houseoftolstoy
@NeoSpartan wait, was this a flair request?
A) flair at WAATGM is earned. Participate with relevant comments and earn some.
B) customized flair is even more earned than regular flair, and usually only goes to endorsed and mods on this platform, because doing it is a pain in the ass. reddit was easier, so we doled it out a lot more there.
C) I'm not putting "1488" into anyone's flair, even ironically. While I can get behind the 14 Words as they are written and standing alone, there is a lot of baggage attached to them and so they never stand alone. I'm all for a positive white identity and preserving our race, but not like how the guy who wrote that went about it. Fuck him, and fuck anyone who views loyalty to the US as betraying one's race.
D) circling back to B - consider yourself fortunate that it is such a pain in the ass. I caused at least one redditor to delete his account because he hated his flair so much.
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Read More1w ago The Dark Winter
@Typo-MAGAshiv I completely get you having skepticism with the official story as is and what is to come. We in no way can trust our own government, media, enforcement agencies, or any other group with a modicum of power to be honest with us. So how could we not have theories like yours come out? We already know they are lying about so many things, so the next time we get told something, we are not asking if they are lying, but how much are they lying about and what are they covering up?
If they indeed wanted him dead and failed, I can imagine they are saying "fuck, fuck, fuck," over and over, because I don't think they can expect to have another opportunity like this.
We in no way can trust our own government, media, enforcement agencies, or any other group with a modicum of power to be honest with us.
especially after that scamdemic.
It also reminds me of the trans-man who wrote the book "self-made man" who committed suicide after realizing how difficult men's lives are.
like @throwaway_old_guy said: that was Norah Vincent, and she wasn't a tranny. She just pretended to be a man for her research. Here's my WATGMA post about her from a bit over a year ago.
And like @woodsmoke said (with a slight correction): her medically assisted suicide was almost 20 years after her book was published (researched 2003-2004 and published 2006, death was 2022). She struggled with depression most of her adult life.
Michael Landon had a series: "Highway to Heaven"
I'm familiar with it. My wife loves it, but it's too hokey for me. I've seen a few episodes I enjoyed, but I'm not really a fan. I don't recall the episode you mentioned.
I was thinking that she's going through an existential crisis similar to that the leftovers go through, except more extreme. Instead of happening over a decade, now it's sudden.
Now this does make for some interesting fodder.
I'm a lot more open to it now, as long as we make it clear that her sudden invisibility is the focus, rather than making fun of her for an unfortunate accident.
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Read MoreAs you know, I am much more open to "adjacent" content than most. As long as it highlights some key aspect of the WAATGM phenomenon, I'm good with it.
But this one should not be published because of the reasons previously mentioned:
- Bad optics
- Not her fault
- No obvious CC riding
- No obvious bad attitude
- etc.
BUT... it does have value as it does reinforce or hint at a few of our favorite topics/flairs, including:
- The epiphany phase
- Hitting the wall (perhaps literally in this case. Sorry that was horrible. Ill delete this line later.)
- Leftovers(ish)
- Looking for a "good character guy" (as she put it) - now that her other options are gone
It's a great story, if true. But I vote no. We can allude to this story as needed in the future. So it can serve a purpose. I would just not let it fly for all the aforementioned reasons.
Still one hell of a compelling story.
Important Note:
This discussion brings up our ongoing moderation challenge here; Censorship.
Over the years, I have yanked many a post on /r/waatgm and a few other subs that I modded, for the optics alone - even when everything else fit. And I think we should all be mindful of straddling that fine line between being open in our speech on one hand, and opening ourselves up to claims of racism, ableism, etc.
Instead of looking at it as censorship, we do something more akin to self- policing. Is this a subtle semantic difference? Sure. But we all get what that means.
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Read More@houseoftolstoy never mind! @goodmansaysfuckyou already added you.
3y ago The Dark Winter
Well, not seeing any other possible outcomes if there is no SCOTUS hearing. And what seemed like at least the possibility of a hearing got rejected. Crap.
3y ago The Dark Winter
@TiberiusBravo87 I definitely want to be wrong with my initial assessment. I just do not want to see the same crap with the lower courts not even allowing cases to be heard in the first place (e.g. "You have no proof of widespread fraud" when there is enough evidence with things such as affidavits to warrant the investigation needed to prove the fraud. A Catch-22 if no investigation is even allowed). I know that those who are fighting are not going to give up, but I am not going to see anything as for sure. I have learned that if I set my expectations as absolute, that is how I get disappointment. If things go well against my expectations, I can then be quite happy. I was just hoping for a case to be heard in the Supreme Court so that the full barrage of evidence could be used (assuming that there is much being saved for that purpose). If that is still to come, then good.
Read More3y ago The Dark Winter
@destraht Not sure if this is just more political theater or if it they are legitimately concerned that Trump is going to try something in the near future. I have no idea who or what to trust anymore, save for the fact that I do not trust most of the information coming from any mainstream sources.