pesus's recent activity
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Comment on PlayStation Network is still down after fourteen hours and no one knows why in ~games
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Comment on I don't want to be this kind of animal anymore | Disco Elysium analysis in ~games
pesus Definitely finish the game first if you haven't already!Definitely finish the game first if you haven't already!
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Comment on How would you moderate this scenario? in ~tech
pesus If someone disagrees with my right to exist, or one of my loved ones' right to exist, they are already not acting in good faith. You are treating these "disagreements" as a simple matter of...and tolerating people in good faith means understanding they might not fit your mental model of them, and disagreeing on one thing does not you will disagree on all things.
If someone disagrees with my right to exist, or one of my loved ones' right to exist, they are already not acting in good faith. You are treating these "disagreements" as a simple matter of subjective opinion, and ignoring the fact that Nazis actively want to exterminate large groups of people.
Tolerating Nazis is wrong, full stop. To tolerate Nazi viewpoints and treat them as equally valid as other viewpoints is to say that the extermination of all minorities is tolerable and a valid viewpoint. This is not "identity politics". Nazis do not become Nazis because Nazis were shunned.
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Comment on How would you moderate this scenario? in ~tech
pesus I'm sorry, but the only people I hear make this argument are from conservatives who are trying to muddy the waters and cover themselves, and I do not believe there is any significant number of...I'm sorry, but the only people I hear make this argument are from conservatives who are trying to muddy the waters and cover themselves, and I do not believe there is any significant number of people being falsely accused of being a fascist and punched as a result. The opposite case is significantly more common. We do not need a pedantic argument about how modern Nazis aren't technically Nazis because the third reich ended. A fascist is a fascist at the end of the day.
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Comment on How would you moderate this scenario? in ~tech
pesus This is the attitude that has allowed Nazis to flourish recently. There is no good faith argument to be had with Nazis. The entire goal is to divide communities, because you don't want Nazis to be...This is the attitude that has allowed Nazis to flourish recently. There is no good faith argument to be had with Nazis. The entire goal is to divide communities, because you don't want Nazis to be part of communities. Their philosophy is a death threat to anyone who is not them.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump directs Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay in ~society
pesus I can definitely see the malice labels being misused, but isn't exemplary more subjective? Or did I miss guidelines somewhere? There were certainly some well written comments on there. As for the...I can definitely see the malice labels being misused, but isn't exemplary more subjective? Or did I miss guidelines somewhere? There were certainly some well written comments on there.
As for the users, I would agree, and I think it was mainly one user that disagreed with that assessment of the situation. But I suppose that's just human nature - one person can always derail conversations like that. At the end of the day, I'd still rather the site admins be a little cautious to prevent Tildes from going towards toxicity and lazy comments like most social media sites.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump directs Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay in ~society
pesus I can understand that. It's a shame one person dedicated to being a pedant can get a whole thread nuked without notice.I can understand that. It's a shame one person dedicated to being a pedant can get a whole thread nuked without notice.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 27 in ~society
pesus Holy shit, the details are terrifying. They are absolutely going to use parts of it like this to ban teaching about the nasty parts of US history.Holy shit, the details are terrifying.
the United States is fundamentally racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory.
They are absolutely going to use parts of it like this to ban teaching about the nasty parts of US history.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump directs Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay in ~society
pesus We're apparently not allowed to discuss it, at risk of the thread being deleted and users losing "tools" (being banned?).We're apparently not allowed to discuss it, at risk of the thread being deleted and users losing "tools" (being banned?).
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Comment on While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo in ~society
pesus Yeah, the self hating ones are always strange. They're unfortunately nothing new - there were Jewish Nazis, and they were some of the first to go. I hope so too, but I fear it will go far beyond...Yeah, the self hating ones are always strange. They're unfortunately nothing new - there were Jewish Nazis, and they were some of the first to go.
I only hope that Americans again start rejecting Trump as the ugliness of locking children in cages gets publicised again.
I hope so too, but I fear it will go far beyond before we get to the point where his supporters turn on him. I also fear that the ones left are not only ok with this, but want it to go even further.
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Comment on While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo in ~society
pesus It's just going soften and normalize this, and make it easier for them to get away with it. We cannot downplay things.I do think it's probably best to avoid the term as a result, since it's just going to cause confusion and pedantry.
It's just going soften and normalize this, and make it easier for them to get away with it. We cannot downplay things.
