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I'd like to propose an update to Godwin's law; call it NPC's Law or maybe just Trump's Law if we're being literal: "As an online discussion of a problem grows l

by quirk 2y ago

I'd like to propose an update to Godwin's law; call it NPC's Law or maybe just Trump's Law if we're being literal: "As an online discussion of a problem grows longer, the probability of assigning blame to Donald Trump approaches 1."

klyrs 2y ago
Not sure it's worth engaging with such toxic commentary regardless of political affiliation.
- sonicanatidae 2y ago
  Shall we wait for the factual rebuttal or just assume this offhand dismissal is all of it? I have yet to hear a word about the content being inaccurate, just people like you, that didn't like the presentation. My apologies for not refraining from charged words when my country is being stolen out from under me, by some of the worst people in the world, that keep getting elected by the "fuck your feelings" crowd. Also, it's germane to this topic. You, however, remain above it all, so enjoy your pedestal.
  - klyrs 2y ago
    Believe it or not, I feel the same way. But writing angry screed on the internet accomplishes literally nothing. Worse, it further entreches the people you disagree with.
    - sonicanatidae 2y ago
      That's bullshit. The people I disagree with spent the last decade yelling, "Fuck your feelings", and you think discourse is going to pull their heads out of their asses? My rant won't either, but I feel better, and if any of them happen to read it, I hope they enjoy it. Good luck with your campfire and mallows. I'll even send over an .mp3 of Kumbaya and you can hold hands with them, and discuss whatever you like.
      - klyrs 2y ago
        Start a militia or STFU. And since you seem disinclined to STFU, you clearly don't have the opsec to start a competent militia. So just STFU already.
janalsncm 2y ago
Technically speaking that should be true for any topic. POTUS is just a particularly popular topic.
feoren 2y ago
I mean, they're literally banning books ... like, that was a major platform issue very recently ... "why does everyone keep blaming the cannibals for all the half-eaten corpses lying around!?" ...
- quirk 2y ago
  Keeping certain books out of school libraries for younger age kids is not a bad idea. Just like preventing children from watching porn is not a bad idea. Parenting is about finding a balance between protection and pushing their boundaries. Schools should be safe places to learn without having to worry about your kid coming home wanting to transition into an asexual raccoon or whatever the hell is trendy that year.
  - sonicanatidae 2y ago
    >Keeping certain books out of school libraries for younger age kids is not a bad idea. Except, this isn't what's happening. FFS, it's happening in all libraries, not just the ones meant for the kiddies. You know this, yet paint a different picture, in support of your position. >Just like preventing children from watching porn is not a bad idea. Now we draw the false parallel between non-pornographic books and actual pr0n. >Parenting is about finding a balance between protection and pushing their boundaries. Now the feel-good statement, providing us all with a justification for their statements. THE KIDS! All of this is somehow aside from the fact that the parents and other children and the internet are much more influential than a book by Gloria Steinbeck, that makes racists uncomfortable. > Schools should be safe places to learn without having to worry about your kid coming home wanting to transition into an asexual raccoon or whatever the hell is trendy that year. Finally, we draw another parallel between 2 things that are completely unrelated, because we have no real justification for our point, just feels. Well done?
    - quirk 2y ago
      I’d love to see your sources showing the data to support that books are being banned in “all libraries”. This is mostly a conversation about morality and I dont think we’re going to convince one another to change our principles here so my instinct is to say “you win” and move on. But for context, I personally despise Donald Trump and think he’s a symbol of the downfall of our country. And I mostly think the government should stay out of any choices about how we raise our kids. The books in school libraries issue is part of a larger discussion about who gets to choose what our kids learn. I don’t have the full answer but I do know, for my kids, it is not “gender studies graduates and communists”.
sonicanatidae 2y ago
Not Trump, Republicans. Trump is the symptom made public.

by quirk 2y ago

klyrs 2y ago

Not sure it's worth engaging with such toxic commentary regardless of political affiliation.

sonicanatidae 2y ago
Shall we wait for the factual rebuttal or just assume this offhand dismissal is all of it? I have yet to hear a word about the content being inaccurate, just people like you, that didn't like the presentation. My apologies for not refraining from charged words when my country is being stolen out from under me, by some of the worst people in the world, that keep getting elected by the "fuck your feelings" crowd. Also, it's germane to this topic. You, however, remain above it all, so enjoy your pedestal.
- klyrs 2y ago
  Believe it or not, I feel the same way. But writing angry screed on the internet accomplishes literally nothing. Worse, it further entreches the people you disagree with.
  - sonicanatidae 2y ago
    That's bullshit. The people I disagree with spent the last decade yelling, "Fuck your feelings", and you think discourse is going to pull their heads out of their asses? My rant won't either, but I feel better, and if any of them happen to read it, I hope they enjoy it. Good luck with your campfire and mallows. I'll even send over an .mp3 of Kumbaya and you can hold hands with them, and discuss whatever you like.
    - klyrs 2y ago
      Start a militia or STFU. And since you seem disinclined to STFU, you clearly don't have the opsec to start a competent militia. So just STFU already.

janalsncm 2y ago

Technically speaking that should be true for any topic. POTUS is just a particularly popular topic.

feoren 2y ago

I mean, they're literally banning books ... like, that was a major platform issue very recently ... "why does everyone keep blaming the cannibals for all the half-eaten corpses lying around!?" ...

quirk 2y ago
Keeping certain books out of school libraries for younger age kids is not a bad idea. Just like preventing children from watching porn is not a bad idea. Parenting is about finding a balance between protection and pushing their boundaries. Schools should be safe places to learn without having to worry about your kid coming home wanting to transition into an asexual raccoon or whatever the hell is trendy that year.
- sonicanatidae 2y ago
  >Keeping certain books out of school libraries for younger age kids is not a bad idea. Except, this isn't what's happening. FFS, it's happening in all libraries, not just the ones meant for the kiddies. You know this, yet paint a different picture, in support of your position. >Just like preventing children from watching porn is not a bad idea. Now we draw the false parallel between non-pornographic books and actual pr0n. >Parenting is about finding a balance between protection and pushing their boundaries. Now the feel-good statement, providing us all with a justification for their statements. THE KIDS! All of this is somehow aside from the fact that the parents and other children and the internet are much more influential than a book by Gloria Steinbeck, that makes racists uncomfortable. > Schools should be safe places to learn without having to worry about your kid coming home wanting to transition into an asexual raccoon or whatever the hell is trendy that year. Finally, we draw another parallel between 2 things that are completely unrelated, because we have no real justification for our point, just feels. Well done?
  - quirk 2y ago
    I’d love to see your sources showing the data to support that books are being banned in “all libraries”. This is mostly a conversation about morality and I dont think we’re going to convince one another to change our principles here so my instinct is to say “you win” and move on. But for context, I personally despise Donald Trump and think he’s a symbol of the downfall of our country. And I mostly think the government should stay out of any choices about how we raise our kids. The books in school libraries issue is part of a larger discussion about who gets to choose what our kids learn. I don’t have the full answer but I do know, for my kids, it is not “gender studies graduates and communists”.

sonicanatidae 2y ago

Not Trump, Republicans. Trump is the symptom made public.