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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Sargon Of Akkad just yesterday put up a vid arguing that Hillary MUST not win. As one of his subs, I've got to say that is unusually alarmist for him.
Unusually alarmist? I've only ever heard his name mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Paul Elam or Roosh V. He's typically listed as part of the antifeminist hate-monger circle.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.You sub to him? That explains so much.
He is very much an alarmist and has been ever since he realised that self congratulatory mental masturbation is a more reliable way of earning money on Patreon than actually being rational.
Mandated posting to counterbalance. Audio very NSFW:
Caveat: I've never watched his videos, but from what I hear it seems like he epitomizes the hateful backlash against civil rights and sexual equality.
edited 13th Oct '16 7:58:15 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"He's not as bad as some of his contemporaries (in that I don't think he's ever organized a hate mob) but the dude is fairly dim and uninspired.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?Just because he's a few bats short of a belfry doesn't make him any less dangerous when he gets loose on social media.
You can say Don't Shoot the Message all you want, but the problem is that when a valid message becomes indelibly associated with a hate-filled sack of lies like Sargon, it loses any rhetorical value that it might otherwise have had.
Surely there must be more reasonable voices willing to express said "fair points". If not, one begins to question them.
edited 13th Oct '16 8:15:59 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"The story: white man drives over peaceful Native American protestors
edited 13th Oct '16 8:22:32 AM by blkwhtrbbt
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for youI'm going to offer some advance guesses. Let's see how many points I get for being right.
- Yes, men do get raped and/or sexually assaulted by women.
- Yes, such assaults do tend to get trivialized by the media and justice system, and the victims blamed.
- Yes, there are extremists among the feminist movement who insist on "tearing down the patriarchy" and neutering men and that kind of stuff. They are not representative of the general movement.
Nothing done to advance women's rights is in any way intended to trivialize the corresponding problems faced by men, and a culture of greater respect and transparency benefits both genders. Also, we have separate topics for this sort of thing, precisely to avoid having fights about it in this one.
edited 13th Oct '16 8:23:35 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"![]()
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Well, you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Of course, that's what they would say about anyone who thinks not being bigoted is a great idea.
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Figured it would happen soon enough with all the memes about running over BLM protesters.
EDIT: The Upper House of the New South Wales Parliament has passed a motion saying that Donald Trump is "a revolting slug"
. Strongly Worded Letter, Australian style?
edited 13th Oct '16 8:35:55 AM by Krieger22
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
That's hilarious, if somewhat sad for even having to be voted on in the first place.
edited 13th Oct '16 8:41:09 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Clinton is increasing her lead in states that are shoring up her path to 270. She may not win in a landslide, but if she holds out where it counts it won't matter.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.A judge has allowed an "official misconduct" charge against Chris Christie to move forward towards a possible indictment
, increasing the likelihood that he will face criminal charges over Bridgegate.
There seems to be a growing belief in Trump circles that the release of the Access Hollywood tape from 2005
was part of a Republican conspiracy to discredit his candidacy. What.
Neither his GOP rivals nor Trump himself appear to have conducted any opposition research on the candidate,
helping to explain why all these "surprise revelations" keep showing up and damaging his campaign.
Nigh cult-like mentality among the far left who think "equal outcome" is the same as equal opportunity.
Islamic scripture promoting a repressive mentality (especially towards women) as indicated by statistics showing percentages of believers who want see opinions against it silenced.
Overzealous digital policing of social media and other outlets enforced by members of the more authoritarian left vying for influence.
Denouncing safe spaces and radical gender studies on college campuses.
Stuff you've probably heard before.
Go on. List some actual sources that don't involve Manipulative Editing of MEMRI videos. We will be waiting.
Duterte wants to completely end military ties with the US
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Since we're sharing political cartoons
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1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV