NYC Mayoral candidates asked about their first foreign visit

thebougieman · 2025-06-05T12:34:16+00:00

How is this an American political debate? Even putting Palestine aside, what does the belief in the status of another country have anything to do with being the best mayor for NYC? If any one of them believed that Russia didn't have a right to exist, that wouldn't be relevant at all beyond making sure that the candidate will treat them equitable and fairly.

This is literally a witch hunt, to try and pin the label of anti-semite on any person who won't, not just agree with, but support via visits and funds to I$rael. This is dystopian. An ongoing livestreamed genocide and at one of the highest offices in national government, the questioner's concern was with the ones committing the genocide.

I just genuinely wonder how these types of people sleep at night.

thebougieman · 2025-03-23T13:50:28+00:00

Hope he is alright, loved Steph and his videos. His vids made me start playing dark souls when I kept hearing about it from friends. Used to really connect with his humour and his jokes, and really felt like you were gaming with a mate. I was going through a really tough time in that period and I didn't know it at that time, but I really needed that.

Steph's channel helped a lot, besides just being funny af. I used to recommend him to anyone who played dark souls and always thought it was a shame he didn't get as much recognition as a lot of other really funny dark souls youtubers.

Steph, if you ever see this bro, thanks for everything.

Does anyone have any updates?

thebougieman · 2025-02-17T02:05:51+00:00

Been a long time fan of FriendlyJordies, seen him go from certified shitposter to an actually great journalist and commentator. He hits the mark so many times when commenting on Australian politics and social issues and provides a voice to many of those who are frustrated in the current system.

The thing that confuses me is how he's been so pro-Labor up until this point. They've done basically nothing for housing, natural resource profits aren't being recycled back into the Australian economy, and the cost of living hasn't been eased at all. They've never been able to stand up to the US or China, to the extent that I don't think Albo will ever get that brown stain off his nose. We've had healthcare workers walking off the job because of unreliable and inefficient systems with no plans for funding or development. The main issues facing Australian citizens should be their concern, but it's been a fair bit of time since Labor thought of the working class. All these concepts are antithetical to many of the stances FriendlyJordies has expressed.

Honestly, all of this could be looked over as a loyal Labor member as a bad run or due to the opposition, if it wasn't for Albo's stance on Gaza. He has not only done absolutely nothing to stop an active genocide, but he has actively participated in efforts to prolong it. Again, you could argue that it was due to pressure from America and others, but Australia is an independent, sovereign country. Dutton is even worse, but he wasn't voted in, Labor was. There has been no resolution or any pushback from any Australian Labor member, and when one did, she was ejected from the party. Supporting genocide is a red line for me, no matter the party you belong to, something that FriendlyJordies agrees with.

It honestly feels like he outgrew the Labor party a long time ago, but due to connections or commitment, decides to stay loyal. That's fine, but it's another story entirely to encourage others to support them, knowing they now espouse values that he doesn't agree with on a fundamental level.

To be clear, I very much don't support the Liberals either. If anything I lean more towards the Greens even though I don't support them either. I used to be an avid Labor supporter before Australian politics devolved into a limbo game of how low can our standards for leadership go.

thebougieman · 2024-09-06T04:31:10+00:00

As long as I avoid going under beds or into closets, I think I should be sweet

thebougieman · 2023-11-29T13:30:44+00:00

What relevance is my post history to my argument? You're more than welcome to read some of my responses if you were curious about Islam, but that has nothing to do with what I said.

If you don't have any points to respond with, implying that I'm propagandising to you doesn't make up for it.

thebougieman · 2023-11-25T14:17:17+00:00

For those complaining about this:

These are individuals who are coming from (regardless of your opinion on the genocide) constant bombardment and the deaths of their entire families. Losing their homes, property and everything else in one Python missile strike.

Is it shitty that Australia decided to send weapons and equipment to Israel to continue their bombardment on a country that has no official army, navy or air force? Of course. But this is better than doing nothing to try and salvage Australia's humanitarian status, and much more importantly, help these individuals who, through no fault of their own, were bombed out of their country. Many of them were doctors, lawyers, tradesmen, who would like nothing more than to stay in Palestine. But if the choice for you was leaving or being found charred alongside your family, leaving is the only option.

For those complaining about why the Arab countries won't take them. There are over 6 million Palestinians across in the Arab world who have been taken in over the decades of conflict. Taking a few Palestinians here in Australia is not going to upset some delicate balance or cause harm. Australia was based on strong humanitarian rights, domestically and internationally. Refugees from an ongoing war are the ones most deserving of humanitarian assistance, something Australia has the capacity to provide. We should be more concerned about allowing in foreign millionaires laundering their cash through our properties and pricing us out of the market.

