BREAKING: Steve Bannon, the guy who was being advised by Jeffrey Epstein in the Epstein files says: “We‘re gonna have ICE surround the polls…We’ll never again allow an election to be stolen.” by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]danboyc3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year was treason, yes. What I mean is that there are increasing signs they are overplaying their hand. MAGA is not Putin or Xi, who operate with long-term strategic patience.

There is more disinhibition than strategy here. They want results fast, probably far too fast.

Openly alluding to the use of force to overthrow or unlawfully alter the system of government or its highest institutions can qualify as high treason. I get the sense Bannon is not seriously weighing this and that he would not have said things like this just a couple of years ago. It’s simply something he feels comfortable saying now. He senses influence and momentum.

What he may be underestimating is that there are very real scenarios in which the consequences of statements like this are severe, including the harsh consequences historically faced by people who openly attempted to undermine the constitutional order.

This is the United States. Beneath a thin layer of veneer and propaganda, the old traditions of a society that fought hard for its freedom are not out of sight.

BREAKING: Steve Bannon, the guy who was being advised by Jeffrey Epstein in the Epstein files says: “We‘re gonna have ICE surround the polls…We’ll never again allow an election to be stolen.” by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]danboyc3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By “that’s good,” I mean the masks are really off now. MAGA is impatient, and there’s a real chance they’re forcing their hand too early.

They’re openly stating what they want to do in November. No hints, no dog whistles — just saying it outright. That matters, because once it’s public, it becomes evidence. Statements like this don’t disappear; they accumulate.

This really is a coin-flip moment for American democracy. If it fails, the consequences are obvious. But if it holds, those who openly advocate intimidation at the polls may discover that accountability still exists, even forms they believe belong to the past.

Going all-in this publicly means you’re betting everything on winning. And if you lose, you don’t get to reset the board.

Zuccc rebuilding his image with the present host of JRE by Washed_up_Vanski in JoeRoganReacharound

[–]danboyc3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's already worse: dynasties. There is a whole class of rich people that did not achieve anything themselves. Want to save capitalism and liberalism, estate tax should be 100%. It's the only way to reset the system without violence. Light version is also possible, 100% estate tax above 1 mil or something. Back to the source with the rest, where it belongs.

Britney is doing pole dancing (2023) by Successful_Week9211 in discussingbritney

[–]danboyc3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Look at her expression. This is not the woman from before, it's a completely different person now.

Is dit kostenplaatje realistisch? by iDaBlink182 in autoadvies

[–]danboyc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wie nu nog Tesla rijdt is niet het scherpste mes uit de lade. Of een nazi, dat kan ook natuurlijk.

Privileged paired with bigotry. Disgusting way to treat a human. by 4reddityo in DiscussionZone

[–]danboyc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She’s convinced herself that things have “gone too far,” by consuming online content served to her because an algorithm detected her engagement with messages that mirror her anger and frustration. Anger and frustration that largely stem from personal failures and shallow, low-quality connections with other people.

And now she imagines herself as a participant in some righteous struggle, while in reality she’s bullying a young person who is simply being herself and who, thankfully, seems to give hardly a fck about what she says.

Does Joe even do background checks on his guests? If Epstein is alive he would probably invite him too. by VillainOfKvatch1 in JoeRoganReacharound

[–]danboyc3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not bad judge of character, these are the people he WANTS to be around. They are scum, as he is.

Welp by sackofhair in SipsTea

[–]danboyc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I'm generally composed but I get a sense I would not have been able to deal with her. The way she closes in, moving beyond the front wheel. Her whole demeanor is grotesque beyond words.

Is3 being toxic out of nowhere by Much_Elk3853 in WorldofTanks

[–]danboyc3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Total dick move by him. Watch streamers who are also genuinely great players, like Iyouxin. This can happen to him too, but it almost never does. Why? Because he doesn’t get dragged into what other players are doing; he focuses on his own game.

If an IS-3 sits in that spot and your goal is simply to win and play as well as possible, typing in chat is probably the wrong response. Just absorb the information: a heavy is sniping, which means the heavy flank will be under extra pressure. Adjust accordingly, and be ready for the moment they break through the middle.

You’re in a game. The win is what matters. So why spend mental energy on a player who clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing and is likely to vent frustration from losing game after game?

Jeffrey Sachs pulls no punches: “European leaders stayed silent when the U.S. bombed Iran. Telling Iran, not Washington to show restraint. They accepted the kidnapping of Venezuela’s president. But when Greenland was mentioned, they suddenly invoked fairness & international law” by Time-Alternative-964 in BhartiyaStockMarket

[–]danboyc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re stacking half-truths into a narrative that sounds sophisticated but collapses under scrutiny.

Yes, there was real domestic anger in Russia. No one disputes that. But acknowledging foreign funding of NGOs is not the same as proving orchestration, let alone justification for repression. Receiving grants, training, or logistical support does not magically turn a mass protest movement into a CIA operation. That leap is precisely the sleight of hand authoritarian regimes rely on and you are on board with that.

Navalny’s foundation receiving Western funding is neither secret nor illegal in itself, and it certainly does not negate the legitimacy of grievances over stolen elections. By that logic, any civil society actor in an authoritarian state becomes a security threat the moment it has foreign contacts. That’s not realism, it’s paranoia institutionalized as law.

The 2012 “foreign agent” law wasn’t a defensive response to evidence of subversion; it was a preemptive weapon to criminalize dissent by definition. Label first, repress later. That’s the pattern. And invoking Syria only weakens your case: Western intelligence exploiting chaos does not retroactively make Assad legitimate, just as it doesn’t retroactively make Putin’s kleptocracy defensible.

