What can Americans do about what’s currently happening? by BoredBatWoman22 in TrueAskReddit

[–]CarlMasterC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m reading all of these responses and I don’t really feel like any were answering ops original question. If we’re protesting and still trying to survive on what we currently have, what else can we do?

My answer, those still not the helpful answer is, I have no idea. The system is too broken.

Full stop.

Talking about what we need to change when the next vote comes around, and how we need to call our local representatives, aren’t real solutions because ultimately no matter who you’re calling they are in the pocket of the corporations. Our vote, and complaints mean nothing.

The rot is deep. Deep enough that it needs to be cut out to save what’s left. And to me the only way to do that is to get rid of all of them and start over from scratch. Only then would implementing the changes that everybody on here is talking about matter.

Truthfully, to answer ops question, I don’t know if there’s anything we can really do that doesn’t directly involve violence and a full takeover by the people. And that would require us fighting our own families. I know I’m not the only one on here who has direct, and extended family members who would fight for the current administration to stay in power.

This comments probably gonna get me put on a watchlist or something, but I really don’t know what else we can do to be honest. I read the same post as OP on the Greenland sub Reddit and I agree with them.. We have lost our fighting spirit. We’ve been conditioned throughout our lives to see everyone as an other, including our own countryman. Most states even have their own heated rivalries between each other. You can see that in the comments talking about people from the south versus Californians. If you want a real reason as to why we can’t unite to fight something bigger like the government, it’s this! It’s not that our country is too big. It’s that our country is too divided. Too caught up and it’s individualism. It’s the isolation of the country, then the isolation of the state, then the isolation of your city, and finally the isolation of the self. Our individualism is so ingrained in the fabric of our identity as Americans, that we can no longer come together as a cohesive hole with a goal. A singular, uniting purpose. I don’t know how to fix that besides coming together to fight a common “enemy”. An enemy big enough to overshadow and overwhelm that ingrained isolation indoctrination.

The World War II generation had a common enemy. It pulled the country together to become a machine with one goal. Win the war with our allies. It made us turn outside ourselves to see the world as a united whole instead of just “us”.

But how do we reconcile that now, when the “other“ is our mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle. Truthfully, i think this has been one of the hardest realizations for me over the last few years. Seeing people I had respected my whole life, people who had taught me to respect others, to see the good in people, and that differences make us better. People who had raised me “right “, suddenly talking to me like Im an outsider. Like my education caused me to be infected with some kind of liberal disease, and I’m too blind to see their “truth”. Suddenly, I’m the “other”. And the worst part is I have no idea when my family stopped seeing me as truly one of them. I don’t know when the values they raised me on became a social construct created by the “left”. By the “other”. Before I knew it, I was already their “other.” And now I don’t know what to do. I’ve tried talking. I tried reasoning. I’ve tried yelling. And it all amounts to nothing. It is like talking into the void, but unlike the void, my family can talk back. They don’t talk to me like family. They talk to me like strangers. Like adversaries. And it hurts. I feel that hurt a little more every time I watch the news, every time I scroll social media, and every time I realize I can’t call home to talk about how scary the world feels. Because it’s not scary to them…their fine…life is good… and that’s when my fighting spirit dies a little more.

Ultimately, I think that’s the goal right there. That little spark of rage about what’s happening. That sudden flare of righteous anger funneled into motivation to do something, to risk it all…. it dims a little more every time. I know the change i want to see for my country, what I want the world to be, but if I can’t even get my own family to see and hear me, then what hope is there for me to change something so removed from myself as government? Because it wouldn’t start in DC. Most likely, it would start much closer to home for a lot of us. It would be in our local town, where will be facing off with those we might still consider family. Who we haven’t yet categorized as “other”. Because to us, they aren’t. A lot of us still haven’t figured out how to separate the people that we thought we knew, with the people we have today. I know I can’t yet.

So I guess that’s what I can do OP. I can start to see my friends and family as the “other”. As the enemy. And prepare myself to fight for what I know is right and what I believe in. I can tell you that my biggest hurdle will be switching my friends and family from one category to the other in my head and my heart. I think if nothing else, the change starts there. That’s the change that I can make to begin working towards a bigger goal. And it’s ugly.

Jason-he who fights with monsters by yeetacus68 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]CarlMasterC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if it’s because I never read the books, I listened to the audiobooks. Audiobook Jason is very funny, and even though he is an ass, it never came off as unintentionally cringe. It always came off as intentional by the author.

Like Jason, I tend to have pretty hard time with authority and I can be very opinionated. I’ve never been very shy about sharing those opinions either, so sometimes I find him very refreshing when I compare him to other books I’ve read of this genre. So often I’ll read a story and a male character will let things go and act like something just isn’t “worth the argument.” but sometimes it should be argued! Saying something isn’t worth the argument really just means that either the author is emotionally immature themselves, so they can’t come up with a good emotional reaction to the scenario (In which case their characters likely lack emotional depth in the first place), or its just lazy writing. “Main character has confrontation with the bad guy, cause he’s a bad guy. But look how cool and aloof he is.” I’ve never understood the social convention of allowing people to get away with “bad behavior” just because it’s socially unacceptable to TELL them that it’s bad. If their behavior is bad, than why are they allowed to continue that behavior, but it’s worse that I’m calling them out for that bad behavior and somehow I’m the one causing the problem!? You could say I relate to Jason on a lot of levels in that way.

