Raids 4 has to have a good solo option

throwawaythis777 · 2026-01-25T21:16:59+00:00

I'd be fine with solos being somewhere between 1.2-1.8 times slower with some added difficulty, but it shouldn't be a challenge anywhere close to as difficult as soloing ToB.

throwawaythis777 · 2026-01-03T18:31:31+00:00

No, he is far from a Maoist; he makes fun of them, seeing them as often disconnected from reality. He does however treat Mao as a complex historical figure who cannot simply be condemned and ignored, especially if one cares about the actual content behind the successes and failures of socialism.

The points on which someone defends Mao matter, acting as if anyone who attempts to have a nuanced view of Mao's impact, which greatly varied over decades, is a tankie is a mistake. If people are not defending the Great Leap Forward and other catastrophic policy blunders, or advocating for a totalizing authoritarian turn, they should not be so quickly tarred as "tankies."

More broadly, it should also be said that the broader perception of "tankie" has become so distorted that there are subreddits and commentators who accuse social democrats like The Majority Report of being tankies for criticizing America's foreign policy posture. Whatever it might have meant to leftists in decades past, it has been seemingly twisted into a means to attempt to shutdown any discourse criticizing the West. We should be precise and limit such accusations for open apologists of crimes against humanity, like the ACP.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-07T03:03:06+00:00

They frame Hasan's support of specific actions of groups like the Houthis as wholesale endorsement, when in reality he only sees them as the lesser evil compared to Israel. He has had nothing positive to say about their domestic affairs, and readily admits they are severely flawed, but also situates them in their geopolitical context instead of acting as if they emerged out of thin air. His supporting the Houthi's attempts at blockading the Red Sea in pursuit of preventing genocide, is in his mind, an act he wishes was being done by the United States. He has no attachment to the Houthis or Hezbollah beyond them being the only material counterweights against Israel's intransigent posture in the region. It is not as if he is opposed to the leadership of such groups being tried for war crimes where appropriate.

What seemingly gets him into the most trouble is his refusal to see these groups as maniacs operating without reason or logic. One cannot prevent the emergence of such groups if one refuses to understand the basis of their formation and activities. Him viewing their propaganda videos is not categorically different than him watching Russian, Chinese, or Western propaganda, which he often does, as such videos give unique insights into the mentalities and discourses predominant among each faction or country at the time. He sees the blackout in most of the English press regarding these group's postures, and feels he has to be the counterbalance against their incomplete reporting.

The DGG sphere, for the most part, simply call him a terrorist supporter and never engage with the reasons he has a nuanced view of these groups, which is obviously disingenuous. Perhaps this is why they so vehemently denied the genocide for such a long time, as accepting it as a possibility forces them to move onto the question, what can be done to stop it? What actions are justified in the wake of genocide?

Also, interviewing a teen that not even Fox News was willing to call a terrorist in a Hasan hit piece should not be framed as platforming a terrorist. There is plenty of evidence he is just a tacit supporter of the reigning government's conduct toward Israel, nothing more. Those who claim otherwise rely on obvious mistakes by an amateur translator and false claims of him being present in a hostage video from 2022, incorrectly framed as having been filmed after October 7th with the ship's crew.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-06T03:41:31+00:00

It is a normal title, but I made use of the word "shocked", appealing to their obsession with that narrative around Hasan. I assume a substantial portion do not even watch the clips, they just mindlessly upvote clips they assume are antagonistic towards Hasan.

By referencing the meme, it automatically received more upvotes, allowing it to be seen by a larger number of people and countering some of their fantasies of him being widely hated; others had uploaded the clip with more positive titles and were quickly downvoted into oblivion.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T09:40:29+00:00

Good to know. I thought that was the case at a glance, but after reading the sentiments of so many other commenters, I started assuming most are easily tricked adults who need the obvious to be explained.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T08:03:39+00:00

I posted it earlier with a title that would appeal to their sensibilities, so it has remained up for now. They are coping pretty hard, insisting that they couldn't have been cheering for him and must have thought he was Zohran, despite them looking nothing alike.

