Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[benji]

suk it joanne u cunt bitch

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[D3RANG3D]

suk it joanne u cunt bitch

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[D3RANG3D]

If I wanted to see images of ugly people I'd look in the mirror (non-trans Kyuji looks like an average looking dude?)

A palate cleanser: 

Lol don't look up what she looked like before all the plastic surgery and a lot of the pics she posts are warped to shit in the background around her waist  

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[Greatness Gone]

He’s never beating the creepy lesbian fetishist allegations. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/valve-is-working-on-a-project-codenamed-white-sands.944544/#post-126741498

Give us In the Valley of God's, goddamnit! (Also change it to the women being girlfriends over the original premise.)

[benji]

I know I said KyuujiFest2024 was over but I might as well cap the Threads stuff that's visible to non-accounts:

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But here's the actual reason:

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Listen to him:


Also here's the other part of this lore I missed uploading because of what I named it:

[Boredfrom]

That relationship stuff sounds ultra creepy coming from her.

[Polident]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-more-than-100-arrests-after-violence-as-far-right-anti-immigrant-protests-turn-into-riots.944283/post-126728310

Just on the last page.

ACAB!!!!!  BOOT LICKERS!!!! Remember Reee? 

I thought I heard that once or twice over there. I must be mistaken.

Setting aside how they’re blood thirsty psychopaths. They’re too dim to realize how advocating for state violence or censoring social media or any authoritarianism that gives them a two inch stiffie, will inevitably apply to whatever causes they pretend to care about.

[benji]

Setting aside how they’re blood thirsty psychopaths. They’re too dim to realize how advocating for state violence or censoring social media or any authoritarianism that gives them a two inch stiffie, will inevitably apply to whatever causes they pretend to care about.

Which is exactly why we need to do whatever necessary to keep the chuds out of power, duh.

[benji]

I'm not sure exactly what the explanation is other than caring solely about the result. You can see they don't care about principles, standards, process (especially due process), science, logic, reason, etc. What matters is the goal, which is determined by who the person is. If they're on the right side of history, they should win. If they're chuds, death first, buried under the jail second.

There's also the fact that they never ever think about second-order effects. And a presumption that everyone thinks like they do. And that they'll win because this is the most important movement in time since they live in it. The main character of the story can't lose at the climax of the plot.

So we make it illegal to say anything the state doesn't like, and if you do, the police come and bash your skull in with no defense for allowed. Since I'm on the right side of history this will protect anything from ever happening to me. I'm the protagonist of history after all, not one of the side characters who gets knocked off to build the tension and suspense. I'm going to be there at the triumph. Granting more power to the state will help me prevail over the hegemonic systemic forces that control everything including the police and the entire justice system all to perpetuate capitalism, colonialism and white supremacy because the story requires my triumph in the end.

I think there's an explanation whose logic I have not yet worked out that involves how they think what ought to be true is more important than what is true. Accepting that what you want to be true not only isn't true but that what you want to be true could turn out poorly for you is just something you have to actively deny because it threatens the entire construction of their reason. You can see it not only in "dismissing concerns" but along other aspects of "left" think elsewhere that being realistic or skeptical is condemned because you're undermining the potential of it becoming real. To create just a generic example with a broad topic, if you were to say socialism doesn't work or won't work then you're to blame for that coming true. It's not the fault of socialism that it didn't come true, it's that you didn't help it become true. The very concept of social constructionism that they cling so hard to which absolutely support this logically. In fact much of that literature essentially argues that the reason we don't have things like "female math" or "Black astrophysics" is because the hegemonic forces prevent them from being able to exist. 

I think it's only the particulars that would be needed to be tweaked to extend this logic to basically everything, for example their belief that The Marvels and Forspoken bombing would erase women of color from media while Stellar Blade succeeding would mean only big boobs and butts forever. Or how watching or playing Harry Potter stuff, hell even just talking about it, somehow gives Joanne "power" to bring her secretly held views into reality. Are the concerns for "platforming" chuds anything but a fear that people (not me of course) will be taken just by hearing the chuds which will then launch a cascade of sin into the triumph of Satan? It's this very supernatural idea around thought itself.

[benji]

Not the greatest sources but I just wanted to find something quickly to bring up the idea:

The Puritans were strict Calvinists, or followers of the reformer John Calvin. Calvin taught that God was all-powerful and completely sovereign. Human beings were depraved sinners. God had chosen a few people, "the elect," for salvation. The rest of humanity was condemned to eternal damnation. But no one really knew if he or she was saved or damned; Puritans lived in a constant state of spiritual anxiety, searching for signs of God's favor or anger. The experience of conversion was considered an important sign that an individual had been saved.

