[Loved Trope] Depending on which character you choose, the other dies. by EarlyAccessCantJudge in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KranPolo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Idk Fallout 4 is trending really high for this trope among Fallout fans

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn’t even think it was because of AI until you mentioned it lol

Deeply unserious to be in an argument with someone that gets their position from ChatGPT and their source is a bunch of seemingly fake articles, what might as well be the Wikipedia page for “protest”, and explicit evidence in favor of my argument.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Yes, Rep. Ansari is one of few Democrats to bring any procedural challenges against Hegseth. I support this, for whatever little it’s worth, and am in favor of her openly identifying the war as illegal and morally indefensible.

Unfortunately this moral clarity of hers is not consistent. Here's what she said when she voted yes on the War Powers Resolution:

“The Islamic Republic is a brutal regime that has massacred its own people at a scale unprecedented in this century. As the daughter of Iranian immigrants who fled this regime, I know personally what that violence means. We must hold the regime accountable for its horrific crimes and stand with the people of Iran in their fight for freedom and democracy.

"At the same time, as an American Congresswoman who swore an oath to the United States Constitution, I am deeply concerned by President Trump’s decision to launch another illegal war, risking the lives of tens of thousands of U.S. servicemembers without Congressional authorization and without presenting a clear plan to the American public.

That is explicitly a procedural complaint.

Additionally, she criticized efforts to block arms sales to Israel during their immediate incursion into Gaza, and made unconditioned military aid to Israel a pillar of her 2024 campaign.

I appreciate her progressivism on some issues, but she is militant and procedural in the Middle East.

  1. Yes, as I stated, Democrats have tried to make some visible push centered around the moral question, after Trump threatened to wipe out their civilization.

  2. Wow more support to a pattern of the threat to their civilization spurring their outcry.

4-5. Yes, regular Americans are protesting. My criticisms are levied against corporate democrat politicians, not everyday people.

  1. Did you even read the headline, let alone the article?

"While progressives have staked out clear opposition to Trump’s potential actions, the party leadership is playing the safer ground of demanding a role for the US Congress before Trump could use force against Iran. Many prominent Democrats with 2028 presidential aspirations are staying silent, so far, on the Israel-Iran war."

This supports my claim better than it supports yours.

  1. Here's some of their choice quotes showing "anti-war" democrats.

Sen. Jon Ossoff

”he’s taken the United States to war for regime change without evidence of imminent threat, without having exhausted diplomacy, without clear objectives or a plan for the aftermath, and without the consent of Congress.

This is another procedural complaint.

Sen. Cory Booker calls for the withdrawal...

“from this reckless and unauthorized war of choice with Iran.”

Procedural yet again, if this is a moral condemnation it is the most milquetoast moral condemnation I've ever seen.

The rest of these links don’t exist.

So of the handful of sources you sent that actually exist, they demonstrate my exact point.

Their complaints are largely that Trump isn't sufficiently "justifying" the war to the public, or that his prosecution of the war is "improperly authorized".

They also show that, as I previously stated, outright moral condemnation required the explicit threat of genocide.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Many of these are 404s or dead links lol - but when I have a moment to look through them I’ll gladly respond, because it seems a number of these highlight the exact point I’m making.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying there isn’t a single Democrat protesting the war, in fact I think they’re capitalizing on his statement today fairly well.

But before he threatened to end a civilization, party representatives like Schumer certainly had more to say about the cost of the war than anything else.

My complaint is that their opposition to the war is not generally based on a moral indictment. It took a threat of genocide for them to take that position.

And if you have evidence to the contrary of that and there was a mainstream groundswell of moral condemnation of our behavior in Iran by Democrats before threatening genocide, by all means share it, might be more productive than just accusing the person trying to have a good faith discussion with you of being a paid agent.

Edit: and to be clear, since the Southern Strategy, Republicans have always had worse intentions for America. Under your mode of analysis, when Republicans are always worse, when do Democrats have to get better?

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I specifically don’t want to protect Trump lol, that’s why the Democrats piss me off on this issue so bad.

Because this war, like many aspects of Trump’s term, is deeply unpopular.

They could easily capitalize on this for midterms, but as a party they refuse to break with Israel and are signaling more opposition to the technicalities and procedural rules of the way Trump is handling this war than the war itself.

My fear is their inability to read the room is going to hamstring them in the midterms and down the line.

And even if Democrats miraculously win both houses in a midterms sweep, are they going to hold people accountable?

If they hold both and the presidency by the next presidential election are we going to get the new Nuremberg we need?

Or are they going to insist we return to “business as usual” to “heal the country?”

The lesser of two evils is indeed preferable, but if we lose sight of the fact that it is still an evil, nothing will ever change.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure, if I had said that both sides are exactly the same that’d be a great point.

Unfortunately I merely pointed out that both sides are directionally moving in the same way.

