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(05-29-2024, 10:47 AM)Gameboy Nostalgia wrote: I blame the bire for youtube now recommending me Vtuber videos.  maf



Klepek

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lol such an obvious alt account. 

"I don't know why socialist era was banned because I wasn't here but what I do know is that they were all good people who didn't deserve to get banned"
BasedDubs wrote:Brave New World was a truly dystopian novel in that it showed where we can wind up if certain things were left unchecked while 1984 was largely a critique of totalitarianism and (at the time) governments that operated in that fashion.

There's definitely no 2+2=5, Doublethink, 2 Minutes Hate, or "I love Big Brother" happening on that site, no sir. 

Wonder if he actually read the book. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-on-trial-episode-1-ot-the-one-with-the-porn-star-now-on-trial.704708/post-123596025
He definitely hasn't.

1984s dystopia was founded on the authorities cultivating what people are allowed to think (uhhhhhh General Manager of Resetterradotcomellellsee has always been at war with that sort of thing) whereas Brave New Worlds is predicated on the arguably more insidious dystopia of people just not giving a shit anymore in favour of Living their Best Life.
Brave New World is also a critique (the now usually included Brave New World Revisited spells this out for the people who missed it*), being critiques doesn't make either not "truly" dystopian.

edit: *Oh, or you can read it inexplicably centered (revealing its CENTRIST ideology???) online: https://www.huxley.net/bnw-revisited/
(05-29-2024, 11:16 AM)HaughtyFrank wrote: lol such an obvious alt account. 

"I don't know why socialist era was banned because I wasn't here but what I do know is that they were all good people who didn't deserve to get banned"

Many such cases
(05-29-2024, 03:19 AM)Hap Shaughnessy wrote: https://www.resetera.com/threads/pope-allegedly-used-derogatory-term-for-gay-people.882597/page-2?post=123574461#post-123574461

kai3345 wrote:
wtf?

Fat4all, post: 123602601, member: 906 wrote:us fags do not accept the popes apology

Spoiler:  (click to show)
I’m far too classy to make a Fag4all joke Snob
Probably the most relevant part of 1984 today is the bit when V uses kung fu on the fash then sets off fireworks and everyone claps
Aldous Huxley taught Orwell at school, fact fans
(05-29-2024, 12:29 PM)Besticus Maximus wrote: Aldous Huxley taught Orwell at school, fact fans

And now BDubs is schooling them both

Checkmate atheists
entremet-bot

https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-just-stop-shopping-at-regular-supermarkets.883362/
Quote:I just got tired of the ridiculous prices at these places. I started doing Instacart/Costco combo and feel like I got a raise lol. There's also a local Sam's Club if I just want to go in person. These memberships paid for themselves in a few visits.

But man, these local supermarkets are out of their effing minds of late.

I've peaced out forever probably.

Man, that's crazy!!!! Costco and Sam's Club are cheaper!?!?!? Whoa!!!! Those memberships can save you money and pay for themselves over time!?!?!? 

What would we do without these insights from this guy? Especially since his time is so valuable. We are blessed he can take time out of his busy life/workout to grant us his little nuggets of wisdom. He's the only one brave enough to give us the mantra ... "I like this thing, do you like this thing?" or just as poignant "I don't like this thing, do you not like thing too?"

Get on your knees and pray that you are alive to see this prophet's deconstruction of the human experience.
Another sales thread, Stellar Blade #1 in the US, Hogwarts Legacy still a top 10 game. Incredible 


https://www.resetera.com/threads/circana-npd-us-sales-april-2024-ps5-1-for-both-nsw-2-units-3-dollar-xbs-3-units-2-dollar-stellar-blade-1-helldivers-2-2-mw3-3.883719/
(05-29-2024, 12:29 PM)Besticus Maximus wrote: Aldous Huxley taught Orwell at school, fact fans
About what? How to undermine solidarity on the left in order to protect the white cishet status quo? Social Justice Warrior 2
reading books is a well known alt-right indicator wag
I think that all of us, whether we live in North America or Equatorial Guinea, would do well to reflect today (and really every day) on the fact that we have to live in a world with white people even though they don't have our consent. And ask ourselves what we're doing to make sure future generations don't have to live in such an oppressive reality. It doesn't have to be this way, this system was forced on us.
(05-27-2024, 04:30 AM)HaughtyFrank wrote:
(05-27-2024, 03:47 AM)Gameboy Nostalgia wrote: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/amc-theater-massachusetts-stabbing-braintree/
Thinking wonder why there's no thread on era..

