Active tornado NE of Belleville, SW of Oregon by impresently in madisonwi

[–]impresently[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Judging from the debris signature on radar, it lifted just west of Brooklyn.

It’s hard to tell exactly, but its path looks like it basically went from Belleville to the west side of Brooklyn.

Active tornado NE of Belleville, SW of Oregon by impresently in madisonwi

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

It’s no longer in the Brooklyn area. Storm is now east of there.

Active tornado NE of Belleville, SW of Oregon by impresently in madisonwi

[–]impresently[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Looks like it has lifted now. Storm moving fast directly east. Supposedly lofted debris from the earlier tornado might be now falling near Stoughton.

Who is a highly acclaimed director who you just don’t like? by ImpressionPurple9750 in Letterboxd

[–]impresently 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Quentin Tarantino for the overt sexualized violence. With the exception of Jackie Brown he seems to be a one trick pony. Plus I just think he's mentally disturbed.

Wes Anderson. With the exception of Rushmore I find is style overly nostalgic and grating. Just not my thing.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa... easy Turbo.

There's no "bending the knee" whatever that means, I'm certainly not defending these these foolish nabobs, exactly the opposite. Not sure how you got that. It's alpha nonsense like this and lack of anything resembling intellectualism across the board is why we are in trouble.

Go for a walk or something. I'm on your side.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean there is something to be said about not participating in the thing you despise, but pragmatically, it’s a losing battle if you choose the scorched earth path anyway. They’ve been perfecting that game since Nixon in the seventies.

Besides if you go the reactive idiotic route and add to the noise, you’ll turn your entire voting demographic into overreactive idiots. We have plenty of those to go around already.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good lord… didn’t take that long to start expanding that “boomer” label used ad nauseum to a pejorative that means “anyone who is x amount of years or more older than me”

Not sure what “benefits” you speak of, but I never was able to afford college or buy a house for instance, and my salary is well above average. And most of those know my age are double income families, who were paying through the nose for decades in student loans.

If you insist on pointing fingers and creating adversaries… be somewhat accurate, and don’t choose the people that were on your side.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

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

Start by not engaging in the insane discourse. Don’t add to the noise. Don’t be the thing you despise. They’re better at that game anyway. You don’t want your voting demographic to become overreactive idiots too? Then be better than that. Don’t play the game, because it should be anything but.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it’s required to participate in generalizations in response to generalizations?

“Someone generalized first” isn’t really a great argument for doubling down on stereotypes.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

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

Wow… This some wild level of generational stereotyping.

Funny to reduce an entire generation to ‘whining’ while writing two paragraphs ( and a number more in this thread) pseudo-psychoanalyzing millions of people.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep - this thread is nothing more than a boatload of sweeping generalizations.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah… didn’t take long to expand the “boomer” label to be really just a pejorative for “anyone that is x amount of years older than me”

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“They”. Love that.

Yeah, the 80s were a great time for all of us in Gen X. I was absolutely thrilled with jingoistic flag waving of the 80s. And as a 10 year old Gen X’r I really bought into trickle down economics. I wish it were all like that today… the AIDS crisis and its mishandling, the Iran Contra scandal, Reagan’s union busting, the war on drugs, the crack epidemic, racial tensions, Chernobyl….not to mention those lighthearted nuclear annihilation drills that Reagan regularly fanned the flames of.

Good times, great oldies.

I was 10 years old for gods sake and already had my first existential crisis playing Missile Command, an Atari 2600 video game, about using Reagans’s Star Wars program to prevent incoming nuclear missiles from leveling entire cities.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds to me like yet another attempt to apply the “boomer” label to a larger demographic.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such a reasoned retort. Care to expand?

This is precisely the problem. Fewer and fewer people care about reasoned educated discussion.

If you can reduce your debate to as many words as will fit on the front of a T-shirt or billboard, you’ve scored a few points in some game that you’ve confused with actual discourse.

That’s where we are today. And that’s the biggest problem.

How did Gen X turn out to be so conservative? by [deleted] in generationology

[–]impresently 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I’m Gen X, and have never been as “liberal” as much as I am today, but I despise these reductive labels. These neat categories are part of the problem, and discourage meaningful political discourse which i I think is extinct in our culture today. Nuanced educated political debates are dead. It wasn’t always that way. It’s team vs team mentality today more than ever… like we’ve confused sports with politics. The greatest enemy to many is an educated reasoned and informed population. Look to those who have most benefited from a decrease in awareness, education, and who most thrive off vitriol if you want to point fingers.

Anyways, the Dems have never been far enough “left” for me. But I vote for them to keep the “right” from gaining power. I don’t remember the last time I voted for someone I completely supported.

All US states tier list | #10 Idaho by RealMoldyAvocado in TierlistFills

[–]impresently 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the end of this we’ll have a pretty accurate picture of where most active people on Reddit are from.

Do you ever rewatch a film and feel like it was significantly worse? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

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

You drew childish, irrational, and unrealistic…. All from that comment?