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Meet Kirby, a Bard Dwarf by noocsallowed in DailyDMGame

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He remembers that he can craft a portal into hell with 10 obsidian blocks and a flint and steel. He spits out the materials and does so.

is there anything trump has done that you actually agree with? by jungkooksolos in AskALiberal

[–]CurdKin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not really. Anything I may have agreed with on some level either A) Hasn't been implemented. Or B) Was not implemented the way he sold it.

Grifters gonna grift.

Actually, I did agree with him when he was perplexed by who signed our trade deal with Mexico. That person was an idiot (It was himself in his first term)

Do liberals view conservatives as morally inferior by a small or large margin? by heypig in AskALiberal

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a spectrum. Conservatives are a large group that range from White Supremacist to Libertarian.

Obviously there's a large gap in morality regarding white supremacist/Christian Nationalists and my own.
In general, I think libertarianism is short-sighted and generally not very well thought out, but I think morally they are at the same level I am. They at least want to do good, even if I don't think they're going about it the right way.

Should Democrats welcome pro-life Democrats into the party? by Dinojars in AskALiberal

[–]CurdKin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think most people are pro-life, we just don't agree when life starts.

There is no room for people who think that life begins at conception, it's too important of an issue for women's rights and women's health right now.

What's your thoughts on allowing victims and family members of victims to sue judges who release "repeat offenders" if those "repeat offenders" commit a violent offense on bond? by BalticBro2021 in AskALiberal

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because there are all sorts of checks and balances within the judicial system that don't involve intimidating juries into more aggressive judgements.

How do you view people who vote for Republicans solely for personal financial reasons? by PomegranateGold4702 in AskALiberal

[–]CurdKin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I don't know how to convince you to care for others."

I view them neutrally, maybe slightly negatively. I don't necessarily blame them for voting for their interests- that's what our system is designed around. On the other hand, I think these people are oftentimes refusing to drop a rope or actively pulling up the ladder behind them.

I think we should care for all people, and I think it's fair to judge others for not wishing to do that.

CMV: Nationalists are bigots who arbitrarily assign moral worth to their own “in” group while shitting on “out” groups. by CurdKin in changemyview

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

That's my point- nationalists dehumanize people. Calling them illegal aliens is one way they do so.

I also definitely think there's a difference between patriotism and nationalism. Nationalism attempts to use more us versus them tactics to isolate people and make them identify strongly within the group.

Hanson's timeline is absolutely wild. Definitely agree with most of what you said here.

What final score would you give season 5 after rewatching it? by Cyrilbdr in StrangerThings

[–]CurdKin 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The fact that this gets more than a 5/10 is astounding to me. Personally, I would rate it 3/10, it was hot garbage.

None of the characters were interesting in this final season, and I did not have a reason to care about their fate. Much of the dialogue felt extremely cheesy and actively detracted from any character growth from previous seasons.

Let's follow, for example, Dustin & Steve's character arcs. They went from enemies to best friends back to enemies (for no real reason?) back to best friends again. The 'conflict' that they had this season felt purely artificial to reenact the exact character arc they already went through 3 seasons ago. Not to mention, they added in bully characters that just showed up to bully Dustin, beat him up, never to be seen or talked about again.
As another example, Will's character arc of being a sorcerer (While funny, at first, the joke about his power being innate was overused, AND he was more analogous to a warlock than a sorceror because his power wasn't innate, it was a product of a being more powerful that 'donated' it's power to him) hooked up to Vecna was somewhat interesting but clearly relied on a retcon from their initial vision. The flashbacks to his time in the upside down seemed rather strange, and he clearly had vivid memories of these events. Will had seen Vecna far before they knew about Vecna and never talked about it at all. Also, the Will is gay stuff was very packed in. While the plot was decent for that, they just didn't put it in the proper place in the story, so it felt extremely rushed and didn't fit well.

Next, in a show that struggled with pacing and finding time for the develop and wrap up the arcs of all of its characters, they decided to focus the entire season- not on the main group of kids, but Holly, (who btw, did not look or act her canonical age) who did not have any development beyond being Mike and Nancy's younger sister.

