River Of Slime |OT| Mission: Impossible

[VomKriege]

I also like this part :

This isnt someone "plucked out of a remote village and put into the spotlight" kinda person who is only going off his personal experiences.

As if ERA would stop at such details. Didn't they get pretty pissed at that 13 years old Youtuber ?

[james]

Almost 10 pages today.

wtf guys.

Another pedo scandal I presume?

[VomKriege]

more like Dalai Lamer amirite?

Dalaï Lamer... Daily Gamer ?

[Bananas]

Decide to check GAF to see how they were reacting to T_D quarantine...

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/george-soros-funds-anti-west-organizations.1489012/

Really, really weird that a known Nazi collaborator would fund the destruction of Europe out of the goodness of his heart, Soros has more insidious motives and we all know it's the mongrelization of the West.

Never change. 

[VomKriege]

GAF was mongrelized by morons alright.

Oh and love the debate about the origin of Socialism.

[VomKriege]

You do know that globalism is evil right? He spends billions pushing it.

Which of [Soros] think tanks do you work for?

[BisMarckie]

Red Star huh?

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Imagine trying to defend a POC woman from being torn down, by tearing her achievements down.

Framing a lazy attack as "true" when said attack is factually false. She is, factually, not a cop.

Where's her badge?

someone should tell this person about DAs and badges.

[stufte]

lol of course the Dalai fuckin' Lama is cancelled by the raisin brains.

[VomKriege]

Imagine trying to defend a POC woman from being torn down, by tearing her achievements down.

Framing a lazy attack as "true" when said attack is factually false. She is, factually, not a cop.

Where's her badge?

someone should tell this person about DAs and badges.

Yes! She helped put murderers rapists and child molesters in jail how fucking dare she!

[Tripon]

Imagine trying to defend a POC woman from being torn down, by tearing her achievements down.

Framing a lazy attack as "true" when said attack is factually false. She is, factually, not a cop.

Where's her badge?

someone should tell this person about DAs and badges.

I mean, the poster is right, she's not a cop. She was the boss of the cops.

[VomKriege]

I love Bernie but he really needs to mix it up once in a while. Even though he's right on most things his broken record optics will work against him long term.

[HaughtyFrank]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

[stufte]

I love Bernie but he really needs to mix it up once in a while. Even though he's right on most things his broken record optics will work against him long term.

lol what does that even mean? That he's consistent? And that's bad? 

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-dot-why-did-netflix-erase-the-queerness-of-%E2%80%98evangelion%E2%80%99-spoilers.126206/

[VomKriege]

I love Bernie but he really needs to mix it up once in a while. Even though he's right on most things his broken record optics will work against him long term.

lol what does that even mean? That he's consistent? And that's bad? 

I guess it means he's one note. I'm more amused by the oxymoron.
"I went to an anime conventions and let me tell you : yikes at the body odor optics in there."

[VomKriege]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-dot-why-did-netflix-erase-the-queerness-of-%E2%80%98evangelion%E2%80%99-spoilers.126206/

TFW you built all of your elaborate canon fanwank and lectures about the "true meaning" of Evangelion on a possibly inaccurate translation.

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[Boredfrom]

Let’s bitch about sexualizing fictional minors... in a show that sexualizes fictional minors and sells merchandise of it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-dot-why-did-netflix-erase-the-queerness-of-‘evangelion’-spoilers.126206/page-2

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-dot-why-did-netflix-erase-the-queerness-of-‘evangelion’-spoilers.126206/#post-22311936

 

“The translator has a story of defending sexualization of fictional minors, he shouldn’t work in a iconic show where they sell figures of 14 years old in skin tight suits”.

[james]

Check out this guys profile

https://twitter.com/AZ_Pendragran/status/1144670707072327681


A gamer first and foremost

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-dot-why-did-netflix-erase-the-queerness-of-%E2%80%98evangelion%E2%80%99-spoilers.126206/

It's a single word and they try to go for some ad hominem attacks that are completely unrelated to translation 

[VomKriege]

The straight washing is so disappointing.

