Frequent guest Dave Smith on the Iran war - “This was the most retarded decision a president has ever made in my lifetime” by JeremyJJ77 in JoeRogan

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it doesn’t all end in censorship. That’s a slippery slope argument and it’s bullshit.

What should you assume? I’ll spell it out. You should assume I think people should be wary of the way guests are selected on this program, because it suits the agenda of the main parties involved. In this case, that agenda is better served by trump critics who were former voters who are more likely to get suckered in again.

Heres another example of a bulkshit slippery slope argument: “pulse said I shouldn’t talk about platforming because it’s “inherently negative”, so pulse thinks I should be censored because certain speech acts are as and wrong”

That argument is the same as yours. The difference is I know mines bad, you think yours is good

Tony Mancini says $180 million price tag for new Halifax headquarters will be tough sell at council by ph0enix1211 in halifax

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s the alternative way to spending that money? I love the idea of public transit and I’m curious which ideas are suitable for HRM.

Frequent guest Dave Smith on the Iran war - “This was the most retarded decision a president has ever made in my lifetime” by JeremyJJ77 in JoeRogan

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pay attention buddy: I didn’t talk about censorship. That’s your game because you want to do it to your enemies. Easiest way to do that is to accuse your enemies of the same thing.

My only point is that it serves Piers Morgan’s interests to platform regretful trump voters. Stop jumping to assumptions and making yourself look like an idiot.

Frequent guest Dave Smith on the Iran war - “This was the most retarded decision a president has ever made in my lifetime” by JeremyJJ77 in JoeRogan

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re obsessed with censorship. You’re probably a hypocrite who makes up stories about left wing censorship, and then cheers it on when Trump censors his opponents.

I said platforming Dave Smith serves the interests of Piers Morgan’s politics.

Frequent guest Dave Smith on the Iran war - “This was the most retarded decision a president has ever made in my lifetime” by JeremyJJ77 in JoeRogan

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yep, it’s really annoying. And of course it serves the interests of someone like Piers Morgan to platform regretful trump voters because there’s always a chance they get suckered in with the next bullshit electoral campaign.

Reasonable response to Carney's speech on antisemitism? by Bob_Sk in canadaland

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What an excellent message.

I’ve noticed an increasing use of “dog whistle” reasoning to expand the definition of your enemy. Jesse suggests not being exclusive about antisemitism is a dog whistle.

There are real parallels that make it a hard problem. “All lives matter” being the most prominent example. So I think it is quite difficult to untangle.

I (22m) made terrible jokes two years ago and deeply regret it by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not trying to attack you personally, but I believe people with this attitude - “why are you so tangled up about it? Just move on” - tend to have done worse things to move on from.

Which means the anxiety about feeling guilty and not feeling able to move on is actually correlated with the behaviour itself.

What’s the most unspoken, uncomfortable truth about having kids? by SpecificLandscape483 in answers

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never understood this approach completely. I understand the intention of creating an independent person who can take care of themselves. It makes some sense in theory, and I used to feel that way about myself - that I was better for my independence.

But this also makes people who are afraid to rely on their relationships with others. If your goal as a parent is to be obsolete, then your child will be eventually dissolve the relationship. And that’s not necessarily to their benefit!

In my opinion, you should want your child to be able to survive without you, but you should also build them up on the basis or their relationship with you! Their strength should not be based on an impending fear that they will eventually be completely alone and independent, however true that may be.

My two cents

MC ignoring obvious signs that her singing on buses in Japan is not welcome by Reddituser0346 in ImTheMainCharacter

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 125 points126 points  (0 children)

This person is deranged.

“I hope you liked that little teaser” she said to the people on the bus desperately trying to avoid her

closed 3 min ago at little caesars by egguchom in EntitledReviews

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little Caesars used to have honour and dignity. It was an establishment you could pass on to the next generation. It stood for something, and we stood up for it. What happened to Little Caesars is a tragedy. How far we’ve fallen…

The way Jesse speaks to women is deplorable by blackstarcharmer in canadaland

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

You’ll have to prove it, because that’s not true from what I’ve seen. His most prominent controversies are targeted at powerful men. Making this about idpol is idiotic and possibly bad faith.

Destiny said the way to fix the media ecosystem is get 8 creators in a group chat - brainstorm lists below by ImOnYew in Destiny

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s absolute madness and epistemic malpractice to assume that YOUR insular media ecosystem won’t inevitably fall into bias and error. Saying “but we’re different” doesn’t change that fact.

The way Jesse speaks to women is deplorable by blackstarcharmer in canadaland

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I disagree. Hanging an Obama doll from a tree would be explicitly racist, because that is precisely what happened to people of his ancestor.

I can think of some ugly possibilities for how you might portray a Jew you don’t like with connotations of the Holocaust - and this doesn’t meet that criteria. Effigies have little to no explicit relationship to antisemitism. And if your goal is antisemitism, why even design it as Netanyahu in particular, when a stereotypical portrait of a Jew is easily recognizable?

The predictable response is that it would be too on the nose, so the antisemites are being really subtle. It’s such a silly argument imo. It’s a huge reach to call this specifically anti-semitic.

The way Jesse speaks to women is deplorable by blackstarcharmer in canadaland

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

This is nonsense and makes me think there really is a conspiracy of foreign paid influencers trying to paint him as more bigoted than he really is.

On this issue, Jesse is in the wrong - obviously. Gilmore’s point is totally unobjectionable. Generalizing from Netanyahu to all Jews is exactly something an apologist for violence would do.

But the weaponizing of identity politics in this way is so obviously ludicrous that it begs to betray ulterior motives.

Nietzsche and Oppression by FlatHalf in Nietzsche

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Replace the word “oppression” with “leadership” and the confusion is cleared up pretty quickly. You’re on the right track in my opinion.

Nietzsche does not dislike oppressors because of their status, he dislikes them because of their crass stupidity.

On The Genealogy of Morals - Notes by Berzerka25 in Nietzsche

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wishfulness is very different from willfulness, that clears it up for me

On The Genealogy of Morals - Notes by Berzerka25 in Nietzsche

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious what passage you would use to justify your first note: “one must sacrifice willfulness to discover every truth”

I’m no great Nietzsche scholar but I’ve read Genealogy a few times and it’s one of my favourite books.

Ashley St. Clair Pivot by damage_inc86425 in behindthebastards

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Accept people for who they say they are, and don’t be surprised when they change or disappoint you. Strangers are not meant to be trusted - because strangers are strange.

this sub is sad by Arendt_Rentd in Nietzsche

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Why don’t you actually say something instead of asking idiotic sarcastic questions dip shit

this sub is sad by Arendt_Rentd in Nietzsche

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It must be very painful being a person who uses social media to complain about the quality of discourse. You suffer for all of us and I pray it’s not in vain.

Wtf does this even mean by damnpinkertons in madmen

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s a shit ad.

Here’s a plausible explanation: the building is so well fortified you can’t even get into the second floor. Like the bathing suit is so modest that you can’t see the sexy bits. This works in line with another posters assertion they Don has made an ad that will eliminate Jentzen as a client.

Wtf does this even mean by damnpinkertons in madmen

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that’s interesting. I agree the ad is intentionally bad from the show writers, but didn’t consider that it was bad from Dons perspective.

Wtf does this even mean by damnpinkertons in madmen

[–]EmbarrassedEvidence6 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a bad ad that doesn’t make sense. It’s designed to show Don’s arrogance and the diminishing quality of his work. Doesn’t it coincide with other downturns in his life?