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When we're gone, no other species on earth is going to miss us, what is the point of our very existence then?
Why are we so hypocritical? We condemn Nazis for genocide, yet they learned from our "cleansing" of Native Americans and Mexicans. We hold to memory pearl harbor, but it was commodore perry that forced japan out of isolation and made her become an imperial power like any other European nation. If it weren't for the allied victory in WWII, the nuclear detonations in Japan would be considered an atrocity.
https://www.history.com/news/california ... n-genocide
https://www.vox.com/2019/7/29/8934848/g ... rk-history
http://japanbnl.com/forced-opening-japa ... ore-perry/
Is the Holocaust an example of white privilege, because people like Leopold II and the Gruesome Japanese imperialists are basically ignored in western society?
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/hitle ... go-erased/
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/histor ... -wwii.html
I wonder why there is few media condemning America and telling American atrocities throughout the ages. It must be the protagonist syndrome, which happens when one believes that he is the central role of the story, willing to do the right thing no matter what, and therefore is always biased towards himself, and blind to his transgressions.
The problem with America is that he is arrogant and complacent over his natural advantage, it would take a reckoning, like the ones he smit to the axis powers, in order to wake him up and own up to his injustices.
Even though there may be another Obama or Lee Kuan Yew coming within the next generation, their voices of reason would be far outnumbered by the mindless drivel chanted by the majority of mediocrity and degeneracy infatuated with the next big cesspool of narcissism. In order to prevent further destruction of humanity, cohesive and drastic action must be taken by the masses, unfortunately, politicians and media outlets have been hijacked by corporate interests who wish to continue their selfish status quo. We are capable of doing great things together if given the chance and the skills. But at this point in time, I am afraid that we have long passed the redemption event horizon as a race.

We have favored quantity over quality and prioritized short-term over long-term. That is why there hasn't been a large effort recently to preserve interactive art other than Microsoft's incomplete backward compatibility library, why people are all over social media posting highlights of their day flaunting their luxury goods instead of preparing financially and building a positive reputation for themselves. That it is more profitable to act like a lunatic on TikTok rather than contribute creativity of the highest caliber. Jealousy and mockery are rampant on the internet, Near had to take their own life because they couldn't stand the toxicity of Kiwifarms, just because they thought differently from the mainstream, in spite of their awe-inspiring contributions to reverse engineering and preservation.
That is why I believe that the whole world would be a better place if everyone were introverted by default, because a lot of unnecessary conflict and red tape happens when people tamper with other people's affairs with no good reason.
 
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Hey dude, I don't want to degrade what you've written here because a lot of it is true (or at least understandable). That having been said, are you feeling alright? You've only been here for like two days but a lot of your topics and contributions are coming across negative and angry. There's no rule that you have to be happy-go-lucky on this site but it is predominantly a place for derping around with games consoles and shit, after all.
I dunno. Not trying to be an armchair psychiatrist but maybe the internet needs to take a backseat for a few days. Refresh your head maybe.
 
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We condemn Nazis for genocide, yet they learned from our "cleansing" of Native Americans and Mexicans.
Two things can both be bad and worthy of condemnation. Crazy, I know.

I wonder why there is few media condemning America and telling American atrocities throughout the ages ... politicians and media outlets have been hijacked by corporate interests who wish to continue their selfish status quo.
Answered your own question. We don't have any (mainstream) leftist media, it's all owned and operated by the capitalist class who have a vested interest in pushing the "American exceptionalism" narrative.
 
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Two things can both be bad and worthy of condemnation. Crazy, I know.


Answered your own question. We don't have any (mainstream) leftist media, it's all owned and operated by the capitalist class who have a vested interest in pushing the "American exceptionalism" narrative.
Imagine thinking that leftists can't be capitalists or attaining power in a capitalist system means you are a, what does FJB label the right currently, oh yeah, semi-fascist. I can feel the country uniting as we speak.
 

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No other species will miss us, that's I agree 100%. From there on, there are problems in my point of view.

Look, American atrocities do really go unpunished and unspoken always, but this is not a free pass to others do atrocities too. Your way of think is geared towards isonomy on awareness and punishment for every nation that commits a genocide or state crime. That's fair, but the right way would be punish every criminal nation, and not forgive some criminal nations because USA, England or Europe are currently soft judged. Do you understand what I'm saying?

Now about the holocaust. It was not the only mass murder on human History, true, but nothing we had in humankind was so organized towards killing like the holocaust. I was a mass production of cadavers in a industrial fashion. It is extremely shocking, and the fact of many other massacres on History went unpunished don't make the holocaust any better or "less bad".
 

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Imagine thinking that leftists can't be capitalists
They can't. You're thinking of liberals and/or Democrats. Leftists are socialists, anarchists, communists, or some variation thereof.

Being an actual capitalist means owning a serious piece of the pie. Land and/or means of production. So millionaires/billionaires. Anybody in the middle or lower classes who calls themselves a "capitalist" is really just a sucker with Stockholm Syndrome.
 

