Kantiberl

joined 1 year ago
[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What if you used the sun as the source of the laser?

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the suggestion but it did not work. I have been cursed by the Fediverse to see RULE in every way imaginable.

 

196 is over half my feed and I can't take it anymore.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The author argues that Zuckerberg’s photo looks like that of a middle-aged man cheating on his wife

I would argue the author is a petty asshole.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would argue that your life is much more enjoyable if you believe it has meaning.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do you think existence has any meaning or is it all just a dystopian nightmare?

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty insidious of you to imply that what I have expressed here is far right, nazism, AND fascism. Do you have any examples where I haven't been moderate? This is what I meant by downvote brigades, it's not just the downvotes. It's the snakelike way in which people (such as you) are arguing with me that I'm disturbed by.

It's not splitting hairs about semantics when I've been called a nazi (multiple times now) for espousing NOTHING in the realm of nazism, and have in fact only condemned it. That's a huge problem, and it's my current focus here.

I'm against authoritarianism from any side and I'm also against the deceptive bullshit you're trying to pull.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How? Why would you resort to lying? I'm pro choice, I despise Trump, I'm pro gay and trans rights, I believe in UBI for everyone (as well as keeping the free market in place), pro legalization (of every drug), pretty anti gun but I still believe it's peoples right to own them, I think police should be completely reformed and prisons fundamentally changed to be places of rehabilitation. What opinion of mine shows I'm on the right end of the spectrum? Because I believe in nuance and civil discourse? That I think all humans deserve forgiveness and a chance to grow and become better? Please, do enlighten me.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I firmly believe everyone has the right to live freely and to find their own path, provided they don't harm others. Hate speech and violence have no place in our society, and I wholeheartedly stand with the trans community in advocating for their protection.

Nonetheless, here's a viewpoint I have that I know is not accepted, but I'll share it anyway. I believe the compulsion of speech, particularly insisting that all of society adapt their language to accommodate individual identities, is a terrible approach. The notion of forced speech is problematic to me, and worries me greatly.

That said, I believe it's important to work towards a society that respects every person, but without mandating how we perceive them. Life's journey is all about confronting adversity, and part of this involves learning to navigate the world as it is, not necessarily as we'd like it to be. Instead of dictating specific definitions, it might be more beneficial to cultivate a culture of empathy, understanding, and open dialogue around these issues. This perspective is unpopular and contentious, but it is a conversation that we should be willing to engage in.

Anyways that's what I see as the moderate take, and it's what I believe. I had to tiptoe pretty hard there and I'm sure what I said still comes across as hate speech to some but I don't feel it is. It's just my opinion. I wish there was a place I could express it and have an open debate with people about it. We can't eliminate half of society, and we're going to have to learn how to empathize with people we disagree with in order to actually see where they are coming from.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Oh don't even get me started on the downvote brigades from angry leftists around here. Don't you dare hold a moderate opinion around them, or they call you a nazi and tell you to go back to 4chan. You can read my post history. All I've ever expressed is the same sentiment expressed here, and I've been met with nothing but absolute vitriol.

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

What I pretend I mean? Why would you even say that?

[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yep that is true.

 

From the new album "You Know What They Mean"http://bent-knee.lnk.to/YouKnowWhatTheyMean

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