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Thread 1: gender war

As with all things, there are some unhinged people claiming she was framed and he did it. Valid to point some blame at the husband and the providers, but insane to think he's fully responsible.

>She’s a grow ass adult. He can’t force her to take meds. Or we saying women aren’t responsible for their own agency now?

>>There's a reason involuntary holds exist. It is because people literally cannot be responsible for their own agency.

>>>Except that she checked herself out of the hospital to attend a birthday party. Either women are fully adults and responsible for their own care or they’re not and need men to take care of them - which is it?

>She very VERY much should have been taken more seriously, and I think a life sentence for like a murder in the 1st for her is unfair, and I think not having punishments for the people who failed her is also unfair. But we can't frame it as it is ALL the fault one way or another. A lot of adults failed those kids

>>if you follow this line of thinking all the way, though, it unravels our entire criminal justice system.

Thread 2: race war

Lindsay Clancy. Killed her 3 kids by strangling them one by one and claimed “postpartum psychosis” despite never having had psychosis before or since, all during a short window of time that she sent her husband out on errands. Internet has somehow decided she’s a martyr for women’s mental health. She was a white, affluent, suburban mom before this. If she were poor and black, people would NOT feel this way. Real talk.

>Someone always tries to turn it into a race thing 🙄

>>A white OF model stabs and kills her BF who she physically abused on camera for years, she is sentenced 6 years in jail 4 already served. A black boy defends himself against people trying to kill him; 36 years… even if it wasnt self defense, still 36 years compared to 6 years Gotta start seeing the world for what it actually is man.

>>"A black boy defends" are you talking about karmelo anthony ? are you for real ?

>>>Doesnt matter how you feel about him or his case. Look at the numbers. Murder for murder. 36 vs 6.

>>>>“Give me your seat now or I’ll kill you” “No, go away” “Raaah now I have no choice but to brutally stab you to death” What a sad case of self defense :( poor kid

>>>>>I dont care about the specifics of the case. Read the comment and comprehend better. >Oh she 100% did it. And to really upset my fellow white women, I think Karen Reed did it too.

>>Amen. No one wanted to convict an attractive white woman. I’m not sure if she murdered her boyfriend, but she sure is shit is criminally responsible for his death. I would have found her guilty of manslaughter.

Thread 3

A woman murdered her three children in what she’s claiming as a fit of postpartum psychosis despite evidence of premeditation. TikTok true crime girlies” have concocted a conspiracy theory that the husband was responsible either through brainwashing and manipulation, or by actively killing his own children, and then brainwashing her into thinking she did it. TikTok “America bad” people are claiming that the system failed her, and she didn’t receive the mental healthcare she needed. This is in spite of her being under the care of a psychiatrist, receiving consistent, mental healthcare, and medication, and that it was partially the husbands fault for leaving them alone together, despite him literally going to get her meds when it happened.

>Then he has to have losers online with an iq of 53 act like his psychopath wife was the victim of his white maleness.

>>The woman is the victim. The man is the problem. No matter the circumstances. And yes, there are people actually saying that. Sexism has gotten so bad in the US that murdering children, what should be the most universally recognized bad thing to do, is still forgiven more than being what seems to be a supportive husband.

>>>I mean he is still at fault, atleast for neglect. I think it was said somewhere that one month beforehand she told him that she had thoughts of harming her children(she told that her mother aswell). I don't think it was intentional but he should not have left the children alone with her.

>"Despite evidence of premeditation" oh is the trial over and you have sole access to the verdict? Why are you acting like the trial is over?

>>Believe it or not evidence exists before a trial finishes. In fact it’s only really used during the trial crazy right?

>>>And yet you all are acting like the trial is over by claiming you know the verdict based on "some evidence". You all are saying "She CLAIMS she had post partum psychosis (despite the evidence saying otherwise)" which is expressing a verdict that has not been made. It's literally no different than people coming up with conspiracy theories because there is no verdict yet. You are implying a verdict by framing it in this light.

>>>>Why are you defending a child murderer.

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Context

• /r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer is exactly what it says on the tin.
• Japan's economic situation is hard to compare apples-to-apples against other countries. There is a mildly famous quote from economist Simon Kuznet: "there are four types of countries: developed, underdeveloped, Japan, and Argentina."
• the yen is at historic lows against the USD, making JPY->USD conversions somewhat misleading due to local wages not being indexed against the dollar. For reference, the median income in Tokyo is about ¥5M, so OP buying a ¥87M house is like someone buying a $1M house where the median wage is $60k USD.

Drama

Is it fair to directly compare Japanese and American interest rates?

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> 1.03% 🥹 >> That’s high in Japan lol >>> Was high until 1-2 years ago, now it's pretty average >>>> I mean look at rates in the US. >>>>> The proper comparison is Japan's rates with its own history. Not Japan vs USA. We all know that USA (or Turkey or Egypt or Brazil or Venezuela or Argentina...) have higher rates than Japan but it's a bad comparison, each country has its own economy and its own struggles...

This activates some snarky replies

classic slapfight

> 1% is better than 7% any where in the world. This is a very silly argument that you're trying to make. >>High interest rate savings accounts in Japan are like 0.4%. In the US, you can get a HYSA at 3.9%. So while a home loan costs you less, you also earn much less in savings and investments. Salaries in Japan also grow slower. >>>Salaries in the USA don't grow at all lmfao >>>>Self own. Your pathetic existence isn't everyone else's. >>>>>Don't live in the USA. Just because you made stupid assumptions, doesn't mean the rest of us are dipshit jackasses like you. Self-own, well done lil guy. >>>>>>My comment still stands, you don't know a fuckin thing lmao >>>>>>>Your comment means literally nothing. But go off. Why don't you tell us how the USA is doing better than ever, right? Record unemployment? Why can't people afford shit? Since wages are all up, everyone's lifestyle must be too - right? Right? Dimwit. >>>>>>>>What's your barometer for any of this? Losers complaining on Reddit? >>>>>>>>>The comedy of you asking that whilst making massive assumptions on reddit. You tried, you failed. It's cool. >>>>>>>>>>Lol stay ignorant, have fun

median vs average

> The USA has the highest median disposable income in the world. >>Median means literally nothing when you want to talk about income. Go talk about averages, then talk about averages without the ultra wealthy. American households are not doing well. The middle class is all but wasted. >>>You have it backwards. Average is skewed by super high earners. Median is literally the middle point. >>>>Taking out the 1% literally drops the average of the typical household income. Again, median doesn't reflect wages properly in the slightest. Point stands.

on legislating interest

>No, we can actually compare Japan and USA. If there's a way for Japan to allow citizens to buy a home with a low rate then there is a way for us to pass legislation in the US that allows for the same. Of course there are reasons that those rates aren't available in the US right now but saying "don't compare" is some weird twisted pro-capitalist "you'll suffer and you'll like it" mentality. Even about 11 years ago people were seeing 2.x% rates and now we're at 7%. >>Damn you made all those judgments about me because I shared a simple economics principle. Okay. Well good luck to your plans of making the government control the market rates. >>>I made zero judgements about you, actually. Just a judgement in the way you're discussing this. And where exactly was this economic principle that you shared? The fact that Japan and the US are two different countries with different economies? Wow, illuminating! Anyway, we elect our local officials that have the power to help shape local and federal economies just FYI! >>>>“I made zero judgments about you” immediately after diagnosing me with a “twisted pro-capitalist mentality” is impressive levels of self-awareness.

>>>>And I never claimed that “Japan and America are different” was some named economic principle. The point, which you somehow missed while calling it obvious (embarrassing), is that mortgage rates arise from country-specific inflation, monetary policy, bond yields, credit risk and market structure. So pointing at Japan’s 1% rate does not prove American local officials can simply legislate the same result.

