wonderingwanderer

Well in those cases, it’s wrong. And in this case, it’s still wrong. Just because it’s happened the one way, doesn’t make the other way okay. Both are wrong.

The equivalency stands. And if you don’t think so, then you’re a hypocrite.

Good point. Social media has done a lot of damage to the human psyche, both on the individual level and the societal. I wish people and governments could recognize this for what it is: tech companies altering the course of human evolution; and take proactive regulatory steps accordingly. But that’s clearly not going to happen any time soon. There might have been a time when it could have been done, but that ship has sailed.

Also yeah, you raise a good point that transient behaviors don’t necessarily define one’s personality. Moods are ephemeral and effect behavior, and just cause a person has an off day every now and then doesn’t make them an inherently bad person. I wish more people could recognize that, while also not losing sight of the harmful nature of people who are consistently jerks. That level of nuance doesn’t exist in the era of viral ragebait and reactionary sensationalism, however. Sad to see it so…

Dumb fuck. World powers shouldn’t appease the US either. These dictators feed on one another: putin, netanyahu, trump. Each one who gets away with it encourages the rest to do the same.

The only way out of this is to meet dictators with strength, to teach them they won’t get away with it because there are powers in the world who won’t let them.

You advocating for disarming Europe is basically saying “hand the world over to the dictators.” And that’s fucking stupid.

You’ve got that backwards, I was calling someone out for talking down to people for not doing things that the person was also not doing. Their response was “don’t talk down to me.”

I’m only calling out the hypocrisy. I couldn’t care less how some internet stranger talks to me in particular.

In other words, people are so butthurt that they think my ass is sore.

You’re a fucking idiot if you think appeasement and concession will avoid WWIII. russia will invade Europe if Europe doesn’t maintain their forces as a deterrent.

Letting russia have its way with Ukraine isn’t being “anti-war,” you dunce. It would be rewarding hostile powers for aggressive military invasions, incentivizing others to do the same.

But then again, you might be on the kremlin’s payroll, so perhaps you already know that and that’s your whole point for being here in the first place.

Note that my response was to someone talking down to someone else…

People don’t like having what they dish out dished back to them. Figures…

I think people should take realistic action, while being aware of feasibility and limitations

You’re kinda snitching on yourself by framing “sending troops to Ukraine” as if it’s a bad thing

I’m pretty sure he has. And he’s doing it again now, but you’re giving him shit for it. So according to your logic no one should ever call it out, because once it makes headlines then people like you will come along saying “hE sHoUlD hAvE aLrEaDy DoNe ThAt!” as if the previous times don’t count for anything.

So might as well not make headlines, right?

The hitlerization of the United States Government accelerates…

But ask about universal healthcare and “there’s no money for that”…

I didn’t say you were

Unfortunately, I think non-assholes are the deviation…

The mean, median, and mode are all squarely within “asshole” range…

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t call it out. Don’t let them dominate the narrative with their “might makes right” rhetoric.

Because they think it would allow them to do the same…

…while they work into their seventies because a full retirement is out of reach for most of the working class…

Well I hope their bodies reject the transplants and they die on the operating table

I thought BBC was supposed to be better than that…

“Don’t break the vase.”

Breaks the vase… “…so are you gonna help me clean this up or what?”

I also like how you act all aghast at being talked down to after… checks notes… talking down to others.

Rules for me, not for thee. Same old worn-out story. But go on about how I owe you for a situation that I did everything in my power to prevent while you were daydreaming about it coming to fruition so you would have an excuse to be violent.

Yes, he is. Congressional representation being bypassed by unilateral executive overreach is effectively the same thing as “no representation.”

Not sure what that second clause is even supposed to mean. I’m not dumb enough to reveal my plans on the internet though, and that’s how I know all y’all virtue signaling here aren’t gonna do shit. Cause if you were, you’d already be doing it. And you certainly wouldn’t be posting about it.

Go make some headlines if you’re so brave.