Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/people-who-were-adults-in-the-90s-i-need-your-perspective.1489213/#post-153703891

So something you need to understand up front, for America at least: the 90s was worse than the 80s for marginalized people.

Rest of that is nuts too:

That is because the forces gearing up in the 80s to persecute and punish - from homophobia and transphobia, to racist policing and white supremacy, to evangelical christian dominionism - began to hit their stride.

 

In other ways, the 90s represented a time of high societal optimism surrounding general "progress". There were a lot of scientific and technological revolutions underway. The technological aesthetic of the 80s - which was still largely artifice, media, and marketing - started to become a reality. Personal computers became normalized fast. European influences really flooded into the US, via pop culture and particularly music. But also fashion, stuff like that. This was, remember, when EDM and dance music really got going big time. The dawn of rave culture. Musically the 90s really were great, with something of a rock resurgence after the 70s, and the growth of the alternative scene.

There was probably a widespread sense of optimism since at that time, the massive transfer of wealth away from the middle class hadn't yet really started to squeeze. There were many troubling signs for people who knew where to look. But it seemed as if you could go into a steady career, get a house, have a family, etc, in the baby boomer model.

Circling back to computers, the 90s was absolutely prime time for tech hobbyists and geeks. You had computers and the internet, the first edition of the web. Technology was advancing rapidly, and it became possible to do more every year. But it was still blissfully innocent, relatively speaking. Computers were something being used to run the infrastructure of society and business, and a large, growing, but still somewhat sequestered hobby community for individuals.

The middle paragraph is wrong too but nobody really gives a shit so I won't demonstrate it.

[benji]

There is more transparency now that information is freely exchanged however, the news media felt more trustworthy in the 90s. I am a firm believer in "word on the street is the real truth" and what you saw on the news and read in the paper wasn't so far divorced from what the people were saying.

 

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 80's/early 90's there was crazy optimism that a new era of peace would be ushered in, there was even a fairly influential book written called "The End of History" which argued that human progress had peaked.

That's not what the book argues at all.  

I was a teen during the 90s and I could see the inequality that already exists, but I just didn't understand it yet. It was a period of neoliberalism that has basically destroyed Ontario and made the province demonstrably worse.

These dudes really believe this shit.

[HaughtyFrank]

I am a firm believer in "word on the street is the real truth"

[Boredfrom]

Digital Dinousar (Dragon Kai(?)) is one of those fun users that changes user names at the drop of a hat.

[benji]

Because I looked it up, not only is Ontario's economy three times bigger in constant dollars now compared to the 1980's but its manufacturing is also three times bigger. Per capita income has doubled. In 1991 the highest decile got 22% of income, in 2021 it was 23%. The median decile has moved from 8.5% of income to 8.4%. It's nuts how everything over there is about vibes and nobody ever questions theirs.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-democratic-nominee-for-president-in-2028.1488889/page-3#post-153701683

AOC is the most talented politician of her generation and she'll never get a better window. She'll become the frontrunner the second she announces.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hungary-election-trump-ally-viktor-orb%C3%A1n-concedes-defeat-after-16-years-as-prime-minister.1489156/page-7#post-153705730

Amazing win. Finish the job and cut out the cancer fully Hungary--going to have to root out a lot of mines

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/welcome-new-members-introduce-yourself-here.119184/page-48#post-153703855

Hello everyone,
I'm Philosopher Without Borders, and I'm looking for a solid space to engage in serious discussion about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and the broader Metal Gear series.

I believe I'm getting close to understanding what "Chapter 3" represents

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/welcome-new-members-introduce-yourself-here.119184/page-48#post-153703855

Hello everyone,
I'm Philosopher Without Borders, and I'm looking for a solid space to engage in serious discussion about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and the broader Metal Gear series.

I believe I'm getting close to understanding what "Chapter 3" represents

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-attacks-pope-leo-on-truth-social-claims-he-wouldnt-be-pope-if-trump-wasnt-president.1489255/page-2#post-153706366

I just don't get it anymore. How does any rational government it look at this and say enough is enough? Just remove him already he is a lunatic.

                 Ableist rhetoric

[Hap Shaughnessy]

"The pope is weak on crime." 

What even do you say?

[benji]

"The pope is weak on crime." 

What even do you say?

It's explained in Himu's thread.

[benji]

meets Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod

During the 2008 presidential election, Axelrod worked as the chief strategist to Barack Obama, whom he had first met in the early 1990s. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President.[1] He left the position in early 2011 to become the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-attacks-pope-leo-on-truth-social-claims-he-wouldnt-be-pope-if-trump-wasnt-president.1489255/page-3#post-153707050

I'm not religious but at this point we have to seriously consider if he's the anti christ

[Shecky Fragbaum]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-attacks-pope-leo-on-truth-social-claims-he-wouldnt-be-pope-if-trump-wasnt-president.1489255/page-3#post-153707050

I'm not religious but at this point we have to seriously consider if he's the anti christ

HIGH certainty that rhymes with "wrist."

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/people-who-were-adults-in-the-90s-i-need-your-perspective.1489213/#post-153703891

So something you need to understand up front, for America at least: the 90s was worse than the 80s for marginalized people.

