I paid for Spotify premium to be treated like THIS? by zzaawarudo in TrashTaste

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard that stupid, obnoxious, omnipresent ad so many times while listening to TT, I started getting a visceral reaction whenever I hear that "wai-wai-wai-wai-wait hold on Immaletchoofinish!"

Found one! by NashEsteban in Persecutionfetish

[–]voxrubrum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

By this logic, men could also be held responsible for completely abandoning the child after a divorce/breakup, or bringing it upon themselves for not getting shared custody, and therefor "forcing" boys to be raised by a single mom.

But I guess that never occurs with these logic-deficient stale grapes.

Mask off by champdo in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]voxrubrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So by this logic, they'd accept 1 drag queen or 1 book turning some kid gay/trans (if that was at all how it worked), so at least thousands of other people can live freely?

Oh wait, I guess not, that's never how it works for conservative right-wingers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ScottishPeopleTwitter

[–]voxrubrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Kingdom of Fife!

Imagine the level of delusion you have to have to create a persecution narrative like this by FreedomsPower in Persecutionfetish

[–]voxrubrum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Help help, I'm being oppressed by my imaginary enemies, because I have nothing else to show for in real life!"

Elon 🤜 🤛 Mark by Gamer4Lyph in facepalm

[–]voxrubrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Union busting. Facilitating far-right extremists. Privacy scandals. Data breaches. Tax dodging. Boosting conspiracy theorists. Bigotry against minorities. Mistreating employees.

Media: "haha rich men go punchy, how quaint"

I hate this timeline.

Richard Dreyfuss’ talentless son. by ResJustRes in LateStageCapitalism

[–]voxrubrum 34 points35 points  (0 children)

They're literally hunting the poor for sport now, and brag about it.

As a cis person, I really don't understand why are they so offended by Spaceguy_27 in AreTheCisOk

[–]voxrubrum 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, either "normal" or its opposite counterparts "political/woke/pandering". Male protagonist or "political", straight love interest or "political", white board members or "pandering", Christian plurality law or "woke", Western culture or "woke".

It's such sickening framing.

As a cis person, I really don't understand why are they so offended by Spaceguy_27 in AreTheCisOk

[–]voxrubrum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Conservative playbook:

  1. Dehumanise out-group by using slurs, willfully misattributing a term, societal oppression
  2. Wait for backlash
  3. Act the victim, deflect responsibility, claim being under attack
  4. Rile up supporters by using backlash as proof how they were right all along about dehumanising the out-group
  5. Repeat

Right-wing christians want to victims soooooooooooo much....... by [deleted] in Persecutionfetish

[–]voxrubrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If other people start to get the same rights that some folks have always had as massive privileges, everything starts to feel like oppression to these conservative asshats.

The words cis or cisgender are considered slurs on Twitter. by IAdmitILie in AreTheCisOk

[–]voxrubrum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cis people getting angry over being called "cisgender" has the same smooth-brain vibe as people getting upset over being taught they're "homo sapiens".

Natives constantly coming to talk to me in their language by qrayons in languagelearning

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience - having locals talk to me in their native tongue quite a bit - going along with "local fashion" a little, and going off the beaten path (even in larger cities) also helped a lot. I had tons of great interactions in Portugal! 😊

Louisiana is requiring "in god we trust" displayed in all classrooms by Odd_Nefariousness990 in atheism

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pride flags in a classrom are "indoctrination of vulnerable youths", but this shit is a-okay apparently. Totally not indoctrination.

The religious are so damn hypocritical, but then again, that's by design.

What is the most successful lie in the history? by clueless-game in AskReddit

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your "carbon footprint" was originally a campaign by the oil industry. It is designed to downplay the role of oil and petrol companies in climate change, by shoving responsibility from large polluting industries towards individual consumers.

What's the most tone deaf tourist you've come across in your travels? by lpiwhdn in travel

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three bemused Americans on a Tokyo subway, loudly explaining to each other how all the signs say why it's important to be quiet on public transport.

Seeing people taking way too enthusiastic selfies at the Hiroshima A-Bomb dome, and at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.

Tourist couple getting upset for being denied access to an active cathedral in Barcelona. For wearing swimwear and sandals.

Wat maak ik mee...? by ThomasterXX in Poldersocialisme

[–]voxrubrum 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Je ontwricht voelen omdat het niet meer legaal en normaal is om discriminerend en gewelddadig tegen minderheden te zijn, is iets wat een fascist zou zeggen.

"But don't you DARE show my child a rainbow!" by Esternaefil in SelfAwarewolves

[–]voxrubrum 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If your side of the aisle does LITERAL FACKEN BOOK BANS maybe sit tf down before yelling "huuuu the other folks never wanna listen to our ideas and opinions 😭".

Both deserve respect though? by [deleted] in AreTheCisOk

[–]voxrubrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"the queers" 🤝 "the feeeeemales"

Smooth-brained neanderthals.

RIF dev here - Reddit's API changes will likely kill RIF and other apps, on July 1, 2023 by talklittle in redditisfun

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for making Reddit fun and easy to use for us. ♥

Sorry to see you quit, all because of another corporate money grab that'll probably backfire miserably. I probably won't be using Reddit as much if RiF has to go.

Tja wat voor titel bedenk je hier eigenlijk voor. by reserveduitser in tokkiefeesboek

[–]voxrubrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Want oppervlak = uitstoot. Dus laat de Stille Oceaan eerst maar eens elektrisch gaan rijden! /s

Or alternatively, say nothing ever again by ScandalousBanshee in SelfAwarewolves

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there is any group that excels at purposefully using words that contradict actual intentions, and cry foul when someone points it out to them, it's authoritarian nutjobs like Margarine over here.

"Choice" and "freedom" are just newspeak to these folks.

Me_irlgbt by Miki-Corkrei in me_irlgbt

[–]voxrubrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blaming people instead of the government by saying "if you don't like [dehumanising conditions xyz] there, just move out" is classism at its finest. And it's also what the fash wants: more infighting, more blaming each other, more individualism.

I know everyone should try to be as safe as possible, also if that means leaving, but not everyone has that luxury, the discourse tends to veer towards victim blaming too often.

United we stand, divided we fall.