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Imagine thinking that leftists can't be capitalists or attaining power in a capitalist system means you are a, what does FJB label the right currently, oh yeah, semi-fascist. I can feel the country uniting as we speak.
Aaaand here we go.
 

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They can't. You're thinking of liberals and/or Democrats. Leftists are socialists, anarchists, communists, or some variation thereof.

Being an actual capitalist means owning a serious piece of the pie. Land and/or means of production. So millionaires/billionaires. Anybody in the middle or lower classes who calls themselves a "capitalist" is really just a sucker with Stockholm Syndrome.
If this is true, then leftists will never attain power in a capitalist society unless you resort to violence, which is not advisable. Leftist's number one strategy is infiltration from within and to be able to infiltrate in a capitalist society, one must be a capitalist. Examples of leftist capitalists... Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, George Soros.

Stages of leftist infiltration:
Capitalist > Crony capitalist > Fascist > Anarchist > Communist
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we are here
 
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If this is true, then leftists will never attain power in a capitalist society unless you resort to violence
I mean, we're gaining power now through the unionization movement. I agree though it's unlikely we ever see a major leftist political party in the US without revolution.

Examples of leftist capitalists... Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, George Soros.
Neoliberals. "Leftist capitalist" is an oxymoron.

Stages of leftist infiltration:
Capitalist > Crony capitalist > Fascist > Anarchist > Communist
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we are here
Lmao not sure where to even start with this one. Crony capitalism is just unregulated capitalism. And that gives way to oligarchy or fascism, both of which are the polar opposite of anarchy. There's not a single historical example you can call on to back your delusional horseshoe theory.
 

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I mean, we're gaining power now through the unionization movement. I agree though it's unlikely we ever see a major leftist political party in the US without revolution.
Union membership has been at historic lows, especially in the private sector.
Neoliberals. "Leftist capitalist" is an oxymoron.
Oxymorons do exist in the world.
Lmao not sure where to even start with this one. Crony capitalism is just unregulated capitalism. And that gives way to oligarchy or fascism, both of which are the polar opposite of anarchy. There's not a single historical example you can call on to back your delusional horseshoe theory.
Crony capitalism is when big businesses lobby Congress to pass laws that favor them and destroy any competition. After that is when big business and government get in bed with each other as we are seeing with social media companies banning wrongthink at the government's behest. See Facebook/FBI.

You don't need a historical example. Look at what is happening around us.
 
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They can't. You're thinking of liberals and/or Democrats. Leftists are socialists, anarchists, communists, or some variation thereof.

Being an actual capitalist means owning a serious piece of the pie. Land and/or means of production. So millionaires/billionaires. Anybody in the middle or lower classes who calls themselves a "capitalist" is really just a sucker with Stockholm Syndrome.
I don't know about that... Sure, it is more a opinion of mine than a fact, but even the guy working on minimum wage can be a ferocious capitalist and even a billionaire, that gamed the system for its own sake, can see the contradictions, disagree with the system and advocate for deep changes.

The part of "just a sucker with Stockholm Syndrome" is also unfair, as the capitalism idea is sold as natural, unavoidable or simply better than anything else. Those "suckers" may just be an uneducated person that is more prone to the capitalist propaganda.
 

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Union membership has been at historic lows, especially in the private sector.
"Has been" are key words there. Unionization in the service industry is quickly exploding, and that makes up the majority of jobs in the US. Union busting activities only cause the Streisand Effect.

Oxymorons do exist in the world.
Some people do hold contradictory ideas/beliefs, yes. None of the people you listed identify themselves as "leftists," or ever have, however, so that's a moot point.

Crony capitalism is when big businesses lobby Congress to pass laws that favor them and destroy any competition.
Which has been happening in the US for a long time.

You don't need a historical example. Look at what is happening around us.
Consolidation of power by oligarchs is what's happening. Most of your opinions have been fed to you by media which is wholly owned by billionaires. Explain to me why they would want to remove themselves from power by dismantling both corporations and government, thereby creating anarchy.
 

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"Has been" are key words there. Unionization in the service industry is quickly exploding, and that makes up the majority of jobs in the US. Union busting activities only cause the Streisand Effect.
You need to add some sauce to that.
Some people do hold contradictory ideas/beliefs, yes. None of the people you listed identify themselves as "leftists," or ever have, however, so that's a moot point.
All three of the people I mentioned are leftists. If you think they are on the right or support Trump, you are more delusional than I thought.
Which has been happening in the US for a long time.


Consolidation of power by oligarchs is what's happening. Most of your opinions have been fed to you by media which is wholly owned by billionaires. Explain to me why they would want to remove themselves from power by dismantling both corporations and government, thereby creating anarchy.
Fascism and communism is the consolidation of power. Who do you think are in power in socialist countries? It's not the people since they are all poor. It's those in big business and government. Look at China for proof.
 
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You need to add some sauce to that.

All three of the people I mentioned are leftists. If you think they are on the right or support Trump, you are more delusional than I thought.

Fascism and communism is the consolidation of power. Who do you think are in power in socialist countries? It's not the people since they are all poor. It's those in big business and government. Look at China for proof.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/30/chi...s-is-still-growing-and-companies-want-in.html
think again.
 

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