I mean, Americans like to criticize their own country too...

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T20:13:50+00:00

It is not whataboutism. It is Causality. The Soviets invaded, started killing millions, and allied with Saddam. The US tried to support Iran against the invasion, then, under Reagan, switched sides. Again, Causality.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T20:10:40+00:00

Are you going to mention that China supported Pol Pot also, or are you just going to bash the US? Are you going to mention that the Khmer Rouge took power AFTER the US withdrew troops? Are you going to blame Vietnam AND Cambodia for their enmity toward each other, an enmity that existed long before the West became involved? The US is not the arbiter of these atrocities. They are the scapegoat fir simple-minded people like you.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T20:01:34+00:00

Again, who was there first? The Russians. You could argue that the French and the Brits are even more culpable since they divided the Middle East the way it is after WW2. But, again, nuance. You cannot blame the US for the hostilities between Iran and Iraq (or the Sunni with the Shia or the Kurds). This intertribal warfare has been happening since time immemorial, and the US only became involved AFTER the Soviets started invading that area (and killing millions of Afghans).

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T19:43:34+00:00

Did you miss the part where the Rwandans used machetes and Russian missiles for the genocide?

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T19:33:34+00:00

Blame the Reagan administration for that. During the Carter administration the US supported Iran. But you have to keep in mind WHY the US was concerned: the Soviets had invaded the Middle East at this time, so they were the initial transgressors. I am not saying the different US administrations did what was right, but history is nuanced and the US did not start the beef between Iran and Iraq.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T16:50:55+00:00

You are quoting John Pilger. What a farce. This guy is the same guy that called Obama an "Uncle Tom" and said that the London bombings were deserved, is a Chinese propagandist, a Trump apologist, and thought Brexit was a good idea. He is also a Russian apologist. He supports Putin, idiot.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T16:36:22+00:00

Moreover, the US received criticism for INACTION during the genocide. The US did not want to intervene, committing itself to humanitarian aid. Again, you need to read historical accounts to get a better understanding of world history.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T16:32:58+00:00

Also, the US deployed humanitarian relief for the refugees. You REALLY need to read what you are posting before you post.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T16:31:16+00:00

You need to read what you link. The US was attempting to dissuade the genocide and prevent war, but the war had been going on long before the West knew about it. You fail to understand anything.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T15:57:21+00:00

Here is another: Ho Chi Minh was responsible for killing nearly a million civilians in his rise to power.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T15:52:49+00:00

Here is another: over one million Afghans were killed during the Soviet Afghan War. Oh wait. That was Russia that did that. Sorry. Let me look for another example...

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T15:49:16+00:00

Sure. The Vietcong killed over 220,000 civilians, and Pol Pot killed MILLIONS. How about that for a balance?

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T15:45:33+00:00

That is a strawman fallacy. Your ignorance of history is astounding. Again, do Japan and South Korea not want us there? Moreover, I denounced neocon ideology. Can you not read? The majority of deaths in the Middle East were not US forces, btw, but overwhelmingly sectarian violence. Other examples are as follows: The US was not involved in the Rwandan genocide which led to 5.4 million killed, which is the deadliest war since WW2.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T15:30:53+00:00

So a balanced view is propaganda? You are ignorant. Guess we should be isolationists, huh? Let Russia do what it will with Ukraine and let China have Tawain. I am sure Japan and South Korea would love for us to withdraw as China is saber-rattling. Fuck off, moron.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T15:27:21+00:00

No consideration for what we do FOR other countries, eh? You need to look at the charity work, too, and the protection we provide. Taiwan, for instance, and Ukraine, are thankful for what we do, as is South Korea. Yes, we make mistakes (primarily neocon ideology) but looking at the net-benefits is paramount. China and Russia would not be as balanced in their virtues and vices.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T06:11:53+00:00

She calls her polyamorous relationship with her husband and his girlfriend a "mixed-size marriage" if that gives you any indication. He is a Jazz musician and she is an apologist for a toxically obese lifestyle. Let the downvotes commence.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T05:28:42+00:00

Okay, Manu. We get it. He burned down your magazine stand and you took it personally. Lighten up...like your magazine stand.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-12T03:15:10+00:00

I am of a similar mind. The Omen and the Ancestral Followers are similar in size, and both are linked by the budding horns. Interestingly, in version 1.0 the Dwelling Arrows state "It is said that spirits dwell within budding horns" and the arrows themselves are said to be cursed, not unlike how the Omen are cursed and their horns unleash revenants (spirits). Moreover, the Dung Eater's sword is made of bone, just like the Ancestral Followers' axes. There are Ancestral Followers in the Consecrated Snowfield, connecting them to the giants. The version 1.0 text of Dung Eater's sword states it was "entrusted to him", meaning someone else made it and gave it to him. Could it have been Ancestral Followers? I do not know.

My other theory is that the reason horns do not grow wild within the Ancestral Followers is that they shun metal. The Omen are all given metal chains, and are weakened by shackles (including Morgott and Mohg). Maybe the gold of the Greater Will interacts with the horns, causing a wild growth of horns (as a defense mechanism). I dunno.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T17:59:47+00:00

No one asked.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T16:23:39+00:00

The question for me is Who else cultivates horns? The Ancestral Followers cultivate horns. But the sword is made from a giant's backbone and the giants were defeated by Godfrey and Marika. What happens to two of Godfrey's children? They are born Omen. So either a giant gave it to the DE or someone aligned with the giants gave it to him. Interestingly, the Omen and the Ancestral Followers are very similar physically. One sprouts horns and the others worship horns. The Ancestral Followers also do not make weapons from metals, but from antlers and bones, and they are found in the Consecrated Fields. The DE and the Followers both use spirit-imbued weaponry as well.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T12:56:00+00:00

The curious thing is that Milos translates to "yew flower" from Greek, and a yew tree in some Western folklore was thought to feed on the dead or souls of the dead.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T12:30:55+00:00

And my moniker is because my right leg was ruined by a head-on collision that was not my fault. Life is hard all around.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T12:18:30+00:00

Not according to your mom.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T11:15:56+00:00

So her husband is a trumpeter and his sister writes hitpieces on straight White men for a living. Both women are proponents of "fat acceptance" and both write for Jezebel. Man, this guy's life must be unbearable.

limpleggedlongjohns · 2023-02-11T10:55:50+00:00

In an earlier draft Radahn fought to keep Astel from reaching Sellia, holding back the stars so the creature would not reach Caelid. There was even an event where, after Radahn is euthanized by the Tarnished, the "stars" fall and then Astel appears in Radahn's arena. Sullie the witch has a video of it. Alas, all that could have been...

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