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[nenjin]

Who'd have thought a stampede to produce something would result in lots of low quality product being made that people shouldn't use.

Love that Capitalism.

[scriver]

Thankfully several hard rinses later it's now so weak I can only smell it if I put my fingers to my nose. Which I guess I shouldn't be doing any way so hey bonus warning

[ChairmanPoo]

Thankfully several hard rinses later it's now so weak I can only smell it if I put my fingers to my nose. Which I guess I shouldn't be doing any way so hey bonus warning

[scriver]

I don't even want to know

[Yoink]

A lot of strong hand sanitisers smell really, really nice. Plus, if you cup your hands after using them, a sharp inhale will give you a brief-but-pleasant rush.   

On the other hand, I was out somewhere the other day and my mother urged me to use the hand sanitiser they had set up on a little station and, despite having already cleaned my hands with our own stuff in the car, I did so. Instant regret. I don't even know what that stuff smelled like, but it was awful.
I don't know if it's a facet of my OCD or what but I can't stand having bad-smelling hands. Eurgh. That was an unpleasant moment.   

[wierd]

It has been my observation that the "Smells like horrible denatured alcohol with a hit of toxic chemical factory" hand sanitizers contain the following ingredients:

Alcohol
Peroxide
Glycerine
Water


I strongly suspect an oxidation reaction and subsequent byproducts, of either the alcohol or the glycerine, from the addition of the peroxide.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446717/


I suggest some experiments with 3% peroxide, everclear, and distilled vegetable glycerine. 

[wierd]

My own mild upset:

You know that nasophyrangeal swab I was kvetching about?


I had to self-administer it.

[TheSteppeWolf]

This is more upset in general, but... why is communism becoming so popular in America recently? It's a dangerous ideology that destroys nations and cultures... and kills millions of people. It's the same no matter what specific kind of communism, it does not matter if you completely abolish the state, it will lead to mass murder. I don't have many problems with normal non authoritarian socialism or social democracy though, why not that system? One that won't destroy the nation and culture? I myself would fight to the death against a world revolution...

[Rose]

Because capitalism has failed.

[TheSteppeWolf]

Because capitalism has failed.

Communism will fail even harder. It's better a somewhat broken system than a completely broken one. Do not repeat the mistakes of history. And at least capitalism less rarely destroys cultures, which is what matters to me...

[KittyTac]

Yup, capitalism did indeed fail but it's better to regulate and restrict it than to completely abolish it. It's like treating a non-infected wound by amputating the entire arm instead of bandaging the wound...

[Rolan7]

Let's not run America like Stalin or Mao would, I'm on board with that.  I'd hate to live in terror of an unhinged despot

Also, maybe we can get some health care like the rest of the industrialized world

[kaijyuu]

All the complaints about "communism" are better thrown at "authoritarianism". Collectivism does not create gulags, heavy handed tribal conformity does.

Also I'd note that capitalistic nations have killed as many if not more. It's just that people don't notice homelessness or wage slavery; capitalism has that nice gilded exterior of rich upper middle class people that can hide all the suffering.

And at least capitalism less rarely destroys cultures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_imperialism

Did you not notice mcdonalds and such popping up everywhere? If you want cultural diversity and intersectionality, profit based economies do NOT encourage that.



Anyway, I DO feel uncomfortable with people using soviet imagery and stuff. Lenin was alright, but anything Stalin touched is cursed. We can idolize better examples of communism instead of embracing the US's old propaganda.

[Eschar]

Also let's make sure to avoid the friggin Lysenkoists.

I mean, we have our own dogmatists.

[TheSteppeWolf]

All the complaints about "communism" are better thrown at "authoritarianism". Collectivism does not create gulags, heavy handed tribal conformity does.

Also I'd note that capitalistic nations have killed as many if not more. It's just that people don't notice homelessness or wage slavery; capitalism has that nice gilded exterior of rich upper middle class people that can hide all the suffering.

And at least capitalism less rarely destroys cultures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_imperialism

Did you not notice mcdonalds and such popping up everywhere? If you want cultural diversity and intersectionality, profit based economies do NOT encourage that.



Anyway, I DO feel uncomfortable with people using soviet imagery and stuff. Lenin was alright, but anything Stalin touched is cursed. We can idolize better examples of communism instead of embracing the US's old propaganda.

ALL kinds of communism suck. It doesn't matter how authoritarian or libertarian they are, a classless society in the modern age will destroy the concept of a nation and culture, which is bad. I'm content with my current life and I don't like radical changes. Gradual reforms to social democracy better. Get healthcare you guys too. It isn't exclusive with capitalism, and socialism doesn't equal communism.

As for cultural imperialism, well, in my country the capitalist regime actually cares about culture, maybe too much but it's better than trying to actively destroy it. I'd rather have homeless people on the streets than revolutionaries burning cultural heritage because they think they know better. However having neither is better which is why social democracy or social libertarianism is superior.

ALSO, HOW IN TENGRI'S NAME WAS LENIN "ALRIGHT"?! HE WAS AWFUL!