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| Topic | Some dickhead: "What's wrong with gentrification?" |
| averagejoel 07/24/20 7:04:32 AM #16 | damn I was going to say "it creates homelessness" --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I'm so horny |
| averagejoel 07/18/20 10:21:47 AM #46 | |
| Topic | Have there ever been revisions to the vaccines we're given now? |
| averagejoel 07/18/20 9:00:08 AM #7 | jcmason posted... The flu vaccines change every year.as I understand it, that's mostly based on predictions of what the virus is going to look like in the coming year. tc's question is coming from... well, certainly a very different place --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is China the 2020 Nazi Germany? |
| averagejoel 07/18/20 8:36:33 AM #102 | hey @CloneTheHero I'm still waiting on you. if you don't respond this time I will stop assume that you concede, and then I will stop --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you describe yourself as a materialistic person? |
| averagejoel 07/18/20 1:09:01 AM #21 | CwebbMichSac4 posted... what is that? in the philosophical sense?for the purpose of this topic, the most relevant part is that humans' material conditions determine their ways of thinking. for example, you might be familiar with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. it's depicted as a pyramid, with basic physiological needs (food, water, shelter, etc) at the bottom. the idea is that higher-level needs only really become available once lower-level needs are met. another example is how prevailing societal attitudes become internalized and are reflected in the things that people create. like how most of the classic broadway musicals feel extremely dated now in the way they tend to portray women. (note that the portrayal of women is far from the only thing about these musicals that's dated; it's just a particularly egregious example) --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why are black people stereotyped as bad at swimming/afraid of water? |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 12:40:48 PM #4 | these are my best guesses as to the origin of the trope: -the people who jumped overboard and drowned rather than becoming slaves in the New World -segregated swimming pools --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | If you think that non-systematic bigotry is no big deal. |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 9:17:07 AM #12 | Veggeta X posted... Racism is racism and it comes in different awful flavors. It's too bad you can only see it in one way.that doesn't change what I said. bullying is not the same as racism --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Woman: The age of consent of 16 is for other 16 year olds not for 25 year olds. |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 9:15:44 AM #5 | someone who's 25 and is still going after 16-year-olds definitely has... other issues, regardless of legality --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | If you think that non-systematic bigotry is no big deal. |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 9:13:32 AM #10 | Veggeta X posted... Got another one. Who else wants to out themselves?bullying is not the same thing as racism dude --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | More evil fictional corporation: Umbrella or Shinra? |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 9:08:08 AM #24 | Brilliant posted... Honestly, I don't know how all of the story has been expanded on since the original game.bold of you to assume that real-life corporations destroying the planet for profit are purely ignorant rather than malicious --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | If you think that non-systematic bigotry is no big deal. |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 9:02:48 AM #4 | if it's not systemic, then it's not racism. lol --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Do people who scream about 'THE LEFT' have a definition for what 'the left' is? |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 8:51:08 AM #8 | they do have a definition. it's just not a good one. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 8:18:09 AM #60 | ssjevot posted... Okay, so that the Soviet Union, the US, and now the PRC (debatably, but I would say so) achieved Super Power status by doing that relates to your previous economic systems argument in what way?I wasn't talking about the USSR or the PRC, and I am wholly uninterested in doing so with you. I was talking about the major world colonialist powers and you've kept moving the goalposts until we arrived at... whatever this is. this is extremely frustrating, and I'm gonna have to tap out of this before I say something that gets me modded --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you describe yourself as a materialistic person? |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 7:46:20 AM #5 | I'm a materialist in the philosophical sense --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/17/20 7:45:34 AM #58 | ssjevot posted... Let's take two examples, one from Europe and one from Asia, Poland and South Korea. Both spent the majority of their histories being colonized and weren't truly independent until modern times (Poland not until the fall of the Soviet Union), yet despite all the colonization and oppression they suffered they are still populated almost entirely by their native populations and are first world countries, both having achieved that in a matter of decades after becoming liberal democracies (South Korea was a dictatorship and very poor until the 90s, Poland a satellite state of the USSR and very poor until the 90s).in other words, they both fit the criteria that I laid out, aside from the genocide of the indigenous population The idea that you can only achieve economic success by exploiting and/or murdering other populations is ridiculous.that isn't at all the point I was making, and I don't even think it's necessarily true. however, fundamentally, that is how capitalism works on a small scale: individual people become wealthy by exploiting their employees and/or inheriting their wealth. (an ever-shrinking portion of the population can have a decent life without doing that, but