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Lopen posted...

I mean, being realistic about it, it's probably a bit of both. We're at a dangerous point where the perception of trans people seems more 'accepting' on the surface level due to some loud voices supporting the movement, but society as a whole isn't quite there yet, so I imagine it can be a shock to some who go through with it, even if they're not taking the decision lightly. It's a big decision that is probably being a bit sugar coated right now relative to how accepting society actually is. Might be a necessary evil (said evil being increased suicide rates) because you need those loud voices for progress, but I'm not sure Corrik is totally off base there.

This is some top tier enlightened centrism bullshit.

Part of the acceptance movement that is being portrayed as "dangerous" and "misleading" is increasing awareness of trans issues and supporting those who have gone through them. Yes, this also includes reinforcement for being trans. I don't really see it as going around saying that being trans is so easy and you shouldn't have a care about it, as you and Corrik seem to.

You seem to mainly be criticizing liberal "safe spaces" and saying that they present an unhelpfully positive view of things. But that's not the intent. The term "safe space" implies other areas are unsafe and it these support areas aren't "sugarcoating" that reality at all.

Finally it's just ludicrous to me that if a person has knowledge that they can expect to be harrassed, targeted by hate crimes, and oppressed that they'll suddenly be less upset about it. It's just ridiculous blame shifting.
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Corrik7 posted...

I feel suicide is so high in the transgender community because they aren't properly explained everything that can come with that decision.

yeah I'm sure suicide occurs because the dumb trans people just don't understand the totality and severity of society's biases against them and not because of those pressures actually acting on people
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Damian Wayne
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

red sox 777 posted...

Justin Amash quit the Republican Party. Wow.

Queue all the Right-Wingers with no spine, who recently said Amash was the most moral and intelligent politician in existence, completely disavowing him to stay in Trumps good graces.

I thought most of the Rupublican party dumped on him anyways. Who offered him praise that also needs to stay on Trump's good side?
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Ah, so you dislike free speech when it aligns with liberal viewpoints.
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But not Nike's free speech to pull their own product?
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TheRock1525 posted...

Is it too late to start this? I've always been interested but never had time.

Nah, there's a pretty good free trial that goes until level 35, which is half of the base game. And if you want to buy in there's complete editions now that give the game and all three expansions, which is great value.

Fair warning in advance, the start of the game is pretty slow and it only really starts to pick up riiiight about the part of the story where the free trial ends. But once it starts building to Heavensward the story becomes some of the best modern FF content.
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IDK if there's an official server but I'm on Cactuar

For the record though you can play with people on any server that's in the same data center, though a lot of stuff is restricted to home server.
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That's my point. They already have a laundry list of stuff they've been trying to do, that they were elected into the House to do, that Republicans oppose and the Senate won't vote on. How is that not a good narrative for them?
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red sox 777 posted...

Those bills are dead on arrival and they're not going to get public attention no matter what.

So the goalposts have now shifted from "the Democrats won't talk about their policies" to "Democrats talking about their policies doesn't matter because Senate Republicans don't like them."

Okay.
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red sox 777 posted...

Impeaching Trump would all but guarantee that Democrats will not be able to put together any kind of cohesive message on substantive policy issues.

False, they can point to their bills already passed in the House that Mitch is holding hostage in the Senate.
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MrGreenonion posted...

The government won't start wars because the people don't want to pay a tax? Yeah because the government has traditionally only started wars that were popular and has certainly ended then when views changed. Afghanistan is just such a perennial fave apparently!

Well yeah but part of why they can do this is because there's zero accountability
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MrGreenonion posted...

ZenOfThunder posted...

I think Beto has fallen off pretty hard, he kinda announced he was running like everyone thought but I can't think of any real clear stance or anything he has at all.

Well today he announced a dogshit new "war tax" policy where families who don't have anyone in the military have to pay a tax to fund healthcare for veterans of future wars. So that's a fun way of splitting people into groups that are more American than others, and also of punishing people who are unable to serve.

It's ostensibly to prevent future wars because no one actually wants to pay more taxes for war. Which isn't a terrible idea except if anything the tax doesn't go far enough and the government will just start wars anyways. If you slashed the military budget and then made the war tax huge it would probably work as a deterrent.
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

Yeah, when I think "centrist" I think a candidate who doesn't want to raise taxes because they're "socially liberal but fiscally conservative."

so gary johnson?

Yes except like Para said I don't think most people in this camp subscribe to any particular ideology and so don't give a shit about the Libertarian party
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SantaRPidgey posted...

Andrew Yang seems like the only person who has a hint of beating Trump, and tbqh he's almost made me excited enough to register as a democrat, but he'll probably face the brute force of the awful pragmatism of the democratic party like Bernie did last year.

Is this a real take? Yang is a walking meme candidate with plenty of red flags. Which worked for Trump but I'd rather we not do that again.
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Xeybozn posted...

How a "centrist" would do depends a lot on what "centrist" means. I think a candidate whose views were in the middle of the political spectrum on most issues would do fairly well in a general election, but the when the media says "centrist" they're ruling out any Democrat for being too far left regardless of their views. A Clinton/Obama/Biden-type Democrat would probably be unbeatable in a general election if they were the Republican nominee.

Yeah, when I think "centrist" I think a candidate who doesn't want to raise taxes because they're "socially liberal but fiscally conservative." Also all the suburbanites that voted Trump because they were concerned about property taxes, but then voted for Democrats in 2018. People that the party is now terrified of losing.
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From what I understand it's at all income levels but a progressive tax. Which seems okay in theory though it should be more progressive in that I don't think people in poverty should be paying it at all. Unclear if they'd be excluded.
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Well yeah. The point is to force declarations of war to also require a widely unpopular tax to force the public (and therefore, their representatives benefitting from it) to think more critically about supporting war and warmongering policies.

There's other criticisms, like how our military spending is already out of control and could pay more for benefits, but at the very least the "war tax" doesn't actually seem to go to traditional military spending.
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So explain to me why Beto's plan is terrible because I just can't see it as a huge deal. From my understanding, it's an attempt to force accountability in the government by requiring Congress to approve wars, which would automatically trigger a tax. Of course no one wants to pay more taxes for wars. That's the point! But that's not a flashy narrative so he frames it (poorly) around veteran benefits.

Maybe that's a naive reading that wouldn't actually work, and the optics are definitely bad.
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I'm no expert but I feel like it depends on if it's cheaper to just send your kid to a state with free tuition. The government could assist in relocation costs. In that case they gain some leverage over states that opt-out while doing nothing to encourage students to stay. Currently that's done via lower tuition.
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3 > 2 > 1 > 5 > 4

I love 4's high points and story but it mostly isn't very fun.
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xp1337 posted...

Using Warren's plan as a hypothetical here since it gives us an exact number to work with - I doubt colleges would be so brazen to just up their rates by $50k to absorb the policy as "free money" for themselves but if tuition rates continue to inflate they may well get there on their own in time.

Warren's plan includes free state college tuition, something Bernie also supports, I don't think this is that great a criticism if he's just splitting up the two parts to his plan based on what he thinks he can accomplish at once.

Edit: Although it seems Bernie is including that too in his plan and the headlines are just focusing on debt.
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I can't believe incels have ruined MILFs. Is nothing sacred?
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also people saying veggies cant be comfort food like you never watched Ratatouille, smh
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GuessMyUserName posted...

see fries makes sense, they're easy to get already processed and done for you

a potato that hasn't been turned to fries? wtf

Comfort food doesnt have anything do with ease of procurement or processing. I'm imagining a giant baked potato loaded with bacon and sour cream and cheese and it makes total sense.
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LordoftheMorons posted...

It is bad. I think there are basically two components of Bidens original statement that people are criticizing: a) sometimes you need to work with people with shitty views and b) he never called me boy. I think theres definitely a reasonable case to be made for a), but b) deserves criticism. However, I think its also quite likely that it was a case of Biden being tone deaf rather than purposefully racist.

The problem with a) in this specific context is not only does it devalue the civil rights movement by framing it as a civil disagreement that could be looked past, it also conveniently glosses over all the consessions and support Biden gave to segregationists in that era.

You can be tone deaf AND racist even if it isn't on purpose.
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azuarc posted...

MtF should be allowed to be in women's sports only if their hormone levels have been suppressed for a sufficiently long period of time. Some studies have suggested 6 months is enough, but I'd feel better saying a year to provide extra chance for any additional testosterone-fueled muscle mass to atrophy. Really, just treat them like someone on steroids, since it's basically the same thing.