>>>>Local officials do not set Federal Reserve policy or national mortgage-market yields, you didn't know that did you? You needed me to educate you. The US had 2% mortgages when inflation and bond yields were exceptionally low. Recreating them today would require those conditions to return or taxpayers to heavily subsidize the difference. Are you willing to increase your taxes, ma'am? I thought so.

>>>>You didn’t identify a mechanism. You just noticed that elections exist and concluded interest rates must therefore be politically selectable. Wow, illuminating! (It's false btw, I felt the need to clarify that because I noticed you are slow) >>>>>The literacy crisis has struck again, I see. >>>>>>Take the L, shove it down your throat and move on. Thank you for the laughs. The conversation is over. >>>>>>>Oh no I made you so mad!

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>500k?? Jesus that’s some money

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> Switzerland here, forget getting something for less than 1 million, especially in the capital. >>Swiss school teachers can make around 140-150K USD a year in salary with experience.

>>Switzerland has less income tax than the USA when you factor in sales tax. You can drive 1-2 hours into Germany for weekly grocery shopping for a fraction of the price. Or any other country neighboring depending where you Switzerland you are.

>>I lived in Zurich for some time and was always shocked at constant whining about food prices by people who had cars. Apparently driving to Germany once a week which was about 40 mins away, was impossible. Would get food at 1/3 price. People living in other parts could do same with France or Italy and it'd be even cheaper. >>>Shhhhh you’re fighting with people from the US who think they are more superior than any other country.

>>>The US pays teachers less than most workers and it shows because our education system is really really bad.

>>>>This website constantly trashes the US, and Americans on here openly loathe their system.

>>>>How does this strawman circle jerk get upvotes?

>>>>>Because people are fed up paying for absolute garbage when the rest of the world figured out that making the most money and working until the lights turn off isn’t great for your quality of life. My brother makes over 200k but is still afraid to go to the doctor because of surprise medical bills. People will still defend that logic though. >>>>>>Nobody is earnestly defending on that on this site.

>>>>>>You're fighting a caricature that you made up. >>>>>>>I’ve had this conversation over and over on this site with Americans as one who moved to EU and openly discuss it. There is a dissonance where they still adamantly defend it.

>>>>>>>>Not on this website they don’t >>>>>>>>>I have tens of conversation histories about this exact thing where they defend the American way and pay as the reason living there is infinitely better than elsewhere. >>>>>>>>>Can you link me one example? >>>>>>>>>>Uff I tried to find one I had recently. Started off about healthcare (doesn’t it always) and how awful healthcare wait time is in EU - devolved into how impossible it is to live an equal life in EU due to cost of living and pay differences. Its exhausting. I’ll look again later and see if I can find the most recent one.

>>>>>>>>>>(Side note, I need to stop being on Reddit!)

chuckleworthy one-off

> You can't see why people would complain about the food prices when your recommendation is to leave the country to buy groceries?

There are also some short discussions about build quality, and some weird comments about making babies.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/PopCultureV2/comments/1vp3973/stavros_halkias_a_lot_of_stand_up_comics_happened/

HIGHLGIHTS

100% agree. My brother is one of those ‘both sides bad’ people. He’s a lawyer who recently was appointed a judge because he can ‘easily argue both sides’. Which everyone seems to interpret as him being ‘neutral’— when in reality he’s just a libertarian who isn’t actively racist/homophobic but is actively anti-dei, minorities’ rights, etc. >I hate to break it to you but he is actively racist. He just knows which words not to say when you're listening. >>Based on what? >>>The fact that they said their brother is "anti-minority rights" might have been the clue here >>>>But what does that even mean? If it means minorities in America shouldn’t have the same rights as white Americans then that’s not good. But that’s a very vague statement and could mean alot of different things. >>>>>A... lot of different things. I think you are trying to talk yourself out of a very odd hole. >>>>>>Not at all. I’m saying being specific when accusing someone of bigotry is important in that context. Or else people will make assumptions that most likely aren’t true

What rights do minorities not have that the majority does? >The right to not get kidnapped by ice in public? The right to have your chosen name on your own passport? The right to an abortion? Any of those ring a bell, dipshit? >>That is citizen vs non citizen try again. Chosen name? What are you blathing on about? Everyone puts their legal name on their passport. States choose if they want abortion or not. That is democracy in action. >>>"Everyone puts their legal name on their passport." Trans people. "States choose if they want abortion or not" Tyranny of the majority, and some of those states restrict travel across state lines for those seeking to protect their own bodily autonomy, which in a legitimate administration, would be considered unconstitutional abuse of authority and struck down. >>>>By your argument murderers and r*pists are being oppressed because they can't murder and r#pe freely due to tyranny of the majority. >>>>>No, that’s not their argument, you’re just moving goalposts because your narrative is collapsing.

One side wants to sterilize children with puberty blockers >That laughable that you believe that you guys will eat up anything fox tells you besides I thought the pedophile loving republicans would approve of that >>When did the left come out against puberty blockers for children? >>>Why would we be against that and why would that be any of our business anyway? Do you even understand how puberty blockers work? >>>>Because there are long term effects on children due to puberty blockers. There’s a reason why they’re banned in countries like the UK. >>>>>Didn’t you vote for a pdophile? Yeah. >>>>>>I voted for Kamala. Is she a pdo? >>>>>>>Proof or stfu. Ain’t no way

The dumbest member of cumtown >Nah but Stavros isn’t wrong. One side is disappearing people and the other just wants healthcare. >>Stanton’s will say anything to anyone to advance his career. He has zero thoughts or ideas beyond me hungry me horny >>>You just proved yourself wrong. Bashing 1/4 of America who are willing to instantly cancel you does nothing to help his career. >>>>These are the same people who spent 10 years writing articles calling stav a Nazi for laughing along with his racist boss Nick. But when things get desperate they all flip the script and set aside their actual values >>>>>Never seen that but I’ve been watching Stav for a while. He’s def like centrist or left of center, which in America are the democrats >>>>>>No he’s a self proclaimed democratic socialist who was denied actual DSA membership for a decade because he was a founding member of a racist Brooklyn podcast

Who? >Former podcaster, current comedian, been getting roles in some movies >>Brother, just Google it instead of playing 20 questions 😭 >>>That's one way of saying that nobody has heard of his movies. >>>>Well they’re on google so someone has. You’d know if you checked. Do your own research, amirite? >>>>>Why would I waste my time on someone I have never heard of? >>>>>>You’re wasting your time asking random people you’ve never met to tell you about someone you’ve never heard of, instead of… googling the person in the video you just watched. You’re a moron.

