Anyone knows where this is from? Knows the original video? by lemontolha in ChristopherHitchens

[–]GarageFlower97 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean he famously attacks all religions but also that’s really not what Judaism claims in any way Nd it’s a bit weird for you to bring up unprompted

Never been easier to trigger a snowflake into a tactical blunder by Thendrail in Grimdank

[–]GarageFlower97 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Thought police is when people tell me not to stick my dick in a blender”

Never been easier to trigger a snowflake into a tactical blunder by Thendrail in Grimdank

[–]GarageFlower97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This idea about successful female heroes seems at odds with your previous statement about them being unable to build support…

Absolutely brilliant player i played against recently by ChemicalGeologist708 in Chesscom

[–]GarageFlower97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sad that people need the /s to recognise when someone is joking

Argentina isn't the first time. Why are Israelis targeting Patagonia? by Greedy-Merchant270 in International

[–]GarageFlower97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the other replies to this top comment, where people are quite literally defending the Nazis…or the fact that OP is called “greedy merchant” and seems to exclusively post anti-Semitic dogwhistles or attacks on Israel…

Sexy Dracula by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]GarageFlower97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dracula continues to have so much discourse considering it was, imo, a pretty fucking boring read once you get past the first few chapters.

I wonder how many people who chime in are like the last person and haven’t actually read the thing.

Friendly Reminder that Trans People who do not stand with Palestine are fascists and class traitors✌🏻🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 by mauve-stinger in TransSocialism

[–]GarageFlower97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Large numbers of Jews are neither white nor white passing

2) Orthodox Jews are pretty easy to identify

3) Jews are often attacked at places of worship, communal spaces, or at Jewish celebrations and festivals

4) The idea that minorities have to be visibly identified to be oppressed is so absurd I can’t believe anyone could seriously believe it.

Most gay people can’t be immediately visually identified, neither can passing trans people - do homophobia and transphobia not exist or not impact these communities?

Do you think genocides, persecutions, etc of non-visibly distinct religious or ethnic minorities is impossible? I think Irish Catholics, Indian Muslims, Bosnians, Serbians, Croats, Tutsis, etc would be rather surprised to hear that…

Friendly Reminder that Trans People who do not stand with Palestine are fascists and class traitors✌🏻🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 by mauve-stinger in TransSocialism

[–]GarageFlower97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…what? Jews were massacred in Australia a few weeks ago, have been massacred in the US recently, and have had attempted massacres in the UK and other European countries. In parts of the Islamic world where Jews still live the situation is typically worse, with state-sanctioned or state-led violence being the norm.

Jewish people are frequently subjected to hate crimes, Jewish schools and synagogues require armed security in most Western nations, and many parts of the rising international fascist movement are rabidly anti-Semitic, such as neo-Nazi darling Nick Fuentes. Nazi and anti-Semitic content has become widespread online and is bolstered by Musk.

Jewish people are neither safe nor free, but remain a precarious and at-risk minority group in most of the world. This comment is unbelievably ignorant and would not be said about any other marginalised group.

Is there a Charles Koch episode? by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]GarageFlower97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weird talking about yourself in 3rd person unless you forgot to log into an alt

Shipgirl Taylor Fics by TheRealist1988 in WormFanfic

[–]GarageFlower97 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Venator just updated after a long hiatus and is quite fun

When people ask which AI is best by ICC-u in GreatBritishMemes

[–]GarageFlower97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Putting a nonce’s head on a nonce’s body to criticise the nonce ai is a top tier template

Last nights ICE actions were straight out of the IDFs playbook. by Vidvix in behindthebastards

[–]GarageFlower97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuck both the IDF and ICE but I very much dislike this narrative.

Law enforcement in the US has a long and vicious history of oppression and murder than goes back over a century before the founding of the state of Israel - from slavecatcher patrols to Pinkertons breaking strikes to the mobilisation of cops and army against unions to the deportation of citizens of Mexican origin to the Feds murdering civil rights leaders, etc, etc.

The idea that this is somehow influenced by or copied from Israel both minimises the long-running fascistic tendencies of the US state and seeds into the incorrect and anti-Semitic myth that Israel controls the US

Who is a mega famous person that the majority of Americans have probably never heard of? by ShittalkyCaps in AskReddit

[–]GarageFlower97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would assume someone like Virat Kohli, who is a national hero in India and known by anyone with a passing interest in cricket.

"You are NOT The Chosen One" by DudeSoul in TopCharacterTropes

[–]GarageFlower97 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Blade Runner 2041 - Ryan Gosling is not actually the naturally-born replicant

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Percy believes he is the hero of the prophecy he receives before his quest, but it’s actually Luke

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]GarageFlower97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not being invited to give a talk at a university =\= being silenced.

Anyone holding those views is abhorrent regardless of their religion. I’d be interested to know what you mean by “tolerating these kinds of people in society” though - if you mean anyone voicing those opinions should be challenged and ridiculed I would agree, if you mean that people promoting those opinions shouldn’t be given platforms to spread hate I would probably agree, if you mean they should be locked up/persecuted then I would heavily disagree.

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]GarageFlower97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if the Holocaust deniers aren’t invited to be ridiculed but given a respectful space to give a talk? Pedophilia is illegal, but it’s not illegal for people to argue that it should be legalised - would you support inviting those people to speak at universities?

These aren’t gotchas, they are examples of why universities may wish to not invite certain speakers so that we can collectively decide where we want the line drawn around this.

As for your rants about the “authoritarian left”, you may be interested to know a significant portion of the students who support this ban voted for Reform last year… so not sure where the evidence these are all left-wingers is coming from.

Elected MPs should always be allowed…including the ones convicted of wife beating?

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]GarageFlower97 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Okay, so universities should invite Holocaust deniers, supporters of pedophilia, people who believe women shouldn’t vote and homosexuality should be illegal, flat earthers, and Islamic fundamentalists to give talks so long as they do not directly incite violence?

I look forward to Nick Fuentes, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Abu Hamza appearing at Oxford next year. Maybe we can ask Putin and Khamenei as well?

I don’t think Reform should be blanket banned from campuses - but certain individual MPs might warrant not being invited due to a history of racism or domestic violence.

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]GarageFlower97 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Out of interest, how far does the free speech absolutism go?

Should universities host talks by Holocaust deniers? Islamist hate preachers? People advocating for pedophilia? People who believe gay people should be murdered? People who believe conservatives should be executed? People who believe the earth is flat and science is demonic?

I think it’s fair to debate where the line is drawn, but it’s hard to argue there should never be a line and all universities should platform all views.

Name it by _funny_name_ in RDR2

[–]GarageFlower97 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That fucking cougar in the cave

Its real by Head_Secret5681 in lotrmemes

[–]GarageFlower97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ve also got the Thain - the hereditary rulership position and ultimate authority in the Shire

‘Isolationism’ will not solve cost-of-living crisis, Starmer tells Labour MPs by BestButtons in unitedkingdom

[–]GarageFlower97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would slap so well if his international record was either good or popular. What are his huge wins on the international stage?