"Can leftist stop defending #edophilia every week, pls?" r/hatethissmug argues about if p*dophiles should be executed for existing

"Can leftist stop defending #edophilia every week, pls?" r/hatethissmug argues about if p*dophiles should be executed for existing

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/hatethissmug/comments/1x27wsn/i_hate_how_quick_people_are_to_dehumanize/

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nazis and p*dophiles are not humans. when your whole identity revolves around the dehumanization of the marginalized, you lose your humanity in my eyes. a dead p#dophile does not reoffend, and the only good fascist is a very very dead fascist. >P*dophilia is mental illness, not the action of harming children >>that’s irrelevant. anyone who abuses a child should not be treated as a human. >>>So we can keep having sick and shunned people with no alternatives, nice. >>>>not what I said >>>>>I didn't say you said that. I'm saying that's the implication. >>>>>>only when you put words in my mouth. learn how to read what people are actually writing instead of pretending they’re saying something else.

Oh here we go, the p#do defense force is out again. >This is probably bait and I fell hook line and sinker but no one is saying p*dos should walk around free or whatever. Lock p#dophiles in jail, I think they all should be placed in prison for their lives, but they are still people, people who have certain human rights that should be respected. You cannot say that someone isn’t a human being because of something they did and that has to go for everything. I hate p#dophiles but I understand that Human rights are an all or nothing thing and I would prefer them to be all. >>P#dophiles do not deserve human rights. >>>Nazis think disabled sterile women like myself also don't deserve human rights. >>>>There's no way you think those are even close to comparable holy shit >>>>>Nothing stops anyone from moving the goal post to another demographic if killing people outside of immediate self defense is justified. It happens every day. >>>>>>Bro comparing a disabled sterile person to someone who violated the rights and agency of others is fuckin insane

Can leftist stop defending p*dophilia every week, pls? >P#dophiles ≠ Predators. >>Oh, big difference! Let the p#dophile goon to kids, as long as he doesn't r#pe them it's okay, let him enjoy the Cod Points. 🥹✌️ Yeah, no. >>>Whose ass did you pull this argument from because I sure didn’t say that 😭 >>>>P#dophiles goon to kids, idk what do you expect from them, if you don't put in prison/kill a p#dophile then it will keep gooning to l#licon or real kids pics, expecting a p#dophile to not be a p#dophile is dumb. >>>>>They can goon in prison too >>>>>>to their imagination, not actual content

I’d agree if you decided to defend literally anything else on planet earth But no. Of every conceivable choice, you picked p*dophiles for your point Not the brightest bulb in the shed that’s for sure >P#dophile ≠ predator. >>Where did I say that??? >>>It was implied, cause why else would defending people who suffer from pdophilia be a bad thing? >>>>Suffer from pdophilia??? Are you being for real right now?? And no I didn’t imply anything, I meant exactly what I said in reference to the post and picture OP posted…. I’m not gonna give you the time of day to argue about this, instead I’ll just let what you said, stay on the internet forever Fucking sick to treat p#dophiles like victims >>>>>Are you saying that people who have these horrible attractions aren’t suffering? Do you think it’s a good thing? Do you think anyone wants those attractions?? >>>>>>I’m not letting you attempt to twist anything I’ve said so I’m not gonna argue about this, everybody knows what you said and that’s fucking sick At a loss for words >>>>>>>How am I twisting anything? Your first line seemed disbelieving of the notion. What else was that line meant to convey? (27 more comments of these two arguing)

Lmao at putting racists in the same category as p#dophiles. I’m sure this will get downvoted but there is a major difference between doing unspeakable things to children and not liking someone because of their skin color. Frankly, if you have the balls to tell me you don’t like me because of my skin color, I at least know what kind of person you are, and respect you for being honest about it. Saves us both the hassle. I genuinely don’t understand the desire people have to force their way into someone’s life who doesn’t want them there, regardless of the reason. >"there is a major difference between doing unspeakable things to children and not liking someone because of their skin color." Yes: one leads to a few victims, and the other to systemic oppression and genocide. It's funny how easily you can frame things in a way that supports your position, isn't it? >>No, because even when you phrase it that way you still sound insane for saying it. I don’t care how you frame it, racists are not as bad as p#dophiles, until the racist reaches a point of harming children. Then they could be equal. Systemic oppression will never be as bad as rping a child. Frame it however you want, that’s the truth. >>>Redditors be like "this shit not as bad as a few kids being traumatised" WWII holocaust photo >>>>One person experiencing racism is not as bad as one child being r#ped. Ten thousand people experiencing racism would not be as bad as ten thousand children being r#ped. You are saying “ten thousand people experiencing racism is worse than one child being rped” which is not really the conversation anyone else is having. >>>>>You think racists were not rping children? And do you understand what happened in the picture your responded to? >>>>>>If a racist is rping children then they are also a p#dophile. Your person fits into both categories so they're irrelevant. The majority of racists are not p#dophiles.

Your argument is fucking stupid. There is an objective, invisible social contract of right and wrong and if you violate it you're done. Gone. You know it when you see it. It's not even easy to run afoul of it. It's not one of those grey areas where you have to steal to feed your kids or defend yourself. If something wearing human skin can't do the bare fucking minimum to act human it shouldn't be treated like one. It's that simple. >Lmao you're really that simple, amazing >>How many kids you r#pe? >>>Look at this fucking edgelord guys. >>>>Bro if you ask stupid questions, you get answers at your level >>>>>Brody don't worry you're already made a stupid point, course I was coming at you with stupidity bruh >>>>>>I know that's all you can bring to the table, you actually did great!

Never understood this mindset. I think it spits in the face of every single victim. >This! As a victim, nothing hurts more than when people wring their hands and go on about how the type of person who abused me and traumatized me is “still a human!”. I have a right to dehumanize and hate my abusers, and it’s like spitting in my face to cry about how they deserve rights too >>...but that's what human rights are. Everyone deserves them, by definition. If you don't believe in human rights, that's a whole thing, but you can't claim both. >>>unpopular opinion once you commit the most horrific crime possible towards children i don’t think you deserve human rights. but i don’t think it’s anyone’s privilege to take them away, apart from the victim of course. >>>>What do you think human rights even are? Like if you're defining them differently, I get that, but if you're saying human rights are irrevocable rights and revoking them, that's hypocrisy. No amount of crime or good or evil would take away that is two contradictory beliefs. >>>>>Human rights as in the rights someone deserves simply because they exist? I don’t see how my statement is contradictory. Some things are capable of making your value less than that of a human being. But no human being has the right to take away that value. Therefore, even if your crime is heinous, there is no tangible way to erase the rights you were born with. >>>>>>Yes. If a person has human rights, and you believe they don't deserve human rights due to their actions, you are arguing that a human may, through action, find themselves in a state where they have no human rights. This contradicts the definition because all humans must have some rights simply because they exist.

I swear, redditors want to be contrarian so bad, they'll muster up an argument against considering the lives of child abusers worthless. It's like a creepy psyop to make people feel awkward for even considering pedes deserve to have their ticket canceled. >the more we dehumanize sex offenders the easier it is to ignore the attitudes of everyday humans that enable and create sex offenders >>Except p#do usually means LGBT people and particularly trans people on these shirts. It’s a dog whistle. >>>So in order to combat the sentiment on this shirt, you have to unilaterally interpret it as meaning something else, use the phrase "dog whistle" to justify it as proven, and we all just have to accept that as an appropriate way to interact with the English language? >>>>See these kind of arguments are really dumb to me, like what's your point people that wear these shirts aren't frequently considering LGBT people all p#dophiles? It'd be really cool if in your experience that wasn't the case but for a lot of us it is people seeing LGBT and #edophile is synonyms is shockingly common. But it's because they don't like gays it's easier to just call them a p#dophiles to make it so that gays are easier to hate. There are reasons to have problems with something that aren't Shadow boxing, but God forbid you have to put more than 2 seconds of thought and do an idea. >>>>>I understand the mental gymnastics bigots will to. That doesn't encapsulate the entirety of people who feel this way about p#dophiles. It's just common sense. I'm not going to use the hidden agendas of homophobes to represent a pretty common sense take.

Some people are sub-human. The pieces of shit who knowingly inflict pain on other people, without remorse for their actions. I don’t care about their rights. >It's a slippery slope. If all you need to justify denying someone basic human rights is that they do something unforgivable/bad enough, you can find a reason to apply this to anyone. And you would have to accept that someone else's definition of "They're an awful subhuman being" is just as valid, which means you support Nazis too. >>If you believe everyone deserves warm hugs then does that not mean you, yourself support Nazi’s ? >>>The “idea” of something being harmful and something actually proven to be harmful are two totally different things. I do hate p#dophiles and I justify not wanting them to live because they sexually abuse children and partake in a network of trafficking by consuming media created for them. >>>>Nazis feel the same way about me. They too insist that the harm my existence causes is factual. >>>>>this whole argument implies that some time down the road society will agree that child molesting and r#ping is acceptable

I unironically agree with this! I can excuse murder but not p*dophila, abuse of children/animals, or purposeful torture. I’m deadass serious by the way. Not that I agree with murder but I find the previous offenses actually pure evil and they can never be excused in any way. Maybe i’m a fake activist then but no I don’t believe in human rights for scum. >Yeah idk why this meme is even a thing, not all crimes are the same? Petty theft shouldnt result in execution but sex crimes damn well should >>So who decides where the line is? The government? You? How do you guarantee someone is guilty before they're executed? The death penalty is a fucking stupid idea >>>I'm not saying that you're wrong, but inmates cost around 130 USD a day (in the US, I don't live there but whatever). You can obviously not let criminals go free but locking up an inmate consumes a ton of taxpayers money, but execution is also bad. No matter what you do, it sucks. >>>>Going through with the death penalty is significantly more expensive than locking someone up for life. It is a cruel, inhumane punishment and there is no reason for it other than public spectacle. >>>>>Thank you for telling me that. I genuinely didn't know, since I don't live in the US. But even in the most convenient world imaginable, where someone convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to several lifetimes in prison could be executed privately and at virtually no cost, I'd still think the whole situation sucks. My point was simply that dealing with criminals costs society money, and none of the available solutions are particularly pleasant. But I guess people are free to enjoy dealing with criminals and downvote me for thinking it sucks. >>>>>>Well your point was wrong and dumb, no need to act like a victim over it

u/CummingInTheNile — 5 days ago

"lol.. cry harder. Trump literally simping Russia because his idiotic Iran plan backfired. Art of the Deal indeed." R/conservative is not thrilled with Trump making a deal for Russian diesel

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/1x1uyzs/trump_strikes_russian_diesel_deal_to_tackle/

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Reagan is spinning in his grave. I’d rather pay more than give Russia our money. Embarrassing. >REAGAN LET IN MILLIONS OF IL LEGALS!!’

So what does this mean at the pump? Does Diesel drop from $6 to $5.89, or does it drop to $4? >*cries in california >>I have no sympathy for HCOL blue states. Alot of their high prices are of their own doing. Yea, it shouldnt be as high as it is but its made higher because of their Democrat politicians. >>>We didn’t all vote for that and not all of us can just up and move >>>>Anyone can up and move. It may take dedication or sacrifice, but anyone who says they can't move are not willing to move.

Fucking ridiculous. This is prob the most unimpressed I've been - and I've been pretty checked out lately. Russia is our lifelong enemy. Any move Russia makes is in opposition to us. If he thinks getting diesel prices lower by midterms via Russia of all places is gonna save us I think he's gonna be surprised at the disdain for this move. Just ugh EDIT - why are people from our sub coming to me in DMs? Just ask the questions here FFS. Like u/capsfansteelers whining in my DMs that I hate Trump and should leave the sub. 1) I do NOT hate him in the least, and 2) it's r/Conservative not r/Trump Holy fuck this website is going to shit >RUSSIA ISN'T OUR ENEMY! SORRY BUD >>Russia has killed more Americans than Iran in the last 20 years, and they already have nukes. They absolutely are the enemy. Wake up. >>>Iran literally blew up a bunker with 241 American soldiers in it, wtf? Beirut barracks bombing. Weird that you had to restrict it to 20 years lol. >>>>Ok, let's go back 40. I didn't want to go too far back as the further you go back the more in favour of the Russian caused deaths that occur because of the greater number of proxy wars being fought in Africa, and South + Central America. >>>>>If you’re gonna include proxy conflicts then we need to include Afghanistan where 30000 Soviet soldiers died. How is that even close? The fact is proxy conflicts don’t matter. You’re stretchi ng your argument to its limit

While I could see what your saying on a fringe NATO level I have to say They are rivaling us in fuel distro They are the closest thing to China we have in near peer They are still sabotaging us at every turn and harboring/giving asylum to all our traitors And last but absolutely not least THEY ARE IRANS BIGGEST ALLY AND GIVING THEM TARGETING DATA AND INFO oh and btw they are an aggressor to Ukraine who we have a lucrative mineral deal with and committing daily war crimes to our allies >You cannot prove Russia provided it when they are preoccupied with Ukraine and China has better capabilities than Russia. All those things you listed are minor and even non problems. We harbor Russian criminals, we pump out oil too, who cares? >>The main problem I have is their allied direct confrontation as well as their indefensible Ukraine offensive And they absolutely provided it wdym >>>China did.

Absolute betrayal. Well done, America, you finally caved to the commies. >No one cares about Ukraine any more lol sorry homie

I have strongly supported Trump policies for the first five of his years. Somehow he has fallen into the wilderness. I don’t support any deals with Russia/Putin for any reason at the moment. Though I support kicking Irans ass, I don’t support the current approach. Either ramp up the bombing or go home >GET THE DIESEL PRICES DOWN, NO ONE CARES ABOUT UKRAINE ANY MORE!!! >>Found Putin's Reddit account. >>>MUH RUSSIA COLLUSION!!!

How embarrassing. >If you're actually British, you have enough reasons to be embarrassed about your failing Island than anything we're doing State-side. >>lol.. cry harder. Trump literally simping Russia because his idiotic Iran plan backfired. Art of the Deal indeed. >>>I have a feeling you're entire view of failure and success in the Iran conflict is based off of gasoline prices. Even if you won't admit it. This whole thing has highlighted how fragile the world's energy supply chains are. Which I must be one of the few people on reddit who went from not really liking the Iran war to actually thinking it was in America's best interest. Because lord knows if Iran aver got a nuke, (and maybe in several cases if they didn't) all they have to do is start shooting rockets at ship's in the strait to have the same exact effect. Regardless of the U.S.'s presence or not. So the U.S. is slowly starting to restore it's domestic production capabilities. Unfortunately Britain and many other European countries I don't think have the strength to do the same. And so forever you'll be beholden to foreign influence just by virtue of them being able to threaten shutting off a big chunk of your energy. Yet again the United States being the "bad guy" and doing something that will ultimately benefit the Europeans, and somewhat dragging them kicking and screaming along for the ride. It might cost us the midterms over here and even though it's unpopular now, I think on the other side of this a lot of people will realize the virtue of the effort to decapitate the Iranian "Death Cult" Regime they've got going on over there.

Absolutely stupid. Leave Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz! >THE STRAITS OPEN BABY!!! STOP READING FAKE NEWS

If it delivers lower gas prices fine by me. We need relief for truckers and farmers.

NOW SHUT DOWN THE STARLINKS FUELING THE STRIKES IN RUSSIA! And Russia can stop bombing Kiev. And then this ridiculous war can end

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u/CummingInTheNile — 6 days ago

"I know this is r/anime so what I'm about to say might be unpopular, but honestly I think it's ok to not be open-minded about p*dophilia" r/anime has a normal conversation about Mushoku Tensei

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1wwwg6h/mushoku_tensei_is_so_good/

Context: Mushoku Tensei aka Jobless Reincarnation, is a very popular anime/manga/light novel about a p*edophile reincarnating in a fantasy world as a baby. The narrative follows his life as he grow up into a young adult.

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I am a dude and consider myself very open minded, but this anime is disgusting man. >Maybe you’re not as open-minded as you thought >>I know this is r/anime so what I'm about to say might be unpopular, but honestly I think it's ok to not be open-minded about pdophilia >>>So people enjoying mushoku no tensei means they are open minded for pdophilia is that where you're going with this 😅, or what do you mean exactly? >>>>Means you have 0 respect for girl/women as people imo. Liking wish-fulfillment fantasies that involve harems, sexual harassment, perving on girls, is a big flag of being a loser >>>>>So everyone who has watched it in this thread and talking about it(those who have seen it) 'has 0 respect for girl/women as people in your opinion Liking wish-fulfillment fantasies that involve harems, sexual harassment, perving on girls, they are a big red flag and a loser' I got that correct? >>>>>>Watching is one thing, liking and defending is another. I admit to have a bit more respects for people who at least recognize that the author is a sick pervert and Rudeus is also. I have more respect for people who drop it. But yes, people who call it the best anime ever are big losers that I wouldn’t want to interact with in real life. (30 more comments of these two arguing)

"First of all, yes I know that a LOT of people are turned off from MT, because of some questionable stuff" Grooming and p*dophilia are a little bit worse than “questionable”. Shit like this is why anime fans have a reputation, often times it’s well deserved. >there is no Grooming and p*dophilia you are inventing that in your head b/c someone on twitter told you too. >>In the anime he did not. edit: dunno why I'm getting downvoted for literally telling the truth. >>>Is it a thing where it was in the LN but not the anime? >>>>it was never in the light novel, its in the web novel which is non canon. >>>>>It's in redundancy >>>>>>which is its own separate can of worms >>>>>>>Is redundancy not cannon? >>>>>>>>never said it wasnt but its in a whole a different volume than the standard light novels and in redundancy its said he does it to a picture of her in a bikini not a webcam he installed

"Some questionable stuff" meaning glorified p*dophilia and child grooming. >I have a question that seems unrelated but is actually connected. Did you enjoy the first phase of mcu movies? So everything up to endgame? >>Not particularly. Iron Man was decent. >>>So glorifying war profiteering is okay? >>>>Half the point of the movie is that he restructured his company to give up on war profiteering my dude. >>>>>The movie is literally funded by the us military to glorify war and war profiteering >>>>>>And? Why are we comparing this to p*dophilia? >>>>>>>Because its just as relevant to MT

"Questionable stuff" is an understatement for sure. As a woman it was rough watching the first part of season 1 because it gave me the creeps. Since I was watching with guy friends I powered thru and came to enjoy the show more the less creepy Rudeus got. The world and character building are amazing. The animation is crisp. And story is taking turns I didn't expect. >As a guy who read the original LN when it was being written and is watching the anime right now and thinks it's a great fantasy series - what do you mean when he gets less creepy? Rudeus never gets less creepy the man's a born creep through and through His love interests just age out of it being pdophilia his actual behavior never uncreepifies at all, you just get used to it and stick around for the story and the worldbuilding >>"His love interests just age out of it being pdophilia his actual behavior never uncreepifies at all," "I want to have sex with my wives" vs "I want to _______ a 10 year old" is, in fact, a HUGE decrease in creepy. When's the last time he did something reprehensibly creepy in the anime? >>>"I want to have sex with my wives two of whom I groomed from childhood" Those relationships don't stop being gross because they get older. >>>>How did he "groom" Roxy when she is A: older than him and B: served as his tutor, then left when he learned everything she had to teach, and only reunited later? >>>>>I didn't say anything about Roxy. >>>>>>Weren't Slyphy and Eris his childhood friends? Is it weird to marry your childhood friends? >>>>>>>When you are a grown man and they were children, and you developed feelings for them when they were children, and hooked up with them when they were children, yes, it's weird. Weird is putting it very lightly.

Even ignoring all the p*dophilic stuff ... they buy a slave dude >and yet if you think about it for 2 seconds there is no moral failure in their buying and treatment of julie (a child slave bought by the MC). quite the opposite in fact. >>"my child slave is actually happy, trust" >>>you’re so right, she would have been better off dying in a cage in the slave market than essentially being adopted to live a normal life. >>>>those are definitely the only two options the writer had available to him. you are very smart. >>>>>enlighten me then, what about the julie plotline is bad writing? edit: or makes it a moral failure on rudeus’ part?

Truly one of the best stories ever told in anime/manga/LN. The writing gives breathing space for the characters to exist in the setting that was created, in a very organic way. Everything that is happening feels as natural progression of the world. Only One Piece for me has its world progress in a similar manner. Many anime fans are unfortunately immature and cannot accept the fact that you don't have to project yourself to the cast of any show. There are so many shows out there that people murder others, sell other people, do or sell drugs, and many other hideous things. I didnt see people criticizing Breaking Bad about focusing on creating and selling narcotics to broken and vulnerable people. It is amazing that you need a tv show to tell you whats good and bad. These people just come off as pretentious for me. >Because Breaking Bad doesn’t paint its lead as a hero. It’s literally about how he becomes a villain and dies. Rudeus is not a villain lol, he’s treated as a hero and ultimately gets a heroes ending. What a cool dude, the grooming pdophile. How inspiring. Jesus Christ. Best story ever? lol >>everything you just said was wrong, hes not treated as the hero in fact the real hero literally kills him in the first season of the show. and he never even in the dark timeline dates or has relations with anyone whos physically younger than him, people make the claim his "mental age" is what matters which is just dumb. tanya degurechaff is a grown ass man in a little girls body does mental age still matter? >>>The fact that you have to add “physical” already puts you on the losing side. He’s an adult pdophile in a kids body who gets to sexually lust after children because he’s “technically a child cause other people don’t know”. A good well written story would have explored that and how he doesn’t give in to his desires and uses a fresh start to become a better person. Not sexually assaulting children and grooming them. Also Rudeus doesn’t get a good ending…? How is married to three women he lusted after the entire time, after saving the world and dying an old hero not a good ending? >>>>if rudy is a pdf why in the dark timeline did he only go after adult women? why not build a harem of loli sex slaves with all of this great power and wealth? if hes such a pdf explain why. he is physically a child in the first episode it even says he has the mind of a child b/c he can learn things faster, why does he never date anyone younger than him physically? brain of a child, body of a child and memories of a past life = can never date anyone your own age untill you are 18. or is roxy ok when he was a child? where this line you are drawing here? yes he gets a good ending, after he literally gets a bad ending and has to kill himself to save himself from it >>>>>Because the author can’t write a good story? If he’s not a pdo explain to me why multiple retellings of his past life in different forms have him jerking off to photos of his underage niece or loliporn? He also specifically has the memories of his previous life. He does not have the mind of a child, he has a physically healthier mind which means he can learn new things faster. He’s very much an adult person in a child’s body. That’s the entire reason you keep having to use physically all the time. Like cmon dude. He’s an adult man that wants to fuck a child and tries to groom her and rpe her.

TIL p*dophile tendencies by the MC is only considered questionable >"questionable" is when you filme your underaged Nice on the showed then jerk off to It. Literal pdophile jerking of to literal CP and people Will call his actions "questionable". >>That’s not in the anime, so why do people keep bringing that up in anime discussions? >>>Because it is in the manga. It is the author’s intent for the character. Though it isn’t shown in the anime, that is the MC. >>>>The manga is not the source material >>>>>Yeah its in the LN for sure, which is the source material. >>>>>>the LN volume 1 changes it to lli stuff, only the web novel (basically drafts) has the niece stuff >>>>>>>Not true, the LN explicitly confirms (and retcons the WN, you could say) that Rudeus stole his brother’s camera to jerk off to pictures of his underage niece in a bathing suit (Redundancy Vol 3, canon to main series)

Yeah fr. I keep seeing praise for the show but bro. I heard the series literally had a so-called erectile dysfunction arc. In the context of some old dude being in a kids body its a huge turn off and impossible to look past for me. Never watched it but wonder if the production value is what people fall for >Bro judges show that he never watched it smh. Western ENGLISH fans are so finished smh. Fell for stupid woke propaganda everywhere >>I just got no interest in an Mc like that. Crazy to glorify it. Anime community has always been weird and I say that as a fan for 20+ years. >>>"crazy to glorify it" Bro thinks every single one of over 8 billion population in the world has to be the same as him. Such a cutie Time to find a job and touch some grass >>>>I do actually think all 8 billion shouldn't be p*dophilic, yeah. Tho I know thats unfortunately not the case. Crazy hill to die on bro good luck arguing that one irl >>>>>And I do think none of the 8 billion is on isekai trip to a fictional fantasy world either. How delusional this is 🤣🤣

Griffith is a lot worse than Rudeus, but I'm pretty sure People like him more as a character than Rudeus, or maybe I'm wrong. Either way Berserk and MT are goats, and both Griffith and Rudeus are greatly written characters >Griffith is the villain tho. And nobody defends his behavior >>Nobody defends Rudeus or Griffiths behavior, still good characters. >>>I mean, it's all over this thread. For most people, p*dophilia is not a redeemable quality. Even if Rudeus 'grows' , it's still going to hang over the entire show. He's your protagonist ! And he's written as a heroic one. That's gonna put people off >>>>Neither is murder but we have people that Stan characters that do it and think they’re worth supporting. A character can be well written and make your stomach churn, both things can be true.

