u/Bigboi4576

I have to explicitly say for ethics sake... no this isnt about ALL Americans, okay? Lets continue.

It means what it says :

I see countless examples of people ranting about things in which while some are universal... (cost of living, being broke)

Its just part of how things are, if you're poor you wish you had cash...

if youre a lonely incel you wish you could get laid...

Or my favourite : "iTS ThE BOOmeRs FaULt"

their parent's blamed the generation before THEM for WW1 and 2 aswell... then they became Neo-Cons, Anti-Tradition in response...

Today we see the opposite, etc its relative.

These are things that have existed since the dawn of time, it isnt exclusive to this era nor is corruption etc.

However, there are very very specific things that Americans rant about that are in reality EXCLUSIVELY American problems.

In fact, due to America having a monopoly on media its gotten to the point where people outside America subconsciously repeat American talking points and drama that just isnt relevant in their host country :

Its a very common thing in American politics , Like Marco Rubio (paraphrasing in summary) : "Europe is weak and being replaced as we speak by foreign aliens.

So they should be sympathetic to ICE and our cause"

In reality, America is 45-50% "European White" max when including "White passing Latinx", Europe is over 80-90% "White" (bullshit term anyways), that Isnt even including Russia.

Yet the Americans will rant so much online, people over here begin to believe it when its THEIR woes, their politics being projected HERE.

Which unfortunately messes up politics in other people's countries, including my own.

You have people all the way in the East talking about "Tax-Dollars" 🫠

American right wingers saying "All our women are on onlyfans and its destroying our culture", everyone elsewhere even in Asia hears this and believes it.

Check the stats, you quickly see again thats an AMERICAN problem, and even then its over-stated

"I cant get a job because this foreigner took it", check the stats... again... not an issue here.

I wont make examples all day you get the point.

that's 50% of the "politics" I see, at this point when i see a rant i merely just check "do they spell Realised with a Z?"

If they do? I clock out. Everyone validating, and agreeing with it for over a decade now has given an exaggerated sense of self-importance to them too.

Spending more time talking about what Ben Shapiro said, than your own local officials because American media is forced that hard on everyone else.

America may be "collapsing", doesnt mean the world is, we have our own problems... those similar ? thats relative, what else is new ?

I consider myself quite an intellectual guy, I love my books, and my sources etc, i have my opinions, and views.

With this i get into many arguments, and debates.

However... the most god damned annoying thing is not just specifically the world being Anti-intellectual today...

It is ANTI-CONTEXT.

For example.

Say you're explaining something nuanced and convoluted, sometimes you HAVE to go deep in order for things to make sense :

The idea of "if you understand you can say it simply" is misleading, some things require extra context to make sense.

The issue is IF you CHOOSE to give that extra context... people grow lazy "too long didnt read"

If i chose not to explain... people would nitpick gaps in my logic that I am ALREADY aware of...

So to avoid this i give the context straight away "some may think this..." "i am also aware of this..."

If i dont then the topic swings to whatever assumptions, and misdirected criticisms, people then avoid the point/case in hand.

I am even doing it right now ! Because if i simply said "the world hates context", the comments would be filled with

"Ummm actually" then bring up false equivalence, false mutuality, and more.

"Why do you think this composer isnt actually very good?"

I then go in DEPTH, why? Because when a viewpoint or opinion is CONTROVERSIAL... you have to make sure to cover as much as possible to avoid character-insult claims, cope, and simple refutes.

When your brain works in such a way where you KNOW THE RESPONSES before theyre even said... you choose to save people time by ANSWERING SAID POTENTIAL RESPONSES.

By the time you've finished your point... nobody gives a shit nobody wants to read they've already tapped out.

Why? Because they DONT WANT to know, they DONT CARE to know, they want fast and easy propaganda thrown in their faces.

Its no wonder people are so easily indoctrinated because these days the most popular influencers whether models, political commentators, or even in art or engineering.

They just say ANYTHING they just throw their simple opinions, and people assume it as fact.