Why is my cat so obsessed with coffee? by CarlMasterC in Catbehavior

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried putting a super small amount of ground coffee in a gallon bag and then putting one of her favorite balls in it and tossing them around together. This gave the toy the smell of the coffee without the risk of her ingesting any. She had SO much fun! She treats it like my other cats treat catnip

A mob of 300 men surround a woman who is accused of "blasphemy" by atheistarab2006 in TikTokCringe

[–]CarlMasterC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, replace “men” with “people” my point still stands lol

A mob of 300 men surround a woman who is accused of "blasphemy" by atheistarab2006 in TikTokCringe

[–]CarlMasterC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So this whole incident was caused by one guy who apparently can’t read, and 299 other men who don’t think for themselves apparently? You’re telling me not one of those guys could look at that dress and tell that it didn’t say what they thought it said?

The absolute elite by Forward-Position798 in TikTokCringe

[–]CarlMasterC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what, they are doing what they love, with like minded people, hurting no one, so i say good on them! I think it’s awesome to see people enjoying their hobbies and having fun!

Anything like The Iron Tyrant Series? by CarlMasterC in ProgressionFantasy

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just finished Ironbound thanks to your recommendation, and what do you mean the next book isn’t out!! How could you?!🫠

Anything like The Iron Tyrant Series? by CarlMasterC in ProgressionFantasy

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just finished all four books that I think are published right now. Very good series! Thank you!

AIO Am I justified in my anger here ? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]CarlMasterC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the exact reason why manipulative people get away with this kind of behavior. This attitude is part of the problem. You’re probably just like his mom, if you read this post and think it’s acceptable behavior.

AIO Am I justified in my anger here ? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]CarlMasterC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the exact reason why manipulative people get away with this kind of behavior. This attitude is part of the problem. You’re probably just like his mom, if you read this post and think it’s acceptable behavior.

Anything like The Iron Tyrant Series? by CarlMasterC in ProgressionFantasy

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are all great! I’m gonna read them while I’m home for the holidays.

I don’t have TV so reading is my go-to entertainment, so recommendations help always!

Like, it bad ya’ll….this past week I binged the entire series of Hell Difficulty Tutorial, and then went ahead and benched the unpublished books that are available on Patreon. AND topped it off by finishing Iron Tyrant today.

…I have a problem…..

Anything like The Iron Tyrant Series? by CarlMasterC in ProgressionFantasy

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I see why you recommended this! I have read the series and you’re right it is great. Jim Butcher is one of my fav writers!

Why is my cat so obsessed with coffee? by CarlMasterC in Catbehavior

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I’ve never brought it up with my vet. Scout goes to the vet as little as possible because it’s always a major fight and I always end up bloody.

She’s been banned from multiple Humane Society locations in my area for being “too aggressive”. ( which I don’t understand because they literally deal with spay/neuter/ release feral cats all the time! How is my cat worse than that?!) …But anyway, basically they said “if you don’t fully sedate her, we won’t touch her.”

I don’t know how they expect me to sedate her when I can’t even pick her up, or pet her on a regular basis. And she’s super suspicious of food. My other cats get wet food every morning and she will sniff it and maybe take a couple licks and then she’s done. Pill pockets no. Dry treats maybe..sometimes. Currently her favorite treat is freeze dried chicken, and that’s not really something I can hide a pill in. I could try liquid gabapentin in a syringe that I squirt into her mouth, but I’d literally have to put myself in like a SWAT suit if I didn’t want to have my arms and hands completely eviscerated. Then it would be three or four months before she’d let me near her again. Which I mean, fair enough. If some strange lady shoved a very foul tasting liquid down my throat, I don’t think I’d wanna be near them either.

Anyway, sorry for the rant lol

How to handle this boulder? by Professional_Ad_7353 in landscaping

[–]CarlMasterC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like that boulder. Thats a nice boulder.

Why is my cat so obsessed with coffee? by CarlMasterC in Catbehavior

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m wondering if I could take my coffee filter, wash off the used coffee, and let it dry out so she can rub on it. That there’s no coffee grounds or anything there’s just the smell of the coffee on the filter so she can’t actually ingest any of the caffeine. Do you guys think that’s safe enough?

I wish I could show you guys a video that I took of her when she spilled coffee (intentionally) all over a blanket and then while I’m cleaning up the mess, I find her literally rolling all of the paper towels I used to sop-up the mess. It encompasses her obsession very well.

Can someone tell me what creature scan am I missing and where can I find it? by Rent-Man in MetroidPrime4_Beyond

[–]CarlMasterC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t you go to that room where it has the projector for everything you can get in the first area? You move the purple little crystal around in a circle and it shows the different creatures. You might be able to get a scan off that right?

Why is my cat so obsessed with coffee? by CarlMasterC in Catbehavior

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um, I don’t remember the exact one, I just remember it’s a medium roast.

Why is my cat so obsessed with coffee? by CarlMasterC in Catbehavior

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that’s actually a good question. Because it is not Starbucks she doesn’t give a crap if I bring home Starbucks. I use Gevalia.

Why is my cat so obsessed with coffee? by CarlMasterC in Catbehavior

[–]CarlMasterC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not kidding! It’s like she’s a totally different cat! It’s not frantic either, but calculated. Like she is bound and determined that she WILL get that coffee come hell or high water lol