SteveHasBunker [he/him]
I’m American and I say: Every single American has been brainwashed from birth by the most effective propaganda machine in the history of humanity. Every single American carries brainworms designed to defend global capital and perpetuate a genocidal empire, and reflexively repeat them whenever challenged. Every single American has internalized these defenses to such a degree that they think they’re their own thoughts. Yes, even the so-called “American left”. Yes, even Bernie. Yes, even AOC. Yes, even your favorite Youtuber.
If you’re American, just shut the fuck up. The only way America can help the world is by dissolving itself, period.
Haha now you have to reject your own argument!
Lately?
There’s been “read settlers!” People since like 2008 dude.
I do think you should read settlers FYI, but the people who can’t shut up about it are really fucking obnoxious. Also I suspect half of them haven’t actually read it, if you grill them on details about the book they usually just end up calling you a “honky” or something. Plus they all talk like 14 year olds.
Aw jeez, I live near where the crappiest fallout game takes place.
Should I move to the Vegas metro area?
What if my interest is interest policing people?
I would agree a straight dude who feels the bizarre need to LOUDLY DECLARE his lack of attraction to trans women is probably just expressing transphobia.
If it just genuinely the case a straight dude has never felt attraction to a trans woman and doubts they ever would, I mean whatever you can’t control who you’re attracted to. I’d say just yah know, keep that to yourself and if a trans woman ever does express attraction to you just politely say “thanks but no thanks”.
I find this impulse to redeem astrology in the left fucking weird. If we don’t want to be associated with Reddit STEM bros who hate it we should just be silent on the issue. But just because something is popular with LGBT people doesn’t mean it’s not a load of nonsense that’s obnoxious to bring up in literally every damn conversation fucking ever, like seriously why does EVERY GODDAMN convo with a new person I meet have to open with what my birthday is so they can chart out my fucking personality for me!
Sorry, I live near an art school.
I’m gonna disagree with the “it’s totally harmless” line. It is for like 90% of people into it, but I’ve also seen the other 10%. It can be a gateway into other pseudoscientific thinking, I’ve seen a lot of astrology people get into anti-vax shit. And on a more interpersonal level some start taking it so seriously it starts affecting their relationships, like they can mediate any conflict with a family member or friend without a discussion of their astrological sign to the point their loved ones get fed up talking to them about it. I’ve seen breakups happen over this.
And beyond that, as I mentioned above, I think it’s obnoxious and rude to demand everyone you know have a discourse with you about something they believe in but other dont. We wouldn’t hesitate to call this out if it were Christians injecting Jesus into every convo or STEM bros demanding to know everyone’s Briggs-Myers or IQ, but for whatever reason people demanding they know your sign before they talk to you gets a pass.
Hun?
I mean yeah my evidence is all anecdotal but I promise you I ain’t lying. Maybe I’m just in an area with a bizarrely high amount of people who take astrology ridiculously too far, but if you go on astrology YouTube and Twitter you’ll probably find some figures to back up what I’m saying. They probably won’t be the most popular ones but they’re out there.