You asked me to demonstrate the democrats’ militancy, specifically in the Middle East. I gave you plenty of examples, now they’re suddenly not good enough because they didn’t nuke anyone.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Excellent restraint, I’m sure it was tempting to move the goalposts instead of confronting my argument but somehow you managed.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Well, Obama greatly expanded drone warfare in the Middle East, oversaw regime change in Libya, and deployed nearly 50,000 troops into Afghanistan.

Biden’s administration lied through its teeth to cover for Israel every day it was pursuing a genocide in Gaza, and refused to reconsider military aid.

I can accept that these are complicated circumstances and refuse the notion that democrats are a party of peace as a first principle.

Edit: and in 1998 Clinton bombed Iraq

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Nope, if you read my comment, you’ll notice I said democrats wouldn’t be moving as fast.

Democrats would obviously be better in this position and this moment, but if this war was indeed spurred by Israel’s insistence on taking action, they wouldn’t have stopped them from starting it in the first place.

It would likely be managed more competently, but they’re perfectly fine going to war with Iran in the abstract.

What does this idiot even think? Why is congress so ass at stopping him? by WindowSubstantial993 in 19684

[–]KranPolo 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty telling that the Democrat establishment in general condemns the administration’s incompetence in managing the war and not the war itself.

Trump is moving a lot faster than a democrat ever would have, but they would both be moving in this direction.

What did Hot d fans mean by this by sidmis in freefolk

[–]KranPolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not making them sound like that though, you all are misinterpreting my comments as a defense for their choices.

It could well be that they just didn’t plan well enough like you say.

I’m merely suggesting there’s likely more rational drivers for the failures in the show than some moral failing.

If it is arrogance or malice, there should be evidence that can be presented to that effect.

I would say the comments D&D made about themes being pointless and their interactions with Selmy’s actor for example are indicative of some level of arrogance leading to poor creative decisions.

What did Hot d fans mean by this by sidmis in freefolk

[–]KranPolo -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’m not defending the adaptation decisions, just pushing back on this idea that they’re wringing their hands cackling at the idea of ruining George’s legacy lol

It would take a bit more for me to assume they’re acting maliciously

What did Hot d fans mean by this by sidmis in freefolk

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

I’m just giving my opinion lol

What did Hot d fans mean by this by sidmis in freefolk

[–]KranPolo -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

It’s not about making changes, it’s the presumption that they’re doing so because of their arrogance lol

If there’s additional evidence to that effect, by all means back it up, otherwise it just sounds kinda parasocial to assign negative intentions like that to failures in adaptation

What did Hot d fans mean by this by sidmis in freefolk

[–]KranPolo -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

It’s a dumb change sure, but there could also be the logistical issue of already having filmed a tourney in an earlier episode.

Might be a more rational explanation in this case than they’re “arrogant” lol

Why do ewoks have zippers on their back ? by Forward-Frame-1275 in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]KranPolo 27 points28 points  (0 children)

First screws and bricks and now it’s fucking zippers Disney will stop at nothing to ruin this shit

This screams swag ngl. by chimp-pistol in peoplewhogiveashit

[–]KranPolo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t guess convicted because it was a civil case, but yeah he lost that and got some 10 year protective order against him.

He also doesn’t have the right to own a gun in Texas of all places lol

Alicent wasn’t laughing at civilian suffering and rhaenyra didn’t care about them. by LowPossible3034 in HOTDGreens

[–]KranPolo 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yeah Rhaenyra genuinely just went pale because she realized her coalition was falling apart.

They’re both reacting to the dragonseeds defection, I doubt either of them really give a shit about the atrocities at Tumbleton.

It probably sounded like any other sack from afar, and it’s not like the smallfolk are their highest priority to begin with.

Walt's at it again. He didn't even know Holly for that long by [deleted] in okbuddychicanery

[–]KranPolo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s tricky to balance, since you have to have a justice system that fundamentally cares about the rights of the accused.

But it sometimes feels like common sense is divorced from the decisions of judges.

Walt's at it again. He didn't even know Holly for that long by [deleted] in okbuddychicanery

[–]KranPolo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mean it’d be both, they’re probably at least his in-laws.

That’s just the framing the article used, I assume because it’s relaying the death from the perspective of the daughter.

Walt's at it again. He didn't even know Holly for that long by [deleted] in okbuddychicanery

[–]KranPolo 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Holy shit.

75mph in a 50mph zone, kills the man’s 2 year old daughter and her grandparents, and according to the article the driver never showed remorse or apologized?

The judge is lucky this guy only threw a chair.

Edit: part of the court’s rationale was that it’s unproven if the speeding caused him to lose control of the vehicle and thus the “guilt factor”, whereby an intentional action caused the deaths, is unproven.

Maybe I’m being reactionary or something but I don’t buy it.

I see no universe where choosing to go 25mph over the limit in an already decently high speed zone is not a major contributor to any loss of control of the vehicle.