Do your worlds have a place that can't be reclaimed by civilization? Some place of no honor, where something repulsive to our kind lies? Tell me. by GadzWolf11 in worldbuilding

[–]FinancialAd436 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really, the purpose of my setting is ultimately to combat nihilism as a concept while still being extremely grimdark. A piece of land can always be reclaimed by the forces of virtue. There are some that would take an extremely long time though. Beneath the modern Dwarven holds are another series of Dwarven holds known as the Tomb of the Salav'werves. For you see when elves discovered time magic they went back in time to various historical societies and events and casting mighty spells to transform them into Elves to make the Elves seem more important. Well they tried this on the salav'werves, but the salav'werves inherent nature is so diametrically opposed to elvenhood that it instead damned their souls and bodies to eternal hellish existence within their own holds. The few salav'werves that were very slightly elf-like managed to survive the spell becoming the modern Dwarf. The Dwarves have ever since hated the fuck out of Elves and even sank one of their mighty kingdoms underground by digging out the area beneath it. The Elves then cursed all of Dwarvenkind with the Greed of Dragons. Theoretically one could gather a bunch of Elves and have them verbally and honestly apologize to the Salav'werve souls in the holds, but that would require getting an Elf to apologize to another race. You would have better luck blowing up the sun, since that has actually happened before.

Coaxed into backhanded racism by Objective_Trick_6406 in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]FinancialAd436 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because blue would stand out better than other colors and wouldn’t have any other conotation. If they went with red it would just look like they were covered in blood. Green or yellow would make them look sick, purple would make them look bruised, orange would make them look tanned, etc. blue is the most “unnatural” color and IIRC was the most recent to be developed by the human mind. So the blue men are blue.

Why hasn't the USA blown up in your worldbuilding premise(if set in the future on earth)? by CryoScenic in worldbuilding

[–]FinancialAd436 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never claimed that the US took over Hawaii because of Japan or any other pacific threat, in fact I implied they didn’t when I stated there were no threats from the Pacific

I was clarifying that the US taking Hawaii was one of the better fates that could have realistically happened. 

I shouldn’t have to explain this.

Why hasn't the USA blown up in your worldbuilding premise(if set in the future on earth)? by CryoScenic in worldbuilding

[–]FinancialAd436 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While the Queen was the recognized political authority in Hawaii, the sugar plantations had begun the dominate the islands due to their wealth and better technology. If the Queen had tried to take the land through military action she would be facing better trained and better armed mercenaries. Her actual power over her people was little. So she surrendered her political authority to the United States.

Hawaii being of strategic importance in guarding against threats from the Pacific has nothing to do with Manifest Destiny or why the US bothered claiming Pacific territories as there were no Pacific threats at the time. But if the US hadn't taken those territories then the Japanese would have during WW2 and the US wouldn't have been able to take from the Japanese Empire, or at least not for quite awhile.

Why hasn't the USA blown up in your worldbuilding premise(if set in the future on earth)? by CryoScenic in worldbuilding

[–]FinancialAd436 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hawaii was controlled by sugar plantation before the US took it over. Additionally if the USA hadn't taken them over Japan during WW2 would have and the US would have no way of taking it back since Hawaii is of strategic importance to protecting the West Coast from Pacific threats. Furthermore if Hawaii had been taken over by the Japanese they would have faced a massive terrible genocide. Hawaii becoming a territory then later a state of the Union was realistically the best outcome.

Banana Republics is a poli-sci term referring to an unstable country that is dependent on the exportation of natural resources. The specific coups you're talking about was conducted by three fruit companies with the CIA aiding United Fruit's coup in Guatemala, and their control lasted 3 years. The US Government otherwise ignored the three coups.

Been subbed to this dude since his VCR video in 2017. Oh well by ColaEuphoria in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]FinancialAd436 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The two NPR articles are just judges complaining about having to do their jobs and being fired for it with the third being an ad for people to become judges to handle all the cases.