So you want to tell me the story needs all the p*do, sexual abuse etc. to be good ? and its okay for people to defend Rudeus for it ? Weird argumentation there buddy maybe you ought the one to touch some grass. Also are you the arbiter of reddit or why do you want to dictate what I can and cant do and diagnose me because you cant fathom someone dislikes the thing you so desperately seem to idolize Always creeps me out how people defend rudeus and the tones of this anime yikes. >Do you like game of thrones, american horror story, pretty little liars, the handmaids tale, mad men, Lolita, bojack horseman, juno, gosip girl etc...? I find it weird people go so hard into this show, but dismiss other shows with the exact same levels of complications. There is tons of media with these themes. There isn't anything new here. There are so many shows that dismiss cheating, r*pe, incest, and grooming. I guess i don't understand why this specific show is where people have drawn the line. Edit: add twilight and True blood to the list. Some clear grooming. >>Do you think that enjoying a show that involves awful actions presented in a negative light is the same as defending a paedophilic character that is glorified and rewarded for their behaviour? Genuine question, because it would be absolutely baffling to compare these two pieces of media in any meaningful way when you're coming from the position of Rudeus being a good main character. Game of Thrones fans aren't burrowing out of the woodwork to shout at everyone that Cersei has done no wrong, and actually it would be fine if she fucked some kids. Edit: Never mind, no point arguing with someone who goes back and edits their comments to an unrecognisable degree. Previously he compared MT exclusively to Game of Thrones and didn't mention themes or dismissal of negative actions - the discussion is on Rudeus as a character. Not worth the effort to keep up with someone who swaps out their opinions every 5 minutes. >>>I literally don't see a single comment here claiming Rudeus is perfect. What are you talking about? A very clear strawman argument. I think it's baffling you're defending Cersei. You must want to fuck your sibling huh? ...Oh wow, it's super easy to just spout bullshit! I also mentioned like 5+ shows, and it's not like that is the definitive list. Way to completely miss the point. Complicated characters are everywhere. If you don't like Rudeus whatever, but acting like this is some unforgivable thing never before seen is just so fucking dumb. >>>>"good main character" equals "perfect"? Yup, clearly "super easy to spout bullshit." I'd honestly be sad if this isn't generic AI ragebait. >>>>>Lol it would be convient if i was AI. I'm literally responding to your position. Way to ignore the rest of my arugement because that's inconvenient. For example (as mentioned elsewhere here), True Blood and Twilight are both grooming. Where's your pitchfork for those? Teenage girls are literally obessed with those, and there's far more of an audience then MT. I just went with the default username. That doesn't make me AI. >>>>>>To respond to my position, it would have to actually reference my position. You're responding to your own made-up arguments. >>>>>>>Wow classic ai.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 6 days ago

"So very pro-life of you." Conservatives flock to r/NewThread to defend Sec Def Hegseth declaring the Fort Hood shooter execution by firing squad will be public

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsThread/comments/1x11q1h/pete_hegseth_vows_to_make_first_firing_squad/

Context: R/Newsthread is one of the slew of "alternative" new subreddits

The Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Hasan, a former US Army major, executed a mass shooting at Fort Hood on Nov 5, 2009, killing 13 and wounding 32 others.

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So very pro-life of you. >He took 13 lives and injured 35 more. I think i’m allowed to celebrate his death. >>Trump caused millions of excess COVID deaths, through his insane policies. Are you going to celebrate his death? >>>Anthony fauchi was responsible for covid, didnt you guys pardon him and let him plead the 5th until he got away scot free? >>>>"plead the 5th" ...in a Republican-controlled courtroom, r*tard? Cope and seethe, snowflake. >>>>>It was controlled from day 1. What's your point? I'm against genocidal crimes against humanity and he was in fact the one who did the gain of function research after being denied multiple times in America, thats why the lab was moved to wuhan but don't wanna mention any of that no? >>>>>>Trump was a never ending line of lies and stupidity. The only good thing he did was getting the vaccine to the public quickly >>>>>>>Trump didn't do gain of function research, fauchi did and every country had very strict terms before being given the covid shots - one being a 80 year clause where you cannot sue them for covid no matter what

That's awesome >Why >>Why not? >>>Because getting pleasure out of observing live death is ghoulish and the government shouldn't facilitate morbid voyeurism for weirdos like a second rate LiveLeak making their own content. >>>>Don’t be so dramatic people have been killing each other for entertainment for thousands of years. Realistically speaking the amount of time we haven’t had stuff like this is way shorter than the amount of time we’ve had it. >>>>>That reasoning doesn’t make it right/evolved/socially/politically/or otherwise acceptable.

Veterans should get the help that they need except you >Ok, but what if he was a nonwhite former illegal immigrant trans veteran? >>You mean a snowflakes boogeyman? >>>I mean someone who checks all the marginalized boxes but disagrees with you. >>>>Ill try to help them before the guys they are supporting send me and them to a random country i guess. >>>>>Heck yeah. Because they check the marginalized boxes. >>>>>>Do you think you're doing something clever right now?

Can't wait to see how they botch this one. >I hope he suffers worse than his 50 victims. >>And what about the innocent that they (us military) inflict pain and death on? What about those people. >>>Stop with all the whatabouts. Good lord i can’t believe everyone is sympathizing with an actual terrorist. >>>>They sympathized with the woman who killed her children, they sympathized with the woman whose execution was botched without even considering the irony of it after what she had done to that poor girl she killed. They’ll sympathize with anyone who isn’t considered a part of the mainstream world they think exists. Anyone who is a criminal is innocent (unless they go against the common narrative). Women are to be believed and are innocent or were forced to commit horrible crimes. Islamic terrorists are just reacting to western imperialism! Every black male shot and killed by police were unarmed and/or cooperative and not a threat. Notice how we haven’t heard about a single mass shooting or “innocent black male” shot by police unjustly in months and in the latter case, i would argue years! They just regurgitate this week’s line. Today, it’s botched executions and the Cornell case. Tomorrow, it’ll be something else. >>>>>Don’t forget the celebrations of charlie kirk. The hypocrisy of the “tolerant left” is astounding. >>>>>>They did it with that, body shaming people, slight tinges of racial rhetoric (see the various black dedicated subs), it’s endless contradictions. It’s very boring.

Wonder if the same punishment will be applied for the person who gave the go-ahead to bomb a school full of Iranian children? >So Claude? >>Firstly, the AI excuse is bullshit. Secondly, Claude was banned at the time, so ChatGPT >>>So Sam Altman in front of a firing squad? >>>>Don’t tempt me with a good time

Sounds great until you actually see it. Civilized countries don’t do that for a reason. >Also, it's not great for the firing squad, either. Already weak morale about to get another boost to the gutter. >>Even the nazi death squads couldnt handle it mentally. They give some of the people in firing squads blanks so they cannot definitely says who killed them, so people can cope with killing a person >>>Wow really!?! That’s wild!!! Almost like the “nazis” were human beings and most human beings don’t like killing, regardless of indoctrination and brainwashing. Crazy, right? >>>>Suspicious quotes there lol Of course they were human beings. The problem is they bought into an ideology that deep down isn't real and they don't believe, yet they decided to keep acting accordingly anyways. Reminds of that reddit story where the guy spent too much time on porn and picked up a scat fetish. He finally hired a prostitute to help him and he was so excited to finally live out his fantasy and when she did it, the reality literally hit him in the face. Because it was just that, a fantasy. >>>>>Yeah, I am aware of this. The only thing I was pointing out is that it makes me roll my eyes when people say “even the nazis thought this was bad” or “even the nazis didn’t do this” as if they are some monolithic, alien race outside of homo sapien thoughts, actions and feelings. it’s idiotic. >>>>>>Just say you like Nazis bro >>>>>>>I can’t like something that doesn’t exist

Disgusting comment >Your toxic empathy is what is disgusting >>"Toxic empathy" Oh shut up. >>>Grow a set.gif >>>>I mean, you're the one crying over how others feel, sounds pretty soft.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 6 days ago

"The guy is a damn Judas" r/newthread has many slapfights over an individual infiltrating the Oathkeeper and leaking 100 GB of internal data

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsThread/comments/1wtlxtc/farright_militias_were_infiltrated_by_a_mole_who/

Context: r/Newsthread is one of the thousands of alternative new subreddits. The Oathkeepers are a far right militia who participated in January 6th.

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The guy is a damn Judas >It’s spelled “p-a-t-r-i-o-t” hope this helps >>It's spelled n-a-r-c >>>I wonder if you’d say the same if it was a far left organization. >>>>Anyone who claims to be far anything is a tool >>>>>"the guys who think we should have universal housing rights and medical coverage for all are the same as the pedophiles whose entire reason for living is to hurt people and rape things to death" image >>>>>>Hate to break it to ya, but Democrats are in the Epstein files too. Nobody is innocent. And all that shit you claim they want to do or change is just polarizing topic manipulation. Stop falling for the red/blue pill and actually look at what is going on. >>>>>>>Buddy if you think the democrats in power are anywhere even remotely close to “far left,” then I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

How is this non-political? >How is it political to want violent criminals out of society? >>Because said violence is political. It's literally a far right militia in a far right country, how is it not political? >>>If you consider Nazism to be a part of the political discussion, then you’re the problem. >>>>Acknowledging it exists as part of the political environment doesnt mean you agree with it... jesus christ.... >>>>>It’s not a part of the discussion. End of discussion. Nazis don’t have a place in our world >>>>>>Yeah no shit, but knowing that they exist doesn't mean you support them or are one... >>>>>>>Including them in the discussion ≠ acknowledging their existence. Hope this helps 💋

were they able to leak the BBQ recipe from the shooting range outing from last week?? >I thought it was funny, but boy people sure are hateful on here >>Where’s that hatred of which you speak, exactly? Surely you don’t consider downvotes to be “hate.” Because they’re meaningless. >>>Dude I count down voted by bots and dumb tools as a badge of honor since I am telling the truth, facts. >>>>Kinda sad to care about fake Internet points in either direction, really. But, sure. You do you. I'm guessing reddit is the only place you can even try to feel superior to another. >>>>>Social credit to create a hive mind echo chamber lol dork are gonna dork.. humm I own tech communities on other platforms. I used to mod and admin for tech on a Google platform but took myself and people with me when to a more obscure platform. >>>>>>Nobody believes you. No one with a fulfilling life acts like you. What a sad life, having to lie to a reddit troll just to feel good about yourself. Did it work?

Famously non hateful group, the nazis >Conflating gun owners with Nazis for Bloomberg gun grab astroturfing for billionaires who want a unarmed population, so much easier to win that way lol dorks on Reddit. >>The r*pist p#dophile that conservatives worship is literally a billionaire that wants a stupid, hungry, and sick population. He tricked so many idiots because he loves the poorly educated. >>>What about Hakeem and Schumer and others in camp Dem. Maybe they should quit and try to hide💯 All the dictators, Epstein class wants to keep people North Korea poor. Also crypto fascism is bad because it firewalls against popular up rising.AI pre crime just lets the Epstein class pick their victims and manufature evidence with deep fakes. >>>>“Popular uprising”? How many times have you read(and possibly masturbated to) the turner diaries (1978 Neo Nazi propaganda book about a civil war/race war which ends with Neo Nazis winning)?

Reads like reddit fanfiction because it is >Sure bud. >>*Sure bot 2 yo account & 10k contributions. That’s a LOT in a relatively short amount of time. You’d more or less have to be on Reddit most of the day/night. Kind of like a bot. >>>I think you need to check your math there bud. 10k contributions, almost entirely comments. 10k comments divided by 730 days is.. 13 comments per day. Not exactly bot levels of activity. That's not even a power user, pretty average I'd say. >>>>13 comments a day is faaaarrr above average lmao Edit: i’ve awoken a trove of reddit users that are upset that they comment more than the average person, interesting… >>>>>I just did 3 in the span of 30 seconds >>>>>>Good for you lol >>>>>>>Lol dont be mad

He uncovered shocking details like: They were practicing coordinated tactical ambushes with semi-automatic weapons. OMG HUGE SCANDAL >It’s literally against every single state law, to do paramilitary training, of THAT nature. It’s a felony. >>No it isn't >>>Here is one for the state of Washington (and every other state): https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2020/09/Washington.pdf Bite me. >>>>"prohibit private, unauthorized militias and military units from engaging in activities reserved for the state militia, including law enforcement activities. " Luckily they weren't engaging in law enforcement activities, you bootlicking tyrant >>>>>Calling someone else a "bootlicking tyrant"...oh the irony... >>>>>>Explain why it's ironic. >>>>>>>If you don't know what that term means then why are you throwing soundbites around like that without knowing what you're saying? Were you given talking points by someone else? Just your posts in this thread alone show you as a classic bootlicker so either you're trolling or you're being someone else's tool.

Based >Al Qaeda. Edit: Al-Qaeda translates from Arabic to mean "the base" >>The term is Y’All Qaeda >>>Al Qaeda means the base in Arabic (it was the name of the database the US kept of their Mujahideen allies) so the person was making a joke based on the based comment of the top level commenter. >>>>Yeah I actually did get the reference but I’ve always enjoyed comparing these militia freaks to their Islamic counterparts.

Easy to infiltrate. Regular people can pretend to be far right but the far right can’t pretend to be regular people. >Oh yeah? What's the most far right thing you can think to say? If you're not convincing, then I'll know you really are far right because any normal person could do this with ease. >>I think it's time for a progrom to clean up the undesirables in America. >>>We are losing our culture and its not going to get any better until the left is dealt with as well. Getting rid of the undesirables is just treating the symptoms, not the cause. how'd I do? >>>>You almost got handed a red hat, be careful! >>>>>THE TRANSESES ARE GIVING SEX CHANGES TO SCHOOL KIDS DRESSED AS FURRIES POOPING IN LITTER BOXES FEEDING CATS AND DOGS TO HAITIANS STEALING JOBS AND BRINGING THEM TO CHINA WHO ENGINEERED THE COVID VIRUS TO TURN OUR YOUNG MEN STERILE ENOUGH TO HAVE A MALE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC CAUSED BY MARXIST COMMUNIST SOCIALIST FEMINISTS USING LATE-TERM ABORTIONS AS REGULAR BIRTH CONTROL WHILE LETTING IN CARAVANS OF ILLEGALS COMING HERE TO PUMP OUT ANCHOR BABIES TAKING AMERICANS’ JOBS AND INTRODUCING SHARIAH LAW AS PART OF THEIR ATHEIST AGENDA TO TURN YOUR KIDS TRANS AT SCHOOL DRESSED AS FURRIES POOPING IN LITTER BOXES FEEDING CATS AND DOGS TO HAITIANS STEALING JOBS AND BRINGING THEM TO CHINA WHO ENGINEERED THE COVID VIRUS TO TURN OUR YOUNG MEN STERILE ENOUGH TO HAVE A MALE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC CAUSED BY MARXIST COMMUNIST SOCIALIST FEMINISTS USING LATE-TERM ABORTIONS AS REGULAR BIRTH CONTROL WHILE LETTING IN CARAVANS OF ILLEGALS COMING HERE TO PUMP OUT ANCHOR BABIES TAKING AMERICANS’ JOBS AND INTRODUCING SHARIAH LAW AS PART OF THEIR ATHEIST AGENDA TO TURN YOUR KIDS TRANS AT SCHOOL DRESSED AS FURRIES POOPING IN LITTER BOXES FEEDING CATS AND DOGS TO HAITIANS STEALING JOBS AND BRINGING THEM TO CHINA WHO ENGINEERED THE COVID VIRUS TO TURN OUR YOUNG MEN STERILE ENOUGH TO HAVE A MALE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC CAUSED BY MARXIST COMMUNIST SOCIALIST FEMINISTS USING LATE-TERM ABORTIONS AS REGULAR BIRTH CONTROL WHILE LETTING IN CARAVANS OF ILLEGALS COMING HERE TO PUMP OUT ANCHOR BABIES TAKING AMERICANS’ JOBS AND INTRODUCING SHARIAH LAW AS PART OF THEIR ATHEIST AGENDA TO TURN YOUR KIDS TRANS AT SCHOOL — 😵‍💫🥴🤢🤮 Sorry… I got sick from spinning around the circular MAGA logic

People need to read the article. The fascists are preparing for civil war, are you? >The fascists always lose. Every single time. >>Cool, but they don't lose because we type things out on reddit, they lose when they get buried. And so we need to start organizing to do that >>>Tbh I’m not worried about the gravy seals. >>>>You should be worried. Not scared, but concerned. A dumbass with a gun can be almost as dangerous as a competent person, especially if they get the jump on you. King Richard I was killed by a young boy and his crossbow. What I’m saying is that the fascists already consider us to be in a civil war, and are training as such. Never underestimate your enemy >>>>>They’re doing everything but reading. That is their kryptonite. >>>>>>Might be so, but we’re doing too much reading. Anyone ever think this is what institutions put out to sow division? I hear this a lot but I don’t see this happening in my hick town. More of Trumps base are waking up to the fact that Trump has been part of the “Swamp” this whole time, and he’s no different than other politicians enriching themselves. Maybe they want people to see one other as the cause for our problems rather than the state itself. And the state is not just the government - it is the institutions that regulate, enforce, enslave through debt, and all the rich assholes that pull the strings in tandem with the state.

u/CummingInTheNile — 12 days ago

"yes let's perma ban everyone we don't like! very freedum, much morality" r/classicwow has a slapfight over a discussion about how to avoid Asmongold, disciple of Nurgle, and his clan in WOW Forever

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/classicwow/comments/1wpyxix/well_horde_it_is/

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OlympusMute addon will be your friend (an addon that lets you filter out certain word/phrases in chat) https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/olympusmute >This was written entirely by AI by the way >>Ends justifies the means in this one >>>0 principles found in these replies lmao >>>>Principles don’t apply to Olympus. >>>>>sure mate, whatever helps you sleep at night >>>>>>After what they’ve done? And are doing? Absolutely not. I’d be happier if everyone in that guild were permanently banned after the shit they’ve been doing to players. >>>>>>>yes let's perma ban everyone we don't like! very freedum, much morality

Thank god he doesn't exist in EU realms so we can play Alliance in peace. >I can't fucking wait to get back on EU realms. The racism and just general toxicity from all the Asmon fans is disgusting. >>Well I mean I had someone in german promote our far right party in the beta chat and dumping racist stuff too. It's not necessarily better with just EU. >>>The AFD is hardly "far right" >>>>Yeah full on NSDAP is the btter term >>>>>Their policies are basic liberal policies and the head of the AFD is a lesbian with a Sri Lankan partner. Do you know how ridiculous you sound? >>>>>>Authoritarian social policies and separating refugees from everyone else? Yeah totally liberal They're hyper-nationalist

Hasn’t he gone to the deep end of politics to lately. Never watched or keep up with him but he’s following is so big it eventually trickles down to me I guess >Pretty sure he advocated for killing migrant children and he still has all those people following him. Sad representation of the American people rn >>1/3 of Gen Z has been killed by their mothers before they even got a chance to experience the world. I don't see why you find him saying that to be so provocative when a good third of the younger women you encounter has actually killed. It's so weird to me.... You've killed so many animals in your life, ever wonder where that meat comes from? Yet you draw your morality at humans even though animals can think, some even reason, and they certainly feel pain. Just accept your no better then the rest of us assholes, asshole. >>>LMAO equating abortion with what he said. You really are sick in the brain. Get some mental help >>>>I see, care to elaborate? >>>>>No matter your stance on abortion, they are not equivalent. Not even remotely. >>>>>>Then what specific moral principle makes them non-equivalent, rather than simply asserting that they are?

Yes he is absolutely insane now. >literally watched him yesterday for the first time for more than 2 minutes due to all the talking about Olympus. Some chatter made a joke that women ingame don't wear Tabards, they wear Aprons. He quoted it, laughed and called it a good one and that he has to remember that one. Whole chat went OMEGALUL. like is this satire? is he playing a role at this point and ragebaiting? hard to believe he and his chat are such stereotype inc*ls >>It’s a joke…. The entire point of jokes is not to take them seriously >>>I really thought we moved past the women = kitchen jokes. not in asmons world and chat I guess (hence the stereotype incel) >>>>People who don’t takes jokes seriously don’t move past them, they enjoy them because they know they’re not serious >>>>>Yes but humor like this is considered juvenile and most people grow out of finding it funny after a certain age >>>>>>Most people do not grow out of knowing that jokes aren’t serious >>>>>>>That's not what I said.

Was it a joke when he claimed that people who where caught crossing the border illegally should be killed on the spot, including any children that where brought along? >No, he said he was serious about shooting an invading force of people >>Oh so the children are invaders according to him then? You think that justifies the murder of innocent children? >>>so you're saying... .gif >>>>Well he did mention kids himself, and that they should be targeted as well. >>>>>Whats your point.gif >>>>>>You think thats okey?

Oh, another whiney person with no life. I think you’re the first of the day? Congrats! Edit: The dislikes are okay. In this world, it is both possible to be annoyed at redundant, low effort posts while also not supporting a certain individual. I’m a living, breathing example <3 >/gquit dude. It’s not worth it. >>Have nothing to do with that or him- just tired of the incessant whining Also.. WHEN I play (not playing Beta, soooo?) I will be horde? A non-issue beyond hearing you all cry about a human playing a game >>>You think Asmontroll is human? >>>>Don’t give it that much thought beyond being tired of these same recycled bitching sessions daily now You all give that loser too much attention. The more you ignore it, the less the name runs its course. You all are feeding the loser just as much as the losers spamming chats- that’s what you all don’t seem to get >>>>>Nah fam, we ain’t the same lmao >>>>>>Thinking it’s acceptable to call another human “subhuman species” is you quite literally being the same- just different side of the coin, friend Want to be very, very clear. Not defending ANYONE.. but both values seem to be missing. His and yours- thinking you are better-than is in and of itself an issue- but you will never accept that, and that’s okay Have a wonderful day <3 I hope it’s a great Friday for you!

I don't understand why he is popular. He is an ugly beta troll. I do however have deep respect for streamers like xaryu who you can tell is a genuinely kind person. >People like you are why he's popular. He says things specifically to trigger people which he isn't really serious about but he took the "There's no such thing as bad publicity" and monetized it. Every time he gets banned he makes so much more money when he comes back. People who actually watch him know it's a shtick so it just makes all the criticism all the more funny. I'm not going to say I agree with all of his takes but hes way more interesting and fun to watch than most of the other streamers I've seen out there. >>Ironic, he opens his comment with "People like you are why he's popular." and then admits to watching asmonbald. no homie, People like you are why he's popular. >>>The irony of your ironic statement is that I don't even watch him, someone in my house does lol >>>>you came back an hour later and dropped the double comment this really hurt your feelings huh >>>>>I was at work because I have a life. I check my notifications when I can >>>>>>There wouldnt have been a notification, you replied to my comment wich would have given you a notification, and then an hour later you went back and replied to my comment again. Nice try tho :D

I just agree with a lot of the things he says. He has bad takes, but 80% of it I agree with Inb4 "inc*l chud" - happily married with a kid on the way. Wife also agrees with the things he says. I hate to break it to you guys, but people don't share the same worldviews as you and that's okay. >Takes a crappy person to ignore the crsppy things people say >>I don't know you so I can't say you're a crappy person or not. >>>I think it makes you a crappy person to support someone who says: Palestinians are an inferior culture and terrible people who he doesnt feel sorry for. Said America was "white peoples land" That thanks to AI women can go back to being mothers and prostitutes, the things they do best. And many many more shitty, horrible things. I know im not a crappy person, and I know you are. >>>>If you can send me videos of him saying these things I'd be happy to take a look at it and form my own opinion >>>>>LOL. Says he is an asmon fan but doesn't know about one of the biggest streaming controversies in the last few years?? Throw it in google bud, im not having that shitstained loser in my internet history lol. >>>>>>Well thanks for trying. Have a good one >>>>>>>Trying? Buddy all im here to do is call you out as a loser lol. Have fun bagging groceries at Walmart.

