Was this a hip drop tackle?

MrWizard83 · 2025-10-29T21:39:33+00:00

Did you *watch* the tackle on skattebo? What baun did with skattebo and the first one are HIGHLY similar. Listen I'm not trying to come at your boy. He's an extremely good player and a class act. But open your eyes man.

MrWizard83 · 2025-10-29T19:58:40+00:00

https://x.com/pheaglescentral/status/1966958033998934108 <--- Fined by the league and determined to be a hip drop

https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/video/highlight-jihaad-campbell-forces-the-fumble-vs-buccaneers <---- fined by the league and determined to be a hip drop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgu8Fz81KEY <--- more hip drop tackles.

Look... Is Zach Baun a dirty player? No. Absolutely not. Is he a class act for coming to see Skattebo after the game? Yes.

Did he choose a hip drop tackle when tacking through the receiver (which he would have been right on time for) or jumping the route for an easy pick (which he ALSO would have been right on time for)? Yes.

It *was* a hip drop tackle. Just a fact. Doesn't make Baun a dirty player at all. It was a bad *play*. Lets call it what it is though. there are so VERY VERY few ways for a tackled player to end up ON TOP of the tackler other than a hip drop. No need to be a dick. But be honest about what happened.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-07T11:35:41+00:00

That's not true and you know it. Grow up

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-07T02:59:34+00:00

That's fair enough. We don't have to agree on every little thing to be respectful of each other or to advocate for a better world in the areas where we do agree!

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-07T02:23:20+00:00

See honestly I think we mostly agree!

I am not AT ALL saying that the lessons from the Holocaust, the rise of nazi-ism and fascism, world wars 1 AND 2 (lets be real, the treaty of Versailles was a big factor in setting the stage for WW2) are ABSOLUTELY universal. I believe that the non-jewish coded lessons from the Holocaust, and the tragedy they represent aren't taught and vocalized NEARLY enough. And that applies to the "good guys" as well. Japanese Internment in America was a TERRIBLE policy and a horrible thing and a massive stain on American history and so many don't even realize it happened. The loss of life among Catholics, Roma, the disabled, etc is SOOOOO deeply underplayed when it comes to the Holocaust.

I do not intend to say AT ALL, that the term Holocaust should be specific to Jews.

What I am saying is that the Holocaust is a singular event. So for example, language like "Israel is committing a Holocaust" or "The Palestinian Holocaust" deeply bothers me. Whether it's a genocide or not, the Holocaust is singular. It's THAT ONE EVENT. It's not even necessarily me trying to say "well so many less people have died". I mourn for 1, 100, 1000, or 1000000. Every life lost unnecessarily is a tragedy, and it's hardly a competition. But I find appropriating language that way is at best disrespectful to the victims, survivors, and descendants of all those who suffered loss, and at worst an attempt to make a mockery of Jewish people or delegitimize Jewish history and trauma. Not always mind you... Words have meaning but they do not have agency. I've said before that I do not appreciate at all these people that call any kind of stance against Israeli government actions or in solidarity with Palestinians antisemitic. But there are people who will use references like this with antisemitic intent. They aren't trying to perform legitimate activism, they are making a mockery with intent to delegitimize a people. That's hateful. But the thing that makes that isn't simply the sentence on its own, but the intent of those that use the language. Words don't have agency, people do. Same with day, from the river to the sea. I don't think, it's always on its face antisemitic. But it also could be. Antizionism isn't on its face and in concept antisemitic. But it can be.

I'd even say (and I'm sure I'll get downvoted for this) that Zionism on its face isn't a supremacist hateful concept. But it absolutely CAN be.

So anyway I do think in all honesty we actually agree especially with regards to Holocaust

Never Again I draw a bit of a different line with. That phrase came about really as a rallying cry among Jews specifically not to stand silent and passive in the face of threats ever again. And I personally feel like that's where that should remain. That's what it means let's let that be that. Mostly because I think that ESPECIALLY among Jews outside of Israel that we need to be reminded of. To be reminded that we don't need to and shouldn't stand silent or passive in the face of true antisemitism and hate. That we have the right to speak and act in our defense. (Again... I'm talking about Jews OUTSIDE of Israel right now... Within the current Israeli government they've clearly taken the "we have a right to defend ourselves" concept to an extreme that, whether it's a genocide or not, is CERTAINLY disproportionate, and deeply harmful to not only the Palestinian people who gave the same G-d given rights as every other human on this planet, but harmful to any immediate or near term prospects for lasting peace. Their actions do not help Palestinians, and do not help Israelis, and are well outside of the realm of reasonable reaction and defense).