This is very much a mountain out of a molehill situation.

Easily the most heinous thing Kirblar ever said on ERA.

I honestly think some people are just reading the scripts, and not actually watching the scenes, because to call what happens on screen leading up to this line "straight washing" is laughable

Era mods be like at that dismissing and downplaying.

I don't want to go to bat for any translation because it's not an easy job and bad ones certainly exist (and sadly what can you do when the original creator is explicitly demanding it be exceedingly literal ?) but I chuckle at ERA pontificating on and on about lazy devs translators.

[Nuitangg]

Another Gamer   

[railGUN]

Looking at GAF, especially the political forum, there is 0% chance that Malka doesn't realize what his forum has turned into. The cognitive dissonance he must have, to wake up every morning and log into his site must be off the charts.

I guess I get it - when you have no real talent, skills, or education, and you go from making serious bank, to basically making nothing, overnight, desperate times call for desperate measures and all that.

But jesus christ, if you would have told me a couple years ago what GAF would look like today, there's no chance I would have believed it. It's actually a decent place to lurk now, just because the user base is so fucking loony. 

[Leadbelly]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not want to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly something that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Either way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

[Boredfrom]

Are seriously trying to get a translator fired because questionable translation or is just another proxy culture war shitstorm?

“Let’s fight censorship by complaining that the guy didn’t like censorship”.

[Boredfrom]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not like to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly some that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

 

You want a complex discussion but omits how Europe were already in this set of thinking way before you getting panicked by refugees.

[VomKriege]

It became a bit of common myth that deliberately pandering to the "alt right" is good Internet business and that all the Internet Creators you don't like have secretly and explicitly signed that pact with the Devil but NeoGAF seems like a massive counterargument to that.

Board is moving lazily with a bunch of topics barely breaking 100 or 50 responses on the first page of each main forum and the same ten batshit insane regulars popping everywhere; and the guarantee that even if ERA does implode too quite a lot of people will refuse to come back.

Much more freedom to tone tho, I guess.

[Leadbelly]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not like to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly some that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

 

You want a complex discussion but omits how Europe were already in this set of thinking way before you getting panicked by refugees.

I didn't say I wanted a complex discussion about it. :p

It was a comment about how simplistically this person sees the issue. As if everything boils down to skin colour.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-daily-dot-why-did-netflix-erase-the-queerness-of-%E2%80%98evangelion%E2%80%99-spoilers.126206/

It's a single word and they try to go for some ad hominem attacks that are completely unrelated to translation 

thats the resetterah way

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not want to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly something that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

One of the most powerful criticisms of using solely a colonial lens as critique is the idea that the things colonisation happened to bring with it - eg as you mention elightenment values - are therefore automatically bad because they were introduced by colonisers, and that the cultural exchange was solely negative, in that things were taken but nothing of value was given in return.

[Leadbelly]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not want to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly something that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

One of the most powerful criticisms of using solely a colonial lens as critique is the idea that the things colonisation happened to bring with it - eg as you mention elightenment values - are therefore automatically bad because they were introduced by colonisers, and that the cultural exchange was solely negative, in that things were taken but nothing of value was given in return.

Yeah. That is certainly happening. Funny enough, some of the people who critiqued Steven Pinker's book, Enligtenment Now made that argument. Colonialism and slavery was always brought up as if like the Enlightenment was the direct cause of it. Steven Pinker basically rebutted their arguments by saying that slavery and imperialism existed before the Enlightenment, and it was actually during the Enlightenment when arguments to end slavery were first voiced. Imperialism and slavery were going on for thousands of years.

[benjipwns]

It became a bit of common myth that deliberately pandering to the "alt right" is good Internet business and that all the Internet Creators you don't like have secretly and explicitly signed that pact with the Devil but NeoGAF seems like a massive counterargument to that.

