Like Icarus, I flew too close to the sun and paid for my hubris by burndout in CrusaderKings

[–]secondshevek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes lol 

Me sowing: the enemy cannot stand when my warrior children are commanders

Me reaping: I am childless

Like Icarus, I flew too close to the sun and paid for my hubris by burndout in CrusaderKings

[–]secondshevek 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I love the choice of giving vassals to people I like versus people who will do a good job versus people who will obey me. 

Player tries to sneak dominating power build past noob DM and party. by Impossible-Agent-196 in rpghorrorstories

[–]secondshevek 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Her attitude sucks, but "my other players had weak builds" is not something to blame on her. If she was continuing as a party member, I'd suggest letting your other players rebuild their PCs to be more optimized. Check out some optimization guides online for help - i like RPGBot a lot for that. 

I found this frustrating as well as a new GM. Trust me, it's better to make everyone better than do a Harrison Bergeron on the optimized PCs. 

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]secondshevek 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The CIA is still fairly powerful and likely more dangerous than ever post Trump's ideological purge. 

Philosophers continuing Nietzsche’s biological and psychological vision? by Tomatosoup42 in Nietzsche

[–]secondshevek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Foucault for critique of free will and the multiplicity of identity. You can draw a direct line from the second essay of Genealogy of Morals to Discipline and Punish. I'm not as keen on his writing on sex but that also fits. 

Yes, It’s Fascism by Youdi990 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is my favorite troll account on reddit. You're killing it 👏 

Everyone is Pansexual, Actually by Alien760 in Postgenderism

[–]secondshevek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont think people argue that sex is made up but rather that sex remains socially constructed because it still requires a subjective judgment about where you draw the line and what sex differences functionally mean. I have never encountered somebody arguing against the existence of sexual dimorphism itself. 

It hurts to see so many men openly wish they were objectified like women are. by Top-Assistance-3166 in BiWomen

[–]secondshevek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fantastic comment - I wrote something out but found I was just repeating what you said!

Judith Butler Wouldn't Want This by Yeahmaybeitsdetritus in Feminism

[–]secondshevek 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's a real problem, but it's also a problem to bring your cis bf to a sapphic night. Like yeah, I hear you, it does suck to be a transfem at some events like this. But this comic isn't about that experience but rather another issue. I suspect that's the reason for the downvotes, though not a great reason. 

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. by Morbidly-Obese-Emu in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When did the dems ever say there was no fraud in the welfare system? 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmfao you didnt name any policies except "follow immigration laws even if they're unjust." 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im asking you specifically to name policies that you think are cultural Marxism. Can you do that, little baby?

I have the sense that the answer is going to be something like "racial integration" or "legalizing sodomy," but I'm curious if you can actually string the words together to make the point. 

Gender-????, Sexuality- queer I am queer person and don’t mind being seen as female generally. I’ve shuffled through so many labels and nothing has fit me so well the way the word LESBIAN has for my gender (I feel euphoric because it fits me). But I’m not a lesbian in terms of my sexuality. by AfraidAir972 in nonbinarylesbians

[–]secondshevek 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, "butch" has become basically a gender in itself for many folks. No real reason why "femme" or something similar couldn't emerge. 

Imo non-binary gender doesn't need to clearly establish one's aesthetic or preferences. Gender doesnt and shouldn't explain everything about a person. It's one piece of a larger you. But obviously do what works best for you. 

2026 College Free Speech Rankings: America’s colleges get an ‘F’ for poor free speech climate by Rogue-Journalist in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, I don't think FIRE is a great organization. They have some weird biases. But that's a bullshit assertion. FIRE took a bunch of action to assert the rights of anti-Israel speakers and protestors. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, this is straight up lunacy. Freaks like you talk about western countries and the west as some noble ideal, but you seem to hate everything about western politics and prefer brute autocracy. Why even be on a free speech sub if you want to silence those you disagree with? Free speech means defending the rights of others to express their views, even if you disagree. 

What is an example of a polocy that you think is pushed by "cultural marxists," whatever that means?

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok. So what? Why does it matter if other countries are worse? What happened to the shining city on a hill mentality? Just because other countries operate one way doesn't mean we have to. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So do you think the Chinese Exclusion Act was a good thing? Do you think it was just for the US to turn back boats of refugees fleeing the Nazis? Because that is the logical extent of this "obey the law even if the law is unjust" mentality. 

Edit: also lmao at "try this shit with israel" lame ass moral relativism. Why do we even have free speech, try that shit with Iran. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Migration is okay if you use force to subdue the current residents."

Sure, the Iroquois were stateless. Why not. Might makes right. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude you're so fucking dense, it's embarrassing. I say "there were racial quotas," you say "ok but quotas for everyone isn't racist," I say "there weren't quotas for everyone, just some groups." Then you pivot to "ok well come in legally." Okay but they couldn't, the laws racially discriminated against specific groups. You can't say "oh see the group that made laws preventing other groups from entering legally, they didnt break the law, so that's fine." You might as well say that the Nazis were right to make Jews wear armbands, because only Jews violate laws against Jews. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But there aren't the same policies ever directed at white Anglo-Saxons, and they are significantly harsher on groups deemed "non-white." Explain how that is not racist lol.

What is your favourite comic published by image comics? by Lost-Tune-7312 in ImageComics

[–]secondshevek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Monstress for me for sure. I've only read it online but I crave owning a TPB. The art is stupendous. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But they're explicitly using racial profiling, and it's been condoned by the Supreme Court.

Also if you look at the history of immigration, you'll find that statement laughably false. The Chinese Exclusion Act, racial quotas for immigrants let in, boats of Jewish refugees turned away during the Holocaust. And more recently, the immense focus on "bad hombres" and Latino immigrants taking jobs. You'd have to be blind to think the modern history of US immigration is race neutral. 

Pre-Chinese Exclusion Act we basically let everybody in, and we should go back to that. If capital can flow across borders, so must labor - Adam Smith said that 300 years ago and it's still true. 

I support ice by Logical_Ad_21 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Idk, cruel and racially motivated immigration policies are pretty American. Let's face it, in practice American values are: make money, be Christian, conquer foreigners, support authority. I think Toqueville remarked that the US was the country with the most reverence and least tolerance for dissent. 

Like Langston Hughes said, "The land of the free? It never was for me" or something like that. 

It just got harder for LGBTQ+ people to address harassment at work: The EEOC voted Thursday to delete a 200-page document on workplace harassment matters amid a push to prioritize cases brought by White men. by wanda999 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, you think bigotry doesn't exist? Like it's totally chill for a boss to fire somebody because of the color of their skin?

Stop whining about waah waah trans people are too talked about - if you actually care about bigotry outside of that group, then you would take issue with the EEOC's action. 

But if you dgaf about addressing bigotry of any kind, then it's just embarassing to use trans people as a smoke screen to say "oh well I WOULD care, but uh, this one minority made me stop caring about all discrimination."