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[benjipwns]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/god-of-war-ps4-has-been-rated-spoilers.12424/

LAST WARNING: SPOILERS FOR GOD OF WAR

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Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Rating Summary: This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of half-human, half-god-like Kratos as he battles supernatural forces with his son. From an over-the-shoulder perspective, players travel through the Norse wilderness and use axes, double-chained blades, and swords to battle various enemies (e.g., rival gods/demigods, monsters, dragons, skeleton warriors). Combat is frequent and often bloody, with characters punching and kicking each other repeatedly, using bladed weapons to slash/stab/impale enemies. Larger enemies and bosses are dispatched in more intense sequences of violence: Kratos slashing and stabbing a dragon's tongue; a character using an axe to hook and tear off an ogre's jaw. During one sequence, players decapitate (off-screen) an imprisoned character and carry the severed head around; headless corpses also appear in other scenes. The words “f**k” and “a*shole” appear in the dialogue.

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The words “f**k” and “a*shole” appear in the dialogue.

Is that necessary?

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https://www.resetera.com/posts/2441077/

Oof. Would have preferred to not have been spoiled about

grow up you petty fuck

[Himu]

I'm not sure why. Assimilate is Assimilate. Bunching him with the forum makes little sense. He's just one dude with his own opinions. I think Benji's behavior is disappointing but I'm not sure if he's being tongue in cheek and he can speak for himself. I maintain that it's absolutely reasonable to not like Chapelle's trans jokes. I sure don't. So they have my support. But what's happening in that thread goes beyond more than just criticism of his jokes.

[benjipwns]

I expected better from this forum.

liar

[TVC15]

I'm not sure why. Assimilate is Assimilate. Bunching him with the forum makes little sense. He's just one dude with his own opinions. I think Benji's behavior is disappointing but I'm not sure if he's being tongue in cheek and he can speak for himself. I maintain that it's absolutely reasonable to not like Chapelle's trans jokes. I sure don't. So they have my support. But what's happening in that thread goes beyond more than just criticism of his jokes.

Would you still let Swole Dave bang you if the opportunity came up. The first set I saw this year he did in a tank top <3

[Himu]

Maybe I'm approaching this too cynical. I'm sorry but if the greatest adversity you face as a trans person is dealing with some comedians jokes it's hard to take you seriously. Getting mad at them, not liking them? Okay. But putting that much stock and energy in them? Meanwhile there's those of us who have been disowned by our families or are so estranged at this point we might as well be disowned and it's the holidays. It's like, who gives a shit. Caring what some man you'll never meet thinks about trans people for more than 10 minutes after spending a holiday alone because your family thinks you're a disgusting, sinful cheeseburger sure seems cute. Like I said, baby trans shit. Grow into a shark and step your pussy up.

[etiolate]

Being slightly serious

But not some of these people. The identity is so important to them rather than just being who they are. It's almost as if they had no identity before they came out to others as LGBT so now this is their new identity. Because they're that boring. Or maybe because they really care that much.

It's not that simple. I know people who have let LGBTQ  become their identity, but they weren't nobodies before. They had identity and they had friendly communities they belonged to and who didn't oust them when they "came out". But then one day the sexuality or the trans is their whole thing. Their politics change, their interests change, and their "them" vanishes.

It's not like coming out of the closet. It's more like going into a large group closet where nobody but the people in the closet can reach you and everyone in that closet is highly paranoid, protective of and infatuated with the group.

[Clockwork5]

Why do you even give a shit?

I just watch Dave Chappelle and move on personally.   This isn't some idiot getting upset that his pedo anime games are mocked; it's people who most certainly suffer from mockery and prejudice in real life being upset.  Over-sensitive?  Maybe; but jesus.. grow up you petty fuck.  When mouth breathers like Assimilate are the only people hi-fiving your mockery, take a deep, dark look at yourself.

I'm partly being hyperbolic for shits and giggles.