When I give my opinion and I say "this is why, this is my reason, this is my source, here is my refute to nay-sayers"

Suddenly nobody wants to know.

That's my rant, and I bet you this will be buried because once again people dont WANT TO KNOW THE REASON, OR THE SOURCES OR THE WHY OR HOW.

They just want easy slop easy opinions black/white in your face anti intellectual slop.

I hope linguistics fits for this is mainly an etymology question, yet it contrasts to history and culture too.

This will sound strange(i think), and i know if there WAS something it wouldve been stated already (i assume) but I want to know your thoughts anyways.

Im a Jamaican Jew so I study Hebrew and Judaism a lot, I say this just to note I gain zero :

There is no Agenda here, I gain nothing, I'm not doing anything other than asking a question and explaining why I have such a question, I have nothing to gain or lose.

I noticed the word for Lion in Hebrew is Aryeh/Aryah אריה

I know its a general thing to have "Yah" as a suffix and prefix on Hebrew words and names because of Yahweh (original name for God existing pre and post singularity of El and Baal) etc yet hear me out.

Even to this day Aryeh is a common-ish name for Jews, I have family of many with such a name.

The Tribe of Judah : the most important one the same one King David is descended from(and most the Kingdom's royalty),

most Jews and Samaritans claim descent from it, the term "Jew" many think hails from it, and of course in scripture it is implied (and in law stated) the Messiah will be OF this lineage,

Jesus is said to be of the Davidic line for those who dont know it of course being the kingdom of Judah by his day

Keep all that in mind.

It is also stated that the Tribe of Judah is represented by the "Lion" :

"Yehuda is a Lion's Cub. From the prey, my son, you have risen.

Like a lion he crouches, lies down, like a lioness; who dares to rouse him"

Transliterated (the main part) : Gur Aryeh Yehuda Miteref B'nei Alita Kara Ravatz K'Aryeh Ukhlavi Mi Y'kimenu

If we read this for hypothetical purposes as actually being Arya/Aryan explicitly, (ignoring the animalistic instance for a second) it would read as :

"Judah you are the child of the Arya.

From the prey, my son, you have risen.

Like Arya he crouches, lays down, like Arya

(it says Lioness in translation, Lioness is Leviyah or Lavi, I'll explain that more later.

Aryeh is a feminine noun in Hebrew, the plural being "Aryot/Arayot")

Who dares rouse him"

B'nei also implies being specifically a son or descendant

So you'd see the implications there of almost an adopted line to nobility.

Almost a mythic idea of a once conquered/unpure (unholy because they didnt know god) people being risen in status.

Just before the verse also reads that brother's of Judah (of course referring to the other tribes in context also) will bow before his feet, "your hand will be on the neck of your foes". "To your father's sons shall bow low to you (Judah)"

Its all in Genesis 49 , other tribes being linked to the Snake, Donkey, etc.

But only Judah is of Aryeh, a Lion's Cub.

So you see its got the same implications of nobility, as Arya does in Indo-Iranic languages, them being the Royal line.

Now of course its animal based symbolism, and metaphor but that doesnt mean symbolically there cant be links.

I know Lion's dont really show as much in core indo-european myths (correct me if I'm wrong. Maybe it does in Ancient Persia due to being closer )

I also know semitic languages and cultures are separate from indo-europeans mostly, but I also know there is a trend in the middle eastern region not too long after the israelites... the potential of Indo-Iranic elites.

The truth is for all we know this reading (Books of Moses/the Torah/Old testament) couldve been written Post- Persian influence, there is a ton of Zorastrian influence on Judaism.

Some believe the monotheism in Judaism is actually FROM Zorastrianism, aswell as the symbolic idea of Good over Evil that grew in prominence the binary.

(This changed post temple fall, where some scholars began to say Evil is autonomous, sentient, and can exist separate from Good. Like how a parasite struggles to be killed in the way bacteria can be, for its sentient. but thats a different topic)

Okay.