that's also not what I'm talking about -- I'm talking about people who aren't merely successful, but wealthy.) I guess my point here is that I don't particularly care if it's possible for a country to become wealthy and powerful without exploiting/murdering another population -- the fact is that the major world superpowers that became wealthy by doing that --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/16/20 1:33:49 PM #56 | ssjevot posted... What are all first world countries in Europe and Asia still populated by their native inhabitants then? Not real?ok, so not all of the colonized countries nearly eradicated their indigenous populations. the rest of the point still stands though -- they're largely either colonized nations or are themselves colonizers --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/16/20 9:24:30 AM #54 | The_Creep_2020 posted... How many of those work in a first world country?well some of them (such as feudalism) were pre-capitalist. but your question is flawed: "first world" refers to allies of the US during the Cold War, so of course any "first world country" is going to have capitalism as its economic system. if we instead use "first world" to mean "economically developed", then it's still a flawed question: wealthy countries became wealthy by stealing from other countries. "first world" countries in this sense are generally either colonizing powers (Britain, France, Belgium, now the US) or countries that were colonized and nearly eradicated the indigenous population (Canada, Australia, the US initially). now, bear this in mind, and consider the fact that these countries (particularly the US) have done everything in their power (up to and including funding fascist militia groups and killing democratically elected leaders) to prevent any countries from implementing a socialist state. do you think it might be unfair to restrict the question to whether or not such systems "work", effectively blaming the failure of socialist countries on those country's internal politics? (edited for clarity) --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/16/20 9:08:58 AM #53 | Samurontai posted... Theres a reason he didnt respondyeah. I was asleep --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is China the 2020 Nazi Germany? |
| averagejoel 07/16/20 9:05:13 AM #75 | averagejoel posted... I will do so as soon as you address that paragraph that you haven't addressed yet @CloneTheHero here's the paragraph in question: averagejoel posted... American racism was extremely influential on Hitler's ideas, and Hitler's ideas were extremely influential on the US, and remain so to this day. there are many, many, many similarities. though post 60 is a slightly more detailed explanation -- that would also be a good post to address --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is China the 2020 Nazi Germany? |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 11:42:49 PM #55 | CloneTheHero posted... name them. take your time. ill waitI will do so as soon as you address that paragraph that you haven't addressed yet --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 11:36:56 PM #22 | Dreamscissors posted... What non capitalist systems are there?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_system#List_of_economic_systems --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is China the 2020 Nazi Germany? |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 11:32:50 PM #48 | CloneTheHero posted... comparing your home country to literal nazi germany is in fact hatred. please stop it. this is sad lolI'm not talking about "your home country." I'm talking specifically about the US. and there are many, many valid comparisons to be made between the US and Nazi Germany. for starters, read the last paragraph of post #44 that you conveniently left out of your quote --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is China the 2020 Nazi Germany? |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 11:25:39 PM #44 | CloneTheHero posted... theres criticizing and theres outright hatred. comparing america to nazi germany is not a critique, that is overt hatred lol.it's not a critique in and of itself -- depends specifically on what the comparison is. but it's not hatred either. American racism was extremely influential on Hitler's ideas, and Hitler's ideas were extremely influential on the US, and remain so to this day. there are many, many, many similarities. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | author of white fragility says capitalism is bound to racism |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 11:21:16 PM #9 | FortuneCookie posted... I didn't know white people were hive-minded like that. Are we psychically linked? Is there a hive queen in in a secret underground lair who lays white people eggs?what the fuck are you on about now --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Don't use Tinder. |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 12:20:59 PM #7 | Duncanwii posted... Shut up.your girlfriend is Buu_88's wife? --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | When did this ''fuck you, I got mine'' thinking become prevalent among Americans |
| averagejoel 07/15/20 12:32:51 AM #4 | the american revolution --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you consider MLK Jr to be more liberal or conservative? What about Hitler? |
| averagejoel 07/14/20 1:13:18 PM #56 | ufoivy posted... Fiscally Socialist and socially anti-Semitic does not equate to conservative lol, otherwise Karl Marx would also fall under your ridiculous false and historically inaccurate label.hitler was not fiscally socialist --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Are you offended by syrup? |
| averagejoel 07/14/20 12:09:16 PM #13 | MattSFfrd posted... why are you scared of syrupI'm not. now answer my question. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you consider MLK Jr to be more liberal or conservative? What about Hitler? |
| averagejoel 07/14/20 10:54:29 AM #49 | Taharqa_ posted... Chicago would likely be a lot different had he lived, he was only 21 when he was killed. He was charismatic and black, Latino and even some white people began to come together under his message. That was the game changer right there, he was too "dangerous" to live.the US as a whole would likely be a lot different if he had lived --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you consider MLK Jr to be more liberal or conservative? What about Hitler? |