While I certainly don't wish ill on anyone, I also can't help but appreciate the irony of watching them rant about intolerance in their little, carefully moderated snow globe.

 

[Himu]

I'm not sure why. Assimilate is Assimilate. Bunching him with the forum makes little sense. He's just one dude with his own opinions. I think Benji's behavior is disappointing but I'm not sure if he's being tongue in cheek and he can speak for himself. I maintain that it's absolutely reasonable to not like Chapelle's trans jokes. I sure don't. So they have my support. But what's happening in that thread goes beyond more than just criticism of his jokes.

Would you still let Swole Dave bang you if the opportunity came up. The first set I saw this year he did in a tank top <3

I would not fuck Chappelle for free. He has a great body but his face isn't my thing. I'd charge him.

I'd make him my sugar daddy and pay all my bills.

[Himu]

Being slightly serious

But not some of these people. The identity is so important to them rather than just being who they are. It's almost as if they had no identity before they came out to others as LGBT so now this is their new identity. Because they're that boring. Or maybe because they really care that much.

It's not that simple. I know people who have let LGBTQ  become their identity, but they weren't nobodies before. They had identity and they had friendly communities they belonged to and who didn't oust them when they "came out". But then one day the sexuality or the trans is their whole thing. Their politics change, their interests change, and their "them" vanishes.

It's not like coming out of the closet. It's more like going into a large group closet where nobody but the people in the closet can reach you and everyone in that closet is highly paranoid, protective of and infatuated with the group.

Contrary to popular memetic belief, there really is an LGBT agenda. It's not what conservatives describe it as, to be true. But it exists in some form. There's a line. As an LGBT person, especially in a place like the Bay Area, where you live, you are expected to not cross this line. You adhere to the line and you mustn't deviate too far from it. Otherwise you're being "problematic".

But like I said, being gung-ho and being all LGBT pride and stuff after first coming out is fucking normal. But it generally settles.

[benjipwns]

I think Benji's behavior is disappointing but I'm not sure if he's being tongue in cheek and he can speak for himself.

They don't need any kind of reason to dislike Dave Chappelle or his jokes or not want to see his specials or anything or anything else. Because he made an apparently bigoted joke about trans people (I'm not aware of the specific joke as I did not watch his special because he's black like dunkey) is as good as any other reason someone might have.

If I am doing mocking in this thread, though I feel it's often more of pointing out things I find amusing, it can be as much if not more because of phrasing, terminologies, logic, decision making that came to the post as much as the content/complaint. (Which is often why I don't link or name the specific poster, especially if the thread is clear.) Like the post above, the guy complaining about being spoiled, going into a thread marked that it has God of War spoilers. Could I formulate a critique of spoiler culture (which DOES NOT EXIST) that probably undergirds my finding the whole thing amusing from the thread warning to the complaints? Sure, probably. By the same token might I note some silly overreaction and dramatic attempts to make a thread about a comedian releasing specials into a thread about themselves by some posters, two of which are obvious trolls, of course because I actually did do that. Along with poking at the "it's so tiring" cliche response, nonsensical comparisons to 70 year old unknown British comedy acts, and the incessant need to remind others that PEOPLE ARE DYING when you follow a deliberately mapped chain of one-way causality that never changes. All while also insisting that the latest non-person is a thing of ancient history but also lurking to potentially at any moment rise up and...give encouragement to the gamergate movement to launch more of those smug punchable faces of harassment against the real victim: benjipwns, notorious doxxer and stalker who is definitely not comedian Norm MacDonald or associated with any YouTube channel about comedian Norm MacDonald.

[benjipwns]

I think Benji's behavior is disappointing but I'm not sure if he's being tongue in cheek and he can speak for himself.

They don't need any kind of reason to dislike Dave Chappelle or his jokes or not want to see his specials or anything or anything else. Because he made an apparently bigoted joke about trans people (I'm not aware of the specific joke as I did not watch his special because he's black like dunkey) is as good as any other reason someone might have.