Lets assume im over my head, and reaching (even though, again... i benefit none either way) is there not a chance of etymology cross over?

In Arabic the word for Lion currently is Al-Assad/Assad, (Yep like Bashar Al-Assad) a different root entirely which would be the equivalent of א-ש-ד compared to Hebrew's א-ר-י

Makes sense as Hebrew is North West semitic, looking at Aramaic which is cousin or even sister to Hebrew :

Their word for Lion is Aryo/Arya also, I saw some sources say Phoenician... which is parent in a way of both... used A-R-W "Arwe" also which slightly differs, but that has a link in being the ending suffix for Yahweh "Arweh" instead of "Aryah/eh" so i wouldn't sell it as being too different.

There were Moabites who were also north west semitic in now modern day Jordan around there, I dont know much about them in regards to language but I assume it would be North West semitic same way :

In the book of Samuel there were Moabites described in similar fashions through ARIEL.

People dont know that's a blend of multiple words, let me explain :

El in Hebrew אל is one of the words attributed to god and was a god himself before god became "one" when he mixed with Ba'al Hadad (The Storm God, again many storm/lightning links like on Sinai)

he (EL) is like the semitic equivalent of Odin(on that region), he was father of all mankind and gods "King of Kings".

So many Prefixes and Suffixes in Hebrew use EL such as Yoel(Joel) meaning YAH-EL (god is god/great, Yah is God/King)

Ariel is Aryeh/Aryah + EL = Aryel/Ariel/ meaning Aryeh(Lion) of God again nobility implications.

That noted, back to Moabites, there is Sons of Ariel of Moab "Sons of Aryel" considered "Aryeh like" (K'Aryeh), they were "Giant and war like" defeated by King David's commander Benaieh who then killed a Lion (Aryeh) on a Snowy day (its sort of funny breaking it down like this, would forget its a semitic text)

Moabites also being North West Semitic peoples, (Rashi and other of the most prominent Ashkenazi Jewish scholars of medieval 12 th century-ish and prior... believed they were Pre-Canaanite peoples in the region for what its worth. Idk what the scientific/secular reading is)

It IS worth noting other terms exsit for Lion, that dont use the A-R-Y root, such as Young Lion meaning Kefir which some may bring up.

The key is that isnt the primary word, the other uses are plays in semitic consonant roots.

The primary noun is indeed Aryeh/Aryah, and is the oldest use hence Aramaic having it too

Those being used in similar fashions the Lion is ultimately still seen as king of all, and they keep Aryeh in meaning in mind :

Judges 14:18, the riddle :

“The men of the city said to him… ‘What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?’ And he said to them, ‘If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.’" =

Vayomru Lo Anshei Ha’ir Bayom Hashvi’i, Beterem Yavo Hachoresh:

Ma Matok Midvash, U’meh Chazak Me’Aryeh?

Vayomer Lahem: Lulei Charashtem Be’eglatí, Lo Matzatem Chidati.

Hosea 11:10 : “They shall walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion when He roars, children shall come trembling from the west.” =

Acharei YHWH(YAHWEH) Yelchu Ke’Aryeh Yish’ag, Ki Hu Yish’ag, Veyechredu Banim Miyam.

(Banim is plural for sons)

So you see it literally describes as Lion in noun yet symbols Nobility, Fierceness, and Also Violence in context too.

The most astute may notice Kefir relates with Arabic Kuffar which Muslims use to described Non-muslims and such or their practices.

Well this is it invading forces (foreign armies) were called Kafir/Kefir, which in Hebrew implies YOUNG Lion.

Those who are THE Lion of the Lion become B'nei/Ben(Son of) Aryeh, or K'Aryeh (Like a Lion/As a Lion) so you see there is that othering and contrast.

The untamed are Kefir, the wise and righteous and fierce are K'Aryeh (Like the lion), sometimes princes and minor rulers were Kefir but the major was still described mostly as Aryeh

Isaiah 5:29 on describing invading army that sought to conquer Judah :

“Their roar is like a lioness; they roar like young lions. They growl, seize prey, and carry it off, with none to rescue.”

