This is the saddest, most insular cope I’ve read all day.

Abstentionism is transphobic.

Bullshit.

Better politics.

The same way getting stabbed is better than taking a round of buckshot.

FDR years doesn’t make US any less of a bully or a war profiteer.

I’m not really arguing that the US doesn’t have a horrible history or that it isn’t currently a force for evil. I’m trying to encourage more nuance and accuracy in the arguments of my fellows because those are the areas where they appear to lack the most. There are communities of people who think critically but are put off from leftist arguments by those flaws and thus are insulated from the underlying truth.

Capitalism is defined by the relationship of the employer and employee. Slaves aren’t employees. You’re just lumping every bad thing under “capitalism.”

prohibited westward settlements

Huh, I never knew that. Thank you for telling me.

Capitalism is just a modern substitute for colonization

Firstly, that’s not true. Secondly, even if that were true, it doesn’t contradict my statement.

show a single decade

I disagree that “Always” works in the granularity of decades. With that said, the FDR years are usually a good example for cases such as these, and he was president for more than 10 years. Unless of course you want to consider fighting actual Nazis and their allies as all of those 3.

founded on Capitalism

I don’t think that’s accurate. I cannot fathom why people think it’s necessary to say dramatic yet untrue things when they’re trying to get a point across. Sure, the main point you’re trying to make is true but when your opening statement is incorrect you’re just undermining your entire point.

The united states was not founded on capitalism because capitalism wasn’t a prevalent force. It was founded on slavery.

is a basket case of rampant Greedy Capitalism, Slavery, War Profiteering and Bullying

True; no notes.

always been the case and has never stopped

This is an oversimplification of history. It makes for a powerful speech but it’s pretty garbage as far as convincing anyone who doesn’t already agree with you.

Ever since the British tried stopping George Washington from usurping American Indians’ land.

I’m gonna need a citation for this it’s entirely possible this is referencing something I’ve never heard of, but it’s also possible that it’s lionizing the British because “America bad”.

I’m bored now. Critique over.

This is the only correct answer.

I’d argue that a bespoke pronoun (one that a specific person came up with specifically so they can be referred to by it) is less of a pronoun than “Anon” is, which can apply to anyone.

In fact, I struggle to think of definitions for “pronoun” and “pseudonym” such that “Anon” is a proper pseudonym and a bespoke pronoun is a pronoun.

Edit: I have this person tagged as

Labeled me as “tells people what they’ve labeled people”

I really don’t understand how this is so hard for people. If calling someone a hippopotamus makes them happy

I can’t speak for everyone about this, but referring to someone as (like in the example that you use) a “hippopotamus” is fine. I personally think of myself as a cat, and though I don’t personally enjoy actually being referred to as such I can understand other people who would and I can accommodate them. My personal wrinkle with this is far more nuanced.

I’m a gender abolitionist. I regard “gender” as a particular aspect of identity that holds cultural significance. I don’t think aspects of identity should be given so much consideration and weight, and I don’t think it’s useful to refer to something as “gender” when it previously hasn’t been, because that makes my goals less achievable. I also don’t think there should be gendered or personalized pronouns, period. I use gendered pronouns because that’s what society expects of me, but these new ones are not only unnecessary the same way gendered pronouns are but also often aestheticly displeasing. For these reasons and others, I get annoyed by neopronouns, especially bespoke ones. Furthermore, I find the idea of pulling more aspects of identity under the nebulous umbrella of “gender” to be regressive.

Hope that helps you understand.

I also don’t see any connection at all between “correct utility assessment” and what you just said.

Okay. Actions have positive utility or negative utility based on the results. Telling someone to do something bad is bad if they actually do the bad thing. If by telling them to do the bad thing you just stop them from doing a different bad thing, then the action of telling them to do the bad thing can have positive utility even if the proposed action has negative utility.

I don’t think that it’s good to kill oneself, and I think doing neither thing is better than doing both. Sorry, the comment was made when I was falling asleep and poorly phrased. I was considering that depression causes one to not wish to do anything and so giving someone a difficult goal is a good way to avert it long enough for them to get the help they need.

There’s a comment that I read recently that points out how “Anon” (among other words) is technically a pronoun.

I think it’s interesting that 4chan has invented “anon” as, functionally, a naturally occurring genderless neopronoun. I would argue even more genderless than xe/xim because while xe/xim was created in relation to gender, anon was created with no connection to gender at all. Xe/xim is “not he or she” whereas anon is he, she, they, xe, or anything else. There’s other words as well (homie, oomfie, bestie) that are functionally genderless neopronouns although these (and anon) are commonly used alongside gendered pronouns eg: anon posted his greentext on 4chan, I visited bestie and her dog. Now I’m not recommending that anybody starts using anon/bestie pronouns or anything, cause if bestie wants to do that then bestie will have to deal with how awkward it sounds. But, I’m generally more partial towards these absolutely genderless naturally-occurring neopronouns over the relatively genderless constructed xe/xim. And I’m curious if anybody else has thoughts about these.

I find it interesting, and I thought you might as well.

if you’re feeling suicidal, then you should instead get a gun and start shooting Trump supporters.

I disagree with them about “dragon fucker” being a gender (I think people have started using “gender” as a synonym for any aspect of identity, and I find that annoying). I think they’re making a correct utility assessment.

Is Russia trying to be the bad guy? I’ve been told that everyone’s the hero of Their Own story, but this is making me seriously doubt that. These stupid fucks equate NATO with Santa and then depicted themselves killing him. This is literally the most bad guy coded thing I’ve ever heard of my entire life. This is like the most blatantly evil children’s cartoon villain thing they could have possibly done.

Jesus Christ what the fuck.

I think the title indicates that it’s like the malware known as “Christmas.exe”.

Edit: I have too much faith in humanity…

Yes!

Incidentally, if you want a drink made with eggs and cream, get eggnog.