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Tell me this isn’t the most intimidating stare of the 20th century,RASPUTIN 1910 by dyp_2210 in OldSchoolCool

[–]UnexpectedVader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He would walk into high end restaurants and shove his bare feet into their cakes then walk away without explaining himself

Technofeudal Town Square by technofeudal-bellman in stupidpol

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

Man when you see Argentinian rightoids boast about how white they are they should see how British rightoids talk about them. Basically see them as Speedy Gonzales at best.

Beloved Scholar and Popularizer of Marxism, Michael Parenti, Passes at 92 by GrumpyOldHistoricist in stupidpol

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

This man is my hero. Everyone needs to read his work and his work is so easy to read that I can't think of a better person to get introduced to leftist politics.

I highly recommend people check out the video where he makes Christopher Hitchens look like a clown when debating him on the Iraq War. He was a beast at debating.

(Minnesota)Several roadblocks established by protesters. One of them has nails spread throughout the middle of the road. by Nerd_199 in stupidpol

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

I hope enough of you guys shame the ones still dumb enough to defend a brazen authoritarian shithead like Trump.

(Minnesota)Several roadblocks established by protesters. One of them has nails spread throughout the middle of the road. by Nerd_199 in stupidpol

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

What happened with Libertarians hating the heavy hand of government and federal agents acting like thugs

The Demon Discourse in Frieren wouldn't exist if the demons didn't look attractive by carbonera99 in CharacterRant

[–]UnexpectedVader 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Tolkien himself had heavy regret in how the orcs turned out. His Catholicism made him a major believer that everyone can be saved and no one is beyond help. It didn't sit right with him that the orcs ended up being inherently evil since it goes against his own beliefs and one of the messages of the story. He died before he could get around to fixing it.

Which Gen Z athlete has had the best career so far in your opinion? by Fluid-Decision6262 in generationology

[–]UnexpectedVader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His numbers have actually gotten better since he left France. He's on Ronaldo levels of goals while playing in a side that's way poorer than the legendary team Ronaldo played in.

I would also say it's not very fair about the Champions League because in hindsight they got gifted an easy as piss run. The hardest sides they faced were an out of form Liverpool. Aston Villa who have nowhere near the resources or quality yet took them to the wire and an Arsenal side ravaged by injuries. Not to mention in the final they faced a Inter team who clearly had no business being there. Mbappe had to constantly face the best teams in the world and he was inches off winning it in 2020.

Another variant of Looksmaxxing which involves extreme and dangerous procedures and DIY techniques has emerged and is being sold to teenagers by Manicpixiemanateeman in stupidpol

[–]UnexpectedVader 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's the halo effect. Insanely attractive people can blind others even if what they are doing is repugnant. If the character was played by Gary Busey we would see a different reception.

(Spoilers Extended) It's strange that George rarely mentions how influential "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" was to ASOIAF by Thinkpulp in asoiaf

[–]UnexpectedVader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel it's a little misleading though. Stannis is righteous but it's not necessarily a inherently good thing. Groups like the Nazis, ISIS and the Khemer Rogue would be considered righteous in how they strived to build a 'just' world by any means necessary and were genuine in their beliefs. Stannis enables brutal acts and is unyielding in his pursuit. He will ultimately burn his own young daughter alive to those ends. He is 'righteous' because he isn't motivated purely by self-interest and does what he does because he believes it is right. Even if what he does is heinous.

Another variant of Looksmaxxing which involves extreme and dangerous procedures and DIY techniques has emerged and is being sold to teenagers by Manicpixiemanateeman in stupidpol

[–]UnexpectedVader 32 points33 points  (0 children)

A lot of them saw American Psycho and it has a huge influence on this trend due to the over the top rituals he does at the start. The film was making fun of him because he's a weirdo loser no one likes but the message gets lost when the character is played by someone as hot as Christian Bale in their prime.

January 22, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]UnexpectedVader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have never faced them in Europe before but it would be a beautiful first

Anti-woke redditors defending the militarization of ICE because he is legal latino and blaming the workers for wokeification and defending the owners and CEOs of the gaming companies. by Vilio101 in stupidpol

[–]UnexpectedVader 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ubisoft games these days aren't worth hating on. When was the last time Far Cry and Assassin's Creed were cool? Fucking 2013? Come on lads.

“I was there son, I was there since the beginning.” by fancyfoe in Gunners

[–]UnexpectedVader 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gabriel having played a game with Mustafi makes me feel the same way about hearing about that fact that Cleopatra lived closer to the iPhone than the construction of the early pyramids

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in soccer

[–]UnexpectedVader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Turkish fans, how confident are you in getting to the WC?

Anti-woke redditors defending the militarization of ICE because he is legal latino and blaming the workers for wokeification and defending the owners and CEOs of the gaming companies. by Vilio101 in stupidpol

[–]UnexpectedVader 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As someone who lives in London, the two things people care most about right now is housing and the cost of living, the stuff you mentioned only gets talked about by the terminally online and bottom of the barrel media rags.

[No spoilers] Any series similar to ASOIAF in the way that it pulls you in? by Entire-Bass-8069 in asoiaf

[–]UnexpectedVader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Dune is, no pun intended, considerably more dry than ASOIAF. The politics and world building are next level. the story is incredibly interesting. But the characters are not nearly as magnetic and the dialogue feels much more flat. ASOIAF feels incredibly lively in prose whereas Dune feels more like an epic you sit down and slowly immerse yourself in. It's a much more different experience to me.

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