(Its Chaos, its untapped.) =

She’agah Lo Kallavi, Veyish’ag Ka 'K’firim', Veyinhem Veyochaz Teref Veyaplit Ve’ein Matzil.

Describing what people think were the Assyrians who basically destroyed the first half of civilisation for my ancestors.

Now see the symbolic contrast in Ezekiel 1:10 his "Merkavah" (The Divine Chariot Vision He saw MULTIPLE FACES) :

“As for the likeness of their faces: they had the face of a man; and the face of a lion on the right side for all four of them; and the face of an ox on the left side for all four of them; and the face of an eagle for all four of them.”

=

U’dmut Pneihem Penei Adam, U’fnei Aryeh El-Hayamin Le’arba’atam, U’fnei Shor Mehasmol Le’arba’atam, U’fnei nesher Le’arba’atam.

Man symbolises intelligence/consciousness "Adam", Lion symbolises stength/kingship "Aryeh",

Ox symbolises endurance/labour "Shor",

Eagle symbolises height/transcendence "Nesher".

4 heads he saw.

Whenever God installs JUDGEMENT, (Jeremiah 2:30) : לַשָּׁוְא הִכֵּיתִי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם מוּסָר לֹא לָקָחוּ אָכְלָה חַרְבְּכֶם נְבִיאֵיכֶם כְּאַרְיֵה מַשְׁחִית

“In vain I struck your children… your sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion(Ke'Aryeh)"

In ancient carvings, God sat on a Chariot with 6 pack abs (lol) and his judgement was like "the Aryeh" (its true look it up)

Ezekiel 19:2-3 :

"What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions and reared her cubs"

=

Mah Immecha Leviyah Bein Arayot, Ribetah Gureha

The context was Lament over the Davidic line, the line of Judah the line of Aryeh which became corrupted and exiled

Last examples Ezekiel 22:25 he says the Aryeh (nobility) corrupted themselves, because what came was False Prophets :

"Like a roaring lion tearing its prey, they devour lives"

=

Ke'Aryeh shoeg, toref teref

Ezekiel 19:6 The nobility (David Line of Judah Sons of Aryeh) walked like Aryeh then became Kefir :

“He walked among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured human beings.”

=

Vayithalekh Betokh Arayot, Kefir Hayah, Vayilmad Litrof Teref, Adam Akhal.

Symbolically the Lion's of Israel the nobility (Aryeh) walked wise, but like Babylon, Egypt, and other foreign invaders they became corrupted becoming "Young Lions" again (Kefir) like the invaders.

King David when describing enemies from WITHIN (rivals, so not necessarily outside the lands its within the periphery unlike Baghdad)

Pslam 22:11-15

אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי כִּי צָרָה קְרוֹבָה כִּי־אֵין עוֹזֵר

Al tirchak mimeni ki tzarah kerovah ki ein ozer

“Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no helper.”

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סְבָבוּנִי פָרִים רַבִּים אַבִּירֵי בָשָׁן כִּתְּרוּנִי

Sevavuni parim rabbim, abirei Bashan kitteruni

“Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.”

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פָּצוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם כְּאַרְיֵה טֹרֵף וְשֹׁאֵג

Patzu alai pihem, ke’aryeh toref veshog

“They open their mouths against me like a tearing and roaring lion.”

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כַּמַּיִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי וְהִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָי הָיָה לִבִּי כַּדּוֹנָג נָמֵס בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָי

Kammayim nishpachti, vehitpardu kol atzmotai; hayah libbi kaddonag namas betoch meai

“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart has become like wax; it melts within me.”

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יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ כֹּחִי וּלְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֹחָי וְלַעֲפַר מָוֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵנִי

Yavesh kacheres kochi, ulshoni mudbak malkochai; velaafar mavet tishpeteni

“My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.”

