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I have rarely seen american border discussion had anyone who said, "Maybe we ehould make immigration easier" rather than suggesting to destroy borders or just pretending low paid illegal immigrants who has questionable protection non existent. I have personal anecdote abour how bad american immigration system is, even for people who is just visiting as a tourist, but damn, the open border solution sounds stupid.

but open borders is maximalist, and if you don't say the maximalist thing other progressives eat you alive

very few American progressives actually want open borders but every argument they use is one that demands open borders, because they're not allowed to say what they actually want, despite all the people who would rip them apart also not wanting open borders

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June 1st

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(Marvel Rivals anon) My point wasn't wether or not Marvel Rivals was a victory for anything, my point was that these grifters will declare anything a victory as long as they ignore anything that's even mildly inconvenient to their narrative. They might say "horny is BACK" with Marvel Rivals, but it doesn't change the fact that a company they're usually all too happy to slam is still making royalties off the game since that's their IP. But these guys wanna ignore that when they hype up Marvel Rivals. Honestly, I'm amazed of all the games they could've latched into, they chose that one.

I was just trying to be fair. Complaints get weaker the less fair you are.

I do actually agree with you that it's REALLY ironic for them to be pulling this shit, especially since they all act like they understand how the chain of command/capitalism works. Hell, it's telling they always go 'CAN'T STOP WINNING/GO WOKE GO BROKE!' but conveniently ignore games or aspects of games that go against them (Like Baldur's Gate 3 clearly being something they would normall consider 'woke' or Palworld using Body Type A/B unlike Pokemon which uses 'boy/girl'/'male/female'). You just have to give credit where do and understand what they're ACTUALLY saying because any misinterpretation will just feed their egos.

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honestly I agree that they over emphasized the negative qualities of the fae. I remember Mike. I remember the little bits they showed us. Like the faerie and human who decided to spend their last moments just holding one another. But the story focused so much on the tragedy and undercutting every good action with a massive idiotic blowback that by the end I just wanted out.

Thing is? I see what Nasu was going for. It's his usual 'shit is ugly but worthwhile anyway' kind of story.

But when i see everyone either miss the whole 'worthwhile anyway' part or just not care about it, even if it doesn't bother my enjoyment, I can't help but feel that...well, it kind of screwed up.

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I found another dumb post on the main sub that displays an extreme lack of understanding in history and human evolution. The person thought that Adam was right about Faunus deserving to rule over humanity because of their evolutionary advantages like night vision, speed, and strength, and they actually considered humans existing in the story to be bad writing. I’m a biologist, so I can explain why this is bullshit. You see, our common ancestors formed new species over the course of hundreds of thousands of years via a process called divergent evolution, where small mutations to their DNA made them genetically distinct from their keystone species, thus forming new ones. Four major species were formed this way: Homo habillus (the first member of the Homo genus to use tools), Homo erectus (the first member of the Homo genus to walk upright and make fire), Homo Sapiens (us), and Homo neanderthalis. Of these species, Homo neanderthalis (Neanderthals) were actually the most evolutionarily gifted. Compared to the other 4 members of the Homo genus, they were stronger, faster, had better night vision, and were better hunters and swimmers. Guess what? Homo neanderthalis, Homo habillus, and Homo erectus all went extinct. The main reason the Neanderthals went extinct was that they relied too much on brute force to solve their problems instead of thinking logically like us. Just because you have evolutionary advantages doesn’t mean you’re more deserving or capable of ruling over other species. I really wish that people complaining about the Faunus would brush up on their biology. It would solve a lot of their problems with them.

P.S. Anthropological evidence suggests that the Neanderthals tried enslaving habillus and erectus, and that the resulting riots they caused to free themselves contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals. I’m pretty sure something similar would happen if Adam did try to enslave humanity like that “critic” wanted.

A good point, although undermined by how the writers probably aren't aware of this and didn't have this in mind.

Myself, i believe in a far simpler explanation: It's god damn fiction and going through every minute detail isn't going to make it more engaging, it's just going to drag for everyone while the guy who complained proceeds to not give a shit.

But hey, I consider anyone who teaches me anything to be smart.

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Literally everything Dextixer said was wrong. Let me break it down:

The WF we're trying to kill Ruby and her friends. If someone or something is trying to kill you, and can't be reasoned with, it's entirely within your right to kill them first, and then feel nothing bad about it.

Tyrian was trying to kill Ruby's uncle and friends, and kidnap her. She had every right to cut off Tyrian's tail, and then feel nothing bad about it. Also, Dextixer, if you're reading this, go fuck yourself. I lost a friend in highschool because he was too concerned with his morality to defend himself from an armed mugger. Your "criticism" is an insult to his memory.