Xaryu is tryna get ice block baseline >You dumb? We are speaking about irl things not his in game wants. >>Uh hello are you blind? You can’t be whole some saying “I want iceblock baseline” then saying “no don’t give rogues shadow step that’s leading back to retail” that not whole some in the slightest, he wants his class to be op not other classes get buffs, you need to learn to see these red flags brother, are you “dumb“ >>>[removed] >>>>Shadow step isn’t that op either, doesn’t matter for pve, you don’t have to go frost you literally have pom pyro

I think the death of his parents fucked him up pretty good. He lost his mom and dad within a couple of years of each other, and I think the death of his mother in particular sent him in a worse direction. >Didn't he just actively enable his moms death? IIRC she had a drinking problem and he just did nothing to stop her from drinking. >>You say it like it's so easy. There is nothing you can do short of getting them admitted to in-patient program to help if they don't actually want to stop. Obviously you've never dealt with a close loved one having a true dependency on alcohol or you wouldn't say something so insensitive. >>>Grandmother drank herself to death, uncle drank himself to death, close friend of the family whom I looked up to drank himself to death. Had I been older, I would've admitted them to an in-patient program without batting an eye. Do you know why? Because even if they hate me, even if they choose to never talk to me again, they would still be around to do so. >>>>Definitely a brain dead take. You say he actively enabled his mother's death, and then you talk about how you "enabled" three other people in your life to drink themselves to death? You don't see the parallel? Coming from someone who works in an ICU for liver transplant patients, you aren't going to change anyone's mind about drinking. It is absolutely their own decision to change their lifestyle and get better. You can only be their to support them on their decision. This is coming from someone who lost his father to alcohol at 25 years old. In hindsight, I could've done more before it was too late, but ultimately what happened was his decision.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 19 days ago

"they are all foreigners fuck them" Some users in r/europe are not thrilled with the German far left/tankie party Die Linke winning Berlin elections

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1wlowxz/the_left_conquers_the_young_people_of_berlin_die/

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Weimarer Republik 2.0? >First and foremost, it's the result of a complete failure of the education system. The fact that so many people can be convinced by brain dead ideas on the far left and far right is unfathomable. >>„affordable housing“ what an extremist left position… >>>You're making my point for me. "Slogan good! Party good!" Our education system is failing if voters cannot recognize the insanity of the Left's proposed housing policies. >>>>They simply don’t understand what it means. Alleged outcome sounds good to them, that’s enough, how it will be done and if it will work at all is secondary. Also, tiktokers, cool rappers and their peers all say the same, so it must be right. It’s actually scary how close to being brainwashed all of this appears. >>>>>It's maddening. The replies are basically: "No, the education system isn't failing. I went through the education system and I like the slogan. That proves it's good. I don't know if Reddit has just become less nerdy over the years or if people in general are becoming less sophisticated, but over the past 5 years it so, it has become significantly worse. There are so many comments filled with a handful of buzzwords and slogans, uttered with maximum conviction but without any understanding of the relevant details. I have yet to see a comment that even attempts to tackle how rent freezes and forcing companies to sell up to 200,000 apartments to the state will somehow have the opposite effect of what decades of economic data on this issue suggest. >>>>>>Wanna talk with someone who worked in taxes about it? Wanna start with § 13 ErbStG? How often do we have to declare it unconstitutional before it finally get changed to benefit the poor and not the rich everytime? Can't even inherit some money from your uncle without having shit load of taxes, because he isn't related enough to you, but rich people can inherit millions or even billions without paying taxes. It's unconstitutional.

This really isn't any better for German political stability than voting AfD....It's just the other end of the horse shoe. >I am so sorry to hear you have been hit by a horse shoe so you think the people who advocate for workers rights are the same who advocate for hunting down minorities. >>Yes I’m sure leaving Eastern Europe to the whims of the Russians is all about this workers rights that they care so much about while licking Putins boot. >>>The far right are the one licking Putins boot, but hey, however you want to create your own reality. >>>>What are die linke's positions regarding continued military aid to Ukraine and military investment in Germany and the EU? >>>>>While that's true, isn't this just a Berlin voting event? It's not like Germany will just declare Berlin's 25% majority party's stance on Ukraine aid as the country's stance going forward. If anything, I wouldn't take any of their macro politics topics seriously, just stuff that is tied mostly down to Berlin. >>>>>>Okay and afd cant do most of the horrible stuff they want to do if they won in Berlin. How about we keep all extremists out of office

Fortunaly the pendulum is moving again. The world would start healing in few years. >Right.. voting in pro Russians will help greatly >>The Pro Russians are the fascist >>>Dunno but in this case I mean the left party the article is about >>>>They are not pro Russia, that's AfD and BSW. The Left are pro humanitarian aid for Ukraine and taking in Ukrainian refugees. They are just stupidly naively pacifist. Not defending that stance, it's the reason I'll never vote for them in a federal election, because military support for Ukraine is something I won't compromise on. >>>>>Their aren't naivly pacifist they are siding with russia >>>>>>No, they are not. https://www.die-linke.de/themen/frieden/ukraine-krieg/ >>>>>>>Again without military aid they are supporting russia

Rejoice guys. Tonight both the left populists and the right populists scored victories. Love populists >I'll take the "Everyone should have equal access to things" populists over the "we should kill all foreigners" populists anyday. Edit: Damn this comment pissed off the Nazis >>[removed] >>>The difference is your strawman is still using Nazi logic. And not in a "everyone who disagrees with me is a nazi" kind of way but rather a "That language is literally what the Nazis used to justify their genocide" kind of way. >>>>And yours uses communist logic... your point? Shall we compare numbers of dead through nazism and communism? >>>>>Pretty sure "I want everyone to be able to afford to live" isn't exclusive to communism. Or are you the type of person who labels everything they don't understand as 'communism'? >>>>>>Pretty sure "I want Germany to primarily be for Germans" isn't exclusive to nazism. Or are you the type of person who labels everything they don't understand as 'nazism'? Jesus Christ the jokes write themselves.

I mean, yeah? It seems kind of rational to support equality under late stage capitalism rather than blame immigration for everything? >I mean it’s just choosing a different minority to scapegoat…both are just different sides of the same coin. >>Calling the rich a minority is a stretch >>>In what sense? >>>>Technically a minority of people are very rich, but to qualify them as a minority in the same sense as immigrants, implies some kind of hardships or marginalisations they experience. >>>>>I don’t understand. Demographically and therefore democratically they are a minority. They contribute the vast majority of government revenue, yet have half the political parties lobbying to expropriate more of their stuff. They are a minority in every sense of the word that matters. Because it doesn’t fit neatly into a leftist fairytale doesn’t make it any less factual. >>>>>>The point is that you are saying that scapegoating the most well off people is the same as scapegoating the poorest people with the most hardships.

Also important: it's the first time that 16 and 17 year olds were allowed to vote. 16-24 years also voted 43% left. The kids are alright <3 >Because foreigners are allowed to vote....Could you do yourself a favour, maybe open a window and take a deep breath? >>im outside chilling far away from that shit hole >>>The shit hole full of foreigners that are allowed to vote? >>>>they wouldn't have to make voting ads in arabic if they weren't foreigns >>>>>Again: you can't vote in Berlin if you are a foreigner. It's in the law. It doesn't matter whether the ads are in German, English, Arabic or Klingon. Your take was stupid, wrong and hateful.

Voting far right nor far left is desirable but that’s unfortunately the current state of affairs in Germany because the center parties are disappointing time and time again. >Thinking that Die Linke is "far left" is funny. MLPD ist far left. DKP is far left. But Die Linke ist as left as the CDU is right. >>A party that wants to introduce a 12% yearly wealth tax is extreme left. >>>Nope, extinguishing capitalism would be far left. Taxing the wealth is just moderate left. >>>>A 12% wealth tax goes far beyond "taxing the wealth". It would completely destroy any incentive to invest private money into the economy. >>>>>If the money went into the economy the people wouldn't be rich. They are rich because they are hording. >>>>>>I recommend to read the DIW Studie (commissioned by Die Linke) and the comments about the effect of the wealth tax.

16 and 17yo who have never worked or paid taxes, are voting for the far left. Shocking, right? >Do you think, people who do not work or pay taxes shouldn't vote in general? >>Children shouldn’t be allowed to vote. But apparently, it’s the only way the left can still get voters. >>>Ooooh....now it's not about the work and taxes anymore? That was a fast change. I hope you don't vote. I mean...that's one decision for 4-5 years, you know >>>>I feel like you have some serious problems with reading comprehension. >>>>>You started with "16 and 17yo who never worked or paid taxes"... that was YOUR take. Then I asked whether working and paying taxes was really the criterion. And you just did a 180. I really don't think I'm the problem here >>>>>>If you know how to read properly, my original post first and foremost points out the age of these kids.

Shocking news, young immigrants mostly voted left >And people who live with immigrants and know how immigrants actually are (not just hearing about them from news on the TV) mostly voted left >>The worst thing you can do for your opinion of immigrants is look up national crime and welfare statistics Being positive and ignorant doesn't make you better than people that are negative and ignorant. The whole "people that don't like immigrants just don't know any" thing just doesn't work in a country where the majority of prisoners are (ethnic) foreigners and over 60% of Bürgergeld recipients (form of welfare) have a migration background. Immigrants, especially from regions like the Middle East and Africa that integrate the poorest, simply cost a lot of tax money and increase crime rates on average. If you want to pay that price for whatever reason, that's a personal choice, but it's not hard to understand why many Germans feel differently >>>Immigrant crime stats pale in comparison to the real problem, men overall. But you're not ready for that discussion, are you? >>>>Funnily the statistics say that immigrant women do more crime than german men. https://nius.de/politik/frauen-aus-diesen-laendern-krimineller-als-deutsche-maenner

At least there's one place in Germany where young people arent voting fascist >Yeah so instead of voting far right, they vote the far left who additionally have a high problem with antisemitism in their own ranks. Amazing! >>Antisemitism or antizionist? >>>The Neukölln-chapter of Die Linke called the public for a „election intifada“. So they have definitely a problem with that, but as far as I know they don’t have a major influence in their party. Source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/eklat-bei-berlinwahl-neukollner-linke-kandidat-teilt-aufruf-zur-wahlintifada-16077207.html >>>>intifada means uprising. am i missing something? >>>>>And “Arbeit macht frei” only means that labour liberates. Am I missing something? >>>>>>Did the intifada's involve throwing Jews in gas chambers? I must have missed that part. An uprising against an apartheid state that genocides your people sounds very reasonable >>>>>>>A campaign of terror against civilian population you mean.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 24 days ago

"Straight ticket Dem voter here. Who the fuck is Hasan Piker?" r/videos reacts to President Donald Trump condemning streamer Hasan PIker

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1wkbbl7/president_trump_asked_on_hasan_piker_says_hes_a/

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Straight ticket Dem voter here. Who the fuck is Hasan Piker? >A Socialist Political Commentator who has said some questionable things in the past. He is not very healthy for the Democratic Party. He refused to endorse Kamala Harris, is anti-liberal, and hates the current Democratic Party. Not saying the Dems are perfect, but Hasan would fall on the extreme side of Left politics. >>i remember seeing a clip of him shit talking kamala just before the 2024 elections. like wtf. bro streams to a left leaning audience and is just killing momentum right before the elections. >>>[removed] >>>>Not when the alternative is Donald Trump… >>>>>Trump's messaging was anti-war, and the best Dem strategy was to say that we'll have the most lethal military force in the world? and everyone is supposed to endorse that? >>>>>>oh maybe the fucking pathological liar who was only barely reigned in by ppl who still felt shame in his first term is telling the truth this time. uh doi stfu. he said he'd stop Ukraine war on day 1 too. the fucking Russian asset said that. it's like you don't have object permanence. he didn't have to endorse her but he's actively shitting on her right before the elections. fucking stooge mf.

He's not running for anything >This isn’t really a good response because he has been trying to directly influence and attach himself to democrat campaigns >>No one has been more critical of the Democrats than Hasan. >>>Ok? And now he’s trying to attach himself to them for influence. Why do you think AS had to disavow him? >>>>I think the point was more that while Hasan distances himself from democratic leaders, the same can not be said for others. Therefore, in comparison, him explicitly trying to not cozy up to democratic leadership could be seen as, say the opposite of a republican candidate for office choosing to cozy up to a convicted sex offender for a perceived poll boost. The point being, the fact that he displays the nuance in his persona, he isn’t exactly comparable to some of the actual hacks running our daily lives (like gas prices. Before you say something like “you aren’t mind controlled.” I meant running our lives with things like inflated gas prices lol) >>>>>He explicitly cozies up to democratic campaigns and even credits himself partially with AS and Mandanis wins. I don’t know why this isn’t concerning with the opinions he has >>>>>>It’s not concerning because we agree with him. I for one have never heard him say something I didn’t agree with. At least politically. When it comes to Among Us though…. >>>>>>>You agree with a guy who engages in SA apologia and terror endorsements? It’s not even hard to find? He has had Houthi affiliates on his stream. He has had raging antisemites say antisemitic things on his stream

That doesn't make him immune to criticism for stuff he had said, the same way Laura Loomer has rightfully been criticized for things she said while attaching herself to the Trump canpaign. >We don't give a fuck about him >>Then El Al Sayed should say the same and reject Hasan"s support over the toxic things he's said so this narrative can end for good. But he doesn't so his campaign continues to be bogged down with this nonsense. >>>My highschool bully really likes to eat chik fil a. Should chik fil a make a statement personally disavowing him? That would be pretty weird >>>>Is the bully attempting to attach himself to Chik Fil A's marketing and brand strategy and pretending he's a representative of their organization? That would be a more apt analogy. >>>>>Lets say for instance that he is indeed attempting to do that. That would still not in any way make it reasonable for chik fil a to acknowledge this random single supporter they dont agree with. He would be irrelvant to them >>>>>>You think a company would do nothing to stop people impersonating their employees and damaging their brand with harmful rhetoric? Would you like to attempt this experiment to prove me wrong?

Oh I think he's (Piker) a shit. But nobody running needs to associate with him and anyone that does deserves to lose. >El Al Sayed can very easily shut down this entire narrative by condemning and rejecting Hasan's support for him, but he doesn't and his campaign continues to be anchored by his association with a toxic twitch streamer. >>I cannot stress enough how little real IRL progressives care about this twitch reaction streamer >>>Then they should support El Al Sayed rejecting him to be done with this nonsense narrative, no? I mean what's more important, getting him elected or maintaining a supposed relationship with a streamer no one cares about? >>>>Why would he acknowledge someone who no one thats not terminally online has even heard of? No one would even know what he was referring to >>>>>The same reason we expect our elected officials to reject these loser KKK and neo nazis supporters no one's heard from. They're terrible people or have said some abhorrent things and they don't want to associate their campaigns with them. >>>>>>Who are you referring to, and which politicians have made statements disavowing them? Im not following >>>>>>>How about Bush senior rejecting David Duke's support in 1991? >>>>>>>>As someone who was around then - who on earth is that? Youve just proven my point (29 more comments of these two arguing)

An orange wannabe dictator VS A delusional communist streamer >Americans have some weird obsession with communism lol, do they brainwash you guys in school or something. >>Hasan literally is a communist. At least he claims to be at times. He just likes being rich and famous. >>>OK? Why the hang up on communism, capitalism doesn't get the same response, weird >>>>What world are you living in, capitalism in America gets a ton of hate

“Radical Islamist talking points” You’re off your rocker >You’re welcome to explain why he constantly endorses or downplays the atrocities of the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Taliban then. All Islamist terror orgs. Get a grip on reality. He loves Islamic terrorists >>You’re welcome to explain which “radical Islamist talking points” he supposedly espouses. >>>he thinks iran should have a nuke, he supported the Houthis taking the hostages from the Galaxy Leader ship, and he thinks America is worse than Al Qaeda. Those are insanely radical positions there’s no way to say otherwise >>>>How is understanding the dynamic that countries with nukes don’t get invaded and those that don’t have nukes do get invaded a “radical Islamist talking point”? You’re brainwashed >>>>>so you agree with me on my other two points? Or were you also supportive of the Houthis taking those hostages for 14 months only because the ship had financial ties to an Israeli businessman? >>>>>>so you agree that your point on nuclear weapons was just entirely wrong? And the US is by far a more destructive entity of terror compared to al qaeda. Your ideology is entirely based on nationalism that you’ve allowed to fester in your brain. >>>>>>>the quote was “pound for pound.” If Al Qaeda had our military strength who do you think would be worse?

I'm a life long Democrat, I've worked for Hillary and Obama, and I still don't know who the hell Hasan Piker is. He's not relevant in the main part of the party. >theyre trying to make him relevant because hes so damaging to the party >>Hasan is really only damaging if you want the Democratic Party to remain the perpetual losers they are today. Hasan's politics are popular with large swathes of voters who currently do not participate due to not feeling represented by either party. In a democracy with as low of a turnout as ours, that's a very important group to mobilize. I find Hasan annoying in a surface level way, and I don't watch streamers at all, but politically I'm absolutely aligned with him. Whenever I see clips of him talking, he's always annoying but damn it he's always right. People really don't like capitalism, and we need more communist and socialist perspectives to channel that very real dissolutionment with global capitalism and imperialism into political change. Trump is an alarm bell that capitalism has gone too fucking far, and the types of voters who can swing elections do not want a return to the pre-Trump world that decayed into Trump in the first place. I'm a community and labor organizer irl and I see what types of views mobilize working people right now. The idea that socialist views are only popular with overeducated Gen Zers is just not true. They resonate with loads of people who have been historically voiceless in our political discourse. We need less Obama politics and more Leninist politics. >>>So you agree when he endorses terrorists? >>>>He hasn't endorsed Israel so there s that >>>>>Pivot pivot pivot!!!

If you think the Dems are communists, you're a fucking idiot. >Establishment Dems spent the last 3 weeks bashing a twitch streamer instead of combating anything republicans have done, and yeah they try to call the dem party communist anyway lol >>What has Hasan piker ever done to combat republicans? He couldn’t bother to endorse Kamala Harris in one of the most no-brainer elections of my life. If dems think they can gain some electoral edge “bashing” him, they should go ahead and do it >>>Lmao? Why is it his job to combat anyone? Did you forget who in this situation are the elected officials and who isn’t? He didn’t endorse AIPACamala because she didn’t earn his vote. That’s what candidates are supposed to do. It’s not supposed to just be an automatic endorsement for “the lesser of two evils.” We see where that’s gotten us the last 30 years. The fact that you think this was a no-brainer election when the dem candidate polled so badly in her only primary ever that she had to immediately drop out, and then the second time around campaigned with war mongering republican Cheneys, promised more fracking and harsher immigration policies than Trump, ended Medicare for millions, and oversaw one of the worst genocides in history should really be telling for how bad both parties really are. But yeah definitely go ahead and bash him. Continue to further alienate actual progressives. Worked out great last election. >>>>Brainwashed, its crazy man. Literally why trump won is because of this democrat party cannibalism. He didn't even endorse Biden either all he ever does it criticize the party and compare it to Maga. >>>>>Trump won because Kamala was a dog shit candidate who refused to try to win any progressive votes and instead appealed to republicans. But they don’t actually care because they all serve the same billionaires anyway. Remember that “vote blue no matter who” nonsense? Where was that with Mamdani when all the dem elite tried to sabotage him and endorse other candidates? The establishment dems serve the empire the same as the republicans. Time to wake up, it’s not too late for critical thinking. And if you still had no problem voting for the candidate that had snipers on rooftops looking down at students who dared protest a genocide, well you actually may be too brainwashed to save. >>>>>>So the democrat doesnt go progressive enough so lets let the complete opposite win? Lmao make it make sense. Trump has been way more detrimental to any progressive movement 20x more than any other democrat would have been.

Not radical Islamist, just far left talking points. But I absolutely agree he is a huge liability to the left there. Idk why left leaning people get angry about that though, they should be agreeing, it would be like your average person who leans right speaking in defense of Alex Jones or something >He’s both. He consistently and openly endorses or completely whitewashes radical Islamic terror orgs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and now the Taliban. For authoritarians he both-sides the Ukraine war, and endorses the invasion of Tibet openly. Notice how no one here actually has any responses to these points. Just crying that I pointed out he’s insane >>Because all of what you just said is made up >>>He literally had a Houthi affiliate on his stream. You people are so fucking spineless with your lies. It took two seconds to find a clip from that stream: https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/s/tRquEgBOU3 >>>>He wasn't affiliated with Ansar Allah in any way. It was just some random guy from Yemen. >>>>>Do you think this makes what Hasan did better? He thought they were affiliated and still endorsed the Houthis. Also he was affiliated just not like officially in the group >>>>>>He didn't endorse anything. Stop lying. Asmondgold and Destiny aren't feeding you honest information. >>>>>>>Why did he refer to them as freedom fighters and one piece style pirates? I’m sure you will just deny it

Didn’t Piker say America deserved 9/11 and then abused his dog on live stream with a shock collar? I mean, he is a piece of shit. Please correct me if I’m wrong… >Honestly there are legitimate reasons to use a shock collar. The actually messed up.part about it was that he was using it to keep his dog in frame for his stream. Literally abusing a living thing just to use as background dressing. >>[removed] >>>Because we saw him do it that time. >>>>That doesn’t make sense >>>>>Of course it does. "How come blah blah blah" is utterly irrelevant because we saw him do it so there's no "if" in the first place. >>>>>>He didn’t do it in the first place. Thats the issue. You hate him so much you’re being unreasonable and irrational to a situation. You showed a timelapse of the dog staying in her bed for multiple hours one time…. Ignoring the face the dog is walked and played with for MULTIPLE HOURS prior to the stream and a big lazy furry dog is tired after that time. Have you never owed a dog? A dog EASILY sleeps for 12-16 hours a day especially a very active one. If we sleep for 8 hours on every a day… and Hasan does a 8 hours stream daily 7 days a week. It’s likely the dog is sleeping in the dog bed for that period of time or the entire fucking stream. But you hate him so much you don’t care what I have to say. You’ll continue to push this fake narrative that you don’t even care about

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u/CummingInTheNile — 25 days ago

"Having a different opinion on a genocide means you’re a bad person" r/EdSheeran reacts to Macklemore statement about why he left the Loop Tour

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EdSheeran/comments/1wg7u7l/macklemore_just_posted_this_statement_about_his/

Context: Macklemore (a Seattle based artist known for his strong stance on all forms of injustice) has been touring with Ed Sheeran (a famous British musician) as the opening act for his Loop tour. Several day ago Macklemore ended his set voicing his support for the Palestinian people in their struggle against Israel. In the aftermath, Sheeran kicked Macklemore off the tour, supposedly at the behest of Bob Kraft (owner of the New England Patriots football team). Since Macklemore departure, Sheerans other bandmates/opening acts acts: Beoga, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, Sleeper Creek, and FINNEAS have left, to demonstrate their support for Macklemore and the Palestinian people, thus leaving Sheeran as the sole musician on the tout. Sheeran has issued a statement on the fiasco, that has not been well received, and has drawn scathing criticism from public figures such as Ms Rachel.

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I wondered if it was all started by Pink being snippy and upset online. Ugh. Macklemore rocks >Perhaps if Palestine didn’t terrorist attck israel all those kids would be alive. In fact there’s no perhaps >>I would recommend checking out documentaries that pre-date Oct 7th and see how Palestinian children were being treated by Israel for all those decades. People love to talk about Gaza but what about the West Bank? All the children “arrested” and kept for decades in Israeli prisons. What’s the justification for them? >>>Israel treats them better than any other neighbouring country. Egypt closed the border altogether. As they were a big part of the civil war in 2012. Israel hires thousands of Palestinians >>>>Pissrael is the most evil country in the world. >>>>>You would have fit right in 1940 Germany. >>>>>>We aren’t as stupid blind and deaf as you to support isreal through this. That’s it.

Why are yall coming at Ed? He did what was best for him and his family. Macklemore is using Ed’s platform to express Macklemores views. >Acting like Ed is a brokie and needs this tour badly >>Forgot Ed is the only person that is the only one getting paid for being on tour. >>>Read my other comment ☺️ >>>>You think Ed is going to be able to have the pull to pay his entire crew the same amount that he would by playing at Gillette for 2 nights? >>>>>He can sacrifice some of his earnings yeah Better than silencing the voice that speaks out against murdering innocent people and taking over their land >>>>>>Obtuse and selfish take. Cancelling Macklemore for saying it is probably creating more publicity on the topic then macklemore saying it as an opener ever would. >>>>>>>And it also sets a precedent to not speak out

W Ed. He shouldn’t be forced to “choose a side” simply because Macklemore can’t respect his “friend” enough not to put him in that position. >If you have to be forced to stand against genocide, you're a shit person. Centering the most privileged person in this situation while children are being slaughtered every day is picking a side. >>Oh you naive soul, if only things were that simple in the world then someone would’ve figured it all out. Ed doesn’t inject himself into politics because there is no winning. 50% of the population will automatically go against you. He’s a musician, not a politician. To hold anything against him for this is completely ignorant >>>Innocent people being murdered isn’t political. You think it is because someone told you it was. >>>>“War is bad” is what you just said lmao >>>>>You know there is nuance right? Sides can be condemned without the condemnation being “well poisoned” as antisemitism, or conversely, Islamophobia. The moment this nuance went out the window, the moment it was obvious that these supporters had fallen into the fringe and had left reality. Ed’s choice does incriminate him. By firing Macklemore he’s decided that the message that condemns and brings awareness to the mass deaths of thousands of innocent people has lesser value than the appeasement of those in support of this genocidal government. Supporters who happen to have the money/power to make the concert, and who knows what else, possible. >>>>>>He didn’t fire Macklemore you dunce.

