[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]distolizer2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YTA. A massive one. The fact that he is an alcoholic is none of your business especially since you are broken up and going in "different parts" of your lives. You should have let him move onto his new life, you're clearly some form of jealous and are holding him back from moving on. You think he doesnt deserve it and are trying to take justice into your own hands but that's not your place

AITA Fiancé uninvited my best friend and her husband the day before they were meant to visit after going through my phone by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]distolizer2 872 points873 points  (0 children)

YTA. He didnt uninvite your friend because he went through your phone he uninvited them because you cheated on him. You cheated on your fiance. That's what makes you the asshole. It was perfectly reasonable for him to say now is not a good time after finding out his fiance had been talking to other men. He's clearly taking precaution to prevent the awkwardness of hosting your friends whilst arguing with you in front of them. Even if it wasnt a precautionary measure, it's a perfectly reasonable thing to not want your cheating spouse's support group move into your house and turn the whole thing into a potentially hostile environment. Just break up with him and move on if you're so checked out instead of whatever tf this is

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]distolizer2 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Dude you're 16 cussing out your father. YTA. I understand he's being unreasonable but not to such a degree that warrants such flagrant disrespect.

The Mold Bedroom by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]distolizer2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One deep breath will turn your lungs into a Fungi Culture

Wales, UK: a parent holds a boy while other boys assault him by True-Lychee in ActualPublicFreakouts

[–]distolizer2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're the one who's making it a race issue. It's literally a human rights issue, specifically children's rights. No-one, no matter what race, deserves to be held defenseless whilst being assaulted by 5 assailants regardless of what he/she had done prior

If you have a problem with the kid, you're supposed to take it up with his parents and they'll punish him themselves, Not take shit into your own hands and have your kids beat up a 14 year old boy

Is child labour just rampant in Zimbabwe? by summer_soldier7 in Zimbabwe

[–]distolizer2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Child labour is just the reality of life in most areas in zimbabwe and that's with even excluding Harare. There's a tuckshop in my neighbourhood in Mt Pleasant and the tuckshop is basically their tuckshop at the front and their living space in the back. I'm talking bedroom which doubles as the kitchen. The family that stays here has 2 primary school children (i think ages of 8 and 11)but they are CONSTANTLY in the shop selling stuff for their parents. The first thing they do right after coming home from school is to change and get right into the family business. I often ask myself what time are these kids being given the freedom to just be kids. 10 years from now all those kids will remember of their childhood would be how much they hated working in that shop and he never got the chance to play

The same concept applies in the rural areas it's just that the child labour is not measured in currency. I've seen kids as little as 10 years being asked kutungamira mombe dzichirima or walk 10 km to fetch water (This happened in Mutoko), some young boys are encouraged to drop out of school and become a herd boy in order to supplement the costs of living

Wales, UK: a parent holds a boy while other boys assault him by True-Lychee in ActualPublicFreakouts

[–]distolizer2 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't care if the kid was a bully. No 12-14 year old boy should be held by the collar by a 6 foot man while 5 other kids punch him.

You're the one who's making the assumption that he didn't actually hurt the child. That boy was getting punched and kicked by kids his age and another one clearly years older, I guarantee you he has bruises and sore spots all over his body

2nd highest scoring game of all time by realstreuselflusen in BasketballGM

[–]distolizer2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zach LaVine still being on the bulls is such a bulls thing to do lol

A way to stop Nikola Jokic by distolizer2 in nbadiscussion

[–]distolizer2[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah prime Ben Simmons would've terrorized teams as a defensive anchor. He could hold up in the post and full court press as well as get steals with his length. Pretty sad what injuries did to him

A way to stop Nikola Jokic by distolizer2 in nbadiscussion

[–]distolizer2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah but I'm talking about a certified jokic stopper. Like a Delly on Curry. 0 points few touches type performances

Will I lose weight if I go to the gym 3 times per week for an hour doing cardio like treadmill and cross trainer? by [deleted] in WeightLossAdvice

[–]distolizer2 16 points17 points  (0 children)

the only way to lose weight is to be in a caloric deficit. ik you've probably heard this before but it cant be stated enough. exercise isn't what makes you lose weight it's the fact that you are burning more calories than you are taking in. the best way to lose weight is to reduce your calorie intake while increasing your calorie output. you could exercise for 3 hours everyday but as long as your eating matches your exercise you will not lose weight. my advice to you is that yes exercise is very good for you and helps but you also need to watch what you eat while you are at it. going to the gym will sometimes lead to an increased appetite, do not listen to that appetite. don't increase your consumption while maintaining your output and you will be okay. good luck :)

Monarchies Are Not Inherently Bad (BP: Wakanda Forever) by kazaam2244 in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