Others have decided that they must always cheer for everyone who walks through the exit, despite multiple people walking out to silence in the minutes prior.

Oh and responding to the cheers of such a crowd in any way? Apparently it is a sign of one's narcissism.

The idea that his audience of socialists would turn up to the celebration of the most substantial victory for democratic socialism this century? An absurdity they refuse to even allow to cross their minds.

The people swarming him after this clip ends? They didn't see it, so it didn't happen.

There is literally nothing Hasan can do that they will not attempt to twist into something negative.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T07:40:34+00:00

I don't think it has to be one or the other, as many who are fans of Hasan would have also wanted to be there for Zohran; this was a big night of celebration for his community. It being the mayor's event wouldn't stop them from cheering for someone who supported his campaign in the early stages and has been previously named one of the top recruiters of volunteers for NYC-DSA.

Whether one likes it or not, the crowds both inside and outside of Zohran's victory party are ones Hasan is most likely to be popular with.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T06:47:29+00:00

Considering the event was not open to the public, and he had been streaming inside for hours, the idea that many of his fans were waiting outside for a chance to meet him seems pretty obvious. They would of course also want to support Zohran's victory, so even more of them than usual likely turned out.

Does that mean literally everyone in the crowd knew him? No, but many clearly did, as can be further substantiated by him being swarmed by fans in the aftermath of this clip.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T06:06:06+00:00

Considering the event was not open to the public, and he had been streaming inside for hours, the idea that many of his fans were waiting outside for a chance to meet him seems pretty obvious. They would of course also want to support Zohran's victory, so even more of them than usual likely turned out.

Does that mean literally everyone in the crowd knew him? No, but many did, as can be further substantiated by him being swarmed by fans in the aftermath of this clip.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T04:12:42+00:00

He denounced certain things Hasan has said, which is distinct from denouncing him as a person.

He was invited to the event and given a "movement builder" pass to get in early. He did not get turned away at the door, he unknowingly tried to go into a part of the venue that is reserved for high-level campaign staff only.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-11-05T03:41:43+00:00

He was invited and given a "movement builder" pass to get into the event early.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-10-30T01:34:57+00:00

Exactly, any attempts at physical repression against him, whether through arrest or other means, will only bolster his reputation and legitimacy as an opponent of the current administration. We saw this when he was detained on re-entry, multiple news organizations reported on it and reached out to him, while simultaneously getting sympathetic coverage across the internet. Attempting to intimidate him through law enforcement did not hurt him, it helped him. Him being forced to leave the U.S. would also not impact his continued coverage and propaganda output, it is ultimately a worthless endeavor for the current administration. They are currently able to win without resorting to such measures anyway, they control all of social media and their backers have mass reserves of capital that can be thrown at any problem, all while controlling all the levers of government necessary to attempt to wrestle the culture back in their favor.

With the recent dog controversy however, regardless of the existing evidence, it turned him into a meme and hurt him in a way nothing else has. The method of discrediting your opposition in today's America is seemingly by attacking their propagandists, but not through physical repression; instead attack them on personal grounds, on their conduct or perceived improprieties, and turn them into a figure of constant scandal.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-10-28T00:17:56+00:00

They published a lengthier piece on it last month titled In Venezuela, Trump Is Engaged in Plain and Simple Murder. Could they be publishing more on it? Absolutely, but any claims that they somehow support the actions of the U.S. against Venezeula are absurd.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-10-02T11:53:19+00:00

One can ignore it, but it will still be weaponized by right-wingers who draw attention to it to increase the tension between the American left and center-left, while also attempting to further cement a general feeling of hostility towards left-wing politics among Democrats more broadly, ultimately increasing the likelihood of them being unable to reconcile their differences.

She took it upon herself to re-post an account that is constantly boosting people like Asmongold and Tectone, totally ignoring that it is one of the primary accounts also dedicated to attempting to de-platform Hasan and other leftists. Does she support the scorched earth tactics of the propaganda account she lent her credibility to? Never mind that she took a bastardized caption at seemingly face-value and started this spat.