I really don’t trust his judgement. Anyone that would pal around with someone like Hasan Piker is a huge red flag. He not only pals around with Piker but he also defends him and some of his most abhorrent views. I’m sure there are comedians who are way more funny and don’t pal around with a terrorist supporting weirdo. >I’m not terminally online so I don’t know much about Hasan Piker. What’s his deal? >>Literally nothing other than being an outspoken leftist who doesn't mind telling chat to "suck his dick". People tried to say he abused his dog, but it was total BS that inc*ls still run with. People also don't like he has a more nuanced opinion over 9/11 other than "they hate our freedom" >>>The dog stuff is on video but it’s so not important. For you to act like that’s the greatest criticism of Piker and not that he runs the terrorist enjoyer network is wild. Also the problem wasn’t that he used a shock collar it’s all the subsequent lies him and his community made afterwards that made it a national news story. I always wonder why someone is so quick to defend someone they clearly know nothing about. >>>>That’s the most embarrassing thing about Hasan haters. It is on video and it’s pretty fucking clear that he didn’t shock his dog. That and his 9/11 take he made in 2019 are the only criticisms you hear about Hasan. It’s a pretty pathetic and weak smear campaign. There are things to criticize Hasan for but Hasan haters are baby brained morons that can’t actually debate against his views. And your “pro-terrorism” take is also extremely dishonest and disingenuous. Yall just make up reasons to hate him because you want to hate him, that’s it. If he’s not your cup of tea that’s fine, he’s pretty far down on the list of leftist content creators I like. But the hate he receives and the claims yall make are always dishonest. Ironically the dishonesty towards him has made he far more influential so your hate is having the opposite effect. >>>>>That’s just not true there is a new criticism every week. You must not have been around for “Bro Tips” era either. A big part of Hasan’s problem is his refusal to do research. His community will pay him in excess of 5 million annually anyways so he just kind of turns on the camera and wings it. That’s why these political campaigns are having such an easy time finding clips of him to discredit candidates he is trying to prop up. Do to this 8 hr a day streaming with no prep and just shooting from the hip he has said all kinds of things that are abhorrent and that’s why he receives the shit he does.

Thats disappointing Stavros. Thats an absolutely r*tarded and wildly inaccurate comparison. >Lmfao buddy you are the exact kind of person he's talking about >>Ill gladly be the dude hes talking about. "One side is raping babies while the other side just wants secure borders". >>>The r*ping babies side is the same as the one compaining about the borders. >>>>OK, show me the proof You do realize part of securing the border was to stop the sex trafficking of children. But your side likes to fuck kids so securing the border would put a stop to your disgusting practices. >>>>>Cool, so why won’t the republicans and trump let the Epstein files be released un-redacted? Since you’re asking for proof, why not prove your statement? The current right being crazy about the border is 95% racism. >>>>>>Why didn’t the dems release them? Republicans have released more than them at least.

Sending people home is “disappearing@ them? Such drama! >They're sending people into countries they've never been to. It's pretty ignorant not to know that at this point. How far is your head buried in your ass? >>So they are not disappearing. >>>They are, when you kidnap people (including citizens) and force them into a detention center with no questions asked and completely ignore any papers they try to give you, that's how you make people disappear >>>>Why should people who call arrests "kidnapping" be taken seriously? >>>>>Because by the definition of the word its applicable

Stavros is a fucking moron lol >Yeah, fuck them kids! >>I mean thats literally what republicans do, they fuck kids. >>>So do democrats. We’re fighting each other while they both fuck kids. They’re both on Epstein list >>>>Maybe in the 90s, 2000s- Epstein pivoted his inner circle to the right and anyone that can read can piece that together. That’s why so many people that are documented spending holidays on the island are in the cabinet/appointed to the highest levels of government. >>>>>Including but not limited too left leaning actors and actresses >>>>>>Are the actors and actresses running the government? I guess you can call Trump and McMahon actors… No? Then maybe quit letting media dictate how you vote

Both sides? It's the same side with slightly different virtue signals. There is no Left in the US. >One side wants all Americans to have access to healthcare. The other side is incarcerating people without trials and putting them in "detention centers". They are NOT the same. >>That must be why in hundreds of years each "side" has maintained the status quo on healthcare (privatized) and incarnation (privatized). You're looking at the virtue signals not the actual issue. And guess what...each side has flip flopped multiple times...literally swapping stances... On both topics. And yet we stay the same. >>>Hundreds of years....do you post hyperbole because you think it supports your argument? Until there is a veto-proof majority in both houses of Congress and a blue dem President, nobody is going to waste their time pushing a bill they know the GOP will pull out every means to stop. >>>>Hundreds of years....do you post hyperbole because you think it supports your argument? Do you know how old the US is? Jesus. Ah, I see, the Democrats and Republicans maintain status quo and flip flop their positions bc.... They're waiting on a veto proof majority. One day we'll see just how Leftist the Democrats are... If it weren't for that dern lack of absolute power. Jesus >>>>>The Democrats, whom did not have a majority under Truman- and wiyh his support anyways, pushed for a single-payer insurance healthcare bill. It was defeated because there has always been a conservative groundswell against such an idea. Until there is a veto-proof supermajority, a federalized single-payer system will not pass. That is a realist take.

Disturber of the peace? Some users think so when a video is posted of a group of protestors outside Peter Thiels' house in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Full post (let's see how long this lasts due to the No IRL-politics rule. Claiming the throne of Gondor is allowed): https://www.reddit.com/r/lotrmemes/comments/1vrbv2e/protesters_dressed_as_gandalf_protest_against/

But the journey doesn't end here! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor, and I'm here to share some of the most dramatic reactions to this video. Surprisingly most of the comments were civil and entertaining, but a few users were less than thrilled. Here's a few gems:

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Fool of a Took? Wizards take sides as they debate the efficacy of the protest:

>real_picklejuice: Just from this... I'd say it's a stretch to call it a protest

• bikes_rock_books: Fuck Palantir and Thiel, but this is just a performance, they seem more interested in being seen than actually protest. It is all too "chummy" for my taste. Cringe.
• toms1313: Being seen is important for protests. If they were 20 people without costumes you wouldn't know about it
• pillmayken: Why? It sure looks like a protest to me.
• real_picklejuice: It's slacktivism

>Foreign_Onion4792: What are they protesting?

• Elihzap: Nothing in particular. They just wanted to insult him.
• The_Real_Peter_Thiel: Let's all calm down a bit, ok?

>SpinShine-LEDSlipMat: No one takes you seriously when you play dress up. Take this seriously if you want to be taken seriously

• toms1313: You're so right! Show us your serious protest please
• aguafranca: Really? Can't you think a single presidential candidate which was taken as a clown and now it's ruling a country? I can think of severals. Also, no costumes means no reach, these guys just got massive reach.

Fireworks erupt when two users argue how far to go:

>PeppyMG: The time for goofy protests has long passed, if this is all we can muster we are fucked

• toms1313: Do something then?
• PeppyMG: Ah yes, me on my own doing some adventurism, that totally works and won’t just end with me dead or in jail. What a dumbass remark.
• toms1313: So... You're just angry and passive?
• PeppyMG: So your suggestion is I do some lone wolf terrorism? And I am actually in a party and organized, delivering food to the poor and agitating during marches and rallies. As opposed to shaking my ass in a gandalf suit. What do you do? You ever been arrested before? If you were you wouldn’t be suggesting I get my brains blown out.
• toms1313: I didn't suggested anything more than "you're a snob" thanks for confirming it

Who would willingly name a software company after an evil magical stone? Users leave reason for madness with some unhinged takes

>Stakhanovite94: Who would willingly name a software company after the evil magic stone the evil sorcerers use to evil spy on each other?

• BeastVader: Zionists
• Wooden-Box-3888: A german guy would.
• NemoNoNomeN: You'd be surprised by how openly evil some of the "ruling class" are these days. Just goes to show it's time for us to bring back madame guillotine.
• RummoLiguori: It's not evil though, it's an elven face time device
• ShitassAintOverYet: If you know Peter Thiel it makes perfect sense. The actual question is "Who the fuck trusts a software company named after the evil magic stone the evil sorcerers use to evil spy on each other?"
• The_Real_Peter_Thiel: Do I know you?

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/1vrk1su/a_passenger_confronts_a_stranger_for_chewing_with/

HIGHLIGHTS

And eating with your mouth open isn't rude. >Nah its pretty rude. Its annoying and gross. Its the same with talking with food in your mouth. If youve ever had someone accidentally spit food on your face. You'd know the importance of chewing with your mouth closed. >>That's what I said. >>>Oh right, the words "chewing with your mouth open isnt rude" really threw me off there. >>>>You missed the And. >>>>>And? >>>>>>Sarcasm and irony work precisely by saying something whose literal meaning conflicts with the intended meaning. The And indicates that. It should be obvious that eating with your mouth open is rude. >>>>>>>If your was sarcasm you should have added a question mark at the end, not a period. What you said is a statement, not a sarcastic question. Its good to avoid sarcasm in general when texting. But this is silly. We both agree chewing is bad.

