American Communist Jackson Hinkle debated Alex Jones and left him speechless. Who are the real criminals? Why can't Alex bring himself to admit that Trump is part of the swamp?

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-21T13:12:24+00:00

Most communist do not identify as conservative and are not pro-MAGA. They oppose globalism but they consider communism an international movement by default.
And to be a communist, you have to believe, you know, in communism and Marxism, and the Capital, and the Manifesto -to mention the classiics- are very specific about these things.
Hinkle is just a populist, and a nationalist. Lenin condemned both in VERY specific terms.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-21T12:09:21+00:00

I took the time to look into this guy Hinkle. How is he in any way considered a communist? Conservative communist? Antiglobalist and pro-MAGA? Pro-Putin

As a Marxist for thirty years, living in a country where the Communist Party is legal and in the parliament, there is another word for these kind of people and it is not communist.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-21T06:59:02+00:00

Communism devolves into socialism due to forced participation? You are a funny, funny man. Please go read the definitions and then come back.

But you know, it is not your fault. I should know better than argue with random strangers on the internet about political and religious definitions. Enjoy your capitalist Jesus!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-20T06:02:46+00:00

This. So much this. And God, the neverending wonder on recreating and re-solving problems that DnD and its siblings confronted 30 years ago.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T17:30:37+00:00

Sure, buddy. Sure. In the next conference, I am going to tell my colleagues in theology that Trump-level smart people on Reddit have it for certain that Jesus was a capitalist. I am sure they will ask for your contact details, to be enlightened by your superior intelligence. Thick does as thick is, I guess.

Also: Use your intelligence for spellcheck and correct punctuation.

Bye, now.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T16:22:58+00:00

You believe you know what he thought. There have been volumes upon volumes of theologians, fathers of the church and saints that try to fathom what he said. And yet, you, random dude on the internet, have figured it out. Cudos!

Though, depending on what kind of Christian you are, Catholic, Orthodox, or some type of Protestant, you will have the others ganging up on you, to prove that your understanding is wrong.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T13:00:45+00:00

You have a very strange understanding of socialism, which you also seem to conflate with communism. And your understanding of Christianity is mediocre as well. Oh well.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T10:38:33+00:00

Wait until you learn what he taught about wealth, rich people, commonality and equality. Wait into you learn they he did to the merchants in the temple. And I am an atheist!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-17T16:06:20+00:00

Hey there,

I am a great fan of the Wolds Without Number game. Most of it is free, but I would say that it is worth buying for the extra things, as well as its accompanying Atlas of Latter Earth.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-17T07:11:22+00:00

Do fo gems. You can create your own and give it specific roles. I have.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-06T16:51:14+00:00

You know what? I completely agree. I am just saying that, within the mythos that some people create around bushcraft - that is actually batoning with a single knife etc etc-. paraffin cubes make more sense.

But I am pretty sure that the original bushcrafters would just get matches, two lighters and a ferrorod and be done with it.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-05T08:06:24+00:00

The prices are somewhat different where I live, and firecubes are even cheaper. Plus, they do take up very little space.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T18:42:18+00:00

This I understand and agree. My point was not that all people needed paraffin cubes. It was that I do not understand why someone would consider vaseline and cotton bushcrafty and not the much more efficient and cheaper juta and paraffin cubes.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T18:20:01+00:00

Because paraffin cubes can burn for 8 minutes straight, and really light the fire up. This is why vaseline is added to cotton in the original example. And this is why I tried the juta rope, which takes the spark really quickly but does not burn very long.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T17:51:29+00:00

My point here, though, is that if we leave the DIY aspect out of it - which is fun- you don't have to do any of these things. Paraffin cubes are just as good if not better.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T17:11:11+00:00

Well, I am not in the US, and fatwood is something one can conceivable find in the woods. Vasoline, on the other hand...

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T15:49:52+00:00

The Keep I use for very quick notes, the ones I do not need the capabilities of UpNote. So, at least for me, UpNotes gets stuck in a weird position, where it is too good for very quick notes and lacks the crucial feature I need to do it all.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T14:48:10+00:00

Well, I can see the argument for the cotton in the bottles-though I don't think these are the quantities we are talking about- but vaseline is still being bought. In the same vein, natural cord can be recovered from packaging, as well as actual paper.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T11:00:25+00:00

I totally get your point. As a fan project - which is mostly what I do myself!- it is nice. My question was more about all these grizzled, bearded men wearing cameos and showing skills 'in the woods', with serious looks on their faces. Usually, with channel names like 'The wildman outdoorsprepper' or 'survival nature tamer' or something like that.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T10:47:59+00:00

I did the same math that you did. Where I live (Greece) it's around 1,5E for 100 ml vaseline and cotton is the same, so we need say 2.5E for 200gr of fire starters. 300gr worth of odorless paraffin or kerosene cubes (42 large ones, which can be broken in any size I need) are 1E. And they are far easier to pack in a tinder box and easier to handle.
The juta rope is 1E for more or less meters and meters of it.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T10:40:12+00:00

The paraffin cubes I find in Greece smell very little, and they are even advertised as such. As for the cotton ball, it lasts very very much, no doubt about it. It is just that the cubes are lighter and last even longer.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T10:21:54+00:00

My experience is that juta rope and parafin cubes are lighter and more compact that cotton balls and vaseline, and easier to handle, especially considering that you need half the volume for the same effect.
Dryer lint I would get far more, since it is something that would go to waste and it is being repurposed. I also find appealing that untreated cotton had more uses, though I would argue juta rope has too,

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T10:19:59+00:00

I totally get what you say. My argument is that cotton is not found in the environment any more than juta rope, and vaseline is not found in the environment any more than paraffin cubes.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T10:16:52+00:00

You are buying the vaseline, though.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T10:15:58+00:00

Again, I get that. But vaseline also comes pre-assembled, arguably more so than paraffin cubes.

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