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| Topic | I thought Civil War was great |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 3:55:24 PM #35 | TheMikh posted...
haven't seen it yet, but despite the film's purported lack of plausibility or worldbuilding, that's precisely how civil wars tend to beYeah, people always want to look at civil wars through the lens of the American war. 2 sides, one a clearly bad slaver's revolt. Most civil wars look very different. Especially when preceded by a collapse of the central governing authority's power. The Chinese Warlord period of 1916 1928 is a perfect example. Or the Civil Wars in Africa of the last 50 years. Or the ongoing Syrian civil war. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | I thought Civil War was great |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 11:46:18 AM #12 | I haven't seen the film yet though I plan on doing so. My understanding is that the journalist characters are portrayed as being neutral and impartial observers or wt least attempting to be. (If I'm incorrect here people who have seen the film can correct me) Which I take issue with. I have an problems with the idea that journalism, especially war journalism, should be inherently neutral.
Robert Evans, who is extremely critical of the modern state of journalism put it something like this "if one group is claiming that it's raining and another claims that it isn't, it's not your job as a journalist to report both sides claims uncritically. It's to go outside for yourself and see if it's raining or not and report on that, who is lying about it, and why." --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Is the US going to go to war with Iran for Israel? |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 10:37:02 AM #13 | Foppe posted...
Only if you vote Trump. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Important poll about urination! |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 10:12:56 AM #10 | Guide posted...
Flap only exists for when we're in formal enough clothing to have a belt and tucked-in shirt, and it would be annoying to retuck without wrinkling.This. I only ever use the flap when I'm in dress clothes. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | I bought the LEGO Creator pirate ship |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 9:22:20 AM #4 | How much did that run you?
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Let's settle this once and for all, are there too many politics topics here? |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 8:54:58 AM #74 | Rosstin316 posted...
Thats the only reason I want the Politics board back. Keep that shit over there, the only current events I want here is, well, everything else.This board was filled with political topics even back when the Politics board still existed. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Tennessee Republican representative argues for cousins to get married. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 8:32:11 AM #42 | He's a Republican, so he's not arguing in good faith and you should stop treating him as though he were.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | What dominos would fall if the US decides to pull out the Israel alliance? |
| ScazarMeltex 04/14/24 1:14:42 AM #3 | cjsdowg posted...
Israel would just join with some horrible nation with like they did when they sided apartheid South Africa.Don't forget about their pseudo alliance with Rhodesia. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | CE Boobs General: A Tiddies Topic |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 11:34:54 PM #155 | King_Rial posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c959de33.jpgWho dis? --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Iran drones currently en route to Israel. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 5:03:14 PM #23 | darkace77450 posted...
It's possible Iran knows we'll shoot them down and they're just doing this to save face, as they did when they retaliated against us after Trump assassinated one of their generals.This tends to be my view as well. That said, this is a large amount of resources to be invested in something performative. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | What should the US do if Iran attacks Israel? |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 5:00:01 PM #22 | If they hit military targets? Let Israel suffer the consequences of breaking international law for once.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Iran drones currently en route to Israel. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 4:53:10 PM #17 | SHRlKE posted...
I dont think anyone should be siding with Iran here nor celebrating an obvious escalation of things in the ME no matter what came before.I don't see anyone celebrating or siding with Iran here. It's not doing either of those to point out that this was the likeliest response to yet another Israeli action that was, like all Israeli actions, enabled by the US. In good news Jordan says it will shoot down any of them pass over it's airspace. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Iran drones currently en route to Israel. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 4:48:31 PM #12 | I've no love for the Iranian government here but did the Israelis expect there to be no consequences for a drone strike on an Iranian Embassy in Syria?
That being said, it's highly unlikely any of these make it through the Israeli air defense system. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Israeli settlers and their militias are now attacking villages in the West Bank. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 1:12:15 PM #11 | name_unknown posted...
'now' isn't the right word to useYeah, I meant to put right now. Settlers are pretty much always engaged in violence against West Bank Palestinians. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Israeli settlers and their militias are now attacking villages in the West Bank. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 1:09:10 PM #8 | Antifar posted...
Is that good?Seems bad to me. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Washington Post: Biden's economy is too good |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 1:08:50 PM #20 | CRON posted...
This is absolutely fucking ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if journalists and media outlets lowkey want another Trump presidency just so they can profit off four years of rage bait and clickbait articles.That's absolutely what they want. Corporations will always side with fascists when given half a chance. Their goal is the generation of revenue, nothing else. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Israeli settlers and their militias are now attacking villages in the West Bank. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 1:03:36 PM #1 | https://twitter.com/NaksBilal/status/1779107292731879749
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Washington Post: Biden's economy is too good |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 12:29:00 PM #13 | Gobstoppers12 posted...
what is bsky, I ain't clicking thatTwitter without all the slurs and Nazis. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Washington Post: Biden's economy is too good |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 12:05:19 PM #3 | The legacy media is so in the fucking bag for Trump it's obscene.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | What you should know about Trump's trial starting Monday. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 8:49:32 AM #3 | My money is on him firing his entire defense team Monday morning to delay it. Which is something he could continue to do indefinitely.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Lol they found the picture of RFK Jr hanging out with George Wallace |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 8:38:26 AM #9 | Doom_Art posted...
