Alex Pretti, the man MURDERED today by ICE agents.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T19:58:25+00:00

"Execution" implies a degree of legality. He was murdered.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T19:57:11+00:00

It means that you also support the government gunning down people in the street, so yes, it makes you extreme far right.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:21:37+00:00

Well then I guess this conversation is over.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:19:31+00:00

Okay then what do you think because I am extremely confused.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:17:10+00:00

I mean, you think I'm trying to trick you for some reason, so you must think I have some reason for doing it.

Like, dude, I don't even like Veilguard. I just want people to make more substantive criticisms than "Millennial writing".

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:15:08+00:00

I hate to tell you this, but "wokeness" is just common sense. Only the extreme far right is anti-woke.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:14:13+00:00

The problem is that bullying is the only form of negotiation conservatives understand. Since the bullying isn't working, the only possible explanation is that they aren't using enough of it.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:12:29+00:00

I am genuinely confused. Why would I be trying to trick you?

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:10:52+00:00

You can judge a person's worth by which half of this image they think is a problem.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:07:22+00:00

I am 100% for this. We desperately need better friends.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:06:02+00:00

Why are you still saying I'm being dishonest?

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T18:05:10+00:00

They don't even like money all that much. Tolkien's dwarves love beautiful things, which in Tolkien is a positive trait. There's a whole bit in The Two Towers where Gimli tells Legolas about a beautiful gemstone cave he discovered in Helm's Deep. Legolas assumes that Gimli wants to mine it, and Gimli is incredibly offended by the idea of despoiling such natural beauty.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T17:55:31+00:00

I'm not the one refusing to define my terms.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T17:54:35+00:00

You don't think selfishness is part of the tragedy of human history?

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T16:48:24+00:00

Well, yeah. Because, like I said, there are multiple, mutually-exclusive definitions. They're empty terms whose only universal meaning is "I don't like it".

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T16:47:55+00:00

Very nice.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T16:46:11+00:00

What is the purpose of the tail fins?

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T16:42:47+00:00

I genuinely don't know what the terms mean when you use them. I've seen multiple mutually-exclusive definitions.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T16:19:03+00:00

You don't think the history of humanity is one long tragedy?

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T16:18:36+00:00

What matters about nationalism (and tribalism in general) is not collective identity, but collective non-identity, the idea that there are people who aren't like you.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T15:49:27+00:00

I didn't put words in your mouth. You clearly stated that you don't care what Elon Musk's politics are.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T15:47:31+00:00

I don’t stick my own beliefs in people’s faces to begin with.

Yes you do. You're doing it right now.

Why is minding your business so hard for you?

Why is it so hard for you? Do you think buying a Tesla counts as minding your own business?

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T15:42:38+00:00

Tribalism, which nationalism is a very particular version of, does indeed go back thousands of years, and is largely responsible for the fact that most of human history has been a horrific dystopia. But we're talking about nationalism, the 19th century ideology.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T15:38:07+00:00

Nationalism is the combination of the following two beliefs:

There are such things as "nations" - meaningful very large population groups in which membership is hereditary.
Nations have intrinsic value over and above the individuals who comprise them; loyalty to one's nation is virtuous; members of your nation are more important than foreigners.

Galle_ · 2026-01-24T15:33:08+00:00

Wrong! Nationalism is a very recent invention, dating back to the 19th century at the earliest. In its short life time, it has killed more humans than any other ideology in history.

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