Board is moving lazily with a bunch of topics barely breaking 100 or 50 responses on the first page of each main forum and the same ten batshit insane regulars popping everywhere; and the guarantee that even if ERA does implode too quite a lot of people will refuse to come back.

boy you're going to look silly when that BIG CONSERVATIVE MONEY starts rolling in and Evilore is appointed to Trump's second term National Security Council

[Boredfrom]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not want to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly something that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

One of the most powerful criticisms of using solely a colonial lens as critique is the idea that the things colonisation happened to bring with it - eg as you mention elightenment values - are therefore automatically bad because they were introduced by colonisers, and that the cultural exchange was solely negative, in that things were taken but nothing of value was given in return.

I think the main concern was that the value returned was perceived as way low as what it was taken. Being a second class citizen is not exactly fun...

[NekoFever]

Looking at GAF, especially the political forum, there is 0% chance that Malka doesn't realize what his forum has turned into. The cognitive dissonance he must have, to wake up every morning and log into his site must be off the charts.

I guess I get it - when you have no real talent, skills, or education, and you go from making serious bank, to basically making nothing, overnight, desperate times call for desperate measures and all that.

But jesus christ, if you would have told me a couple years ago what GAF would look like today, there's no chance I would have believed it. It's actually a decent place to lurk now, just because the user base is so fucking loony. 

His thread about the site’s growth rate the other day was just sad.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not want to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly something that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

One of the most powerful criticisms of using solely a colonial lens as critique is the idea that the things colonisation happened to bring with it - eg as you mention elightenment values - are therefore automatically bad because they were introduced by colonisers, and that the cultural exchange was solely negative, in that things were taken but nothing of value was given in return.

I think the main concern was that the value returned was perceived as way low as what it was taken. Being a second class citizen is not exactly fun...

Sure, ultimately it was a land grab to enrich the colonising powers, and I don't think you would find many (if any) reputable academics that would claim otherwise.
But even with all of the generosity cultural relativism allows, its hard to argue that all cultural eradication is automatically bad, because you're then defending things like cannibalism, child sacrifice, ritualistic mutilation as being just as culturally valid as western values.

[VomKriege]

Something that bugs me about the overall plot of Resident Evil.

Look, Chris and Jill are meant to be together, and Chris is stronger than Leon. He also punched a big boulder in a volcanic area

Rather than doing a lame drive by post, could you at least read the thread, please.

Also, I screenshotted your original reply if you decide to get cute and edit.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/something-that-bugs-me-about-the-overall-plot-of-resident-evil.119920/#post-21267554

[Tasty]

Leon is WAY better than Chris and anyone who disagrees is a harmful deviant and should be purged.

[Tasty]

[Tasty]

Not just his looks either. Leon's personality is way better.

Fuck Chris.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Marry Leon

Kill Jill

[close]

[benjipwns]

It's a Metroidvania, what should you really expect plot wise?

[VomKriege]

Leon is WAY better than Chris and anyone who disagrees is a harmful deviant and should be purged.

Is he stronger though ?

[benjipwns]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Kill Jill

[close]

lol you're going to look foolish when you need to get into a locked door without a key

[D3RANG3D]

Speaking of Golden Girls its up on Hulu.

[clothedmacuser]

Looking at GAF, especially the political forum, there is 0% chance that Malka doesn't realize what his forum has turned into. The cognitive dissonance he must have, to wake up every morning and log into his site must be off the charts.

I guess I get it - when you have no real talent, skills, or education, and you go from making serious bank, to basically making nothing, overnight, desperate times call for desperate measures and all that.

But jesus christ, if you would have told me a couple years ago what GAF would look like today, there's no chance I would have believed it. It's actually a decent place to lurk now, just because the user base is so fucking loony. 

It's a classic tale.

It reminds me of the Errol Morris docu about the guy who improved electric chairs and other devices to commit state executions.  He was appreciated but then he fell in with nazis because he doubted the use of gassing in the Holocaust.  He became a darling of the nazis and shunned by everyone else.  Given the choice between being celebrate by racists or scorned by normies he chose to be a star in Hell instead of a slave in heaven.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Death:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Fred_A._Leuchter,_Jr.

