@jlai.lu
      1·
      9 hours ago

      I don’t get the sexist part but otherwise yes I’d rather avoid the military propaganda in a cat-pic sub

      • kindnesskills@literature.cafe
        30·
        1 day ago

        Literally the kind of response I expect from my schizofrenic acquaintances when they’re off their meds - sure the sentence structure is there and the words fit together, but it’s utter nonsense and completely out of context.

        • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
          1·
          9 hours ago

          They’re one of those trolls that think they’re too smart for this world. Just point and laugh and go about your day. It ain’t worth the brainpower required to feed them

          • kindnesskills@literature.cafe
            1·
            9 hours ago

            Dont worry, I have the brainpower to spare today and so I felt it’s worth it. It aligns with how I want to face the world, you know?

            Having faith in people even for a moment gives me great cognitive harmony, so even when I lose, I win!

          • kindnesskills@literature.cafe
            8·
            12 hours ago

            I’m sorry, you still haven’t given any context for this type of rant. Is the cat supposed to be Hitler, or a lamb on a bandwagon? What set you off about this picture?

            We can’t read your mind, so you need to explain why you’re going into a tirade, because it just makes no sense here… and I’m sure people are willing to understand if you just make the effort to be understood.

              • kindnesskills@literature.cafe
                8·
                11 hours ago

                So I’m guessing the context is war and it’s the fact that soldiers are depicted that triggered you?

                If you just put something like “I hate how this glorifies the navy/army/ww2” before your rant, I’m sure people would understand where you’re coming from and be more receptive to your message.

                This patronising and disconnected type of commenting is not going to make any meaningful impact on the people receiving it - quite the opposite; you make people want to ignore you when you’re being hostile out the gate for no reason.

                If your goal is to make people turn off their ears and ignore anything you try to tell them, you’re doing a splendid job though.

                  • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPEnglish
                    2·
                    7 hours ago

                    I will only participate in wars if i am the target of it just as i never throw the first punch. Defensivism?

                    … would you like to elaborate how WW2 started.

                  • kindnesskills@literature.cafe
                    4·
                    10 hours ago

                    I’d like to recommend a book that kick-started my journey into thinking about and understanding humans as social animals and why we gather as we do. The deeply ingrained need to eat, dance, and gossip, and how that might translate into modern times by marching together. And also how important compassion and empathy is for our survival, and why it might feel more distant the bigger our world has become.

                    Dawn over the Kalahari : how humans became human by Lasse Berg.

                    There are other books in the series tackling more modern times that I haven’t read (I haven’t found them in a language I speak well enough) that might actually be even more relevant to where you are today if you can find and understand them… but even the first book, particularly towards the end tying it all together and the social shift from gatheres to farmers, was a great philosophical jumping off point for me.

                    I’m sure there is better material out there but this one did it for me back in the day. Hopefully it holds up still, and perhaps you’ll find it interesting.