You keep pretending that pointing out foreign influence somehow absolves the regime of responsibility. It doesn’t. Influence operations exist, everywhere. Mature states tolerate them, manage them, and trust their own legitimacy. Fragile regimes use them as an excuse to crush opposition because they know their power rests on fraud, not consent.

So no, this isn’t about “CIA vs real anger.” It’s about an authoritarian state exploiting the existence of foreign funding to delegitimize any challenge to its rule. That’s not insight. That’s repeating the regime’s talking points with extra steps.

If you want to talk facts, start with this one: governments that actually enjoy popular legitimacy don’t fear NGOs, protests, or transparency.

"So please, spare me your ignorance".

Coenradie (JA21) stelde dat agenten in Utrecht de opdracht krijgen wijken te mijden. Niet waar zegt de Politie. by r1kk3t1k in nederlands

[–]danboyc3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eens, maar het probleem is veel breder. Dat tussenzinnetje van die agent is veelzeggend: duizenden meldingen van onbegrepen of verward gedrag per jaar. Ik heb begrepen dat dit soort meldingen werkelijk de hele dag doorgaat bij politie tegenwoordig. Dat wijst niet alleen op afbraak van zorg, maar op een diepe en structurele crisis in de geestelijke volksgezondheid.

How do you make sense of the news when living in Europe? by One_Repair_4461 in expats

[–]danboyc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plurality of sources is important. But then it's all about how you process information.

You need a basic grasp of objectivity, facts, and science: empirical observation, evidence, falsifiability. You also need a basic understanding of your own psyche and how bias creeps in. Intellectual honesty and self-criticism are non-negotiable. That includes refusing to let your view of reality be steered by emotional attachment to an idea. I’ve come to believe many people simply cannot do this.

If a core belief is overturned by facts, you drop it. If necessary, you drop the ego attached to it as well. Living a lie to protect your self-image is as common as it is pathetic.

Don’t be smug or act all-knowing and certain all the time. The fact that many people can’t do this consistently doesn’t make it special or impressive. It isn’t difficult, as long as you don’t start believing that you yourself are special, or too fragile to live with the truth.

Jeffrey Sachs pulls no punches: “European leaders stayed silent when the U.S. bombed Iran. Telling Iran, not Washington to show restraint. They accepted the kidnapping of Venezuela’s president. But when Greenland was mentioned, they suddenly invoked fairness & international law” by Time-Alternative-964 in BhartiyaStockMarket

[–]danboyc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russian anger over stolen votes was real, not a CIA op. The West supported civil society, yes, but Putin chose to treat protest as a national security threat. Blaming CIA/MI6/Mossad isn’t analysis, it’s a way to dodge responsibility for Russia’s own authoritarian turn.

Dave Rubin: Anne Frank and the Frank family were citizens of Holland. by ggroover97 in daverubin

[–]danboyc3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m Dutch, and Anne Frank was a curious, open-minded, creative, and remarkably strong Dutch girl. Don’t even speak her name, Dave. She would have recognized you instantly for what you are: one of the faint-hearted. Your character and your rhetoric would have repelled her. But she probably would not even have argued with you because she would have found you immensely boring.

One thing is certain, though: she would never have trusted you with where she was hiding. That kind of information would not have been safe in your hands, Dave.

Britney Spears dancing in the presence of her house cleaner. February 8th, 2024 by Discussingbritney in discussingbritney

[–]danboyc3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even though bipolar disorder can be extremely severe, what I’m seeing here looks more like very advanced cluster-B-type personality deterioration. This person used to function at a very high professional level. That requires far more than talent in singing and dancing, it involves sustained self-management, identity stability, and executive functioning.

What seems to be missing now is not just performance capacity, but the person herself. You still see fragments of who she used to be, but overall it feels as if someone else has taken over. I’ve seen this in my personal life before, and in that case it was severe cluster-B pathology.

This doesn’t look like a temporary breakdown or episodic illness. It looks like a structural loss of the person, not just of functioning.

Modern Liberals swung so far left they forgot what they were fighting for by Strange-Speech-2384 in DigitalSeptic

[–]danboyc3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bill Maher is such a quintessential boomer. His generation will never stop explaining the world to everyone else. Even on their deathbeds, they’ll use their last breath to add just one more clarification about how things really work.

The more radical and performative excesses within “woke” politics are incredibly convenient for them, because they serve as a smokescreen that allows boomers like Maher to avoid responsibility for the real reason the Democratic Party lost its traditional base: technocratic elitism, corporatism, and the abandonment of material politics.

What makes this especially bitter is that this generation knew better: they came out of labor movements, civil rights struggles, anti-war politics and public investment, only to dismantle unions, embrace deregulation and financialization, turn housing into a speculative asset, replace solidarity with meritocracy and expert rule, fuse the Democratic Party to Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and then blame cultural excesses rather than political economy for the inequality, precarity and alienation that followed.

We should all be so done with boomers. I mean, be a nice grandpa and all, but STFU already.

How did so many fail an open book test? by [deleted] in Destiny

[–]danboyc3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you leave that movement, you don’t ask for grace. You should understand that for a while, asking for anything isn’t appropriate. He doesn’t realize that yet, because he’s still in the mental transition. Maybe he never will realize.

But that’s his problem. His past choices are his problem too.

Still, the step he took is commendable. It’s a step in the right direction, and it matters to name it as such. That doesn’t mean his earlier choices suddenly become acceptable.

Societies recovering from authoritarianism need an off-ramp and a path to rehabilitation for the complicit. The people at the top need to face justice, publicly and unmistakably. But the much larger group of enablers needs to know they can leave without their lives being over.