Ed should have said fine, cancel the shows. You can’t always be apolitical. >He would have to pay upwards of 20 million if he did that. He could have handled it better. Maybe showed support for Macklemore the very least >>I mean he can afford it. They wouldn't even have let it come that far. Kanye west is touring stadiums as we speak. The venues like money more than they like taking a stance. All you have to do is pushback. >>>Not sure he could afford dishing out that many millions of dollars. That is an insane request. Also Kayne was also cancelled for what like 6 years for his comments. He is slowly being able to tour again. There are other things Ed could have done though. >>>>Kanye literally released a song last year called Heil Hitler.

People have an opportunity, but never an obligation, to use their platform for political grandstanding. He’s a musician, not a politician, and Ed doesnt carry a responsibility to turn his concerts into political rallies. >True, but I can still say he's a spineless shit for this. >>There is absolutely nothing you or I or any touring musician can do to end the Palestinian conflict. It’s all grandstanding. >>>That's not how geopolitical conflicts work. >>>>You should go to palestine and volunteer your time and put your money where your mouth is >>>>>Yes because the borders in Palestine are open now, doofus. Have you not opened a history book to see how entertainers in the global north can help put pressure on the need for intervention in geopolitical crisis. Think south Africa during the apartheid era and how entertainers were helpful during the BDS movement for example or how sanctions against Russia include a blackout on their entertainment industry. Ed should know since he played at Concert for Ukraine. >>>>>>The moment name calling begins, you lose the argument. lol >>>>>>>You told me to go to an active warzone that's currently in a genocide and expected me to not call you a name 🤣 did you tell Ed to go to Ukraine instead of taking a stance by playing Concert for Ukraine?

I can't disagree with him...But ik ted won't be not-neutral, he has also been like that... "My daddy told me, "son, don't you get involved in Politics, religions or other people's quotes"" This is tough... Its confusing and scary... >Him being “neutral” in this is actually him picking a side, he just doesn’t have the balls to say it out loud. He clearly prefers money to his morals >>Oh geez! Bro you don't understand the scale... He CAN'T just cancel a whole tour like that, it's not that easy! He got mouths to freakin feed... You guys are acting like its some small play in you backyard... Ik whatever Macklemore said is nothing but true, but it's not Ed's fault! Idk u guys are jumping on him! >>>How much money does one person need to earn to feed his family. Do you know how much money he has? >>>>I'm not talkin about his family... What about all the employees under him, all the tour managers, his whole tour team? And what about all the sold out tickets!? >>>>>Their contracts will be covered. And it's not the whole tour. And he could have called the venue's bluff and made them cancel in breach of contract. >>>>>>They wouldn’t be - that’s the whole point. Insurance wouldn’t cover this, he’d be paying out of pocket. And the stadium owners would cone after him for the refunds to fans. He might be able to swing that, if he has that much liquidity. But he’d wouldn’t have much left. >>>>>>>Idky you don’t think this wouldn’t be covered in insurance? As someone in the industry, insurance covers more circumstances than you might expect

I still don't really understand why Americans care so much about Israel/Palestine. There are lots of countries in the world at war. Why do these two matter so much to the US? >Because it involves white people >>What a ignorant comment >>>I’d pay to be this blissfully unaware of how the world works. >>>>10% of the world is white, and thats only defined "white" by certain groups and countries, try again buddy >>>>>Over 50 percent of the country you live in is white - assuming you’re in America - and 90 percent of Europe is white - these are the only viewpoints that matter to a vast majority of people in the western hemisphere. And certainly to the folks who write and publish our news stories unless you watch Frontline or something in which case good for you. >>>>>>Nice strawmanning, it involves what? 50% of 10%? You're hilarious. Proving my point even further >>>>>>>You don’t even know what a strawman is. I’m telling you that the western hemisphere predominantly forefronts a white perspective and bias in media and in the issues they care about because white people hold most of the positions of power. The total population of the world does not matter. Ed Sheeran mostly plays shows in Europe and America. Most of his fans are European and American. Has anyone in the western hemisphere ever given this much of a shit about a Top 40 musician’s opinion on Sudan? No. And they never will. It’d be nice if they did.

Respect for Macklemore went up a lot more. Unfortunate to see Ed doesn’t have a spine. Kraft is the billionaire scum you expect this off too. >He has been always apolitical in his stance, at least in public. Hes standing up for his beliefs as well. People can have diff beliefs and be friends like macklemore and ed. Neither are wrong. Kraft is scum tho >>Sadly a lot of otherwise very open-minded people disagrees when it comes to having a different opinion on Israel. >>>Having a different opinion on a genocide means you’re a bad person >>>>Except of it's literally NOT a genocide. >>>>>Then you do not know what is going on in Gaza. >>>>>>It's tragic that civilians die, ofc it is. It's war, not started by whom you call the agressor. People die. It's brutal. It's still not a genocide. >>>>>>>Genocide is the intentional attempt to destroy a specific national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, either completely or in part. Are you blind?

Ed Sheeran was put in the position of either backing Macklemore and losing the rest of the tour or removing him and playing the rest of the concerts. He was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. If this had happened anywhere else than Trump's US I suspect he would have reacted differently. In fact Trump's America is the only place this would have happened. If a rich twat had tried this in England I suspect he would have told the stadium owner to fuck off and dared them to break their contract. On balance I think he did the right thing but I doubt he will play another gig in the US for a long time and never at the stadiums that forced him into this position. >"He was damned if he did and damned if he didn't." No he could have said Macklemore stays and played other stadia. He chose money over doing the right thing and he knows it and it'll hurt for the rest of his life. Knowing that he was able to put a price on the worth of innocent lives. >>What other stadium would he play in MA? >>>He could play TD or Fenway. Yes less people but still but audiences and profitable. >>>>Right but the tickets for Gillette are already sold and those two places are half the capacity. Which half of the fans get to attend? >>>>>Never heard of doing 2 nights at the same venue? >>>>>>That wouldn’t work with his tour schedule

I think Ed telling Macklemore he doesn’t like to take sides is kinda spineless, but I can also recognize he didn’t have a choice in having him on tour or not. That was cause of Kraft and other stadium owners. Fuck them. Art is political 🤷🏻‍♀️ >Also fuck Ed for this. He should take a side. He isn't able to say there is a genicide going on because he might lose money. Poor guy. When the holocaust was going on he also would've said shit. Not taking a side is taking a side. The side of fascisme. >>You could apply this logic to every single political topic on earth. Every war, every injustice, every prejudiced group, every death. Why isnt Ed talking about the persecution of lgbt in muslim countries or the modern slavery in Dubia or the genocide in Ukraine? Because he makes music he isnt a political spokesperson. >>>He literally played in a concert in support of Ukraine so saying he doesn't like to take sides is false. >>>>There isnt a side to pick, Ukraine didnt kill thousands of Russians or fire rockets into Russia. Russia just wanted Ukraine. >>>>>Israel have killed over 80 thousand Palestinians (20 of which are children) and carpet bombed Gaza. Sorry, what's your point? >>>>>>Right and if the Palestinians had Israels capabilities, there would be no Israelis they would have killed them all long ago. That's why the situation is more complicated than people make out.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 29 days ago

"normal people are afraid of the left because of this behavior They want half the country to “flat line” They even want war with centrists as they can’t handle someone not fully agreeing with them" r/me_irl has a pissing match over the morality of celebrating a public figures death

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/comments/1wdhu6e/me_irl/

Context: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Frvq4ncwbiwoh1.jpeg

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(MOD) wow this post has 49 reports lol >normal people are afraid of the left because of this behavior They want half the country to “flat line” They even want war with centrists as they can’t handle someone not fully agreeing with them >>Even if that was your legitimate, non bad-faith argument (which it isn't), you're seriously going to act like the right doesn't want the same? Many of them salivate at the idea of "finally" being able to go outside and shoot whoever they want in a civil war. Not exactly welcoming or pro-life people, despite what they want to perform themselves as. >>>I don’t see them making posts like these 🤷‍♀️ Lefties even celebrated the Kirk anniversary 🤷‍♀️ >>>>Oh well if YOU didn't see them then it must not have happened! Magats are so braindead it's painful. I'll be happy when we give y'all eeeeeeeeverything you've been giving us the last ten years. >>>>>Where's proof. Send me a reddit post about people wanting XYZ public persona dead. >>>>>>Confederacy >>>>>>>So democrats? >>>>>>>>Conservatives try not to forget about the party flip (impossible)

It remarkable how they wish for death and more death on Reddit on a daily basis. What a life. >Trump celebrating Muellers deaths on Truth social >>So when he does it its bad but when you do it its ok? >>>Apparently it’s the other way around. >>>>Holy jumping for conclusions. Its not ok for anyone to wish or celebrate someone's death >>>>>Tell that to Trump? >>>>>>What? Again with the "he did it first"? Are you twelve years old? >>>>>>>Lmao now you’re jumping “for” conclusions lol. I’ve said nothing about who did what first or who is right and who is wrong. Literally just pointing out the hypocrisy of the original comment. Calm down, sport.

I've been sober since '22 and I'm breaking sobriety for that celebration. Looking at spending at least $500 for a bottle of red wine. >Do some LSD instead >>No way, they want to party and have fun, not die. >>>LSD doesn’t make you die. >>>>It can if you have a psychotic episode because of the LSD. That doesn't mean the LSD can cause death directly, though. In some ways I'd rather die than have a psychotic episode just because I've witnessed it and helped someone through it. It's brutal >>>>>Good thing there’s an all natural alternative. Shrooms!! 😋 >>>>>>That's what caused the psychotic episode 💀 >>>>>>>Mother Nature would never harm someone

I can't wait for the "other" side to start wailing about whoever celebrates his death is evil or some shit >Brother if you celebrate political violence simply because you disagree with that person, that is objectively evil. >>They’re brainwashed man. It’s absolutely wild to see it in real time of this app >>>Kinda like cheering about covid being over while a million of your countrymen perish? Oh wait I forgot: a single death is a tragedy, but a million deaths is just a statistic. >>>>My father died of a heart attack but was classified as a covid death because he tested positive after his death. That's exactly why nobody believes your bullshit one million deaths statistic. >>>>>Covid causes myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmia, and blockages that starve the heart of oxygen (heart attack). Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Covid killed your dad.

Ahh yes, the side of “hate has no home here” 🤡 >Ahh yes, the side of "free speech" 👅🥾 >>The left killed a guy over free speech, but go on >>>By “the left” you mean one disturbed young man. Nobody I know killed anyone >>>>Good. Take this sense of not wanting to generalize and apply it everywhere not just your side. You need to be able to apply this to the other side. >>>>>Yeah, like what? What problematic ways do you think I generalize the right?

WOOOOO THE GUY I HATE DIED AT AN OLD AGE SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AFTER GREAT SUCCESS WOOOOOO YEAH >And after destroying a country, the global economy, the climate and countless lives! >>Not the point of the comment >>>“No don’t bring context into this” >>>>I don’t think you comprehend what you are arguing against

Another Democrat excited about death for their political opposition. And they claim to be the “good guys” >Something Republicans have clearly never done lmao >>Some did but They arent popular, also democrats do it more often >>>No, you don't get to lie like that. I live in a red state, I know how you all act. >>>>Im Not Even American and nether am i Republican. Remember Charlie kirk? >>>>>Yeah, sure you aren't lol. No non-American gives a fuck about him dude >>>>>>Im from West Germany. The town is „Bottrop“ Google it. I Liked him a lot, i started watching him a view weeks before he got killed and a lot of what he sayed helped me in really dark time >>>>>>>You must live a terrible life lol

Electoralism is an illusion, you vote out the reps for dems to do the same shit. Its good cop, bad cop and it used as a tactic to keep the establishment in power. >Uhhuh. Bof pArTieS ArE tHe SaME gUYs! >>They are tho >>>It is if you just ignore all the nuance. Imagine you are an interviewer and you have 2 candidates. One of them is just kinda spineless, pretty incompetent, and generally not a good fit. Then the other comes into the office and shits on your table before calling you a racial slur. Both aren't really fit for the role, but there is a pretty clear better choice. "Both options are bad" just ignores all the things that the republican party does worse(especially if you start talking about how they treat minorities) >>>>It’s not that both are as bad as each other . It’s that both are right wing parties. If you want genuine left wing policy in America you can’t rely on your current electoral system, especially at national and state level. You gotta begin in local organising and work your way from there >>>>>THANK YOU. People shutting down the “both sides are bad” argument saying there is nuance we are missing fail to understand that the statement itself carries nuance if you have half a brain cell. Anyone who doesn’t believe our system of election needs reformation is still in the matrix. >>>>>>Yeah. But then you all go “the system is broken, we need to fix it” and then don’t vote or encourage voter apathy like in 2024. I’m not saying you didn’t vote, but talks like this online contributed to the low voter turnout against Republicans in 2024.

Can we first put him to court? EDIT: Thank you so much for the award! >He’ll die without ever seeing justice for any of his many crimes >>Yeah I gave up on that idea when he got re elected after Jan 6th, this man will never face repercussions and will die thinking he’s a god. >>>Same. The best outcome I see now is cholesterol does its thing, republicans lose their momentum and power, we strip away every instance of his existence, and actual adults can come back to salvage the damage. >>>>You dont need to worry about cholesterol when you get daily transfusions of baby blood. He uses so much it is disgusting but it is extending his life greatly. >>>>>What? Where is evidence of that? >>>>>>Its been pretty widely known for a long time. It was first reveled as part of the epstein files. You may have to go through it yourself though, videos of that content gets removed pretty frequently. >>>>>>>I just googled that. That's a Qanon conspiracy based on no evidence. There's endless reasons why this man is awful. There's no reason to make stuff up.

u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"Pretti and Goode got themselves killed by committing crimes. Not even remotely comparable." The mask shatters on r/doomercirclejerk as users argue about why "liberals" mock and deride Charlie Kirks deaths on the 1st Kirkaversary

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/DoomerCircleJerk/comments/1wcqq94/is_there_anybodys_death_in_history_that_has_been/

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It's also only one side that increasingly responds in polling that political violence is acceptable. >Can you explain this for me? Do Conservatives not feel as if political violence is necessary? I am not an advocate for political violence but I can think of many situations where it would be, and many historical instances where it was warranted. If political violence is never acceptable, what is the 2nd Amendment for? Were American Revolutionaries in the wrong for the political violence they committed? Am I wrong for believing that the majority of this rhetoric is essentially moral grandstanding? >>They are ok with political violence they just want the government to do it. Why commit hate crimes when you can just join ice >>>Ice has been aroubd long before trump lol So ice is bad when trump is president but not when a dem is president? Got it >>>>Yeah and no one had an issue with it because they weren't invading cities and killing us citizens. No reasonable person has an issue has an issue with immigration enforcement it's how you do it >>>>>They did it. They just disnt get the new coverage cause orange man bad. Ice kept kids in cages and treated them like shit under obama and I dont remember reddit or media losing its mind about it. >>>>>>Progressives were constantly criticizing Obama. They would call him the deporter in chief.

Yes. They do it every time. Herman Cain comes to mind. >And Paul Pelosi and Alex Pretti and Renee Goode >>Pretti and Goode got themselves killed by committing crimes. Not even remotely comparable. >>>The crime of freedom of speech? Why are you dooming and justifying political violence? >>>>Interfering in ICE operations while armed and hitting an agent with your car is not freedom of speech. >>>>>She didnt hit him with her car, and again idk where you are but here in America I dont believe the federal government has the right to execute citizens >>>>>>His internal bleeding says otherwise. >>>>>>>Lol image

Mocked and misrepresented. Just gross >Direct quotes aren't him being "misrepresented" though, he said deplorable things, that happened his death doesn't erase that. >>Taking a sentence or 2 from a conversation someone is having and presenting it with zero context is a misrepresentation of a full conversation and the point someone is trying to make >>>Kind of like when people post a still frame pic of a politician with their hand in the air and say it’s the same as Elon’s blatant nazi salute.

People on the left will be throwing parties when Donald Trump dies... They are so angry and mad that all the assassination attempts that the loonies tried on him missed. But when he does die, they will be throwing parties, because of him dying. >There hasn't been an American president that's done more harm to international relations and diplomacy than Trump. Of course we'll celebrate - maybe then we can have an actual decent relationship with our "closest ally". For what it's worth, the man has done nothing but shit on my country and made up demonstratably false lies about our culture and policies. He's called us weak, useless, worthless, scum when thousands of my countrymen died for the US in Iraq and Afghanistan. He's called us a failing state; supported our adversaries and threatened to invade sovereign land. He has done nothing good for our country - so tell me, why should I feel sad when he finally moves on? >>I don't think that feelings been mutual for a long time. Even under Obama. Canada would rather be best buds with the EU with the benefit of being neighbors with the US. Also, begging for someones death is weird. Not a single politician I hope dies. Just win an election >>>"Also, begging for someones death is weird. Not a single politician I hope dies." http://npr.org/2016/08/09/489363581/trump-implies-second-amendment-people-could-stop-clinton >>>>You really want to me to take an NPR article from 2016 seriously? Even if he did say that I don't condone it. Trump has also been shot at twice and you all cheered and got a hate boner over it. Also whataboutism isn't an argument >>>>>https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116268334535345382 He thinks it's OK to celebrate someone's death... >>>>>>Was muller murdered? Again whataboutism

The same thing happens with JK Rowling - people share the most horrendous lies about her that are easily debunked if you spent even 30 seconds researching it. But they prefer spectacle and drama, so they don’t. I have clever and intelligent friends that I generally respect who have such a silly blind spot in this area! >Its funny to me how the vitriol against Rowling is that shes TOO feminist. >>The vitriol is that she's transphobic, which is not feminist in any capacity. >>>Defending femininity from the inclusion of fake women that don’t know what it’s like to be a woman is feminism >>>>trans women are women. They have always existed, and they will always exist, no matter what you say. the question is - do you believe others reporting of their own experiences? >>>>>Trans women are…trans women, not women. Just like trans men are not men. This truth will always exist no matter what you say. Someone’s recollection of an experience does not make their opinion based on said recollection factual. >>>>>>Trans women are a subset of all women, hence the name, trans women

I remember when after George Floyd died, folks were making fun of him for saying he couldn't breathe. Alex pretti and renee good were mocked for peacefully protesting. The cost of having guns is gun deaths, according to Kirk himself. >Are you for banning cars as 40k people die in car crashes every year and that's more than the gun deaths including suicide. No? Is it because the benefits of using cars outweighs the 40k deaths? Why dont you actually watch the full quote in context. >>The difference is that cars are a deeply productive economic tool and vastly more transformational to people’s QoL than some hick wanting a gun. 2A is 99% for LARPing purposes and a net negative. >>>And guns are a right given to protect against a tyrannical government... so it's also useful too especially since the secondary perks allow protecting against criminals and hunting Cars are a privilege not a right btw >>>>That’s what I meant when I said LARP. You’re never going to use it against a tyrannical government. Your entire political class has been exposed as being compromised by a literal pedophile and alleged cannibalist cult and not a single peep. The same people that scream about gun rights are the same ones who kneel and lick the boot first. Americans use guns first and foremost on themselves and create a fucked up tense society where every home invasion, routine police stop, and night out escalation can end up far worse than it needs to be. Only valid argument is that guns are cool as fuck and shooting is fun. Everything else is just role playing. Yeah, cars are a privilege. Don’t have a license, insurance and acceptable health? You’re not driving. Guns should be too. Don’t have gun license, a membership hobby club, and safe storage? Don’t get a gun >>>>>Oh your one of those people. You clearly can't be convinced so have fun living in your delusion aided by your cult >>>>>>Yeah, I have reason lmao. Muhhh tyrannical gubment!

I don’t think I can name a political assassination that was celebrated and/or mocked by conservatives. I know everyone here is going to give me some random person and random people but I’m talking political assassinations and main stream conservatives. >It is. Not a single main stream conservative mocked either of those individuals. >>Uh. Donald Trump mocked both of those incidents and the victims. Is he not a “main stream conservative”? Others who mocked the incident were a senator from Utah and house representative of Wisconsin (both conservative), and “political commentators/conservative influencers” Laura Loomer, Benny Johnson, even Elon Musk. >>>Where did he mock them? Source? >>>>Here’s a couple. There’s other articles on the interweb. Not sure your preferred source. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/29/trump-mocks-pelosi-family-as-he-rallies-conservative-support-in-california-00119243, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/04/trump-circulates-false-claim-about-hortman-killing-democrats-condemn-post-as-depraved >>>>>None of that is mockery. None of that is making memes of someone getting murdered on live stream or hoping their children see it. You people are evil. >>>>>>Uh.. okay. “You people”? I never defended or said anything about what you’re talking about. The comment I responded to was to state that there are recent examples of what he said not happening was actually happening. Memes were made. Laughs were had. Those things happened too. Guess it’s okay because it wasn’t extreme enough for you?

Well the other side has a president who literally celebrates deaths constantly and celebrates politically violence. And he's not some guy on Twitter. But yes all sides should denounce political violence >One guy doesn't represent the masses. Am I to say dems have trouble remembering things since Biden did? >>The guy who is an elected representative doesn't represent the people who elected him huh? >>>Alright then. I guess all dems are old senile men since that's who they elected to represent them >>>>Yes the goat biden who helped a nation bounce back from covid better rhan any other nation. The guy who did the chips act and Ira yes you should associate biden with most dems lol >>>>>A) For your own good and health, regardless of my own opinion on the guy I advise you to not repeat this stance Infront of your political peers. Considering a good mass of the left considers Biden as much of a war criminal they consider trump. B) I remember quite the shitshow from the right when Trump celebrated the death of that one guy they didn't like semi recently. They did not let it slide and did not join or like it. I've yet to see something of that nature from the left. >>>>>>A. I'm not a lefty and I will gladly defend biden against tankies and wierd pro Pali people. B. He ran in 2024 saying he was going to pardon every jan 6 rioter and since he hopped on the political scene he has used violent rhetoric so no I don't buy it they saw who he is and voted for him even got the popular vote :)

George Floyd maybe. Travon Martin too >Are you kidding? Floyd was praised like a fallen prophet, it was sick to watch. At least Kirk was influential >>Literally no one did that, they just thought maybe police shouldn't abuse citizens to death and you lot lost your mind over it and made a bunch of memes about how funny they thought it was that he was murdered by the state. On the other hand Kirk got a state funeral and ridiculous honors, despite (or because of) the fact he bussed in hundreds rioters on Jan 6. >>>Dude at least be honest, it wasn't that long ago. Those riots were fed by misinformation about cops and emotions escalated it from there. Floyd's funeral alone was enough for me and yet that wasn't enough to these morons Kirk deserved the honor he received >>>>People went out and protested police brutality, and were immediately met with police brutality. People standing on their own porches were fired at with less lethal ammo, old men were pushed down on the street. Rather than admit they had a problem and working towards solving it, the police AND YOU RIGHT WING SLIMEBALLS showed that you were happy that the agents of the state were sticking their boots on peoples necks. Kirk was a youtuber that argued with college kids, and looked a fool whenever he debated a real debater. He was also a political operative who was picked by the wealthy to be the face of their propaganda. >>>>>Yea who knew that causing riots based on misinformation would cause problems or require police intervention. You clearly only paid attention to the sensationalized parts of the events to pull at your heart strings. I see it all the time with leftist news I'm curious if you have a video where he looked like a fool as I've mostly only watched his college debates and they were very civil discussions when the other person wasn't insane. >>>>>>No misinformation, the police killed George Floyd. I also saw the video of police abusing people from the first day of the peaceful protests, inflaming the situation immensely. You saw what Kirk released on his youtube channel, carefully curated to only make him look good even when he was surrounded by sycophants and was "debating" college students. Tilly Middlehurst tore his schtick to shreds at the Cambridge debate. Kirk wasn't a good debater, he had a schtick that he used. He was just another Ray Comfort but with more right wing think tank money behind him.

u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"I'm confused with what counts as far right in Germany. It's run by a lesbian in an interracial marriage, not exactly the stuff of Hitler's dreams lol. " German political drama in r/mapporn over AFD's dominant victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1w9ax6k/saxonyanhalt_results_biggest_party_per/

Context: AFD (Alternative for Germany) is a far right, anti-immigration, volkisch /populist nationalist party, or in simpler terms, Nazis (who are likely funded by Russian ultranationalists). They are led by Alice Weidel, a German lesbian living in Switzerland with her partner, Sarah Bossard, a Sri Lankan filmmaker. Yesterday, they nearly won an outright majority it the Saxony-Anhalt state elections (AFD's home area/main base of power representing around 2.5% of the German population).