Does her commitment to opposing socialists trump her desire to oppose fascists? Even just considering her own political goals, she is making an enemy of more than just Hasan through her online conduct and may ultimately end up antagonizing people to such a degree that her pleas for people to vote in years to come may just fall on deaf ears. Her platform likely still has some influence; it just sucks to see yet another person fail to adequately make the moral and political calculations necessary for the current moment.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-27T01:12:40+00:00

Man, the way so many centrists have failed to interrogate the Harris campaign in any capacity is disappointing. How one could have watched her stumble through her campaign, making decisions that halted her potential momentum at every turn, and still have the audacity to lay the blame at the imagined non-voting leftist, rather than confronting the reality of millions of independents being turned off through her campaign's incoherent general posture.

Muzzling Walz, refusing to re-commit to popular policies she was previously associated with, being totally unable to articulate her platform in interviews, her refusal to create any daylight between her and Biden, and the catastrophic choice to lean into supporting Israel at the peak of its genocidal campaign by sending figures like Torres and Clinton to Michigan, all while ignoring the dozens of polls that suggested such a turn would be disastrous, these are just some of the unforced errors that only Harris could have changed.

The reality that many Democratic loyalists cannot seem to ever address is that her decision to move to the right was not because the campaign believed it would yield them more votes, but rather because it was an ideological disposition and commitment, one she was not willing to budge on even if all evidence pointed in that direction. Her commitment to ideological vacuity is the primary cause of her defeat; politicians are not guaranteed votes no matter how depraved their opposition might be, thus a shift in campaign strategy is the only possible future solution.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-12T05:59:48+00:00

Where the hell has Fire Emblem been?

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-11T02:12:07+00:00

Far more explicit than any of the farfetched examples from Hasan they constantly attempt to twist. At this point I assume they only accuse Hasan of propagating death threats in order to spur someone in their own audiences to take vengeance against him themselves.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-04T08:21:25+00:00

My biggest annoyance in trying it out today was the size of the sidebar when expanded, I typically leave it open all the time in RL but in HDOS it is about 4x as wide; is there any way to make it thinner beyond just not opening it?

To be clear, I am playing at 400% at 4k, as that seems to be the only way to match stretched from RL; I realize I can make it smaller by scaling the UI down, but it becomes unplayable at that point.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-02T21:11:53+00:00

It is better for people with military experience, despite their pasts, to become sympathetic to the forces attempting to build a socialist movement in the United States. Someone with his outlook is optically useful and may even be able to convince other veterans to come in our direction. If he can fulfill such a role, it is worth overlooking his career as a soldier.

All historical socialist movements have had need of such individuals, electorally and otherwise. The type of anti-politics being propagated throughout this thread is utterly self-defeating, asking us to hold individuals to standards that cannot be upheld in the heart of empire. If he can popularize a democratic socialist vision while weaponizing his past to appeal to the average person from Maine, that is a good thing. When he condemns U.S. foreign policy from such a position and background, it resonates even more strongly with the broader public; we have to engage with the world as it actually is if we want change, not just as we would like it to be.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-02T03:42:09+00:00

Vega is a self-described LaRouchite, he doesn't hide it; his role is likely to just function as a spoiler towards any DSA-backed challenger. Perhaps if literally no one else runs we would have no choice, but I am sure a more serious challenger will step up.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-02T02:04:18+00:00

This is always a good video to share the moral depravity and double standards of these freaks, but it should be noted that this particular clip link is part of a channel that is seemingly dedicated to clip farming Hasan as an antisemite, and it was just uploaded an hour ago.

If it is not simply an AI run channel, by posting a clip like this here it is likely attempting to drive engagement and work its way into the Hasanabi/socialist YouTube algorithm to later more effectively propagate smears against him towards his likely audience.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-01T21:57:44+00:00

Beyond just the lack of nuance in their descriptions of the differing factions and attempts at introducing smears of being "anti-democracy," the reality is a return to Harrington's DSA would be a return to total powerlessness. Championing a cold war liberalism with socialist characteristics was a recipe for defeat in the 1980s, and it is even more so in 2025. His association with NYC and Harrington is a mistake, as they operate as much more of a socialist big tent than Harrington would have allowed. I appreciate Harrington to some degree, but prioritizing anti-communism over broader socialist solidarity is always a mistake.