I hate how many white people think they are entitled to police other people's behaviors. >Its because they are not self aware that their culture is not actually the default human culture. >>Can I sit next to you on a plane and bust ass the entire time? It’s my culture >>>What a load of nonsense, but a good example of what I mean. You can't comprehend the difference between what is default human culture and what is an actual ethnic or national culture. Pass wind like that is rude in all cultures, i.e. is default human culture. Loudly eating on the other hand isn't. >>>>You think asking someone not to chew with their mouth hanging open on a plane is “White people policing other people’s behaviors”? That’s just naked racial essentialism. You’re so busy pathologizing “White culture” that you’ve convinced yourself basic consideration, closed mouth while eating, not forcing your neighbor to watch and smell your food in your mouth, is somehow a uniquely European invention rather than a near-universal human preference. Most societies on the planet discourage open-mouthed eating and public flatulence for the same reason: nobody enjoys being subjected to another person’s partially processed meal. Pretending this is just “White people thinking their culture is the default” doesn’t make you sophisticated. It makes you look like someone who can’t tell the difference between etiquette and ethnicity. The real lack of self-awareness isn’t the passenger asking the guy to close his mouth. It’s you treating any request for basic manners as racial domination while somehow missing that your own framing is the more nakedly racial move. >>>>>What are you talking about? I said that a lot of white people aren't self aware enough to know that what think of as "default" human culture is actually their own culture and that loudly eating is an example of this. In some cultures it is a perfectly normal thing to do. Another example is having dessert after mains, a lot of people seem to think this is the human default. You are making up an argument I did not state and then arguing against that.

he can't ask nicely, he has misophonia. it puts him in a state of rage. >That’s BS and an example of using a problem as a crutch. Nobody cares if someone has an aversion like that, they care when you do nothing about it and make it everyone else’s problem. >>Misophonia here. We instantly get mad. There is no being polite. It causes literal extreme mind blocking anger. I cannot and will not eat in a silent room. It's not a crutch it's a mental disorder you cannot comprehend. That being said, he should ask nicely the first couple times, but it's extremely understandable for someone with a literal mental disorder to get upset about this quickly. Do you get mad when someone ticks with torrets? Edit: Yall forget this is an airplane. You can't just drive overseas. He has to take a plane. Earphones do not block it out well enough if they chew really loud. Even at full blast. It's crazy how many folks here think they know better. Typical reddit. If you eat loud in public you're a inconsiderate slob. You are the root of the issue here. >>>There are other people with misophonia HARD disagreeing with you in this comment section. You don’t get a pass to be an asshole, even if your body brings you to that point on a regular basis. And to answer your smarmy ass comment at the end, Tourette’s is NOT emotion based, and is completely different from you refusing to choose what you say/do more carefully when you’re in a situation that creates consistent and frequent reactions from you. >>>>Actually you just didn't read everything I wrote. Also this isn't "emotion based" lol >>>>>“Misophonia here. We instantly get mad (an emotion)…It causes literal extreme mind blocking anger (another emotion)." This is emotion based, emotions do not need to be acted upon, full stop. The man in the video was an asshole, you were making an excuse for his assholery by saying “There is no being polite” and drawing a completely irrelevant comparison to Tourette’s. Gain some accountability and a better grasp on reading comprehension. >>>>>>I'm not going to argue with a child, which you clearly are, based on how you speak.

Welcome to the modern world where all cultures are equal… >Didn't take long to find a racist >>Are all cultures equal then? Otherwise gtfo Also race isn’t the same as culture… >>>We have to pretend so. Obviously child marraige is fine, female genital mutilation, the caste system, etc etc. >>>>But white man bad

People asking why hes so rude. The phone mic is picking up the food smacking as hes eating. That must crazy loud listening to him attempt to eat >Yeah that doesn't explain why he's so rude. You can simply not be rude and ask nicely. >>Its rude to chew so loud it bothers other people. Im sorry if its rude to ask him to not be rude. Sometimes life is stern and kinda mean. My feeling were hurt in 3rd grade when I was called out for it too >>>It is also the culture in some countries. Not only was he rude but he made sure to record himself being as such in an attempt to appear superior and to shame the other person. Only one dickhead here and its the dude in grey. >>>>and in some countries it's ok to walk with your dick out. doesn't mean you can do that in a fucking airplane >>>>>If you equate walking around with your dick out to eating loudly you need psychiatric help. >>>>>>sure. now go tell the amazon tribes they are insane for following their cultural norms and to see a shrink

As someone with Misophonia, I do understand the frustration, however, it’s my issue, and that’s why I have headphones whenever I go out. There’s no need to be rude to a stranger. EDIT: I get it guys, I have had about 50 comments saying the same thing, you think the stranger eating loudly was the rude one in the interaction. That is a your opinion and honestly, it is fair enough thought, the noise is disgusting to me, however, I am not aware if that person is aware they are doing it, or if they are from a culture that doesn’t care about chewing. It’s a small clip of an interaction I commented on quickly. Anyways, thanks to all the other misophonia havers in the comments for speaking up, it’s important we talk about this irritating as fuck thing we have! Also thanks for the awards kind people. >Tbf eating with your mouth open is objectively gross and makes gross noises. It's common decency to NOT do that, so the other ones are actually the people being rude to strangers >>"objectively gross" I don't think you know what that word means. >>>They’ve used it correctly. It’s fucking disgusting. I don’t think you know what it means. >>>>It is a cultural thing. I fucking hate when people make sounds while eating and in most of Europe and I believe America it is considered rude. However in some Asian countries it isn't and the people there grew up with it and seem to not consider it disgusting. So the word you are looking for is SUBJECTIVE. You find it gross, maybe it is considered rude in your culture but that is a subjective thing to you. That being said, if you are a foreigner in another country try to adapt. But this guy is on an airplane he really has no right to lecture others on table manners that differ. >>>>>They don't seem to consider it gross because they aren't aware of it in most cases. >>>>>>Not really true, since making sounds is sometimes even considered a compliment. Like slurping while eating ramen in Japan.

There’s pointing out, and then there’s rudely mocking the eating habits of someone who might not have been taught these things at a younger age. >In a lot of places chewing with your mouth open is polite, so can we really judge when people do it? >>Name them >>>Japan, South Korea, and parts of China it's culturally acceptable to make noises while eating to show appreciation for the food >>>>Slurping noodles is acceptable, chewing with your mouth open is bad table manners everywhere. >>>>>Says who? From the information i can find on this is that some cultures just don’t care about chewing sounds. Why would this very specific thing be universal? There’s no evolutionary necessity and as this thread shows even in western cultures not everyone is as sensitive to the noise. >>>>>>Go travel or any simple research. Or do you mean Asians do not have table manners? That would be messed up.

Recording someone without permission is worse than eating with your mouth open >Recording someone without permission is worse than eating with your mouth open >>Definitely not lol >>>Why do you think there are laws against recording without consent, but none against that kind of chewing? >>>>There are no laws against recording without permission if you are in public >>>>>Since when did Airplanes become public spaces? >>>>>>...have you only ever flown on private planes? >>>>>>>Do you think Airlines corporations are publically owned? We're not talking about a road or sidewalk that funded with tax dollars. You also don't have the right to record inside any private building for that matter.

