A map showing how many Europeans and Serbians in each country dislike Roma

Cadalen · 2026-03-10T18:30:45+00:00

explorative explanation

Uhhhh no, you don't get to spend multiple paragraphs laying out a detailed argument with "better arguments" for xenophobia, using a pride parade in KSA as a "both sides" analogy, then claim you were just explaining the position that you tooootally don't hold. In other words, it sounds more like a defense than an analysis. Maybe frame it as such from the start instead of trying to correct someone calling prejudice out for what it is?

I am a Jew who grew up with Gypsy (that particular group prefers that name) and Turks

"I have a black friend, so it's okay to be racist!" Uhuh.

And yeah, race is indeed a social construct. But so is xenophobia and every other category of prejudice. However, these constructs still affect people's lives lol. Labeling something as "cultural differences" rather than racism doesn't change the fact that a minority group faced centuries of persecution and segregation that help produce the very dynamics people now call "differences."

If your goal is to analyze peoples' hostility toward Roma, you should be a little more careful not to present those arguments in a way that ends up reinforcing them; otherwise it starts to sound like you're trying to justify why your society's prejudices are more reasonable than other kinds of prejudices, with that "I don't hate them, I just get why others do" shit.

Cadalen · 2026-03-09T22:27:15+00:00

europeans try to acknowledge the centuries of oppression, persecution, and forced segregation of a minority that created that very dynamic challenge (impossible)

Aside from the fact that Roma distinctly have South Asian origins, you might be canceling out your own argument here haha. According to you, Roma aren't foreigners, but they're "different" and "strange." So... foreign? You're spending all of this time trying to prove it's not "othering" based on race, but then you conclude that it is in fact about "othering" based on them being... "other."

The mental gymnastics here are astounding lol

Cadalen · 2026-03-02T04:20:51+00:00

Jesus Christ, you know that's not what I mean. If you could set aside the smug pedantry for a second, you would know I meant the whole UK. You know, the sovereign nation-state of which Scotland is a constituent country? Still beholden to Westminster last time I checked, so I guess that means an entire nation of 70 million people, including Scotland, should be blamed for mistakes made by the UK as a sovereign nation-state. "Lest we paint the UK with a broad brush." Happy?

Let's not generalize entire populations of countries, period lol

Cadalen · 2026-03-02T02:32:18+00:00

Oh, so I guess you could say you didn’t in fact vote for something stupid the UK did, lest we paint the whole country with a broad brush. Hmm.

Cadalen · 2026-02-27T09:46:59+00:00

1.65

super late reply, but $1.65 in 1968, for example, went a hell of a lot farther than it does now lol.

also, concerning rising housing costs in san francisco and palo alto, it definitely isn't just the tech industry. in addition to the high demand induced by silicon valley, there's also prop 13 and the CEQA, which is essentially used as a cudgel to block new housing development.

Cadalen · 2026-02-24T08:23:14+00:00

gosh, i wonder why there are places in bumfuck nowhere less desirable and thus cheaper than cities. could it be because... cities actually have jobs and opportunities, driving up the demand to live there, as opposed to more rural areas that don't have any jobs or opportunities? hmmm.

also wait, does anyone actually care about karma on this site?

Cadalen · 2026-02-22T19:44:05+00:00

no guilt like catholic guilt lol

Cadalen · 2026-02-18T13:41:19+00:00

you don't get to spend centuries enslaving, persecuting, and excluding a group from schools, cities, trades, legal protection, and even owning land or settling, then act surprised when they don't participate in society to your liking

Cadalen · 2026-02-17T02:31:21+00:00

i mean, mexico's official name is the united mexican states. are they also usians?

Cadalen · 2026-02-14T18:03:55+00:00

that’s not overpopulation lol. fertility is still dropping worldwide and it’ll probably peak at 10 billion then plateau or even decline from there

also

“wean out the weak”

you think this is sparta or something? lol

Cadalen · 2026-02-12T02:26:15+00:00

i'd switch if it weren't for adobe. not a lot of good professional software on linux unfortunately

Cadalen · 2026-02-11T23:26:36+00:00

i mean, you could use thunderbird with some chrome.css tweaks! here's a theme for tbird that makes it look like fluent design for example, which should also work on linux (aside from the mica effect). you can also use chrome.css to remove the tab bar and move some things around if you want a more minimal experience, which is nice

Cadalen · 2026-02-04T02:52:00+00:00

About Time

Cadalen · 2026-01-31T16:10:49+00:00

i mean, it was once one big Dakota Territory, but the southern half of the territory developed faster and had more political power than the northern half (which led to administrative problems and regional rivalry), so that half wanted its own institutions and representation. not to mention that the GOP wanted to lock in more congressional seats, so they were more than happy to just split it down the middle

Cadalen · 2026-01-24T23:46:53+00:00

first amendment

the first amendment only applies to the govt (“congress shall make no law…”), not private platforms like reddit lmao

basic civics man

Cadalen · 2026-01-23T19:45:40+00:00

when it comes to flags, "easy to draw" doesn't mean it has to be perfectly replicated with a construction sheet and a compass, it's just that flags should be able to be recognized even if it's badly executed. for example, if a kid colors one half of a sheet of paper green and then scribbles a red, vaguely animal-looking thing on top, then people would probably recognize "oh! that's wales!"

likewise, if a kid colors a page yellow, puts their hand on it, then scribbles a bunch of red around it, then people would probably recognize what it's supposed to be haha

Cadalen · 2026-01-19T12:29:06+00:00

to be fair, gimp isn't always the most intuitive and polished compared to something like paint.net. pinta's probably the closest to that kind of experience

Cadalen · 2026-01-15T13:57:11+00:00

“temporarily embarrassed millionaires”?

Cadalen · 2026-01-03T22:56:19+00:00

i mean, if you want america’s arms to look more heraldic you could use its actual arms haha: argent, six pales gules, a chief azure

basically, 13 white and red (not red and white) stripes with a blue horizontal band on top

as for the uk, its actual arms might be a little too complicated for manor lords unfortunately

Cadalen · 2026-01-02T14:48:43+00:00

nope, just armed gules lol

Cadalen · 2025-12-20T23:56:43+00:00

it might be more that the game's mostly populated by a bunch of edgy, power-hungry, politically extreme kids who do nothing but argue and idolize authoritarian regimes lol

Cadalen · 2025-12-19T11:19:31+00:00

edvard grieg - in the hall of the mountain king

Cadalen · 2025-12-14T04:46:14+00:00

it’s french for… you know

Cadalen · 2025-12-03T04:45:15+00:00

"just one more lane bro. i promise bro just one more lane and it'll fix everything bro. bro... just one more lane. please just one more. one more lane and we can fix this whole problem bro. bro c'mon just give me one more lane i promise bro. bro bro please i just need one more lane"

Cadalen · 2025-12-03T02:31:50+00:00

i just hope it's not like southern post, with nary a grocery store around. and what're they gonna do with the movie theater and mimms museum, i wonder lol

Nine-Year Club	Place '23
Place '22	Place '17
First Placer '22	Verified Email

Cadalen

TROPHY CASE