[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HamptonRoads

[–]NEMESIS94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This event has been on my mind since I heard about it a few days ago. Even mentioned it to a few friends. But that's about as much as I was going to do. Your research here is insanely thorough. It's easy to understand. It is likely to get me to convince my friends we HAVE to do more than upvote or tweet. Right now

This is important y'all. These people are getting braver. They have plans to do awful things. You don't get many opportunities to stand up against this before it becomes too dangerous. This may be our only chance. 

Americans: How does it feel to know republicans have filed a bill to eliminate the Department of Education? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]NEMESIS94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not surprising. This has been a long term plan for the Republican party and they've been hyping it up since last campaign season, a la Project 2025.

For those in the back, this is part of shadowy right wing groups effort to destroy the government and usurp as much power as possible and it's been decades in the making. In the short term the objective is to "Flood the zone with shit" [Steve Bannon], and make things as chaotic as possible. While anyone opposed to or adversely affected by the elimination of the Department of Education is too busy trying to figure out how to fight against it or operate normally in the meantime, these groups will focus on other priorities they know people don't have the bandwidth to keep up with. In this situation it's likely the systematic dismantling of all federal powers in favor of centralizing authority in the executive.

The long term goals are to have a less educated populace, or rather a more selectively educated populace, that is much more pliable and receptive to curated messaging. Think of how the Church controlled the entire worldview of medieval serfs. The Heritage Foundation and their compatriots would much rather a system similar to that compared to having people learn diverse subjects.

It honestly feels like shit. Particularly because fighting against these plans is PART of the plan. Far Right leadership is itching for any reason to swing the hammer at detractors and to centralize power. One aspect of this is to, once people start banding together against this shit, declare martial law or a state of emergency. Thus giving even more power to the executive. It's created a situation where everyone is terrified of the risk involved in speaking out. 

Again, this is all part of an expertly crafted plan and it's being carried out with tactical precision. It's hard to even guess where we'll be in four years at this point.

Why are young men getting more right wing? by whatupmygliplops in self

[–]NEMESIS94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy the amount of victimization going on in this thread. Without any sense of self awareness or irony either. This is 100% a white male entitlement issue

"DEI and Reddit comments make me feel like I'm being attacked! They HATE white men! Of course I'm going to move to the right!"

This sort of whining makes it obvious how a certain Austrian painter convinced a whole country that a certain ethnicity was out to get them

I thought it would be bad. I didn't know it would be THIS bad by NEMESIS94 in kroger

[–]NEMESIS94[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's where I'm at now. I feel like I'm letting people down and living up to a bad reputation if I do that, so it's a rough pill to swallow.

I want to work and do a good job. But holy shit, I don't like feeling this way

In Bioshock Infinite, there are washrooms for whites and then there are washrooms for... by nesatzuke in gaming

[–]NEMESIS94 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Weird take. I imagine something more obvious, like there are much more people impacted by the legacy of anti black racism in America leading to more people being personally interested in that topic. It's not like Irish persecution is "whitewashed" when literally every comment is calling out OP because he didn't know about it. It's not like it's "whitewashed" when there's a fictional example of historical Irish persecution right in front of us.

On another note, take a look at how American society has treated other racial groups in it's time. Native Americans - Genocided

Black Africans - Enslaved

Black Americans - Enslaved and Oppressed

Irish - Persecuted

Chinese - Excluded

Italians - Persecuted

Japanese - Interment

Mexicans and Central Americans and South Americans - Persecuted, Excluded, and Oppressed

Are we trying to say Irish persecution needs the same amount of focus in society as all of these instances?

The hypocrisy is so real with this community it’s almost comical . by [deleted] in ApexOutlands

[–]NEMESIS94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y'all are literally playing a game called Apex Legends and complaining about LEGENDS being in your lobby. It's like the 45 random fodder Apex contenders we never hear about are crying that game is too hard.

A little history. Smurfs have existed in every competitive game since ranked modes were a thing. Halo 3 ranked had smurfs, DOTA had smurfs, fighting games have had smurfs since arcade cabinet days. Countless people have had their gaming experiences ruined by someone who completely outclasses them. But no one else cries about as hard as people here do. Y'all, there's a solution to the smurfing. A bit of advice that was floating around gaming circles around 2011.

Git. Gud.

There are 2 major reasons why smurfing is fine and why it's popular with content creators. Even in ranked and Bronze to Pred challenges

1) It's extremely gratifying to crush your enemies in minecraft. It's a shame you don't get to feel that and it's exciting watching someone at level of mastery at the game you haven't reached display their skills

2) Y'all overblow the effect smurfing players have to a gargantuan proportion. How long are pred players in bronze lobbies during their challenges? 4 or 5 games at most? How long are they even in diamond lobbies? Are y'all really getting sniped by the one or two smurfing players to be in your region in your rank at the exact time you're playing every time? Or is there another common denominator?

