Minorities - needs hugs

Disabled people - needs hugs

LGBTQ+ people - needs hugs

Conservatives - does not need hugs

Wealth exceeding $500,000,000 - does not need hugs

MAGA - does not need hugs

  • DasFaultier
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    163 days ago

    I wholeheartedly agree all of the people listed in the thread as “needs hugs”, but, hear me out, maybe if all the MAGA and conservatives and hateful people had gotten more hugs in their childhood, then they wouldn’t be such giant assholes now.

    • @Fandangalo
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      John 13:34. If Jesus really is the holy prophet for the West, and his last commandment before being betrayed is “Love everyone,” then that seems pretty important to Christ’s message.

      I believe in that sentiment strongly. If they believe that sentiment, then we can exchange hugs. It has to start from that place, or they are lost.

      • @shneancy
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        12 days ago

        not fan of the Jesus fandom (most of them at least) but Jesus was a pretty epic character when you actually read that book about him. indeed responding to hate and violence with kindness instead of retribution is important in stopping the cycle of violence, though i must note - he did die in that story, and none of us are currently divine children walking the earth knowing what comes after, sometimes stopping the cycle is impossible if you want to survive.

        i will always accept with an open heart the people who were once bigots and changed, or those who are having doubts about their bigoted beliefs - both mean they’ve learnt and grown, and their past mistakes shouldn’t define their whole life

      • DasFaultier
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        12 days ago

        For sure. What I’m saying is: hug your children, so they might become decent beings, because they were loved.

  • @[email protected]
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    153 days ago

    Honestly, maybe if Conservatives were willing to accept hugs they wouldn’t be so damn angry all the time.

  • Twinklebreeze
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    42 days ago

    I need hugs, but please don’t touch me. Or pantomime at me.

  • @Burninator05
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    83 days ago

    I’m not a minority, LGBTQ+, or disabled but I’m also not MAGA, a conservative, and have less than 0.002% of the wealth listed. Can I be put on the hug? I’m willing to give the in return at a rate of 1 to 1.

  • Majorllama
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    73 days ago

    Everyone needs hugs. Many people might not have turned out the way they did if they had been given hugs when they needed them.

  • @hOrni
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    73 days ago

    I wouldn’t say no to a hug.

    • @ClinicallydepressedpoochieOP
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      63 days ago

      I don’t know too much about you but I would say you should get a hug. Or you could hug someone.

    • @[email protected]
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      103 days ago

      This is what makes me so sad. I have a friend, got married, had a kid, looked at the world and said, “This has to change.” He bought solar. Bought a Tesla. Started growing food in his back yard. Joined a farm co-op. Did all the right things. Frankly, I admire his willingness to actually be the change he wanted in the world. Then, the owner of the car company turned into a Nazi. Not exactly his fault. Some Tesla drivers need hugs.

      • k_rol
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        12 days ago

        I have a good friend who bought a Tesla for the green reasons, and now he is stuck with it in a way.

    • @Stovetop
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      33 days ago

      I can’t help but think some groups must have no good people just by virtue of what the group is. Good people don’t join the Proud Boys or the KKK, nor can good people be billionaires.

      • Call me Lenny/LeniM
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        13 days ago

        I guess it would depend on what is considered a prerequisite. Those groups are best avoided whenever possible, but they know how to find themselves with people who join because they have to feed their families or something, and some join internally denouncing its worst aspects. By the same token, most people today (myself included) wouldn’t automatically consider Muslims to be a “bad group” even though the Quran is still pretty intolerant.

    • @ClinicallydepressedpoochieOP
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      33 days ago

      Exactly, like elon musk, he does not need a hug. Judge Sotomayor needs a hug. clerance thomas, though, does not need a hug.

      • Call me Lenny/LeniM
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        23 days ago

        After glancing at the Superbowl this year, the first person who comes to my mind as needing a hug is Taylor Swift. Would you agree or disagree?

        • @200ok
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          23 days ago

          What happened? (I don’t watch football or follow Taylor Swift)

          • Call me Lenny/LeniM
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            33 days ago

            Taylor Swift was always technically popular but surged in popularity following a few events where she sang. For about a few months, that’s all anyone ever wanted to talk about, and there was even an infamous incident where mayhem was erupting in Canada while Justin Trudeau was at a Taylor Swift concert. In short, for those few months, she became one of those “overrated” people like we tend to think of Justin Bieber as.

            Then came time for the Superbowl, and an unfortunate string of circumstances led to it being highly politicized (in the semifinals, the Buffalo Bills were cheated out of going to the Superbowl by referees who were biased towards the Kansas City Chiefs, and people were boycotting the Superbowl until the people there had the bright idea of having Donald Trump book a seat in order to boost ratings). Taylor Swift made an appearance at the Superbowl too, but the specific demographics of the Superbowl caused by the presidential gimmick they threw in ended up creating a crowd that disliked her and booed her, which in turn instantly popped the trend bubble. Which to be fair is unfair, she never asked for any of this and was just riding the wave so-to-speak until it came crashing down in an outburst of hate.

            • @200ok
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              22 days ago

              Thank you so much… this was an amazing summary!

                • @200ok
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                  11 day ago

                  Oh wow, that’s really nice, yeah.

    • @shaggyb
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      No. Good people would refuse to be a part of some groups. It’s definitional that smne groups are entirely comprised of bad people.

  • eightpix
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    23 days ago

    Teachers - need hugs

    Dentists - do not need hugs

    Dads - need hugs

    Corporations - do not need hugs

    CEOs of Fortune 500 companies - need hugs, but only if they’re exploring how to undermine extractive, exploitative, fascist-leaning capitalism. Otherwise, no hugs

    Cartoonists - need hugs

    Union leads - need hugs

    Weapons manufacturers - need the cold embrace of obsolescence.

    • k_rol
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      You forgot veterinarians, they definitely need hugs too.

      • eightpix
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        12 days ago

        Oh boy, do they ever! I don’t think I could be a vet. Too many really sad situations.

    • MrsDoyle
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      63 days ago

      My dentist is lovely. Last visit I told him how much I appreciated his care and advice, and he blushed and said no-one ever thanked him. He needs a hug!

      • eightpix
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        Yeah, I admit, I’m biased against dentists. My friend’s sister is a dentist. She’s great. Still, they use those tools on people every day.

        Maybe they do need hugs. Maybe that’s how the ultrasonic scaler will be redesigned into something more humane.

  • @Today
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    This made me wonder- How do you know who’s the hug giver and who’s the hug recipient? Is it based on who initiated it or is there some hug position or etiquette that i don’t know?