“Culture” is not a valid excuse in 2026 >Dude what? Tell that to folks living in Asia. >>[removed] >>>Screw you if you stand on the right of the escalator, that is the correct thing to do in my country's culture Go fuck yourself if you stand in the left of an escalator, that is wrong in the UK You are a abnormal bastard if you dare do small talk to me, that is very rude in Japan You are a rude prick if you don't initiate in small talk with me, that is impolite in America Please do tell, why is it that you are the one to decide which culture is the correct one? I'm sure other people will tell you to screw off if you are this upset with chewing with your mouth open >>>>I am not going to read your cry babe post >>>>>Yeah, words are hard. Go grab a bottle of water and have a seat, you earned a break.😉

I posted in r/truths this post with an image of Charlie kirk, the title being "Charlie Kirk isn't dead" and the caption being "The footballer Charlie David Kirk is still alive as of August 2026 (Image unrelated)". this seemingly lie just being a distorted truth is a common practice in this subreddit, yet it got banned for "being a shitpost". Many similar posts have been kept up no problem.

I then proceeded to make this post, jokingly calling them out on this situation. The title was "The mods of r/truths hate fun" with an image of the post being removed and a short description with "also if there is a no shitposts rule then why is there a trollposts flair???". Then the mods proceeded to delete that post for "being false".

Finally, I proceeded to post this post, with the title "The r/truths mods are liars" with an image of the deleted post with the deletion notice there too. Finally, the mods proceeded to remove the post for this reason:

>Reason of Removal: Broke Rule 5. Post contained a sensitive topic. CK passed in 9/10/2025, it's been 338 days since. Therefore in honor of CK. We will grant OP a 338 days of silent vigil.

You could've atleast banned me for a better reason AND noted that before! Plus charlie kirk wasn't the best person anyways. Also, User u/spo0pti_yikes got banned for 338 days for much less, mainly just commenting on the situation. The mods also removed many other posts relating to the situation, including one complementing the mods! Sorry if this post is short, I just wanted to rant about this situation and the mods over-sensitivity.

An r/gamedev moderator made a post defending AI in the subreddit and explaining why they are against even enforcing tags for AI posts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/VfJoHpH6nm

This moderator has a financial interest in AI, as they are developing a plugin for AI integration on unity. (Unmentioned btw)

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/aK4DyqUb3q

They then preceded to lock comments that mentioned it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/U8r53cqdUK

OP

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>When you consider that they only make up 16-18% of the population, yet are responsible for 35,% of the murders, is still a shocking statistic.
>> And then when you extrapolate the data further, it becomes clear that it isn't ethnicity, it is deprivation that leads to crime. And it just so happens that significant amounts of minority ethnic folks have a considerably higher chance to live in deprivation than the native population. Correlation does not equal causation. >>What the Guardian headline shows is that significant parts of the population have a strong believe that it is ethnicity that leads to crime. >>>Surely it depends on the crime. Deprivation might lead to shoplifting, but murder? Rape? Not sure about that. >>>>You wouldn't be sure about one of the most clearly demonstrated sociological trends in criminology? >>>>>Something wrong with them asking a question? >>>>>>"not sure about that" isn't a question

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>Commented removed for violating site-wide rules >>17-18% >>>So a factor of 2x more likely rather than 3x which people guessed. >>>>You'll need to adjust for sociao economic status because poverty may be more of an indicator >>>>>If we do that it raises very difficult questions. If we don't do that, we can just import half-understood US issues and get angry at working class white people without needing to think in any more depth. >>>>>>I'd love to know tho exactly is "getting angry at working class white people"? Apart from the straw man in you head

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>It's what the Guardian is for. It allows us metropolitan elite types to feel better about ourselves. >>Oh right, I guess you can provide a link to maybe just one article out of the thousands of articles they publish every week where they've done that very easily I guess? You know, just to show it's not part of some fairy tale you tell yourself to feel better about yourself. >>>There is a link at the top. >>>>It literally doesn't mention anything about working class people, white or otherwise. It just gives statistical evidence of people's biases. But I guess facts are uncomfortable for some people when they go against their feelings. >>>>>Do you think Reform voters are middle class women who read the Guardian? The point is that readers will think "look at the stupid proles". >>>>>>Little bit of projection there I think. Middle class women who read the guardian? No, more middle class men who read the daily mail and telegraph >>>>>>>The article is from The Guardian. Anyway, I have some yoghurt to knit.

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>And how about being a bit more specific with the statistics, though? What is the crime rate per capita amongst various groups? How about for asylum seekers from certain countries? Those are the questions I usually see asked by Reform voters, not the dumb blanket question asked by The Guardian who want to ellicit a "Gotcha!" headline. >>It's not the Guardian asking the questions, they're reporting on a YouGov poll.

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>A hugher percentage of minorities are going to be from socioeconomic backgrounds where crimes such as murder a more common. This goes some way to explaining what everyone here seems to be obsessing over which is the fact that the rate of murder as a percentage is higher than the numver of minorities in the country as a percentage. Also it isnt surprising that the public think most murders are committed by ethnic minorities, because crimes committed by ethnic minorities in our current social environment are more likely to be reported on. If every time a brown person sneezes it makes the news, obviously that is going to inform general public opinion. When this is pointed out, the general response is that we already have our own criminals so we dont need to import others, as a response to the disproprtionality in reporting lol. This sub is a perfect example. Most days this sub and the UK news sub are basically just hubs to report crimes committed by non white people. If thats all you see, then of course the less...analytical among us will think that it paints an accurate picture. Finally, "minority" isnt a group lol. Which minorities? What are the circumstances? Why is every single person who isnt white lumped into one group? The hilarious thing is that im born and raised here, but if I claim im Nigerian, people say no, youre a british citizen so youre british. But all of a sudden im lumped in with random asylum seekers and such when it comes to crime statistics just because im not white. Am I british or not then? Because you people love reminding me that im not like its a national sport. >>They don't report on murder rates by income here but they do in America and rich blacks commit murder at higher rates than poor whites. I'm not saying that's the case here too, but it's an example of why you can't just extrapolate data to fit your narrative. >>> And theres a long drawn out reason for that too. >>>But rich blacks commit murder at a massively lower rate than poor blacks, so as much as you want to imply that..."blacks"...are simply genetically predisposed to criminality or whatever the hell it is your point is here, (the subject is "minorities" anyway), youre not making a very good one. >>>You guys love just throwing out the words "your narrative" and think you've said anything of value. >>>>I'm not making any suggestions as to what the reason is. Given the US has guns I'm not sure the same trend would be shown here. >>>>There's a culture issue for sure and I strongly believe rates of fatherlessness is a huge factor into why we see these race differences. >>>>>Doesn't matter. >>>>>The point is that socioeconomic factors are the biggest predictor of criminality. Not race as youre trying to suggest. Nothing you've said disprove that. >>>>>Youve compared "poor" whites with "rich" blacks in America. There are a plethora of reasons behind why that might be the case (not that you've provided sources or thresholds for rich/poor, but tbh im ot bothered about asking for them either. Its reddit). A little study into history, particularly american history and their race relations and laws that came as a result of their particular brand of national scale racism, means that simply gaining money doesnt really address historic issues that will lead certain people into criminality. You end up comparing black NFL players from bad neighbourhoods, with investment bankers from lines of historical wealth dating back centuries, and then you say "aha, black fathers" lol. >>>>>But despite that, again, socioeconomic background remains the biggest predictor for criminality (even if you suddenly get rich). >>>>>Poor whites are more inclined to criminality than rich whites. Poor blacks are more inclined to criminality than rich blacks. There is nuance and history to be understood, but it remains true. >>>>>Generalised "minorities" in the UK will also see the same being true. It has been true throughout history. I dont know why people like you suddenly wnat it to be a race specific thing as soon as people other than white people are involved. All of a sudden its about racial inferiority or some nebulous "culture". >>>>>Have fun with all that though. Nothing youre saying is new. Your type is all over the Internet lol