[End quote]

Put your hand up if you relate to King David right now? I certainly do (lol)

When talking about the enemies from within, they're like Bulls with the mouth of a Lion (Ke'Aryeh).

Bashan was a place around Lebanon, South Syria, North Jordan so within the historical borders.

Bulls of Beshan is metaphoric because apparently bulls from that region were massive.

Dust is symbolic because in Genesis it was said Man was born from dust and you will return to dust (in death)

So he's calling to YHWH because he is overwhelmed by big "beasts" in the region with mouths like a "Lion"

Alef was originally in Proto-Hebrew (basically the phoenician alphabet) written as sideways A as we know which many believe is related to a Ox, logo wise in Proto Script like Sinaitic

Ox being a cow/bull etc.

Alef resembling that implies old roots, its the first letter afterall, furthermore sacrifices of "Red Heffers" (red cows) was common amongst israelites

I know the cow holds symbolic significance in Indo European cultures. Coincidence ? Maybe?

Im just explaining my logic for my hunch here, I dont know whether Indo Europeans sacrificed their cows.

Judaism had its own equivalent of the "forever fire" like Zorastrianism where the Kohenim (Priests) had to keep the fire alight in the temple.

Worth noting the Leviim and Kohenim are of the Tribe of Levi not Judah originally, but of course implications still follow as they're descended of those who didn't mingle with the "Pagan practices" of those who are not part of the 12 tribes.

They maintained "purity" thus allowed to tend to sacrifices, and fires in the temple, via law they could only marry virgins and various other rules exclusively for the priestly class.

They however weren't allowed property they had no home, the temple was their yard.

Again similarities it reminds me of Yogi, also extra note :

The Nazarite (The Nazir) vow (a vow of focus on the holy/pious) consisted of never cutting your hair (sound familiar?) They called it Crown of (his) God ( Nezer Elohan),

avoiding Wine, Vinegar from wine, and Grapes (implies avoiding early alcohol),

Guess what else? They had to avoid corpses, again similarities?

No contact with death not even family funerals, even accidental breaks the vow.

This includes of course all the other laws the average person had to follow such as not dabbling with anything Idol based.

If they break the vow some how, they have to cut the hair off and bring an offering of guilt to the temple and start again

Its not a forever vow they may end it when they wish, when they do so they cut their hair burn it at the offering fire and bring a burn sacrifice, and a sin and peace offering.

They then drink wine, it is then over.

Samson (In Judges) was a lifelong Nazarite, the difference is he was made to be one from birth by divine command, by an angel.

The catch is samsons strength is directly related to his hair, he lost strength when he cut it.

Contradiction is he indeed killed animals, yet the text never calls him fake for many reasons, 1 was he isnt a "vowed" Nazarite he was on a divine mission, I will explain further :

The mission was to deliver the israelites from the Philistines (P'Lishtim), they were enemies living in funny enough... around modern day Gaza and other spots.

They worshipped Dagon, and they were Iron smiths this is important because it was said the israelites didn't have that technology.

They were again war-like, champion warfare culture as per text.

Again i hope you're following, he's classed as a warfare genius despite being "Holy":

Long story short Samson torches their fields and livestock (Proto Economic warfare. Lol)

Philistines attack Judah, Samson kills many of them at Lehi (it was a skirmish unorganised)

He killed 1000 men with a donkeys jaw bone as per text (tactically versatile)

He took their gates of their strongest city and ran away with them, apparently a great embarrassment to them "youre not safe" (psychological warfare)

Then the final moment, Delilah cuts his hair he becomes weak and is captured.

He is then brought to the temple of Dagon, he then regained strength and pushes/pulls down the pillars which i believe he was tied to.

That then kills him, and all the Philistines inside (Crazy way to go)

Now why did I take you on a storyline?

Because context matters, and someone is bound to bring it up as a refute that the small instance of a Nazir explicitly mentioned is a guy who broke the vows, but thats the point... symbolically he was still considered pure because of context so long as he kept his hair... but by the time it was cut... his job was done.

