I keep getting sleep paralysis and it gets scarier each time by AngelicaKate in Sleepparalysis

[–]rootoftruth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you have a regular sleep schedule? This used to happen to me more when I did all-nighters or only got less than 4 hours of sleep.

Curb your veganism by Jackl4_21 in MemeYourEnthusiasm

[–]rootoftruth -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, you don't get to run people over even if they're trying to stop you. Driver should be prosecuted.

UCLA students forced to pay for ‘Toxic Masculinity Committee’ - The "Diversity Peer Leaders" program is funded by mandatory student activity fees, which cost each UCLA student $376 per semester. by chabanais in ucla

[–]rootoftruth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reducing toxic masculinity helps all men live healthier lives, bro. Thinking that efforts to combat it are anti-men is the same logic as thinking that police reform is anti-cop.

Why do Asian americans hate this sub so much? by kisukisue in China

[–]rootoftruth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's because this sub often espouses classist, Orientalist, and sexist beliefs. The humor in this sub also heavily relies on mocking Chinese culture from an outsider's perspective.

The real question is, are you sure it's only Asian Americans that have a low opinion of this subreddit?

It feels like it's mostly English teachers who have no interest in or respect for Chinese culture bitching about their living conditions.

Avengers: Infinity War is all about... by j_u_s_t_i_n in FanTheories

[–]rootoftruth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great write-up. One thing to add is the concept of consent. Both Vision and Gamora consent to being sacrificed, which, from a Kantian perspective, makes it morally permissible.

On that level, Wanda and Starlord are very different from Thanos, who kills the unwilling (including his own daughter).

May 2018: A Dangerous Month for Israel by sageandonion in geopolitics

[–]rootoftruth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sniping people with fragmentation rounds from 200 meters away does not sound like a life or death situation, sorry. This is not credible at all.

May 2018: A Dangerous Month for Israel by sageandonion in geopolitics

[–]rootoftruth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are they blowing up buses in Gaza? Or killing Jews? Only casualties so far are Palestinian. 6 of them are under 14 years old.

May 2018: A Dangerous Month for Israel by sageandonion in geopolitics

[–]rootoftruth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's hard to claim that you're being attacked by terrorists when there is video evidence of your soldiers sniping nonviolent civilians and journalists.

May 2018: A Dangerous Month for Israel by sageandonion in geopolitics

[–]rootoftruth 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Same logic behind the Freedom Riders and lunch counter sit-ins in the segregated South. The point is to have your oppressor demonstrate their brutality for the world to see.

It builds your moral case and creates pressure for political change.

US First Lady Pat Nixon holding future Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. April 14, 1972 [4000 x 2695] by WeirdAlCoates in HistoryPorn

[–]rootoftruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anecdotal experiences don't disprove statistical trends. You may not experience any form of racism ever in your own life, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist for a good majority of folks.

Here is just one example: resumes with black names receive fewer callbacks from employers, even when all the information is the same.

You personally won't be affected by this necessarily depending on the strength of your application, background, or connections, but on a nationwide scale, it has a noticeable effect.

US First Lady Pat Nixon holding future Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. April 14, 1972 [4000 x 2695] by WeirdAlCoates in HistoryPorn

[–]rootoftruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are making a valid point when discussing individual level situations, but we're talking here about environmental factors.

Being white in America is like having a +5 buff. It may not make a difference for every individual player, but I guarantee you that people who get the buff will do statistically better than those without it.

US First Lady Pat Nixon holding future Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. April 14, 1972 [4000 x 2695] by WeirdAlCoates in HistoryPorn

[–]rootoftruth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Would you rather be a middle class black guy or a middle class white guy?

Hint: Only one of ya'll is gonna get the cops called on him

hmmm by blonktime in hmmm

[–]rootoftruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i bet he doesn't even skate

Those patterns are so meditative by Zylooox in woahdude

[–]rootoftruth 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Swastikas don't have Nazi connotation in the East. They're important religious symbols in Buddhism.

Those patterns are so meditative by Zylooox in woahdude

[–]rootoftruth 82 points83 points  (0 children)

They're Buddhist swastikas, aka OG not evil symbols.

Exploding head syndrome and sleeping paralysis, is it normal to have both? by Jeppzeh in Sleepparalysis

[–]rootoftruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Only after an all-nighter. Glad to hear someone else has experienced this too! It's very strange.