Dude's really turned out so different from his dad it's nutsHe's the Kennedy nobody wants. Hell even Q wants JFK Jr, and he's been dead for decades. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Do you remember the Bosnia 1992 Genocide? |
| ScazarMeltex 04/13/24 12:05:10 AM #3 | I live in Saint Louis, which, because of said genocide has the 2nd largest Bosnian population (Bosnia is obviously the first) in the world. So yes, I know about it. Hell I'm friends with people who survived it.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Floridas anti-trans laws lead to increase in vigilante incidents |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 11:43:55 PM #50 | LSGW_Zephyra posted...
https://www.pinkpistols.org/@Guide You can also look into seeing if you have a local chapter of The John Brown Gun Club/Redneck revolt or The Socialist Rifle Association. Both are inclusive and extremely LGTBQ friendly. You could also look into Operation Blazing Sword (coalition of volunteer firearms instructors/educators for LGBTQ people) and see if they have a volunteer instructor in your community. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Louisiana court rules if youre Christian pedophile as much as you want |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 11:27:34 PM #22 | Agent_Stroud posted...
Careful now. That kinda talk will no doubt get you added to a watch list, not to mention get the mods annoyed at you for dancing around the ToS with such vagaries.Lol, my dude I am probably already on several law enforcement watch lists. The Saint Louis PD likes to keep an eye on people who are involved in protests against them. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Little Ceasars Is actually decent pizza. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 7:05:38 PM #30 | __starsnostars posted...
Littl Caesars is alright at least at their traditional price point. Only when hot though, they might have the worse tasting cold pizza anywhere. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Trump Trials General Part 14: Dawn of the criminal trials |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 4:56:17 PM #231 | AlphaWhelp posted...
These guys are being charged like they were acting alone. Like if one singular dude trespassed on capitol hill and vandalized / stole shit, I can see 8 years being reasonable.The reason for that is the Feds don't have a good track record when it comes to trying to prosecute groups for things like sedition. The Fort Smith sedition trial is a good example why. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Smith_sedition_trial So instead they treat them and their crimes as individuals. Which gives us bullshit like this. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | IShowSpeed says WWE is real after getting RKO'd by Randy Orton |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 4:48:26 PM #15 | LoveLikeJazz posted...
Dude lolI feel like that table was supposed to give way and didn't. But yeah I love when people are like "it's fake". Like no dude, you can't fake falling 20 feet or getting slammed into a table. You can train yourself to take the fall or hit safely, but shit still hurts. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Virginia Becomes First State in the South to Ban Child Marriage |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 4:22:23 PM #6 | Can't wait to watch the party of "protect children" be made about not being able to marry children.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Biden to Close Gun-Show Loophole and Expand Background Checks for Firearms |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 2:25:38 PM #8 | Crimsoness posted...
Just make like Andrew Jackson and ignore themAs if the dems had the spine for such a thing. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Biden to Close Gun-Show Loophole and Expand Background Checks for Firearms |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 2:22:57 PM #4 | The courts will absolutely kill this.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Louisiana court rules if youre Christian pedophile as much as you want |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 2:17:28 PM #5 | There are other ways to get justice than the court system. Especially when the system refuses to deal with the problem.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Half of Rural Hospitals Are Operating at a Loss, Hundreds Could Close |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 2:13:50 PM #12 | They were warned this would happen when they started refusing the Medicare expansion out of spite.
--- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Biden new student loan forgiveness plan detailed a bit. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 2:00:08 PM #23 | pikakaeru posted...
student loan forgiveness is a burden on blue collar workers unfairly. instead they should limit how much colleges costWe can do both. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | What happens to the GOP when Trump loses in November? |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 11:13:11 AM #7 | legendary_zell posted...
Two days of the hyper establishment types pretending to soul search.This. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | i want to like Shogun |
| ScazarMeltex 04/12/24 10:28:04 AM #21 | BB_mofo posted...