[thisismyusername]

Leon is WAY better than Chris and anyone who disagrees is a harmful deviant and should be purged.

Jill > Ada >>>> Claire > Rebecca
Leon > Barry >>> Chris

Wesker > All your favorite villians

Don't @ me, because you'd be wrong. This is undisputable rankings.

[Don Rumata]

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https://www.nexusmods.com/residentevil22019/mods/45
 
 

Chris = top.
Leon = bottom.
No need to choose.

[Boredfrom]

Looking at GAF, especially the political forum, there is 0% chance that Malka doesn't realize what his forum has turned into. The cognitive dissonance he must have, to wake up every morning and log into his site must be off the charts.

I guess I get it - when you have no real talent, skills, or education, and you go from making serious bank, to basically making nothing, overnight, desperate times call for desperate measures and all that.

But jesus christ, if you would have told me a couple years ago what GAF would look like today, there's no chance I would have believed it. It's actually a decent place to lurk now, just because the user base is so fucking loony. 

It's a classic tale.

It reminds me of the Errol Morris docu about the guy who improved electric chairs and other devices to commit state executions.  He was appreciated but then he fell in with nazis because he doubted the use of gassing in the Holocaust.  He became a darling of the nazis and shunned by everyone else.  Given the choice between being celebrate by racists or scorned by normies he chose to be a star in Hell instead of a slave in heaven.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Death:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Fred_A._Leuchter,_Jr.

In that Wikipedia article, the quotes from Morris truly sounds like the guy was proto Trump (being hyper unqualified and bumbling his way to the top by saying stupid stuff).

[Tasty]

Leon is WAY better than Chris and anyone who disagrees is a harmful deviant and should be purged.

Jill > Ada >>>> Claire > Rebecca
Leon > Barry >>> Chris

Wesker > All your favorite villians

Don't @ me, because you'd be wrong. This is undisputable rankings.

This.... I fucks with this.

[benjipwns]

Mentioned in that article and an even better example is David Irving:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_v_Penguin_Books_Ltd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Irving

[Boredfrom]

Yes, Europe will have more and more Muslims cause Europeans don't want to have kids.

So what? Like, who cares. We don't own any fragment of this Earth. It's not ours. People can live wherever they want. Why so many people are afraid of "loosing the majority of white people in some area". I mean - racism of course, but still it's hard to grasp.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bbc-had-a-recent-interview-with-dalai-lama-and-while-it-had-good-moments-it-was-terrible-at-the-same-time.126188/post-22309155

When he puts it this way, colonialism wasn't so bad after all

It's not just that. He only sees the most basic superficial element of a Europe that is majority Muslim: skin colour. Identity politics has brought with it this weird racialised thinking. As he mentions himself, it is hard to grasp why people would be concerned by a huge change in demographics other than skin colour. That's probably because of how simplistic he sees the world. In other words, white people bad, people of colour marginalised and oppressed.

However, surely it would be the culture that a number of people would be more concerned about? It is the more significant thing. When you consider the history of Western culture, from the reformations, the Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, there are a set of values we might not want to lose. Ideas like free speech and democracy. Maybe if Europe became majority Muslim the set of values in Europe would be different? And maybe to some people that is a concern. Certainly something that should be seriously discussed instead of outright dismissed as merely racism. Etheir way, it is a far more complex matter than simply superficial aspects like skin colour.

One of the most powerful criticisms of using solely a colonial lens as critique is the idea that the things colonisation happened to bring with it - eg as you mention elightenment values - are therefore automatically bad because they were introduced by colonisers, and that the cultural exchange was solely negative, in that things were taken but nothing of value was given in return.

I think the main concern was that the value returned was perceived as way low as what it was taken. Being a second class citizen is not exactly fun...

Sure, ultimately it was a land grab to enrich the colonising powers, and I don't think you would find many (if any) reputable academics that would claim otherwise.
But even with all of the generosity cultural relativism allows, its hard to argue that all cultural eradication is automatically bad, because you're then defending things like cannibalism, child sacrifice, ritualistic mutilation as being just as culturally valid as western values.