Second reply thread:

>But all of a sudden im lumped in with random asylum seekers and such when it comes to crime statistics just because im not white. >Because this system must be simply stopped. And then all these issues will disappear.
>>What issued will disappear? Because these issues existed long before this "system" was a problem. Maybe be a little more specific >>>No. All problems are because of undocumented migration. First of all, it stops fixing issues with normal migration - because the main problem allows people to hide in case of stricter rules. The lack of infrastructure is due to overpopulation. The lack of housing is due to overpopulation. The unemployment is due to overpopulation. >>>>Ah so people dont see me as an individual human being because of undocumented migration? So racism only exists because of undocumented migration? Oh! Well I was born here over 40 years ago and yeah, I really appreciate you explaining how these things only occur because of undocumented migration. Yes, makes prefect sense

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>People will just move the goalposts to say that as long as the percentage is higher than the percentage of ethnic minorities then that is "proof" of what they are saying. >>Why is it wrong? >>>Because their perception of ethnic minority offenders is double that of the reality?

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>The trouble with the right-wing is that they only want the statistics which benefit their argument to exist. Screaming per capita in people’s faces one second and then trying to handwave statistics that they don’t like the next. >>The more interesting statistic here is that, as others have highlighted elsewhere, the public is correct that killers are indeed more likely to be minority ethnic. >>The fact that the British public think they’re three times as likely rather than twice isn’t as significant; we’re notorious for overestimating the risk of crime occurring.
>>>And what does the public think about the proportion of people in poverty who are minority ethnic? >>>EDIT: Aaaaand the downvotes come, right on time. We really don’t want any statistic that contradicts the narrative right? >>>>What do you mean? Are they able to estimate correctly what the proportion is? >>>>>What I mean is that statistics in isolation are meaningless if you truly want to understand over and underrepresentation. >>>>>>I see, sorry I thought we could take a truism like that as read. Of course, you need additional data to explain the reasons why a statistic is whatever it is.

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>Tell the people who downvote any statistic that doesn’t support the “ethnic minorities are just criminals” narrative. >>You’ve referred to alternative statistics more than once in this chain - what did you have in mind? >>>I’ve already told you one? Ethnic minorities are multiple times more likely to be in deprived socio-economic groups, a significant risk factor in violent crime (among white people as well). >>>>Ok, no worries, I thought you were referring to some specific figure but I take your point. >>>>>??? That is a specific figure? Ethnic minority people are 2.5 times more likely to be in poverty, which broadly lines up with the per capita difference in violent crime highlighted in the article.

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>Not engaging with much of the comments. Only to say that while there are no official numbers for solving murders in England and Wales the rate is believed to be about 61% but lets say 75% to be generous. What proportion of those 25% unsolved cases might adjust the ethnic ratios. But don't let that get in the way of a good Reddit argument. >>So in your hypothetical world, ethnic minorities are also criminal masterminds and are getting away with most murders, skewing the statistics? >>>I don’t know whether the OP is correct here but there are lots of reasons for a low solve rate that don’t include the perpetrators being “criminal masterminds”. >>>>Right but it’s awfully convenient for certain agendas to say that unsolved crimes skew the data in any particular direction. The nature of “unsolved crimes” means we don’t know who committed them and we have to assume equal proportion to solved crimes >>>>>Great, of course, but I was responding to your comment where you suggested that being criminal masterminds was the only reasonable explanation for what the OP suggested.
>>>>>>And I’m saying it does not matter what the explanation is, we cannot make any deductions from this figure.

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/justincaseyoumissedit/comments/1vn8ytg/paddy_from_ireland_tells_jewish_tourists_hes/

context: a 20-second video was posted onto r/justincaseyoumissedit in which several traveling australian jews were urging a traveling irish person named paddy to repeat a phrase claiming that "he's sorry that hitler didn't finish the job", to which paddy responded by threatening to kill them. the video was taken after the irishman's alleged remark, and whether he actually praised hitler is yet to be confirmed, though his death threat was captured on camera.

according to another source, it was alleged that they originally interacted over french football but after the conversation delved into politics, the australian jew allegedly criticized irish support for palestine, which allegedly prompted paddy to praise Hitler. Despite the lack of concreteness over these crucial details of this story, said video was posted onto r/justincaseyoumissedit under the title "Paddy from Ireland" tells Jewish tourists he's sorry Hitler didn't finish the job and threatens to kill them". Here's what r/justincaseyoumissedit had to say for that video and the alleged incident of the australian jewish tourists being told that hitler should've "finished the job":

>The Jewish fatigue is now reaching global status

>I really understand where his anger is coming from

>Israel got like 500 million extra this year to pay social media stuff to try and rebrand - this is the best they can do? Free Palestine

>You're not supposed to feel comfortable traveling when your country is committing a genocide

op replies by telling him that There's no Israelis in the video., as the original commenter posted his comment under the belief that theyre israeli tourists

>When was the last day Israel didn't do a war crime? Honest question. Another honest question, why protect peados? How do you think these are the good guys and not be morally bankrupt or brainwashed. Edit: to the deleted comment I am not saying "jews are responsible for all the poeblems in the world". Trying to conflate all jews with the Israeli government is antisemitic.

Someone replies with If you’re not “conflating all Jews with the Israeli government,” why would your response to seeing this video be, “when was the last day Israel didn’t do a war crime?” The person filming sounds like a European woman, from her accent, she is not the Israeli government. Why not hate on this jagoff and the Israeli government simultaneously?

>I wouldn't say it to Jews. But to Israelis? DEFINITELY! fuck the demons of Zion!

OP replies with You'd say that to Israeli Arabs?

• OP is responded with It's the nation of Israel that's to blame. So yes. Everyone in Israel, no matter religion or ethnicity should be blame for the genocide. Same as with Germany in second world war. Many ethnicities living there. All to blame.

>Fuck Israel for creating such an environment that people feel that all Jews are to blame for the genocide the war criminal state is committing. Some of the most vocal critics and supporters of Palestine are Jews. Israel is not only disgusting for what they are doing to Palestine but also for the hatred they are full knowing stirring towards non-Israeli Jews knowing that they will be targeted and they couldn’t give less of a shit. Evil evil country

someone replies with There is plenty to criticize about current Israeli policy, but if the guy actually said that, there is absolutely no justification for it. As if the "environment" were to blame for someone making antisemitic remarks.

• in response, someone else replies with There is absolutely no justification for it, no. I do think it's worth pointing out though that this level of tension and insanity is on the rise in all sectors of society and I think a lot of it is to do with social media and the state of the world making us all angry and exhausted. What do we have to do to lower the temperature?

another reply further down stemming from a deleted reply to this comment states that Jews even get blamed for people being antisemitic towards them. When you thought that you've heard it all.

• Someone replies that They stole the word semitism from the real semites so accusing Jews that are not necessarily Semitic of being antisemitic is just meh at this point.
• said user is replied with Most Jews are semetic though
• Another reply to this reply goes Hmm actually no. Semitic has nothing to do with religion. You should educate yourself. You know there’s a reason dna testing is prohibited in the false nazi state

>Calling someone an antisemite or a Nazi is not the shame that it used to be before the Israeli government was formed.

one reply to this particular comment said: If the israeli government is the problem then would you be okay with random jews outside of isreal being accosted? Just say you don't like jews why pussyfoot around it?