If I am doing mocking in this thread, though I feel it's often more of pointing out things I find amusing, it can be as much if not more because of phrasing, terminologies, logic, decision making that came to the post as much as the content/complaint. (Which is often why I don't link or name the specific poster, especially if the thread is clear.) Like the post above, the guy complaining about being spoiled, going into a thread marked that it has God of War spoilers. Could I formulate a critique of spoiler culture (which DOES NOT EXIST) that probably undergirds my finding the whole thing amusing from the thread warning to the complaints? Sure, probably. By the same token might I note some silly overreaction and dramatic attempts to make a thread about a comedian releasing specials into a thread about themselves by some posters, two of which are obvious trolls, of course because I actually did do that. Along with poking at the "it's so tiring" cliche response, nonsensical comparisons to 70 year old unknown British comedy acts, and the incessant need to remind others that PEOPLE ARE DYING when you follow a deliberately mapped chain of one-way causality that never changes. All while also insisting that the latest non-person is a thing of ancient history but also lurking to potentially at any moment rise up and...give encouragement to the gamergate movement to launch more of those smug punchable faces of harassment against the real victim: benjipwns, notorious doxxer and stalker who is definitely not comedian Norm MacDonald or associated with any YouTube channel about comedian Norm MacDonald.

[benjipwns]

The apathy is absolutely soul-wrenching.

i've had about enough of your anti-christmas agenda

[benjipwns]

i'm sorry wrath, i don't mean that, you know how i get without jack's calming presence around the forums

especially ever since i drove the walrus away with my inability to let others love me

[HaughtyFrank]

Reddit mod of several gaming subreddits (Destiny,BnS,TERA,others) is on a ban powertrip

The irony of banning him must have went over their head

[Borealis]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jake-paul-bronson-and-slays-arch-rival-plans-to-become-youtubes-first-billionaire.12481/

Jake Paul (Bronson and Slay's Arch Rival) Plans to Become YouTube's First Billionaire

This terribly lame "inside joke" title is exactly why ERA can never move past the circlejerks that made OT so unbearable on GAF.

The Paul brothers are scum, but the fake-positive worship of OT "power" users and lack of self-awareness from posters is fucking hilarious.

[VomKriege]

Always a joy to see those geeks whose open mindedness was dyed in society's contempt for their hobbies go straight to cranky old man knee jerks when faced with their disconnect with popular youth culture.

Maybe not unrelated to the hard ons of some fans for keeping old stuff like Star Wars at the forefront as a grip on the mind of the masses.

[HardcoreRetro]

[Shuri]

Anecdote time.

a close friend of mine is gay and he's deep into the gay scene and the community and activisms and all that jazz, and we were talking about stand up comics, and the subject of Eddie Murphy's RAW and Chappelle's jokes, and he said that himself, personally, laughed his ass off at the sillyness of Eddie Murphy's "Gay police" skit. His reasoning that that those kind of jokes are somewhat harmless, but that he drew the line at Anything that was degrading, demeaning, humiliating or prone violence against gay people.

I felt that Chappelle's trans part seriously felt out of touch, I must say.

So my friend is  in his early fifties, so he's from another generation that still had to keep his orientation secret, as people were pretty hostile back then. Maybe he just grew a very thick skin over time. He said he used to be fucked with a lot when he was younger and got into lots of fights with skinheads and stuff like that back in the days. It was way harsher back then for gay people,  but he didnt downplay how hard it still is today.   He said he was also struggling with the new era of internet activism, he said he simply didn't like the almost vengeful tone that he finds in newcomers.  He understands the frustrations and struggles of the youth coming up, but he's a bit worried that this 'payback' tone will eventually take over. He's been at this for a long time, so it was interesting to hear his worries.

I wonder if it's a point of view that is shared a lot between "older" gay community people.