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Shameful. The left needs to appeal to people >The left need to grow some balls and do what needs to be done with immigration and refugees. >>No, fuck that. That compromises everything about what makes the political left the political left. We’re supposed to be the compassionate side, and throwing that away compromises everything. >>>What about being compassionate towards the German people? >>>>How are being compassionate to immigrants and compassionate to the German people mutually exclusive at all? They’re not. We're all human. We all deserve the same compassion. >>>>>68% of German citizens want to reduce immigration. Not all humans are the same. The people coming into Germany are not the same as the ones going into America. Do not talk about things you do not understand. >>>>>>We. Are. All. Human. I understand that far better than you do. >>>>>>>Why don’t you move to Germany and let them stay with you then lmfao >>>>>>>>Can’t move there if two thirds of the country doesn’t want anyone to move in. Xenophobia is the driving force behind worldwide authoritarianism and xenophobia must be stopped. Everywhere. In the US, Canada, Germany, Poland, France, UK, Japan, Australia, Spain, everywhere is under threat of authoritarianism because people can’t fucking accept immigrants and want someone who punishes them.

Damn that's a massive landslide >Lostdeutschland. It is like a mass psychosis all over the world. MAGA, UKIP, FN, and these dimwits with the same bullshit. >>Shows how so much of the population just aren't being served by the dopey politicians and massively fed up..so they turn to that more intense crap >>>Every fascist movement in history rode to power on the back of people being "fed up with the establishment". Being frustrated with status quo politicians doesn't magically turn the AfD into a solution. Clearly we haven't learned a thing from our past. >>>>No of course it doesn't...time for the other parties to serve the people better or extremism will happen..same could be said about communism >>>>>You think its about governance? Its about what they read on facebook. >>>>>>It's about them being fed up I imagine >>>>>>>People "fed up" about migration living in regions where there are no migrants while the people who do live in regions with a lot of migrants don't vote for fascists.

But in the context of German politics this is a landslide victory for AfD. This is the first time since WWII that a far-right party win this much, and there's a huge possibility they're going to be the next government in S-A. >I'm confused with what counts as far right in Germany. It's run by a lesbian in an interracial marriage, not exactly the stuff of Hitler's dreams lol. By American comparison AfD is significantly more moderate/moderate right. >>Even by American standards the AFD is far right. They rail against migrants, want to exit EU and NATO, want to end state funded media, want to stop support for renewable energy and bring back more coal mining, restrict queer rights, reduce social welfare programs, stop programs combating far right extremism. Meanwhile their supporters have repeatedly commited acts of violence or terror. They align themselves with trump, orban, putin and have huge support amongst far right gangs. Moderate on an American spectrum is the democratic establishment. >>>Wait, why is it a bad thing to end state funded media? >>>>a state mandate to fund journalism keeps a democracy alive. thats why every far right movement ever has wanted to abolish it. the end goal is a fascist puppet media outlet like fox news. >>>>>Fox news is not government ran, so try again. >>>>>>Have you been asleep during Trump’s first term? Holy fuck some people really only use their eyes to know where their face is..

Damn Now are they really 'far right' or is that just a media beat up like so many things? Do they actually align with the Nazi party? F me >Yes, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is classified as a proven right-wing extremist organization by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. >>Yet the overwhelming majority prefer them over any other party, so something isn't going well there >>>The majority is apparently dumber than shit >>>>Typical ignorant response that creates more division and more reasons people vote for charlatons like trump >>>>>It's not ignorant it's the truth. Social media, Russian misinformation and lack of critical thinking and media literacy is the issue here. You are the ignorant one of you cannot see the obvious reasons. Also voting for something dumb just to "own the libs" is even dumber.

So, any news on whether AfD will get the absolute majority? Is this map definite and did BSW get past the threshold? >Projected just short of a majority, and BSW are projected to just get past the threshold. BSW could well prop AfD up and prove horseshoe theory. >>Horseshoe theory is a sham that allows centrists to pick no side because "the left is too extreme" but the "right is too distasteful". All existing labor rights were gained off the dead bodies of workers and unions. Eventually the centrists and liberals turn on the socialists and embrace or step out of the way of fascism >>>The BSW leftists are literally propping up the German fascists, not a sham when it is happening right now. >>>>Then they're legitimately not leftists. They're using left-wing rhetoric to gain support (much like fascists tend to do in the beginning like talking about working class issues and how they're gonna fix it and they'll even call themselves leftists or socialists). What do social Democrats do before every fascist takeover? Turn on the socialists and anything that threatens any actual systemic change. >>>>>The Commies didn't exactly cover themselves in glory either during the rise of the Nazis. >>>>>>If you're talking about the non-aggression pact, that was for self preservation and time to prepare for a real engagement wit Germany. Perhaps when the USSR proposed multiple alliances with the west to fight back the Nazi threat they weren't met with silence and hostility, they wouldn't have made that pact with the Nazis. It was clear the west couldn't care about what happened to Soviet citizens. As long as Hitler kept his eyes to the east, they were chill. It wasn't until Hitler pushed west that they had any problems. And if you're talking about the communists within Germany at the time, they were violently repressed by hitlers goons, even before the Nazis took over large portions of the country. Nazi roaming gangs would patrol the streets and hunt down communists regularly, so excuse them for being weak while everyone else in the country just watched and kept quiet

Man, i can't wait till AfD throws out all the dirty migrants out of Sachsen Anhalt and helps the poor people with their well thought out and financially sound plans and trickledown policies. Or for example its admirable opposition to foreign doctors because they are culturally foreign and dangerous. Thank god we will now have pure German doctors returning from Switzerland and working for good pay in rural Sachsen Anhalt! And not to mention their demand to have more patriotic and Russian language school lessons and cultural exchanges with Russia... finally Sachsen Anhalt will be friendly with the eminent world power and cultural powerhouse again! >As a 'merican I jus can't wait til every time a European bro brings up Trump I can point to Saxony-Anhalt >>I mean, blaming Europeans for a single state in a single country, and for a party not even getting a majority of the vote, isn't really ideal. It'd be like congratulating all Americans because Mamdani was elected in one city in one state. Europeans blame Americans for voting in Trump (twice) because he was effectively elected nationwide (and yes, I know about the EC and know it's not that straightforward). Really, the only comparison would be either the EU parliament elections (which are EU-wide) or if we saw similar ideological results in most EU countries. >>>"for a single state in a single country" AfD is the second largest party in the federal parliament. Eventually the firewall will break and some of the other parties will be open to a coalition with them, just you wait "and for a party not even getting a majority of the vote" Trump didn't get majority of the vote either and we have a two party system. >>>>He didn't in 2016. He did in 2024. >>>>>"He did in 2024" Wrong and easy to check -> so go do that >>>>>>77 million votes to 75 million for Harris. That sounds like a majority to me. >>>>>>>Those were not the only 2 candidates... he got around 48% of the votes, so no, not a majority, only the popular vote.

God damn it, Germany. Didn't you learn your lesson 80 years ago? >People need to just accept immigrants, for pity’s sake. >>God you are literally what right extremists paint leftists to be damn >>>We’re all human, man. What’s so hard to accept about that? >>>>Because the immigrants that you champion for don’t give a shit about you or anyone else from the country they move to. It’s such a one sided deal/relationship, you’re literally blinded by your white saviour complex >>>>>Really. Where I come from, it's our national-born people who treat immigrants with contempt. Not the other way around, except in a few minor cases. (Hamtramck, MI banning pride flags is a really bad move.)

Redditors are not happy right now. >Electing a far right populist party to own the libs >>Maybe some self-reflection would be appropriate after a total electoral rout like this. >>>A voter of the new German Nazi party talking about self reflection.... >>>>If the established parties had adopted a tough immigration platform 10 years ago, the AFD would still be a fringe eurosceptic party. Not even an AFD voter, sorry to disappoint. >>>>>That’s backwards. The AfD didn’t simply “respond” to some objectively massive immigration problem. The party helped construct and amplify the narrative that immigration is an existential crisis, often by cherry-picking crime, asylum and integration cases while ignoring the broader statistics. The established parties adopting the AfD’s framing 10 years earlier wouldn’t necessarily have made the AfD disappear; it could just as easily have legitimised the very narrative that allowed it to grow. >>>>>>I'm not exonerating the AFD of dishonest campaigning or framing, but it was based on a real issue - one that the legacy parties steadfastly refused to deal with until it became an existential issue for them. Breaking historical voting patterns is very hard; the AFD would had a much tougher time breaking through if the CDU, SDP had been even marginally tougher on immigration imo.

The AfD is not a Nazi party. They do not want to expand Germany. >[deleted] >>Lebensraum is one of the main characteristics of Nazism. The AfD does not believe in it. >>>AfD thinks mass deportations of people including “non pure” Germans would free up housing for pure Germans. That’s lebensraum, making living space for “pure” Germans. >>>>No, that's not what Lebensraum is. Lebensraum would be expanding Germany territorially, something the AfD does not advocate for. >>>>>Lebenscraum is living space, in the 1930s and 40s that meant kick all the non ethnic Germans out of farmland in the Eastern countries. But living space in a decline population like current Germany means kicking out non pure German families so that local housing gets “distributed” to “pure Germans”

The harvest of the seeds sown by Merkel insanity >Letting millions of people in without democratic consensus was literally insane. Even she admitted later on that it could’ve been handled better. The problem is you can’t necessarily undo it. And I think it’s even crazier that some European governments still haven’t learned. Look at Ceuta right now for example. Straight up invasion because Spain’s leader effectively rolled out a red carpet and migrants from Morocco obviously took advantage of it. You think people aren’t going to hear about how a country’s leader just made immigration laws significantly more relaxed like Spain’s did? Immigration decisions from this point forward need to be more democratic or you’re going to get parties like AfD taking advantage of people’s desperation. >>Or maybe, the far right can stop giving a damn what the racial makeup of their country is. I don’t give a damn what percentage of the US is white, why should anyone? >>>Because unlike the US, Germany is based on the ethnicity called "Germans" who descend from Germanic tribes mixed with some Slavs, Celts and Balts (who are all ethnically similar neighbors)? Even the American "melting pot" elected Trump (with demographic anxiety playing a major role), why the hell would ethnicity-based nations like most countries in Europe accept radical demographic alteration of their homelands? >>>>Because the color of one’s skin shouldn’t be how we judge someone, but on the content of their character. >>>>>It's not about judgement. It's about preserving your land and its people. I don't like folks who racially abuse foreigners and make offensive gestures (like parodying "Asian eyes"), however wishing to preserve the ethnic character of your ethnic homeland is just common sense. One thing if you have some minorities who cause no trouble and aren't a demographic threat (like the Vietnamese community in Czechia for example), a completely different thing if the foreign population constantly grows and threatens to demographically subvert your nation. I am a Chechen and my people were ethnically cleansed by Stalin (with a third of our population perishing due the the deportation), and after the return our land was full of different people from different parts of the USSR. No people should have to tolerate demographic subvertion.

"Nazis" whose leader is a lesbian that sleeps with South-Asian immigrant women and whose family home where she spends most of her time is not even in Germany. What a...Honorary SS officer Fritz Arschbacken from 1941 would have killed himself if he heard this shit. >The left floods Germany with hardcore islamists that have frequently said Islamic law takes preference over German law and form their own legal systems and absolutely have no tolerance for gays or women, let alone a lesbian woman, and then get surprised when everyone starts voting AfD. 😂 >>When exactly was the left in power to do this? >>>Lets start with Angela Merkel who singlehandedly caused this mess in 2015. >>>>Angela Merkel is a conservative politician. Shes a member of the CDU. They are most definitely not a leftist party. Additionally, she didnt cause anything. She only followed existing EU law, whereas many EU countries broke EU immigration law. Basically she did nothing.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"It's even funnier to see the comments from the basement dwellers trying to justify the predatory sexual behavior displayed by the protagonist." Mushoku Tensei drama on r/topcharactertropes over if Rudy should be in jail for grooming children

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/comments/1w908ba/bad_people_or_villains_who_do_terrible_things_and/

Content Warning: Lotta child groomer apologia and direct quotes from the source material that will make your eyes bleed

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0 episodes of MT watched 0 pages read 100% larp knowledge >Found the Rudiddler defender >>I mean it's a grey area, he is a reincarnated person who just happens to have memory of his past life. >>>It very much isn't a gray area, wtf are you on. >>>>The grey area is that Rudiddle is acting as a horny teenager amongst other teenagers, while only the audience knows how problematic it all is. But as he grows into adulthood again, he becomes a genuinely upstanding member of society and a huge boon to the lives of everyone around him. It's a fucked up rehabilitation story, but there's a ton of nuance to how you can interpret it. I don't think anyone wanted MT to be a 4 minute singular episode of a p*do going to prison for the rest of his life. (It's also worth noting that in the anime, he never actually committed crimes, he's just a fucked up freak who wouldn't have been against the idea.) >>>>>Horny teenagers don't go around smoking panties like blunts, massaging breasts left right and center, and trying to groom under-aged teens into the 'perfect woman'. And if they are, you should report them, they need a psych-eval. Also...he very much doesn't get rehabilitated in the slightest, he remains Ruddidle. His usefulness to society bears no relevance to his depravity. >>>>>>Ohhh you haven't watched it By adulthood, Rudy no longer violates boundaries or lusts after minors, depending how "adult" you feel he is at 17-18 after he has his daughter. And no, teenagers don't really groom each other since they don't usually have the power dynamic to make that happen. Not really how grooming works. Why are you getting so agro..? It's an anime. I'm not accusing you of anytning. At this point in the anime, he's not particularly useful to all of society as a whole (seems like he's going to be soon tho, dont spoil me lol). He's "useful" to his friends and family. In this world, he's a respectful albeit leery young man who is a husband and father, magical prodigy, and renowned fledgling hero. His depravity is known only to the audience, and the entire point of his character is that we're watching that depraved 40 year old man slip away as he becomes Rudeus.

image Damn, is it normal for someone to steal panties and wear it on their face? Or is rudeus a fucking freak, plus anyone who idolizes him is >I mean the panties thing is a goofball quirk >>"Sexual harassment is a goofball quirk" Prison. No parole. >>>lmao do they even jail people for that? >>>>image >>>>>Stealing panties constitutes that? >>>>>>Yes? Are you stupid? It's both theft, sexual harassment, and possibly more.

quotes from the LN of Rudy grooming underage girls >"I did want to see how sexy her body had gotten now that she was thirteen" Christ, I feel sick typing that but I don't need to read any other line to immediately write that character off as a piece of shit. The only defence I could think of that is if the character who said it was the same age but even then, it's still a messed up thing for the author to write and I get the feeling, he wasn't the same age anyway. >>I mean, when I was 12 a 14 year old girl gave me a boner. It's relatable. >>>Sylphie is a homesick and easily manipulatable teenager when they see each other again. Rudeus is 54 or older. >>>>Was she homesick? It seems she's already dealt with and moved on from her families' deaths aside from when she tried to kill Nanahoshi. Also she's the one that wanted him to fuck, even giving him the aphrodisiac >>>>>"The teenager had a crush and started it, that makes it okay for a 54 year old to fuck them" MT defenders, everyone. >>>>>>Oh you use tiktok, that explains some things. Nah she is I think the same age as him? >>>>>>>I don't. Was grossed out- I googled something to react, first thing I found worked. Directly to jail, man. image The MC of MT was at least 54 years old at the time.

Is that an actual quote from the anime? >nope, see the show/manga/novel got a lot of hate for showing a pdo being accepted by flipping his settings. However that hate doubled/tripled from the fandom coming out in defence saying he has redeemed himself and everyone involved in production having no intention of acknowledging the problem. >>So is it actually worth watching or is it really made by pdo apologists / p#dophiles? >>>At best it handles it handles those subjects as bad as it possibly can. At worst it’s a show made by a pdophile, about a p#dophile who finds redemption (underage girls) and faces no consequences, and gets to live out a hero power fantasy >>>>It's a hard watch. I've been slogging through it, and the main male character is by far one of the worst fictional protagonists I've seen. This dude is human trash. But man... the production quality is so good. The music, the atmosphere, the presentation... especially in the first season, it's movie quality. And some of the supporting characters and the world itself are so interesting. But then the scene goes back to him and it is just relentless with his nonsense. The show's idea of him growing as a person takes the term "baby steps" to a whole new level. This is one of the first shows I've hate watched. At least with Overlord it was easy to lose interest and just turn it off, because it really just didn't have redeeming qualities. This is interesting enough that I keep gravitating back to it, even though just seeing the main character come on screen exhausts me. >>>>>Eh, I thought he actually grew a lot in season two. He still didn't the consequences of his past action, but he does stop being a full time perv. He experience heart broken, loneliness, friendship, and love. After that, I think he is matured and hard to see he is the same person as his earth self. Like in season 3, he hasn't act like an incl >>>>>>It's honestly strange how the vitriol for the show and Rudeus has tripled since season 3 began, despite how mature and almost heroic Rudy has become since season 1. It really feels like manufactured hate against the show for... I don't know, karma-farming? Or maybe reddit has gotten 3 times as puritanical since season 1.

I mean, yeah, Rudeus, but Polygamy is common in the world, so while most of the points stand, the last one doesn't. And actually, because of his harem the world can actually be saved by his kid so even the powers in the world would see him as heroic. >The polygamy part is not what people hate about MT lol >>Ehhhhh it's part of it lol >>>Not at all lol. Nearly every single isekai in existence includes a harem and are beloved. MT only gets hate because the MC is a pdophile and is written by a guy who doesn't find that problematic. EVERY THING ELSE ABOUT MT IS FANTASTIC, but ofc a p#dophile MC in a story about redemption and rebirth is gonna cause some backlash, let's be real. >>>>He's not though, all of his wives are as old as him. >>>>>He's a 34 year old man in a child's body. He isn't an actual child... If you were reborn with all your memories up till now, are you seriously gonna try to fuck a child? Don't try to answer with apologetics, just answer the question. >>>>>>Depends, 12 year old me got a boner from a 14 year old. Guess I'd not know until in that situation. >>>>>>>I- wow. Did you even read my comment you replied to? So you just don't believe memories have any stake in who you are as a person? This 34 year old jerked off to his irl underage niece, but because he magically has a body of child makes him justified in acting on his pdophilic urges? Is that really the stance your taking?

Haters are genuinely obsessed with Rudeus more than actual fans of the series at this point, it's hilarious. >It's even funnier to see the comments from the basement dwellers trying to justify the predatory sexual behavior displayed by the protagonist. >>I mean, I ain't here to speak for them, but I can't go a day without seeing a new person hate on the series specifically for Rudeus. >>>The series itself is great. Rudeus is the root of ALL the controversy. You seriously can't see why making your MC attracted to kids might be a bit controversial? >>>>Eh, I stopped caring about it cuz it got too heavy on the slice of life slog and you keep getting lambasted by people copy-pasting every bad thing they read on xitter without fact-checking first for saying anything positive about it. Now they got no one to argue with so they fish for it in every other reddit post on subs like this. >>>>>Have you considered that the OP just included it as an example because it clearly fits the trope? Not every post hating on Rudeus is some grifter hate nonsense. Rudeus IS a p*dophile. The author wrote him to be one. It's nothing subjective, it's a fact. Despite what you may think I'm still a fan of MT, so not all hate comes from some twitter hate club. Rudeus is just a horrible MC, objectively. >>>>>>Rudeus is a perverted scum in general. Be it petite girls or women in their 30s, where he was notably caught staring at even his own mother when he was a child. As for the grooming thing, I hate how the internet uses it these days as such a blanket term when it's supposed to be about actually raising someone into the mindset of being in love with you. Sylphy spent more years away from contact with Rudeus than beside him until they married. Eris was literally being tutored by him, and he had to teach her to act like a normal person instead of brash and temperamental. Again, this isn't defending him, cuz he was still attracted to them and acted pervy towards both, but people use buzzwords someone else said on the internet instead of knowing the source material of what they talk about, and it's tiresome. >>>>>>>I agree and it's another reason why I despise him. I just hate perverted characters in general, whether it's Mineta from MHA, or Meliodas from SDS. It's just a piss poor take on "humor", I guess? I just don't find anything funny about the random sexualization of anyone for laughs. It's just not my humor. Especially in a show that's supposedly trying to tell a compelling story. It just stops everything in it's tracks and makes me roll my eyes and skip forward.

What the actual fuck Japan >it's a meme. She has a valid crashout because of her shitty situation, but doesn't say those words or harbor any actual grudge against Rudeus at all (in fact, meeting Rudeus has turned her life around TWICE.) >>People always focus on what piece of shit Rudeus was before reincarnation(so, the whole point of the story) but never acknowledge how much actually good things he does for his friends after the reincarnation. Hell, as we learn in the epilogue He publishes all his research and scientific improvements under Nanahoshi's name so her friend has easier time learning that she also appeared in this world once he appears as well. Rudeus gets absolutely nothing from this >>>this somehow absolves him of jerking off to a nude picture of his niece? not to mention the way the mangaka behaves on twitter really doesn‘t help with allegations >>>>Don't worry; the MT fans are already claiming "fake screenshots" in this comment section (and therefore claiming that everywhere else too). Appalling. >>>>>This one is literally edited, season 3, episode 9. The whole scene starts at roughly 5 minutes. See for yourself instead of blindly hating. Should this kind of post even be allowed where people make up scenes to support their tropes? >>>>>>This wasn't about the post. This was about the deranged tweets of the author of MT. Where he's blatantly supporting p*dophilia even without the context of drawings and animation.

I advise to replace Rudeus with someone otherwise you might get attacked by fans. Though I don’t hate the media or it’s fans. >There's no denying that early Rudeus is a bastard, but the haters are so over the top that it gets really tiring. Especially since they all argue that "Rudeus bad" means "Mushoku Tensei bad" and if you even remotely like the story then you're a p*do yourself. Not to mention how haters constantly get things wrong as well, making him look worse than he is. OP too is spreading misinformation with this post. >>quotes from the LN of Rudy grooming underage girls Defend bottom left. >>>Brother, you're the one in need of reading comprehension. Stop moving goalposts. >>>>No goalposts have been moved, only set in the first place. "defend bottom left" Still fucking waiting. >>>>>Why should anyone do that? It's just one background info, two lines compared to thousands of lines later, that change things in the "present" (of the story). If you are so hung up on sexual things, the motivation for your vindictive glee sounds really icky itself. It's up to you to balance positive and negative and you are right when you dislike the negative more than the positive, but focusing on just one doesn't make your point right. Your funny little screnshot takes a feq quotes and just them. Nothing else. Big surprise if you cherrypick quotes you can point whatever picture you like. >>>>>>Rudy being a panty fetishet Not a defense of the quote. Didn't ask. Nice rant on behalf of a fictional freak, though. in the anime, as well as the manga, and light novel, Rudeus greyrat is a mentally 54 year old man who specifically gets a 15 year old drunk with the knowledge she'll try to fuck him after being intoxicated and unable to give proper consent

image >He fucking dies in the end. How does she get away with it, exactly? >>Didn’t die. Just became mentally unstable to the point of morphing into another form >>>So ego's death. Those are still consequences. You could even call it a punishment by the plot >>>>When did I say that wasn’t a punishment by the plot or consequences? I’m just explaining that you said they died, but abstraction is not death. Mentally unstable people locked up in psychiatric hospitals are not dead. Getting downvoted for no reason lol Edit: do people genuinely not understand the difference between dead people and mentally unstable people?

