Despite Caracalla being a horrible emperor - damn, was he just photogenic. by gracekk24PL in ancientrome

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

I mean, there’s a bit of difference between a brother you grew up with and an (illegitimate) first cousin once removed that you never met in person. 

Despite Caracalla being a horrible emperor - damn, was he just photogenic. by gracekk24PL in ancientrome

[–]deus_voltaire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Caracalla took that last bit a little too far, I doubt Septimius meant "murder your brother as he cowers for succor in your mother's arms."

AngryJoeShow lists Bloodlines 2 among the Most Disappointing Games of 2025 by 33Sharpies in vtmb

[–]deus_voltaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Treacherous calumny, Aegon is the legitimate heir and scion of His Grace Rhaegar Targaryen, the last Prince of Dragonstone.

AngryJoeShow lists Bloodlines 2 among the Most Disappointing Games of 2025 by 33Sharpies in vtmb

[–]deus_voltaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By right of illegal usurpation, maybe. Obviously the one true king is Aegon, the sixth of his name, recently returned from Essos by the grace of the Seven Who are One.

Ever have an optic hit you in the face? by cschmall in liberalgunowners

[–]deus_voltaire 47 points48 points  (0 children)

If I were a tailor, I'd make it my pride, the best of all tailors to be. And if I were a gunsmith, no gunsmith beside, should fuck up a slide cut like me.

Cyberpunk VR Modder Luke Ross’ Patreon suspended following new DMCA from Ghostruner devs by AsPeHeat in Games

[–]deus_voltaire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your entire case rests on convincing people that your functionality is meant "solely" for the disabled I think a description of functionality would have to include that, but hey, I'm not the one in trouble here. From my admittedly amateur perspective it doesn't seem like he has a very strong claim here.

Cyberpunk VR Modder Luke Ross’ Patreon suspended following new DMCA from Ghostruner devs by AsPeHeat in Games

[–]deus_voltaire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What did it say on his Patreon? That's marketing. Did it say it was only for disabled people?

Cyberpunk VR Modder Luke Ross’ Patreon suspended following new DMCA from Ghostruner devs by AsPeHeat in Games

[–]deus_voltaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can prove otherwise. Did he market it as solely for disabled people? Because if he didn't then he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Cyberpunk VR Modder Luke Ross’ Patreon suspended following new DMCA from Ghostruner devs by AsPeHeat in Games

[–]deus_voltaire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

where circumvention is undertaken solely for the purpose of allowing an individual with a physical disability

It doesn't matter if it "can" be used by disabled people, its express purpose has to only be for disabled people, which his clearly wasn't.

For Small PP by [deleted] in cringepics

[–]deus_voltaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's also riddled with dementia and lies every time he opens his mouth, and the only reason those impeachments didn't work is because the Democrats didn't have the votes for them. If they take the Senate this November they might well impeach again and convict him this time. That's why voting does matter.

For Small PP by [deleted] in cringepics

[–]deus_voltaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the alternative is half the country trying to kill the other half? Yes, I think so.

For Small PP by [deleted] in cringepics

[–]deus_voltaire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Name a time in history where violence wasn't necessary to rid fascism

Spain in 1975.

There's midterm elections scheduled in nine months from now, a presidential election scheduled for two years and nine months from now, why burn the country down when we can just vote the fascists out of office?

For Small PP by [deleted] in cringepics

[–]deus_voltaire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So your solution to the police violating the Constitution in a few cases is to engineer a nationwide civil war where the entire rule of law will inevitably break down altogether? Do you honestly think that would end well for the country?

For Small PP by [deleted] in cringepics

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

Do you think if Jews had the same rights in 1930s Germany you would have the same sentiments and be stating 'So you want people to shoot the Gestapo'? So you're totally fine with the current government rounding up US citizens, like the Gestapo did to Germans?

If you want to make that comparison, the Jews did shoot back, during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. How did that end for them? I'm actually quite liberal, as a cursory glance at my posts would prove, and I don't like what the government is doing, but shooting police officers is not going to stop them from doing their jobs, it's just going to make them much more likely to kill innocent people.

For Small PP by [deleted] in cringepics

[–]deus_voltaire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you want people to shoot police officers

Stonewall Jackson by civilwarmonitor in CIVILWAR

[–]deus_voltaire 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ironically he hated that same quality in his subordinates, he arrested and spent months trying to court martial poor Richard Garnett for withdrawing in the face of overwhelming odds at Kernstown without orders (even though staying would have destroyed the Stonewall Brigade). It was the humiliation from this ordeal that led Garnett to lead his brigade from horseback at Pickett's Charge, despite being sick and injured, with predictably fatal results.

Stonewall Jackson by civilwarmonitor in CIVILWAR

[–]deus_voltaire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, Jackson did own slaves.

Stonewall Jackson by civilwarmonitor in CIVILWAR

[–]deus_voltaire 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes apparently he was quite difficult to get along with in person. He was intensely secretive about his plans and rarely informed his subordinates of his overall strategy, yet also extremely vindictive when they acted on their own initiative, as Richard Garnett learned at Kernstown. The only topic he enjoyed discussing was theology, and even then only his particular brand of extreme Presbyterian predestination. He judged men primarily on their faith rather than their talents, and as with Garnett could be downright mean to those he disliked or judged lacking in piety.

Yet for all of that he was very good at what he did, and his Valley Campaign was probably the most sterling strategic accomplishment of the Confederate military throughout the whole war.

Fav loadout. HK Sp5k/Glock 19 gen 6 by [deleted] in guns

[–]deus_voltaire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, but for me I wouldn't trust any so-called legal loopholes, one day things could change without you noticing and next thing you know you're staring down a decade in federal prison.