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Topic | The rising of the bookworm is the best isekai so far |
Esrac 01/03/20 9:12:35 PM #36 | Man. I think there might be too many isekai animes. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 9:59:29 PM #77 | coolboy11 posted... the US has a very large population and more than enough voluntary enlistees to render a draft not needed at the moment, what in the world would be the point? Practically speaking, in my ideal implementation, a sort of nationalized job training program that the state gets something out of too. Service members can learn valuable job skills in various fields. IT, aviation mechanics, nuclear engineering, cybersecurity, policing, electrical engineering, foreign language translation, paralegal work, etc. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 6:21:46 PM #69 | kinetika_ posted... Yes, and at 33, I wish I could find the time to at least get into the National Guard. Coast Guard would be nice, but that's probably an unrealistic dream for me. I believe 35 is the cut off to join any service, so I need to work hard this year to get my shit together that way I can get in. I think it was raised to 39 last year. hockeybub89 posted... You sort out the "whiners and degenerates" and do... what with them Nah. As someone who spent years working jobs before enlisting, I'd say the Navy is much better than a lot of other jobs out there. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 5:40:16 PM #62 | smoliske posted... are you surprised? probably one of the most edgiest most unpatriotic users on here He literally said "why am I not surprised". |
Topic | Instead of prison why don't we send criminals to military style boot camps |
Esrac 01/01/20 4:39:21 PM #30 | REMercsChamp posted... A lot of these people don't mind laying around in a cage all day What do you think boot camp is like, dude? |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 4:38:07 PM #58 | hockeybub89 posted... "Big government is bad" I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not someone who says big government is bad. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 12:42:02 PM #40 | Southernfatman posted... I have to wonder how many who want this been in the military themselves and I also wonder if they somehow miss the age requirements as well. I usually see non veterans and/or older folks call for this sort of thing cause they know they won't be the ones forced into service, which is a horrible and fascist idea in the first place. I'm in the Navy now and I like the idea of mandatory service for a few years after highschool. I think it can ingrain good habits and standards. It can also provide a good foundation on job skills for the private sector, depending on your rate. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 12:07:43 PM #27 | smoliske posted... the vast majority of troops qualify with a weapon once in boot camp and never handle again unless they deploy to a war zone I don't know about the other branches, but it the Navy weapons handling was pretty minimal. It was mostly turn-over procedure for the M9 and then 2 days worth of shooting range. Only one of those days involved actually using a live ammo handgun. |
Topic | 1st female LCS player Maria "Remilia" Creveling dies at 24 |
Esrac 01/01/20 12:04:45 PM #18 | Middle hope posted... So it was a botched surgery? That seems to be the case. Left her with scarred vocal cords and persistent pain. |
Topic | 1st female LCS player Maria "Remilia" Creveling dies at 24 |
Esrac 01/01/20 12:04:30 PM #17 | NinjaBreakfast posted... do you not find this post ghoulish in the extreme /shrug I don't know. They asked about the cause of death and I provided what I knew. |
Topic | Moral Dilemma: You're a soldier and you're ordered to kill unarmed civilians. |
Esrac 01/01/20 11:13:14 AM #40 | tremain07 posted... As a reminder refusal to follow orders in a countries military is grounds for treason which carries the sentence of death, life in military prison and other unpleasant shit, so would a non politically connected or wealthy solider get away with refusing orders like that? Absolutely not, therefore the order is basically kill these people or we kill you/ruin your life so badly you wish you were dead which means self preservation kicks in and it's either you or them and most likely you have things to live for so you'd choose you. Then comes the justifications "They hate us anyway", "They probably deserved it", "I had no choice" and as you pointed out "just following orders" No. Refusing to follow an order isn't grounds for treason. It's a violation of the UCMJ, but that only protects lawful orders. An order to murder unarmed civilians would be an unlawful order and you aren't obliged to follow unlawful orders. That said, CYA. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 11:04:36 AM #20 | Hexenherz posted... They'd probably do it by quota reseting at the fiscal year, and I imagine the Air Force would fill the fudge up fast. Not without more funding. Hell, the Navy seems to be having trouble funding some of its beneficial programs as it is. Meaning things like TA. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 10:53:07 AM #17 | MrKapowski posted... I'd lean towards yes. But non combat. Just something to teach them about respect, discipline, etc Most military positions don't involve direct combat, but I don't think you could guarantee they never see any kind of combat. It would also vary by which branch they join. Speaking of which, I wonder how a mandatory service program would work. Would people select which branch they want to serve in or would they be assigned by lottery/need? |
Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: The results |
Esrac 01/01/20 10:49:55 AM #5 | Just wish I could have given something this year. Bad timing for me financially, I'm afraid. |
Topic | My cat woke me up at 3am.... by slicing my nipple |
Esrac 01/01/20 10:48:06 AM #8 | Well, cats are assholes and useless pets. |
Topic | Would youth in the US would be better if there was forced military service? |
Esrac 01/01/20 10:47:17 AM #12 | REMercsChamp posted... I'd say youth who get into crime should have to be reformed via some sort of military service While I'm generally in favor of some mandatory military service, the military generally tries to weed out people with notable criminal histories. It isn't there to reform criminals. hockeybub89 posted... No, the military can fuck off /eyeroll |
Topic | Third Kevin Spacey accuser found dead. |
Esrac 12/31/19 6:54:12 PM #35 | solosnake posted... dude, wtf? Okay. Considering the context, this is pretty hilarious. I kinda hope Kevin Spacey is a real Lex Luthor-esque villain. |
Topic | The perfect crime: scientific fraud in America |
Esrac 12/31/19 6:49:57 PM #15 | Loud_Pipes posted... That is legitimately terrifying Yeah. And it validates every climate denialist who accuses scientists of fraud for their climate studies. The video specifically says that universities "try to make the numbers work", which I take to mean they try to get the statistics to fit the conclusions they want them to |
Topic | The perfect crime: scientific fraud in America |
Esrac 12/31/19 6:44:10 PM #12 | Ok. Tl;dw. Someone started questioning where a professor got the numbers for several big studies. The studies cited a massive survey with a high response rate. They started questioning the professor on that survey data, but he kept dodging the question. Eventually they filed a formal complaint with the university, but the university squashed it by making sure it never got past the inquiry phase. Broke their own rules regarding unbiased panels by staffing the majority of the panel with the fraudster doctor's co-authors. Talks about universities in general covering up for bad studies to avoid bad publicity and because big studies make them look good and get them a lot of money. Edit: Oh. And the cited study supposedly came from an institute that had been defunct for several years. Basically, they seem to have invented a study to make up numbers for their studies. |
Topic | The perfect crime: scientific fraud in America |
Esrac 12/31/19 6:12:22 PM #9 | Is it about hard sciences or soft, social sciences? Or both? Because I thought it was pretty clear that questionable studies get published because academics like what they say. Fuck it, I'll just watch a bit and see where it goes. |
Topic | #ItsOKToBeWhite trending on Twitter. |
Esrac 12/31/19 5:28:07 PM #123 | Vyrulisse posted... Replacement suggestion then for people? What should they use? "Its alright, to be white." |
Topic | Why is the American right so salty about Greta Thunberg? |
Esrac 12/31/19 5:00:39 PM #81 | I haven't seen a lot of right wingers who are angry about her. They mostly just make fun of her. And then left wingers get mad that right wingers are making fun of a teenager. And then right wingers point out when left wingers made fun of teenagers and left wingers pretend that was different. |
Topic | Bloomberg pledges to turn the White House into an open office |
Esrac 12/30/19 9:27:12 PM #25 | Get that yankee white. |
Topic | 1st female LCS player Maria "Remilia" Creveling dies at 24 |
Esrac 12/30/19 6:52:32 PM #9 | Cobra1010 posted... Come on. What's the cause of death? Drug overdose on the medication they've been on due to complications from gender reassignment surgery in Thailand. This is an archived excerpt from her last stream, in which she expresses discontent after a recent interaction with her grandmother. If it was a deliberate suicide, I imagine that may have been the last straw. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxHXqxKJvU&t=0s |
Topic | Pizza Hut has large 3 toppings for $7.99 now? |
Esrac 12/30/19 5:51:51 PM #4 | I know Dominos does too on carry out orders. I think Papa John's is the most expensive national chain. |
Topic | "Hallmark movies are fascist, authoritarian propaganda" |
Esrac 12/30/19 5:51:14 PM #54 | If Hallmark movies are fascist, then I guess fascism isn't so bad after all. |
Topic | Do we all agree From Software is the dev of the decade? |
Esrac 12/30/19 8:07:43 AM #56 | Ic3Bullet posted... I love From to death, but doesn't it say something that all their games feel like variations of the same game? Sure, they found their niche, but isn't it also important for your games to have some diversity? No, not especially. Sometimes it's best to fill your niche and just be really good at that. |
Topic | Do we all agree From Software is the dev of the decade? |
Esrac 12/29/19 6:21:27 PM #26 | I know they probably don't deserve developer of the decade, but I think Capcom deserves the Best Comeback category. They struggled for a while, but really brought the A-game the past couple years. RE7, MHW, DMC5, RE2:R. RE3: R announcement was a good end cap. |
Topic | Lila Kagedan, the first ever female Orthodox Jewish rabbi is pretty cute. |
Esrac 12/29/19 9:37:47 AM #4 | She looks like she'd pushing 50. |
Topic | Who is your favorite Jedi ? Star wars general spolioers |
Esrac 12/29/19 8:54:41 AM #21 | Obi-Wan. |
Topic | Being in Cats has taken Idris Elba out of the running for James Bond |
Esrac 12/28/19 8:13:19 PM #4 | Wonder how they managed to blackmail so many actors to being in that shit show. |
