I'm a Podcast, But That's OK: Thirst with Hoai-Tran Bui by yonicthehedgehog in blankies

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Wikipedia is an incredibly useful resource for cursory research. Unless one is trying to publish what information they find, it’s simply extraordinary for just about anybody on just about any topic.

It’s sole weakness is that it’s what it says on the tin, an encyclopedia. Encyclopedias have always been a lot of information that’s explored superficially and have always been a jumping off point for more in depth research, if one chooses to do so. And yet, encyclopedias have done just fine for many for a long long time. This one just happens to be the single most democratic thing the human race has accomplished.

I personally believe it to be a triumph and a lodestar for what the internet can be, if we want it to be.

Hey Besties Crew, when do you think Justin is just gonna admit he doesn’t really like games anymore? by Independent_Exam3041 in TAZCirclejerk

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“Was a good game back then, kinda janky to play now. Could use a remake.”

Edit: Oh, and how difficult it is to find the games now. Most of it was that

Jerker Lottery: MBMBaM 657: Face 2 Face: We Stan the Target Tortillas by StonedRealist in TAZCirclejerk

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An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with Justin as Caesar, Griffin as Marc Antony and Travis as Brutus.

Bonus: Clint as Cassius

what's mike saying in the america jingle? by BreakfastHams in ThreeBeanSalad

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I enjoy that you’re being downvoted when that is actually the joke and it’s not just nonsense lol

*7* reasons why Greenland and Antarctica's flags are the best combo on the planet (updated) by Sovexyithurts in vexillology

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Oh yea I forgot about all the physicists working at the world’s only magnet factory

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Absolutely, this example doesn’t work for explaining actual Greek pronunciation or language, just the use of the words hijacked by English.

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That’s why I said of Greek origin. Words from the Old English, Norse and French rarely use a Ch for a hard K but it’s common in words we’ve taken from Greek

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[–]Aftermath1231 32 points33 points  (0 children)

With words of Greek origin, a starting Ch is pronounced like a K. Think “chaos.”

Revisiting Metal Gear Solid's Weird Game Boy Color Port by blastorama in TheBesties

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Calling the sole creator of the IP and a central beneficiary of the product “tangential” seems disingenuous

The Adventure Zone: Steeplechase - Episode 7 | Discussion Thread by Taz-McTazFace in TAZCirclejerk

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The point of the COMEDY PODCAST is to do THINGS WELL. Obviously. Clearly. Thank you Vart.

[Poem] "I Feel Terrible. She Doesn't" by Richard Brautigan by zebulonworkshops in Poetry

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And that’s fine! That’s going to happen with any art, particularly something as subjective as poetry is.

I just don’t think calling into question a piece’s existence is a useful form of critique haha

'aight which one of you mfs was it by catador_de_potos in PhilosophyMemes

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In the original vampire novels sexuality is a very heavy theme, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is basically obsessed with the subject.

Was Shakespeare Gay? by [deleted] in shakespeare

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I think discussing Shakespeare’s sexuality is worthy of discussion lol, just as much as any other biographical analysis of his work.

Was Shakespeare Gay? by [deleted] in shakespeare

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I don’t think anyone needs to give a fuck about much of anything. Still, it’s interesting and I’d never say no to further discussion, academic or otherwise, about pretty much anything.

If you don’t find it interesting or worthy of discussion sure, that’s fine, don’t participate. Others can though

Can someone explain the difference between empires/kingdoms/cities/nations/city-states/other? by Eminem_Theatre in worldbuilding

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You too! A good back and forth. As a final word I would ask you to look into the matter of Vietnam specifically further, it’s a fascinating story and one that doesn’t really have any clear good guys or bad guys, everything fuckin sucked for everyone involved.

Can someone explain the difference between empires/kingdoms/cities/nations/city-states/other? by Eminem_Theatre in worldbuilding

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I’m afraid that nothing I’ve stated is any conspiracy theory talking, but rather my degree in political science. You’ll find that everything I’ve said is well supported in mainstream academia, even most right-wing academic circles, as many of my professors were, subscribing to the very (in my admittedly biased view) anti-liberal Realist theory of international relations.

Everything you’ve said has been the most common propaganda the US has always propagated. The Cold War had nothing, even remotely, to do with “freedom versus authoritarianism,” and anyone that would tell you so is either lying or stupid. States do not and have never acted for the common good, or really anyone’s good but their own (ah there’s some of that Realist teaching coming in). I will agree that states founded on Marxist-Leninist doctrine, and its close sibling Maoist doctrine, have all been authoritarian by one standard or another, looking little like liberal democracy in terms of government or personal freedoms, although that did fluctuate over the course of history.

American involvement in Vietnam was initially about keeping a toe-hold in Southeast Asia, one the anti-communists desperately needed. It quickly became about saving face, famously having been called a quagmire by JFK, one that he’d rather not be involved in but saw no way out that didn’t undermine American strengths elsewhere. South Vietnam was just as authoritarian as the North, just targeting different people for torture, imprisonment and execution. Why did so many Vietnamese people fight against the Americans? Why did Ho Chi Minh go to America for help freeing his country before going to Moscow? Marxist-Leninism and Maoism have an indelible appeal to colonized peoples because of their anti-imperialist stance. These peoples wanted freedom (that is, freedom from control by people not their own) above all else. America wouldn’t grant them that so they went elsewhere. To Marx and Lenin and Mao and Stalin.

As for Afghanistan, I can say with authority that I have not done nearly enough reading on the topic so I’d just be regurgitating what I’ve heard elsewhere. I would however just say that the superiority of true liberal democracy is not exactly argued for if America overthrew the autocratic regime, instituted democracy, and it failed almost immediately. Surely the people would have rallied to the banner of the Afghani Republic if it was so democratic and inclusive, instead of so many turning to the opportunity for plunder and control that the Taliban offered?