What about cis women that naturally produce more testosterone, should they be forced to atrophy their muscles?
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Man I want this but I still need to get through Kiwami 1. The boss fights in that game got obnoxious and I had to put it down for a bit.
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It really is incredible. The only things in the show that have aged poorly are the early animation, some of the jokes (looking at you Sergeant Hatred), and the relative lack of good women characters. That outs it as a product of the 2000s but everything else is WAY ahead of its time and with consistent quality. Easy top 3 animated show for sure.
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Nrrr posted...

There hasn't even been one debate and most people are barely paying attention. These are all fantasy scenarios and worthless to think about. Bernie has a right to make the case that he is the most feared candidate by those who are everything Democratic voters stand against. The only reason Warren voters are offended is because it is a good point.

I'm not offended, it's a great point and I'd love for him to prove it. I just think he'll have a hard time doing so while having to fight the establishment on everything. I'm not even ruling out supporting him in the primary, he just currently isn't my first choice.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

That doesnt even make sense in the context of the discussion, as were referring to Centrists coming to terms with Warren as maybe the nomineenot voting for her in the Primary.

Sorry, I confused "centrist" (aka basically conservative) with "centrist Democrats" (aka establishment/neoliberal). Trump is a hell of a lot closer to centrist than Bernie is so most of them are gonna go for him unless they reay hate Trump.

But in the context of the establishment dems it's related to the primaries more than the general because by putting Warren against Bernie you're discussing the ideal centrist dem candidate. Before the top choices were Biden and Bernie, and Bernie isn't a real option because the establishment hates him. The establishment being able to accept Warren is still a slide to the left for them.

I would hope if Bernie does win the nomination, centrist Democrats still vote for him in the general.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1141281982418247682?s=21

Centrists are coming around to Elizabeth Warren as an alternative to Bernie Sanders

Oh look, more of what I was worried about.

That's good though because the leading centrist candidate is Biden. Centrists will never go for Bernie.
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NFUN posted...

90% of her most innovative have been brought up in actual bills by other people before, and/or are part of other peoples platforms.

This is most of the democratic field, honestly.

I'll restate. I disagree with the idea that Warren is running as a policy genius. The media may see her that way on occasion, but she typically gives credit to authors and co-sponsors (or, if you're more cynical, does so when it benefits her).

Warren lets the many policies she's aligned herself with drive her narrative in ways other candidates don't. Biden is running on a return to normalcy. Bernie is running on revolution. Beto and Buttigeig are running on charisma. Warren is running on having a LOT of plans and a meta-plan to get them all passed, which makes people pay attention to policies they've ignored. That's what makes her appear innovative to people, and the approach actually is in this field. Besides Yang, who is a total joke.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

metroid composite posted...

TBH, if I had to choose between Warren and Bernie right now, I'd take Warren. I think she gives a better speech, and I've seen more new policies out of her like breaking up Amazon and the wealth tax, whereas Bernie's platform is...still obviously very solid, but largely unchanged near as I can tell. Warren just seems to be the innovator right now.

This is precisely what that Cyclo article was referring to btw. It was asking why people constantly call Warrens ideas new, when 90% of her most innovative have been brought up in actual bills by other people before, and/or are part of other peoples platforms.

For example, Bernie has talked about a wealth tax for years, and even put forward a bill for it like 5 years ago.

Related, Bernie calls for unionization in the video game industry:

https://www.vg247.com/2019/06/18/bernie-sanders-endorses-unionization/amp/

Why is it a problem that Warren's ideas aren't all her own? I don't need a candidate to be a policy genius, I want her to use her leadership to cultivate an ideology and then find and promote the best plans that match that. She co-sponsors ideas and is able to use her spotlight to bring them into view. The general public doesn't care about who came up with this proposed bill they've never heard of because it hasn't gone anywhere. Warren being able to show off many different proposals is a good thing, the Warren narrative makes the narrative of policies accessible.

Even then it's not like she's taking credit. Her platform is "I have a plan for that," not "I, Elizabeth Warren, have a plan that I personally came up with because I'm a supergenius."

Like Bernie didn't fucking invent unions, certainly isn't the first to call for unions in the video game industry, but it's great to see him do so.
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She'll do great but honestly without any if the other frontrunners I don't think she'll stand to gain much. It seems like a much bigger opportunity for Booker and Beto.
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It'll definitely be enjoyable as an action movie, but part of the appeal is the weird world and "lore." You won't get lost or anything because the movie explains everything needed for the plot, but you lose some of the world building element and references from the first two.