I remember hearing that most historical seppukus were just an execution disguised as ritual suicide. The samurai only pushed their blade into their abdomen enough to make the lightest of flesh wounds to show that they were going to disembowel themselves, but then the "assistant" steps in and beheads them.That mostly fell on who was the second, the guy who beheaded them. Seppuku was essentially the Japanese version of the Roman General falling on his sword. You fucked up in such a spectacular way that the only way out was death. Because disembowling is such a fucking horrific way to die and most people can't finish the process you have your second, or kaishakunin, who watches you. Usually you would insert the blade and pull, far enough that the process is irreversible and you'll die regardless, and only then does the second make his Kaishaku cut, removing the head and ending the suffering. Now as to how often it went that way? Who knows, there isn't a ton of documentation on it. Usually you would name someone who you were close to to be your second, so they would want your suffering to end as quick as possible. If you had someone who hated you though it could go very badly and be dragged out. I tend to side with ssjevot on this though, the notion that these guys were all running around killing themselves all the time is fictional. Did it happen? Sure. I train a couple of different Koryu (pre Meiji Restoration martial arts) schools of Iai. Mugai-Ryu and Muso Jikkiden Eishen-Ryu and it was common enough that the Kaishaku cut is in the curriculum of Eishen-Ryu. There are also versions of it in the lines of Toyama Ryu, which is the post Meiji Era school of swordsmanship taught to Japanese officers when they started carrying katanas again. There are several versions, but only for the act of Kaishaku, the others are for executing prisoners. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | i want to like Shogun |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 11:03:30 PM #15 | DoesntMatter posted...
i'm always down to read about wild ass shit that nobles throughout history got up to. give me a teaser.The entire Forbidden City essentially ran on the labor of Eunuchs, for one. One of my favorites is about Zhengde. Zenghde became emperor when he was 13 years old, and he wasnt quite done with the days of childhood. He still liked to make believe, and because he was the emperor, everyone else had to go along with it. He would force his ministers to dress up as merchants so that he could pretend he was a commoner visiting their shops. This, under Emperor Zhengde, was an imperial duty. Anyone who would not play make-believe with him was removed from their post. He built a 200-room building called the Leopard Quarter next to the imperial zoo. He and his friends would spend their time there drinking and hunting the animals in the zoo, pretending they were in the jungles chasing wild game. Zhengde also told his people that he had an identical double named General Zhu Shou. He would give orders for them to pass on to Zhu Shou. Then he would change his clothes and come back out, now forcing everyone to call him Zhu Shou. His men would have to tell him his own orders, and he would pretend to be surprised. For an imaginary person, Zhu Shou was actually a pretty capable general. Zhengde stayed in power until he turned 29. In the end, though, the liquor got him. Drunk out his mind, he fell out of a boat. The cold water left him with an illness that ended his life. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Survivors of the Al-Shaifa hospital describe a massacre committed by the IDF |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 10:31:27 PM #1 | EDIT: Also I spelled Al-Shifa wrong in the topic title on accident
https://twitter.com/Mondoweiss/status/1778407936286392350 Some grim shit. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | i want to like Shogun |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 10:29:53 PM #10 | DoesntMatter posted...
but i dunno, 8 episodes in and i'm basically only still watching it because i don't like leaving things unfinished and because Mariko is incredibly gorgeous. i am really not into the whole big emphasis on all the rituals and etiquette and societal expectations and stuff. it wasn't really like that in history, was it? seems kinda overblown or flanderized or whatever. like, it makes me think of Worf and his whole hyper-focus on being a "proper" Klingon and doing all the things he's been taught Klingons are supposed to do, but then you get some exposure to actual Klingons and you realize that they mostly don't give a shit about all that, lol. and all the instances of seppuku and of people wanting to die and wanting to commit seppuku. i can't imagine that that was actually ever as widespread as a lot of popular media makes it out to be. a civilization wouldn't be able to survive if a large portion of its citizens were so eager to off themselves over the slightest of faux pas. it's ridiculous and ngl, kind of uncomfortable to sit through. i don't like thinking about that kind of thing. Any extremely hierarchical society is going to be full of ritual and social expectations. Go read about some of the wild ass shit that went on in the Chinese Imperial Court. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | RIP AEW (spoilers) |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 7:42:36 PM #7 | Bad_Mojo posted...
I don't believe a word The Young Bucks say. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Rowling got beef with Harry and Hermione. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 3:32:37 PM #83 | MEGAsoldier posted...
I can tell you are new here but the only people who stick around these topics past 50 posts are the folks in the CyricZ group, the only 3 paths you have left areHe could try not carrying water for a bigot. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Rowling got beef with Harry and Hermione. |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 3:10:09 PM #54 | CyricZ posted...
She won't forgive them?So it's worthless as an academic report. Imagine having all the money in the world and the massive advantages and privileges that gives you. Imagine having the good will of an entire generation because you wrote a book series that is beloved by them. Imagine squandering all of that because you can't not be a hate filled bigot. It literally makes her mad that trans people exist. She could be doing whatever she wants, she has enough money to indulge every whim and instead of enjoying it she spends her time thinking and talking about how trans people are monsters. It must be a miserable fucking existence. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Trump Trials General Part 14: Dawn of the criminal trials |
| ScazarMeltex 04/11/24 1:02:58 PM #177 | Zikten posted...
I'd be satisfied with rest of his life house arrest, and no internet allowedNo. He has to go to jail. There have to be real and tangible consequences for his actions. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
| Topic | Edward Snowden Sides With Musk |
| ScazarMeltex 04/10/24 9:22:18 PM #66 | Yazarogi posted...
Motherfuckers acting like they didnt know about the Patriot Act 1 & 2Or fucking COINTELPRO. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed |
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