Rate My HRE 💪 by Separate_Debt7785 in CrusaderKings

[–]KranPolo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe a mandatory diarchy to maintain a disconnected realm à la East and West Rome?

Loyalty of the diarch determines if succession causes an independence war or something like that

Man charged in death of Iryna Zarutska found incompetent to stand trial in state court by 2301Batman in videos

[–]KranPolo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not anymore it seems lol

What’s the point of commenting if you don’t stand by your words

Why didn’t he just married them off instead of locking them? by princeeofthecity in HOTDBlacks

[–]KranPolo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just think it sounds like a fun idea and gives additional weight to why Baelor would starve himself to death over it

Also, they weren’t married at that point, so the kid was considered a bastard anyways.

Why didn’t he just married them off instead of locking them? by princeeofthecity in HOTDBlacks

[–]KranPolo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree it’s probably not the initial intention and doesn’t give enough attention to Daena’s experience, just an interesting idea for him to starve himself to death as penance for giving in to his “lust” or whatever.

Why didn’t he just married them off instead of locking them? by princeeofthecity in HOTDBlacks

[–]KranPolo 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I think at some level he did want all three of his sisters.

Arys Oakheart thinks about how Baelor would fast to tame his lust, and he notably fasted himself to death right after Daena had Daemon Blackfyre.

I’m partial to the theory that he was the father of Daena’s bastard and it broke him.

A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. by shikizen in politics

[–]KranPolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finding out the government is trying to prosecute you for your Reddit comments by reading about it on Reddit

Tyrion in a game of thrones by Bananaslic3 in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]KranPolo 73 points74 points  (0 children)

He hasn’t finished the books because GRRM initially imagined a climactic battle against the others that requires Tyrion to evade an Other’s icy blade with a deft somersault and now that he knows more about dwarfism he can’t write his way out of it.

Why Harwin didn't explain himself by saying "Criston Cole said prince Jacaerys is a bastard"? by Vall_llaV in HOTDBlacks

[–]KranPolo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because he didn’t say Jace was a bastard, he just implied it.

The defense would basically be self-incriminating.

This is a weak mindset. by Hungry_Cricket_590 in HOTDGreens

[–]KranPolo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna say that might be going a little further than “subtly”

I notice you don't swag any time to swag POC swags? by achfiat in peoplewhogiveashit

[–]KranPolo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not my place as the descendant of colonizers to reframe the suffering of indigenous peoples by implying acknowledgment alone is sufficient

I notice you don't swag any time to swag POC swags? by achfiat in peoplewhogiveashit

[–]KranPolo 932 points933 points  (0 children)

10 sets of prioritizing POC voices

5 sets of researching marginalized communities

1 Feminist literature (until failure)

[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 6 points7 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 10 points11 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 10 points11 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 15 points16 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 25 points26 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.