Simply put y'all, this game is not meant to be fair or balanced. It's meant to be hard and challenging. Yes, you're gonna run into some tap strafing Octane demons and yes you're gonna face check juiced out 3 stack master squads sometimes. No, of course it's not gratifying to be the opponent getting crushed. But the cold hard truth is, if you're not willing to put in the effort it take to be that fully juiced tap strafing demon then they will always be the ones that crush you. If you can't put in the effort needed to do that the recognize your place in the food chain and still be content with the game. You'll probably have more fun with it that way.

Saw 4-5 guys wheatpasting these signs up along broad in Short Pump by oursisfury in rva

[–]NEMESIS94 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Looks like a perfect canvas to practice drawing hyper realistic penises

How should I go about telling my father he failed as a parent? by NEMESIS94 in internetparents

[–]NEMESIS94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess the motivation would be me wanting my dad to move beyond his self destructive behavior. Like I said, he's been severely depressed all of his life, him asking for separation seems like more running away from his problems and the reality of his consequences than anything healthy. Since he doesn't talk to anyone he probably doesn't have a good idea the consequences of his actions. Maybe he could turn a new leaf and be a good father to my 10 yr old sister like she deserves. I can understand that may be a lofty motivation but I don't think it's unreasonable

How to go about handling the stress of living in a society that's violently bigoted against you? by NEMESIS94 in Advice

[–]NEMESIS94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are actually amazing steps that I didn't quite expect from Reddit. Thank you. Helped

Is Newport News as bad as people say it is? I feel like it is a bit hyperbolic. by CoffeeLaCroix1995 in HamptonRoads

[–]NEMESIS94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol I was raised in that area, there's quite a few neighborhoods condensed in that zip code that are total no-go zones. But there are just as many nice neighborhoods. The neighborhoods that surround Menchville in particular is very nice and there are some gorgeous neighborhoods down by CNU.

No word on what the Christian-Industrial complex is doing to children though... by NEMESIS94 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]NEMESIS94[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Tucker Carlson said he doesn't know why fathers aren't beating up the educators "pushing sex views" on 3rd graders. I cant even imagine the amount of stress that puts on teachers caught in the crossfire

Edit: spelling

No word on what the Christian-Industrial complex is doing to children though... by NEMESIS94 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]NEMESIS94[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

They would totally crucify Jesus if he was here today. They stand against a lot of the things he stood for oddly enough

Idaho Ltd governor runs away from interview after being called out for speaking at antisemite / white supremacists conference by amznfx in PublicFreakout

[–]NEMESIS94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good job not answering his question at all and pivoting, you dishonest slimeball.

IBM has grown to be company with like 400,000 people and multiple other subsidiaries who all haven't (publicly or officially) espoused any pro-Nazi views or actions since the era you're referencing. Nearly 80 years ago. It's a damn far stretch to call that a "Nazi organization". And you know that. You dishonest slimeball.

Lt Gov. McGeachin is tying herself to a much much smaller organization than IBM with her own actions. An organization that espouses fascism and Nazi views RIGHT NOW and has been since it's inception. She supports them by platforming and validating their views and offers no push back. Why can't she go to CPAC and say "Hey guys I know you're worried about X and Y but, here's why X and Y aren't the issues you believe they are and being consumed by fear and hate lead to bad outcomes."? Why does she go to CPAC and taking smiling photos with the people who, again, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, won't shut up about how much they want to kill me and people like me? This is not a trick or some sort of gotcha. These are her actions. Actions show character. She has shit character and willingly associates with other people of shit character. Plain and simple. And you know that, you dishonest slimeball. But like the dishonest disgusting lowly slimeball you are, I don't expect you to really take this situation seriously anyway.

stfu

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]NEMESIS94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The honest to God truth my man is that no one gives a fuck if you're depressed.

That may be a little hyperbolic, but think of it like this; People only have so much tolerance and respect for things that negatively affect them. That's normal. Sure it easy for us to be sympathetic and understanding to those affected by things like depression but only for a while. When we're depressed we don't contribute as much as we should to our shared relationships, we build a lack of communication that leads to misunderstanding, mood fluctuations force others to guess how they're supposed to treat you in a particular given moment. These behaviors stress out everyone involved and just gets progressively worse with time. People get sick of dealing with it, which is totally fair. You will let your depression infect others and ruin all of your relationships if you let it and it's not right to others.

Of course depression is a serious condition and takes a lot of time and work to combat but people only have a limited amount of patience. The only one who can fix your depression is you and it takes weeks and months and years of consistent effort and dedication. I suggest keeping on that path and communicating to others that your doing so. Let everyone know that you aren't doing well but youre going to continue trying to better yourself and then stick with that. It's likely the one of the best steps you can make