[EightBitNate]

So Durante (one of the mods on RE) and a few other posters dog piled on NXGamer, a small one man run channel who makes videos similar to Digital Foundry. Like I said, he’s small so he doesn’t have the resources that DF has. They basically called him bad at his job, even though Durante admitted to not watching his videos in over a year. This caused NXGamer to step down from his analysis videos.

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463009/

[Transhuman]

What comedians do they listen to then?

patton oswald is probably acceptable.

unfortunately he's not very funny, but you do what you can.

Who is funny

[Himu]

Anecdote time.

a close friend of mine is gay and he's deep into the gay scene and the community and activisms and all that jazz, and we were talking about stand up comics, and the subject of Eddie Murphy's RAW and Chappelle's jokes, and he said that himself, personally, laughed his ass off at the sillyness of Eddie Murphy's "Gay police" skit. His reasoning that that those kind of jokes are somewhat harmless, but that he drew the line at Anything that was degrading, demeaning, humiliating or prone violence against gay people.

I felt that Chappelle's trans part seriously felt out of touch, I must say.

So my friend is  in his early fifties, so he's from another generation that still had to keep his orientation secret, as people were pretty hostile back then. Maybe he just grew a very thick skin over time. He said he used to be fucked with a lot when he was younger and got into lots of fights with skinheads and stuff like that back in the days. It was way harsher back then for gay people,  but he didnt downplay how hard it still is today.   He said he was also struggling with the new era of internet activism, he said he simply didn't like the almost vengeful tone that he finds in newcomers.  He understands the frustrations and struggles of the youth coming up, but he's a bit worried that this 'payback' tone will eventually take over. He's been at this for a long time, so it was interesting to hear his worries.

I wonder if it's a point of view that is shared a lot between "older" gay community people.

Sounds about right.

These new kids, I tell you what. I really want to go in that Chappelle thread and ask how long each person who is T has been in the community. Guarantee most responses will be one, maybe two years.

[VomKriege]

So Durante (one of the mods on RE) and a few other posters dog piled on NXGamer, a small one man run channel who makes videos similar to Digital Foundry. Like I said, he’s small so he doesn’t have the resources that DF has. They basically called him bad at his job, even though Durante admitted to not watching his videos in over a year. This caused NXGamer to step down from his analysis videos.

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463009/

We were supposed to be better than GAF.

[VomKriege]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463125/

Please try to forget my badge and stick 

[Leadbelly]

Don't patronize me or anyone else fighting this, please.

Let me make myself as clear as I possibly can. Absolutely none of us expect anyone to instantly support us. This world hates people of non-conforming gender. And we are all too well aware of it. We might as well not exist.

But if I can be completely honest with you, I think you're completely wrong. You should never stop fighting for respect and dignity and for people to treat you like an equal. The simple fact of the matter is that there are institutions and government and society that dictate our abilities to lead happy lives. For some reason a lot of people have decided that things like black and white children going to the same school, Women being able to vote, and gay people being able to marry what all issues worth fighting for to the death. But you're really going to sit at your computer and type away at me that being treated with dignity and humanity and respect and having my identity recognized it's just a step too fucking far and I should just get the fuck over it? I refuse.

You can call me a baby. You can call me too sensitive. You can call me an Social Studies Warrior for all I care. But for as long as I live I will never stop fighting this bullshit ever. No matter how tired I get of people like you Who are perfectly fine laying down and getting fucked in the ass by this world and taking it and people like everyone in this thread who wants to pretend like this isnt a problem.

I will NEVER stop.

there's no way Cream is not a troll.

 

I've not heard Chappelle's trans jokes, so I'm not going to comment on that. I can understand trans people being upset by being mocked in general, but the things I've bolded were all about equality in the law. Having your feelings hurt is not comparable to those issues.