Also it'll spoil the general plot of the first two movies obviously since that's part of the premise of the third
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What happens if I take the bus?
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Of course it isn't "actively" trying to prevent the girl to make her own decisions, but it subtly reinforces that narrative. It's a perfect example of a historically harmless statement that, when you think about it, is low-key sexist!

It's the kind of quaint, antiquated thing your grandpa might say to you out of "good intentions" that kind of crosses a boundary. Very on-brand for Biden and why people find him likeable but also a great example to point out for Biden detractors who are against having another president whose worldview is "shit grandpa says."
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Punnyz posted...

I really liked Phantasia

people say it might be "bare boned" compared to later titles because it was the first one, but its not like its an NES Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest

and I love the 2d view as opposed to 3d and the sprite work is fine

I think its a good one to start with

The battle system in Phantasia is super obnoxious with the way the time stops when spells get cast. But yeah I do really like the 2D Sprite-based tales and it's a shame they moved completely away from them.

Eternia is definitely the best 2D-style Tales game with an English translation and the only one I'd really reccomend. But also so many of them are Japan-only.
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The Nixon impeachment inquiry went on for 6 months so I really doubt that's true at all.
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They would literally hold a vote on opening the impeachment process.
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red sox 777 posted...

The House Judiciary Committee isn't going to uncover anything that Robert Mueller hasn't already found. And once the House has voted for impeachment, the Senate has jurisdiction. The HJC can't investigate anything if the Senate holds a speedy trial and acquits the president.

The House has the ability to formally declare impeachment inquiries and hearings. They have yet do to so, and all these other hearings would seem tiny by comparison. They also do this before filing the Articles of Impeachment aka "voting to impeach." THEN it goes to the Senate. But the House is in total control of the narrative until then.

You also make the mistake of assuming no new info would be found when we know at the absolute minimum there is redacted information the Judiciary Committee doesnt have access to. And also the mistake of assuming the impeachment inquiries would be solely limited to the Mueller Investigstion. Democrats may want to pursue other avenues. That's what all these fights over his tax returns and business dealings are about, building grievances while hoping Trump screws up in ways that help their case against him.
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The House Judiciary Committee would be in charge of the investigations and hearings regardless of the Senate. They'd have months to conduct the process, set the narrative, and make their case. If they successfully lay out a compelling case for impeachment and win over the public (which is the actual goal of the hearings) and the Senate still goes for a farce trial against public opinion, I'm sure Democrats would love that.
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It is the strategy that makes the most sense to me. But I dunno, I talked to a libertarian coworker the other day making the same point about Pelosi holding off for a more strategic time to launch impeachment hearings (like during the campaign) and he seemed to think that would still be an unfair distraction from Democrats. Of course this is anecdotal, but it feels like people are going to entrench themselves even more in these narratives.

The House definitely seems like they are trying to build up even more grievances. But either way I wish Pelosi would be a little less wishy-washy about impeachment because all these hearings and subpoenas only have any weight if impeachment is on the table, and she certainly tends to act like it isn't.
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But if there are more people not voting, if devalues the importance of my non-vote!
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so does preference for sword wolf vs shield wolf just boil down to "how much do you like dark souls?"

Because I'm Team Sif until I die
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Right, but the show character is obviously based on the book character despite having little in common. I'm just pointing out that part of why Bran's plotline makes no sense is that in the books there is still clear potential for the Starks/Bran to be more closely linked to the Others than in the show. That context was completely discarded BUT it could have been deemed "important" enough that the show writers tried to show it anyways by making Bran a big deal for no reason.

Kind of like how they also had to make Bran king with no context because they knew it would be important.
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Another point skimmed over is that in the books, The Night's King (again NOT the Night King) is named...Brandon Stark. This is just speculation, but whatever grudge the White Walkers had against Bran/3-Eyed Raven is probably the result of dropping this plot point and other 3ER stuff. Especially if you buy into Bran secretly being a time traveling chessmaster.
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colliding posted...

ZenOfThunder posted...
I'm so tired of the "what if fairy tail creatures lived in our world??????" thing

I'm probably missing something really obvious but what else has done this?

It reminds me of Shrek more than anything. The logical conclusion of a storybook fantasy world with modernisms everywhere.

But that's not really a bad thing to me. Shrek was good once and Pixar can probably do a decent take that isn't also dripping with cynicism like Shrek was.
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He gave his consent to New Zealand to have him imprisoned in a log cabin there if he doesnt have the next book done by Worldcon next year. Which is obviously a joke, but also...lock him up tbqh
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