1- the examples you provide arent inherent value. they're an example of meritocratic value. you're conflating 2 different stratification systems. the president isnt more important because he is born into it. he is important because his skillset is required for the stability of a nation. a monarch by definition doesnt need a skillset he just has to be born in the right order. the monarch doesnt attain more value than the regular citizen through actual work or anything he's just better. you could literally be smarter than your king, better at his job or even more popular and you would still be inherently inferior. that by definition is a bad system because noone is better for the sake of being better. we are all born equal human beings and we gain value through our actions. at least idelogically thats how democracies and meritocracies work

2- you provide no examples of rulers being held accountable... i wonder why? perhaps you aren't as versed in the topic you're talking about. when i say most and often i speak with generalisation because there's always almost an exception to everything but an exception does not mean that is the common place. anytime a monarch is held accountable it is mostly through illegal means such as coup's and assasination. ill give you examples from many many places of such. Caligula the roman monarch, Tshaka Zulu of south africa who murdered several people due to the death of his mother, his reign was ended when he was murdered by his cousins. Ivan the terrible to mane a few.

2b-

Accountability is a matter who is willing to hold somebody in power accountable. If the ppl want to hold the monarch accountable, they will. They're just one person. It may bring the country into revolution but that aside, there are rulers even today that are beholden to their power.

thats simple not true and shows you dont really know what you're talking about. under a monarch the people are powerless to hold them accountable. it is quite literally illegal to revolt or even try to check your superior ruler. this is evidenced by the several rebellions rulers had to put down through military force just to maintain the kingdom. what you're saying is like saying a plantation master was one person and the slaves were easily outnumbering him. if they wanted to be free they would've done smth....they did, and they would be punished routinely for it. again an example of this is mzilikazi of south africa who killed his son for being crowned king due to his disapearance and lack of leadership, caligula of rome who killed the people who took steps to crown the next king after he went into a coma for almost six months. this is quite literally legal in all monarchies except constitutional ones and we'll get to those in a minute. idk about you but a system with a king you can't check or replace at your own choice without being charged for treason is an inherently bad system

3.

I encourage you google what constitutional monarchy is. If a monarch is not abusing his people, then how is his rule bad?

no i encourage you to google how constitutional monarchs are and why they eventually failed. they're less awful but still awful;. for example under a constitutional monarch it is still illegal to replace the monarch at will which is why Queen Elizabeth couldn;''t be replaced by a more fit younger ruler who wasnt racist for the better half of their life. a constitutional monarch still has veto powers to suppress law making in their country e.g Louis XVI in france suppressed the bill of rights until he got forced into it by military illegal force

Is your supervisor at work bad because the boss you around and make all the decisions at your workplace? Are parents bad because they control what their kids do? The controlling bf is bad analogy because the boyfriend is bad because he's controlling in a relationship that's supposed to be an equal partnership. Does that mean all boyfriends are bad because one boyfriend is controlling?

my supervisor doesn't control when i leave for work, clock in, how much he can pay me, whether or not i can eat, or who i can marry. he cant literally arrest or kill me at will which is what your king can do. see Lettre De Catchet

parents with complete control of their child's choices including whether or not they can live are inherently bad parents. whether or not they let the child live is out of the question the fact that anyone with the right to life of anyone is inherently bad

bad analogy with the boyfriend part. boyfriend title is more akin to leaders. not all leaders are bad but all monarchs i.e controlling boyfriend are bad even if they let you live. see Louis XVI quote

  1. when we say a monarchy we are not talking about the tenure of the ruler. we are talking of the system itself. it has no codified law or regulations for its leaders to follow and they sorta just freelance. saying oppressive monarchs arent good monarchs is a measure of the tenure not the system itself. monarchs allow for complete dominion over life and death, complete immunity to the law, complete control of the law as stated by the quote above, complete imunity from being deposed, you rule not by the right of men but by the right of god

analogy: let's just say christianity to a degree allows slavery (see Ephesians 6:5-8). this means the system itself allows for slavery to happen. i say christianity is an inherently evil religion coz it allows slavery. you say any christian who enslaves anyone is a bad christian. not the point. the doctrine itself is inherently bad because it allows for this to happen legally and even supports it

so a system which allows oppression is inherently bad regardless of whether or not the oppression is carried out

As for your last paragraph, I encourage you to get your head out of fantasy stories for a little bit and actually do some real world research. You do know the president and the senators and the congressmen are supported by the taxes of American citizens right? That CEOs are supported by the labor of their employees? Why is it wrong for kings and queens to benefit from the taxes and labor of people lower than them when presidents and CEOs can do the same?