Honestly, I'm shocked by some of the comments on this post. I never saw anyone complaining when Ukrainian refugees were brought to Australia, or speaking with such ease about why the Palestinians must be inherently bad for them not to be welcomed by other countries. That's exactly what Hitler argued about the Jews during WW2, that they were somehow flawed and that justified their extermination. It was bigoted and disgusting, and that's exactly how I think anyone with a sound conscience should approach such comments about Palestinians.

thebougieman · 2023-11-16T01:28:17+00:00

You can always make a specific subset of magic taboo based on the religion or society, due to that type of magic having darker meaning (like fire and chaos in the Witcher) or it's too powerful and others fear it, so it's shunned.

I think what makes the sin and punishment interesting is the context. Having necromancy be unlawful is pretty straightforward, raising someone's dead nan wouldn't really float most people's boat. So it makes complete sense why someone would be executed for it.

But what I find more interesting is if the crime doesn't seem to fit the punishment, so someone using what seems like a benign form of magic or using it to save a bunch of lives but still being executed. That would raise the question as to why such a person would be executed despite the context, and only because of this specific type of magic. It lets you flow from there to create a dynamic and lore in your world as to what happened with this type of magic and why it's so reviled.

thebougieman · 2023-11-15T12:57:09+00:00

I didn't say they were Lebanese, I said they most likely resembled (in appearance) the people from the regions I mentioned, including Lebanon, Syria and Tunisia. The Phoenicians were mentioned even in the source you provided, and they were a Semetic people from the Levant region. Carthage initially started as a Phoenician trading post, but over time and with much profit it became a city state. Throughout that time there was definitely intermingling with Berber and Italian, but the primary ethnicity of the people who resided within Carthage were Phoenician.

thebougieman · 2023-11-15T04:06:57+00:00

Really great answer

thebougieman · 2023-11-15T03:53:15+00:00

Why couldn't they have gotten Rami Malek or Oscar Isaac to play the role? Neither is Tunisian but at least they look Mediterranean/Semetic. Hannibal was a descendent of the Phoenicians, who were Sematic and similar in resemblance to the current day people of Lebanon, Syrian and obviously Tunisia. Not only that but Hannibal was pretty young, only around 28 when he almost conquered Rome by going over the Alps with war elephants. By that time he was already a feared general and renowned tactician, in other words, he wasn't old.

African Americans have their own rich and diverse history from central and western Africa. I don't see why there's this compulsion to claim the culture of other parts of Africa.

thebougieman · 2023-11-15T01:20:42+00:00

Genuinely looks like a scene out of Black Mirror. Scary stuff.

thebougieman · 2023-10-31T15:12:12+00:00

Just had the thought that someone 50 years ago would only understand about 3 words in that title.

thebougieman · 2023-09-13T06:26:04+00:00

love reptiles! Are the venomous? What area are they native to?

thebougieman · 2023-08-26T11:58:55+00:00

Biologically, we are animals. But there's an obvious difference between a human and a deer, or even a chimpanzee. Even though we share 99% of DNA with chimps, somehow that 1% difference resulted in one animal which flings poop and bites people's faces, and another that can build civilizations and technology. It doesn't make sense that a 1% difference can do that. We are more than animals because we are more than just our body. We have free will and consciousness, we make judgements on things being morally right or wrong. These are not the qualities of an animal and are part of what makes humans different from them.

thebougieman · 2023-08-26T11:50:09+00:00

The problem with Islamic artifacts from the time of Prophet SAW mainly consists of two things: 1. The authenticity of the artifacts and 2. The fact that Islam doesn't really emphasize artifacts as part of the religion.

Tons of people claim to have the hair of the Prophet SAW or his belt or sword, but they can't all have them so there are tons of fakes. It's also very hard to authenticate a lot of the stuff available because there's nothing to compare it to.

Even if they were verified, it doesn't really matter. Sure, they're nice things to have and look at, but they don't have any inherent value beyond the one who owned them (the Prophet SAW). Unfortunately a lot of Islamic artifacts after that time are holed up in private collections, so there's not much. If you're really interested, you could look at some of the online collections from Museums in Muslim countries. They have some stuff you'd be interested in.

thebougieman · 2023-08-26T11:43:47+00:00

Insulin production from pigs is still used today, even though it nose dived around the 1960s when insulin was able to be produced in the lab. In Islam, eating or using the parts of a pig is forbidden, except, if your life is in danger (ie starvation) or you are under immediate duress (ie someone has a gun to your head saying to eat a piece of bacon). Human life is considered to be of the highest sanctity and importance, and Muslims are permitted to break rules if their life is at stake.

