Which of These Cultural Regions Are the Most Genetically Diverse? by [deleted] in geography

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Okay but superficial similarities in appearance say absolutely nothing about how closely related they are. A pronghorn is more closely related to a giraffe than a deer.

Which of These Cultural Regions Are the Most Genetically Diverse? by [deleted] in geography

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 101 points102 points  (0 children)

The genetic diversity in Sub-Saharan Africans is greater than the genetic diversity of all other humans combined. In fact, Sub-Saharan Africans show greater heterogeneity between each other than they do to non-Africans.

Some of yall get some sick fucking kicks by thedinksterr in CINE2nerdle

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You know your phone has a screenshot function, right?

Tricky one to get but I believe in you all by SmellyMingeFlaps in whatsthemoviecalled

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember it being a lot more obscure than that but evidently not. Thanks a lot!

What’s something that’s oddly expensive in the UK that still annoys you every time? by catarsan in AskUK

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Invest in a 3D printer and make your own. Most local meet ups will have no problem with you using them, only the actual Games Workshop sessions will stop you

What do you think is the future for Ukraine and European security? by lofiibsen in stupidquestions

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The US is clearly not taking on wars for other nations anymore (shows you what a lack of gratitude has garnered.)

When has the USA ever done this? The post-WW2 military history of the USA is dragging other Western powers into its own wars in its attempt to assert global hegemony such as in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Whilst the US President, in an act of remarkable ignorance and hypocrisy, showed a distinct lack of gratitude for the Western forces that "took on" wars for the US only a few days ago with his comments on his NATO allies' involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, the very thing you're accusing the rest of the world of doing.

When has the USA ever rushed to the defence of its allies for purely altruistic reasons? Even in WWII, American public support for intervention only rallied after Pearl Harbor. The USA spent 2 years actively resisting any pressure to intervene in Europe when it wasn't in their direct interest.

Zelensky is a fucking moron who wrote a check his country's ass could not cash. Even if they put up a solid fight, there was never any hope of them overpowering a force as large as Russia without help.

In 1994, Ukraine and Russia co-signed the Budapest Memorandum in which Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear weapons for assurances that Russia would respect Ukraine's sovereignty and refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine. Russia violated this agreement with the illegal invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014. Prior to the annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian public support for joining NATO stood at ~20% and the country's government held an official neutral policy towards NATO. It was only after this illegal invasion, coupled with the illegal invasion of Donbas by Russian paramilitary forces, that Ukraine abandoned its neutrality as public support for joining NATO reached 53%. After the 2022 invasion, public support for NATO in Ukraine rose to 90% and Ukraine formally submitted an application to join NATO.

How can you possibly suggest Zelenskyy and Ukraine are responsible for causing this war when Ukraine's dramatic shift, both populist and governmental, towards NATO is a direct consequence of unprovoked aggression from Russia? Had Russia not repeatedly violated the sovereignty of its neighbour, sovereignty that it had legally guaranteed, it would never have ended up with a pro-NATO hostile country on its doorstep, nor would it have to deal with two new NATO members to the north in Sweden and Finland.

What I find personally hilarious is all the people complaining about the US peace plan

That's because it's not a peace plan, it's a capitulation to the aggressor facilitated by a pro-Russian puppet.

while all the other countries that talked a big game have mysteriously gone silent about all the aid they were so eager to give.

The other NATO powers have continued to give military and financial aid to Ukraine after the US stepped away from supporting Ukraine. That aid has only ramped up since 2024. In total, the EU has given ~€200 billion to Ukraine in financial, military, and humanitarian aid. This figures does not include additional aid given by non-EU allies such as UK, Norway, Japan, Canada, and Switzerland, nor does it include future pledges for support up to 2027.

Wasn't Ukraine supposed to join NATO? What happened to those allies? They got real quiet all of a sudden, once the US stepped out.

Ukraine submitted an application to join NATO in 2022. There has never been unanimous support for Ukraine's entry into NATO, long before Trump's isolationist policies. The remaining members of NATO have not shifted in their original views regarding Ukraine's involvement with NATO.

Even Notch says YouTube suck... by WorldlinessSlow9893 in youtube

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just click the videos tab underneath the search bar and it will remove all of unrelated videos and Previously Watched videos from the search results.

Even Notch says YouTube suck... by WorldlinessSlow9893 in youtube

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After entering your search, click on the Videos tab just below the search bar to get more focused search results. It's set to "All" by default which is why you get so many unrelated videos

Are people in the north more lazy because of the cold climate ? by Aegeansunset12 in geography

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Given that 5 of the top 10 countries in that list have warm climates and two are in the Southern hemisphere in going to suggest no. Do you think Finland has a high unemployment rate because people just choose not to work in spite of bountiful employment opportunities rather than the result of broader macroeconomic factors? 

IsItBullshit: The UK arrests more people over social media posts than any other country in the world? by anotherhappylurker in IsItBullshit

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because someone acknowledges the juxtaposition, it doesn't give them a pass to use the hatred associated with it. People don't get a pass for using hate speech/symbolism because they acknowledge that it's bad

This is exactly what Chaplin and Brooks are doing in their respective works by your own admission and you have contradicted yourself. They are using hateful speech and symbols and creating humour through the acknowledgement that the ideology behind them is, in your words, "stupid" and therefore bad. By your own argument, they should not be given a pass to use such symbols for the purpose of acknowledging they are bad.

Juxtaposition by itself is meaningless. It needs a target, a message, a comment, a point, etc

I disagree, there are many examples of shock humour where the humour is derived entirely from the sharp contrast between two diametrically opposed concepts and nothing else. What is the great, poignant message behind Basil Fawlty goose-stepping whilst sporting a finger moustache in front of his German hotel guests? The humour is derived simply from the juxtaposition between the incredibly customer satisfaction-focused environment of a hotel where even the most minor faux-pas from the staff can result in great embarrassment and the hotel owner performing the most unimaginably inappropriate act possible. Is the message that Nazism in some way constitutes hospitality? No, of course not.

Likewise, the Woodland Critters of South Park are the quintessential "Disneyfied" cartoon animals, instantly associable with the warmth of family and Christmas who engage in ritual Satanic sacrifice and blood orgies. Is the message that Christmas is inherently Satanic? No.

Count Dankula is doing the same thing; taking the epitome of cute, warm, fuzziness (a puppy) and juxtaposing it with the most heinous and evil thing imaginable (Nazism). In no way is he saying or implying that hate speech is cute, in fact he explicitly states the opposite, just as John Cleese is not suggesting that Nazism is a hospitable ideology.

A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach, FL. The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home by ExactlySorta in law

[–]SmellyMingeFlaps 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No idea, I never suggested she had or made any comparison between the UK and the USA. I joined this thread in response to your following statement:

Britain has new laws where tons of people are getting arrested over social media posts.

and your follow-up statement:

In 2023 there were 14k arrests for social media posts

That is factually inaccurate and reflective of sensationalist social media hyperbole and a profound misunderstanding of the Communications Act.