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PhazonReborn posted...

BeyondWalls posted...

Im sorry, in a year marred with high profile rape allegations and sexual assaults, can we not go one Christmas without the rapey-ist Christmas song of all time?

Where do you stand on non-Christmas music, such as Gangsta Rap that also contain the same subject matter?

Where are the people angry about those songs?

This confuses me. Are pop radio stations really playing a lot of gangsta rap about sexual abuse these days?

Zikten posted...

I thoguht you were addressing anyone defending the song

Yes, Zikten, I was saying that there are literally only two positions to take, either you love the Confederate Flag and Baby It's Cold Outside, or you want it banned. You are so clever to understand that I was secretly saying there was only two possible opinions on the controversy with my deceptively lighthearted jibe at a certain contingent of outrage junkies.

Zikten posted...

I don't care about the confederate flag. I've never even been to the south. my family has no ties to the confederacy and I could give a fuck about southern pride

It's a good thing I wasn't addressing you, then, huh?

This controversy;
"You have to understand the context of the time the song was created! The meaning doesn't change because we do!"
Also these guys;
"The Confederate flag has changed meaning and now means southern pride and has nothing to do with slavery or civil rights!"

No. The vast majority of people are pretty neutral. Even if some went off the deep end, it's just as likely that some would rise up to stop them. As a species, we always fall morally somewhere in the middle.

t_paynes_ghost posted...

shockthemonkey posted...

t_paynes_ghost posted...

Life Won't Wait is an album that has stood against the test of time imo.

Everything pre- Let The Dominos Fall would be most bands best album imo

Yeah that one was pretty rough, Indestructible wasn't so great either, though it does have a few real bangers on it.

Rancid 2000 has also grown on me a lot over the years.

I still like Indestructible, honestly. It wasn't nearly as raw and punk as the older stuff, but there are some songs on there that I still know all the lyrics too, like Red Hot Moon.

Sunhawk posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

The big 2 were pretty consistent overall, but I'd say that PS4 was the most consistent. Both sides made some big mistakes, but Xbox mangled their initial release so bad.

There was probably some badwill at release. People still remembered MS thinking about making people go online every day to keep their consoles active, and not allowing people to lend games to friends. Those were bad moves. Who knows what would've happened, if they'd actually implemented them.

Yeah, absolutely. They were smart to back down, but the damage was already done. It's not like the PS4 and Xbox offer radically different experiences, so even a small blunder like that can cause them to fall behind. There was an attempt at a similar blunder for PS4 with the 'cross-platform' controversy, but it came off as really insincere and more like Microsoft just agreeing to try and cause a similar blunder for Playstation to even the score.

Think of it this way; they banked their entire political decision making on spite. They've invested everything in a man who refuses to ever admit he was wrong. There egos are so huge at this point that they refuse to admit that it was a mistake. Their only defense is whataboutisms and blatant spin.

The big 2 were pretty consistent overall, but I'd say that PS4 was the most consistent. Both sides made some big mistakes, but Xbox mangled their initial release so bad.

Sublime is much more accessible. Op Ivy is more rough and underground, with some heavy punk elements. A better comparison may be Rancid and Sublime.

SMAP- posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

SMAP- posted...

Great show, terrible person behind it

Didn't know any of that. That sucks. He's joined Butch Hartman in the club of, 'Children's cartoon creators who have almost ruined their own work for me'.

Honestly hes miles worse than Butch. Butch may be a dick and manipulative, but John K is a straight up child predator

Yeah, I wasn't saying he was better or worse, just that both of them are examples of creatives who create works for children and also have secret dark traits that have since been revealed.

EzeDoesIt posted...

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Houston posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I used to feel the same, and there is some catharsis to it, but the depressing reality is that mental illness and crippling poverty are often a factor to situations like this.

It's a sad situation, but I definitely wouldn't want to reason with an armed person with possible mental illness, as you described. Better safe than sorry, particularly in these cases. No innocent life in that building going about their work day should be subjected to even the tiniest of chances that they wind up dead because of someone like the perpetrator.

