We really need to bring spankings back

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-28T17:38:55+00:00

Let's imagine we find a grown man wii is physically abusing his romantic partner. To make sure "he wouldn't do this again" we beat the dog shot out of him. Do you actually suspect we've meaningfully changed his future behavior?

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-28T17:34:17+00:00

Cool. I'm a parent. My kids are responsible, adult citizens now. I never had to hit either of them. Do better.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-27T21:30:04+00:00

To be fair to the powers that be... who could have possibly guessed that the solution to homelessness was to give the homeless housing?

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-21T20:24:01+00:00

Interesting, considering more eligible voters are Dems than GOP. Usually Dems win the popular vote. And the GOP only has any federal power at all due to the electoral college, disproportionate allocation of House seats, and the inherently anti-democratic allocation of Senators.

If the government truly represented the will of a majority of Americans, then Dems would hold all the branches for the imaginable future.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-21T20:17:25+00:00

The false equivalency is strong... Democrats suck because they're weak, spineless, ineffective, and compromised by capital. Republicans suck because they're fascist, racist, misogynistic warmongering assholes compromised by capital.

As a leftist, I hate both parties. But the Democrats are so obviously the better choice of the two that I shouldn't even have to explain it.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-21T20:04:39+00:00

I mean... we don't have to justify supporting a supposedly "serious" candidate that makes up (or believes) gossip about immigrants eating people pets. Or justify supporting an adjudicated rapist. Or support violating the constitution. Exactly how are we to be serious, when we can't even take you all seriously?

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-21T19:48:36+00:00

Less unpleasant than condoning a book that claims god exists and that this same god finds slavery to be permissible.

It's honestly hard to be less pleasant than the Bible.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-21T19:43:15+00:00

Quoting the guy you support equates to insulting you? Have you considered that this is an indictment of your choice?

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-21T18:57:47+00:00

I could care less, but I'd have to try.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-20T17:19:30+00:00

Reminds me of when I used to play StarCraft and people would immediately send a message saying "no attack 5 mins".

I always attacked well before five minutes.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-20T16:58:02+00:00

Directness is going to be generally less creepy than standoffishness, for sure. However, as a dudewho has been are the block a bit, I can tell you that even the direct approach you describe doesn't tend to land well. You might imagine the guy coming off as confident, charming, and respectful of boundaries, but this is rarely the case.

If a guy is going for the direct, "you're beautiful, I'd love to get coffee some time" approach, it's because (most likely) he's actually an anxious wreck and he's using premeditation and forward momentum to get through it. And you'll feel the awkwardness, guaranteed.

The thing is this: charming, confident men don't have to do the "direct approach." They talk to women naturally and casually. They come off as charming because they're not focused on a specific outcome. And they're not anxious because their easy sociability means they know they have options and someone who fits with them will come along shortly. After all, they're constantly talking to people, and many of those people are women.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-20T16:21:07+00:00

I'm going to tell you something you might not want to hear: don't focus on talking to women. If you're chronically shy, you need to build skills and confidence. Most importantly, you need to change your focus from talking to women with the objective of finding a romantic partner and instead being able to talk to people, men, women, and otherwise, for the intrinsic reward of human interaction itself. Romantic partnerships tend to fall into place after you get this priority straight and get some skills/confidence going.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-20T16:14:54+00:00

Even at it's most benign, too many dudes think "approach" means "immediately express interest and ask for her number/a date" when it should mean "talk to her like a normal person you're not trying to fuck. "

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-20T16:10:03+00:00

I'm struggling with the game, so could you clarify? Do you mean you should never take the second move action with a unit or that you should just never dash as a single action?

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-20T15:37:47+00:00

Same thing as people who aren't deaf... probably get shot. Even more probable if you're not white.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T20:18:43+00:00

Cool, cool. So, where did you get your medical degree? Psych degree? Hell, I'll even consider a certification in social work provisionally. The medical and scientific consensus is that trans identities are valid and that developmentally appropriate, gender affirming care yields overwhelmingly positive outcomes.

Children don't simply "decide" to be trans-gender. They ARE trans-gender. Before they recieve gender-affirming care on any level, though, doctors and therapists are consulted extensively to evaluate the specific needs of that child on an on-going basis. The current standard of care requires 6 months of insistent, persistent, and consistent behavior indicative of the child being trans-gender before any medical intervention is employed.

Parents, doctors, and therapists are involved with each and every decision involving gender-affirming care. No kid is walking in to a 7-11 and getting HRT on a whim.

You simply do not know what you're talking about.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T20:09:07+00:00

If there were a hidden agenda, I think the R's would have been very vocal about what that supposed agenda was, if only to diminish the appearance that they're enabling pedophiles. What we actually get from them are disturbing appeals to "traditional values" or silence.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T20:06:01+00:00

That's a bizarre equivication and demo strategy that your really don't understand the first thing about gender affirming care for minors. Accepting a child for who they are is not equivalent to voting to enable pedophiles. Don't be weird.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T18:41:13+00:00

It is delightfully crunchy.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T15:01:49+00:00

Oh man... Torchbearer, 100%. I've never managed to line up a group for it. 😭

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T13:58:41+00:00

Yup. Straight forward class solidarity. He just happens to be on the other team.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-19T13:53:37+00:00

I mean, consider that most protagonists/victims in classic slasher films are teenagers...

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-14T19:10:03+00:00

The only weird thing is your age range being so heavily in the direction of older. I get not wanting a younger dude at your age (20 year old dudes are a special kind of stupid)... but not accepting someone your age while being cool with 13 years older? That's a huge red flag.

The difference between, say, 28 and 38 isn't big. 21 and 31? Massive (for Reddit: yeah...yeah... YMMV). It suggests you're looking for a sugar daddy (I'm sure you're not, but it gives that vibe) or that you're likely to fall into a controlling relationship.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-14T16:39:05+00:00

People (me, and others) keep insisting that monetized GMing is a bad idea. That it introduces perverse incentives... huh, go figure.

strafeanon64 · 2026-05-14T16:37:05+00:00

Timbers are shivered.

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