I think it isn’t going to be that effective a phrase. People don’t understand why having lots of money (hoarding wealth) is a bad thing, necessarily, and it sort of implies that, if they were to just spend it it’d make the initial hoarding fine.

Gotta also focus on the fact that they essentially stole that money from workers through labor exploitation. The bare fact that they got the money to begin with is the problem, not just them holding onto it. If they were to spend it all on horrible capitalist enterprises rather than hoarding it, that’d be even worse. Even if they spent it all on “philanthropic” efforts, that’s still worse than the workers having their fair share and the government being able to actually have that money to spend on social programs through taxes.

How do you explain me looking this psycho if there is no SATAN

There aren’t comics afaik and, thankfully, the Jodorowsky monstrosity didn’t get made.

I mean, sure, but it’s half of a story. So much of the criticism I saw totally left out that it was part 1 of 2. I ask because it’d be like watching The Fellowship of the Ring and being upset that it was just a story about some midgets going on a hike - it’s a take you could only have if you weren’t at all familiar with the source material or even generally what it’s about. It’s not an invalid take, necessarily, but it is one that ignores that it’s only one part of a larger story. Dune Pt 1 was also a slower burn, and it’s totally valid to dislike that sort of movie.

I hope you watch the second one and can appreciate the first one as part of that context. Dune (the book, not just the movies) is very good for a lot of reasons and was incredibly influential on sci-fi as a whole. It’s obviously fine not to like it, of course, but as a lifelong fan, I just want everyone to give it a chance.

Edit: there are comics actually. Huh.

They were working on it long before the pandemic, so that’s invalid. But you read the book and believe that? Or did you not know what it was about beforehand?

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Why’d you want them gosh dang Japanese cartoons when we can watch some good 'ol American cartoons right here, just like me and ypur grandaddy used to do. Whaddya say Bobby?

“… her camembert cravings…”

“…the feta fiend…”

“… I would literally just eat a whole block of cheese with my hands… often while sitting on the floor… in the dark…”

Fucking lol

Gender? Proletarian. Pronouns: Comrade/Comrade

What’s up with Falun Gong anyway? I see Shen Yun ads all over the place now, which is weird, but it seems like everything I see about Falun Gong is heavily propagandized. They seem to have pretty awful beliefs and are censured by the CCP, and are maybe tied to fascist groups and are maybe a cult that believes their leader is a literal god? Anybody have trustworthy reading material?

At various parks, including in Wyoming, I have seen tourists:

1. approach a bison (within 15 ft or so) while holding a toddler. Multiple other people approaching bison. Bison can weigh over a ton and can be aggressive.

2. take a selfie with and then attempt to touch a male elk on its head. It was in a herd and actually charged them but didn’t fully commit and hurt them - just scared them (but not enough imo)

3. dozens of people taking severe risks when hiking in remote areas. In the desert, 10 miles out when it’s 90f+ wearing sandals with no water and no cover. Rushing by other hikers on a <2ft wide ledge with a 300ft sheer drop while wearing sandals and carrying their young child in a bulky carrier on their back, etc.

4. getting within 25ft or so of a male moose to get a picture, moose was visibly agitated. Moose weigh about a half ton and can be quite aggressive.

5. large group of people following black bear female with cubs, on foot, for pictures - like 50ft back but still too close for their safety and for the bear’s safety, especially when they’re following it.

Frighteningly many people have zero respect for nature, treat national parks like theme parks, and put themselves, animals, and their children at risk for no good reason in situations that are 100% avoidable.

Nintendo is a “family friendly” brand before all else and really only cares about the experience of children playing their games and adults buying their games for children to play. They count on their core IPs to draw in those kids as adults, but don’t put much effort in catering to an adult audience. They put more effort in with the Switch (game store with more adult oriented games), but still minimal effort - their original properties are family friendly.

They see other people using their IP as diluting their brand value rather than promoting it. They think their characters are what makes people nostalgic for their games and drives brand value. So they want you to only be able to see your “favorite Nintendo characters” from Nintendo official sources and have complete control over that experience.

I think they’re wrong about most of that. The characters are, for the most part, pretty generic and simple. What people like about Nintendo is that the games are accessible, they played when they were kids, and they were often introduced to those games by parents or older siblings. There’s a social context to Nintendo games that is unique and nostalgic. They’re often some of the first games you play as a kid, and they’re the first games you think of when you want to introduce your own kids/nieces & nephews, etc. to gaming. I don’t think that unofficial Super Smash Bros tournaments or Gary’s Mod having fan-made Mario models in it dilutes that in the slightest but Nintendo does drive away adults who are the primary drivers of the Nintendo brand’s popularity (as they are the purchasers). Once it’s these young adults’ turn to share Nintendo games with the next generation, I think Nintendo’s litigiousness will hurt them because it will have driven many of these people away.

TL;DR: My man realized we’re in a capitalist death cult because a system built on unlimited growth in a world with limited resources is unsustainable, no surprises there. That Crypto is a ponzi scheme (yep, we’re way ahead of you, bud). And proceeds to blame the left for using ACAB as a slogan and 1980s television and post-apocalyptic movies and the Beatles and Stanley Kubrick saying they’re supposed to have brainwashed us and have stopped us from learning the truth about capitalism somehow as part of some conspiracy with Harvard. I’m gonna pass on this manifesto and plant myself on the: “this guy should’ve gotten help” side

Edit: shit how’d I forget the Simpsons?

Hmmm yes… stong brow ridge, aggressive… pronounced occipital protuberance… recessed frontal bone, not the brightest are we? But focused, shallow orbital plate… you have the phrenology of… a GRYFFINDOR!

Inkjet: uses yellow ink to dye paper.

But what if it’s just black text?

Inkjet: USES YELLOW INK TO DYE PAPER

THE PUNY, PINK, HAM SANDWICH BODY HOUSES AN INFERIOR MIND - WEAKENED BY ALGHUL - IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY FORGETFULNESS

YOUR SMALL HEAD BETRAYS YOUR IDIOCY

Liberals should not be the primary enemy. Fascists should be the primary enemy. Always. Until they don’t have significant power. Liberals should be a secondary enemy to reduce fascist influence.

All mammals are like dogs to some extent. Animal behavior has some major themes. Humans are no exception. And there’s nothing wrong with being frustrated at liberals as long as you understand their place in this equation.

This is very similar to a behavioral pattern dogs exhibit called barrier frustration.

Say a dog really wants to go meet another dog, but it is on a leash and so can’t reach the dog to go say hi. The dog will often act with what might look like aggression: barking, straining at the leash, etc. But it is actually not being aggressive toward the dog. It is frustrated by the leash preventing it from getting there. The dog doesn’t act aggressively toward the person holding the leash either. It just rages aimlessly against its tether.

You see what I’m getting at? We’re often more mad at the leash that stops us from getting what we want than we are at the one holding it. Liberals act as an extension of the right by keeping Leftists from their goals, but we should still remember that the right itself is the primary enemy and Liberals, ultimately, are more concerned with maintaining the status quo than they are about upholding any particular set of beliefs.

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