Why do these idiots feel compelled to fill their personal knowledge gaps with their own weird fantasies?

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/people-who-were-adults-in-the-90s-i-need-your-perspective.1489213/#post-153703891

So something you need to understand up front, for America at least: the 90s was worse than the 80s for marginalized people.

Rest of that is nuts too:

That is because the forces gearing up in the 80s to persecute and punish - from homophobia and transphobia, to racist policing and white supremacy, to evangelical christian dominionism - began to hit their stride.

 

In other ways, the 90s represented a time of high societal optimism surrounding general "progress". There were a lot of scientific and technological revolutions underway. The technological aesthetic of the 80s - which was still largely artifice, media, and marketing - started to become a reality. Personal computers became normalized fast. European influences really flooded into the US, via pop culture and particularly music. But also fashion, stuff like that. This was, remember, when EDM and dance music really got going big time. The dawn of rave culture. Musically the 90s really were great, with something of a rock resurgence after the 70s, and the growth of the alternative scene.

There was probably a widespread sense of optimism since at that time, the massive transfer of wealth away from the middle class hadn't yet really started to squeeze. There were many troubling signs for people who knew where to look. But it seemed as if you could go into a steady career, get a house, have a family, etc, in the baby boomer model.

Circling back to computers, the 90s was absolutely prime time for tech hobbyists and geeks. You had computers and the internet, the first edition of the web. Technology was advancing rapidly, and it became possible to do more every year. But it was still blissfully innocent, relatively speaking. Computers were something being used to run the infrastructure of society and business, and a large, growing, but still somewhat sequestered hobby community for individuals.

The middle paragraph is wrong too but nobody really gives a shit so I won't demonstrate it.

Grunge, in fact, did not emerge from a Utopia where everyone got along and everyone was happy.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-democratic-nominee-for-president-in-2028.1488889/page-3#post-153701683

AOC is the most talented politician of her generation and she'll never get a better window. She'll become the frontrunner the second she announces.

If they run with AOC...the meltdowns when she inevitably gets destroyed by Vance will be peak bire content.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-attacks-pope-leo-on-truth-social-claims-he-wouldnt-be-pope-if-trump-wasnt-president.1489255/page-3#post-153707050

I'm not religious but at this point we have to seriously consider if he's the anti christ

Thought you were joking with the username...

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-democratic-nominee-for-president-in-2028.1488889/page-3#post-153701683

AOC is the most talented politician of her generation and she'll never get a better window. She'll become the frontrunner the second she announces.

If they run with AOC...the meltdowns when she inevitably gets destroyed by Vance will be peak bire content.

Jesus… I honestly don’t know who would be worse of the two. Vance is a charisma vacuum but AOC is just dumber than bricks.

[Uncle]

AOC is one of those people who "looks like that"

I don't know how to explain it, it must be one of those ancient ingrained ooga booga caveman things

you can look at her face and her eyes and it's just like oh no

[Potato]

AOC is one of those people who "looks like that"

I don't know how to explain it, it must be one of those ancient ingrained ooga booga caveman things

you can look at her face and her eyes and it's just like oh no

The words you're looking for are, "irritating bitch".

[benji]

More than four years ago, and almost a year before the 2000 presidential election, I put up a website proposing that George W Bush was the Antichrist. Tragically, nobody listened. Now the World Trade Center has been hauled off for scrap and our nation is fighting a holy war in the Middle East. The question is: how can we achieve victory over the ultimate evil in the world (terrorism), without recognizing the kind of deception that is the hallmark of the Antichrist? Unlike Bush, I don't claim to be on a divinely appointed mission. And also unlike him, I present the well-documented facts.

Truth Seeker
4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Synopsis
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2004
Format: Paperback
Is George Bush The Antichrist?, by R. Stephen Hanchett is a fairly well written synopsis on the possibility of Bush being the final antichrist. There are a few grammatical errors here and there, but you are seeing that more frequently in books today as the rush to print deems it so.

He presents an intelligent argument to make his case. Siting the fact that Bush is the only world leader whose name comes out to be 666 in Hebrew numerology, to prophecies of Nostradamus, to The Book of Revelations. The one thing I did not like about the book was the hokie pictures of President Bush, it was kind of like bathroom humor, but you can sense the authors sincerity to get his message across so I overlooked that. The one thing I thought for sure that this book would also address is, "Who is the False Prophet spoken of in end times?" He makes a brief reference to Billy Graham and Pat Robertson, but that's about it on that subject.

I cannot say I agree George Bush is the Antichrist, but I also cannot say he is not. This book makes an excellent case for it, and certainly has set me to thinking upon it.

Nathan E. Dearg
5.0 out of 5 stars The book was worth reading when it came out. ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015
Format: Paperback
The book was worth reading when it came out. It is still worth reading today. Today, however, the title would be WAS GEORGE BUSH THE ANTICHRIST? Remembering that "Christ" is a title and not a name, then "Antichrist" must surely also be a title. Was George Bush an Antichrist? The answer to my mind is "yes." Apocalyptic writing, whether we are talking about the Book of Daniel or the Book of Revelation is not meant to be read as prophecy set in stone. For me, President George W. Bush had a role to play in the testing of the United States as a nation. That role was to be the Antichrist of our generation. How did we measure up? I am inclined toward pessimism; the consequences of his "leadership" will be with us for decades yet to come.