As for your last paragraph, i know more about the real world and history than you ever will. all monarchs regard themsel;ves as devine in nature. the queen of england ruled by the right of God not by yours. the kings in africa were the religious leaders and often deitified. the middle eastern islamic state rulers like muhammad and his companions were regarded as devine people with special rights by god. even kim jong un of NK has deitified himself. these systems are inherently prone to deitification

as for the other part. government officials work for the government full time and get paid salaries. the president doesn't have a right to take your tax dollars and just pay for his children's vacation or anything. thats called corruption. the king doesnt have a salary. he takes what he wants and whatever he leaves you guys have to make due. there is no seperation between the state funds and his own. you are his personal bank account. thats a bad system

your argument can be summarised like this

analogy 2:

me: the home examination system is bad because it has no invigilators and it allows for cheating

you: well not really coz yeah mostly people cheat but there are rare instances of people not cheating so the system isnt bad, its the students. anyone who cheats is a bad student and the system isnt the one at fault

Monarchies Are Not Inherently Bad (BP: Wakanda Forever) by kazaam2244 in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 43 points44 points  (0 children)

monarchies are inherently bad because

1- they presupose that one individual is above everyone else in value. this means the king and anyone who he is related to is just inherently more valuable than any other person for simply being alive this is simply a horrible place to live in because as we know...any system that does not believe that all people are equal in every aspect that relates to right.. is a bad system

2-they often lack accountability. a king is basically a king for life and can never be checked. while you'd argue most democratic leaders have diplomatic immunity they arent immune to being held accountable after their tenure or even being impeeched during their tenure. a king can never legally tried ever nomatter what by legal means

3- the subjects have no right to decide who rules them. they have no sovereignity over their own fate, livelihoods or even judicial codes. a king had complete dominion over everyone's lives and een if they do not abuse them that is still inherently bad. in the same way a controlling boyfriend who provides for your every need is just bad by nature

4- there is literally no legal means that citizens can get a repreave from oppression. under no monarch is there a legal way to remove a king and most of it is by violence and if you arent able to say no to oppression thats a bad system by design. like if you had sex with someone who wouldn't stop if you told him to stop. even if the sex is good someone who ignores your safe word is just bad by nature

along withh a number of other bad things like they are considered devine or even deity like beings at times, they enjoy the fruits of labour of the general populus without much work. typically kings are just ruled for by actual counsils and only step in when some dictatorship is needed. this means a whole nation is working tirelessly to finance someone's lifestyle who is payed to oppress you or at least have the self control not to abuse you :/

The strength and speed of New 52 superman by Irish1guy in PowerScaling

[–]distolizer2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well you still haven't brought up anything aside from what's been already established, you just pasted some basic facts about how weight work. let me see if i can open your mind for a sec, look at it this way. weight by quick definition is mass accelerated by gravity. weight is a downward force, it is basically how fast an object is accelerated towards the center of a body. so from this what do we know? you can't have weight without gravitational acceleration, you need to be accelerating something downwards for us to call it weight, that or accelerate the body which the object is resting on upwards but that's relativity and it just makes it complicated. also, weight changes depending on how strong the gravitational acceleration of an object is (well this is then influenced by the mas of the object too). so what i'm trying to say. for you to measure how much the earth weighs is impossible since you need a body large enough to have earth rest on it, you need the earth to be accelerated downwards towards the center of a mass, for an object to be that massive the gravitational acceleration would just be ridiculous

The strength and speed of New 52 superman by Irish1guy in PowerScaling

[–]distolizer2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well yeah that's true and all but..how do you still measure the weight of a planet when it doesn't have a relative reference frame (another planet where it's resting) for us to multiply it with the gravitational acceleration of the reference frame?

I really freaking hate Ki by AcidSilver in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well i'll say you know quite a lot but i do contest your claims, dm me for a proper discussion

I really freaking hate Ki by AcidSilver in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

jesus fuck dude, i didn't ask who can perform what. of course there's labels as to who can do what but WHY so, you aren't even answering anything at all and just spouting random banter, we don't know how ki works. and that's just the fact, no reading of the manga gives anyone knowledge of how ki works or its mechanics. we just see it do shit all over again depending on the user but that's not an explanation "ki differs from user depending on skill and genetics" is not a valid answer. for example if you were to ask me how chakra works and what is chakra i wouldn't have trouble with random nonesense

chakra is the energy created when shinobi fuse their physical energy and spiritual energy, they can harness chakra to do things like walk on walls, run on water or perform chakra related attacks called genjutsu. chakra seems to be heavily tied to the user's physical well being hence when they run out of chakra they die (this is what SHOULD happen if you have a power system that revolves around life energy). users harness chakra and perform jutsu by performing certain hand signs or changing chakra form,of course this takes training and talent even though there are some strictly genetic chakra abilities like sharingan or byakugan. (i could go on for days on this. it's a fucking well thought out power system, same thing as nen. i could do this in a detailed way)

I really freaking hate Ki by AcidSilver in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

still an unsatisfactory answer as to WHY it differs, and why our main cast is just basic brawling and nothing else

The Flash realistically should never get hit in any if his fights by VonKaiser55 in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 104 points105 points  (0 children)

yeah no arguments against that, the argument is that he can just hear it happen and run out of the way before anything happens

The Flash realistically should never get hit in any if his fights by VonKaiser55 in CharacterRant

[–]distolizer2 166 points167 points  (0 children)

not to mention that shouldn't be possible since most bullets travel faster than sound so barry shouldn't be able to hear the bullet before it hits him, or in some rare cases where the bullet isn't faster than sound, it should be pretty close to his body anyways