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Comment on While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo in ~society
pesus It is increasingly likely, if not already certain, that there is nothing we can legally do, especially if the Trump regime continues to crack down on free speech, which it certainly will.It is increasingly likely, if not already certain, that there is nothing we can legally do, especially if the Trump regime continues to crack down on free speech, which it certainly will.
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Comment on While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo in ~society
pesus Fuck. I am getting more terrified for my fianceé and her family by the hour (and everyone who is not white, frankly). This country is absolutely heading down the path of concentration camps and...Fuck. I am getting more terrified for my fianceé and her family by the hour (and everyone who is not white, frankly). This country is absolutely heading down the path of concentration camps and death camps. It's only a matter of time before they start sending citizens there, and start trying to retroactively remove birthright citizenship like they've said they intend to. "Deport" has become a barely-veiled cover for extermination - see Republican politicians threatening to "deport" the bishop that reminded Trump of Jesus's teachings.
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Comment on Should leftists in the US be armed? in ~society
pesus I'm with you. The comments in this thread are really weird, and somehow aggressively defeatist. From the sound of it, a large portion of Tildes would've been telling people not to fight back...I'm with you. The comments in this thread are really weird, and somehow aggressively defeatist. From the sound of it, a large portion of Tildes would've been telling people not to fight back against the Nazis that invaded their country in WW2 because it's pointless. Another portion of Tildes would've been denying that the Nazis would ever invade their country because it's illegal and there's no possible way they could ever do that.
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Comment on Should leftists in the US be armed? in ~society
pesus (edited )Link ParentFrankly, this just sounds like every other time someone has said "that can't happen" about something like this. Trump couldn't win the election. Trump couldn't get away with an insurrection. Trump...Frankly, this just sounds like every other time someone has said "that can't happen" about something like this. Trump couldn't win the election. Trump couldn't get away with an insurrection. Trump couldn't have the military deport citizens or shoot them. I'm sorry, but it really seems you're in denial about what the government somehow "can't" do. There is nothing stopping them.
Edit: Trump is already talking about deporting citizens who commit a crime. Stephen Miller is still one of his cronies, and he wants to retroactively strip native born citizens of their citizenship. Being in denial about it will only serve to hasten it.
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Comment on US Republican Party representative introduces bill to amend the 22nd Amendment, seeking to allow a third Donald Trump term in office in ~society
pesus It may not pass legally, but I am not convinced they won't just find a way to push it through in one form or another. Even if this one completely fails, it's only a matter of time before they try...It may not pass legally, but I am not convinced they won't just find a way to push it through in one form or another. Even if this one completely fails, it's only a matter of time before they try it again. This can't end well.
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Comment on How nine popular YouTubers helped US President Donald Trump win a second term in ~society
pesus Agreed. It looked for a second like Walz was trying that with the "weird" comments, but as soon as it started having any impact it just stopped. And that was so mild it barely qualified as...Agreed. It looked for a second like Walz was trying that with the "weird" comments, but as soon as it started having any impact it just stopped. And that was so mild it barely qualified as aggressive or insulting. Conservatives have no problem throwing around "pedo" or other insults, even though they're almost always complete bullshit, but democratic politicians are too scared to ever do anything remotely similar when it's actually true.
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Comment on Elon Musk makes 'Nazi-style salute' at US President Donald Trump's inauguration parade in ~society
pesus For all your talk about not making any judgements without a person explicitly announcing their intent, you seemed to ignore mine. It was not a personal attack. I held the same belief previously.For all your talk about not making any judgements without a person explicitly announcing their intent, you seemed to ignore mine. It was not a personal attack. I held the same belief previously.
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Comment on Elon Musk makes 'Nazi-style salute' at US President Donald Trump's inauguration parade in ~society
pesus Yeah, this idea that we can't call out blatant Nazi behavior because it might hurt their feelings or is somehow improper is a major reason why things have gotten as bad as they have and why the...Yeah, this idea that we can't call out blatant Nazi behavior because it might hurt their feelings or is somehow improper is a major reason why things have gotten as bad as they have and why the Democratic Party and our institutions have been ineffective in stopping it.
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Comment on Elon Musk makes 'Nazi-style salute' at US President Donald Trump's inauguration parade in ~society
pesus Definitely, but I don't think that means they're just trolling. Part of the appeal of Nazism and fascism in general is "sticking it" to others.Definitely, but I don't think that means they're just trolling. Part of the appeal of Nazism and fascism in general is "sticking it" to others.
Is PSN still not working for you? It's been back online since around midnight PST for my friends and I despite the status page saying otherwise, but it seems like it might be regional.