Salvation did not depend on outward behavior, but on a radical undertaking that demanded each individual to plumb the very depths of his heart and soul. This "Covenant of Grace" contrasted with the "Covenant of Works," which stressed the importance of righteous behavior. Faith, not works, was the key to salvation. The experience of conversion did not happen suddenly; it proceeded in fits and starts punctuated by doubt, as divine power worked its way on fragile human material.

But it was not only individual salvation that mattered; the spiritual health and welfare of the community as a whole was paramount as well, for it was the community that honored and kept the covenant. The integrity of the community demanded religious conformity. Dissent was tolerated, but only within strict limits.

Again, on paper that is how Calvinism is supposed to work. But pastorally speaking, practically speaking, that's not how Calvinism is experienced. At least that's not how it was experienced by the Calvinists in Jonathan Edwards' New England. Instead of being filled with comfort and assurance, the Puritans were a very anxious, worried bunch.

There were two related problems, two recurrent locations of anxiety.

The first had to do with the doctrine of election. On paper, if you were one of God's elect you were golden. Grace and salvation were yours. But the pastoral problem was in discerning if you were one of God's elect. How could one tell? The standard answer was that the elect would show the effects of sanctifying grace in their lives. That makes sense. But the trouble with this, as everyone knows, is that sin can be a pretty stubborn thing. It's hard to maintain a consistent and improving moral witness across the lifespan. Our moral progress isn't consistently up and to the right. We all experience seasons of moral struggle and regression. And as the Calvinists of New England experienced these seasons of struggle it raised questions about their election. If they were still struggling mightily with sin wouldn't that suggest that they were not one of the elect?

You can see the conflict here, between a bulletproof theological system and the raw experiences of life. As a logical system, Calvinism has a compelling crystalline beauty. Calvin, let's recall, was a lawyer. Many rationalistic types, if you've ever chatted with a staunch Calvinist, find this analytical system captivating. Like a complex puzzle, Calvinism is a vast logical structure to be explored. So down they go, into this dogmatic, analytical rabbit hole. But the realities of life, especially our interior lives, are messy, complicated, and ambiguous. And as the Puritans peered into their souls they just could never get a clean look or a clear answer about their status as one of the elect. Theology was clear, but life was murky.

A related problem had to do with religious revivals. Not every Puritan approved of revivals, but Jonathan Edwards did. In fact, Edwards first achieved international notoriety with his book A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God in the Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton, recounting, as the title says, the religious revival that took place in Edwards' church and town in 1734. In A Faithful Narrative Edwards shares how practically the entire town of North Hampton became converted and displayed various fruits of God's grace.

Trouble was, the revival didn't last. They never do. A few years after the publication of A Faithful Narrative many in North Hampton had reverted back to their old ways. This raised snarly theological and pastoral questions. Had the revival been fake? If so, how could anyone tell if a revival was authentic or not? Every revival looked authentic when it was happening. The North Hampton revival sure looked legit when Edwards penned A Faithful Narrative. But few revivals have staying power. In hindsight, revivals looked more and more like flashes in the pan, temporary outbreaks of religious enthusiasm, making it hard to say if any of the experienced "conversions" had been real or not.

This problem of discernment proved so distressing to Edwards that he responded by writing what many consider to be his greatest work, A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, which attempts to set out pastoral criteria for how to discern true from false conversions.

The problem with revivals was the same problem noted earlier about the difficulty of determining one's own status as elect. Revivals feature ecstatic conversation experiences and dramatic testimonials, but after the peak experience has passed the moral journey to follow is long, hard and uneven. And that rocky road caused the Calvinists of New England to question if the revival had been legitimate or not.

The Puritans often wanted a powerful state not because they were necessarily most afraid of or mad about other people sinning but because they genuinely wanted to outsource their self-control to it. I don't know anywhere near enough about the English Civil Wars and Commonwealth but this kind of logic underpinned aspects of that.

I think the entire idea that there's his insidious powerful conspiracy that controls everything and is why your life sucks ideologically encourages the idea that you need an equally powerful hegemonic force to construct the answer to it. It also becomes totalitarian because the stakes at all times in every situation really are truly existential.

[Besticus Maximus]

There's no such thing as a slippery slope   

All of these slopes are perfectly navigable and will be for good people for all of time 

[Snoopy]

Moments like this, mass surveillance can genuinely have some use, even if it's a general infringement

They used to say the west would never accept the Chinese social credit system. Not only would people like this clown accept it. He'd welcome it with open arms.

[HaughtyFrank]

Wasn't there some other riot in the UK some weeks ago? Interesting that they're now going full surveillance state while the other stuff was I guess just letting off steam.

[Polident]

Wasn't there some other riot in the UK some weeks ago? Interesting that they're now going full surveillance state while the other stuff was I guess just letting off steam.

