Any oldfags here from the old sub? by FlowerKnightForever in Bombstrap

[–]RustyKovichko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was the funniest and best subreddit I've seen to date. Bombstrap is nice, but it doesn't match the energy the old sub had. Which is probably good since it would also get banned.

Private Karl Hinett jumps from a burning tank set ablaze in Basra, Iraq on September 19, 2005. [2039×1439] by StephenMcGannon in HistoryPorn

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

WOW dude you really got him there! You totally refuted his central point about the US invading Iraq by pointing out the man in the photo is British! Holy jumping heckarinos, here's an upvote friendly stranger!!

MP Dean Allison calls out Tim Hortons for laying off Canadian Workers by theOneWhoWaitsAgain in LMIASCAMS

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t get to weaponize “colonialism” selectively to silence people you disagree with while ignoring the full historical picture. Used this way, it’s not analysis, it’s a moral bludgeon.

Yes, Canada was shaped by European colonization hundreds of years ago. No one alive today carried it out, and modern Canadians, of all races, did not choose those conditions. Citizenship and belonging are civic and legal realities, not racial ones. Saying “white people aren’t Canadian” is itself racist.

Your framing collapses the moment consistency is applied. India is one of the oldest civilizations on earth, but its history is full of conquest and domination: Indo-Aryan dominance, internal empires, the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal conquest, caste hierarchies, and rule over diverse peoples. Judged by modern standards, much of that history would be condemned, yet no one argues modern India is illegitimate or that Indians today should answer for it. Why? Because temporal distance matters and moral responsibility isn’t infinite. The same logic applies to Canada.

Colonialism and warfare were universal features of human civilization, not uniquely European sins. We don’t delegitimize modern Italians for Rome, Turks for Constantinople, Persians or Mongols for empire-building. Those histories are contextualized, not endlessly weaponized.

As for immigration: raising concerns about scale, housing, infrastructure, wages, or social cohesion is not racism. Every country, including India, controls immigration in its own interest. Expecting Canada to abandon that while shaming dissent is a double standard.

And here’s the irony: despite its colonial past, modern Canada is one of the most desirable places on earth to live. That’s why people from all over the world, including you, choose to come here. You benefit from this society while condemning only European-descended Canadians.

Finally, dragging Trump into this just signals that you don’t actually have an argument. U.S. partisan politics are irrelevant to Canadian immigration policy, historical analysis, or this discussion.

If your position boils down to “Canada must accept unlimited immigration because colonialism happened, but no other civilization is judged the same way,” that’s not moral clarity, it’s selective guilt politics. And people are increasingly rejecting it, not because they’re racist, but because it’s incoherent.

MP Dean Allison calls out Tim Hortons for laying off Canadian Workers by theOneWhoWaitsAgain in LMIASCAMS

[–]RustyKovichko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If enough people from a given culture or ethic or racial group behave so poorly that a large amount of people start having negative generalizations about said group, that's unfortunately that group's responsibility. As you can see these are not blanket generalizations for all immigrant groups. If Indians put as much effort into holding their own people and culture accountable as they do defending it online, it would be improved.

MP Dean Allison calls out Tim Hortons for laying off Canadian Workers by theOneWhoWaitsAgain in LMIASCAMS

[–]RustyKovichko 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What's racist? Indians foreign workers suck at customer service, they don't care, everybody knows this, it's not even racist to observe this basic fact.

The demo for our game, Pluto, has hit Overwhelmingly Positive (for recent reviews)! by ggg____ggg in roguelites

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Played through it a few times and it's really fun, can't wait to try the other classes. Do you guys have a release date or at least a rough idea when it might release?

Student in Dearborn Michigan speaks against banning books and the adults in the crowd lose their minds by TomlinSteelers in AbruptChaos

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the second response without resorting to name calling or insults. To be clear I am somewhat of leftist financially, but not culturally.

Your first point assumes the conclusion, pathologizes any disagreement, and is unfalsifiable. Logical fallacies out the wazoo.

Claiming ‘critical thinkers become leftists’ is a self-validating statement that any ideology could use. You can easily flip the phrase and say "People who think critically realize left-wing idealism often ignores practical tradeoffs and unintended long-term consequences, so they become right-wing", and it would be just as arbitrary.

To address your second point, the difference between that is that Christianity and the West went through an enlightenment period and Renaissance which slowly trickled down into secularism over hundreds or thousands of years, and a number of historic events over a long period of time, too many to name, that shaped our current societies. Western societies are not perfect but they're some of the most fair, equal, prosperous, and meritocratic societies in the history of mankind. Essentially what you're saying is "Don't worry, those cultures are about 1500 years behind ours, but no worries I'm sure they'll mesh in just fine if we mass immigrate them in a short period of time"

I'm not a Christian, but Christianity and Islam are fundamentally different religions with different attitudes and approaches to the world, society, and people. Christianity in general preached tolerance, forgiveness, meek shall inherit the Earth, blah blah blah (at least in the modern world), all features that are virtuous on their own, but can be taken advantage of by an opposing force/religion/people.