• someone replied to this reply saying: Israeli bot comment
• he doubled down with Nazi and Israeli are the same tier, both are genocidal fascist movements, both should be treated with utmost contempt everywhere and anywhere.

>Antisemitic bullshit like this is vile. Wishing death on Jewish people is foul and disgusting. Hating the Jewish people is ridiculous and shameful. Also, fuck Israel. Fuck Netanyahu. Fuck IDF soldiers who shoot Palestinian children, who invade and pillage the homes of Palestinians, and who commit atrocities on behalf of their shitty ethnoreligious supremacist government.

Someone replies with People of Israel are complicit in Netanyahu's genocide.

• the original commenter responds with Still doesn't justify antisemitism.

Another reply claims that This entire thread is just people like you virtue signaling and this one is my favorite😂

>what the fuck are these comments

someone replies with Iranian bots vs Israeli bots in this sub. Don’t take anything here too seriously. Or any political social media post really lol

On August 13th, the Democratic Socialists of America published a statement commemorating Fidel Castro's centenary.

This statement was posted to the DSA subreddit, where users quickly split between support and criticism of Castro and the one party state he created in Cuba.

The full post: https://www.reddit.com/r/dsa/comments/1vnsfra/dsa_commemorates_the_centenary_of_fidel_castro/

The funniest comment chains:

“Damn we got a bunch of libs in here, spouting imperialist talking points about "totalitarianism". Its honestly incredibly sad to see such uneducated people be so confident in how wrong they are. "No investigation, no right to speak." -Mao.

I hope one day you will educate yourself and look back upon this comment with shame.

I’m sure your theory is from some weirdo with a blog, so I’ll pass

Hahaha western Marxist. The Cuban revolution was a great thing

Fedposting 🚨🚨🚨🚨

The Post:https://www.reddit.com/r/war/s/fVyLwWvmKe

EDIT:mods of r/war removed the The post for "cringe posting" and marked it as ai slop

Comments:

If someone started carpet bombing the United States, our teenagers would fight back too. Makes sense to me, not the gotcha you think

[I remember being a teen full of piss and vinegar over stupid small stuff

If another country bombed and bulldozed my house you can bet I'd be fighting back](https://www.reddit.com/r/war/s/kk4wPPKztU)

[Man the comments here are moving goalposts continents right now.

First it was 'there were no child soldiers'

Then it was 'okay there was maybe a few but not many'

Now it's 'well of course there are'](https://www.reddit.com/r/war/s/tJKRfzxC3M)

[Some pro israel asshole - "Look, we bombed these people into such desperation that their youth have taken arms against us, can't you believe how evil their parents are"

You understand that a kid is capable of feeling anger to those whom, since their birth, have activley tried to kill them. No fucking shit teens are taking up arms, in their shoes I would have too.If you don't like it then stop supplying weapons to Israel](https://www.reddit.com/r/war/s/muLl1CqPEa)

[The IRGC fab club on this sub scrambling to justify child soldiers] (https://www.reddit.com/r/war/s/pWR3tiV6uQ)

Now you start bombing my country and I could be 7 years old I am gonna fight. It's just common. Sense. One of HAMAS senior leader witnessed a massacre when he was 8 years old. That's why he joined HAMAS, revolutionaries are created.

I remember that kid who posted himself in combat in this sub saying he turned 18 on that day, and guess what? Everybody was cheering for him because he was defending his land, Ukraine.

As a solider and a father the video is heavy and I think a lot of us are too numb to realize how heavy and then when I read all the comments, the duality of people made me have an aneurysm

"All things considered, he’s a decent leader. I doubt you would do a better job."

A country being upset for being dumped on - imagine that. btw, as a Polish-American I do acknowledge Poland's role during WWII and I believe folks in Poland need to own up. AND as someone who lives in New York City - we have a bigoted mayor (which I didn't vote for) who is a complete disaster and puts my Jewish neighbors at risk. P.S. I stand by Israel! Next month will be my first visit to Israel - I'll be with my gf who has family there and I can't wait to come over! :)

Does England prefer a different name? Like englandistan or something? What’s not offensive?

people literally call it Londonistan now

I mean... Is it rude? Sure Is it heading that way? Absolutely UK would do well to deal less with manners and more with the growing hostile Islamic population

Ohhhh STFU!! I am so tired of their f’ing pearl clutching when someone gives them the raw truth….but yet a Jew wearing a Magen David walking past a crowd of pro-pally homegrown terrorist sympathizers and wannabes report the guy for simply walking past them as harassment when THEY are the actual bullies and the guy wearing the Magen David is the one that ACTUALLY gets arrested! The UK gov can F right off!

Why? Bibi told the truth. UK today and UK 30 years ago are two diffrent things

Why is the PM in the UK mad? Is it an insult to be called Muslim? I want to hear the UK PM say that being called Muslim is an insult. Do it. He can't have it both ways. He can't be proud of his Muslim community and run cover for them and lock people up for being opposed to Islam and then turn around and pretend he thinks Islam is bad. He locks up his own people who think Islam is bad. Embrace it because it's true now.

Multicultural is the politically correct term. Anything else is bigoted.

Bibi has gone full trump. No respect, no class, no grace.

Israel has 18% Muslim compared to 8% in UK

Full disclaimer, I do not support Bibi. At all. Full stop. That said, I genuinely fear for the safety of Jewish people in the UK, and most of Europe for that matter. After seeing Starmer getting ousted for “not being hard enough on Israel” (even though his government recognized Palestine as a state), I fully expect the leaders in the UK to start leaning into the antisemitic sentiment. One example of this is how a UK tribunal said that some forms of “anti-Zionism” are protected speech. The reason I put that in quotes is because one of those forms they declared protected is that “Jews do not face discrimination”. Seriously, they somehow believe that is not antisemitic. I sincerely hope the Jewish people in the UK find a way out before it’s too late.

Muslims are 6% of the UK population. If your statement is true (I couldn't find a reputable source for that) it means that 2% of the UK population are making it a "Islamic Republic".

They’re more upset about this than the Gilders Green stabbing. Deeply unserious leadership.

I’m confused - is it unacceptable or untrue?

If I'm not mistaken, Muhammed is by far the most common boy's name in the UK. Has been for over a decade.

But it’s absolutely true. They need to fully come to terms with that.

Feels casually antisemitic here too, tbh. Though never quite as bad as it seems when out in the wild ✌️

I mean it's not a republic.

Wow, it sure is offensive to have your country falsely accused of something, innit, gov'na?

Very minor drama, but I saw it so now you all have to as well.

A post was made to r/MadeMeSmile about a mother who got a keyboard tattooed on her arm in order for her son, who is autistic, to communicate with her by touching one letter at a time, plus "Yes/No" buttons, a smiley face button, and an "I love you" button.

Most of the comments saw it as very heartwarming and a sweet thing to do to communicate with your child. One user, doopie, did not.

>SmartVegatable7504: Smart mom and son team. Kudos.

>doopie: Or, what if you present a paper with keyboard printed on it? Tattooing keyboard on your skin is pretty stupid idea.

>SkinTightBoogiePI: Pretty sure you're trolling but think of it like this: You're out swimming, at the beach, it's raining. Any of those would make this better. Also, having it on your arm is gonna be a much more powerful symbol of "I am making time for you" than anything I can imagine.

>doopie: People jump at the first chance to tattoo anything on their body. You'd have to pay me million to tattoo anything on my body. It's a symbol of stupidity, nothing else. Draw stuff on paper or canvas.

>Maleficent_Button_58: Ok.... but what does you not wanting to get a tattoo have to do with someone else having a tattoo?

>doopie: You ever get a feeling of rolling your eyes when you witness someone doing something stupid? That's the feeling I get when I saw this thread.

