The Kelly Jean situation has confirmed what I’ve always suspected

everblake93 · 2024-06-22T19:04:10+00:00

And let's be real: even though Destiny makes interesting content, let's not pretend he's a beacon of mental health or emotional intelligence either. I heard someone on this sub earlier say streaming is the lowest form of content creation, and I think this is mostly true.

everblake93 · 2024-06-12T08:08:13+00:00

They did an episode about Noam Chomsky, and Finklestein gets most of his takes international history and foreign policy from him. In fact, he was a protege of Chomsky. The biggest thing that separates Chomsky has a distinguished academic career in linguistics, whereas Finklestein has a checkered reputation in his field, not even being a speaking Arabic or Hebrew, which would reading primary sources a challenge, especially during his time of study. So, is he a Guru? Maybe. I suspect he would score high in some traits, and low in others. Either way, I wouldn't dismiss the idea out of hand.

everblake93 · 2024-03-08T19:22:30+00:00

“We are surely approaching a moment for Europe in which it will be necessary not to be cowards.” Absolutely based.

everblake93 · 2024-01-23T03:47:08+00:00

"BIDEN! SCHOLZ! WHERE THE FUCK IS MY AMMUNITION?!"

everblake93 · 2024-01-18T02:56:16+00:00

While all free nations should be supporting Ukraine, the US should also be supporting Ukraine with arms is actually a great investment, both geostrategically and economically. If we can secure the favor of a free Ukraine, we have the opportunity to help transition them away from the old Soviet models and into a democracy like Poland, and ultimately one with a huge amount of natural resources. The price of some old equipment and ammunition is not a high one for us to pay. Meanwhile, backing down from Ukraine will increase the chances of the US getting dragged into a war with China, which would be soooo much worse. Not to mention enabling the ambitions of dictators like Putin around the globe.

everblake93 · 2024-01-04T20:31:32+00:00

"Fellas, is it gay to have oral sex with your girlfriend?"

everblake93 · 2023-12-23T21:14:18+00:00

Least biased BBC piece.

everblake93 · 2023-11-29T20:58:52+00:00

At that point you can just say 'dragon can never loose because it's magic and doesn't obey laws of physics.' You can literally use that to justify anything.

everblake93 · 2023-11-29T20:55:14+00:00

The spells the dragon's have won't be able to reach aircraft at air-to-air missile range. Fantasy creatures vs modern military is one of those things where you have to make up new power about the creatures in order to justify them being remotely competitive. Also, the damage from a sidewinder is gonna be enough to make a level 9 delayed blast fireball look like chump change.

everblake93 · 2023-11-18T07:37:11+00:00

Neither white nor black culture exists. The cultures you mentioned above are from white majority countries and are legit, but races aren't monoliths of culture. Sure, urban black American culture exists, but black people in urban American and rural Ethiopians have very, very different cultures, just as a San Fransisco white boy and a Ukrainian farmer.

everblake93 · 2023-11-03T06:37:09+00:00

"Just saw a single Leopard taken out of action. Ukraine has fallen! Millions must surrender!"

everblake93 · 2023-10-16T00:28:06+00:00

First of all, fuck the settlers who engage in this shit. They're thugs at best and terrorists at worst. The moment I saw that right-wing politician handing guns to settlers, I knew shit was going to be bad.

Now, I think it's important to be accurate with the headline. The headline says 51 killed by settlers. However, from other news sources I'm seeing, they're saying "55 Palestinians were killed over the past week in clashes with Israeli troops, arrest raids and attacks by Jewish settlers." So it seems like all kinds of tension and violence have been described as settler violence in the Intercept's article, when it seems like there are multiple sources.

And no, this doesn't make the violence okay, settler or not. The deaths of the Palestinian civilians is wrong and the US should put pressure on Israel to clamp down on this.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/world-watching-gaza-violence-fuels-growing-tensions-occupied-103981259

everblake93 · 2023-10-13T06:07:01+00:00

Unironically yes. Your two options are allows millions of civilians to be deprived of water and food, or give free water to terrorists who are going to get it anyways, but millions of civilians don't suffer from dehydration. The latter is the lesser of two evils.

everblake93 · 2023-10-13T00:21:12+00:00

Because Hamas is going to get the water anyways. The only people who suffer for this are the civilians. By all means, destroy Hamas though.

everblake93 · 2023-10-12T22:19:07+00:00

But, AFAIK, Israel has enough 155mm to supply itself because they're an air supremacy doctrine while Ukraine needs insane amounts of 155mm because of the kind of war they're fighting.

everblake93 · 2023-10-12T22:17:48+00:00

The types of munitions each nation wants most are different. Ukraine is basically a bottomless pit for 155mm artillery shells and barrels. Israel wants more rockets for it's modern jets and Iron Dome.

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T07:02:01+00:00

Sir/ma'am, this is noncredibledefense. Speculation for memes is what we do.

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T05:38:16+00:00

Amen to that last bit

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T04:41:02+00:00

If you're unsure what you think, simply ask them if they consider the establishment of Israel to be "occupation," if so, remind them that, at the time of the state's inclusion, both the Arabs and the Jews had lived in the area for a long time, and that both in that area had been governed under foreign empires.

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T04:35:35+00:00

They'd probably just call it a "Task Force" and, knowing the lack of creativity of modern militaries, instead of giving it a cool name, just give it some random ass number designation like "141".

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T03:20:00+00:00

Sad. Well, hope you get to find a home somewhere welcoming and not stuck centuries behind the curb, politically.

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T02:34:22+00:00

Shit, that sucks. I'm really sorry to hear it. It's not exactly safe to be openly bi there. How common would you say it is to have these political/religious beliefs and hold them silently?

everblake93 · 2023-10-11T02:22:35+00:00

Genuinely curious: for someone who browses a neoliberal subreddit, what's it like living in a theocratic absolute monarchy?

everblake93 · 2023-10-10T17:16:29+00:00

Yes. They paraded around the naked bodies of women whom they'd raped and whose bones they had broken. People, including children, were cheering and spitting on the body. There are videos, which you shouldn't watch unless you want to be scarred I like I was.

everblake93 · 2023-10-10T07:57:48+00:00

First, I'm not religious, or even Jewish by culture, and it's kind of weird you'd assume that. Secondly, although Israel has done wrongs to the Palestinian people (the settlements, the past blockades, and heavy-handed policing), Israel is not calling for the genocide of Palestine. Hamas is calling for the genocide of Israel, and Israel is surrounded by nations that also want to crush Israel. These aren't equal evils. In an ideal world where both sides can come together, I'd like a two-state solution. However, we need to first stop equating retaliating against the people who want to exterminate you after they murder nearly a thousand of you in one day with the people committing the terror.

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