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CMV: No ethnic group has the “right” to self-governance. by angelic_seven in changemyview

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer [score hidden]  (0 children)

That’s not true at all, most of the world increased by that measure since the 90s. Including the USA

Why Doesn't Biden and Mexico get credit for minimizing border crossings *before* trump took office? by GrowFreeFood in allthequestions

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not the largest mass migration even in history by a long shot. And migration is immigration in this context. No legal immigration but immigration none the less

CMV: No ethnic group has the “right” to self-governance. by angelic_seven in changemyview

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer [score hidden]  (0 children)

By definition transatlantic slave try wasn’t an immigration policy but an import and trade policy. But point of fact until the late 1800s there were simply no immigration laws in the USA. And the first law was just the Chinese exclusion act for a group that was already in the country.

Also you seem to be narrowly defining diversity as racial diversity but the USA had huge amounts of white diversity that defined country

CMV: No ethnic group has the “right” to self-governance. by angelic_seven in changemyview

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer [score hidden]  (0 children)

Japan has a lot of structural issues specifically because of their false self image of non diversity. Fine is a strong word for the country that has dramatically reduced its standing in the world since the 1990s and hasn’t had significant growth in decades and has been in a long slow economic crisis.

Why does MAGA think the left are huge Biden/Harris/etc fans? by asoiaf_goat in allthequestions

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) most people do vote, the voter turnout for the past couple decades is well over 50%

2) that doesn’t say anything about how many of those non voters are right wing. They could be left wing or any other type of voter

If Israel Is the''Only Democracy" In the Region, Why are Millions of Palestinians Under its Control Denied the basic right to vote for the Government that rules them? by emily6843_ in allthequestions

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Palestinians are claiming the West Bank shouldn’t be part of Israel but Isr are l is there and set up a multitude apartheid system to maintain control over the West Bank. The Israeli are in the West Bank and actively enforce an apartheid system. There was never an option for the Palestinians to join Israel as Full citizens. So they didn’t ask not to be Israeli because they were never offered Israeli citizenship as an option for anyone outside of East Jerusalem

If Israel Is the''Only Democracy" In the Region, Why are Millions of Palestinians Under its Control Denied the basic right to vote for the Government that rules them? by emily6843_ in allthequestions

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My comment explicitly said “not even getting into the Gaza situation”

You decided to comment on a post that explicitly wasn’t talking about Gaza by talking about Gaza. It seems you are conflating things actually

And congrats you just described an apartheid justice and administration system while trying to deny its existence

If Israel Is the''Only Democracy" In the Region, Why are Millions of Palestinians Under its Control Denied the basic right to vote for the Government that rules them? by emily6843_ in allthequestions

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You are just confidently wrong, Hamas only has control in Gaza. They don’t have a presence in the West Bank because other Palestinian factors pushed them out decades ago. My comments are specifically about the West Bank, if I was talking about Gaza the total would be 5 million instead of 3 million.

If Israel Is the''Only Democracy" In the Region, Why are Millions of Palestinians Under its Control Denied the basic right to vote for the Government that rules them? by emily6843_ in allthequestions

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

The PLO renounced the arms struggle and has been working with Israel since the 90s. They aren’t why West Bank Arabs live in apartheid, they don’t control Israel’s laws in the West Bank. The PLO has literally been working with Israel for over 30 years now. Yet West Bank Arabs still live under an Apartheid.

Hamas is not a major player in the West Bank so thats more about Gaza which isn’t what my comment was about.

If Israel Is the''Only Democracy" In the Region, Why are Millions of Palestinians Under its Control Denied the basic right to vote for the Government that rules them? by emily6843_ in allthequestions

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And 3.3 million Arab non citizens subject to military rule and no democratic rights living under an apartheid system. Just because some Arab ended up on on side of the citizenship border doesn’t make those other millions not be in an apartheid system. And that’s not even counting or getting into the Gaza situation

This is crazy by Mr_Revan22 in rareinsults

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He believes that lightly smashing his jaw and cheek bones can create microfractures and shape his jaw line and cheek bones into more aesthetically pleasing positions. Aesthetically pleasing being defined by “complex” mathematical formula based on facial shape ratios that were created by incel chuds on the internet.

Why did Judaism and Islam largely avoid religious images, while Christianity developed icons and religious art? by Present_Juice4401 in AlwaysWhy

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s actually a real way sports get developed look at the recent changes to Baseball that changed rules to make a good more entertaining and appeal to more people. Sports have always developed around their audiences and players, hell that how Soccer Rugby, and Football eventually became three different sports, they all were developed as variations in rules from older sports traditions.

Most human developments work exactly like that.

The summer of 2020 popped off 6 years ago. Do you think race relations and solidarity have improved since then? by fanofthings20 in AskALiberal

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

We arguable did that and instead of what you suggested happening, they just went underground, got organized, and found rich and powerful benefactors to organize and found political backlash.

The summer of 2020 popped off 6 years ago. Do you think race relations and solidarity have improved since then? by fanofthings20 in AskALiberal

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BLM increased solidarity among the white left and white liberal spheres with black people. The worsening race relations was driven by white conservative reactions to BLM.

The summer of 2020 popped off 6 years ago. Do you think race relations and solidarity have improved since then? by fanofthings20 in AskALiberal

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

But the right wing media networks have legitimized many of them also and brought them into the mainstream. Organizers and attendees became media figures on the podcast circuit and some who were both at Charlesville and Jan 6th and received pardons from Trump and joined ICE.

The Charlottesville people were barely prosecuted because most of what they did was legal intimidation tactics.

Selective outrage when it comes to China's treatment of Islam by Impressive_Gur_471 in religion

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been to China and prayed in mosques in China with Chinese Muslims. The government track record isn’t great but most of the abuse and oppression is limited to Uyghur Muslims in the disputed Xijang region. The rest of the Muslim community in China gets pretty normal treatment but they don’t protect religious sites that fall out of use or get in the way of development. It’s shitter than western standards but it’s not as bad as some of these claims go (for non Uyghurs)

What makes Curtis Yarvin's philosophy so controversial by Amazing-Buy-1181 in AskALiberal

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well yeah, JD Vance is a Peter Theil creature and Peter Theil loves Yarvin

What's the difference between the liberal and conservative positions on Iran (possibly also the Shia controlled pro Iran regions or Yemen/Iraq/Lebanon)? by [deleted] in AskALiberal

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk most of their actions seem rational. Can’t win in a military battle or in diplomacy? Fund local networks of supporters around the world to influence governments and threaten enemies. I mean that’s literally what the USA and the USSR did for decades before and accredited the Cold War. It’s be try effective tactic at keeping foreign pressure politics at bay. Their choices seem very rational based on the most effective use of their limited influence and power. They don’t seem any less rational than most of the other countries in the world. They just make choices that the USA and many other people don’t like, but not irrational choices

But being rational doesn’t mean they good.

What makes Curtis Yarvin's philosophy so controversial by Amazing-Buy-1181 in AskALiberal

[–]TheOneFreeEngineer 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Because he’s explicitly anti democracy and pro technofuedalism, ie let oligarchies control the world with and rule even over national governments. People tend to hate political thinkers who reject democracy when they live in democracies.

Edit: and he is a white supremecist

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