Trying my hardest to be civil in this uncivilised world.
The Nazi tattoos aren’t enough for any large political affiliation in America to disqualify him but maybe this will do the trick? Lol. Probably not, the libs want a saviour (and the alternative is openly devilish white supremacist hedonistic capitalists, so I understand their position to a certain degree).
He’s just more open about his immorality. And like I’ve said before, the fact the current admin doesn’t even feel like they should waste resources in hypocrisy and somewhat believable narratives is an indictment on American society.
Americans are big on symbols cause actual reality is a confusing mirage to them, and they’re very shallow, so maybe that would be the one thing that would unite America against Trump? Lol.
Ehhhh, idk, I’m not formally part of any fandom, I just yap about it online when the opportunity arises, but I’d probably say Dune? And this is not very controversial amongst book readers (most of the current fandom came from Denis’ movies) but the recent movies both left many important book passages/scenes out (the dinner party, for example) and also unnecessarily and to the movies’ detriment changed some characters in very fundamental ways. And I’m not even talking about sex/gender cause sometimes that doesn’t change much of the narrative, but other stuff like Chani being just a sassy New Yorker instead of an extremely mature 15 yo with big responsibilities in her tribe, or the superficial “religious schism” subplot in the second movie, which is certainly relatable/acceptable to the average Western 20 something but is incompatible with Fremen society as Herbert wrote it.
Instead, Denis made a very pretty movie with long, silent shots… but Dune is anything but silent, it’s heavy in dialogue and internal monologues like Legend of the Galactic Heroes. A bit of a disappointment but, hey, the first movie pushed me to get a COVID vaccine shot quickly so I guess something good came out of it? 😅
That’s not a question but yes, he’s kind of silly… he does have a crayon (?) stuck in his brain though so, all in all, he’s doing alright, lol.
Just to feel the room’s temperature, but I always speak my mind regardless (it’s Lemmy, if you’re not honest here where are you honest?). Unless I’m missing something, the post stands by itself (or not) regardless of votes.
It’s like Marseille without the sun and friendly Southern vibes, that’s what it reminds me of, especially the Midi area. I recall walking nearby and there’s like a tunnel where the tram goes by, and people had set up tents and impromptu “restaurants” in it. What a mess. But my brother and his lady just went to Bruges and they said it was beautiful so it’s not like the whole of Belgium is as ugly. 🙏
They just have to say that and all the chuds will be like “see, it’s not the US! Israel is not a Western colonial project managed by the current hegemon!”.
TBF, the fact they don’t even feel the need to be hypocritical anymore is very concerning, as it indicates where the American mindset is at (“we’re white supremacists, murderers, rapists and colonizers and we don’t give a single fuck”). A third of Americans are openly Trumpian, and that’s over a hundred million demons they could throw at the rest of the world. Pretty scary.
IME, Brussels is truly awful. Grey, ugly, depressing and decaying.
Idea? It’s a fantasy social experiment that would benefit everyone but will never take place, Western civilization as it has been since the days of Rome requires everyone else’s exploitation.
Archetypal showerthought. 👌
Every step counts on the road to Heaven. 🫶
Man, some things don’t change… Western Europeans anywhere outside of Europe have historically been a cause for strife, conflict and suffering. They should be contained in their continent, we can even all move out of Europe as long as you stay over there, being wolves to your fellow Europeans instead of everyone else. Maybe that would finally give them the push to become moral and prosocial. Meh.
“They’re from Russia so they’re bad and now we can easily kill them.” That’s the whole gist. Same playbook with Africans, Arabs, Latin Americans, etc etc.
“Free will doesn’t exist” is, quoting The Thick of It, a position of one “disconnected to the point of autism”. It’s what happens when you get lost in words trying to understand the universe. It’s also a position very convenient for anyone trying to avoid accountability. Unsurprisingly, it is very popular in the West. 🙃🤣
“Fuck you I got mine” but over the generations.
I can tell you what you need to hear and you’ll get mad initially but you’ll eventually follow if you’re wise. 😅
Words haven’t meant anything in earnest in the West since at least the days of Orwell but this is just ridiculous. The fuck.
Big lol.