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BettyB0op08 posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

"Funnily" enough, Japan has a big problem with older men perving on underage girls with some shops even using younger girls to draw in that sort of crowd. It's almost like there's a connection between normalizing pedophilia and an increase in sexual assaults on underage people.

The US has a far bigger child molestation rate and general child abuse rate and far more child/teen pregnancies (one of the major reasons why underage sex is discouraged).

And Japan has cafes where underage girls in sailor scout uniforms are forced to allow middle-aged men to lay their heads on their laps, and never have the right to complain.

Basically, if you're comparing crime rates, you have to remember that in places where pedophilia is more normalized, you're likely to see lower crime rates because it's rarely charged as a crime.

Allow me to illustrate it for you.

In Molestland, people get molested 900 times, but because it's legal in molestland, nobody gets arrested, so the crime statistic for molestation cases is 0.

In Nomolestland, people get molested 90 times, and of those 90, 80 get charged for molestation, arrested, and incarcerated. The crime statistic for molestation cases is 80.

So which has more molestation? Molestland with 0 people charged for molesting, or Nomolestland with 80 people charged for molesting?
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Can everyone recognize that Marco Rubio is actually doing shit that Democrats couldn't get done when they were in power... Just introduced a gun violence restraining order bill (something I linked to a few topics back).

Is it gonna pass? If not, thats not doing shit.

Though sure, Dems didnt really do anything on the issue either

Dems didn't really do anything on the issue because of the silly Republican obstruction from 2010 on

Funny to note how Seph leaves that out of his post and just says it was something the Dems "couldn't get done"

Especially considering that was the primary reason Republicans did so much stonewalling - so they could claim Obama was a do-nothing president and ensure that he would only get one term.

It was literally something they planned, out loud, and people still bought into it.

In an age where information is freely available, people still choose convenient ignorance.
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So basically, Trump is the guy that makes his loyal fanbase sacrifice values they would previously died for just because they don't want to be proven wrong about him being the "best President ever".

Sounds about right.
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Yes, because I've learned long ago that the more energy you waste on people who aren't worth it, the worse off you are.

That and anyone who creates a dozen alts I feel less qualms about ignoring.

That being said, it's not just because I disagree with his politics - it takes a lot more than that. You have to be an actively nasty or obnoxious person for me to put on my blocklist (unfortunately, any internet forum has that in spades) and you also have to be pretty unreasonable.
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLedMsLRFub4NsBnr-MDw5gIbUeVKz_

If you can't be bothered to sit through all fourteen movies, MarzGurl reviews them all pretty well here.

Including the TV series and most of the video games (minus the "activity center" stuff)

Yes.

There was a tv series, too.

A, thankfully, short-lived one.
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Forceful_Dragon posted...

Let me make sure I don't have this reversed...

They are siding with the loan collectors? And not the people crippled by student debt which (correct me if i'm wrong) is still the nastiest and most lingering form of debt?

Peace___Frog posted...

Correct. Some states are trying to protect consumers from loan sharks that prey on unsuspecting students trying to navigate through the collegiate financial system. The administration wants to neuter that endeavor in order to reward predatory behavior.

So, what was that bullshit about the Republicans saying poor people should just go to college with money they don't have to get job skills for the sole purpose of making more than minimum wage?

At this point, Republicanism is literally a pyramid scheme.
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Forceful_Dragon posted...

metroid composite posted...

I mean, a lot of these you could easily just not care that much about mid level staff.

metroid composite posted...

But you have to be paying attention to a lot of these individual stories to notice the larger pattern there, and none of these stories individually are stories you're likely to read in detail if you happen to already like Trump).

Yes, you could conceivably ignore one of the situations if you were to look at it in a vacuum. But we don't live in a vacuum, and they have all received a substantial amount of coverage including coverage that covers them as a group and as an existing pattern.

Because any news that conservatives don't like gets dismissed as "fake news", and Fox News does its damndest to make it all look like a witch hunt.
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redrocket_pub posted...

a 80000 page book

Reminder that there is a monologue in this book that is literally the length of an average Shakespearean play.

That killed the small glimmer of curiosity I had about the book.
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What does Russia have to gain from restarting the war between North and South Korea?
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Just to make sure I understand this correctly... who was it that oversaw the information being redacted?
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I will love it when this meme dies.
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SantaRPidgey posted...

Though progressiveness and divirsity aren't counter to actual conservative philosophies, though perhaps they are to Republican ones.

Very good point, though I will say that Gene Roddenberry definitely had some pretty extreme ideas about what his ideal utopia entailed (such as the complete elimination of all religion or spiritual beliefs, which thankfully later series toned down)

He was a massive jerk anyways, though.

NFUN posted...

I mean, it could come from somebody watching loli anime which, while depraved and sickening in nearly every manner, isn't the same as pedophilia

Pedophilia is the attraction to those that are underage - fiction or not.
While watching loli anime isn't necessarily an indication of pedophilia, it can still be a red flag. Though its mere existence is disturbing, especially when it goes... "fanservicey".

"Funnily" enough, Japan has a big problem with older men perving on underage girls with some shops even using younger girls to draw in that sort of crowd. It's almost like there's a connection between normalizing pedophilia and an increase in sexual assaults on underage people.
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SantaRPidgey posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

If that's true then 99% of Randians completely missed the point because they refuse to take responsibility for their actions and think being a douchebag is self-actualization

Yeah at first reading atlas shrugged was bizarre since her villians in that story are clearly based on the type of people who worship her today.