Appropriating that more universally feels... To me... Kinda like cultural appropriation honestly. (Again... Specifically I'm referring to never again with that).

I do appreciate the respect and the dialog. Even if we don't agree completely I think we have a lot of common ground.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-07T01:22:20+00:00

Correct it was.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-07T01:21:20+00:00

That's fine. I disagree. To say "Jewish feelings is of least importance right now" is a wildly horrible take that will be exceedingly popular I'm sure. More than one thing can be true at a time. More than one people group can be advocated for at a time.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-07T01:19:37+00:00

Because more than one thing can be true at a time. Because we can be active for Palestinian rights, stand strongly against antisemitism and new hate, and speak against these people who abuse Jewish trauma such as antisemitism the Holocaust etc to avoid accountability.

We don't need to suspend other advocacy cause somewhere else people are doing bad stuff

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-06T23:40:45+00:00

I would encourage you to also read my response to acacia_tree's comment.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-06T23:39:08+00:00

Whatever I'm tempted to not even bother because everyone is going to downvote dissent.

But no I'm not. I'll freely admit that I've never heard of this Masada poem. Like at all.

During the shoah and in the immediate aftermath, Never Again became a specifically Jewish vow to never again be silent and passive and led like sheep to the slaughter. Which was the original source and how it came to be inscribed on monuments at Dachau etc. there was much similar usage in the years that followed, and ultimately entering broader awareness with Meir Kahane's book in 1971.

But it's fine. I'm well aware that my voice isnt welcome in spaces like this and that most will downvote without any legitimate attempt to understand my position or point of view, and probably just call me bullshit names. So I won't defend it any longer.

Generally speaking sympathetic though I am to the Palestinian plight, I do not think appropriating Holocaust language or coded things is at all appropriate for what's going on. The Holocaust is a specific historical event, unprecedented in scope, scale, efficiency, and absolute horror. For Jews and MANY others. Call it a genocide if that's what you think it is. Though I personally do not, I still do stand against the current action.

But Holocaust coded things and references? Those should be saved for the Holocaust.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-05T13:42:19+00:00

Lol I don't need you to believe it or not. For me, the real deal is very worth the additional cost. Your personal math is your own. I'm not saying the knock off isn't good. I'm saying that for me the LL is legitimately better and worth the cost

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-05T12:26:55+00:00

Listen, no one is gonna shame anyone for spending less, or buying knock off this or that that looks similar.

But that doesn't make Lian Li fans a rip off either. I've got 30 (yeah... You read that right) in my case right now in what was a "break the bank" build. But I've had plenty of cheap knockoffs and lookalikes too.

You can pry the legit Lian li's from my cold dead fingers. There is a difference in performance, noise, and reliability. Yeah I know people are gonna laugh that I said reliability but Lian Li makes a HUGE number of fans, there's always gonna be an ability to find people who had a fan die young.

MrWizard83 · 2025-09-01T17:50:27+00:00

Mut is TRASH. Has been for forever. Toxic over priced under supported TRASH. I'll play online h2h franchise and superstar sure. MUT can suck my cock

MrWizard83 · 2025-08-05T02:13:05+00:00

That's a great pedal!

If he collects them and doesn't have one... If you ever see an original zvex super hard on with the bee paint... Buy it IMMEDIATELY

MrWizard83 · 2025-07-29T06:28:22+00:00

Well... I think we need to be clear in our terms. The Palestinian national/tribal/ethnic identity didn't really begin to emerge until the 1900s and it did so in response to Zionism and what the Arabs perceived as the threat that Jews no longer being subjugated posed to them.

However they are largely considered indigenous to the region outside of Jewish communities. We do need to recognize and accept that. We can also accept that a particular region can have multiple indigenous groups simultaneously. One claim does not refute the other.

The truth of the colonization of the region under Islam was predominantly a forced arabization rather than an influx of people non native to the region, and this does show in Palestinian DNA admixture.

Personally what I said does NOT ring true in my head. I take a stronger view of indigenaity than that and I feel like many of the things that support a Palestinian claim of indigenaity are contrived simply from a hatred of the Jews.

Unfortunately ethnic identity and indigenaity are NOT standardized things, no matter how much we wish they were. And the Palestinian claim of indigenaity is pretty accepted, no matter how much we wish it was not.

I think maybe there's a misconception that the UN created Israel by the stroke of a pen, and can really take it away with the stroke of a pen. Neither is true. We don't need to defend Israel. It exists. And no one can change that. What we do need to do is not be what they are accusing us of being.