It was not exactly just land grab. It was outright genocide in some cases.

[daemon]

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Can't punch boulders/10

[VomKriege]

Well it was a lot of accidental (or incidental) genocide most of the time.


I'm not saying this to whitewash it. It's a pretty far down into the barrel bottom even if a step above eradicating targeted populations as an end rather than a mean.

[benjipwns]

we should talk about that time France tried to take over Mexico

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

It was not exactly just land grab. It was outright genocide in some cases.

Sure, there are a whole bunch of mesoamerican cultures that were completely wiped out, and as a result we know almost nothing about today - so in a lot of cases there's no incontrovertible proof or historical records from descendants of those cultures that they practiced things like child sacrifice, or enslaved conquered enemies in order to eat them.
There's just things like finding a bunch of child corpses that have been dismembered at what are believed to be holy sites.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

So have Ree come to the realization that the culture they partake in on a daily basis are to blame for the death of Etika? Think any lessons were learned?

Thought this article summed things up pretty well.

https://www.dexerto.com/general/richard-lewis-how-the-internet-failed-etika-755586

I didn’t know Desmond and barely followed his work, only really watching from afar the last year. There will be better people to pay tribute to his life than me. That isn’t what this is. Nor is it an attempt to turn his tragic death into a happening, to make this all about me like so many others have, to treat it like an event and proudly declare 'I was there' while checking the mirror to see if my crocodile tears have dried up.

Kyuuji didn't learn shit, at least.

e:
also

Posting the suicide hotline and saying how much you’ll miss him will not absolve you.

is almost verbatim the era staff response (that and locking down any questioning of how they handled it or any criticism as to the culture they foster)

[Boredfrom]

It was not exactly just land grab. It was outright genocide in some cases.

Sure, there are a whole bunch of mesoamerican cultures that were completely wiped out, and as a result we know almost nothing about today - so in a lot of cases there's no incontrovertible proof or historical records from descendants of those cultures that they practiced things like child sacrifice, or enslaved conquered enemies in order to eat them.
There's just things like finding a bunch of child corpses that have been dismembered at what are believed to be holy sites.

And is still kind of impossible to be sure if they were indeed child sacrifices because the is almost zero documentation from this cultures and the ones we have is from biased colonized sources that half assed it or misrepresented.

Compared with this, European nations have well documented legacy at the opposite of “almost nothing” in some colonies. But people need to be grateful because Europeans told them that “we are sure you were savages that killed children. Take our word for it. Now give me your gold. Also, don’t worry, you don’t need to go school like our children or having the same rights”.

It was not exactly just land grab. It was outright genocide in some cases.

why do you waste time your time with gringos

I don’t exactly disagree that much with him (I prefer not having human sacrifices in general), and I always liked Anglo-sphere pop culture and mass media overall than anything here. I just don’t feel it was a equivalent exchange and that line of thinking of “we gave them civilization” pretty self serving and it was pretty incidental.

Like VomKriege said, the genocide was pretty “incidental” but boy Europeans really tried to justify it and not feel that guilty about it.

[Kara]

Colonialism killed a lot of people, but some of those people were backward so it's impossible to say if it was bad or not.

[Tripon]

Colonialism killed a lot of people, but some of those people were backward so it's impossible to say if it was bad or not.

Alcohol is the perfect colonizer. https://www.jofsr.org/index.php/path/article/view/226

[ResetBanBot]

So have Ree come to the realization that the culture they partake in on a daily basis are to blame for the death of Etika? Think any lessons were learned?

Thought this article summed things up pretty well.

https://www.dexerto.com/general/richard-lewis-how-the-internet-failed-etika-755586

Richard Lewis is a GamerGate sympathizer and ResetEra should have no issues ignoring him due to his guilt via association (as if they needed a reason).

[Mr Gilhaney]

Richard Lewis is also fucking a trannny though. So hey, maybe they will listen.