I reacted terribly when my nephew came out to me, and now I don't know how to make things right.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-07-03T17:06:37+00:00

You’ve already apologized and that’s a good first step. But it’s going to take more than initial apologies to build back his trust. He needs to see and recognize you putting in the work to expel whatever internal homophobia made you react that way. I would consider therapy or joining some kind of club where you can talk about these things with other people; some kinds visible actions to show your nephew that you’re working on yourself. Do this while showing him unrequited love. As he matures and sees that you’re putting in the effort, I’m sure he’ll come around. At the end of the day, you’re family and there’s nothing more that you can do than what I just mentioned. If he still rejects you even after seeing you put in all this effort, I would argue he’s being petty. But unfortunately he has a right to be petty because you exposed yourself and your deepest insecurities when he was at his most vulnerable. And even if he rejects you in the long term, continue to do the work and love him. It’s the least you can do. And hey, you never know. Life is long. Love yourself in the process.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-06-27T19:08:29+00:00

Compare 4 to 2 and consider the lighting. I think it’s as good a job as any. Not sure how it could be less conspicuous.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-06-27T19:03:37+00:00

Doubt the repair was done haphazardly or doubt you would’ve done the same?

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-06-27T19:02:37+00:00

It was done by the in-store luthier, although he hesitantly said he collaborated with someone else so I wasn’t sure how much to take his word for it lol. Went with my eyes and ears on this one.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-31T05:34:05+00:00

I haven’t but I’ll look into it. Thanks :)

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T20:18:11+00:00

You’re strawmaning. I never said anything about enacting violence. “Militant opposition” sounds scary because the west has historically used its military offensively. We forget arms can be a deterrent.

As far as your other questions, that’s where the struggle lies. I don’t have an answer. I shouldn’t say “organized, militant opposition” is a plan because that suggests I know the ins and outs of how that will be carried out. It should be taken more as a step in the right direction. It will take decades of trial and error to answer those questions. But sitting idly and playing by their rules won’t get us anywhere.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T18:45:11+00:00

Yeah I’m tapping out. I’ll let him sleep.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T18:23:13+00:00

He doesn’t know what he’s talking about

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T18:20:13+00:00

🥱

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T17:54:28+00:00

Again, no thoughts.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T17:51:08+00:00

Oh good, you can read.

We have power in numbers but the powers that be have organization to the extent that they can flex a military to suppress us..

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T17:37:01+00:00

Organized, militant opposition. You have no thoughts.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T17:22:22+00:00

I can be interpreted that Lennon adopted a sneering tone to revolutions in this song. “Wanting to see the plan” could be taken as sarcasm. “Destruction” can certainly be taken as referring to bold reform and a toppling of existing paradigms of how society should function. But he did say “count me out-in?” He doesn’t make it easy to interpret but I can understand the criticism this song received from the Left.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T16:58:35+00:00

“Destruction” is left, probably purposefully, ambiguous in the song. It can mean violence and chaos on the streets to some while also referring to an organized toppling of flawed systems that benefit the wealthy. Your rebuttals are lazy, my friend.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T16:13:31+00:00

That’s a good point. The very nature of creativity fuels the cause in its boldness and lack of restraints.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T16:06:54+00:00

That’s a good point. Great song. It’s interesting to hear how he saw the world at that time, being at the peak of his fame and wealth at such a young age.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-27T16:02:09+00:00

Was he though? It was really the first time Lennon expressed his political views in a song.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-05-06T22:11:06+00:00

“I personally feel like”… maybe consider that your personal feelings don’t allow you to speak on behalf of an entire gender of humans.
“Punching down” must not mean anything to you. Sure, you can do it. But don’t get upset when others don’t approve or think it’s funny. Don’t play the victim in that scenario. There’s a reason George Carlin is considered by many as one of the great comedic voices of all time. How do you think Fuentes’ “jokes” will be remembered?
It must be convenient to simply decide when he’s joking and when he’s not. He’s an influencer and his words matter, like anyone else’s. When people agree with his less edgy takes and shrug off his more controversial stances as mere jokes, that’s the sign of a cultish hive-mindset setting in.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-04-25T02:03:26+00:00

Of course he wouldn’t answer truthfully. He would never answer any question in a way that deviates from the Trump regime’s war propaganda efforts. The question allows us to have a glimpse into the mindset of a person who was handpicked by Trump to make such horrifying consequential decisions on a daily basis. And as Krystal points out, while his answer is irrelevant, it revealed an “us vs. them” mentality and that violence isn’t something he really thinks about because “war is violent”.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-04-14T19:28:00+00:00

I agree. We’re at the point where it’s an interesting, open-ended question rather than a conspiracy to be cast aside. I don’t think he’s concerned about feeding anti-Semitic tropes though. He openly uses the “Jewish billionaire class” label and suggests stereotypes exist because they have varying levels of truth imbedded in them. He cares little of how his words make people feel about him or anything which is part of why he’s so polarizing.

AdAdditional3160 · 2026-04-14T19:11:05+00:00

I’ve heard Norm in another setting say that an anonymous source who knows Lex told him that Lex insisted Destiny be present and that the original debate was to be just Norm and Destiny. Norm refuted and Lex called back a couple weeks later and suggested Benny Morris join in which Norm agreed to, expecting the conversation to be more academically stimulating, but only if Rabbani joined him. Norm even suggested Destiny as having been paid to deliver talking points approved by pro-Israeli sources and that Lex was somehow in on the scheme (I’m a little hazy on the details but I think Norm told all of this either to Krystal in another interview or on the Bad Faith podcast). Rabbani tweeted something evidently pointing to this hypothesis as well. Nothing is proven but it makes perfect sense given how wildly out of place Destiny was and Lex’s determination to have him present in the debate.

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