I respect the thought process but better safe than sorry when talking about human life and death leads us to kill 100 innocent men just to get that one bad one. Not worth it to me.

None of us said we had a problem with an attempt to save lives, we were pointing out that celebrating the robber's death without knowing the circumstances that lead him to those choices was callous and naive.

For sure, to clarify I wasnt commenting on you at all- I totally agree with your comment- what I said was directed at who replied to you.

Ah, my mistake.

People like this are either malicious and bigoted, or painfully naive. They just refuse to acknowledge that things might not be fair and balanced at the start.

EzeDoesIt posted...

Houston posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I used to feel the same, and there is some catharsis to it, but the depressing reality is that mental illness and crippling poverty are often a factor to situations like this.

It's a sad situation, but I definitely wouldn't want to reason with an armed person with possible mental illness, as you described. Better safe than sorry, particularly in these cases. No innocent life in that building going about their work day should be subjected to even the tiniest of chances that they wind up dead because of someone like the perpetrator.

I respect the thought process but better safe than sorry when talking about human life and death leads us to kill 100 innocent men just to get that one bad one. Not worth it to me.

None of us said we had a problem with an attempt to save lives, we were pointing out that celebrating the robber's death without knowing the circumstances that lead him to those choices was callous and naive.

Houston posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I used to feel the same, and there is some catharsis to it, but the depressing reality is that mental illness and crippling poverty are often a factor to situations like this.

It's a sad situation, but I definitely wouldn't want to reason with an armed person with possible mental illness, as you described. Better safe than sorry, particularly in these cases. No innocent life in that building going about their work day should be subjected to even the tiniest of chances that they wind up dead because of someone like the perpetrator.

That's different than what you were saying in the first place. There is a huge difference between accepting something as a sad inevitability and saying that something was how it should be.

If that was the case, it'd be super easy to game the system. A millionaire could easily manipulate the system so that people without his advantages would be forced into disadvantegous situations to advantage themselves.

Sunhawk posted...

like its part in the Holy Roman Empire,

Well, I mean ... it sort of was the Holy Roman Empire ... except that it didn't exist yet.

Hell yes, because you didn't say anything about him planning the reception.

Darmik posted...

Last I remembered the Border Wall wasn't going to cover the whole border right? Those spots with a fence would still be there. Even if they built up that one you'll just be changing the 'hot spot' to somewhere else.

And, again, 90% of illegal immigrants actually get through on visas and just don't leave. Coyotes only account for a really small number of illegals, and like you said, the wall is just going to move the hot spot. Then, even if they actually somehow spent billions to build the wall, the cost would exponentially grow because they would need to pay thousands of people to maintain and monitor the entire thing 24/7.

It's a fucking money sinkhole. Let's see the Republicans propose a way to fund and maintain the project while cutting taxes.

I used to feel the same, and there is some catharsis to it, but the depressing reality is that mental illness and crippling poverty are often a factor to situations like this.

I'm thinking that 1.3 billion wouldn't even remotely cover the wall. Seriously. It seems like a project with the potential for exponential growth in the costs.

SMAP- posted...

Great show, terrible person behind it

Didn't know any of that. That sucks. He's joined Butch Hartman in the club of, 'Children's cartoon creators who have almost ruined their own work for me'.

I don't think any of my friends have any filters, like what-so-ever, male, female, whatever. I pretty much only attract weirdos.

My wife had never seen it. We got the whole series for $20. She watched the first episode and was like 0_o "WTF?".

Great times.

Foppe posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

So you want them to punish players for ... being pirates?

In a pirate game.

The pirateiest, that's what I was saying.

So you want them to punish players for ... being pirates?

He'd probably do it to. Dude is an awesome, nerdy, weirdo, genius.

au_gold posted...

Anyone else see this movie?

No, but I already saw a reddit post making the same observation.