[agrajag]

So Durante (one of the mods on RE) and a few other posters dog piled on NXGamer, a small one man run channel who makes videos similar to Digital Foundry. Like I said, he’s small so he doesn’t have the resources that DF has. They basically called him bad at his job, even though Durante admitted to not watching his videos in over a year. This caused NXGamer to step down from his analysis videos.

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463009/

   Durante starting that dogpile was really poor form. We were supposed to be better than GAF.   

 

Edit: damnit Vom!

[agrajag]

This place is slowly becoming what it avoided to be when they called it Reset Era. Toxic discussions more and more frequent lately.

I don't even care if they will warn or ban me for saying this. Can't stand hypocrisy   

[nachobro]

Who is funny

Chappelle
Jim Norton
Patrice O'Neal (RIP)
Louis CK
Bill Burr
Joey Diaz
Colin Quinn
Nick Di Paolo
Hannibal Burress
Mike Birbiglia
Bobby Kelly
Artie Lange
Gilbert Gottfried
Norm Macdonald

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463125/

Please try to forget my badge and stick 

Such a lame attempt by Durante to justify being an asshole

[Bananas]

Reddit mod of several gaming subreddits (Destiny,BnS,TERA,others) is on a ban powertrip

The irony of banning him must have went over their head

What irony? Any forum with moderation would have banned/warned him.

If anything the real issue is why anyone that has issue with Era moderation would post there?

[agrajag]

Lol he backpedaled, probably out of fear of being demodded and denutted

[Leadbelly]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463125/

Please try to forget my badge and stick 

Well, it's not really that he wants people to forget he is a mod, it's more that he wants it both ways. When he posts in red he is a mod, when he doesn't he is your average poster. That may seem like the most asinine distinction imaginable, but consider this: he's like your typical superhero; his shitposts are when he is Clark Kent. When he switches into red he is Superman.

[Clockwork5]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2468480/

I know this isn't a political topic but who are we kidding 90% of this place is liberal, and if there's 1 thing liberals are good at it's turning on their own in record time.

1 mistake, or perceived mistake, and you're gone. No matter how small it was. I do find it somewhat humorous that we're apparently accusing Durante of starting or at least joining in on the dogpiling of NX and the result is this thread is now about dogpiling on Durante.

Real talk with Derrick01.

[thisismyusername]

So Durante (one of the mods on RE) and a few other posters dog piled on NXGamer, a small one man run channel who makes videos similar to Digital Foundry. Like I said, he’s small so he doesn’t have the resources that DF has. They basically called him bad at his job, even though Durante admitted to not watching his videos in over a year. This caused NXGamer to step down from his analysis videos.

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463009/

We were supposed to be better than GAF.

"Oh, wow, that's honestly embarrassing and irresponsible of Durante. He's a cool dude, I expected better of him."

He's a loli gamer, boi.

[Pills Here]

So Durante (one of the mods on RE) and a few other posters dog piled on NXGamer, a small one man run channel who makes videos similar to Digital Foundry. Like I said, he’s small so he doesn’t have the resources that DF has. They basically called him bad at his job, even though Durante admitted to not watching his videos in over a year. This caused NXGamer to step down from his analysis videos.

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463009/

I like how Durante's apology was in bold, red text like it was  sort of significant announcement. Cunts.

[Nabbis]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463125/

Please try to forget my badge and stick 

Such a lame attempt by Durante to justify being an asshole

I loved that he made DSfix but the dude is a dick and not a funny one. I don't think anyone is surprised if you followed some of the discussions he appears in.

[Leadbelly]

So Durante (one of the mods on RE) and a few other posters dog piled on NXGamer, a small one man run channel who makes videos similar to Digital Foundry. Like I said, he’s small so he doesn’t have the resources that DF has. They basically called him bad at his job, even though Durante admitted to not watching his videos in over a year. This caused NXGamer to step down from his analysis videos.