Quote:Jared Ravizza

Quote:An AMC employee who was working the snack counter at the time of the attack described the suspect as wearing "an oversized trench coat, sunglasses, and a long blonde wig."

White male targeting girls in a stabbing? This is just what Era wants for validation.  hmm

https://www.instagram.com/jareeejones/

I see now.  Nothing to see here

"Four girls stabbed at theater" Nope

"CBS misgenders trans woman who stabbed four girls" Oh yeah

Sorry for the NY Post quotes. but they always get the juicy background.
Quote:What to know about Massachusetts stabbing spree suspect Jared Ravizza
Jared Ravizza, 26, is suspected of going on a stabbing spree across Massachusetts and Connecticut on May 25, 2024.

Ravizza allegedly laughed as he stabbed four girls at a Braintree movie theater before driving to Plymouth and allegedly attacking two people in a McDonald’s.

A witness to the McDonald’s attack said Ravizza had a “big expression” on his face and compared it to Jack Nicholson’s character in “The Shining.”

He is also suspected of murdering his 70-year-old roommate, Bruce Feldman, in the Deep River, Connecticut, house they shared.

Ravizza was arrested in April on Martha’s Vineyard for allegedly attacking his father. Jason Ravizza claimed his son suffered a “mental break” before assaulting him and wrecking his office.

He was apparently in the process of changing his look ahead of the attacks and had filed paperwork for a legal name change to Jared Love Jones last month.

Locals told The Post that Ravizza is a “weirdo” who had an obsession with exercising and his looks. He had a dispute with two neighbors shortly before Feldman’s murder in which he allegedly threw a shovel through their window after they called the police on Feldman.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/27/us-news/jared-ravizza-claimed-to-be-a-model-attacked-dad-in-april-report/
His dad listed as co-author of a religion-based book titled “Waging the War Within — A Devotional.”
About the Book
Spoiler:  (click to show)
The Waging War Within is a daily devotional that focuses on bringing the Christian believer into a closer walk with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This devotional emphasizes the importance of putting on the full armor of God to withstand the daily onslaught of the enemy, that wars against our soul. Our prayer is that The Waging War Within would touch the lives of Christian believers, while at the same time winning souls into the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Waging War Within focuses on the supernatural and spiritual aspects of warfare. Individuals and families throughout our American Society and the world at large are wondering why their lives feel entrenched, shattered and pervasively ruined in a perpetual battlefield. This book takes a closer look into the realm of spiritual warfare and the strategies to counter the attacks of Satan. Our prayer is that The Waging War Within would lead people to higher ground in their spiritual walk with Jesus Christ, as well as provide them with a battleplan to win The Waging War Within.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/29/us-news/jared-ravizza-rejected-by-model-shortly-before-stab-spree/
Quote:Shikhova told The Post Tuesday Ravizza weaseled his way onto her photoshoot before he began hitting on her, proposing almost immediately and suggesting they should have kids together.

“He said ‘I’m gonna be a good husband, you’re gonna be my wife,'” Shikhova recalled. “I think he liked me and he was used to getting what he wanted.
Quote:Jared Ravizza, 26, bragged during interviews about his prowess as a pro skier, model, philanthropist and the leader of Ravizza Group, a marketing company which he founded.
Jared is quoted in numerous past interviews in which he described his love for skiing and tennis and claimed to help people with disabilities.
In 2021, he told the MV Times he was a seasonal resident who claimed to be running a charitable organization called Ravizza Global Initiative.
Quote:“At that time he dressed like a man. He wasn’t wearing any makeup or nail polish,” Shikhova said, referencing Ravizza’s recent instagram photos where he adopted a more feminine appearance and changed his name.

Crazy religious parent. Check
Mental illness. Check
Can't be normal around women. Check
Privileged background, feeling entitled. Check
Lies about himself to sound more noble and significant. Check
Gets on trans bandwagon. Check
The incel to trans pipeline. Check
(05-29-2024, 01:16 PM)kaleidoscopium wrote: Another sales thread, Stellar Blade #1 in the US, Hogwarts Legacy still a top 10 game. Incredible 


https://www.resetera.com/threads/circana-npd-us-sales-april-2024-ps5-1-for-both-nsw-2-units-3-dollar-xbs-3-units-2-dollar-stellar-blade-1-helldivers-2-2-mw3-3.883719/

So all that screaming and crying by people like ComedySmasher for months on end amounted to....nothing as usual.