I see the MT obsession still going strong >Well it is actively airing, and i do get the complaints. Show is fantastic but at the same time you really wonder why the author decided to write Rudeus like that. There are about a thousand different ways he could of done it and it wouldn't of impact the character at all. Yet he choose pdophilia. >>honestly, i'm ok with it. Writing a character that would be more appealing to the masses is exactly the kind of thing we need less of. >>>There is a pretty big gap between appealing to the masses and not being a pdophile. >>>>sure is, but being afraid to have a unappealing characteristic or history attached to a character is how you get very sterilized environment.

u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"Now you’re just one of those females overreacting about a word 😩 hopefully he learns but I doubt it" r/tinder has a squabble over OP getting the ick from a prospective date refering to women as "females"

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Tinder/comments/1w82w89/yuck/

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Now you’re just one of those females overreacting about a word 😩 hopefully he learns but I doubt it >(OP)I don't know expressing a boundary was overreacting >>What boundary was expressed? >>>(OP) The one where I said I don't like being called female and it's not going to work. >>>>Wait. So you’re saying his fatal misstep was inferring that you’re a female? >>>>>Yeah, it's a red pill manosphere inc*l derogatory slur used to refer to women and girls. No self respecting woman wants their bullshit. >>>>>>Both women and girls are types of females, differentiated only by age. What does Andrew Tate or anyone else have to do with this?! >>>>>>>You can look it up yourself, I'm not here to educate you. >>>>>>>>Well thanks for the heads up. I’m not here to educate either, but you should know you are programming yourself to misunderstand 90% or more of people you interact with.

Wait what’s wrong with saying female? I’m lost😭albeit the rest of the convo is weird but the way I was raised that’s jus how we speak I never heard anyone take offense to it before >It can be used in a dehumanizing way to women and makes them seem like things rather than people >>"It can be used in a dehumanizing way to women and makes them seem like things rather than people" The word "woman" can also be used in a dehumanizing way. All of this is happening in the woman's head due to deep insecurities. >>>So everything that is said to dehumanize women or make them seem lesser is...just yappening in their heads? Your comment implies that women are never dehumanized or looked down on. Are you seriously trying to make that argument? Yes, some women are too sensitive. Yes, some men are called misogynists for simply misunderstanding social situations and context. No, misogyny is not all "happening in the woman's head due to deep insecurities."

OMG how can you be so stupid. He got incredibly lucky that she didn't unmatch him immediately and he proceeded to show his true misogynistic colors. Yikes >lol, dude isn’t misogynistic. he is just really bad at interacting with women. >>Calling women "females" is extremely misogynistic >>>Explain why without deflection >>>>Because it’s dehumanising, it’s as simple as that. >>>>>But is that not an opinion? The same people that are riled up by the word female are same people who use therapy speak and diagnose folks in everyday conversations. >>>>>>"The same people that are riled up by the word female are same people who use therapy speak and diagnose folks in everyday conversations." Deflection ? >>>>>>>You conveniently forgot to address the opinion piece tho

Because it's a scientific term and using it in normal conversation is dehumanizing. It's like you see women as objects you have to study instead of people. >From etymological standpoint isn’t feminist and female not within the same frequency and derived from the same root? Yet one is looked at negatively yet they share the same vibrational frequency. >>Etymology isn't everything. Awful etymologically means "full of awe," and yet it means terrible. >>>English words have lots of gotchas; other languages aren’t like this and are more straightforward. But words need to be looked at etymologically because they can carry hidden meanings otherwise. The example you’re using being “full of awe” of anything is probably an “awful” idea. But disliking the word “female” is not aligned with liking the word “feminist.” >>>>No, words do not need to be looked at etymologically. That's incredibly stupid. Words change meanings or acquire new connotations over time, and that happens in every language. >>>>>Im glad you brought that up. Words do change meanings over time but vibrational frequency doesn’t change. “In the beginning there was the word….” >>>>>>I don't even know what that means but just try calling someone whose parents weren't married when they were born a bastard and see how they react. I assure you, they're not gonna like it. Yet that's the etymological meaning.

I really appreciate the shrimp emoji covering his picture! 🤣 >(OP) Yeah I felt it was fitting lmao >>How? >>>Bc sexism and body shaming are fine when the target is men, of course! >>>>are we not going to address this brothers point because bro is lowkey spitting rn

From purely etymological standpoint the word FEMale and FEMinist are in same frequency. Why does the technical term ‘female’ trigger you into yuck? >(OP) I think it's more about the type of person who says it. >>So what you’re saying is there’s preconditions on who’s allowed to use that word in given context in order to placate a modern day feminist complex around the word female? >>>yep. Sure. >>>>Glad you get it

Why is female “yucky”? >Why not just say woman? I feel like men only say female when they don't really respect women or see women as lesser. It's usually the way men who are heavy into redpill ideology refer to women. >>Because not everyone is american and some languages don't share as clear distinction as yours. It's usually that too. >>>Then you need to learn the words you shouldn't say. Female is one of them. It's incl coded. >>>>youre chronically online if you think "female" is "incl coded" please go outside for once >>>>>Having been both chronically online and social in person, most of the men using "females" online are faux-masculinity-coaches/menfluencers in the vein of Andrew Tate. Or ESL learners, or sometimes inc*ls. I have almost never heard a well-adjusted, smart person with fluent English say "females" in real life. It's usually Muslim men or men who struggle with dating + don't have many female friends. Always saying females instead of "girls" or "women" generally means you believe in some flavor of biological essentialism.

I cant imagine what drove him to say “i havent touched a female in 4 years” like what the fuck was that dude thinking 💀 >Waterboarding wouldn’t have made me admit that to a woman I was potentially dating. >>He was going for a pity fuck. It’s manipulation. I hope it’s true, but I doubt it. >>>Imagine being so desperate you would actively look for pity fucks. I was single and celibate for 16 years in my 30s and 40s, and I was never that pathetic. (Before some inc*l claims women can get laid anytime we want, no. Not if we have a shred of dignity and self-respect.) >>>>I don't need to imagine, but it doesn't work. >>>>>Then perhaps you should acquire some dignity and self-respect. >>>>>>There would need to be something worth respecting for that. I think we both know there's not. >>>>>>>You sound like you could really benefit from therapy. I did. >>>>>>>>Absolutely not. Therapy can't make me worth something.

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, good lord 🤦‍♀️ >We’re losing to this >>He lost due to his own behavior and if you're losing its due to your own behavior. >>>Girly there are men on dating apps that get straight up 0 matches 0 likes. Kindly shut up lol >>>>Then they should improve themselves and their profiles lol >>>>>You know how many women tried this out and made a fool of themselves? >>>>>>I thought women didn't have to try? Pick a plot, honey >>>>>>>Are you slow? They tried making a male profile to see what’s up with it

Grand opening, grand closing >God damn your man Hov cracked the can open again >>Who you gonna find doper than him? >>>Inc*l outing himself. >>>>I don’t believe that is the next line of the song… >>>>>It's the reddit botfarm remix

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u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"He died as he lived... getting his throat blown out by other men 😂" r/hatethissmug debates the morality of Charlie Kirk memes

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/hatethissmug/comments/1w39xg4/i_hate_charlie_kirk_memes_that_show_his/

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yeah,you don't have to like him to acknoledge that doing this is not ok >Ironic considering conservatives are the most racist backwards individuals who love making rpe jokes, racist jokes etc but cry when ole charlie boy is clowned lol. >>I'm a leftist who thinks South Park and Youtube had turned him into such a joke, even among edgelords, that getting horrifically murdered was the best possible thing for his brand. And everyone with their hand up his puppet hole, before and since. They're making a fortune off of this. And their calls for a civil war are no longer dog whistles. Why would I want to help the right scare people into minimizing or worse, justifying even more right wing violence? >>>Who cares. He was a bad person and deserved to get mocked >>>>What does that have to do with traumatizing people with his corpse and triggering the part of the brain most likely to vote Republican? Explain why you want Charlie Kirk to pull an Obi Wan and score a win? >>>>>Him saying that hed force his daughter to carry a child if she were rped is far more repugnant than making fun of him..... he was a disgusting individual. You are literally just a conservative sympathizer. That's like saying you shouldnt make fun of hitler because it only emboldens neo nazis lmfao. Yeah everyone should just cower in fear because it might upset those poor, traumatized republicans 💔. #I stand with Charlie. >>>>>>Try again, to pose as one of us. I said he was a sick joke and a puppet. How does him being cool with r*pe translate to you wanting to traumatize people with his corpse, exactly the same way the right is desperate to do? >>>>>>>Lol he traumatized the public with his horrible takes, I think you'll be okay. Keep in mind his last words on this physical world was a racist dog whistle "counting or not counting gang violence" POP GOES THE WEASEL I mean ill give him credit. He died as he lived... getting his throat blown out by other men 😂

We're just keeping his memory alive after his valiant sacrifice to let us keep our gun rights! >Where's that attitude when someone makes a George Floyd meme >>This comparison makes absolutely no sense. >>>Both dead, both were shit people >>>>That covers quite a bit of ground. I do find it hilarious however that the two of them will be linked in certain people's minds forever. Like they are somehow two sides of a coin. I doubt Charlie would have wanted to be compared to George Floyd forever but LOL >>>>>I can hate both Kirk for debating with bad talking points and Floyd for being a terrible person all his life bro it's nothing special >>>>>>That's what I find so interesting. George Floyd was really not a special person at all he was a private citizen who committed a petty crime. It's just funny to me how he now gets equivocated to Kirk. Like he was somehow an ideological opponent. >>>>>>>It’s more the public reaction to their supposed “martyrdom” as who they are. Floyd wasn’t a good dude who freaked out over a cops being called over fake money and died from the fentanyl in his system (supposedly) but the reaction led to several riots across the USA and the UK, multiple deaths and a pathetic attempt at creating an autonomous zone which got two kids killed with shooters calling themselves “heroes” and trying to hide the evidence. Charlie Kirk was some Christian schmuck who debated people in universities whether in good/bad faith about social political which he was passionate about and when he got murdered (in front of his family) the aftermath was the opposite, aside from the weird funeral. So yeah, that’s probably why they’re compared so much. (37 more comments of these two arguing)

Murdered at the hands of the state vs murdered by another citizen makes a big difference. >Armed robbery and pointing a gun to a pregnant woman vs debating college kids >>Love how you conveniently leave out he and his organization were a major driving factor in the Jan 6 insurrection attempt. Not only did he help contribute to the false narrative he directly contributed to bussing insurrectionists to the capitol. So debating college kids… and treason. >>>I'm not saying he was a good person but I'd lather leave the keys to my house to Kirk than to Floyd >>>>Good thing nobody asked you to give him your keys. They’re merely asking you to not make light of the state executing people without due process. >>>>>Oh right, you guys don’t even believe people like Floyd need keys since no one is illegal on stolen land and are free to just break in, r*pe your daughter, and steal your tv. >>>>>>MAGAots should be neither seen nor heard.

“Political violence is good as long as it’s someone I don’t like.” >Exactly correct >>You’re really not far from a fascist lol. >>>Im just not a bootlicker towards the racists in our country >>>>“Our country” as if you didn’t say you support something fundamentally against our country’s values. By endorsing political violence have more in common with the neo-nazis you say you hate than anyone else. >>>>>How the fuck is murder against American values? We spent the last year drone striking Cuban fisherman for literally no reason you dumbass. >>>>>>Do I really have to explain to you how supporting killing anyone who disagrees with you is undemocratic and against freedom of speech and expression? >>>>>>>Don’t bother with debating these guys, man. Apparently once you label someone as a racist fascist nazi for moderate or conservative leaning political views, murdering them is totally fine. It’s all good though, you just have to adhere to their reactionary and dogmatic self righteous worldview and you’ll be fine. >>>>>>>>You're right. I just think it's alarming people genuinely believe in murdering their political opponents. Then again reddit is not politically representative of the average American so that's relieving lol. (20 more comments of these two arguing)

It's a good warning about what happens to bad people. >Leftists want you dead if you dare to criticize their cult >>Leftist celebrates the death of those who would celebrate mine. Fixed it for you booboo. >>>Weird how you base all that on an imaginary scenario in your head that never happened >>>>Sure bud. >>>>>it only happened in your head 🤷‍♀️ >>>>>>Uh huh.

"We shouldnt kill people just becahse we dont like them" is not a bootlicker position. >CK needed to die because he worked towards perpetuating the cycle of hate, he was a terrorist. >>Idk man, I dont see any cycle of hate in any of his content. I disagree with a lot of what he said, but calling him a terrorist is a stretch. Might have had dog whistles scattered throughout, but it still is worth mentioning anyway. >>>"Might have had dog wistles scattered throughout" You realize that is wrong, right? You just admitted he had dog whistles in his speeches. He constantly spread his hatred towards LGBT community and the black community or other marginalized communities. You are admitting in your comment that he tried to hide offensive terms and symbols in his speeches, like a shitty person would. >>>>So a person with views you don’t like is a terrorist? Are we in 4th grade still? >>>>>When the views hurt the greater population by spreading animosity, especially when he did it during very socially tense times, yes. He was a domestic terrorist through his words and his popularity >>>>>>You have no idea what a terrorist definitionally is. You can just say you support political violence dawg, no need to sugarcoat it. >>>>>>>Social terrorist, imo, he uses his platform to spread animosity and hatred, he was trying to destroy what this country took years to build. He was a terrorist.

Yeah an innocent guy was murdered by a terrorist. I get how you could laugh at that as dark humor, but saying that this was a good thing is just plain stupid. >Of course, such blatant violence is awful. But it is hard to feel bad for Kirk himself, when he was a shitty guy, and he shared the opinion that gun deaths are "worth it" to keep the 2nd Amendment.e >>I don't agree with happened to Charlie kirk. Charlie kirk on the other hand >>>Exactly. Americans hating on Charlie Kirk is so wild to me. HE'S YOUR COMPATRIOT. Your fellow American. Imo this is much more important than someone supporting republicans/democrats. Where's your beautiful sense of national unity? A guy who ultimately wants the best for your country, the thing you (if you have a brain) probably want too. And yet you treat him like a domestic terrorist. This is borderline idiotic. >>>>"HE'S YOUR COMPATRIOT. A guy who ultimately wants the best for your country" You either don't know much about Kirk's politics, are very naive, or are being purposefully stupid if you think everyone could just build "national unity" with Charlie Kirk. >>>>>Yeah I don't know much about Kirk I thought he was your regular Republican like say DeSantis, so pro-natalist, a bit anti-LGBTQ (not discrimination, just anti-DEI), anti-welfare, conservative, free markets, gun rights, etc. Did he promote any fringe ideas like say, Tucker Carlson or Trump? >>>>>>"Did he promote any fringe ideas like say, Tucker Carlson or Trump?" He wrote a book called "The MAGA Doctrine", a manifesto for the movement. He was a frequent guest on Tucker Carlson. He was advocating for Trump with Trump's family since 2016.

People who mock his death either, never watch full context videos of his stuff with a honest ear, parroting their friends or genuinely terrible people who think they're the good guys and incapable of doing wrong. Its worst on Instagram and tik tok. The one good thing that came out of this is that it reveals the demons wearing human masks. >yea... if you are gonna hate him at least understand why he said what he said >>Bit that would require being humble, honest with yourself and worst, open to admitting that you might be wrong and a possiblitybof changing your mind. We cant have that. Im reminde of this video https://youtu.be/C5IF0BJ7N0U?is=jqCesHNTTjyRmggQ >>>He used to shame young r*pe victims for even considering abortions. Do not speak about being humble if you support that. You will never change the opinion of people who are in their right minds about certain things, ever. No matter how well spoken you are. No chance I will end up wrong for being considerate about a young girl's life. Kirk did that while supporting a rapist to be elected as a president too. I hope I don't have to provide you court documents on Epstein to make you believe this. Surely you can do your own research. >>>>redditor in a nutshell >>>>>Just human

Idk why you're catching flak for this. Kirk was a bastard and frankly deserves every ounce of mockery he gets, but at the end of the day that's straight up a dead body people are posting to god knows where, often untagged. >Because anyone that says something even remotely not-negative about Kirk gets made fun of >>there's nothing positive to say about the man >>>If u can’t say a single thing positive about your opponent then you don’t have a rational mind nor do you want a resemblance of peace, you’re just as bad as any MAGA bastard >>>>say a good thing about Hitler >>>>>Hitler is a bit of a stretch compared to Kirk but I’ll bite: He was a good speaker.

As bad as what happened was I can't help notice the people making fun of George Floyd are very vocal about how we as a society should not celebrate someone dying🤔. >Ah yes, because a criminal drug dealer and armed robber dying of a drug overdose that he willingly chose to take is definitely on the same level as a political assassination because words hurt the shooter's feelings. I don't think either should be mocked as they are both human beings who died far too young, but there is a pretty clear difference lol >>"Both are wrong but one is more wrong". Funny how you prove my point. >>>And funny how you dismiss mine. Typical liberal behavior. A drugged up criminal dying of an overdose simply isn't the same as a political assassination. >>>>If we are allowed to make fun of shitty person A then don't complain when we do it about shitty people you support. >>>>>Again, an actual criminal is quite a different kind of shitty than words that hurt your feelings lol >>>>>>You seem to love this guy? I am not defending George or what he did but you are dying on the hill for CK. >>>>>>>? I don't really have an opinion on the Kirkster. He was just objectively a better person than Floyd lol. Kirky didn't have an essay worth of criminal history. Floyd did.

Once you have determine someone is an evil monster by your moral standards you're only allowed to be a shitty horrible person with no repercussion. >This is what his death made me very afraid of. Once political assassination is seen as a "good thing" and becomes celebrated, it's a very slippery and steep slope into just killing whoever you dont like. >>At the “slippery slope” argument. Yes, I suppose if you ignore all nuance and historical precedent, act like this kind of thing has never happened and there is no clear moral line crossed, it would be quite worrying. Of course it has and there is. Political violence and yes, even murder, has been used throughout history and been celebrated already. Take the American and French revolutions. Kirk was a major contributor to what many consider a corrupt and tyrannical regime, he also fed into the election denial and bussed people to the capitol, making him a major contributor to the failed insurrection on Jan 6. This is in addition to a long history of spreading vile rhetoric that directly contributes to the increased persecution, stigma, and yes, violence against marginalized groups. Just because he was a wealthy influencer who never had to dirty his hands himself doesn’t mean he is innocent. I’ll never advocate for or celebrate murder myself but let’s not act like people who did celebrate it are a bunch of violent psychopaths who would celebrate going around murdering anyone they disagree with. That’s absurd. There is a clear distinction. >>>That’s a lot of words to say “I’m ok with murder when I disagree with them” >>>>More like “while I don’t endorse it myself I can see why people would celebrate murder if the end result is a net benefit to society”. But go off. >>>>>This is why I can’t take people like you seriously. So you’re ok with murder if it’s a “benefit to society”. Who gets to choose who dies? Why not you? You take up space and food and resources, some might argue you dying would benefit society. What if someone disagrees with you politically, is it ok for them to shoot at you? I don’t care if you were a full blown communist or a raging republican, I’d defend your right to be free from the fear of violence because I believe in a society where people can live without that fear. I’m not gonna shrug my shoulders and pretend it’s ok and justify it. I stand by my moral compass 100%. And I think that’s something the Kirk situation showed us, a lot of people (on ANY side) are suddenly ok with murder if it benefits them, and they should definitely reflect on this and hopefully change. >>>>>>Kirk wasn't just some guy with opinions. You get that, right? He was an incredibly wealthy political commentator who made his fortune off mocking the deaths of gun violence victims and members of the LGBTQ community. People celebrating his death isn't going to lead to them murdering people in the street, stop trying to make yourself a victim

u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"All right yal right. We dont have it that bad, at least we get to be on TV!" Racists meltdown in r/LanternsTVSeries over the most recent episode focusing on John Stewarts backstory

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/LanternsTVSeries/comments/1w3dacn/coming_from_a_black_man_the_outrage_on_episode_3/

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It’s such a weird phenomena with some dudes and digesting media. It’s like they short-circuit and reboot in defense mode the moment racial inequality is even mentioned. Its like we aren’t indicting you personally when we criticize a system; we know white people aren’t a monolith motherfucker, that recognition is built into the statement of “don’t treat us like one either” >Shit is ridiculous the “green lantern fans” ain’t true fans if they see this as such a big problem actually sad asf >>This shot aint green lantern >>>It’s okay to have not read the comics g, this is in fact, very green lantern though! >>>>I’m not a long term fan when I was in high school I read most of Geoff johns run and was blown away by the colourful space epics. Remind me fella was the ever a comic where John Stewart shagged an older lady or one where hal was shot in the head from the get go. >>>>>There’s no Rachel in the Batman comics. I guess the Dark Knight isn’t Batman. Your point is stupid and betrays that you don’t get the medium of comics. There is no bible. Geoff John’s run is “Geoff John’s run” because it’s his interpretation of this universe. That is and will always be how these stories work. Your favorite interpretation doesn’t get ruined by the inevitable retcons of a future one because it fucking exists and stands on its own merits … the stories are amendable by design… people buy comics for new interpretations not to see the same interpretation regurgitated by a different illustrator… >>>>>>The point about Rachel is ass even tho I don’t like that char in the dark knight, Bruce Wayne has many flings across the mediums. Is my point stupid tho? Johns run i only brought up because me reading the books was called into question, but its something that’s quintessentially green lantern so much so it’s existing part of lore going forward(like the bible). johns run gave us all the different lantern corps and fleshed it out and explored, a well of creativity to be tapped from and the best we can manage is shitty cw true detective with a green lantern skin. It’s bs because this will be many potential fans first experience with this ip and it’s another fumble. And because it’s just fail after fail they’ll just bury it and we won’t get to see some of the truly amazing stories worth telling >>>>>>>Ah yes it’s “quintessentially green lantern” to “not fuck older women” and “not get shot in the head”. Truly astute point. I’ll have to check the DC hero’s omnibus for that biblical knowledge of yours

This is disgusting behavior. If you lost a hand and I lost an arm, we are both entitled to treatment. Im not going to complain about you asking for medical treatment just because I lost more. Im not going to argue that you shouldnt get treatment because I believe I deserve it more. You're here trying to create enemies when we should be allies seeking a future where we're treated better together. >Dude has a valid point, though. He’s not trying to invalidate or nullify black people’s struggles. He’s just saying that in the grand scheme of things, there should be equity; because as little as black people have in America, natives have even less. He’s basically, I think, saying that y’all are focusing on the wrong thing when you focus on the “outrage” over episode 3 of Lanterns. At least y’all got that episode. That’s at least some type of progress and recognition of Black history and struggle. There’s no Native American lantern for there to be a whole episode on how centuries of genocide and subjugation made their cultural experience relevant to be chosen as a lantern. Choosing to focus on the reaction of a bunch of incel racists instead of being content that you get this kind of representation in media is what’s wrong. Some cultures don’t even get that. >>"Dude has a valid point, though. He’s not trying to invalidate or nullify black people’s struggles" He literally is going black people dont have that bad, native Americans have it worse! How is that not invalidating or nullifying black people's struggle. He just said black people are essentially white people. Are we reading the same guy? >>>I think the dude is just getting overheated and saying shit that’s getting misconstrued. He has a point in saying that Native Americans don’t have as much representation in the US socially, culturally, and politically. That’s pretty much a fact. His argument is basically “Y’all complaining about the racist reactions to the cultural representation black folk are getting. Shit, I wish we had any kind of representation for racists to get angry about. Racists getting angry about too many native stories in superhero media would be nice.” I’m not saying everything he says is right. I’m just saying, representation matters. Native Americans get almost zero and it makes sense for him to be upset when black people focus on how their representation is received by white folk instead of rejoicing at the fact that their people and culture are being seen and heard. >>>>I never said he didn't have a point, him going "black people actually dont have it that bad" is the problem. We are literally in a thread where people are throwing their hands in the air because they see a black man on screen. 😂 >>>>>Sure. But what he’s getting at is “at least there’s a black person on screen. We don’t even get that 🤷🏽‍♂️” >>>>>>All right yal right. We dont have it that bad, at least we get to be on TV! >>>>>>>I mean, we are talking about a superhero tv show, right?

The fact that some people are taking John’s mom’s words as fact is ridiculous, they’ve shown throughout the episode that his parents are insane, especially his mother. Also from what I understand, in the comics Hal wasn’t even the first choice for the ring either or even the second. >I mean yes and no. They've shown that they are obsessed with making John a Lantern. But the show hasn't done anything to critique the racist views they espouse, if anything, we've seen them parroted a few times by other characters. >>a kid crying in his bed is not a critique? The show is exploring the characters, im sure we are setting up issues to be addressed in a later date. >>>Did you just see that one scene? The entire premise of the last episode is John's parents feel the ring was basically systemically racist because white people are less scared than black people, and the show has presented that narrative without a counterpoint thus far. I agree, its part of the set up, but I think people are frustrated because the narrative the parents are pushing is similar to the narrative a lot of modern media pushes, it's a rough episode to stop and wait a week on. >>>>Lol, no >>>>>Media literacy is dead. >>>>>>It's turned into what fits an agenda. >>>>>>>You can read and learn and critic on your own. it needs to come from you. the rest is propaganda.

