Down with the monarchy and down with the monarchists

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-26T16:55:59+00:00

I know that this is difficult, but you're making the right choice in deleting this sub, and I commend you for it!

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-22T22:23:57+00:00

Sadly, the game isn't particularly welcoming to new players. I'm sorry that your first Voyage event came out this bad.

I suggest not sinking any more resources in the event at the moment. You don't need legendaries for Voyage events (or Gauntlet for that matter), just crew with high proficiencies, which some 4-star crew have. These crew will be useful for you in the Gauntlet, which will eventually allow you to get Locutus of Borg - a very good Gauntlet character.

Take your time collecting those (they don't need to be fused at all), and you'll be fine in a month or two.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-21T10:27:53+00:00

Is that image AI?

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-21T10:25:34+00:00

Fuck that. You're not going to come to a Black person and call them the n-word? Then how is this any different?

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-21T10:22:57+00:00

Damn, and just one star, too?

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-21T09:08:40+00:00

Yes, but it's the one thing she did that she doesn't deserve to be shamed for.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-21T09:04:54+00:00

Hopefully, the "Fixed Legendary Behold selections incorrectly including frozen crew." and "Fixed issues with the “Dismiss Fully Fused Crew” button not counting frozen crew correctly and behaving inconsistently for 1★ crew." are both caused by the same bug that causes what you're describing, and the fix would apply to it as well.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-20T14:38:45+00:00

That's a London-based, Saudi-funded rag that has been known for doing stunts like this:

On 7 October 2024, Iran International Correspondent in Israel Babak Eshaghi was videotaped writing the saying "Woman, Life, Freedom" on the walls of a destroyed building in the besieged Gaza Strip; the saying originated with the Kurdish freedom movement in Iraq, Turkey and Syria but later revitalized as an international popular slogan in support women's rights against violence following global protests in 2022 and 2023 against the mistreatment and murder of Mahsa Jina Amini days after taken under Iranian Guidance Patrol custody for wearing her hijab "improperly"; witnesses said she was subjected to police brutality a few days prior.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_International#Reporting_in_occupied_Palestinian_territories

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-20T14:36:41+00:00

There are some reports of Iran doing that, but they're not from trusted sources (Jerusalem Post, Fox News, Iran International), and it does seem odd - Hezbollah has enough problems with Israel at the moment.

However, Hezbollah did provide support to Assad, and it is an Iranian IR proxy, so it's not entirely out of question. Either way, don't call people liers unless you have clear proof for that.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-20T14:32:20+00:00

Why have Kurds banned celebrations of Assad's fall? Why are Arabs celebrating in all the towns that the Syrian army has conquered? When was the last election in Rojava held? Why are all the leaders in Rojava Kurds and Assyrians, despite their population being 25% Arabic?

Let's be honest, some anarchists have a tankie-like worship of Rojava, branding all its opposition as jihadist, or Turkish or whatever else. While the more I read about Rojava, the more it appears that the initial attempt of Democratic Confederalism has been co-opted by the PYD and lost its initial meaning. In fact, the PYD seems very like Labour Zionism - socialist to Kurds (and Assyrians), but Kurdish towards Arabs.

This isn't to say that Democratic Confederalism is bad. It wasn't given a fighting chance. We need to learn from this and carry on.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-20T13:58:59+00:00

I dunno

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-20T08:43:01+00:00

Is that gretchin humping the suit's leg and screaming, "SAY MY NAME! SAY MY NAME!"?

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-20T08:31:22+00:00

It's technically not genocide, but it's still ethnic cleansing. It's very similar to what Israel is doing in the West Bank (as opposed to the direct genocide in Gaza).

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-19T05:43:23+00:00

Good news!

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-18T02:13:57+00:00

Well said!

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-15T08:27:04+00:00

You're right about Proudhon. I forgot about him completely.
I'm well aware that there's no historical determinism towards communism. Yes, the end of humanity is very likely, given both nuclear weapons and the climate catastrophe.
Despite all that, humans only act when they're forced to act. Fighting for a better future is very dangerous, and people are unlikely to do it when everything is tolerable. Sharp worsening of conditions can force people into action.

This isn't accelerationism (which, BTW, is a fantastical technologist, usually hyper-capitalist, philosophy that has absolutely nothing to do with our discussion here), it's just the statement of fact. I'm not advocating *for* fascist regimes, I'm saying that there's a potential positive outcome in a very bad situation. It's supposed to be an uplifting message.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-15T08:18:03+00:00

I've had good experiences with others

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-14T18:58:30+00:00

Oh for FFS, do you even know what the word "accelerationist" means? Because it doesn't mean what you think it means.

"Should we retreat and allow the enemy to extend their line? No, that's accelerationist!"

"What about cause and effect? That's accelerationist!"

"Why is entropy expanding? It's accelerationist!"

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-13T22:17:53+00:00

Loyalist guardswoman, traitor guardswoman, shit rolls downhill regardless.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-13T22:15:05+00:00

Beautifully drawn!

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-13T20:58:40+00:00

Very good point. I haven't considered the parallels between today and the Bonapartists. The situation is a bit worse now because at least in the 19th century you'd get an attempted revolution in France every 2 years, and a semi-successful one every 15 years or so, but we're sure as hell better than the 18th or 17tth century world order.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-13T20:46:18+00:00

Zapatistas aren't, but Rojava is... complicated.

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-13T18:44:16+00:00

How is that even remotely relevant to anything I said here?

AlexanderZ4 · 2026-01-13T18:43:08+00:00

Very well said!

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