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463009/

I like how Durante's apology was in bold, red text like it was  sort of significant announcement. Cunts.

lol

Well, he is not a moderator if he doesn't post in red so it wouldn't mean anything otherwise. He needs to make sure everyone knows it's Durante the moderator posting of course.

 

[agrajag]

       Yep. It was inevitable. The internet is a negative place and GAF was a super negative place. There was a bit of a honeymoon phase here were people were more positive and nicer to each other, but it’s pretty much just GAF with a new name and no mods so of course the tone would go back to the same quickly since it’s the same vocal posters for the most part.

It just is what it is. I’m thinking hard about quitting this and all social aspects of the internet. At a minimum I’m going to resolve to not look at any forums, comments, social media etc. for January and go from there.

Era is breaking people

[Clockwork5]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2463125/

Please try to forget my badge and stick 

Such a lame attempt by Durante to justify being an asshole

I loved that he made DSfix but the dude is a dick and not a funny one. I don't think anyone is surprised if you followed some of the discussions he appears in.

When I first joined GAF, Durante was the first preferred member who resorted to insults and attempting to make me feel like a worthless Junior when he took issue with something I said. I saw he had a tag and that everyone bowed down and sucked the dick of every one of his posts so I just dropped it.  Dude is an asshole and I am in no way surprised by his conduct as a moderator.

[Bravotyler]

As someone who was very critical of your posting in that other thread, just wanted to say BRAVO for this apology. In a year where everyone just assumes all apologies are by default bullshit and insincere and thoughtless, this one absolutely was none of those things. I hope anyone wanting you to stop being a mode sees this post and reconsiders their position since ^^^this is exactly the kinda of personality that is helpful to thriving communities. Being flexible enough to apologize if something everyone should aspire to, especially on 'teh internetz' where admitting wrong doing seems utterly impossible for most. Dark's posts are also fantstic. I sincerely hope NX Gamer reconsiders his decision and that we can all learn from this situation and promote various folks offering technical analyses. I also hope folks realize how difficult NX/DF have it in trying to analyze technical stuff only by seeing the output of the tech producing it in-game. Ppl take that for granted sometimes.

[Clockwork5]

As someone who was very critical of your posting in that other thread, just wanted to say BRAVO for this apology. In a year where everyone just assumes all apologies are by default bullshit and insincere and thoughtless, this one absolutely was none of those things. I hope anyone wanting you to stop being a mode sees this post and reconsiders their position since ^^^this is exactly the kinda of personality that is helpful to thriving communities. Being flexible enough to apologize if something everyone should aspire to, especially on 'teh internetz' where admitting wrong doing seems utterly impossible for most. Dark's posts are also fantstic. I sincerely hope NX Gamer reconsiders his decision and that we can all learn from this situation and promote various folks offering technical analyses. I also hope folks realize how difficult NX/DF have it in trying to analyze technical stuff only by seeing the output of the tech producing it in-game. Ppl take that for granted sometimes.

But wait. The dogpiling he did was in black text but the apology was in red text. He really should apologize as a poster, not a mod. 

[Clockwork5]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/2469398/

And Shinobi, being fairly reasonable as usual, locked the thread.

I'll be looking forward to the next near mutiny.

[Jansen]

Now the guy gets his dick sucked for being a big man and apologizing

How about don't be an asshole and then you won't need to say you are sorry

[etiolate]

The Cornell/Coates thread has turned into a fight with a Malcolm X fanboy.

 

[REDPILLALPH ABIGCOCK]

Hope Durante doesnt go off the deep end and fuck projects up for XSeed, you'd think they'd stop hiring fucking lunatics they meet on neogaf after one or two were crazy and set back releases by years

[Momo]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/justice-democrats-expel-cenk-uygur-and-david-young-after-archived-blog-posts-emerge.12396/
Oh hey, Chunk Yogurt turned out to be an asshole? Who didnt see this coming?

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I didnt, I watched their shit for months before bailing

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[Let's Cyber]

Durante provided a public service with DSFix but I never thought the dude was a good poster or all that level-headed.