D. Crane
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book-Worth Reading
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2005
Format: Paperback
Is George W. Bush the antichrist? That is an intriguing question, and one that cannot be answered by anyone other than God. However, the author does present a good strong argument for his thesis. He provides sources for all information so that you can do your own investigation and come up with your own conclusions. For example, using Ancient Hebrew, two forms of Numerology and ASCII codes to determine that Bush's number is 666. I used these systems to figure out both my wife's numbers and my own. Let's just say that I did not come up with similar numbers in each form, so it seems pretty scary that Bush would turn up all sixes. It might just be a coincidence or it could turn out to be something far worse. After reading the book it is hard not to think that Bush may be the Antichrist. If he is not then he is indeed a very evil person, and it is hard to consider him a Christian. My only regret is that more people will not be able to read this book and come to their own conclusions. It is nearly impossible to find this book in mainstream bookstores, and unfortunately the people who most need to read it won't have access to the book.

[Uncle]

AOC is one of those people who "looks like that"

I don't know how to explain it, it must be one of those ancient ingrained ooga booga caveman things

you can look at her face and her eyes and it's just like oh no

The words you're looking for are, "irritating bitch".

when I was younger I had a teacher with eyes like that, and when I was older I had to provide tech help to a distinguished user with eyes like that

it's still fascinating and bizarre to me that you can just tell by looking at them, that there's this inherent "type"

they are usually disingenuous, speak with an affectation (you never know their true thoughts), and there's just this mild undercurrent of crazy desperation to everything they say and do

[Uncle]

More than four years ago, and almost a year before the 2000 presidential election, I put up a website proposing that George W Bush was the Antichrist. Tragically, nobody listened. Now the World Trade Center has been hauled off for scrap and our nation is fighting a holy war in the Middle East. The question is: how can we achieve victory over the ultimate evil in the world (terrorism), without recognizing the kind of deception that is the hallmark of the Antichrist? Unlike Bush, I don't claim to be on a divinely appointed mission. And also unlike him, I present the well-documented facts.

Bible Code II: The Countdown
Paperback – Illustrated, October 28, 2003

The Bible code-the ancient code encrypted in the Bible that may reveal our future-was made known to the world by investigative reporter Michael Drosnin. Now he reveals startling new predictions warning that we may have only three years to stop the countdown to Armageddon. This dramatic account opens on the morning of September 11, 2001, when Drosnin witnessed the attack on the World Trade Center-and then found the terrible event predicted in detail in the 3,000-year-old Bible code. But according to the code, September 11 was only the beginning. The Bible code says we are already in the "End of Days," the Apocalypse foretold by all three major religions of the West. Drosnin has traveled the globe to meet with world leaders to prevent the impending danger-and to search for the "Code Key," a long-buried ancient object that may completely unlock the Bible code, just in time to save our world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code

Drosnin also made a number of claims and alleged predictions that have since failed. Among the most important, Drosnin clearly states in his book "The Bible Code II", published on December 2, 2002, that there was to be a World War involving an "atomic holocaust" that would allegedly be the end of the world. Another claim Drosnin makes in "The Bible Code II" is that the nation of Libya would develop weapons of mass destruction which would then be given to terrorists who would then use them to attack the West (specifically the United States). In reality, Libya improved relations with the West in 2003 and gave up all their existing weapons of mass destruction programs. A final claim Drosnin made in "The Bible Code II" was that Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat would allegedly be assassinated by being shot to death by gunmen which Drosnin specifically stated would be from the Palestinian Hamas movement. This prediction by Drosnin also failed, as Yasser Arafat died on November 11, 2004 of what was later declared to be natural causes (specifically a stroke brought on by an unknown infection).

[Daffy Duck]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/crowbcat-video-re4-is-timeless-re4-remake-is-a-product-of-its-time.1489231/

7 pages, now are they discussing the contents of the video or how shit crowbcat is…and saying the chud scum should be banned?

[Geoff Marvel]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-likely-would-you-be-to-attend-an-era-meetup-that-somehow-allowed-every-member-worldwide-to-attend.1489267/


Would you go?
Yes Votes: 40 17.4%
No Votes: 179 77.8%
Stipulations (post) Votes: 11 4.8%

[Polident]

It’d rule 

“And you are Mister or Miss…?”

“It’s Doctor. Doctor Poop. PhD.”

[D3RANG3D]

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

Let's be real here it would go down like this fuckin shit show...

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/wsj-trump-weighs-limited-strikes-against-iran-after-peace-talks-collapse.1489219/

Dawg retreat and leave Israel to fuck their own shit up

They are worse on foreign policy than Trump. 

He probably wanted to retreat the moment where the military told him that he either blow up Iran or get troops on the ground, otherwise they are in an impasse. This is his problem now and his incapable of admitting he fucked up but cannot back down because simple geopolitics and his own ego.