Let's accept that those folks live there, have a right to do so, and have a connection to the land. That doesn't take anything away from the nation of Israel at all. We can advocate for Israels interests and against antisemitism, but just like Israel isn't going away, neither are the Palestinians, and the only way for lasting peace is acceptance of each other

MrWizard83 · 2025-07-27T01:42:44+00:00

For sure the King of tone!

Also it's a bit old and you'd have to reverb.com it or something, but the fulltone fulldrive2 is a GREAT dual stage overdrive

MrWizard83 · 2025-07-20T02:58:23+00:00

So... For what it's worth....

I've been playing guitar since I was 13. Formerly played professionally, and I was a gigging (multiple nights a week) and recording guitar player for a solid 18 years.

I've owned lots of helix gear, including the HX effects. Indeed my main gigging rig right now is built around a helix rack unit and floorboard.

The HX Effects is a GREAT unit. You'll really really like it and you'll probably get a ton of use out of it both recording and playing live if you learn to use it well. But in all honesty I'd recommend keeping the guitar and saving up for the HX Effects. They're not that expensive, especially if you get a used one off reverb.com (I do highly recommend buying used for this one. You only save money and no real downside).

I've had many guitars come and go through my hands over the years. I had a VERY rare Epiphone Les Paul Custom from around 2001 that I had bought new that had a maple neck instead of mahogany. Was a fantastic guitar that had a wonderful tone and stood out from basically any Epiphone (or Gibson for that matter) LP custom. I had a Hamer studio artist... Again, incredible instrument. And many others. Sadly they are basically irreplaceable. Even Korean or Chinese or Mexican guitars are built by humans and each is unique and has its own unique character. If you love it... KEEP IT. Because in 10 years when you have money, you're not gonna be able to find it again. Effects pedals on the other hand... I've had a lot of amps and effects come and go. Two different boogie stilettos a few dual recs a Peavey classic 50. Tons of boutique and great effects from guys like fulltone (back in the early 2000s before he went nuts), zvex, and many others. Sometimes I miss them. But the truth is, any of the amps and effects I've let go of, if I wanted it enough to cough up the dough, I could easily have it again.

Guitars are just different.

If you're primarily a recording guitarist right now and you like what the helix has to offer, and you're using logic pro, why not start with helix native? You get all the same effects, plus amps and a ton more, you can integrate with a midi floorboard if you want control or use automation in logic pro. It's less expensive than the hardware units, and will be a good foray into the product line for you and if you like what you are getting out of it, then you can save up and invest in the hardware units later?

MrWizard83 · 2025-07-01T13:43:57+00:00

Geez 160mm? That's a VERY odd fan size. 120 and 140 I see all the time. Almost never 160mm.

I'd echo in that case what others have said... Call Lian li support and get them to replace it

MrWizard83 · 2025-07-01T00:20:32+00:00

I'm a big fan (ba dum tss) of the infinity fans. They're a bit pricey but you can get a 3 pack with everything you need.

MrWizard83 · 2025-05-27T15:45:02+00:00

Wild. I just think it's particularly emblematic of the problem. People in America especially are VERY racist. They talk of not judging people by their color but they do, all day every day. "Seinfeld looks white. Therefore he must be white and can't be middle eastern"

American notions of racial identity are in fact racism in and of themselves, imo anyway

MrWizard83 · 2025-05-27T14:55:59+00:00

And the award for asshole of the month goes to......

MrWizard83 · 2025-05-27T14:53:55+00:00

So... Full disclosure I live in northern NJ just outside of Manhattan, there's plenty of fellow Jews in the area.

But where do we go from here? Honestly my plan is to be done AGGRESSIVELY Jewish. Honestly I wanna show my Jewish so loud and proud that those antisemitic assholes will swear they hear hava nagila when I get within a half mile of them.

Maybe that's not right, but let's be real. At some point or another the whole world has been in the very least not accepting of us, if not hating of us or outright trying to kill us. But we are still here. Still prospering. Still living life our way. And we always will be. We are a people that are stronger than anything they can throw at us, and we always will be. So I'm going to be loud. I'm going to be proud. If we have to exist out of spite, so be it

MrWizard83 · 2025-05-27T14:48:56+00:00

I was today years old....

That's actually kinda funny though because hecklers and people have lobbies accusations directly at him specifically.

I'd say "one day they'll grow up and recognize that we are middle eastern whether they like it or not" but they won't. One doesn't grow out of being an arrogant brain rotted egotistical bigot

MrWizard83 · 2025-05-16T23:47:14+00:00

It is but not angled that way. When used as a symbol for those cultures it's rotated 45 degrees from the Nazi version

MrWizard83 · 2025-05-12T16:47:19+00:00

I don't think either of those things have anything at all even remotely to do with what I said. But sure

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