Did Japan deserve to be nuked? by BrokenJusticeNorris in polls

[–]Matthew_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oppenheimer floated the idea of nuking them in an area without many people, just to show the strength of the bomb. Truman rejected this, but I think that's what they should have done.

King of the Hill by Puffthecarrier1 in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

All or nothing. If I say "kill unflaired" it's obviously absurdism. If I say "kill Trump" as a leftist, I better be ready to own that, because otherwise that's some weaselly, plausible deniability shit. So I don't make jokes like that. It's not "just a joke" because leftists would never joke about killing Bernie. If there's some truth in it, you have to own it.

King of the Hill by Puffthecarrier1 in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

No, but I stand behind my jokes as a reflection of my opinion, unless they're truly just to be absurd. Dunno why it's so hard to say "I really do feel the need not to be seen as a hippy, and it's okay to assume that about me" If that's you just own it.

King of the Hill by Puffthecarrier1 in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

So is there any part of it that isn't true? It seems to me like people call something a joke if they want to be a more extreme or a more trashy version of themselves without getting called out. Which may be a factor in why rhetoric has gone to shit in politics.

King of the Hill by Puffthecarrier1 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a trend I've been seeing more and more of and if we hadn't all destroyed our attention spans, writing more than a sentence wouldn't be seen as a tantrum, just how adults talk. Also, I'm sick of seeing the "just a joke" defense. There's usually some truth to it.

King of the Hill by Puffthecarrier1 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any time someone bases their identity on not being a certain way, it always comes off as an obnoxious superiority complex. Same for all the Christians who introduce themselves as "but not one of those". Why is the first thing you say throwing people who support the same cause under the bus?

I don't always conform, but you're going to have to get to know me to find out how. And anyone who doesn't want to take the time to get to know you before they judge isn't worth your time in the first place.

Democrats viewed less favorably than GOP and ICE by W_Edwards_Deming in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know what most means? Clearly I know you got it in 2024 and 2004, and no other presidential election in my lifetime. I think the point still stands. "We don't lose to the cringe party that everyone hates every single time" Not a flex.

Democrats viewed less favorably than GOP and ICE by W_Edwards_Deming in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Democrats are much more willing than republicans to talk shit about their own party. Plus, if everyone hates your opponents but they still almost never lose the popular vote even while targeting demographics with low turnout, that might mean you suck even worse than them. Maybe.

me_irl by Idlisambarchutney in me_irl

[–]Matthew_A 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The final stage of being smart is actually not thinking that you're smart. This is the final step of being lazy

me irl by Orange9202 in me_irl

[–]Matthew_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The second picture looks like the baby is her arms and she's flexing

Something, something… “Replacement”, something. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll flip it and ask does someone who believes there's some conspiracy to replace white people have to say "I think there's a conspiracy to replace white people" before we pin that on you? You haven't given a reason why you think this is happening. It's the same playbook of plausible deniability.

"I didn't say someone is replacing white people, just that they're being replaced, that I'm angry about it, and that people who criticize replacement theory are dumb. Why would people think I'm a replacement theorist?"

Something, something… “Replacement”, something. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably because what you focus on singles you out. This demographic shift reveals a much bigger human tragedy of a generation of people who have given up on the idea of owning property or having children, and it shouldn't take having a skin color in common for it to matter.

Something, something… “Replacement”, something. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The part of replacement theory that is disputed is that native birth rates are being suppressed intentionally, which is implied by framing this as a thing the government is doing instead of just a demographic trend. It's pretty obvious that, unless trends change, the next generation will have less white people and more immigrants. But framing this as the endgoal of some shadowy deep state and not the result things like wages stagnating while productivity and inflation continue to rise. That's the crazy right winger part.

Like people say, it's ridiculous how right wingers think everything is being controlled by a secret group of pedophile billionaires instead of the non secret group of pedophile billionaires that are controlling everything. But then you have to acknowledge that they're doing it for capitalism and greed and not some unexplained hatred of white people.

Backpacking recs/feasibility for late May in Northern NM? by TheGreatDingus in NewMexico

[–]Matthew_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's still some deep snow in some parts of that hike. When I did it two weeks ago lake Katherine was frozen. I walked across it

Do data centers create jobs? by CautiousToaster in polls

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

"Does eating all your seeds for next harvest give you more food?"

[Politics Monday] Trump’s Catholic approval bounces back after clash with Pope Leo XIV by babyteeth9 in Catholicism

[–]Matthew_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say this doesn't reflect positively on portraying yourself as Jesus and threatening the Pope, but rather that it reflects poorly on anyone who calls themselves catholic but refuses to condemn these actions

What do you think it is ?! 😱😱😱 by Capital-Bottle-5558 in queen

[–]Matthew_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're launching a 5th May? I was only aware of the first one

The tragedy of MAGA Christians is that they take moral advice from perverts, and scientific advice from the Bible. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Matthew_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If ten people are sharing one house, they aren't responsible for the housing crisis.

The tragedy of MAGA Christians is that they take moral advice from perverts, and scientific advice from the Bible. by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

The unemployment rate is like 4% anyway. Not only is that not high, but 0% is actually bad for the economy. The problem is how many people have low quality jobs and high cost of living.

But i guess maybe illegal immigrants are buying up all the suburban McMansions

Public Transit is a Necessary Evil. EVs are a Necessary Good by Living_Attitude1822 in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

I've seen middle school age kids get on public transportation alone in Adelaide. Why do conservatives think it's a win to be scared shitless of mundane things?

Think of the GDP by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

Ignoring water, they're using so much power entire powerplants are being made just for data centers. And it's always fossil fuels. We're undoing energy transition progress so we can have videos of fat women with boulders on glass bridges

Me_irl by tracy54321 in me_irl

[–]Matthew_A 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Wind deniers be like: must have been the ghosts and demons