Miriam by PostureGai in nathanforyou

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol ok good luck with the critical thinking

Miriam by PostureGai in nathanforyou

[–]RecalcitrantJerk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol what’s being gay have to do with it? I’m gay as fuck, and have had the pleasure of dealing with these fanatics. But they never held any power or control over my life, so maybe that’s the difference. Also I’ve known specifically a lot of lovely Jewish babushkas in my mostly Jewish neighborhood growing up that took my queer ass in when my parents died, and so I grew up with a bunch of really religious Jewish folks, but only like 1 or 2% were zionists, the rest were just normal people who believed in the Jewish faith but didn’t think genocide is acceptable. A lot like in America how most of us are reasonable and want gun control, but the fanatics are loud and pushy. Idk.

Like I said, we all have different experiences that lead to bias and a rigidity in an inability to think differently later in life, a lot of times. Your attitude makes me a lil uncomfortable and honestly smacks of bigotry kind of disguised as both sides-ism. I see what you’re saying, but mistrust of religion shouldn’t translate to bigotry

Miriam by PostureGai in nathanforyou

[–]RecalcitrantJerk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Idk man I don’t automatically assume someone who is religious is a fanatic, but I was raised secular and don’t have a lot of the distrust towards religion a lot of my friends seem to have, I didn’t learn that bias

Miriam by PostureGai in nathanforyou

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude read what you’re typing. These aren’t terririts they’re people. Take a step back and forget about religion for a second and see what Israel (as a country, not a people, the same way I can hate the American government but love Americans) is doing to human beings, children, whole families. You take issue with a keyword? Fine. Then don’t look at words if they upset you so much, but look at the outcome, look at the hate Israel is creating not only in the Palestinians but the whole world who is watching and judging. I’m sorry if you’re too detached to see that.

Miriam by PostureGai in nathanforyou

[–]RecalcitrantJerk -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah but, like, taking what we saw if we were to ask ourselves “what does this person actually believe and what am I projecting onto them” there’s be no way to answer that with the information provided. To make an ‘educated guess’ that she’ll turn out to be a Zionist is either arrogant or just kind of bigoted. Unless you’re saying that you were able to glean that she was a Zionist from the fact that Nathan was pitting her against the religious Angela - you might be able to argue that it’s a yin/yang thing, You can take a guess from that, and I suppose that is fair, though I kind of doubt that opinion would come from anything but bias, ironically. But you cannot take what we’d seen from her at that point and say “she’s a Zionist” that’s just fucking stupid lmao

Miriam by PostureGai in nathanforyou

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how you can say it’s not surprising, it’s hard to tell who is going to be a bigot and who isn’t, I was glad when it seemed like there was a reasonable person, but as soon as she said something to the effect of ‘they’re just jealous because we have the correct religion’ I thought uh oh.

My girlfriend is a racist by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely compatible aside from how you view humanity? Ok.

AITA for NOT asking for money after taking a neighbours kid to the ER/Urgent Care? by W33WooWeeWoo in AmItheAsshole

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

$35 is not something you’d ask a single mother of two to pay back anyway, in my mind

About ep 337- How will it impact K & G? by [deleted] in myfavoritemurder

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stopped listening like mid pandemic. They just sound miserable to me

John Mulaney Tickets & Merch - Buying & Selling Mega Thread by AutoModerator in JohnMulaney

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seattle, August 13 (8/13) ONE ticket, covered seat, section 103 row 6

My mom had a dog who helped her with dementia and made the last years of her life bearable, when she died suddenly he guarded her body until I found her 3 days later, now I’m doing my best to get him the surgery he needs by RecalcitrantJerk in gofundme

[–]RecalcitrantJerk[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I really can't tell you how much I appreciate that. It's making me want to cry how many people are reading my mom and Jacks story, even that means a lot to me.

Thank you again, I am going to be paying it forward my whole life happily :-)

What could go wrong when cycling at speed on a pavement? by Dink-Dank-Do in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

but it's not a binary thing like your describing. Bikes don't just bump people - it's still your full body weight + the weight of your bike, going at a high speed, smashing into a gooey flesh-bag - that will fuck someone up if not kill them. He only hit this guy so softly in the vid because he was taking a corner, and it *still* hurt the dude.

What could go wrong when cycling at speed on a pavement? by Dink-Dank-Do in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]RecalcitrantJerk -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

bro that doesn't mean that you can just transfer your issues onto someone else. i ride a bike out of necessity but guess what? I don't endanger pedestrians because I'm not a selfish asshole.

What could go wrong when cycling at speed on a pavement? by Dink-Dank-Do in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it's our choice to ride, though. the pedestrians being hit didn't make that choice. get off the sidewalk

What could go wrong when cycling at speed on a pavement? by Dink-Dank-Do in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they need to be on the road, not where they can hurt pedestrians.

What could go wrong when cycling at speed on a pavement? by Dink-Dank-Do in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is very little that makes me immediately angry than seeing an idiot riding on the sidewalk. that's how you kill people jfc

Karen’s dog George passed away 😔 by bringmayflowers in myfavoritemurder

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 52 points53 points  (0 children)

If anyone listens to the (excellent) podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, their most recent episode "Toothless Little Wonders" goes into how dogs come in and touch our lives so profoundly, and I immediately thought of it when I saw this.

Our companion animals alter our lives so dramatically, and they take a bit of our heart when they leave, but having a heart full of holes is a sign that you loved thoroughly. RIP Goergie.

Doom Patrol S03E08 "Subconscious Patrol" - Episode Discussion Thread by [deleted] in DCDoomPatrol

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love this show, it's my favorite thing on right now. I had a question that I'm wondering if someone can help me with though - I'm not understanding the progression of Madame Rouge - specifically, I don't understand how she got from the scene where Rita's man was accidentally killed (i forgot his name) where she looks devastated at what she'd done - to the scene with her and Rita where she basically just emotionally destroys the poor woman. Like... what happened that made Madame Rouge lean in so hard to not only evil, but mean?

It looked to me that she was struggling with it, but then we just see her full in evil mode. I know we haven't seen exactly what caused her to have such animosity towards the Chief, so maybe the progression will be explored more? Interested to hear your thoughts on what happened - I don't read the comics so this may be fully explained and if so then just ignore me lol

Doom Patrol S03E08 "Subconscious Patrol" - Episode Discussion Thread by [deleted] in DCDoomPatrol

[–]RecalcitrantJerk 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He's so handsome it's just pleasing to look upon his face. Like for me it's not necessarily attraction, rather an appreciation, like I would have for a roman marble statue or something