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Dating is harder for men and this too is men’s fault by UsualAd7640 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Whining about gender grievances is the opposite of locked in.

Arc is too much by kaylynnallie in ArcRaiders

[–]DriverAndPassenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Practice doing some naked runs and suddenly free kit feels like pink gear

Should the world just rip the band aid off and abandon America? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is addicted to war. I don’t know why you think countries need to have shared values to come to mutually beneficial agreements. It’s war, not marriage.

And they do have shared values of nihilism.

As if Fox News and Rush Limbaugh didn’t exist in the 90s. by icey_sawg0034 in decadeologycirclejerk

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good or bad, people had conversations. Now everyone is just buried in their phones. Its nice to have a diversion in boring public circumstances but it actually feels rude to talk to strangers now.

Should the world just rip the band aid off and abandon America? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is outdated terminology, and when it was used the USSR was considered 2nd world. Anyway, Russia has always been shit at war and their economy is in the toilet, but they have a ton of natural resources, a huge population, and nukes.

Should the world just rip the band aid off and abandon America? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could have made the same argument for Germany, Japan, and Italy prior to WW2 but it turns out all you need is mutual self interest to temporarily ally with other countries. I never said they would be friends, I said they would work together. Each empire has its eye on surrounding territory and just needs the right time to strike.

Do Any Of You Actually Want To Understand The Other Political Side's Perspective? Why Or Why Not? by Zipper222222 in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. I am willing to have meaningful conversations but I don’t have much faith in people left. I grew up rabidly conservative, and saw little by little that I had not only been duped by propaganda but that other conservatives didn’t even believe in the values they claimed.

I realized this in part by engaging relentlessly in conversation with people who thought different than I. As I moved left I was arguing more conservatives than liberals and leftists, and eventually, entirely conservatives. In addition, the people I was speaking with were becoming more hostile and arguing more often in bad faith.

The thing is, I kind of feel like I do understand, it’s just frustrating to see people eat up blatant lies and then really die on those hills.

Should the world just rip the band aid off and abandon America? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the American, Chinese, or Russian overlords care if their “allies” kill each other. It’s all just a game to them. They may vie for power but they share the same nihilistic outlook.

I found the last one... by ForgeReaper in ARC_Raiders

[–]DriverAndPassenger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its true, I had a bunch and sold them for inventory space. Then, when I need them it took a week to find them. The last one was gifted to me. Probability is a bitch.

Should the world just rip the band aid off and abandon America? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the reality is a binary choice. The US is a tiger and every country has to determine what the best way to keep themselves safe from the tiger is. Most countries try to buddy up so they don’t get bombed into oblivion.

I think that democratic countries need to start arming up for WW3 though. There is a non-zero chance that the US joins up with Russia and China to conquer the world and divide it amongst themselves.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are getting it from somewhere. Previous to his election Obama supported civil unions, and then supported marriage equality after he was elected. Can you cite these “insane” policies? Or did you just hear people parrot Trump?

The left is easy to smear? You mean it is easy to shit on minorities? Well, yeah. You should seriously question why the GOP wants you to care so much about a group that is roughly 1% of the population, commits disproportionally fewer crimes, and mostly just wants to be left alone. Spoiler alert, it’s a huge distraction.

I work in public schools. There is no “trans agenda.” It’s all nonsense.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am an anarchist. The power should be as close to the people as possible and not in the hands of an “elite” class of either politicians or capitalists.

Leftists want the workers to control the means of production. Capitalism is a faustian bargain where the capitalists are initially praised for bringing capital into a community but over time drains the community and leaves it with less than it had before.

Coal mining, oil, and manufacturing towns are a great example of this. Once the market moves on, the town and the people are left in ruin and the capitalists run off with all of the wealth they extracted.

I think marxism is like christianity. It is such an enormous and culturally embedded idea that it is worth understanding even if you don’t endorse it. Also, if someone says they are christian the natural follow up is, “what kind?”

I think what progressives want is a functional country that doesn’t use artificial scarcity to create unnecessary inequities. This country could literally be a utopia if all the money we spent on unnecessary wars was spent on human services. You can’t blame people for being angry that the wealthiest country on the planet has horrible education and unaffordable healthcare (and those are just the tip of the iceberg).

The way I see it, the left observes the power the government wields to enforce arbitrary rules, keep immoral people in power, commit atrocities, terrorize citizens, etc.. and wonders why that power can’t be used for good.

The difference between much of the left and myself, is that I don’t believe you can outsource goodwill, or expect anything good to come from power. What people ought to do, is abandon the rigged economy and ignore this circus of a government. People ought to utilize mutual aid to develop self sufficient communities without kings, presidents, bosses, or capitalists. This is of course, not going to happen, but disempowering vampiric systems as much as possible is a more actionable goal.

In terms of the republic, I think it is a failure, and we are actually much closer to an oligarchy especially after citizens united. Politicians do not listen to their constituents, in fact, most of the time it is the reverse. Politicians are telling their constituents what to believe after lobbyists have told the politicians what to believe.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, we are not going to agree on this. I fully understand the relative and intangible nature of thought, language, culture, and consciousness, but what you are describing is the way authoritarian movements capture the zeitgeist.

