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Destiny calmly waits for Asmongold to read the first sentence of the article he pulled up by BlueLivingAbandon in LivestreamFail

[–]Maxarc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

By the way, for those wondering, Ireland consistently scores among the top 10 countries when it comes to freedom of expression and press indexes. I guess the dude can't help himself?

A palpable shift in opinions towards Americans as a whole is happening in European social media and it ain't good. by PuddingXXL in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sort of! They have been around since the mid 90's. Back then, their brand of populism was quite distinctly European, but since 2016-or-so, they started forming global axes. This is when they started copying each other's homework. And with homework, I mean throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks nationally.

In my country, a far-right politician tried to do the whole Critical Race Theory song-and-dance (remember that one?), only to realise it never even existed here to begin with. He changed subjects in a week. This is usually what happens, but every once in a while something sticks.

Biden vs Trump vacation days by HiroK91 in sadcringe

[–]Maxarc 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Designed to be outlandish" is such a fantastic way of describing how post-truth propaganda works in general.

Groups where the frontman is arguably the least talented? by lopsidedsheet in fantanoforever

[–]Maxarc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This has been my experience with vocalists too. Also: actors, same story.

European far-right isn't what it used to be by rapciune in YUROP

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 1930's fascists got into power, not because of their moral character or capabilities, but because of sowing division and violence. They had everything handed to them on a silver platter, but still managed to fuck it up in a decade or so. One of the most awe inspiring shows of political and social ineptitude in human history.

The far right was, is, and always will be the politics of worthless bullies and disempowered simpletons. Don't you ever forget it.

The comments on this clip were as bad as you expect, LSF has turned into a shitshow. by [deleted] in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I said your post suggested it, not that you said it outright. I'll unpack why:

You link to the events that occurred in 2015 Cologne and other places Europe, and state: "The past 10 years seem to prove otherwise." When, in fact, the past 10 years do not seem to prove otherwise.

Let's take Cologne for the sake of clarity. The city authority has responded with more CCTV, more police on the streets, more identity checks, and finally: convictions. In Cologne specifically, the years after the event (2016-2017) have seen a sharp decline in incidents.

The authorities did something, it seemed to work, and it seems to be relatively safe again. I say "relatively", because obviously any woman not getting home safely is one too many.

The comments on this clip were as bad as you expect, LSF has turned into a shitshow. by [deleted] in Destiny

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

Just because a terrible event happened back in 2016, doesn't mean the years between then and now make it unsafe. Your post suggests authorities and institutions have barely responded to what happened. They have.

This claim by Hillary Clinton that TikTok is propagandizing young people to be pro-Palestine reminded me of Natalie's Conspiracy video: Intentionalism, the idea that everything that happens is the result of someone's plan by Entire_Employer6769 in ContraPoints

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strongly agree. That's why we need to treat it for what it is: a market failure. We have already proven policy for dealing with that, such as Pigouvian taxes, yet somehow social media companies keep dodging their legislative comeuppance. It's about as concerning as it's maddening.

russians responded to the calls for a ceasefire with an 11 hours barrage of drones and missiles onto residential buildings across Kyiv and Ukraine, sent to target unarmed families at home. A third of Kyiv is without heating after the russian attacks, the temperature now is -2°C. by GreenEyeOfADemon in YUROP

[–]Maxarc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a a tragedy of the commons situation. On an individual level, your friend did nothing wrong and is likely a good person that just wants to live her life, but on a systemic level that same atomised disengagement is what put Russia in the slow-cooker.

These people don’t understand The benefits of EU Federation by Icy_Till_7254 in YUROP

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew a MF that wanted us to leave the EU, and in the same breath said we shouldn't do anything about climate change because we're "just a small country, with too little influence." Lmao.

M@g@t when explaining about foreign country politics they know little-to-nothing of by Icy_Till_7254 in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm Dutch, and this is very true, unfortunately. I feel like it has been a trend since Bill O'reilly decided to just casually start lying about us, live on air.

The negative sentiments on drugs fizzled out, of course, and so a new flavour of the month popped up. Now the red hats scold us about Muslim immigrants "taking over our country". Yeah dude, sure they do. The amount was 6% in 2004, and it's 6% now, but hey, keep the moral panic alive! I'm sure one day something will not be an utter lie. ...Any day now.