Yeah, but those riots weren’t hyper nationalist and hyper religious thugs who want foreigners out.

wait a minute…

[Daffy Duck]

This is insane. Wtf. These rioters seem to be young too. Have we not been teaching our children about WW2 and evil Nazis?

Yes they are taught about Nazis, but you see this is the problem when you retards on the left keep using the word for someone who simply doesn’t agree with what you say, the word loses all power so people don’t really care about being labelled a nazi anymore because it simply means someone who thinks differently to me and won’t acknowledge I’m a woman when I’m screaming in their face vs the horrific things the nazis actually did.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-more-than-100-arrests-after-violence-as-far-right-anti-immigrant-protests-turn-into-riots.944283/page-7#post-126746589

[Snoopy]

It’s amazing how quickly ree descends from Fuck The Pigs, ACAB to full on gammons. All it takes is a little push

[wizardora]

It’s amazing how quickly ree descends from Fuck The Pigs, ACAB to full on gammons. All it takes is a little push

Everything is performative.

[negativecrepe]

You can see it not only in "dismissing concerns" but along other aspects of "left" think elsewhere that being realistic or skeptical is condemned because you're undermining the potential of it becoming real.

this is true but i dont think its wrong when thinking about strategy, people say be the change you want to see so constructing that reality and making sure others dont stray from it makes sense. thing is by doing that you're supposed to inspire others to buy in but they do the opposite and drive people away, they dont make whatever their vision is look attractive or consistent. if you want people to join your cult you have to promise them what they are missing. the people at reee who are bought in already are well already bought in but nobody from outside that bubble will want what they are selling

[negativecrepe]

i made a double post and cant delete this one

[killamajig]

i made a double post and cant delete this one

Maybe you're trans. I hear HRT can fix most things.

[Uncle]

The main character of the story can't lose at the climax of the plot.

is this a developmentally stunted/lost in fiction sort of thing?

omg this geopolitical situation is just like when kuja manipulated queen brahne into nuking the cleyrans, we all have to be strong like garnet

[killamajig]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/have-you-gotten-your-testosterone-levels-checked.944439/post-126749373

Melody Shreds
A little over 10 last I checked.

Before I transitioned it was apparently excessive but I don't remember the number. Don't miss high T one bit.

[Polident]

This is insane. Wtf. These rioters seem to be young too. Have we not been teaching our children about WW2 and evil Nazis?

Yes they are taught about Nazis, but you see this is the problem when you retards on the left keep using the word for someone who simply doesn’t agree with what you say, the word loses all power so people don’t really care about being labelled a nazi anymore because it simply means someone who thinks differently to me and won’t acknowledge I’m a woman when I’m screaming in their face vs the horrific things the nazis actually did.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-more-than-100-arrests-after-violence-as-far-right-anti-immigrant-protests-turn-into-riots.944283/page-7#post-126746589

This is a broader point about turning Nazi into this fantastical force of unique evil. These guys think Hitler walked out of a portal like Thanos and raised a skeleton army overnight. Their ideology and motivations are opaque and how they rose to power is incomprehensible. Because of all that, they fail to recognize the circumstances that led to the Nazi. It’s this deliberate ignorance about history. And if you try to understand those you disagree with, it somehow legitimizes them. Strange how the empathy thing only works on those you already agree with.

[Besticus Maximus]

I had so much T I was openin' picklejars just by lookin' at 'em 

[killamajig]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/have-you-gotten-your-testosterone-levels-checked.944439/post-126748458

What's up with this exchange?

Nope. It's probably low, but I don't care. Less testosterone is just a part of aging and it's fine.

Low test isn't good for your health.

Neither is aging. It's fine.

You should still be in a normal range for your age. If you're not, that's not fine.

User warned: Trolling

No, I am good.

Trolling?
WTF, are these mods on?

[Uncle]

I had so much T I was openin' picklejars just by lookin' at 'em 

HE'S TOO POWERFUL 

[Polident]

Mentioned before, the body builder testosterone trap is always fun to read into. Try and raise testosterone > accelerated balding > take estrogen > develop gyno and erectile dysfunction > try otc test boosters like tongkat ali > the dick is back but hair falling out again.

[Straight Edge]

i get a boner every time my wife gets out of the shower so i feel like my T is still good at 40

Not the offending post, but dude is banned. They would have gotten him for objectifying his naked wife.

[Straight Edge]

Btw is it objectifying when my wife puts her boobs on my head when I’m on the couch and says “titty hat, titty hat”, cuz she does it a lot

[Uncle]

Mentioned before, the body builder testosterone trap is always fun to read into. Try and raise testosterone > accelerated balding > take estrogen > develop gyno and erectile dysfunction > try otc test boosters like tongkat ali > the dick is back but hair falling out again.

almost like the body generally does a good job of regulating itself and you fuck with it at your own peril