Pai Pai Master wrote:
Kyrios wrote:Think it's safe to say Sony will be partnering with Shift Up again.
Sucks to see such blatant misogyny rewarded
Six
planet smasher wrote:depressing that the jiggly butt game made by abusive misogynists got #1 for the month but I guess it had literally zero competition new releases-wise.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/circana-npd-us-sales-april-2024-ps5-1-for-both-nsw-2-units-3-dollar-xbs-3-units-2-dollar-stellar-blade-1-helldivers-2-2-mw3-3.883719/?post=123614088#post-123614088

lmao
Well done on that boycott.
Musubi wrote:Druckmann fucking sucks for so many reasons. I wish he would fuck off from Naughty Dog.

Drive-By Posting?

is this?


https://www.resetera.com/threads/sony-remove-neil-druckmann-interview-from-their-website-due-to-errors-and-inaccuracies-that-dont-represent-his-perspective-and-values.883725/page-2

Edit:

Quote:User warned: thread derail

Rolleyes
(05-29-2024, 02:03 PM)kaleidoscopium wrote:
planet smasher wrote:depressing that the jiggly butt game made by abusive misogynists got #1 for the month but I guess it had literally zero competition new releases-wise.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/circana-npd-us-sales-april-2024-ps5-1-for-both-nsw-2-units-3-dollar-xbs-3-units-2-dollar-stellar-blade-1-helldivers-2-2-mw3-3.883719/?post=123614088#post-123614088

lmao

The cope
Rage
(05-29-2024, 10:53 AM)benji wrote:
(05-29-2024, 08:58 AM)AnnoyedCanadian wrote: https://www.resetera.com/threads/china-says-military-drills-encircling-taiwan-designed-to-test-its-ability-to-%E2%80%98seize-power%E2%80%99.881163/page-5?post=123607155#post-123607155
While this post is great and I'll quote it and his follow ups for posterity:
PES wrote: User Banned (1 Week): Metacommentary; Over a Series of Posts; Account in Junior Phase
Quote:Most think that over 400k Tibetans died between the invasion and famines that were caused by China's mismanagement of Tibet, so I find it very hard to believe that they were better off under that than they would have been. I am beyond disappointed that such a comment is acceptable here, frankly.
Curious who you refer by "most"? Most right-wing and anti-communists propagandists and Era neocons? Because no one engaging honestly with the topic just spouts it out without caveating that it's a number provided by Tibet exiles that is highly disputed in academia both because it's completely unsourced but also just concretely unrealistic given demographic trends at the time.

Should I also throw another number out that is debatable and tricky to verify (but with much more buy-in in academia FWIW) and use it to try to generate faux outrage and pile on to try to get another user banned? Like, how 85% of Tibet's population prior to China annexation was under slavery/serfdom, which was abolished?

I'm sure it would be interesting to actually engage in a conversation about the concrete aspects and harm of Chinese imperialism and compare and contrast with Western imperialism, warranting the same amount of nuance for the former that is by default warranted to the latter, but for that to even be possible there needs to be one degree of intelectual curiosity and honesty.

But that's impossible to find here because, as apparently celebrated a few pages back, it looks like they banned all the active socialists some time back? Which seems to have resulted in a reactionary echo chamber with the occasional poster trying (sometimes effectively and reasonably, sometimes not) to push back, being piled on and eventually banned.

Also just a bit more of meta-commentary because why not. It's really interesting to hear from folks earlier in this thread that it's only a minority of US politicians that are hawkish enough on China to be thirsty for war. Because language very frequently used in the weekly "barely news thread about something bad going on in China" in this forum indicates the majority of folks on this side of the forum *want* things to escalate with China instead of things to pacify and normalize.

Did somehow this forum ended up with a more on average hawkish user base than the US government? Because if that's true, either that's quite an accomplishment from moderation, or US empire propaganda machine by design generates a more hawkish population *ahead* of imperialistic aggression, and as a result the average US liberals that frequent Era is susceptible to it.

I think it's the latter since it's something that has been in the US propaganda playbook for 80 years now, but if it's the former that would be really really funny.
PES wrote:
Quote:What the fuck are you talking about? Since when did socialism have anything to do with invading another country, and then ethnic cleanings their culture and engaging in wholesale population replacement?

And no, there isn't value in comparing invasion, enslavement and ethnic cleansing. It's bad. It's bad when we do it. It's bad when America does it. It's bad when China does it. It's bad when anyone does it. Fuck off out of here with the justifying of these crimes.