Qrow was making a drunken fool of himself, and was nothing but a liability at that point. Of course Ruby dismissed him.

Ozpin was in control of Oscar at the time. They were fighting Ozpin, not Oscar. PAY ATTENTION!

Ruby lied to Ironwood because she was worried that the truth would make him freak out, which is also why Ozpin lied about Salem. The purpose of that arc was for team RWBY to learn where Ozpin was coming from. And guess what? They did.

Ruby. Didn't. Commit. Suicide. How many times do we have to drill this into your thick skull before you understand?

Sorry for the rant. Sex and his cronies are just idiots, and stupidity is the one thing I can't stand.

Assuming this is about what Dex said on the other blog-

1- Dex's point is that Ruby should be affected by this action of killing or maiming. This does not counter what he said. You could say 'he should have STARTED with the point about Ruby reacting' or something but your own history has shown that you need to cool down and actually consider what is said. Both you and Dextixer messed this up.

2- See 1. To add on: Dextixer COULD have had a point here since there is something to the worldview of 'loving humanity and believing in the best of people' that makes killing hard and this could be touching on something serious. But Dextixer undermines himself by basically lumping that in with...well, the rest of it.

3- Look, I agree with you on the rest of this but I cannot call Dextixer out on basically being a brick wall who refuses to change. But you do need to know that you're being guilty of that too. I get that you're venting to me but it's literally part of my ethics and beliefs that no one is above being called out.

You're a smart guy, kind of like Dex can be. But all three of us need to work on our tempers.

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There's a reason why my pseudo-nym is 'Knight of Balance'

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It's not "go woke go broke." There are plenty of beloved stories with progressive themes and diverse casts.

It's "woke is not a substitute for good writing." It's "if you prioritize the message over the narrative your work will suffer."

And this does not just apply to "woke," of course, but to messages and morals in general. It's just that nowadays it happens more commonly with left-leaning messages. In the days of the Hays Code it was a different set of morals.

If your characters act ooc or illogical for the sake of the message, if your plot goes in a narratively nonsensical direction for the sake of subverting a "problematic" trope, etc. your work will suffer and audiences will be unsatisfied and confused.

There's a common pattern of shows getting more overtly messagey at the same time the writing takes a dive in quality, because the show had a successful first season (or first few seasons) and the writers get cocky. So storytelling suffers, audiences react negatively, and the writers blame "review bombing" from angry conservative viewers (even though, in many cases, the reaction is coming from across the board).

You can have progressive themes (or conservative themes, for that matter) in your story without alienating the audience. The writing just has to be good. The message has to flow organically from the events of the story rather than being something imposed. The characters have to say things that they would actually say and behave in ways that make sense in-universe.

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The more I see privileged college students bitch about capitalism and 'the 1%' while actively looking down on the 'dumb less educated people who don't know how the world works', the more i'm convinced these people see themselves as the proletariat, when their biggest enemy is the actual proletariat. They seem to hate poor and working class people who just won't get with their intersectional communist program way more than the rich they claim to be figthing. They picture their communist revolution as the students at harvard screaming for antifada, not the trucker protests or worker strikes or just working class people who voted for trump because they were tired of being lied to about the economy by people who are cosy enough to not feel the consequences of it. I also think that aside from all the valid criticisms lf trump, one of the reasons he is so radically despised by leftists is because he represents everything they hate the most: an unapologetic capitalist who looks like the stereotype they have in their heads of the dumb working class, a fat dumb white man who looks like he spends his time drinking and complaining in bars, that now holds the biggest position of power in the world. It is the biggest ideological slap in the face you could possibly create.

"The rich" always seems to be defined as "people who have more money than me" by leftists. Just look at Bernie. He went from complaining about millionaires to complaining about billionaires when he became a millionaire. If everyone who calls themself a socialist got together and pooled their money, they could set up their communist commune. But no one ever does that. Because it's not even about "real" communism. It's about stealing what other people have. And the well off college kids and the donor class who supports their organizations all think that, when the revolution happens, they're going to be the ones with the cushy party jobs or the ones who get to sit around all day designing video games and writing poetry. When in reality they're going to be some oft he first people lined up against the wall or sent to the gulags.