The last season that showed up on Netflix was great, actually. Really close to the classic Family Guy. The cutaways were clever, the plots were old school parodies of classic sitcom tropes, and they dialed back the over-the-top violence and shock humor. The episodes with the guys getting forced to join the coast guard and the one with the guys taking care of the bar were pretty much classic episodes.

Anti-245 posted...

What exactly is Centrism as an ideology?

Basically? Canada's political parties, mostly the liberals.

Some policies from both sides. It's good in the way that it can borrow the best policies from both sides, but if sucks in that it never takes a hardline when it comes to super important issues, like environmentalism or military intervention.

Let's be honest; when people are talking about how awful centrist are, they aren't talking about the actual centrists political philosophy, they are talking about the assholes who go, "well, everyone has some good points, so I'm just going to do nothing".

Because he's just ... that much of a dumpster fire.

Airhammy posted...

What I always wondered was if the entire United States adopted these changes, or just San Angeles? It's never addressed. If so what about the rest of the world?

It has to be worldwide, since the movie specifically mentions a war between the fast food franchises, which are world spanning.

I think you misunderstand the whole point of the movie; both sides are wrong. They both need to exist to find a balance. The PC paradise is just as bad as the underground hellscape.

I like both of them and I feel like the trilogy is going the only way it could after the abominable prequels. It's been mostly safe, but TLJ had some good twists and unexpected turns. I feel that, despite the rough edges, it is closer to the originals than critics of the sequel trilogy will ever want to admit.

I don't know if you have me ignored or not, but I'm curious what your purpose is in this new Christianity thing. Is it a gimmick? Are you looking for a Christian community? Are you trying to evangelize?

Anti-245 posted...

I've never understood the obsession with Milo yiannopoulus.

He purposely says controversial things to get publicity, then feigns outrage when people get offended. His whole shtick is manufacturing obsession by being a horrible person and acting like he's so confused why everyone is calling him horrible.

Anyway, this 'de-platforming' thing is ridiculous, especially coming from people who also believe in 100% free enterprise. Apparently, provocateurs should have carte blanche to say what they want, but publishing platforms are not supposed to have the freedom to choose who their clientele is.

Yes, I also binge WhatCulture on Youtube.

It's because of Friends.

Aristoph posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Either way, just because you don't follow a religion, doesn't mean you don't have a code of ethics or beliefs. It just means those beliefs don't revolve around deities or a system of divine blessings and punishment.

This. I try to be a decent human being not because I'm worried about eternal torment, but because it makes sense and generally tends to make my life and the lives of those I care about better. I don't murder because that's going to ruin my life and cause all kinds of pain to the people I love. I don't steal because that's risking the same. I help others because generally speaking, when someone thinks you're a good person they're more likely to help you out in return when you need it. And everyone eventually needs it. I don't see any reason for a god to be involved.

Even more pragmatically, we are hardwired to build communities. Communities are undermined by rabid and arbitrary rape and murder. The fact that we all agree to a set of rules and that we cooperate means that we can thrive and specialize, and further increase our standard of living.

Ryetoast posted...

Then he trys to help Joseph see her naked?

I think it's pretty important to point out that he didn't willingly volunteer. He actually tried to stop Joseph but only kept getting involved because of pressure/being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Actually, Buddhism is incredibly theistic. There isn't really any traditional branches that don't include a ton of deities and supernatural phenomenon.

Taoism/Daoism could fit the bill, if you only follow philosophical Daoism, basically just Lao Zi's writings. Otherwise, you have a metric ton of systems of magic and folklore that come with the tradition commonly referred to as Magical Daoism.

Either way, just because you don't follow a religion, doesn't mean you don't have a code of ethics or beliefs. It just means those beliefs don't revolve around deities or a system of divine blessings and punishment.

No you haven't.

Scarlet Witch, IIRC. Though that may have just been for the House of M storyline. I'm fairly certain it's part of her power, though.

Could be some sort of party nearby. Sometimes there are themes or something.