Etc now back to the Kohenim and temple

Of course this came a bit later, but again who is to say texts didnt change post Persian influence ?

Was it not Cyrus the great who himself was called the Messiah after helping my ancestors? It was.

Im not saying it was him that then said "yep you're Cubs of aryeh now lol" I'm just explaining my thought process.

Now all that said I tried to look into it, obviously found nothing but its been in my head for over a year now.

Also you may ask "why ask this here? Why not in Jewish/Hebrew subreddits?"

Well... on a personal level my relationship with the wider jewish community isnt good for numerous reasons :

Jamaican Jews aren't seen as legit in eyes of all, and I dont have time for ignorance, or people underestimating my intelligence and even wisdom of the text (it happens), would probably spend more time debating scripture than focusing on the point.

Furthermore, if there WAS a link theyre not really going to want to highlight it, that said also... I hope this doesn't open the gates to any LARPing, im not claiming my ancestors were "White Europeans" (which is what some would assume) im just highlighting links.

I also want to note my Y Haplogroup is R1A-Y2619 the Ashkenazi Levite Haplogroup, a bottle necked one which is under the Indo Iranic Z94/93 haplogroup.

When going forward on the filters on FTDNA from oldest branch to new the majority is in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran etc but the second you click at Y2619 its absolutely nowhere its 0.1% of 99% all countries except Israel (even then only 14%)

I am probably the only Jamaican (beside family) with this Haplogroup.

I mention this BECAUSE of the Iranic link, what I find strange is that if it is a Haplogroup from ancient times... why was it borne only in Ashkenazi Levite descendants?

None in Sephardi or Mizrahi Jews, all my matches whether exact or even 3rd or 4th step are all Ashkenazi Jews not one Mizrahi or sephardi shows, nor do any arabs or anything else.

Implies its more recent yet the top end umbrella covers half of West Asia... just a thought.

All of that said... this is why im bringing this to the Indo-European sub-reddit. Thoughts ?

This is more of a curiosity question.

I was diagnosed with autism when I was 9, so this isnt really about autistic vs not.

What I want to know is how many other people autistic or not do what I do?

Basically when I was 8-9 ish there was a heatwave, my father brought some electric fans and so I slept with one of them on.

I used to suffer nightmares literally every night, it was my first peaceful sleep in well... as early as I could remember.

Now its been over a decade I still sleep with a fan full blast in my face every night 🤣

How common is this? Do many other autistic individuals do it too?

I cant believe I'm posting in a sub with this sort of name but my issue is genuine.

Idk whether to put this as Ask or Clothing

My dick doesn't seem that big to me, never recognised it as big but it measures 7.5-8 inches and like 5.5-6inch girth which i know is apparently big

However its also decently big when flaccid not huge but maybe 5 inches ish? Or 6 inches flaccid (hard to tell, I'm slightly overweight)

With this whenever I wear clothes it ALWAYS sticks out it's so annoying, it looks like I have an erection.

I didnt notice until I was 20-21(im only 22 now) I haven't been outside since covid so I have not been around people but I musta had a growth spurt post 18 idk.

I try to thus stuff the shit out of my dick but what I noticed is that crushes my balls, and I get aches very quickly.

Its almost as if my circulation gets cut idk, I also can't walk properly when I do that.

So I stopped doing it because I felt my balls would get tangled, but if I don't stuff my dick sticks out like it's erect.

What's the compromise ? Do I just stuff and take the pain or do I just really let it be but have the issues ?

I cant wear regular boxer/shorts anymore because of this really, too loose.

The only time it was brought up explicitly was my mom saying I needed to change my shorts cuz it was showing too much that was when I was 19 I think.

I'm quite insecure about it ONLY because I know how perverted men are perceived, but also not wanting to walk in the shops with my shit out.

(It tends to sway/swing etc)

Any tips?