 

Go look at any heated argument he's ever been in. He generally talks down to people, even over super petty shit like his preference for real-time-with-pauses vs. turned based combat in RPGs. As a poster, he's just another fanboy.

[Shaka Khan]

Anecdote time.

a close friend of mine is gay and he's deep into the gay scene and the community and activisms and all that jazz, and we were talking about stand up comics, and the subject of Eddie Murphy's RAW and Chappelle's jokes, and he said that himself, personally, laughed his ass off at the sillyness of Eddie Murphy's "Gay police" skit. His reasoning that that those kind of jokes are somewhat harmless, but that he drew the line at Anything that was degrading, demeaning, humiliating or prone violence against gay people.

I felt that Chappelle's trans part seriously felt out of touch, I must say.

So my friend is  in his early fifties, so he's from another generation that still had to keep his orientation secret, as people were pretty hostile back then. Maybe he just grew a very thick skin over time. He said he used to be fucked with a lot when he was younger and got into lots of fights with skinheads and stuff like that back in the days. It was way harsher back then for gay people,  but he didnt downplay how hard it still is today.   He said he was also struggling with the new era of internet activism, he said he simply didn't like the almost vengeful tone that he finds in newcomers.  He understands the frustrations and struggles of the youth coming up, but he's a bit worried that this 'payback' tone will eventually take over. He's been at this for a long time, so it was interesting to hear his worries.

I wonder if it's a point of view that is shared a lot between "older" gay community people.

I hope this friend exists, and isn't a projection, because this is a good anecdote.

[Himu]

       Yep. It was inevitable. The internet is a negative place and GAF was a super negative place. There was a bit of a honeymoon phase here were people were more positive and nicer to each other, but it’s pretty much just GAF with a new name and no mods so of course the tone would go back to the same quickly since it’s the same vocal posters for the most part.

It just is what it is. I’m thinking hard about quitting this and all social aspects of the internet. At a minimum I’m going to resolve to not look at any forums, comments, social media etc. for January and go from there.

Era is breaking people

Link to post.

[Leadbelly]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/justice-democrats-expel-cenk-uygur-and-david-young-after-archived-blog-posts-emerge.12396/
Oh hey, Chunk Yogurt turned out to be an asshole? Who didnt see this coming?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I didnt, I watched their shit for months before bailing

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Yeah. I used to watch TYT. I think the reason I didn't realise how much of an asshole Cenk is was because it was at a time when his views aligned with a lot of people. The Bush administration had pushed the US into a very unpopular war on false pretences. The Bush administration were creating unpopular laws like the patriot act. Later when Obama first got in power we had Drone strikes. We learnt that the NSA were spying on whole swathes of people. There were a lot of things going on that made criticism of the US and the West in general in some ways legitimate.

I think the reason my views have changed on Cenk, and also Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, etc, (I used to listen to these people too) isn't because they have changed, it's actually because the facts have changed and everyone has moved on, yet they have refused to modify their views in order to accommodate reality. All of these people are described as what is now known as 'regressive leftists'. That wasn't so apparent when there were legitimate concerns being spoke about in the media on what the US government was doing.

[Himu]

?

Qualify how Noam Chomsky is regressive left, Leadbelly? What has he said that's nearly on that level?

[Leadbelly]

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Qualify how Noam Chomsky is regressive left, Leadbelly? What has he said that's nearly on that level?

Well, I will say Noam Chomsky isn't anywhere near as bad as someone like Cenk. The problem with Noam though is, he continues to make excuses for Islamists. So for example, I watched an interview he did with Ezra Levant, and when Ezra asked Noam what he thought the reason a group of men marched into the offices of Charlie Hebdo and gunned down the people inside was, he refused to ackowledge it had anything to do with Islam. He instead talked about them being Algerian(Not sure if that is correct. Something like that) and it was purely political.