You mean like how people look at Star Trek, a series that's been pushing the envelope on progressiveness and runs counter to conservative philosophies, and go "Hmm, yes, clearly the heroes are Republicans and their enemies are lieberal feminasty demoncrats."?

Or am I giving Rand *way* too much credit with this comparison?
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iiicon posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

That's strange considering Tales games usually support empathy

hrm i dunno about that

-snip-

I did say "usually".

Though without further context for the scene, it still looks like it has more empathy than the entirety of Ayn Rand's works put together.
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BowserCuffs posted...

An orphan tries to find his father's legacy

The answer to this one was Titan AE
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EmoCombeeDancin posted...

"Do things for yourself first, take responsibility for your actions and hold those around you accountable to do the same, only then can you and those around you truly reach self-actualization."

If that's true then 99% of Randians completely missed the point because they refuse to take responsibility for their actions and think being a douchebag is self-actualization.

As for me, I will judge Rand's books by the results, which is, as I said, a community of people who believe that sociopathy is the ideal state of human being.

And also her hypocrisy, being that she dehumanized people who have to rely on welfare while she, herself, had to rely on welfare.
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The worst part is, they could actually execute this really well and I'd still hate it because I'm opposed to the basic concept.

But judging by the trailer, I don't think they'll execute this really well.
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That's strange considering Tales games usually support empathy where Ayn Rand is directly responsible for the wave of people who treat sociopathy as a philosophy to pursue.
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Pokewars posted...

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Jakyl25 posted...

Simpsons is still a great show

Fight me

Any political background can come together and agree this is an atrocious opinion.

Not really - I can disagree with his opinion without considering it atrocious - he is entitled to enjoy something I don't like, after all.

I'm not calling for him being arrested for having awful opinions. You can still say they suck immensely.

I wasn't saying you were. I was addressing exactly the latter statement.

I don't have to think his opinion sucks to disagree with it.

You'd be happier if you abandoned the notion that you have to bash people for having opinions you disagree with.
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kevwaffles posted...

Majora's Mask

(that's a description)

The Mask
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Pokewars posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

Simpsons is still a great show

Fight me

Any political background can come together and agree this is an atrocious opinion.

Not really - I can disagree with his opinion without considering it atrocious - he is entitled to enjoy something I don't like, after all.
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Punnyz posted...

Which one was the one with Chomper or whatever

the baby T rex

that was the last one I saw

The second one.

Though he appeared in a future movie having grown up enough to speak.
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turbopuns2 posted...

turbopuns2 posted...

Some orphans find what they're looking for

Only a couple of them are orphans though. The rest have at least one parent.
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davidponte posted...

I only watched the first one and I remember it being extremely depressing as a young child.

I really got into these as a kid, actually.

The first one is definitely super depressing.

The second one is, while the beginning of the "let's just churn out movies left and right because kids love dinosaurs and will eat it up" era, actually one of my favorite movies as a kid. I think I legitimately watched it more than the first one. That being said, it was also nice to see characters who had been through so much have a chance to be happy, even if they did immediately start getting into more and more danger.

After so many movies, I ended up just watching them whenever they showed up on TV, which wasn't hard because they aired frequently.

Honestly, people rightfully harp on the movies for being cranked out so frequently, but when you're a kid with low standards (which is most kids, and that's as it should be) it's honestly pretty great.
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Actually, I don't think we can even claim they rebooted Reboot anymore.

It looks like this could easily take place after the original show, since the villain claims he brought Megabyte back, and the totally-not-Sara-from-Toonami chick says that "humans are Guardians now" or something like that.

If that's the case, it's a TRIPLE waste - we were even denied a good pun.
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The worst part about this... is that it could actually be an amazing adaptation of a completely different series, with this concept.

Code Lyoko anyone?

This is a double-waste.
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It's gonna be so hilarious to see Gamergaters turn their backs on their ethics just because they'd have to admit they were wrong about Trump and that would be the absolute worst possible thing.

Of course, I'm hoping plenty of them realize just how brainwashed the movement made them and how much cognitive dissonance they have to subscribe to now, and hop off of it before it crashes a second/third time.
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BowserCuffs posted...

Well since no one guessed mine, I'll just go ahead and replace it.

It's based on a book series but it's awful. Imagine, if you would, an animated movie based off of Lord of the Rings, without Aragorn, Frodo wields Narsil, is a jackass, and jumps at the first chance of adventure, and Saruman displaces Sauron as the main antagonist. Also, it's called "The Twin Towers" but the plotline takes place almost entirely within Fellowship of the Ring. Also, the One Ring doesn't exist. That is how bad this movie is.

Since we're on the last page (at least for people who are using the 50 posts per page deal) The answer to this one is Disney's Black Cauldron.

New one:
An orphan tries to find his father's legacy
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foolm0r0n posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

Honestly, I want a story arc where the Z-Fighters are off doing something else and Chi Chi and Videl get a chance to remind everyone that they're still far better fighters than most humans are.

Steven Universe did this and it was awesome

It sure was
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INCEPTlON posted...

Enjoyed her during DBZ. But then she got Chi Chified.

To be fair, Chi Chi occasionally reminds us that she used to be a fighter who ranked pretty high in a martial arts tournament for the sole purpose of forcing Goku to fulfill his accidental promise to marry her.

Honestly, I want a story arc where the Z-Fighters are off doing something else and Chi Chi and Videl get a chance to remind everyone that they're still far better fighters than most humans are.
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