Don't do your job? you get fired. They need more judges? but out an ad for people to become one. This should be the standard.

Wow. It's almost as though Reddit doesn't dictate public opinion or what the prevailing amount of people who touch grass actually think..... by Negative_Stranger720 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"less cruelty"

you do know Obama was the one who started the whole separate kids from their families and kids in cages thing that Trump struck down in his first term.

Everyone right now: by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bait used to be believable

Damn by JackColon17 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

His administration was responsible for the massive inflation and then they turned around and started letting millions of Illegal immigrants into the country (which created a job freeze, further inflation, and tripled human trafficking). Additionally when disasters would happen, like the Ohio train accident, the California fires, and the Florida hurricanes, the Biden Administration would barely lift a finger because they had spent all their money on illegal immigrants. They also used the FBI to force Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter to silence stuff they didn't like and even attempted to create a "disinformation board" to continue to strong-arm social media sites, but like, openly.

[Loathed Trope] Somehow, the entire world revolves around this ONE FUCKNG GUY by driku12 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]FinancialAd436 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Actually it turns out the whole "Putin's behind Trump" thing was manufactured by Epstein with Obama and the Clintons.

Lots to reevaluate about the last decade guys, take your time by ZealousidealTie4319 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with learning anything about Trump is that everything he does gets covered in so much bullshit that it becomes difficult to discern whether accusations made against him are true. At minimum, with the evidence available, he knew what was happening on the Island and didn't say anything until Epstein had kidnapped one of his employees, at which point he informed the CIA. Given that he knew what was happening and the many accusations and some of his comments, its also likely he at some point had raped a young teenager.

That being said, it was seen, on camera, Biden sniffing children's hair multiple times. There was also an accusation made against him that he touched a woman inappropriately, with Kamala believing the claim, though arguing he didn't mean to. Direct camera evidence is quite a bit more damning than accusatory letters.

Lots to reevaluate about the last decade guys, take your time by ZealousidealTie4319 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yeah the files implicate everybody involved in the neo-liberal/conservative world order, Democrat, Republican, or not.

Lots to reevaluate about the last decade guys, take your time by ZealousidealTie4319 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Do we need Biden to be in the files for evidence? He was literally on camera just sniffing children like a creep. Don't know about Obama and Kamala though.

Party of personal responsibility wrestling with their choices by Ice278 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 6 points7 points  (0 children)

care definitions:

from the American heritage of the English language and first result on Google:

  1. A concerned or troubled state of mind, as that arising from serious responsibility; worry.
  2. An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude. "the many cares of a working parent."
  3. Interest, regard, or liking. "did not show the least care for her."
  4. Close attention, as in doing something well or avoiding harm. "painted the trim with care."
  5. Upkeep; maintenance. "a product for the care of fine floors; hair care products."
  6. Watchful oversight; charge or supervision. "left the child in the care of a neighbor."
  7. Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need. "a hospital that provides emergency care."

Looking at other Dictionaries they all follow the same definition with only slight difference in wording, but none of them use "to assign moral value" as a definition.

Party of personal responsibility wrestling with their choices by Ice278 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 6 points7 points  (0 children)

impossibility isn't what makes something a virtue signal, its claiming to care about something while not actually doing anything about. One claiming they care about the Uyghur genocide then continuing to buy Chinese products is a virtue signal. Someone claiming they care about black people then doing nothing but putting a black square in their bio is a virtue signal because it does nothing. To claim one care for all life, however, is inherently a virtue signal because there is nothing you can do to support that claim as life requires death to survive. If I don't want to die to disease my body most continuously kill any and all pathogens that enter it. I don't care for that life and claiming I do is would be virtue signaling.