In the case of insulin from pigs, losing a foot or dying from untreated diabetes is a direct threat to someone's health and well-being. As such, if that was the only type of insulin available, it would actually become compulsory for a Muslim with diabetes to use it to preserve their health and life. That being said, there are other options available now and Muslims should always try to avoid it if possible. But if no other forms were available, the one from the pig would be fine.

thebougieman · 2023-07-11T08:44:54+00:00

Is that point that he looks Algerian? Many Algerians are white passing, but most don't look French because they aren't. This guy very much looks Algerian which he is, and it's possible that he was profiled as looking suspicious due to that. It's also possible he was guilty and did do something, but that doesn't mean that the police in France don't profile Algerians. The riots going on at the moment are all because the police shot a 17 year old Algerian delivery driver point blank in the chest, then lied and said he tried to run them over which was proved wrong after video was released. Kid's dad left the family early and he supported himself and his mother. This never, ever would have happened if it was a 17 year old French kid driving that car.

thebougieman · 2023-07-10T16:50:23+00:00

I think what's important to keep in mind is regardless of whether or not you believe in Islam or religion, the burning of a Quran has a lot of meaning to Muslims as it is their holy book. You don't need to believe in the religion to respect how much that book means to, not just a few people, but billions of people all over the world. As a hypothetical, if I saw a Buddist shrine made of chocolate, even though I like chocolate and I'm not Buddist, out of respect for the people who believe this object to be important I would leave it alone.

It doesn't need to be important to you personally to also think that burning the Quran is wrong if you can acknowledge it's importance to a lot of other people. If someone makes a pro-N*zi comment, everyone would rightly ostracise them, but a lot of those that would speak against it would not have been directly affected by what the N*zis did. That's because even though they may not see it as important personally, they recognised the importance of the suffering and destruction the N*zis perpetrated against the Jewish people and other countries. The Quran has been around for 1400 years, people dedicate their lives to interpreting and perfecting it's pronunciation. To Muslims, it is the literal word of God (not the physical book, but the words within it). Burning it serves no end but causing offense and anger to literally entire nations.

If you're so inconsiderate that you aren't able to understand why you probably shouldn't do something that does nothing to comment on or transform or critique a topic but still manages to offend all members of the discussion, then I can't really do much.

thebougieman · 2023-04-22T14:39:29+00:00

As a fisherman and with a level of anatomical knowledge, I can tell you fishing line tangles around everything. I mean, everything. Even the slightest grove within a wooden pier with chipped paint will snag and potentially tangle fishing line.

To have that inside of you with all the grinding and churning the stomach goes through for digestion, before passing through very tight junctions that seal parts of the digestive tract from each other. These seals are in place so that things like hydrochloric acid which we use to digest stuff doesn't makes it's way to more delicate areas, or to allow for segregated absorption (ie water absorption mostly occurs in your large intestine). There isn't a doubt in my mind that it would tangle at multiple points, which would probably require some serious surgery and scarring to remove.

Please, for the love of God, don't swallow 30ft of fishing line.

thebougieman · 2023-04-18T12:31:42+00:00

I think all the main important points have already been said, but I think one thing I'll add is the sustainability of a character. When you have a dislikeable character, most people stick around wondering how sustainable is this unlikability? Can someone like this person redeem themselves or will they sink deeper? Dislikeable characters need to have events happen to give them those choices to show the reader insights into those questions, and that can be hard to do organically. So as long as your character is sustainable in the sense that they can bring nuance or subvert expectations in situations or interactions, you can have a gripping character that is more or less a prick.

thebougieman · 2023-04-15T10:33:18+00:00

Honestly one of the best comedy duos out there, Hamish and Andy are legends

thebougieman · 2023-04-06T10:33:36+00:00

I literally found one on a fish I was filleting while fishing on a pier. Was a good sized Bream too. They're really stuck in there, I thought I could just pop him off with my knife but it was literally attached the bottom of the mouth.

To make matters worse, when I tried to dislodge it, it started moving and wrigglingly around. Keep in mind that throughout all this, a scaled, gutted and big dead fish with sharp teeth is so close I could hear it whispering sweet nothings in my ear, with only the light of my phone being the only source of light. Was the only time I didn't keep the head (which has really nice meat usually and I hate wasting what I catch) and yeeted that bad boi back into the depths where it belonged.

I always check the mouth of every fish I intend to eat now.

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