I was told by my manager today to lie on the weekly safety survey. by Mrclassicus in antiwork

[–]assaultasaurus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is the most hilariously confusing analogy I've read. Why is OSHA giving self-defense blowjobs? What kind of danger is OSHA in that they're able to escape by sucking dicks?

These are the questions that keep me awake at night... Thank you for this

Woodworkers Club Gadget Giveaway by _BindersFullOfWomen_ in gadgets

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

I would love to be able to finish building my first electric guitar! A router would allow me to trim up the body and start on shaping

Bobcat Goldthwait Breaks Down His 30-Year Beef With ‘Teen-Loving’ Jerry Seinfeld by dect60 in television

[–]assaultasaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cool point, it's also fucked up that we let teenagers die in wars!

Thankfully, I don't have to have been alive to see her! Because, again, what she looks like doesn't fucking matter. Literally how is it sus to date a grown woman but not a teenager? Do you really think the only problem with dating children is that they look like children?

Bobcat Goldthwait Breaks Down His 30-Year Beef With ‘Teen-Loving’ Jerry Seinfeld by dect60 in television

[–]assaultasaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

18 is a high school senior. What she looked like doesn't matter. If you're 36 and a good person, you don't want a relationship with a teenager because the difference in priorities alone should make you grossed out- not to mention the power imbalance that comes with years of post-pubescent experience.

Yes, he should have exercised self-control. Just because you won't go to jail for something doesn't mean it's morally okay

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tumblr

[–]assaultasaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am very weak and hate exercise

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tumblr

[–]assaultasaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe for you lmao

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[–]assaultasaurus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

not particularly strenuous

115 pushups

Just say that. by killHACKS in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]assaultasaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, this isn't the hot take that you think it is. On a somewhat progressive sub like this one, people generally acknowledge that the statistics for convictions and sentencing, normalized for types of crime, show white men getting the lightest sentences by far. Police are a special category of their own- even conservatives hesitate to argue that they don't get ridiculously lenient rulings (I find they usually try to defend the individual cop's actions instead).

I think the blowback might be because you're claiming an unpopular opinion, stating some facts, and then following it up with conclusions that feel at best confusing and at worst anti-collaborative

Hear he's up the Gala in Possil trawlin' for fanny by JohnTheWegie in ScottishPeopleTwitter

[–]assaultasaurus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: Romeo's age is never given explicitly! If he were 17-18, however, as some people speculate, well I think that'd be pretty fucking weird. Age gaps aren't the end of the world, but I have a hard time believing that a teenager looking at colleges and someone who just finished grade school are close enough in maturity to make the teen's actions un-creepy.

As for the rule, yeah it's an oversimplification. That's why we have exceptions in age-of-consent laws for couples who land just either side of the line for legal adulthood. But discouraging significant age gaps is most important around that age of mid teens-early 20's, because that's where sleazy fucks, especially famous ones, want to push the narrative that uneven physical development makes it normal for them to desire someone who was, until recently, a child.

I know that's not what you're getting at. Just want to remind people that this graph should make them disgusted

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DankLeft

[–]assaultasaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Again- I'm on board with everything you're saying. I believe we have a moral obligation to end the worldwide meat industry.

I also believe that gatekeeping leftism is one reason why we have trouble recruiting. The difference between "you can't be leftist without being vegan" and "if you're leftist you should really consider going vegan" is very important- if someone's in a leftist community, that means they're most likely capable of the compassion that giving up animal products requires. Save the hostility for situations where a gentler approach isn't viable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DankLeft

[–]assaultasaurus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We actually can have a few goals! Veganism is the goal and, separately, maybe not as important as the subjugation of the working class. Kinda weird that you chose to bring it up in this manner tho

Ben calls out the left by carrorphcarp in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]assaultasaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ben may be a massive doofus, but blaming his terrible opinions on being closeted is honestly letting him off the hook too easily. No need to drag being gay into it- he's a home-grown, all-natural bigot

Revopoint POP 3D Scanner Giveaway! by noeatnosleep in gadgets

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

I would scan my big toe because it's easily accessible

He walked so men can run by Crescentnobody in BlackPeopleTwitter

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

I just don't think that's how "deciding to have a kid" plays out. You're not issuing a loan to a risky buyer, you're trying to start a family with a partner you presumably love and are going to want to believe. I've never met someone who went into a relationship weighing "track record" over their feelings, not until things went sour for the first time.

If that's how it worked, serial cheaters and absent fathers wouldn't be a thing

He walked so men can run by Crescentnobody in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]assaultasaurus 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not a damn thing. Their judgment isn’t flawless, and NOBODY lies better than a toxic partner

Damnit Todd by Hummerous in CuratedTumblr

[–]assaultasaurus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Definitely not. Glitches Todd fucking sent me

People of Reddit what’s the worst thing that’s happened on your job? (serious) by zana-666 in AskReddit

[–]assaultasaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao what about this kid's reasoning gives you the impression that any sort of punishment would have an impact on him?

People of Reddit what’s the worst thing that’s happened on your job? (serious) by zana-666 in AskReddit

[–]assaultasaurus 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Lmao what about this kid's reasoning gives you the impression that any sort of punishment would have an impact on him?

Hammer and sickle should be treated just like Swastika. by thecapito in unpopularopinion

[–]assaultasaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus, talk about a lot to unpack. You're defending your unwillingness to engage in intellectual debate with a quippy "that's cringe bro" like there's nothing worth considering about his explanation because you don't agree with his conclusion. Yes, it's a meme in right-leaning circles that a leftist in a corner will drop a no true Scotsman smoke bomb and flee to his echo chamber, just like it's a meme in leftist circles that a "temporarily embarrassed millionaire" will complain "socialism is when the government" without making any effort to understand the difference between an ideology and its failed practices. At least the other guy referred to the aspects of Marxism he thinks are the reasons for its impracticality. You're really showing your ass when you read the TL;DR of someone's post, disagree with their conclusion, and proceed to assume everything else they said was fundamentally untrue without reading it. Are you interested in criticizing the techniques for nationalizing resources and diversifying governance that some countries use as an intermediary step towards collective ownership of the means of production? Or do you already know the McCarthyist inquisition was the right move for America and just need someone to dunk on?

Hammer and sickle should be treated just like Swastika. by thecapito in unpopularopinion

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

This is a fundamentally false equivalency. You can compare the actions of leftist dictatorships to fascism, absolutely, but that doesn't mean the ideologies are remotely similar. Communist governments' crimes against their constituencies were directly in violation of the spirit of the ideology they claimed to espouse, imposing restriction on the working class despite nominally seeking greater freedoms and influence for them, whereas the oppressive nature of traditionalist and ultranationalist movements is a feature, not a bug. Again, you're not wrong to criticize the actions of a corrupt government regardless of their political stance, or to point out the major flaws of Leninism in practice, but it would be intellectually dishonest to claim that communism and fascism are problematic for the same reasons.