Topic | How do we encourage white people to have children? |
Esrac 12/28/19 7:31:45 PM #14 | I wonder what it is about the first world and the middle/upper class that gets people having fewer kids. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 4:00:59 PM #108 | EffectAndCause posted... ...if theyre afraid of the guy theyre going on the date with doing any of this, they probably shouldnt be going on that date in the first place. Sure, but they're not mind readers. Being cautious doesnt mean they should just never try to date. |
Topic | "Don Imus has died, a victory for nappy headed ho Hos everywhere" |
Esrac 12/28/19 3:57:55 PM #9 | Now he's up in heaven, calling the Angel's nappy headed hoes. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 3:56:11 PM #102 | EffectAndCause posted... Uh, yes, absolutely, because its widely known to be a dealbreaker for many guys in a dating scenario, which this is. Being fair, selfishly wanting to hang on to a romantic partner isn't the only reason. There is also some reason to hesitate because they're afraid of being mocked or ridiculed or even physically accosted. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 3:54:35 PM #101 | hockeybub89 posted... I think he's just saying anyone so worried about even interacting with a trans person by accident is a fucking weirdo. That's being disingenuous and too generous to him. We aren't talking about being worried about interacting with a transperson, we are talking about whether or not they should let you know before you date them. And he said that, if you think they should, then you're basically saying you would want to kill them. He isn't saying it's weird, he explicitly said it's the same mindset as someone who would kill them. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 3:44:25 PM #96 | Anteaterking posted... And things can be bad comparisons, like that one is. Idk why you're trying to claim it's intellectually dishonest to call it out. I followed up on their comparison, I just don't think they represent close enough situations to try to draw conclusions from them. There you go. You don't have to say you'd kill a transperson. You just have to no want to date one and that's the same as being okay with killing them. Truly the most exceptional of takes. RickyTheBAWSE posted... I don't think I've seen bootlicker used as an anti-trans insult, but I'm not going to pretend that everybody makes sense either lol. It's not an anti-trans insult, it's an insult thrown at people who activists want to accuse of sucking up to the people that oppress and abuse them. A communist might use it against a blue collar worker who defends corporate policies and a trans-activist might use it against transwomen who defend JK Rowling. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 3:01:37 PM #85 | RickyTheBAWSE posted... I'm pretty disappointed that these types of comments go ignored by the people who are trying to pick apart every body else's post who don't share their narrative. It's a thing that happens where some trans-activist-minded people resort to "you just want to abuse/kill them". Or, if the the person arguing against them is trans, to harass and abuse them with insults like "bootlicker" and telling them that the people they associate secretly want to kill them. |
Topic | Least favorite movie in the MCU? |
Esrac 12/28/19 2:45:36 PM #31 | Iron Man 2. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 2:39:38 PM #82 | RickyTheBAWSE posted... who said that? Nobody. He's full of shit. |
Topic | Do you like the show Letterkenny? |
Esrac 12/28/19 2:35:45 PM #6 | BuckVanHammer posted... i bounced off it. i didnt like the banter between the main characters... Oh. You're made of spare parts, aren't ya? |
Topic | What name is worse to give a male child? |
Esrac 12/28/19 2:31:44 PM #5 | Lester. We had a guy named Lester in high school. He did get a lot of Mo-Lester jokes. Good on him for being a cool guy and brushing it off. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 2:30:46 PM #79 | Anteaterking posted... I'm just using his analogy. I don't think the two are comparable. Point out the posters in the topic saying that. |
Topic | Er... how to eat chicken wings? |
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Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 12:22:04 PM #54 | Garioshi posted... If it's that important to you, you should be the one asking. Nah. That's dumb. They should inform potential partners. |
Topic | Should a trans person reveal they are trans before a date? |
Esrac 12/28/19 12:15:43 PM #48 | OctilIery posted... No is the only correct option. It is entirely up to them when they reveal it and nobody is owed an answer before they give it. Nah, man. If there is something abnormal about you that a reasonable person could believe would put off a potential romantic partner, you should disclose it as soon as is feasible. Being trans is probably one of those things. |
Topic | Sharon Osbourne is a piece of shit |
Esrac 12/28/19 1:03:05 AM #24 | Too bad he didn't accidentally elbow her in her bitch face. |
Topic | Disney characters inappropriately touched at theme parks |
Esrac 12/27/19 7:20:04 PM #5 | viewmaster_pi posted... uhhhhh low defense stat?? Granny rolled a nat 20 on headpat damage. |
Topic | The More Inclusive Way to Say 'Ladies and Gentlemen' |
Esrac 12/27/19 5:10:28 PM #16 | Nah. Fuck that. I want to keep the gender binary. |
Topic | Favorite Indiana Jones movie? |
Esrac 12/27/19 5:05:29 PM #14 | Raiders > Crusade > Temple > Kingdom. |
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