Interesting, nothing they have shown the parents doing comes across as insane. Only people trying to change the status quo and using themselves and children as means to do so >Yep shooting apples off your kid's head is totally sane. >>You want aliens and humans to have the same idea of sanity? >>>What? Are John's parents not humans? I get the idea behind "We have to do terrible things to make our kid capable of survival" (Which in John's case wasn't necessary in the slightest.) but to call their training sane is ludicrous. >>>>Are you even watching the show? Everything his parents are doing is to get the aliens to recognize him as a worthy candidate for being Green Lantern. Wanting more for your children and giving people of your race something to look up too isn't insane even if the methods to do so might be seen that way >>>>>Yeah and they are doing it in an insane way. Not to the Guardians maybe. But to us, as viewers abusing your kid to get them on the Guardians' shortlist is insane full stop. Did the apple stuff even come up in John's interview? NO! Because it wasn't even relevant to the Guardians, they cared much more about the fact that John is willing to be their lapdog in exchange for the ring. >>>>>>No they are taking drastic measures to create someone who won't back down in the face of fear like his father did, nothing insane about that. Viewing the show only as a viewer will limit your ability to have deeper discussions about said show in the future

You're still not talking about my point of privilege existing and the effect it has on people. >there is no privilege, the ring doesn’t recognize privilege.. the mother does because she is playing the race card.. the process is not flawed the human construct of race is flawed.. >>so are the people selected because they wore green not privileged? >>>I’m not following your point.. >>>>The green shirt scenario was describing how circumstances create privilege. It's meant to mirror how circumstances can make you someone who can say you're not afraid. >>>>>There is no circumstances, the ring doesn’t recognize it.. only humans construct circumstances.. the whole show is about how green lanterns have the ability to change reality through their abilities to construct.. humans construct a reality through their perception.. perception it’s not reality.. >>>>>>Human constructs and society and the effect they have on people are real. The ring isn't looking for white people, but it is looking for something white people have been granted access to and black people don't. The comfort and safety to society grants people to not be able to not be afraid or the green shirts if you will. (32 more comments of these two arguing)

It’s honestly baffling how many fundamentally just don’t get it. Like holy fuck no shit we’re at where we’re at in 2026 — these people can’t even grasp what privilege really means or what white privilege is, they just take immediate ignorant offense and that’s that. Y’all 🫩 >What is privileged about a child watching his father die in an explosion? >>This privilege was stated by someone who was born under actual racial segregation and grew up her entire life seeing black people fail via the system put in place by "white" people turn on them, so that's the lens that she was speaking to the Guardian through. >>>I think the reason people put a lot of weight behind it is after John's mom says it... The Guardian agrees. Which does sort of legitimize the idea. If the Guardian said "The ring seeks out only those capable of overcoming their greatest fears regardless of the color of their skin." And if John's mom still had issues then fine. The audience can chalk it up to her being a bit jaded and skeptical due to her experiences. But the Guardian agreeing with her does come off a bit heavy handed imo. >>>>I saw it as the Guardian acknowledging that them not noticing human fears would be different across social lines - thus the test being the same for everyone wouldnt be exactly fair. >>>>>Thus the issue. The test was fair, are there issues that African Americans face that others do not? Yes, does losing your father at a young age in front of you in a tramatic accident compare? Maybe, maybe not. But the ring is meant to find people capable of overcoming those fears. John Sr. was not. >>>>>>The ring in the comics is more about overcoming your fears. You can be "scared" of something, realize it, absorb it, and work around it, and thats stronger than just not being scared of stuff. The initial test in the show is shown as flawed in itself. Thatd how you get a Guy Gardner, where he has no fear because hes dumb and deludededly cocky, for instance. Thats why raising John to have zero fear whatsoever would also normally result in an extremely flawed person. Someone who has justified fears but works around them and in spite of them would be a better Lantern, and thats probably where the show is going.

Seems kind of like lazy writing honestly. Deal with the racial issues, sure. But lines like “Hal Jordan was privileged enough to live in a world without fear.” Dudes a freaking fighter jet test pilot. Definitely had to overcome fear. It just seems like they are making the whole issue with the Stuart family is that a white guy got chosen. Specifically the mom. Maybe she’s just supposed to be like that though. >They don’t know what’s Hal been through it’s all from their prospective and they don’t know what’s he’s done to earn the ring it all goes back to their struggles it’s makes sense >>There’s no problem with the parents thinking that. The problem is show is saying the parents are correct. Also, its pretty damn racist of a black man to conclude that a black man cant be fearless. >>>The show does not say the parents are correct. The show literally tells you that Hal's fearlessness comes from loss, not privilege. >>>>When? name the time stamp. >>>>>They're referring to Hal's 60 Minutes interview that John watches in 1996. >>>>>>There’s 2 conflicting narratives then. The Stewart family believes its because of white privilege. Hal believes its from loss. We gotta pick one

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u/CummingInTheNile — 1 month ago

"she does need to hear she has a support system cheering her on.They are literally being bullied, body shaming, videoing her walking in the courthouse.. being heckled. My heart hurts for her" A slapfight on r/duxburydeathsfreetalk over if its weird for OP to message the lead prosecutor via linkedin

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/DuxburyDeathsFreeTalk/comments/1w1qoe1/i_sent_a_message_to_jen_sprague_via_linkedin/

Context: r/duxburydeathsfreetalk is a sub for talking about the Lindsay Clancy trial, that is staunchly anti-Clancy.

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(OP) Check out Jennifer Sprague’s profile on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-sprague-195b5754?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_mweb&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile screenshot of OP sending fanmail to the lead prosecutor >Yikes.

Omg that’s so good to know thank you. I will do the same ❤️ >(OP) I never expected her to accept my follow request. She did first thing this morning and I immediately messaged her. Expected nothing back.. just wanted to share appreciation and support. Couldn’t believe she responded.. and she does need to hear she has a support system cheering her on. They are literally being bullied, body shaming, videoing her walking in the courthouse.. being heckled. My heart hurts for her. >>She’s been doing this for 22 years , I think she’s got more back bone than 90% of the people heckling her. Especially the Reddit trolls who clearly are just toxic and jealous she has a strong career as a woman . But I agree we need to support her and make it Loud :) >>>Do you believe men or women who criticize reddington are jealous of his incredibly successful career? >>>>No, they just don’t like his aggressive tactics and referring to professional female witnesses as eg “the Indian woman” >>>>>Saying, "the Indian woman" is perhaps a tactic to highlight that it's not only white women who and people who understand psychosis who may see this a certain way. He also said her name. Also, mentioning another culture might make people compare/contrast... Indian grandparents and grandparent-in-laws come to stay with new moms for months at a time. ...the isolation of white American culture along with the faux pas to say someone is acting unwell or needs to go sleep, plays a role in postpartum mental health. Other adults in the household would have been a factor to avoid this tragedy. A short visit or day visit is stressful in a way live-in grandparents isn't. >>>>>>News flash, Boomer-style offhand racism and misogyny isn’t a “tactic”

This is parasocial just like the people who are fans of reddington this is her job >I think Lindsay is guilty but this is def taking things a little too far. Equal to sending Big Red flowers lol >>You can’t possibly think sending a message on LinkedIn is equal to paying for and arranging the delivery of flowers to his office. >>>I think becoming overly involved in a trial in which you don’t know anyone involved is taking it a bit far. Is it the worst thing - absolutely not. I guess I just wouldn’t ever think go to “real world.” I say this again as “Lindsay is guilty” person. >>>>Both sides have gone off the deep end, it’s so bizarre to me. There are people that are legitimately obsessed with this trial it’s weird. I guess some will say I’m cold but I have zero emotional attachment to this so to speak. An absolutely horrific case but I didn’t know these people. >>>>>Agreed! Hoping everyone can go back to their regular lives soon regardless of the verdict, these are not our lives that were, or are going to be, affected.

Notwithstanding the MA SJC Rule on trial publicity and extrajudicial communications, the ABA created an entire rule in their Model Rules of Professional Conduct on the "Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor." I'm not commenting with an opinion on the Defendant. I'm commenting on the blatant unprofessionalism of these two ADAs. Specifically, subsection (f), which states: "(f) except for statements that are necessary to inform the public of the nature and extent of the prosecutor's action and that serve a legitimate law enforcement purpose, refrain from making extrajudicial comments that have a substantial likelihood of heightening public condemnation of the accused and exercise reasonable care to prevent investigators, law enforcement personnel, employees or other persons assisting or associated with the prosecutor in a criminal case from making an extrajudicial statement that the prosecutor would be prohibited from making under Rule 3.6 or this Rule." Fangirl on...Rule 3.8: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_8_special_responsibilities_of_a_prosecutor/ Rule 3.6: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_6_trial_publicity/ >This has massively triggered you... and its weird. >>These are literally the rules we swear to abide by as lawyers, and there is a reason for them. We're officers of the court and administer justice, which is a pretty great privilege that we need to take care of, and a lot of moral responsibility comes with it. Sprague could be disciplined or be disbarred if she's engaging like this on an active case... or even after sentencing is complete. >>>Ok. Thats crazy to me.. obviously im not a lawyer and live at the other side of the world. But I sit watching a defence attorney with his sunglasses on taking photos with the Lindsey fans outside the court, making snide comments to influence public opinion and watched the nation pull the DA'S appart online... and if they respond with a thank you to a message of support they could get disbarred? I knew america was fucked up, but jesus christ! >>>>Don't listen to this person, they're full of shit. >>>>>Lol. I'm literally a lawyer and you've been cited the Model Rules multiple times in these comments. I'm dead curious as to what kind of weird satisfaction you get out of straight out lying about the existence of such rules when the average citizen with half a brain cell knows these exist? Do you too think Sprague gaf about what people on Reddit think about her? Did you send a cringe-ass inappropriate message, too? >>>>>>Sure you are

What about Shanan Buckingham? >(OP) I asked that she share it with her as well. Did not leave her out❤️ >>It's extremely strange to fangirl an ADA, as well as reach out to her in the middle of jury deliberations. Appreciate your post. >>>(OP) I’m pretty certain sending someone words of encouragement and support isn’t fangriling. I would think sending flowers, making posts over the top in a personalized way as if someone knew them personally… stuff like that would be a fangirl. I guess we can define things however we see them. >>>>You're missing the point. Do whatever you want in your spare time. Just do it privately. You chose to share it here, which changes the dynamic, if you will. >>>>>(OP) I am sorry I triggered you. Clearly this has upset you. Never meant to upset anyone. >>>>>>You're not upsetting me in the least. We'll see if anyone is upset on Monday. Enjoy your weekend!

I tried to send her a message about a week ago and because we are not connected and I don’t have a paid account. I could not get my message through. I actually also tried to send a connection request and I hope she will accept it. I would like to be able to tell her what a great job she did. What a great job they both did. I find it appalling that anybody could go after them or make such horrible comments. If you work for the district attorneys office, you have a job to do. And people need to understand that. >I told her that many people on Reddit are supportive of her 😁 I had to subscribe to a paid account lmao >>So many people on ONE reddit sub >>>lol Hundreds of people in this subreddit sweets And judging by who is trashing her with petty arguments + zero constructive criticism , who gives a F about them 😁 they can go shove a bow right up their ..🙈.. to displace the huge stick already lodged there. >>>>THIS subreddit, only lol. Everywhere else on the internet is not seeing the same as this subreddit, sweets. >>>>>Oh and the amount of lawyers with facts and education that have been kicked out of this subreddit 😂 clearly none of that matters here >>>>>>Plenty of people are also lawyers who think she’s guilty in this sub 😁 >>>>>>>Then why have many been kicked out and censored. And I have yet to see one person on these threads present information from a legal perspective. Lots of opinions and feelings.

I can't even imagine the deluge of hate she's received... she must be very tough. This kind of pressure and backlash would make most people crumble. I've heard that Attorney Buckingham actually doesn't even work for the DA's office anymore and had to be called back because Attorney Sprague was the only ADA that was willing to take this case! Major respect to Attorney Sprague for a very good job well done on an extremely difficult, sensitive case. And deepest appreciation for Attorney Buckingham for stepping in! >No other attorney in the DA’s would take the case?!?!?!! Seriously? >>Yeah it would be hard to prosecute a woman who clearly did the worst thing she could do during a mental health crisis. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I put her in prison on top of the suffering she has had. If she goes to prison, I imagine she will not last very long. She most certainly will finish what she started and join her children. Idk what’s more merciful. Letting her kill herself in prison or locking her in an asylum so she can live with her guilt for the rest of her life. Horrible…I don’t envy the prosecution. >>>You wouldn’t forgive yourself for putting a woman who strangled 3 children in prison? And you know in said “asylum” she will likely be out within the year? >>>>I don't know why people keep saying she'd be out in a year. >>>>>Because that’s how it works. Look into the process if she is found NGRI. Even seasoned attorneys, prosecutors, etc all say she will be out very soon. This is not a life sentence in a mental hospital. She is doing better and if she is not deemed a danger she will be let out. >>>>>>Completely false! The average time in Massachusetts is 15.5 years. One elderly man was released in 5 years. This info is available for all to read. Fact check before posting false info. >>>>>>>You are not understanding. LINDSAY WAS FAKING THE PSYCHOSIS. She was never psychotic. You cannot gauge off the statistics of others who are in mental institutions. There are people in there who SERIOUSLY ARE ILL. Lindsay’s was a “singular” psychotic event due to postpartum according to her defense. She is several years out from having her children so it won’t be that again. She is now on the “right meds.” They are literallyyyyyy prepping her rehabilitation story through this trial for her to be released. All of the prosecutors, attorneys, etc watching this case say the exact same thing. She will be out in no time.

Attorney Sprague if you are reading through this thread, know that you have support from the other side of the world too! From Ireland, thank you for giving Cora, Dawson, and Callan a voice 🩷🩵🩵 >I mean, I sincerely hope she has better things to do than generate more public condemnation for the Defendant she's prosecuting via Reddit, but you never know! >>Personally I don’t think the defendant gets enough public condemnation. People who kill helpless children can never get enough imo ☺️ >>>It appears there are many differing prosecutorial approaches. To be concerned about Attorney Sprague's mental health, and look the other way at Lindsay Clancy's, is mind-boggling. Two contradictory things cannot both be true at the same time and in the same sense. If I were a nurse, much less a labor & delivery nurse, I'm not sure I'd be so forthcoming either. I'd expect to uphold myself to the standard that was expected of me. The thing about mental health and true psychosis, is that after awhile you can no longer keep up the facade. The consequences, as they are in this situation, ultimately devastating. That's not to say to turn a blind eye to this condition. Enough is enough. NY v. Dimone Fleming. https://www.reddit.com/r/CasesWeFollow/s/1tXPI3qvpu https://archive.is/8gJYF#selection-3899.0-3902.0 >>>>We are still talking about the same Lindsay that strangled 3 children, right? >>>>>"On Monday, nearly four years later, prosecutors and a lawyer for Ms. Fleming, now 26, agreed she was in a state of psychosis when she killed her children. A judge found her not responsible by mental disease or defect. As a result, she will avoid prison, but could be hospitalized for months, if not years, if doctors determine she is still mentally ill........................... >>>>>>Out of curiosity, do you give the same energy to the people praising Reddington and calling him a “pop culture icon”? >>>>>>>Never mind all the social media stupidity, that place also brought the dumb pat clancy theories. My question is. Do you know how our judicial system works? It seems like your group, the "this is about the kids, send this baby killer straight to the chair" group, think we live in 1940s Germany or something

I mean that’s nice of you and we should not be cruel to people but she objectively did not do a good job. >You cannot say she ‘objectively’ didn’t do a good job. That is an opinion. And the jury would’ve reached a NGRI before the weekend if that was truly the case. She clearly persuaded at least one person on that jury that Lindsay knew exactly what she was doing. All it takes is one person to keep Lindsay from NGRI. >>Objectively means making a judgment or evaluating a situation based strictly on observable facts rather than personal feelings, biases, or opinions. >>>Your opinion is not objective. I’m not sure what is difficult to understand here. The observable fact is that the jury still hasn’t reached a verdict after 10 hours of deliberation. Clearly she was convincing enough. >>>>See above or below 🤡 >>>>>Again. The observable fact is that there isn’t a verdict after 10 hours of deliberation. That means she did her job. And I will come back to this comment and giggle if they find Lindsay guilty of 1st or 2nd degree murder, or hung jury. >>>>>>The observable fact is that they’ve deliberated for 10 hours. “That means she did her job” is your interpretation of that fact, not an observable fact. You don’t know what they’re debating, how they’re split, or why it’s taking this long. And a verdict measures whether the jury believes the legal burden was met—not the objective quality of an attorney’s courtroom performance.

Her closing argument was better than Reddington’s imo >She walked right into KR’s trapped which lead her to lying. I’m confused where you see she did better? >>What did she lie about? >>>About the workout bands/Patrick’s testimony and what other witnesses testified to. Prosecution witnesses were not consistent in their investigations and she spoke otherwise. Kevin’s may have seen worse, but he opened up doors for her to walk through. She did not give a closing argument based on the fundamentals of the case, she simply responded to Kevin. Even with the quarters, he knew what she would do and she did it. >>>>Walked into his trap… LOL. 😆 It was hard to even follow his closing argument. And opening and closing statements cannot be used as evidence so it doesn’t matter what “trap” you think he led her into, because it only needs to convince ONE person on that jury. As long as there is one person who believes the prosecution proved their case, she will not be getting a NGRI. >>>>>The idea is to point out flaws and provide a story, he did that. Being able to use critical thinking skills to understand the trap would probably help. You think he left those quarters there on purpose? You do understand that if one person disagrees that’s a hung jury, right? >>>>>>1) The quarters aren’t some sort of “gotcha”. He left quarters to challenge her and she successfully accepted the challenge. 2) There is absolutely no way you have any critical thinking skills if you think some woman heard a hallucination for 18 minutes only once in her life, never before, never after, killed her kids, she must be psychotic! In fact you have to be really fucking gullible or low IQ to believe that theory. (18 more comments of these two arguing)

Jennifer Sprague is the kind of friend/family member LC needed in her life. Someone who would have told LC what she needed to hear and not only what LC wanted to hear. I am convinced LC is a liar and a manipulator who was enabled by everyone around her because that was easier then doing the right thing. >Just out of curiosity, if you found your loved one on the frozen ground, possibly dying would you take off your coat to keep them warm? Say that you love them? Beg them to stay awake? Follow up question: your loved one tells you the kids are in the basement: would you check on the kids if you already knew the house was silent and no one answered you from the basement when you called out? Would you at bear minimum look through the window feet away? >>I would call 911 and do what they tell me to do. The first officer arrived on the scene within 4 minutes and then Patrick checked on the children. How do you know he could see in the window? We know a first responsder was able to see but that was after Patrick was down there. We know a light was on because of Patrick's testimony but we don't know if that could have just been a light above the stairs and not one that lit up any of the rooms enough to see into them. Do not try and shift any blame on Patrick. There is one person responsible for the deaths of those children and that is the Murderess and all civilized human beings get it. >>>You’ve missed the plot of my questions but that’s okay, there’s a partner for everyone I suppose. >>>>Stop being ridiculous. You asked questions and I answered. I don't do subliminal messages so if you have something to say, say it. Don't come up with some "plot" you dreamed up in an attempt to blame the blameess. This isn't some kind of mystery where you have dream up a "plot." >>>>>It isn’t. And you hyper focused on his actions verses what I asked you directly.

u/CummingInTheNile — 2 months ago

"A surveillance state is highly moral as well. Safety is more important than peoples useless paranoia" r/moralityscaling considers the destruction of Flock cameras moral, much to the chagrin of some users

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MoralityScaling/comments/1vzw55m/morality_of_destroying_private_property/

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[Immoral. How are we gonna make a new class of serfs without mass AI surveillance.? image >Silence radicalized basement dweller >>Silence pro-state surveillance (heh) flesh puppet >>>lil wannab criminal radical unwashed basement dweller on the last platform that actively reinforces any opinon other than one's own >>>>image Cool story >>>>>nice try but next time use words that create a coherent sentence and not the goyslop u just posted >>>>>>My kingdom for actual good bait. "Goyslop", really? Weak.

It’s not the camera being smashed. It’s that these kids are so easily programmed to break the law and smash things purely because they were told it’s the right thing to to do. >It is the right thing to do. >>Every villain is the hero in their own mind. >>>Flock is a private company that has no actual oversight that is doing constant surveillance of the general public, and tracks car locations in real time, and anyone in the police can search for a vehicle WITHOUT A WARRANT. I get the whole "destruction of others' property is bad" thing, but you are saying that not going along as we slowly become more and more of a surveillance state is "being programmed?" >>>>So what part of public information(being seen in public) requires a warrant? Do law enforcement agencies need a judge's approval for amber alerts? I truly hope flock catches a kidnapping, saves a child, and possibly exposes a trafficking ring some day soon, so morons can stop being paranoid about camara recording public areas. I mean it's already exposing corrupt cops. There has been many law enforcement employees arrested, charged with a crime, forced to resign or fired because of their misuse of it >>>>>It’s creating avenues for corrupt cops. IT CREATED THE ISSUE. You can’t say it fixed it😂 >>>>>>I didn't say it fixed it, i said it exposed them which caused them to lose their career, and some are losing their freedom. Are you thinking they only became corrupt because they had the opportunity to use flock? I personally doubt they weren't corrupted beforehand

Anything that can be viewed in public can be recorded. You have zero expectation of privacy. >It's not just recording, it's tracking. I.e stalking i.e invasive. >>No expectation of privacy while out in public. >>>I'm gonna come around and just follow you and take pictures every three seconds. No expectation of privacy, remember. >>>>Wouldn’t bother me one bit. Only people afraid of cameras are the people that have something to hide. >>>>>Can I have your license plate number? >>>>>>Not against the law to film license plates either. In fact, you don’t even own those plates, the state does. >>>>>>>I agree. It’s totally legit public info Can I have yours? >>>>>>>>Sure can (posts his supposed license plate number). Kansas tag.

To go with how you phrase it: It's immoral to destroy someone's private property without their consent. In the actual situation we're in, we're talking about 'private property' used by law enforcement and the company that creates and rents it out to law enforcement to generally creep and spy on private citizens in public spaces. I'd argue it's completely moral to destroy property being used to make people's lives worse and unsafe. >How does cameras make people unsafe? >>Cops stalking their exes, people being arrested for crimes they couldn't physically have committed, being used by ICE to hunt down people.... >>>So your issues is not with the cameras but with police implementation. Again, how do the cameras themselves make people unsafe? >>>>Because they allow widespread mass surveillance, and if you think that's fine then your really oughtta wake up to the way the world is going >>>>>They allow mass surveillance of public places. That has always been legal. There is no expectation of privacy in public. >>>>>>send me your address then >>>>>>>Flock doesnt record addresses, nor is that public information tied to anything on reddit. However, I could absolutely find your address and you find mine if you had my license plate.

image >So your issues is not with the cameras but with police implementation. Again, how do the cameras themselves make people unsafe? >>In the world we currently live in, do you really think 1984-style mass surveillance is a good idea? >>>Its not 1984 mass surveillance though, as all that is being recorded is public spaces. >>>>So why is my private backyard being recorded >>>>>If it is, you should count your blessings and sue flock, because that is illegal and essentially them handing you free money. >>>>>>I've seen more comprehensive brick walls than you. Convey my condolences to your teachers who had smowhow to put information through your overprotective cranium... Or inform your AI instructor about your ChatGPT quality ass chatbot algorithm needs a check-up

Immoral. If we allowed people to destroy private property over a personal belief. Nothing would be safe. >There are limits to that. If the private property in question is turning us into a surveillance state then it's absolutely moral to destroy it. >>A surveillance state is highly moral as well. Safety is more important than peoples useless paranoia >>>Hell no. That requires implicit trust in the morality of a government that's currently participating in a genocide. >>>>The government as a whole is as moral as the incentive structures force it to be US has outstanding checks and balances. They have access to far better technology than flock cameras if they ever decided to act a fool. Only thing protecting us is how our system is set up. >>>>>Checks and Balances?! What fucking planet are you living on?! >>>>>>Earth The one where United States is the strongest both economically and militarily. You dont get that way without doing some things right.