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*2025

Tumblr deleted my long ass rant while I was in the middle of writing it so you’re spared and will only get a summed up version

Long story short; your abs are supposed to be covered with a healthy, protective layer of fat. The shape Jason Momoa is in during his movies is achieved by a diet designed to lower his body fat to unhealthy numbers, dehydrating him and enhancing his abs with make up. This is what ripped, muscular, healthy person looks like on their off time. If you think this is a dad bod, for the love of everything that is holy, shut up and absolutely never comment on a man’s body ever again. I mean hell, you can still see his damn v-line, what fucking dad bod has that?!

Don’t believe me? Google some bodybuilders who are off their contest diet. The men who literally make a living for having defined muscles. For 360 days a year, they do not look like the way you think they do. During a bodybuilding contest, these men’s body fat is under 7%, they’re dehydeated and covered in fake tan that helps the muscles show up. And it’s literally only for that day, because it’s extremely unhealthy. Same goes for actors who are known for being ripped - they’re at their worst when they’re filming. This exact same shit happened with Vin Diesel few years ago with people getting a paparazzi shot of his “beer belly” and I’m genuinely worried of the young men who grow up in this society thinking being muscular means having defined abs 24/7.

Jason Momoa looks ripped and healthy, yall are just blind with unrealistic standards.

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Yeah, I know. But the issue is I think people have missed that because they didn't get enough positive qualities from the fae to even recognize the tragedy.

So, question:

In LB6's story, are we meant to side with Morgan's view of the fae?

You do get a lot of evidence that you're meant to side with her given how so many in the story act, especially the likes of Aurora. But then you have characters like Percivial and Oberon who either say to not hate the fae or throw in your face your resentment. Not to mention for as sympathetic Morgan is, she's still a villain, flawed in trying to keep Faerie Britan going.

If I had to guess, it's supposed to be a tragedy of how things could have gone had the Fae accepted fault. But considering the fanbase's reaction to the story, I have to wonder if the story succeeded. Or if it focused so much in the awfulness of the fae that the tragedy is lost.

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I agree with you but I never see people talk about it, or the mention that as Cernneous awoke and people tried escaping the Mors, some fae actually started fighting the Mors to protect the humans after the humans did the same. Again, I question if LB6 focused too hard on the negative aspects of the fae that people forget that there were positive aspects to mourn.

So, question:

In LB6's story, are we meant to side with Morgan's view of the fae?

You do get a lot of evidence that you're meant to side with her given how so many in the story act, especially the likes of Aurora. But then you have characters like Percivial and Oberon who either say to not hate the fae or throw in your face your resentment. Not to mention for as sympathetic Morgan is, she's still a villain, flawed in trying to keep Faerie Britan going.

If I had to guess, it's supposed to be a tragedy of how things could have gone had the Fae accepted fault. But considering the fanbase's reaction to the story, I have to wonder if the story succeeded. Or if it focused so much in the awfulness of the fae that the tragedy is lost.

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1- The fanbase's reaction was basically 'the fae are awful, awful people, basically irredeemable monsters and Morgan was right to oppress them.' Any objection to Morgan is less about her being a tyrant and more about the Lostbelt being an existential threat to PHH. And any tragedy is mostly focused on the characters or society as a whole.

To put into perspective: One of the named fae we meet, Mike, outright holds back his selfish urges in an indirect defiance of his people's actions. I don't think anyone really thinks about it.

Though I could be wrong.

2- Yeah, her life really was tragic. So was most characters, which ironically might have undermined the tragedy of Faerie Britan since it casts the general fae as monsters, making it hard to find Morgan's oppression wrong or the destruction of the land sad.

So, question:

In LB6's story, are we meant to side with Morgan's view of the fae?

You do get a lot of evidence that you're meant to side with her given how so many in the story act, especially the likes of Aurora. But then you have characters like Percivial and Oberon who either say to not hate the fae or throw in your face your resentment. Not to mention for as sympathetic Morgan is, she's still a villain, flawed in trying to keep Faerie Britan going.

If I had to guess, it's supposed to be a tragedy of how things could have gone had the Fae accepted fault. But considering the fanbase's reaction to the story, I have to wonder if the story succeeded. Or if it focused so much in the awfulness of the fae that the tragedy is lost.

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So, question:

In LB6's story, are we meant to side with Morgan's view of the fae?

You do get a lot of evidence that you're meant to side with her given how so many in the story act, especially the likes of Aurora. But then you have characters like Percivial and Oberon who either say to not hate the fae or throw in your face your resentment. Not to mention for as sympathetic Morgan is, she's still a villain, flawed in trying to keep Faerie Britan going.

If I had to guess, it's supposed to be a tragedy of how things could have gone had the Fae accepted fault. But considering the fanbase's reaction to the story, I have to wonder if the story succeeded. Or if it focused so much in the awfulness of the fae that the tragedy is lost.