It was a good move when all the Russian propoganda posters were banned after ukraine was invaded. It's clear they weren't the only ones happy to deny horrific crimes of invasion, colonialism and ethnic cleansing as long as it's not America doing it.
Re-read the post carefully, nowhere I said Socialism is connected to any of those things, more that socialists would approach these conversations from a different place (you know, due to different ideological formations) which would avoid reactionary echo chambers. You can go come up with imaginary justifications elsewhere.

And I have no interesting in the anti-intellectual thought terminating "everything is bad" angle (even less from people celebrating leftist being banned), specially when it's only ever used to somehow deflect from people criticising the current atrocious status quo.
Quote:Can you point to some examples of this language?
Obviously not going to single people out, but nice bait. Go check the first few pages of this thread if you really really want to find then.
PES wrote:
Quote:"Socialism isn't connected to any of these things, but the people defending Russia's invasion of Ukraine and justifying it were leftists who were unfairly banned".

Sure, Jan.

Tell me what place real left wing thought comes from that justifies imperials conquest, ethnic cleansing and population replacement?

The only echo chamber being demonstrated right now is the utter lunacy that makes people side with *anyone* no matter how awful they are as long as they can crow about how America and the West are worse.
I have no idea why these users were banned as I wasn't here, all I see is a once vibrant SocialismERA thread that doesn't exist anymore and the usual neocons saying it's something to do with Russia or Tara Readae. But given what I've seen in this forum in the I/P thread and elsewhere from moderation, I'm actually going to give the banned socialists the benefit of the doubt here (not that it has any material importance).

And the fact that you equivocate actual argumentation about political and historical events with justification it's on you pal. Each one to their limits I guess.

This is the real shit and what more need to do to the prominent members:
Raftina wrote:
Thordinson wrote:That the KMT were not Native to Taiwan and they killed a lot of Natives.
Quote:Taiwanese recently voted for the DPP party candidate as president if that makes you feel better.
The indigenous Taiwanese people are closely related to Polynesians and account for about 3% of the population. The most spoken language among the indigenous Taiwanese people is Mandarin, with a high proportion also speaking their indigenous languages. Most are historically KMT voters as recently as 2016, though I am not sure about today. Their voting pattern is because KMT was behind a lot of government services provided to the indigenous people, while DPP mainly provided lip services to them.

Most of the population of Taiwan are not indigenous people. The majority are descendants of Han settlers who migrated to Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty, after the Qing conquered the island and within the last 500 years. A minority are descendants of mostly Han migrants who moved to Taiwan after KMT's defeat in 1949. This is in contrast to the indigenous people, who were there for tens of thousands of years.
Mouf

 Gotta love this little weasel tactic among communists of creating the illusion that communism garners as much support and respect in the modern world as anything else. They amplify fringe voices, frame debates to suggest a false equivalence in popularity and legitimacy, and pretend even the CCP believes in it and functions as the command economy and co-op workplaces envisioned by marxist texts.  In reality, nobody wants this system except you, you stupid bitch.  If you want to enslave people, you're going to have to resort to violence because nobody willingly wants to make their country a pile of 3rd world dogshit for a system that doesn't work.  "Anti-communist propagandists"  What? 99% of the planet?

Quote:I'm sure it would be interesting to actually engage in a conversation about the concrete aspects and harm of Chinese imperialism and compare and contrast with Western imperialism, warranting the same amount of nuance for the former that is by default warranted to the latter, but for that to even be possible there needs to be one degree of intelectual curiosity and honesty.

There it is.  People that have brought up valid criticisms of the Chinese government's actions, which are largely mainstream and reasonable, and widely held critiques somehow lack  "intellectual curiosity and honesty".  Yeah, sure dude.  Keep framing it as if you're the one with the reasonable opinion, and the rest of humanity is nuts.  My house is haunted with machine elves, and your insistence that I'm not experiencing mystical shadow elves from the dark realm without properly examining the facts lacks intellectual curiosity and honesty.
Quote:I'm sure it would be interesting to actually engage in a conversation about the concrete aspects and harm of Chinese imperialism and compare and contrast with Western imperialism, warranting the same amount of nuance for the former that is by default warranted to the latter, but for that to even be possible there needs to be one degree of intelectual curiosity and honesty.

Let’s start with a small difference:

Most western governments will not jail people for criticizing them, China would do it.
that's just western propaganda
(05-29-2024, 02:03 PM)kaleidoscopium wrote:
planet smasher wrote:depressing that the jiggly butt game made by abusive misogynists got #1 for the month but I guess it had literally zero competition new releases-wise.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/circana-npd-us-sales-april-2024-ps5-1-for-both-nsw-2-units-3-dollar-xbs-3-units-2-dollar-stellar-blade-1-helldivers-2-2-mw3-3.883719/?post=123614088#post-123614088

lmao

zeovgm wrote:Did anything ever come of this? Last I remember, it was a single Twitter account that made the accusation but has since disappeared and there's next to no articles about it.