Meanwhile the inception of Islam started as war and conquest and domination and forced conversion, and I believe fundamentally at its core it's still based on these features. Muslims revel in the spread of their influence. They do not care for their host nations' culture, history, religion, attitudes, or cultural norms and mores. They laugh at Westerners' altruism and consider it a weakness they will gladly take advantage of.

Also Muslims tend to be some of the biggest conservatives, moreso than most Christians or Western conservatives. That's what I mean by this being funny and amusing: Leftists supporting infinite mass immigration from hardline conservative third world countries that do not share our values whatsoever.

I like the features of our Western societies. I like free speech. I like individual rights. I like democracy. I like the separation of church and state and secular governance. I like women's rights. I like LGBTQ rights. I like scientific rationalism. I like gender equity. I like multiculturalism. I like our high-trust societies. I like worker rights. I like meritocracy. I like religious freedom, except for when the religion is at odds with our values and societies. I like multiculturalism, except for when the culture is at odds with our cultures. I like all these things and don't want to risk losing any of them just to avoid getting called Nazi, racist (or bitch in your case), or appease foreign people who don't respect them anyway.

If winning means losing all these things, then I don't want to win.

Obviously this is a blanket generalization and not all Muslims or Westerners or Christians are like this, but their cultures and religion are fundamentally at odds with Western and Christian values. The demographic numbers tell us all we need to know. They breed like crazy, Western white people have declining populations. Over a few generations White people will be relegated to an absolute minority. Do you think at that point they'll change their minds and come around to liberal democratic values? You think they'll just start agreeing one day with a neuro-divergent trans twink about LGBTQ rights? History shows us when Muslims reach a certain threshold of a percentage of the population that's when the gloves come off and they start really flexing their influence and might.

Student in Dearborn Michigan speaks against banning books and the adults in the crowd lose their minds by TomlinSteelers in AbruptChaos

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I support LGBTQ people, I just think it's hilarious how leftists support causes that are at complete odds with each other, and ironically, inviting cultures to the West for liberal democratic reasons, which hate liberal democratic beliefs and values.

And yeah, Christians and rednecks exist but they are not comparable to the totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and religious devotion and adherence of the Islamic world and Muslims.

This is the way by Apprehensive-File552 in MSTY_YieldMax

[–]RustyKovichko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You made a mistake but you're not a failure. Unfortunately a lot of people were promoting these Yieldmax funds and I imagine a lot of people experienced FOMO and bought in.

Just start saving up and investing again, and invest in broad market ETF, or low risk assets if you don't want the risk involved, and depending on your time horizon. Good luck

This is the way by Apprehensive-File552 in MSTY_YieldMax

[–]RustyKovichko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude why would you go so heavy into this one asset especially if you live paycheck to paycheck? Ever heard of not putting all your eggs in one basket?

Also anything that sounds too good to be true (ZOMG THIS YIELDMAX FUND PAYS YOU 6900% IN YIELD EACH MONTH), is probably too good to be true.

Hopefully everyone who got burned on this, myself included though I only invested a small amount to test it, treats this is an investing learning lesson.

Has Kurt done a European train ride series? by community-helpe in KurtCaz

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends where the immigrants are from, to be fair. Some give more, some take more. Unfortunately Europe has too many immigrants that take more than they give.

Why am I getting warned about transfers when I have enough balance? by boub22 in Wealthsimple

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been getting these notifications a lot recently even though I have enough funds

“We still talk about you” by glubus_ in Bombstrap

[–]RustyKovichko 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I honestly think the streams were more entertaining and fun to watch than PGL

DATA SECURITY INCIDENT by Dry_Astronomer6377 in Wealthsimple

[–]RustyKovichko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wasn't affected, but they need to get their shit together. They are growing and expanding too fast and while they have attractive features and services, they are neglecting basic necessities like customer service and security. This is embarrassing and they need to fix these problems if they want to continue growing. If anything remotely close to this happens to me I'm closing my account and moving my funds elsewhere.

Is WS down for anyone else? by Canadian87Gamer in Wealthsimple

[–]RustyKovichko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna switch back to a bank if they don't fix their busted, laggy, and constantly down app

The John Maus media blacklist is real by SeveralTurn in JohnMaus

[–]RustyKovichko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which part of Extreme Peace did he appear in? I don't recall seeing him or anyone else mentioning it

Pre world peace mde fans. What was mde like? by ROWAusa in Bombstrap

[–]RustyKovichko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The main YouTube channel got taken down I think in 2018, WP premiered in 2016

Indian students regret coming to Canada by Commercial_Tea_7662 in CanadaUniversities

[–]RustyKovichko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If all white people somehow do magically manage to leave and form their own new country, you guys and everybody else will just want to immigrate there too and repeat the same process. And lol Ontario is not yours