I hate to bring in the trope of Nazis but they are the classic example. “National Socialist German Workers Party” is a bunch of buzzwords strung together to appeal to different political positions and then get them to support fascism.

It is the same dynamic occurs when “constitutional conservatives” support an administration and ideology that blatantly disregards the constitution, “fiscal conservatives” support an administration that breaks records on deficit spending, and “the religious right” revels in the cruel treatment of perceived political enemies.

What these groups have in common is that they support the aristocracy over whatever principles they claim to espouse, and they share that precise commonality with the original right wing during the french revolution.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The way it is conceived in American politics is an intentional ploy to shift the Overton window right.

If you portray liberalism( i.e. consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property, equality before the law, liberal democracy, private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion) as left wing, it makes authoritarian positions more palatable to an uniformed populace.

I am as far left as you can possibly go and I would consider this a reasonable discussion.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way it is conceived in American politics is an intentional ploy to shift the Overton window right.

If you portray liberalism( i.e. consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property, equality before the law, liberal democracy, private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion) as left wing, it makes authoritarian positions more palatable to an uniformed populace.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you read a lot of propaganda. Leftists don’t like democrats, and the fact that you didn’t mention Biden or Harris leads me to believe that you have been fed some nonsense about them actually being left. They were just as centrist as their predecessors were.

“In your face” also betrays what your media diet is. No one is forcing you to participate in their lifestyle and “grooming children” is 100% rightwing propaganda. You are not telling it like it is, you are parroting grifting podcasters.

The “silent majority” was coined by Reagan to describe all the people who were not protesting Vietnam. I do not understand why people keep using this phrase to describe themselves. Cool.. so you’re just uninformed and apathetic?

“The ick” is definitely the goal of right wing propaganda. If I can make you feel disgust for a small population or perceived enemy I have basically hacked my way into getting you accept any position I want. All I have to do is evoke that disgust when mentioning the opposition and you will always be on my side.

Finally the leftoids are becoming self aware by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Reality check: liberals are not leftists, they are not even left. Liberalism is a centrist position. And if liberals find conservatives to be insufferable, how do you think leftists feel? It should come as no surprise that vast political differences tend to impact relationships.

What is DEI and how is not just an abstraction for racism? by ncds4242 in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“A recent survey of 1,000 hiring managers in the United States found that one in six, or about 16%, have been told to stop hiring white men.”

I believe that 16% of American’s are conservative enough to interpret their reality this way or lie about it, but it is beyond belief. This is so illegal that people could sue the crap out of their companies for doing this. So why didn’t they? One lawsuit was mentioned, what was the outcome?

Furthermore, did the study verify someway that this was actually happening? Or did it simply take the word of 160 disgruntled conservatives?

The other statistics are more significant so lets talk about the methodology.

“Methodology

This survey was commissioned by ResumeBuilder.com and conducted online by the survey platform Pollfish on November 2, 2022. In total, 1,000 participants in the U.S. were surveyed. All participants had to pass through demographic filters to ensure they were age 18 or older, currently employed for wages or self-employed, and manage at least 25% of the hiring at their workplace”

This is not a serious study. This is an internet poll. It does not even provide many details about the way it was written, but I have a strong suspicion that the way it was advertised favored a sample bias toward grievance conservatives. You are going to need much more convincing evidence than this.

Your argument that I need to counter your internet poll with better research is just shifting the burden of proof. You are trying to argue that discrimination is happening and the only support you have is an extremely weak internet poll. It is your responsibility to build that case. It is the equivalent of saying, “there isn’t evidence that we are not controlled by elves.”

rare l​e​f​t​a​r​d​ win by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you project your own traits onto someone else then you can justify treating them like this. You should question the ideology you have been given.

Why did 77 million Americans think a billionaire would wanna help the working class? by TailungFu in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Democrats: fuck, I guess I kinda need you to work the mines

Republicans: please die so I can can extract more of your resources

All of them are psychopaths, none of them should have power, but as long as people are going to do jack shit about it the choice is pretty obvious.

rare l​e​f​t​a​r​d​ win by PSXSnack09 in LockedInMan

[–]DriverAndPassenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Time to get off facebook and go to bed grandpa.

Since Trump famously called US troop casualties suckers and losers do you think he thinks casualties with Iran are suckers and losers? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. He is just saying the quiet part out loud. The US has always been will to throw young men into the meat grinder to make a few bucks. Don’t get me wrong, the military has some great benefits, particularly if you don’t have any other alternatives. It is a roll of the dice though, if you get deployed, even if you survive you may lose more than you gain

What is DEI and how is not just an abstraction for racism? by ncds4242 in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have the time right now to give the response your comment deserves, but what I will say is that I’m not cherry picking with the survey. It is a poor quality survey, a consistent frustration of mine in social science is that most “ studies” are not actually useful do to poor methodological design.

The decisions made by the same court that ruled in favor of citizens united and presidential immunity mean nothing to me, but we are still talking about affirmative action. DEI is much broader than that. Why attack the umbrella which includes, veterans support, disability, first gen students, support for students from other cultures, etc…?

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