It should certainly be kept in mind and I've mentioned it before myself, but as nothing else has come out, I'm not sure we should continue stating as a fact that the team are abusive misogynists.

Doesn't mean that the game shouldn't be criticized for its misogynistic elements, obviously, and if more information did come out about that original accusation, please correct me.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/circana-npd-us-sales-april-2024-ps5-1-for-both-nsw-2-units-3-dollar-xbs-3-units-2-dollar-stellar-blade-1-helldivers-2-2-mw3-3.883719/page-4?post=123619272#post-123619272

When Zeo sounds more reasonable than you… take a step back from the ledge planetsmasher lol
“Uhhhhhhhhhh… Planet Smasher, we are done criticizing Stellar Blade. Get with the new script!”
https://www.resetera.com/threads/neil-druckmann-says-new-naughty-dog-title-%E2%80%98could-redefine-mainstream-perceptions-of-gaming%E2%80%99.879162/page-12?post=123402207#post-123402207
Quote: Cop User banned (1 month): Dismissing concerns about antisemitism across multiple posts and threads.
Dreamboum wrote:
Rodelero wrote:I was thinking this conversation was missing something, but here you are providing a healthy sprinkling of anti semitism.
he spent his childhood in an illegal settlement in the west bank. anti-semitism is when you provide information that is verifiable on wikipedia

what is it with this forum and pampering executives all the time


https://www.resetera.com/threads/neil-druckmann-says-new-naughty-dog-title-%E2%80%98could-redefine-mainstream-perceptions-of-gaming%E2%80%99.879162/page-12?post=123403260#post-123403260
Quote: Cop User banned (1 week): User banned (1 week): whataboutisms and inflammatory rhetoric over multiple posts
MoogleMaestro wrote:
MyDudeMango wrote:The USA fighting imperial Japan in the pacific seems a weird comparison both because Japan was very infamously the genocidal oppressor in the pacific and because... nobody who personally was there benefitting off any oppressive privilege is making video games about it, it's entirely different from someone who privileged from an occupation personally then making a game inspired by that conflict vs. someone like 70-80 years after the fact making a game inspired by historical events. I don't think it's an unrealistic standard or an unfair debate to have, and I also just don't feel the comparison you draw is fair..
But when you consider the innocent people in cities in Japan who were killed so that the US could end the conflict quickly, it pales in comparison to the atrocities the Israel/Palestine conflict. Roosevelt literally interred Japenese people into camps and reclaimed their houses and farms across the west coast.

I don't see these parts mentioned often in video games, and I do see the nuke referred as a cute little kill streak mechanic.

But I'm not the one arguing that they can't do it. I'm just saying Americans live in glass houses when it comes to making art around their own charred history.
(05-28-2024, 10:08 PM)AnnoyedCanadian wrote: https://www.resetera.com/threads/what-would-be-the-silliest-things-youd-do-if-you-had-casual-access-to-a-time-machine.883338/?post=123592026#post-123592026

Peppi
Quote:Molest the Elephant Man.

Quote: Cop User Banned (Permanent): Troll account
(05-29-2024, 05:05 PM)Hap Shaughnessy wrote:
(05-28-2024, 10:08 PM)AnnoyedCanadian wrote: https://www.resetera.com/threads/what-would-be-the-silliest-things-youd-do-if-you-had-casual-access-to-a-time-machine.883338/?post=123592026#post-123592026

Peppi
Quote:Molest the Elephant Man.

Quote: Cop User Banned (Permanent): Troll account

wtf lol
https://www.resetera.com/threads/sony-removed-neil-druckmann-interview-from-their-website-due-to-errors-and-inaccuracies-that-dont-represent-his-perspective-and-values.883725/page-2?post=123618816#post-123618816

Quote: Cop User banned (1 month): justifying target harassment
DrFreeman wrote:
Mattmo831 wrote:Absolutely awful sony would just throw Neil into that mess by misquoting him and putting words into his mouth.

The dude gets enough hate as it is, why amplify it with nonsense
I don't think he gets enough hate personally. I've said it before and I'll say it every time Neil comes up but the guy has sketchy views.

He follows genocidal fanatics like Nikki Haley and when he's called out for being silent he'll both sides the situation.

Someone with his views should not be celebrated like some video game designer genius.

Fuck Neil, seriously.


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