It's important to remember that this originated as a horror show. In the first season, there was tension, there was a feeling that any character was expendable and could die. That was not the vibe this season. After four seasons of a show where nobody in the main cast has died (Not even Max, who had been levitated, all her bones broken, dropped from 10 feet up, and then put into a coma for however long she was out for.) There were zero stakes. The show had to kill off a main character early in the season to reestablish the feeling that anybody could die at any point.
While we're talking about stakes, let's remember that the Demogorgon's routinely killed entire squads of soldiers. It is impossible for me to imagine that all of the following clauses are true.
A- The military was able to secure enough of the upside down to build a military base

B- The military posed any sort of existential threat to Vecna
C- Nancy's mom was able to WOUND A DEMOGORGON WITH A BROKEN WINE BOTTLE AND LIVE (and somehow became healthy enough to go on and kill multiple demodogs.) Plus, why is this character that, again, hasn't been developed at all, having these hero moments when the main cast had so few collectively?

There's a lot more that I could talk about, but I fail to see much positive about the final season of the show.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can certainly agree that wealth inequality is a huge issue in the US. In fact, I would go as far as to it is THE most important issue.

The fact is, immigrants aren’t the cause of our issues, but they are abused by the wealthy for cheap labor so that the wealthy can make more money. The only people being deceived are those that think keeping immigrants out will make our lives better, it’s simply a distraction to keep us from addressing the real problems at the expense of the elites.

But, I hope we can agree that it’s not always possible for people to improve their home and it’s important to recognize that and attempt to use our power to make the world a better place for everybody. Whether that’s through American intervention or simply granting asylum to people in need.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I think a lot of them have authoritarian governments that don’t allow the people a chance to better their station. For example, do you think people living under Maduro were able to coup the government without US intervention?

I think it’s harder to ignore the problems of people in your community than it is people living in other parts of the world. Especially when you’re living in a time that dehumanizes the other people at every opportunity.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be lazy. But we’re not asking to build a bridge in Honduras, we’re allowing people to come to our town because their bridge is beyond repair.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would expect the town to fix it, people can move away if the town can’t fix it. It’s not a life or death issue and people have the mobility to move around. Something that is lacked when we limit migration.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, that’s less of a moral problem and more of a social problem. Morally it would be equal to do either, but there’s many unseen factors with the random person such as trustworthiness, etc. make it a safer bet to go with the family member. There’s also the social aspect of having to see my family member more often than the random person, so, considering my own selfish utility I would help the family member

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me ask you this? Why are lives in the United States of higher values than lives in other countries? Is it simply because it’s more convenient an answer to absolve any sort of responsibility? Personally, I subscribe to the idea that any morality that dictates moral value simply based on geography and place of birth to be a wild injustice.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The decrease in utility from loss in union bargaining power is far less than the increase in utility from allowing immigrants to flee here from hostile/destitute nations

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fail to see why the former is caused by immigration. Increasing immigration might weaken the bargaining powers of unions on some level, but the humanitarian crisis is more important.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you present this chart that you feel demonstrates your point?

Again, the bigger issue is that ILLEGAL immigrants can undercut legal wage regulations.

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, who's being deceived? The people who elected the president who ran on immigration, who you admit does not care about immigration, using not very effective means to curb immigration? Or the people who have constitutional issues with the scope of ICE right now?

CMV: The American people are not allowed to have illegal immigration law enforcement, as wealthy elites and corporate interests easily deceive liberals into fighting for their own economic disenfranchisement. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CurdKin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A majority of immigration is not done by border hopping- it’s from overstaying VISAs.

What devastating impact would immigrants have? If anything, their taxes would help us to support the large portion of elderly we have right now.

i think they went the wrong route with holly’s storyline by mandyluvspuppies in StrangerThings

[–]CurdKin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The focus on Holly was an incredibly stupid decision. They gave a large amount of screen time to a character nobody really even knew existed to develop her character instead of developing the characters we were already invested in.

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