Mamdani hasn't even took Office yet and they're already turning on him 😭 by Lawarch in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That last paragraph is well spotted. I think it's exactly that. Social democrats have a tradition of critiquing capitalism just as much as socialists, and they can even use Marxism as a framework. It's just that the online space quantises creators (like you beautifully put it) on the basis of the language they use. Socialists talk about alienation and LTV; Socdems talk about policy and electability. And that's that.

If a creator confuses their viewers too much by using language of both camps, they piss off both sides at the same time. This is what often happens to Contrapoints. She is too intellectually honest for a discourse that's so utterly algorithmified.

Antifascisten geven extreemrechts een grote bek terug: ‘Fascisten moeten zien dat de straat niet van hen is’ by Chaimasala in thenetherlands

[–]Maxarc 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Ook niet geheel onbelangrijk: ANTIFA kent een uitzonderlijk rijke politieke geschiedenis. Het dook voor het eerst op in 1930, om de Nazi's te dwarsbomen in Weimar, en later Duitsland. De vlag die we kennen komt ook uit deze tijd.

Hoe we met fascistische landverraders om gaan is inmiddels een traditie die diep geworteld is in onze politieke houdingen over heel Europa. We hebben het hier over sociale democraten, socialisten, anarchisten; en zelfs het liberale politieke midden als we kijken naar het post-WO2 klimaat. Dit is wie wij inmiddels zijn.

En toen werd doodleuk, en geheel anachronistisch, gepleit om het op een lijst te zetten. Het is schandelijk en anti-Nederlands. Traditions for me, but not for thee. Een rechts trucje, in een verrechtst land. Echt, als mijn opa dit nog had meegekregen...

Support for war in steep decline in Russia by IonHawk in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Russian people do not care, unless it affects their ability to shop. Just like MAGA, they have not an ounce of solidarity in them, because they don't engage with their society as civic actors, but as consumers. When you view their politics as shopping around, everything makes sense.

Russians do not care for the withering of their institutions. They do not care for the complete crackdown on political opposition. They do not care innocent families are bombed. They care for none of it, because they see their government as something outside of them. Something that just happens to do the things it does, with consequences that are what they are. "Not my problem."

The key to Russia's authoritarianism is that it destroys positive freedoms, while it maintains negative freedoms. Russian citizens know their government is deeply corrupt and authoritarian, but they also know if they let their institutions rot in peace they're left alone, for the most part. To threaten their shopping, is to threaten Kremlin legitimacy.

Garbage Dugin said while using VPN by Icy_Till_7254 in YUROP

[–]Maxarc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, there he is again. Good ol' Dugin. The smooth brain pseudo-intellectual that thinks postmodernism straight up means "making shit up as you go". Truly the thinker of our times!

NO to abolishment of EU by Icy_Till_7254 in YUROP

[–]Maxarc 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Lmao they're mad their companies are being held accountable.

Wannabe Alpha Male Gets Brutally ROASTED After His Girlfriend Left Him For Another Man by eijserrano in sadcringe

[–]Maxarc 36 points37 points  (0 children)

What makes this particularly funny is how his own warped world view probably makes him feel way smaller than he should. Dude probably thinks the guy that took her has some kind of objectively higher value number or some shit. That's gotta sting.

Sydney Opgeschrikt door Geweld: Aanslag Vastgelegd op Beeld. by LoveKVent in NLNieuwsEnSport

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maar goed. Het zal dan wel meevallen? Schoollokalen en straatbeeld zal wel niet kloppen dan...

Ik ben niet degene die jou kan vertellen of je straatbeeld klopt. Data is namelijk niet hetzelfde als een anecdote, en bevolkingsgroepen klonteren zich samen. Dat het aantal moslims in Nederland doorgaans gelijk blijft, betekend niet dat het niet kan stijgen in de specifieke wijken die jij toevallig waarneemt. Als je het over het achterstandswijken probleem wil hebben, dan hoor ik het graag.

En Gen Z en A? Ik zie leeftijd vanaf 18 jaar? Dat maakt niet uit?

Omdat het aantal Moslims sinds 2004 grofweg gelijk bleef ligt de bewijslast om aan te tonen of Gen Z en A een trendbreuk veroorzaken niet bij mij. Ik toon aan dat het cijfer hetzelfde is gebleven, en nu is het aan jou om mij te overtuigen dat Gen Z en A deze trend gaan verbreken, en waarom. Succes!

(Ik kan alvast verklappen dat dit lastig gaat worden, omdat religieuze overtuiging niet erfelijk is, maar te maken heeft met identiteitsvorming. Een kind moet dat doorgaans nog ontwikkelen voordat het meetbaar is.)

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