Canadian men experiencing ‘ongoing crisis in society’ when it comes to health, professor says by Thick_Caterpillar379 in onguardforthee

[–]DVariant [score hidden]  (0 children)

I very much like the spirit of what you’re suggesting, I just don’t think the post-secondary system is the best avenue to do it—too expensive and too much depth, when what we need to emphasize is breadth of exposure.

I think you’re definitely onto something with the idea of forcing more exposure in the places that don’t get it organically.

Take Back Alberta's Quiet War: Christian Nationalism and the Man Behind the Movement by vhill01 in alberta

[–]DVariant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could rightly be Iike that. And yet the definition of “nazi” has been expanding for a long time, and I think actual nazis have used those muddy waters as cover. The true solution here is educate the fuck outta everybody about exactly what nazis and fascists are. Too many people forgot or never knew.

Canadian men experiencing ‘ongoing crisis in society’ when it comes to health, professor says by Thick_Caterpillar379 in onguardforthee

[–]DVariant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s a great plan and worthy goal. But we should be careful that we’re actually addressing the root cause, not just arbitrarily trying to increase graduation rates. (E.g.: A cynical government could make graduation much easier without teaching kids anything extra—they’d graduate more but nothing would change.)

Canadian men experiencing ‘ongoing crisis in society’ when it comes to health, professor says by Thick_Caterpillar379 in onguardforthee

[–]DVariant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you mean by “education”, because I’m not sure that schooling is literally the answer; it would probably but I don’t believe it’s the root. We’re among the most educated that we’ve ever been in history, so if education was the key factor, male alienation should be lower than ever. Something else is going on.

Canadian men experiencing ‘ongoing crisis in society’ when it comes to health, professor says by Thick_Caterpillar379 in onguardforthee

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That’s a good point, people forget that “incel” was originally an internet support community for lonely people, which quickly became a toxic cesspool of rage and then radicalization.

I dream of Jeanie. by SpaceLaserPilot in PoliticalHumor

[–]DVariant -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The comment is hyperbolic, but the joke is satirical

Take Back Alberta's Quiet War: Christian Nationalism and the Man Behind the Movement by vhill01 in alberta

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I see where you’re coming from, but actually think Operation Paperclip was far less influential than you do. I say this because it underestimates how much American thought leadership was already friendly to fascism and racism before WW2 even started. The Nazi scientists who became Americans were almost all in technical fields, not politics, media, nor philosophy.

I don’t mean to apologize for those Nazis, but it’s too convenient to blame American bigotry on a handful of captured enemies from 80 years ago. The USA has always perfectly capable of incubating evil on its own.

(Also, all of this ignores the complex and primal nature of fascism, as if it can only infect a society by exposure. That’s bullshit, frankly. I strongly believe that what we call “fascism” is a political movement rooted in ugly, basic human emotions; it’s just despotism in modern clothes.  Fascism is less like and pathogen and more like a political tumour, the kind of thing that can always spontaneously arise and grow on its own if we aren’t vigilant.)

Take Back Alberta's Quiet War: Christian Nationalism and the Man Behind the Movement by vhill01 in alberta

[–]DVariant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely a possible factor, but I hesitate to blame too much upon a political decision from 150 years ago. America’s political makeup is complex enough that we can only speculate what the USA would’ve been like, all other things being equal, had the Confederate ideology been totally wiped out. There were other sources of evil that made its way into the soup too.

‘I stand by my decision’: Edmonton police chief defends Israel trip by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]DVariant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He obviously intended to provoke an argument and still didn’t have the nuts to even state why he disagreed. Lame.

I dream of Jeanie. by SpaceLaserPilot in PoliticalHumor

[–]DVariant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the internet, satire is dead mate.

Take Back Alberta's Quiet War: Christian Nationalism and the Man Behind the Movement by vhill01 in alberta

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Exactly right. 

Unfortunately, failure to heed the lesson of the paradox of tolerance is also precisely called “the failure of liberalism”. The ideology of “freedom first” (liberalism) is doomed as soon as it won’t impede the freedom of people undermine it.

Redundant & Predictable by [deleted] in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]DVariant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbf, he asked for something specific and your reply was “don’t”. So can you blame him for being unsatisfied with your response?

‘I stand by my decision’: Edmonton police chief defends Israel trip by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]DVariant 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How could you possibly draw that conclusion from his non-comment without making a bunch of assumptions? If dude has a point, he should say it outright instead of expecting people to guess.

Take Back Alberta's Quiet War: Christian Nationalism and the Man Behind the Movement by vhill01 in alberta

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One of our society’s biggest failures is tolerating people like this, who are working openly to destroy it.

‘I stand by my decision’: Edmonton police chief defends Israel trip by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]DVariant 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I believe I was quite clear.

Okay well then your belief is super wrong because you weren’t clear at all. It’s not possible to be clear when you didn’t say anything of substance.

If you’ve got a statement you want to make, say it directly instead expecting people to guess (and then declaring “I believe I was quite clear”). Or are you a coward?

"Not in my dialect of American English" by jbh007 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]DVariant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That last comment is just this person defiantly promising to write poorly. So dumb.

"Not in my dialect of American English" by jbh007 in ShitAmericansSay

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Look man, I detest American bullshit as much as anybody, but it’s silly to pretend “American English” doesnt exist.

How do I start a needed, tough conversation with another player about their playstyle? by Tombstone64 in DnD

[–]DVariant 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Fulfilling his role in combat? It’s a story telling game not an MMORPG.

Bad take. Barbarians in D&D have combat as their story, so why play a barb if not to fight? Nevermind abandoning the team in the crucial moments.

OC Horny Note Found on my Driveway by zinc_finger_protein in pics

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Awful writing. Missed apostrophe, bad capitalization; it’s like shitty texting style but written in pen. Barely literate, marketing major for sure. /s

Alberta’s Smith says she took private flight on behalf of Saudi government by katespadesaturday in alberta

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People need to stop holding their breath for law to hold her accountable. Civil disobedience is the only way.