Its the latest manosphere talking point. Pretty much a repeat of saying all protestors are paid by George Soros and the Clintons.
It seems more like the little-boy-o-sphere. Who over the age of 15 is following these performative preeners who spend all day at the gym? Tough men lift steel, not iron.
What does this mean? Barbells are made of steel
The bar is made of steel, the weights are made of cast iron. Steel is stronger, hence its use for the bar that must withstand deflection. Tools and equipment that are used to get things done are mostly made of steel, as the primary thing they need is strength.
I thought you were wrong, but it turns out a lot of cheaper plates are indeed iron. Bumper plates used in weightlifting, the kind I normally use, are steel though, which explains my confusion.
Well then, it sounds like you can adopt my slogan even within the context of weightlifting.
The way I see it, I only need to be able to deadlift things like jacks, chains, SSQA fork frames, etc.
Americans famously don't respect native peoples and their lands.
Tbf I think you could say this for almost any European country as well.
Greenland can vote for independence any moment they want. How are you treating Hawaii?
I was speaking more to Europe's whole history as colonizers and slavers.
> How are you treating Hawaii
Hawaiians are Americans, so we treat them fine I guess?
I think many Alaskans are paid.
There is an annual payment from the oil money, yes, but it isn't large enough to affect people's decisions about living there, nor is that the intent.
Alaskan Native Americans may be paid in the sense that the government provides subsidies for infrastructure and the like, but it’s seen as either welfare or necessary to allow them to keep practicing some of their native way of life. All Alaskan citizens also get a dividend from the Permanent Fund, but that’s only around $1000 a year. They are definitely not being paid to discourage Russia from invading (except for the military I suppose).