| averagejoel 07/14/20 10:48:49 AM #47 | ufoivy posted... Fascism is just Socialism discovering scarcity is real.incorrect. Fascism is capitalism cranked up to 11 --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you consider MLK Jr to be more liberal or conservative? What about Hitler? |
| averagejoel 07/14/20 8:44:20 AM #2 | MLK Jr was a socialist. socialism as an ideology is fundamentally different from both liberalism and conservatism. Hitler was a fascist. fascism as an ideology is a form of extreme conservatism. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | What animu handles the power creep best? |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 7:56:14 PM #4 | JoJo doesn't have power creep. it just has extremely specific powers that mean the fights are just as much about detective work and setting traps as they are about fighting --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | boobs and ass that are too big are ugly |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 6:25:12 PM #30 | Damn_Underscore posted... if an ass/thighs have cellulite, it's too biglol --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Games I've beaten in 2020 |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 5:48:38 PM #28 | sauceje posted... Bro it's so goodit's on my steam wishlist --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I hate when people add irrelevent details to their stories |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 5:47:00 PM #9 | siri what is "context" --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Games I've beaten in 2020 |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 5:45:30 PM #24 | I've heard great things about Bug Fables! I bought a couple big bundles of games -- I've played and (mostly) beat Hollow Knight. Playing Oblivion right now --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | South Africa leads the world; first nation to implement UBI |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 3:19:28 PM #32 | uwnim posted... UBI isnt really a left vs right issue. You get people attacking or defending it from both right and left viewpoints.UBI is very much a neoliberal solution to problems caused by capitalism. there isn't an actual left-wing case for it outside of like, potential temporary harm reduction. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | South Africa leads the world; first nation to implement UBI |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 3:16:00 PM #30 | Webmaster4531 posted... I mean you wouldn't see negatives or positives with stupid ideas like supply and demand suddenly don't apply to rent and groceries.if they have a choice, then you're right. but that isn't always the case. monopolies exist. food deserts exist. artificial scarcity exists. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | #canceldragonball |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 3:11:10 PM #26 | |
| Topic | #canceldragonball |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 2:35:59 PM #23 | WashYourHands posted... Japan doesnt give 2 fuckscool. that doesn't mean it's not racist --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | #canceldragonball |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 1:49:51 PM #7 | creativerealms posted... But also not human or representing a human.but the design was pretty clearly influenced by blackface --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | South Africa leads the world; first nation to implement UBI |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 1:46:17 PM #9 | so the government is subsidizing landlords and grocery store owners and encouraging them to raise their price? I can see no possible negatives from this scenario !!!!! --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Are you offended by syrup? |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 9:47:17 AM #6 | MattSFfrd posted... so yesdo you legitimately lack reading comprehension or are you intentionally trying to be this dense? --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Are you offended by syrup? |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 9:36:04 AM #4 | contextualizing its racist imagery is not the same thing as being "offended" or "triggered" and the problem is not the syrup itself --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | This also applies to black on black violence. |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 8:14:16 AM #8 | it's funny to me that so many cops started quitting as soon as their job started to become as dangerous as they claim it is --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Serious questions: can't we invent non lethal guns? |
| averagejoel 07/13/20 12:47:33 AM #23 | Solid Snake07 posted... Which is why they're called less than lethalthat label is part of the reason why people minimize the amount of harm that one of those bullets can do. (another reason is that they're misleadingly called "rubber bullets" in the first place) --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | In all my years of playing D&D, why did I never play a Druid? |
| averagejoel 07/12/20 11:58:51 PM #11 | druids are unkillable and extremely powerful, but they do require a lot of extra effort on the part of the player --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Serious questions: can't we invent non lethal guns? |
| averagejoel 07/12/20 7:37:21 PM #7 | MFBKBass5 posted... They already exist, and have been used extensively throughout the protests. They shoot rubber bullets.rubber bullets are not non-lethal --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | 25% of NYC apt renters haven't paid since March. Pushing city to breaking point. |
| averagejoel 07/12/20 9:36:48 AM #121 | thebatz posted... you do realize landlords have to pay the mortgage on the homes they're renting outeveryone who owns a home has to pay the mortgage on the home, regardless of whether or not they rent it out --- peanut butter and dick |
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