atrendyguy

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by atrendyguy 10y ago
Just like the way pepe the frog changed. The connotations around shitposting changed.
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
All of the examples you've been given are hilariously wrong. 'Shitposting' is a play on the idea that people with non-pc views are 'shitlords.' It grew out of groups like "Shit Reddit Says" and "Shit
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
> bring inherent stability and progress to society. I would classify this sort of thinking as "whig historiography." It's a popular meme, but there's no evidence that it's a good model of reality. https:/&#
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
> That being said, those are politicians (not military leaders). Both of them have something to lose and a worldview that is antithetical to recent changes (Biden vs the Trump election, Araud vs Brexit). As of a year ago neither of those
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
In the west minorities and outsiders are treated as morally superior to natives. It's a pathologically "benign" civilization. How long do you think an Arab would last in Han dominated China if he constantly criticized the Chi
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
> Do you have any cites? Joe Biden says the:"Liberal international order is at risk." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_-iFOwxh20 Also "French Ambassador to the U.S. Gerard Araud foretold of a new world or
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
> A year ago America was a country I admired. This is very childish and shows that you never really knew much about America in the first place. Love it or hate it, our nation was never a Scandinavian hug box. Even under Obama.
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by atrendyguy 10y ago
Forcing non-optimal decisions based on an arbitrary notion of "fairness" will only weaken our institutions and breed resentment: "group A gets loan approval with a lower credit score than members of my group, what gives!?&quo