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Cake day: February 28th, 2025

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  • God rested on the seventh day, which was the Sabbath, so Saturday.

    After the resurrection of Jesus, which was on a Sunday, Sunday became an important day for Christianity. This was the reason why the Roman Emperor Constantine made Sunday a resting day. It was still the first day of the week, though.

    In the 20th century, it was decided (only for secular/economic reasons) to keep the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, as a unit and call it the end of the week, making Monday the first day of the week.








  • Why you shouldn’t compare the US to Nazi Germany?

    US Americans are learning right from the start how awesome their country is. The best in everything, no other country can compete, no other country is better than them.

    Also they are so proud to have won against Nazi Germany and they also think that it was solely them who did this. Allies? No need to mention them.

    So it’s unthinkable to them, that the best country in the world, their country, could be (even if only partially) as bad as Nazi Germany, the one they defeated on their own.



  • To me cruelty is not dependent on malicious intent because it’s not about the intent, but the unnecessary pain it causes. The alternative would be calling it “indifference” or “ignorance” (but I’m having a hard time with this, as it somehow looks like ignoring the pain).

    I guess I understand where you’re coming from though. You want to make it as easy as possible for others to choose the “other way”, without feeling called out. No matter how you define “cruelty”, your approach might be the better one, as it is not about being right, instead it is about maximising the chances for this dog to live his life without a crate