[Himu]

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Qualify how Noam Chomsky is regressive left, Leadbelly? What has he said that's nearly on that level?

Well, I will say Noam Chomsky isn't anywhere near as bad as someone like Cenk. The problem with Noam though is, he continues to make excuses for Islamists. So for example, I watched an interview he did with Ezra Levant, and when Ezra asked Noam what he thought the reason a group of men marched into the offices of Charlie Hebdo and gunned down the people inside, he refused to ackowledge it had anything to do with Islam. He instead talked about them being Algerian(Not sure if that is correct. Something like that) and it was purely political.

And that's...all you can think of?

Is this the interview you speak of?

[Leadbelly]

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Qualify how Noam Chomsky is regressive left, Leadbelly? What has he said that's nearly on that level?

Well, I will say Noam Chomsky isn't anywhere near as bad as someone like Cenk. The problem with Noam though is, he continues to make excuses for Islamists. So for example, I watched an interview he did with Ezra Levant, and when Ezra asked Noam what he thought the reason a group of men marched into the offices of Charlie Hebdo and gunned down the people inside, he refused to ackowledge it had anything to do with Islam. He instead talked about them being Algerian(Not sure if that is correct. Something like that) and it was purely political.

And that's...all you can think of?

Is this the interview you speak of?

Yes. That was an example.

[Himu]

I will give the video a look and address it later after I finish the rest of my shopping. But calling Noam Chomsky "regressive left" just doesn't sit well with me. But then again a lot of my politics are shaped by Chomsky, so I might be taking this personal.

[Leadbelly]

I will give the video a look and address it later after I finish the rest of my shopping. But calling Noam Chomsky "regressive left" just does sit well with me. But then again a lot of my politics are shaped by Chomsky, so I might be taking this personal.

Look, I used to listen to Chomsky. As I mentioned. I'm not saying it as a complete hater.

[Himu]

I will give the video a look and address it later after I finish the rest of my shopping. But calling Noam Chomsky "regressive left" just does sit well with me. But then again a lot of my politics are shaped by Chomsky, so I might be taking this personal.

Look, I used to listen to Chomsky. As I mentioned. I'm not saying it as a complete hater.

Understood.  I simply do not understand the logic in placing Cenk, Greenwald, and Chomsky in the same pile. Cenk and Chomksy are like water and oil despite both being left.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

       Yep. It was inevitable. The internet is a negative place and GAF was a super negative place. There was a bit of a honeymoon phase here were people were more positive and nicer to each other, but it’s pretty much just GAF with a new name and no mods so of course the tone would go back to the same quickly since it’s the same vocal posters for the most part.

It just is what it is. I’m thinking hard about quitting this and all social aspects of the internet. At a minimum I’m going to resolve to not look at any forums, comments, social media etc. for January and go from there.

Era is breaking people

These people are already broken.  It takes a special kind of broken person to think that NeoGAF was a place worth posting, saw RejectEra, and thought "this place should be even more oppressive.  I need to sign up right now!"

[Himu]

That said, the left does have a predisposition to not levy any meaningful criticism towards Islam, but it's completely earned given what many say about the religion. Criticizing Islam is dangerous in the sense that it makes it easy for people to misinterpret it as criticizing Muslims at large, which is largely tied to modern xenophobia, racism, and other kinds of hateful rhetoric. So I understand the aversion. It definitely requires skirting a delicate line.

[etiolate]

Noam's problem is he inverted American exceptionalism. Instead of America being exempt from the rules, America is the only one that has to live up to standards. There is no longform view of history and no accountability for other nations and people.

He is also a starting point for a lot of regressives, but I recall that he's denounced their cultish manner and censorious ways. I wouldn't throw him in with that group, but the myopic view of only America does wrong sort of sets up young college kids for their own myopic view of the world.

[Himu]

Olivia please shame my kinks: men with muscles, big black dick, cum.