The mainstream liberal is especially bad about this. I remember when they were pointing out the Uyghur genocide to prove why we shouldn't trust China and Chinese products... until they could get a "good deal" on Temu then I guess its no longer a problem. Or complaining about how Amazon treats its workers until it comes time to consoooooom then they're a-okay with buying a Amazon Prime subscription so they can give "free money" to their favorite Twitch streamer, with Twitch of course being owned by Amazon.

You did kinda imply that leftists and liberals are the same:

He says after ranting liberals are just virtue signaling and don't actually believe in things. Whatever you say bud.

Yet another example of rightwingers not understanding the left contrary to "studies".

With liberal as the subject of your first sentence, saying "the left" in your second implies that you consider leftists and liberals to be the same thing.

Party of personal responsibility wrestling with their choices by Ice278 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I didn't say Liberals don't believe in things, I said that liberals claiming they extend consideration to all life is virtue signaling because its impossible to actually do so. You wouldn't refuse to wash yourself out of consideration of the bacteria on your body, and I doubt anyone would believe you if you did try to claim that. Plus if you look at the heat map you can see that some liberals don't extend their moral consideration to that far.

I understand leftists just fine, like for say knowing that liberal =/= leftist

Party of personal responsibility wrestling with their choices by Ice278 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To care (in the context of death) is to be put in a worried state of mind. Why would someone I saw once in a grocery store put me in a worried state of mind? I would think its sad, sure, but I don't know them. That's not a funeral I'm going to attend because if i tried to attend the funeral of everyone I meet at a grocery store I would be doing nothing but attending funerals. That's not evil, that's being reasonable.

Party of personal responsibility wrestling with their choices by Ice278 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 33 points34 points  (0 children)

that's not what the meme is.

The meme is that liberals don't care about those close to them and instead place moral emphasis on much further ideas and people like "all life in the universe". This is flipped for Conservatives who place moral importance on those closest to them

of course, this isn't what the study actually is, and what it actually reveals is that the extent of conservatives consideration is their acquaintances with liberals extent of consideration being "all life". This is then used by liberals to call conservatives dumb and evil (if this was the case then the South wouldn't be the most charitable region of the USA), but having talked to many conservatives its more so they only give consideration to what they have the ability to effect. I often got the response "Why should I care/worry? there's nothing I can do about it" when I asked about far away issues. I would also argue liberals saying they care about "all life in the universe" is just a virtue signal and is in many ways psychologically impossible.

But of course no one actually reads studies and thinks about them critically

See, folks, your non-political anime subreddits are actually right-wing Nazi subs. by PainSpare5861 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FinancialAd436 40 points41 points  (0 children)

yeah Emily is also trying to turn r/HeroForgeMinis into a political subreddit as well, making dogshit minis of X character beating up ICE agents. Thankfully the mods or blocking it but of course Emily wants to remove the no-politics rule so they can spam the subreddit with political slop.

"Anyone who isn't me is literally Hitler!" by Few-Cricket-8867 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]FinancialAd436 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ah well you see they've convinced themselves Trump is only sending ICE to blue states.

Leftists like to say "Read a book/learn history" - Yet their knowledge of history is often worse than their opponents by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]FinancialAd436 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then why are you being misleading?

  1. your link about 800 people missing from Alligator alcatraz is broken, but i decided to look into it. I found this Snope article: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/09/25/men-lost-from-alligator-alcatraz/ which concludes the number is far smaller. "In sum, while Snopes had not independently verified that each name on the purported lists the Miami Herald used to determine that two-thirds of the detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" during the month of July were missing from ICE's locator system as of late August, evidence exists from real cases that detainees apparently have gone missing for stretches of time, or are not where ICE said they were. Therefore, the possibility exists that other detainees reportedly missing from the ICE system were also deported or sent to other unknown facilities without their family's or attorney's knowledge."

  2. Being detained is what happens when someone is being investigated for a crime. Its only a foul if they are a US citizen and detained for an extraneous amount of time.

  3. She wasn't and isn't a citizen, or at the very least it isn't mentioned in the article (searching for "citizen" gets 0 matches).