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OpenRA has been a thing for a while. Maybe they figure this is the final squeeze at the lemon before it becomes irrelevant.

If it is normalized to be a person who sleeps with a lot of people. Then there is no reason to lie about it. So the thing you’re concerned about would happen less and not more. Unless you intentionally went after people who publicly say they like open relationships. In which case it’s a skill issue on your part.

For those that didn’t pick it up, this is sarcasm

The wealthy and the powerful. Nobody else is interested in sticking their neck out. Those that are, are influenced by propaganda that is controlled by the wealthy and powerful.

Just keep in mind that propaganda is not unique to western countries, if you will.

The way I look at it is basically the Bible is up for interpretation. Because if you read it literally it uh… Well it’s not good.

So if you think about it, there are actually several. Christian gods. Each one slightly different based on which verses of the Bible you interpret literally versus figuratively.

Oh I got my comment removed by saying something pretty mundane in a chill manner.

I sense a ban is coming! If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

I mean if you want to count down to the individual blood cell spilled of course is going to be different. But the pressures that make the US do horrible stuff are the same pressures that make China do horrible stuff are the same pressures that make any country do horrible stuff.

I agree!

Na both are right. All countries have blood on their hands. It’s honestly not a good comparison.

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Good point, if instead of having some good things and some bad things we just had all bad things, then things would be worse.

But, and hear me out on this, what if we had one less bad thing or one more good thing. Then we repeat that. We could get to a better place.

there is room for them having reasons not to get help

What? Why should there be reasons for that? They are traumatized and being antisocial like sending death threats.

and room for them to get help but not improve.

Yes, this how most therapy is. Once you are traumatized, that is it. You get to go though life traumatized. Therapy will help by reducing negative reactions, giving tools to deal with negative reactions in a way that doesn’t harm yourself or others. You have to do the work. You still have to deal with the consequences of your actions before and after therapy. There is no time limit except for the longer you do antisocial stuff, the longer you and others will need to deal with the consequences.

Where I draw a hard line is creating cultural excuses and encouragement for retaliation and instigation, which I believe you have done by saying it’s fine for women to intentionally instigate men to cause insult.

By “fine” I meant it is reasonable to do giving the circumstances.

What I can say for sure is that I strongly oppose politics that try to excuse harming groups just because they’re less harmed than other groups.

I think we should not excuse or encourage people intentionally harming other people.

These are fine statements, but historically doing nothing often make these problems worse. If you looks at the civil rights in the US, for example. If black people didn’t start causing a scene, they wouldn’t have made any progress. The long term outcomes of not doing anything in response to antisocial behavior is that you get walked over.

Rather, we should focus on creating uplifting spaces where people of all genders are brought together across divides to focus on common goals and interests. This helps humanize the other and reduce social tension.

If the professionals agree, sure, but this should be a government project. You don’t want traumatized men, women, or feminists building such a system, otherwise it will probably not turn out well.

Yes, has there been a lack of evidence for the Palestinian genocide?

“Get help” is not so simple, and is a patronizing, individualist thing to say to people who are having trauma responses to bodyshaming.

I agree that it isn’t always simple to do. I didn’t mean it in a patronizing way, I meant it in a matter of fact way. Do you not suggest people who are having trauma responses to every hand gesture that mimics a pinch? Clearly they need to get help or they are going to be constantly in a trauma response their entire life by people who mean them no offense. It’s a pretty sad way to live, so much potential wasted.

I have gotten help and it has improved my situation drastically. I would suggest anyone give it a try.

And I think it’s fine for men to then bodyshame women in turn. But – oh wait – making excuses for bodyshaming doesn’t actually improve anything. It just increases tension and resentment.

I think if you make the claim that men have human limitations and can’t help but to retaliate or instigate, you need to hold that claim for women as well. We are all humans just doing our best. This whole thing has been made super public and both sides have been hurt. So the fallout is unavoidable here. Why should women be expected to hold the civility line when men are having trauma responses to perceived body shaming?

It’s been a bit since I have looked into the situation but last time I check several artists are out of a job and business are scared because of a pinch gesture. The retaliation has been feminists who actually mean to body shame. Has there been anything else? Have any body shamed men lost money, jobs, or their lively hood?

All this to say, from where I am standing the traumatized men are still a head here.

There are more choices than just these two.

I never implied there were only two choices. There are many options. I think picking the “returning fire” option is reasonable.

But maybe I am missing a better option. If you have a suggestion, please make it.

We already had in place Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, and the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. These acts prevent companies from giving US consumer data to foreign adversaries. Why did we make another law specifically naming tiktok?

Also, this is a fun watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8dctPC3c4A

It’s not that it isn’t spyware, it’s that all social media is. If the US had a problem with spyware, they would make a sweeping laws about spyware. Not just target one platform. This is racism pure and simple.

No on spies on our citizens except for us!

I feel like we’re kind of in the weeds here so I’m going to state my position openly. I’m a man who has been accused of having a small penis many times in life. I say this to communicate that I understand what it’s like to be accused of having a small penis and I get it.

Any man who thinks that a pinching motion is unquestionably making fun of them for having a small penis with our out confirmation, needs to get help. That motion is done all the time by all genders for any particular reason. Any man who causes harm because someone said he has a small penis also needs help. If you need help and you don’t get help and continue to behave in antisocial manner, then you deserve to be made fun of. At a certain point, antisocial behavior needs to be handled.

If a large enough group of men are being antisocial because of a pinching motion. I think it’s fine for feminists to make the pinching motion intentionally to cause insult. For women to have to just deal with the antisocial behavior and ignore it is not acceptable.

My opinions would be the same if the genders would be reversed, so I feel like I’ve got a pretty solid argument here.

Yes, but that didn’t happen here.