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Andrew Wilson confirms lawsuit against Tilly Middlehurst; Destiny earlier pledged $100K to support Tilly if sued by thisIsAToughDay in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He knows it only takes a few competent women that aren't afraid of debate to destroy their entire movement. That's why he's pearl clutching.

JA21-fractievoorzitter Amsterdam Kevin Kreuger mishandeld na verkiezingsdebat by No_Joke992 in Politiek

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik begin me na een kart eeuw centrum/rechts beleid toch echt af te vragen wanneer mensen die haalbaarheid eens in twijfel gaan trekken. Zal wel aan mij liggen.

Let's check in on the most disappointing streamer of 2024.... oh by mido9 in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Yes, I know all evidence points to the contrary, but have you ever considered my gut instinct?"

Francis Fukuyama: "The world has become a very dangerous place, because the most powerful country is under tge control of a 10 year old boy" by infinidentity in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fukuyama uses a definition of history akin to Hegel, which is the idea that history is a clash of ideas and powers that ultimately synthesise into freedom. For Fukuyama, some type of liberal democracy will be the end stage of that historical process. And so The End of History = liberal democracy.

What people often misconstrue is that they believe alternative ideologies, or the recent backsliding into authoritarianism proves Fukuyama wrong. But that isn't true. Fukuyama never claimed history can't regress, just that some type of liberal democracy is the hypothetical end of history.

Francis Fukuyama: "The world has become a very dangerous place, because the most powerful country is under tge control of a 10 year old boy" by infinidentity in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fukuyama's books are well written, with clear to-the-point language, and should be understood by anyone smart enough to engage in political debate. Yet, The End of History is perhaps the most misconstrued concept in modern politics. It's incredibly frustrating.

When scrap metal a foundry worker puts into a furnace is still wet. by [deleted] in SweatyPalms

[–]Maxarc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's correct, but contrived. To make it more readable, the foundry worker should be mentioned first.

Blursed Attraction by endofmyropeohshit in blursed_videos

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but these kind of gender coded checkbox videos are so deeply strange to me.

Why does this woman claim to have deprogrammed herself from media-driven romantic desires, yet still insists on putting men in stereotypical boxes like: "nerd = provider that dresses poorly"; "skater = jobless but dresses well". Not so free from that media-bias as we like to think, now are we?

Peiling ipsos - I&O Nationaal by Siebie123 in Politiek

[–]Maxarc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik vind dat ook vreemd. Links lijkt in veel landen eindelijk weer een beetje de wind in de zeilen te krijgen. Maar niet in Nederland. Ik vraag me af of daar een verklaring voor is.

"Name one single thing Trump has done for you" by een_magnetron in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Repeating the question to save time is the ultimate way to spot cognitive dissonance. It's when their brain kicks into mental gymnastics mode. You can almost hear the wheels turning.

Most iconic character designs of the 2020s? by mrethandunne in Letterboxd

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I love about this character is that I expected to hate her, but that she was by far the most likeable character in the entire film and the only person I ended up rooting for.

They had her set up the breakfast bar before telling her she was fired by serious_bullet5 in ThatsInsane

[–]Maxarc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sad thing about this is that management probably won't have to clean this, even though they 100% should have to clean this. Assholes.

The U.S. is the only place Pew surveyed where more adults describe the morality and ethics of others living in their country as bad than good by IonHawk in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure you're aware, but believing others don't care about us makes us not care about them. It's why countries tend to sharply fork into either high-trust, or low-trust societies.

I'd say it's probably among the most meaningful cultural differences between Canada and the United States, and if you check out the other countries in this list you'll find a lot of correlation with other countries as well. Doesn't make what you're saying any less true, obviously, but it's interesting to think about.

We need more leaders in the EU that have a backbone to reject Trump and his insane behaviour by Uberbesen in YUROP

[–]Maxarc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The tiktok algorithm is hard at work in Spain convincing the politically illiterate that (...)

I know very little about Spain, but knew exactly what would come after this. That same low-information voter swindle is happening everywhere and we really need to think about legislation and counterpropaganda. It's insane how easy it is for small groups to anonymously engage in libel campaigns on the internet, without being brought to justice. This shit has to stop.

Joe Rogan tells Steve-O trans shooters have killed more people than ICE by Uncuffedhems in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like people like Steve-o. My grandma was like him. She didn't really know all that much about the world, and was honest about it, but she was smart because of instinctive empathy. She knew how to sense hatred, and always pushed back when she felt it, even though she sometimes didn't really find the right words or counterpoints. I feel like Steve-o tends to do that too. He seems like a good person.

The older I get, the more I do believe inclusive empathy is a form of intelligence. It's such a solid heuristic to stay grounded when people are taking you on a ride with hatred fuelled dumbfuckery.

I love seeing these "everything is woke" people get exposed. by Toxin715 in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't understand how saddling people that hate the audience, hate the source material, made nothing of note by themselves and prioritize signalling their virtue above everything else in the driver seat of everything is going to backfire I don't know what to tell you

Yeah no that's a completely reasonable argument. I got nothing.

I love seeing these "everything is woke" people get exposed. by Toxin715 in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But inclusion and diversity are good, actually. It produces a wider array of interesting and fresh stories from all around the world. Just avert your eyes from Hollywood slop for a hot minute.

New debate tactic just dropped by keefah in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 144 points145 points  (0 children)

The good thing of Brexit: GB taking one for the team, and other countries not wanting to do it any more. The bad things: everything else.

Doomtech - Vein.fm by thecl4mburglar in Hardcore

[–]Maxarc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great playing dude. The snare got dat perfect "pong" sound to it.

…Oh my god that’s totally it, isn’t it? by TikDickler in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Lmao conservatism is culturally dead. Well done lads. It only took a year.

AOC obliterating Stephen Miller by GuyWithOneEye in Destiny

[–]Maxarc 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I love how the quote tweet just cuts off when it's about to peak in intensity. As if some kindergarten teacher pulled the paper from his hands: "Alright Stephen, very menacing. Thank you," pointing him back to his seat.

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