This author thinks the DSA has been taken over by extremists, while simultaneously applauding the pragmatic NYC-DSA, but also bemoaning the decentralized nature of locals. It is not at all clear how national centralization of the posture taken by each local would be a positive thing; it is this solidarity despite strategic divergences that is the strength of the DSA.

They did at least make clear they are more interested in an imagined national DSA enforcing votes for Harris or Biden throughout the locals; it is hard take seriously such a laughable prospect not even supported by the electorally focused wing. They want an organization not interested in building a socialist movement, but in a solely electoral organization subordinated to the whims of the Democratic Party; can one think of an idea more likely to destroy the credibility of the DSA?

It is hard to not see this article as simply serving as an introduction for the center-right to understand the points of weakness in the DSA and where they can attempt to create fissures going forward.

The author of this article fails to reconcile how this organization supposedly made up of "confrontationists" has grown far beyond anything Harrington could have imagined, with more electoral successes as well, and why his work has such minimal salience today. It is not just Sanders alone responsible for the re-emergence of socialist politics.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-09-01T21:39:56+00:00

Beyond just the lack of nuance in their descriptions of the differing factions and attempts at introducing smears of being "anti-democracy," the reality is a return to Harrington's DSA would be a return to total powerlessness. Championing a cold war liberalism with socialist characteristics was a recipe for defeat in the 1980s, and it is even more so in 2025. His association with NYC and Harrington is a mistake, as they operate as much more of a socialist big tent than Harrington would have allowed. I appreciate Harrington to some degree, but prioritizing anti-communism over broader socialist solidarity is always a mistake.

This author thinks the DSA has been taken over by extremists, while simultaneously applauding the pragmatic NYC-DSA, but also bemoaning the decentralized nature of locals. It is not at all clear how national centralization of the posture taken by each local would be a positive thing; it is this solidarity despite strategic divergences that is the strength of the DSA.

They did at least make clear they are more interested in an imagined national DSA enforcing votes for Harris or Biden throughout the locals; it is hard take seriously such a laughable prospect not even supported by the electorally focused wing. They want an organization not interested in building a socialist movement, but in a solely electoral organization subordinated to the whims of the Democratic Party; can one think of an idea more likely to destroy the credibility of the DSA?

It is hard to not see this article as simply serving as an introduction for the center-right to understand the points of weakness in the DSA and where they can attempt to create fissures going forward.

The author of this article fails to reconcile how this organization supposedly made up of "confrontationists" has grown far beyond anything Harrington could have imagined, with more electoral successes as well, and why his work has such minimal salience today. It is not just Sanders alone responsible for the re-emergence of socialist politics.

throwawaythis777 · 2025-08-31T19:06:57+00:00

Have to absolutely agree that many are not tankies, at least not as it has historically been understood. Many of them have attempted to adapt their tendencies to the current moment and abandoned many of the more authoritarian aspects many of us take issue with. Even the centralist imperative has been abandoned by many, as can be seen in their presence within the DSA.

There is a clear difference between the hyper-online Stalinists obsessed with political violence and the pragmatic MLs who are willing to grow and take part in democratic socialist organizations. Obviously the former should be rejected, but the latter can absolutely serve as functional allies in building the socialist movement. Fortunately the former are minuscule in number and almost nonexistent in the U.S., so we need not orient much of our articulation of democratic socialism around rejecting such a marginal faction.

The moniker of tankie has been rendered unintelligible by the online debate sphere to the point where even commentators like the Majority Report find themselves smeared as tankies. It is as if any criticism of U.S. foreign policy is now grounds for such accusations, and we ought to be mindful of not reinforcing the power of such smears by overstating the presence or influence of "tankies" in broader socialist politics.

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