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” - Benjamin Franklin Begone bootlicker. >Yeah yeah. He said that shit way before electronics existed. It made sense in his world. Not in ours. Its outdated feebleminded thinking. Surveillance is not that hard to put checks and balances on. We allow our government to have nukes and jets. But somehow cameras will break the camels back. Stupid. >>In country thst cannot even keep in check cops to bot turn or mute bodycams sure buddy... >>>We have no problem checking cops. True police abuse is incredibly rare despite how large the country is. BLM is the one that tells us that. Look at how pathetic their sample cases are. A dipshit like George Floyd would never get any attention if we had actual police abuse problems. Nobody would give a fuck. Its always some lousy dirty criminals wilding out. Never a regular person. Probably because cops dont actually mess with decent people. >>>>Lol. Lmao even. >>>>>Seriously would anyone even give a shit about George Floyd if we had an actual police abuse problem We'd have endless cases of them abusing normal law abiding citizens. Not sniveling useless aggressive drug addicts. Who mostly merked himself by chugging fentanyl prior to the encounter. Nobody would ever care about stuff like that because there would be much better cases to focus on. The fact that this is the best they can come up with shows us that. >>>>>>Lol. Lmao even.

But its not a goverment camera. You are essentially argueing for the destruction of private property that looks onto a public space, all of which is 100% legal. Of course, I have been advocating for years that the constitution should apply to large corps, including free speech and no mass surveillance, but have been yelled at for years for it. >"Of course, I have been advocating for years that the constitution should apply to large corps, including free speech and no mass surveillance, but have been yelled at for years for it." Because this is dumb. You still have free speech in private spaces. You dont have the right to be in someone else's space/ property. And the constitution doesnt protect against surveillance. It actually protects the surveillance. 1st amendment. That being said, my issue with flock is the stalking part. Having security cameras at your property is legal, filming in public is legal. Following someone around and recording their daily activities is not. Thats stalking. Just because flock uses software, doesnt change that. >>Stalking requires the person to reasonably fear for their safety or reasonably suffer extreme emotional distress. Cameras alone do not do that. Yes, people like you want your cake (corps having constituonal rights like people) and eat it too (corps not being allowed to do things people can). You cant change that. >>>"Stalking requires the person to reasonably fear for their safety or reasonably suffer extreme emotional distress. Cameras alone do not do that." Did you read what I wrote... That being said, my issue with flock is the stalking part. Having security cameras at your property is legal, filming in public is legal. Following someone around and recording their daily activities is not. Thats stalking. Just because flock uses software, doesnt change that................... >>>>"And all it takes for a stalking charge is Which if you use software to follow someone," Thats false, I provided the legal definition for stalking. If following somebody is stalking every single major tech company is stalking people. >>>>>"The ALPR system has come under scrutiny in recent months with critics questioning the privacy overreach. The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit public interest law firm that has filed lawsuits against Flock on Fourth Amendment grounds, has tracked at least 47 instances of officers being disciplined in some way for alleged abuse of the Flock system for stalking romantic interests." http://cnn.com/2026/08/26/us/flock-kentucky-police-officer-arrest "Sergio Rodriguez was charged with two third-degree felonies including allegedly stalking and misusing official information using Flock license plate readers to track his ex-wife for over six months." https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2026/08/25/560301/flock-cameras-katy-police-officer/ Officers getting charged with stalking... but it isn't stalking. Can't wait to hear your legal expertise. >>>>>>Both were misusing the camera, and entirely proves my point as the cameras functioning and being used normally is not stalking. (39 more comments of these two arguing)

Amoral, but you should be punished because you are comitting the crime of damaging property that is not yours. The more expensive the damage, the worse the fine/punishment. >If I, as a private citizen were to place a camera unattended on a public street to monitor when you leave and return to your house. So I can sell that information to whoever wants it, no questions asked. what would you do? >>Taking it the legal way and having them lawfully taken down?? >>>taking abandoned stuff from public places isn't a crime. if anything, abandoning flock cameras in public places is littering. >>>>how does your brain work to reach the conclusion that they are abandoned? >>>>>a private company leaving their stuff unattended on the streets==abandoned. if I were to put a camera on a tripod in a public street facing your house, and go back after a week and it isn't there, I doubt the police will take me seriously if I complain about it being stolen. >>>>>>by that logic, any building that is left unattanded for any reason for example being the middle of being built and the workers are off the for the next week would also count as abandoned. you can only call something abandoned if it's left unattended and also not in use anymore >>>>>>>so, if I were to place a camera in a public street monitoring your house, so I can sell your data. I'm technically using it, if you were to touch it, would it be considered vandalism? would you respect my private property and not mess with it? accept that you are monitored for someone else's profit?

Immoral. These cameras help solve violent crimes like murder and child kidnapping. They do not violate the rights of anyone as legally a person doesnt have a reasonable expectation of privacy in public. >Imagine the government makes it illegal to be Christian and suddenly these cameras data is used to track everyone who's driven to church since they were placed, and whether theyve gathers privately at someone's home and that that was used as cause to get a warrant to break in and arrest them at their private gathering. Replace Christian with any organization or type of person the government doesnt like and I'm sure you'll understand the reason for concern >>You guys always need to come up with tinfoil hat harebrained conspiracy theories to prove your inane points about mass surveillance. It's always 0 to 1984 for yall lmao >>>If you think my point is specifically about Christians I have a Modest Proposal you should check out. But seriously, we are already at a point where proponents of this are arguing that the moment you step outdoors you should accept that anyone would have the right to record your comings and goings, and that record can be held by private entities at the whims of the government. Why let it snowball for an obvious, unpopular wrong? >>>>Because you're not seeing the other side of it. You're automatically assuming that the powers that be are going to use it for some nefarious reason. But the other side of it is flock is helping solve violent crime, car thefts, and even missing persons and human trafficking cases. When you balance the two, it's very clear one side (saving human lives) is morally superior than the other (preventing mass surveillance).

It's moral. Capitalism and police states are bad >Capitalism isn't the problem. It's corruption. And abundant corruption will time and form of governing. That's why you see all these dei folks going into politics bc they gonna scam the people. Another reasons why they keep getting busted for it. >>Capitalism always brings corruption Social democracy is the least a system has to be to avoid rampant corruption >>>"Capitalism always brings corruption" Socialism does too ("some are more equal than others"). Power corrupts, whether you're at the top of a capitalist or socialist/communist society. >>>>Socialist societies have nobody on top It's literally democracy+ >>>>>Socialist countries are all shit holes. And you is be no wye? Bc of rampant corruption. >>>>>>"socialist countries are all shit holes" why are you calling Finland and New York shit holes? >>>>>>>Ny isn't a country you Dr rocket scientist. 🤦🤦🤦

u/CummingInTheNile — 2 months ago

"So we're supporting murderers now?" r/PopCultureChat weighs in on the Lindsay Clancy trial

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/1vtinxt/lindsay_clancy_supporters_dressed_in_pink/

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Did the system seem to fail her? Yes. Should she still spend the rest of her life behind bars? Yes. Whether that’s a prison or mental hospital, she needs to be locked away. >I mean... this doesn't make sense if the diagnosis is postpartum psychosis, because that doesn't make her a general danger. >>In don’t understand how you can say she isn’t dangerous after she killed three children. >>>She is in a wheelchair for life. She can’t have more children. Not sure how she’s a danger to society.

So we're supporting murderers now? >Do you know much about psychosis? >>enough to know the vast majority of people that have had it do not murder their three children. >>>Yes, different things happen to different people who have it. That doesn’t mean that it wasn’t the illness & their lack of capacity that caused the act >>>>but does mean they need to be held accountable. mental illness or not, you don't murder your three children. >>>>>Some people do murder because they’re ill. Lindsay isn’t the first case. Not all mental health conditions are equal. How can someone be held accountable if they had no capacity over the act? >>>>>>well if she checked herself out of the clinic, did she show any real attempt to prevent this then? >>>>>>>I would say by the fact that she asked for help and told doctor’s what she was thinking, yes. It’s not popular to say but I think sometimes it’s a little too easy for patients with psychosis to try to leave treatment >>>>>>>>so she just has zero culpability here in your eyes? everyone else around her is the reason she murdered her kids?

She wont go free but most likely serve time in a mental institution >Actually in Massachusetts she might go free, I heard a legal expert describe insanity defense in Massachusetts allows for that. It’s the only state that does. >>They do not walk free in Massachusetts in an insanity defense case, they end up in a psychiatric ward indefinitely. >>>If the judge determines she isn’t a danger to society she can go free. >>>>If that was the case she needs to be barred from being anywhere near children like a sex offender would be

Sometimes things won’t make sense to you unless you’re an expert or have the credentials to fully understand the issue. It doesn’t mean there’s a conspiracy behind it. these conspiracy’s completely over shadow the real issue of Postpartum psychosis and takes up way too much space in this specific conversation. >I’m a physicist. I understand how heat and heat transfer works. You can’t have a core temp of 82 unless you spend consider time, exposed, outside. If not…there needs to be some other reasonable explanation. You can’t not explain it. >>Spinal injuries make your core temp lower faster. Something you would know as a medical expert but wouldn’t know as a physicist. >>>Something I would know as a physicist is that even if all of the mechanisms that prevent your core temp from dropping fail, there’s still a maximum rate at which you can cool to the equilibrium in your environment. Core temp wouldn’t/can’t cool to 82 in a few minutes outside in that case. >>>>Actually a spinal injury and losing a lot of blood can absolutely explain it, the defense put on a witness that did exactly that. You’re comparing her to a stationary object: bodies don’t work the same way.

Women's healthcare needs an entire overhaul. The entire system failed her and other women. >still killed 3 innocent children… >>And she likely wouldn't have had her psychosis been treated. >>>Maybe read more about the case. She never reported any psychotic symptoms to any of the multiple doctors and nurse practitioners she was seeing. >>>>And yet, was under treatment for mental illness and taking medications with known behavioral side-effects. It's not as simple as "she didn't have a diagnosis". >>>>>She was getting treatment for depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety do not make you kill your own children. The reason this trial is taking place is to determine if she was psychotic at the time of the killings.

A woman murdered her three children which she has admitted to. The issue at hand in the trial is if she criminally responsible because of her mental state. It should be noted that both she and her ex-husband are suing several medical providers for negligence because she did report her mental health issues and no one could help her. On top of that because of insurance issues she switched doctors a couple times which also probably made the situation worse. Her ex-husband is on her side and is testifying for the defense. >Wow is he the father of the children? What a horrific position to be in and a pretty amazing human being to be able to reason like this despite the loss! >>[deleted] >>>I side eye the shit out of him for how fast that remarriage was. Like, I get that grief is wild and maybe he desperately wanted to go back to something that felt normal, but it’s barely been three years. >>>>No one would be batting an eye if the genders were swapped and the wife remarried after her husband killed their kids >>>>>Yes they would???

so basically another Andrea Yates? >[removed] >>But did she check herself out after admitting herself ? And lie to her providers regarding her medication and taking her medication ? >>>Yep. She had access to all help she could get and then didnt take it. There is no one else responsible for killing her children except for her. Disgusting that people are trying to blame it on her husband. >>>>It’s almost like insane people don’t make good choices. Why was she allowed to check herself out if she was openly admitting to wanting to hurt her children? For the record, I don’t believe her husband killed the kids, she killed her kids and justice needs to be served for her kids, but also we can recognize and criticize how it was ever able to get to this point. Part of justice is making sure shit like this never happens again. >>>>>She did not ever tell anybody that she wanted to hurt her children, if you watch the trial. There is no legal mechanism to keep somebody locked up for depression and anxiety. >>>>>>From watching the trial, a big problem was putting her issues into run of the mill “depression and anxiety” when her symptoms were very severe.

Multiple things can be true at once. She was failed by healthcare. Americans are failed by healthcare. American women are failed by Healthcare especially. New mothers don't get the support they need. PPD is real and terrible. None of that changes the fact that she is plainly guilty of murdering three children and the idea that she shouldn't face any consequences for that is completely absurd. >Punishing someone for what they did when they essentially weren’t steering the ship is unfair. It was post partum psychosis not post partum depression. People aren’t making actual choices when they’re psychotic. >>We don't know that she was psychotic >>>Zeizel, who said he spent more than 35 hours with Clancy over dozens of visits and reviewed her medical records, said she went to a perinatal clinic in December 2022 because she felt her "brain was damaged," "she should kill herself" and that she "is never going to get any better." She also showed signs of psychosis, was paranoid and feared that people could hear her thoughts and that she would lose her children. "She was worried that her children would be removed from her and that she would never see them again," he said. But just because she was in a psychotic state, Zeizel said, that didn't mean she couldn't do "everyday tasks of living" like driving and searching the internet, a reference to the fact that the day of the killings she took her daughter to the doctor, played with the children in the snow and searched online for a pharmacy and a restaurant. >>>>Zeizel was evaluating her after the fact so he knew the outcome, which her doctors did not. He also has conflicts of interest and I personally don't find him credible due to that Numerous doctors saw her beforehand and did not observe signs of psychosis SI and intrusive thoughts are not symptoms >>>>>I put more stock in him than you anyway >>>>>>I'm a psychologist and he did some pretty sketchy things in terms of boundaries and that call his objectivity into question.

Why should someone be locked away for the rest of the life over something they had no capacity over? >[removed] >>Do you know anything about psychosis? People who are in psychosis aren’t really acting in a way that they are choosing. Their brains are ill and are misfiring. She should be in treatment but she shouldn’t be punished as if she were a cold blooded killer. Why do you think we have not guilty by reason of insanity/reduced capacity? >>>It is not proven that this was psychosis. She claimed she had psychosis for 30 mins while killing her kids and that’s it, no other episodes before or after. None of the multiple clinicians she saw ever diagnosed her with that. What she had and what was thoroughly documented was severe depression and suicidal ideation. She was suicidal and wanted to take her kids with her (called altruistic filicide), but failed on killing herself. She was/is mentally ill, the system is flawed, but she needs to pay for what she did nevertheless. Most school shooters are suicidal, mentally ill, some even schizophrenic. Should we forgive and support them too? >>>>Can you tell me where she claimed she had psychosis for 30 minutes? >>>>>Her ex-husband testified during the trial that she told him on the phone that she had ‘a moment of psychosis’. >>>>>>Could you share a link with me to the quote please? When I search those words together it doesn’t come up and I’d like to read it in context >>>>>>>https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-psychology/a-husband-in-the-aftermath-of-his-wifes-unfathomable-act It’s in this New Yorker article where they interviewed him.

I understand about health issues and things like that but she still killed all 3 of her children in 1 go in a brutal manner, , even if she prevented jail by a miracle she still going to have to go to a mental health hospital for 2 or 3 decades Minimun. She killed her 3 babies what cant she not do to other people or other peoples babies? I am all for woman justice and mental health problems but ignorant people really want This woman out Just like that? Comon... 💀💀 >Punishing people for something they did that they didn’t really have control over actually seems ignorant to me. >>Getting her out free or not sending her to a mental hospital for help if she was not mentally okay when she killed 3 of their own children actually seems ignorant to me. >>>Why do so few people seem to not understand that free is not and never has been an option here? The entire purpose of this trial is to decide whether she goes to prison or the state hospital. >>>>She will potentially be able to get out of the state hospital tho - the doctors would have to declare her stable and not a danger to herself or others and then she would be allowed to go free. Not out of the realm of possibility at all. >>>>>You've misunderstood/misread me. Going home free from trial is not and never has been an option.

I understand having overall compassion for the situation for everyone involved, but are these people hoping she just goes free completely? It's never felt right for trials to become this much of a spectacle. We've gone way too far. >Unlikely. They are probably she succeeds in her insanity defense, which will mean she will be in a state psychiatric institution until she is considered safe to be released, which could well be never. There’s no scenario in which she walks out of the courthousr a free woman. It’s either prison or a psychiatric institution. >>That’s not true. She could be found guilty, guilty by reason of insanity, or not guilty. Edit: People need to educate themselves more. A not guilty is an unlikely, but possible verdict. Even if Lindsay’s lawyer isn’t shooting for a not guilty verdict, it is still possible. Please educate yourselves before blindly claiming it’s not possible when it is. Her lawyer literally mentioned these three possible verdicts at the beginning of the trial. >>>No, she cannot be found not guilty of the crime. Neither side is contesting that she physically killed her children. >>>>They aren’t contesting it, but she absolutely can be found not guilty. She almost certainly won’t, but it is an option for the jury. Here’s the judge’s opening remarks to the jury where he explains the three options; guilty of 1st degree, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of a lack of criminal responsibility https://youtu.be/0vqEjhYygp8?is=zrAq4C8v1EUz-1n1 >>>>>“If found not guilty because of a lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.“ Huh, so it doesn’t actually mean what you’re insisting it means. There is no scenario where she walks free. >>>>>>That's referring to NGRI which is different than being outright not guilty.

I do feel for everyone involved in this case. It is an absolute tragedy that it happened. I think that Lindsay never meant to intentionally hurt her children. Her trial should be just and fair. But, I do not support the idea that her husband did it. Postpartum Psychosis is a very under discussed issue. It is such a shame that she wasn’t removed from her children’s care when she mentioned that she is having dreams of harming them. >He was at the very least complicit. He KNEW and did nothing. He was the one that should have protected the kids. ETA: Y'all are wild. She verbalized her thoughts of harm towards her children, he knew she was struggling, and he STILL left his children with her. Imagine if the roles were reversed - wouldn't you expect a mother to protect her children from a violent father? >>Lowkey kinda crazy to turn the wife murdering her three children into being the husband’s fault >>>It's not his fault but imo it is absolutely negligent to hear you spouse say "I'm having compulsions about hurting our children" and then leaving her at home with them.. I'm sure he was in an awful position but like... the least he could've done is take the kids on an errand with him. It's not his fault, it's not his fault, but it's not hers either. And while she was given a lotof support,it wasn't enough for the severity of her case and a lot of factors contributed to that. He was a small factor. >>>>Yea I’m pretty sure it’s her fault… she strangled three children, how could she possibly not be at fault? I know all of the details. She could have had better support. But since when does having “intrusive thoughts” completely absolve you of blame? You still made the decision to act on them >>>>>It’s beyond intrusive thoughts. You have zero understanding of the psychology at hand here if you think this is a case involving intrusive thoughts

u/CummingInTheNile — 2 months ago

"Glad we're tackling the pressing matters at hand, like affordability." r/conservative is not thrilled with Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/1w01ehz/trump_renames_lake_ontario_lake_america_amid/

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Glad we're tackling the pressing matters at hand, like affordability. >You know they do more than name things, right? I personally have my eyes set on the American Ocean, between California and China. >>The whole ocean is the American ocean

I’m glad with everything that’s going on in the world that we’re focusing on the most dangerous enemies of the US like….checks notes….Canada? >You’re right, he should ignore Canada. Just give them what they want. They’ve always been so reasonable and generous.

The election was won with such hope for reshaping the culture back into sensibility and a return of American greatness. This is a disappointment unfortunately. Everything he’s done has been half assed and ineffective.

This is bold, decisive action I voted for. Thank you President Trump! >[removed] >>How does renaming a body of water waste your time and/or anyone’s money? >>>Once the order processes the names have to be changed on official documents, websites, and whatever private companies that decide to follow along >>>>Thank you! People have no clue how expensive it is to implement these kinds of changes through the federal bureaucracy. >>>>>Sell them a copy of MS Word. Search and replace seems like a no-brainer for "Lake Ontario." How many other accidental replacements could occur? >>>>>>Disregarding government texts and documentation, there’s also printed maps, software, and geographic information systems. Private industries serving international customers that have any sort of geographic based products also have to now play the political game. 💩 like this is becoming the conservative’s version of pronouns.

Who cares? Lots of whining in here about something that took him 3 seconds to sign, this doesn’t take him away from doing other things. Feels like this place has gotten Infested with doomer bots just in time for midterms 🤣 >That isn’t how it works at all, you have to update all of the signs, reprint all of the maps, it’s a whole process for nothing really. Whining implies that we are being ungrateful, instead we are calling out bullshit as we see it. >>All things that trump himself isn’t doing, trump isn’t printing maps or changing signs, this is a moot point >>>Yeah, but we're ultimately paying the people who do that >>>>lol no we’re not. Let me make a map real quick, invoice the federal government, and see if they pay.

Wikipedia redirects 'Gulf of America' to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico_naming_controversy >Leftwing site, so go figure >>Is Wikipedia really a “left wing site”? I personally haven’t found much politically motivated on there. Should I be using another online encyclopedia?

Ok? Where’s the Epstein files? >Already released

2028 can not get here soon enough. I would never vote for a democrat/socialist but it will be nice to have Vance or Rubio as president. >Yeah I’m excited for Trump to be out and Vance/Rubio to be in because I feel like there’s not a great place for middle of the road conservatives. I get purity tested at basically every turn. “Oh you don’t like Trump?!? Guess you’re just a RINO who’s really a WOKE LEFTIST in disguise!” Or “You’re a conservative? I guess you’re a NAZI FASCIST who likes stoning women for fun!” I just like 2A rights, affordability, sensible border laws, lower taxes for working class people, and accountability from the Epstein class. The democrats certainly aren’t an answer to that. The current admin isn’t really either. Feel like a lot of my other conservative buddies are in the same boat. >>It is because both parties have gone too far left or right. I hope that someday there actually is a new party who is moderate centrist with the ability to work together and be able to compromise on most matters. Wishful thinking I’m sure. >>>Thing is, I don't expect a future Whig party to do a whole lot more for national unity than the last one did.

This is stupid. Look, I like the guy, I support most of what he’s doing, but this childish BS is not necessary. It really looks like he’s avoiding doing any real work to right the ship and hoping we all have a squirrel moment. >The dems constantly "waste time and money" changing names because some guy's nephew 400 years ago read a book by a guy who owned slaves or something. So I think it's hilarious trolling them like this. It makes them SO angry. Like, you didn't know he was a troll like this when you voted for him? You find this surprising? I voted SPECIFICALLY for things like this. It's in complete mockery of the performative "name changing" that the Dems and Canada always do. I actually consider it a work of art. >>I enjoy his trolling. But this one is dumb. It's a bad name and it's not even the biggest lake. I kind of expect this one to be reversed, though, after Canada inevitably caves on this trade fight

Are we really wasting time on this? This second administration has been an exercise in frivolity and pettiness. I'm so done. >It’s actually been great for 2A. >>Earnest question, how? What pro-gun laws have been passed since he’s been in office? Again, not trying you with a gotcha, I just legitimately want to know what’s happened because I haven’t heard anything. >>>There has been a lot that he’s actually done through the DOJ. Congress passes laws, not the president. Although, they did try to remove suppressors, SBSs, and SBRs from the NFA, although. The parliamentarian stooped them, so they must removed the tax. But, that is heading towards removing all the rest of the NFA requirements for these items. We already have one circuit ruling on that. However, his DOJ has been suing states for 2A violations, filing pro 2A amicus briefs, and other things like that. They just restored the CNC defensive gun use data, that the Biden administration got rid of. He created a 2A rights agency, within the DOJ, to protect 2A. There is a lot of other stuff. If you’re actually interested, and haven’t kept up on 2A stuff, I’d recommend you go to the 4 boxes diner YouTube channel, and go back and look through his videos, since this administration began. I’m not saying Trump has been perfect on 2A. I’d love to see him refuse to enforce all federal gun control laws, on the basis that they are unconstitutional. But, that’s an unrealistic expectation. He has, however, been the most pro 2A president since the start of the 20th century; really the only pro 2A president. The pro 2A actions he’s taken are unprecedented. And, that’s not counting the pro 2A judges and justices he’s appointed, since he first became president. Even his immigration and border moves have been vital for preserving our rights. People just don’t realize it, because they don’t understand how importing people who don’t value, or even agree with our rights, puts our liberty in danger

>you are SO done because he renamed a lake? >>Yes, Trump no doubt spent at least 5 minutes making a call to someone to tell them to change the name of the lake. What an incredible waste of time. No doubt the agency that is implementing this has oversight of the war in Iran, economic policy or some other important function and now they won’t be able to solve a major problem. /s

It'll be very interesting to see how history books remember Trump >Probably similar to Richard Nixon. Not very popular at first, but in 50 years there will be a revival in his popularity

This is just so unbelievably stupid. There is no way to defend something this idiotic. >it's actually not that big of a deal. it's hilarious how you are seething over this edit: lol look at all these downvotes from "fellow conservatives" I get more downvotes on a conservative sub then I do across all of reddit. >>It is not a big deal, but it's also stupid. What are we doing here state politics or meme politics? It brings nothing, it's just a bit childish in a moment where credibility is needed. It has some sense if nobody knew Trump and he was trying to attract attention, but that's not the case.

Lots of dog walkers freaking out in this thread. Sad you all still fall for Trump’s trolling.

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u/CummingInTheNile — 2 months ago