>readyfredrickson: I couldnt imagine feeling this passionately against a mother finding a consistent and accessible way to communicate with her son. I hope you have things in your life that you feel this passionately good about and not just shitty.

>doopie: That's another crazy part: do we know if this even "works" for the autistic kid? What if she got that tattoo and the kid doesn't care about it, because he's autistic? If he's into keyboards, let him have a keyboard then.

>MaleficentBelle: I would imagine she knows her son better than you and didn't just run to get the tattoo with no thought. God you're so sour.

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BronzeFour: You're quite the miserable person aren't you, I hope life gets better for you bud. Stay strong. The suffering will pass.

>doopie: I respect my body.

>Big__Wheel: Hell yeah, my daughter used to ask for food in the morning but I respect my dishes to much to put food on them. Hopefully I hear from her next Thanksgiving.

>doopie: Dishes are part of life. Make some food for your daugher, maybe she would like it. Cleaning up afterwards is a small price to pay for that.

>twiceasmice: Tattoo's have been "part of life" for ages. You are just being dramatic.

>doopie: It's pretty shocking to see tattoo prevalence go from .1% to 30% during lifetime. Best case scenario it just spoils your appearance, worst case you might get cancer, like this WHO report points out: [link attached in actual comment]

A user initially posts: Wasn’t the whole point of this sub supposed to be getting away from power hungry mods? : r/NFLv2

The mod initially responds and gets a lot of negative comments.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NFLv2/comments/1vpkro4/comment/p3zf9e2

and then further down the comments the mod says, "Facts prove you wrong. The sub is built in ran in my vision. It is absolutely why it grew and why it will continue to grow."

https://www.reddit.com/r/NFLv2/comments/1vpkro4/comment/p3zo0mg

>MOD: Facts prove you wrong. The sub is built in ran in my vision. It is absolutely why it grew and why it will continue to grow.

>>"In your vision”. You just have a nasal cannula connected to your asshole so you can inhale your own farts at all times? Don’t even know what color grass is.

>>This is fucking hilarious. You really believe this, don't you? You think you're personally why people come here. Not the community of posters actually creating the fucking content. Not their opinions and memes driving the football talk. Not even the sport that existed and had fans before you were born. You really think your "vision" is why people are here, don't you? You're a walking parody of Reddit mods. I've been coming here for years and just learned you existed today. So missed the boat on your glorious vision.

>>>MOD: I didn’t say they come here because of me personally. They come here because I created a space that is uncensored and follow a set of standards.

Some other fun comments:

(https://www.reddit.com/r/NFLv2/comments/1vpkro4/comment/p3zpru1)

>lol you’re soft as fuck

>>MOD: My dad can beat up your dad

(https://www.reddit.com/r/NFLv2/comments/1vpkro4/comment/p400bs4)

"Lol, better trim that neckbread before you choke on it"

(https://www.reddit.com/r/NFLv2/comments/1vpkro4/comment/p3yc84l)

>Banning someone over that lol What a bunch of babies

>>MOD: This individual was a notorious troll who used our sub to promote a sub with even more rules and censorship than us.

Chaos ensues in pretty much the whole thread.

Link to the post

A person I'm assuming to be a POC posts on r/historymemes critiquing Napoleon.

>It's genuinely depressing when the comments on memes praising Napoléon on this sub can be summarised as "Napoléon good cause he didn't kill the people I like (Jews) or myself (Polish), the fact he killed the people I don't like (the Blacks) is irrelevant. He reinstated slavery but it was actually based and giga pilled" The French Revolution had already abolished slavery. It is irrelevant what Britain or Spain were doing, Napoléon took control when slavery had already been legally abolished for a decade. He chose to reverse it and then start a Genocidal war sending his lackies to re establish it. That is probably why some people compare him to Hitler. But let us not get into Napoléon's own views on Black people or else you will realize he and Hitler were more alike. But sure lets just handwave it away as British propaganda and label it "complicated" and "typical for the time". Like I get it, you (white) guys like to heap praise on your controversial heroes on this sub all I ask at the very least is that you don't handwave away why some of us in this community don't like certain historical figures.

This, naturally, causes an uproar

>Look, no one's perfect.

>Hey guys, imagine if people weren't entirely good or bad but grey, with some good actions and some bad ones. I know, it sounds dumb. But just imagine.

>Yet another history meme post of a person disappointed that an 18-19th Century figure isn’t progressive enough for their 21st Century tastes.

>What a dog shit meme. A lot of Napoleon’s decisions can be explained by him being a man of this time. Judging historical figures as if they lived in the 21st century is dumb

> Fake empathy, baseless accusation of racism because a number of people on the subreddit disagree with several of your controversial takes. Took me 4 seconds to check your post history to see a trend. I'm going to assume you are insufferable IRL and struggle to form relationships out of niche online communities.

There's also this dude who I'm not posting because he gets quite angry and types an entire novel. If you want to read it, heres the link.

That's not to say there's weren't some people siding with the OP

>I think it's more referencing an earlier post here that was asking why people don't like Napoleon and referencing his treatment of European Jews. I think the other stuff was all said in the comments because there was basically no pushback in the comments against the conclusion that Napoleon was a great guy. Also some comments saying that he's, or something similar. I find it interesting that on the post claiming he was a great guy with no major flaws most of the comments were in support of that and lamenting how "misunderstood" he is. But on the post accurately pointing out BOTH the good and the bad everyone is suddenly concerned with nuance and how real people aren't actually all good or all bad (I haven't gone back to check the post since I saw yesterday, so I apologize if the balance of comments on that other post has changed)

>Yet another history meme post of a person disappointed that an 18-19th Century figure isn’t progressive enough for their 21st Century tastes. When Napoleon Bonaparte reinstated slavery in 1802, it caused a wave of outrage among abolitionist writers, poets, and public figures who viewed it as a profound betrayal of the French Revolution's ideals. It's ironic because you're making a reductive modern political "gotcha" post while displaying a total ignorance of the historical context you're talking about. Wordsworth penned his famous sonnet "To Toussaint L'Ouverture" because he was horrified by Napoleon’s brutal expedition to crush the Haitian Revolution and restore slavery, I know it’s a meme sub, but the standard of historical debate here can be incredibly poor.

>This sub fucking loves authoritarians damn. Guys here will make endless excuses for this type of shit and then turn around and make McCarthy proud.

>Judging historical figures as if they lived in the 21st century is dumb

I'm so sick of seeing this take... When Napoleon Bonaparte reinstated slavery in 1802, it caused a wave of outrage among abolitionist writers, poets, and public figures who viewed it as a profound betrayal of the French Revolution's ideals. It's ironic because you're making a reductive modern political "gotcha" post while displaying a total ignorance of the historical context you're talking about. Wordsworth penned his famous sonnet "To Toussaint L'Ouverture" because he was horrified by Napoleon’s brutal expedition to crush the Haitian Revolution and restore slavery. I know it’s a meme sub, but the standard of historical debate here can be incredibly poor. Napoleon was judged in his own time it's not a modern imposition. Especially when he declared himself emperor (Empereur des Français) in 1804, just two years after reinstating slavery.

>He also did this little thing where he started the deadliest string of wars in European history at that time for no real reason other than his own ego, I think that's worth mentioning too.

There's also this thread here where someone tries to discuss Napoleon's issues.

A few gems in the rough

> He was Hitler "prerelease version" in a way
Not as bad as the "official version" but yes he was bad!

>Napoleon did not commit genocide the target of the reprisals were the insurgents not the race and it was mostly directed towards combatants.

>I'd ask Napoleon why did he commit Genocide if he didn't want to he compared to Hitler. Is he stupid?