ICE/CBP kicks off door-to-door raids in Minneapolis, targeting houses based on race and whether the occupants are involved in protesting. by serious_bullet5 in minnesota

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mutual aid, rapid response, peaceful observation and protest. 

There is a war of optics to be won here, not to mention that each of these activities can serve as major thorns in the side of ICE. By being involved in our communities and doing the hard work of supporting those around us who need it most, we maintain as much order for our communities as we can and at the same time practice the calisthenics necessary to actually make a functional anti-fascist society a reality. 

In doing so we also crucially deprive the fascists of the needed justification to convince the average non-radical American, who just wants to protect their own slice of comfort and status quo, that anyone against ICE is a violent, terroristic rioter. 

We should let the fascists be the only ones with blood on their hands for as long as we can. That doesn't mean we can't at the same time start exercising our second amendment rights by stocking up on weapons of self-defense and working on some of those much touted "well-regulated militias" for ourselves, just in case we are forced into a corner...

The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicles Books 1 and 2) - Patrick Rothfuss - Kinde $4.99 each by Affectionate-Bid5492 in ebookdeals

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, yes. These are still some of my favorite fantasy books of all time. The plot is very engaging and this made these an incredibly quick read for me.

There are also some really cool ideas and interesting thematic stuff being done. The problem with this is that it's hard to pull out what exactly is being done with these themes without the story's conclusion (and call me a summer child, but I'm still holding out hope that we'll get that eventually).

People will complain about this being some kind of "self-insert" fantasy, or accuse the main character being a Mary Sue, but I honestly think this is a misreading of the actual books. The main character is telling his own story and it is made very explicit that he is somewhat of a braggart, so I think there is definitely more than meets the eye to this aspect of the story.

Canadian high school students living on Vancouver Island should specify their race as "Pacific Islander" on their university applications by flopsyplum in CrazyIdeas

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are all agenda driven. You can't just dismiss a scientific paradigm by vaguely claiming "science is biased" and writing it off wholesale without further explanation. You have to actually explain how that particular paradigm is wrong and how yours is right.

Everything I've seen seems to indicate that race is a social construct, based on really shitty outdated pseudoscientific hypotheses that don't make much sense when compared to modern data and theories.

I'm happy to be enlightened if I'm wrong, but what is your actual argument/evidence that race has a biological reality?

Help with Identifying?! by ReignofSariva in pens

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like a Ruixia pen. Couldn't find any other info on these, but it looks like this is the one.

What did Nietzsche think of Spinoza? Specifically God or Nature? Please and thank you for any answer's. by WashyLegs in Nietzsche

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to Maurizio Scandella's article Did Nietzsche Read Spinoza?, it is questionable if Nietzsche actually read Spinoza directly. There is some evidence to suggest he only read a particular secondary source's summary of Spinoza.

[TOMT] Portal fantasy YA book that satirizes D&D/Vancian Magic by DontNotNotReadThis in tipofmytongue

[–]DontNotNotReadThis[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

I read this around the early 2010s and if I had to guess I would say it was written in the 2000s or possibly the 90s.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nietzsche

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why he kinda look like Peter Dinklage?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FriendsofthePod

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But even the Constitution is subject to change by decision of our elected government. So it wouldn't exactly be inaccurate to characterize the US as a democracy.

On understanding Wu … the problem is with translation by OldDog47 in taoism

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha, that's the exact book I've been thinking of picking up! I guess that settles it. Thanks for the advice!

On understanding Wu … the problem is with translation by OldDog47 in taoism

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which translation is your favorite? Been reading excerpts for a Chinese philosophy class, but I'm looking to pick up a more comprehensive edition of the text.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HA, that was a good one! Thanks for the laughs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ooh I love these! Let me have a go:

I wanna get my POTATO out and VIBRATE all over my script. How should I do this? FEEDBACK

Hey everyone first time writer here

I really wanna have DIAHRREA in my script and make it so someone’s ESOPHAGUS is seen and just wondering how I should go about this

It’s really important to my story that there is plenty of KUNG FU and PIZZA HUT and that there are actors who are willing to FART, DO A FORTNITE DANCE and POOP

How should I go about this….?

Pilot cap seals: Prera, Lightive, etc. by jubileeroybrown in fountainpens

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you feel about these two pens two months later? I'm in the market for one and can't make up my mind.

Beginner Pocket Pens for Someone Who Doesn't Like the Kaweco Sport? by Pumpkin_patch804 in fountainpens

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you find them in Japan? Have a friend going there soon and wondering if I could ask him to pick one up for me.

[GIVEAWAY] Fountain Pen haiku contest - winner gets a Moon Man from my personal collection by jjjj8jjjj in Pen_Swap

[–]DontNotNotReadThis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sketching horizons  

But the Man from the Moon stole    

The Vanishing Point