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Because you don’t know what’s actually happening. Palestine has in infected by Antisemitic Extremism. Hamas is a Terrorist Organization and before this radical Muslims were indiscriminately attacking and in some cases killing Jews. The attacks on Gaza were started because Hamas taking hostages and killing them publicly. You have NO IDEA what you’re actually fighting for. The Son of Hamas’ Co Founder Mosab Yousef has turned against them and is making public speeches in support of the War on Palestine and against Hamas because it’s the Second Coming of Nazi Germany. If you Support Hamas then you should use the appropriate Flag so here you go. Fly this at your next protest.

It's insane how casually the calls to end a genocide, not just the students in Columbia University but pro Palestinian views in general, are labelled as terrorists. The audacity to still publicly support Israel's actions even after the horrific bombings these last months and then turn around to say that the ones who oppose it are violent anti semites is just baffling

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Considering the rhetoric being used, the language being used and the rampant Antisemitism combined with Islamic Colonialism I think I found the perfect flag for Pro-Palestine Protesters. Just fly this at all your protests and you’ll get a lot of white supporters to your side. Hell the Democrats supported them and a Group of Anti-Colonist Protestors that just LOVED the color white when your grandparents were young.

#columbia university #palestine #isreal #free palestine #fuck hamas #and fuck Hamas supporters #you people #got gaslit into being #Nazi’s

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Fuck yeah, I’m ready for more Divinity: Original Sin

Incredible power move to make one of the most beloved crpgs ever made using a modified dnd 5e system, make a ton of money and shit on most AAA game studios in the process, then say “cool. Anyway fuck dnd 5e and wizzards of the coast. We’re doing our own thing now.”

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Zim’s entire value system of love is entirely Transactional. When he looks for a human friend it’s measured in usefulness. All his attempts at getting respect from the Tallest aren’t from the angle of getting them to like him. It “I’ll do such a good job they’ll have to acknowledge me”

This is likely another reason why he likes Robots so much that he humanizes them. They’re machines designed to do what he wants and because Love is a Transaction to him this means they’re also designed to like him. Even if this isn’t actually the case it’s probably how he interprets it internally.

His “minions” will always be family. An army of faceless mindless robots all get names and he mourns their deaths.

He treats Gir almost like a little brother

He has an attachment to the robotic arm that “birthed” him

Minimoose is his Golden Child that can do no wrong.

Zim will fail to get respect from anyone that isn’t a Robot because he doesn’t understand love in the way others do. Doing things for other people or them doing stuff for him is the only way it translates as respect or care.

I mean, the thing about Zim is that despite what he might say, he is absolutely capable of love and affection. It’s just that he only expresses it to a very select assortment of people.

First and most obvious one is probably his relationship with the Tallests. Which tends to be a lot less just a ‘loyal soldier duty bound to serve his leaders” and is coded a lot more like…. “Child overeager to please his neglectful parents”. I mean, the entire emotional crux of ‘Enter the Florpus’ is built on this. 

Zim isn’t just motivated by a pure ideological belief in the Irken Empire’s conquest, or by the desire for the fame and accolades that come with being a successful Invader. I mean, those ARE factors. Zim is both a true believer in Irk’s imperialist ideology and very interested in feeding his ego. But he’s also looking for a more personal sort of emotional validation specifically from the Tallests. One that he’s desperate for, but we know that he’s never gonna get.

(And that’s not just because Zim sucks. Even if he could somehow stop being a walking disaster area and a giant millstone around the Empire’s neck, that desire for the Tallests’ love would still be a fool’s errand. We’ve all seen how they treat poor Skoodge.)

In addition to that doomed attempt at an emotional connection, Zim can sometimes be kinda affectionate with his various robotic minions, which obviously goes back to the whole…

Yeah, that.

And that same episode ends with him having a very similar sort of response to Robo-Dad and Robo-Mom picking him up.

And then there’s, of course, his M-Lab Robot Minions in 'Enter the Florpus'. All named - and all grieved by him. 

His extreme reaction to Lawrence specifically dying shows he did apparently see them as individuals.

But as far as we can tell both the Roboparents and the Robot Army are not, like, sapient? I mean, AIs like GIR or the Computer are characterized as basically Machine People - but these robots barely seem more sapient than my laptop. And as much as I love my laptop it’s not gonna, like, love me back.

Speaking of GIR, he’s another example of someone Zim shows genuine care for. I mean… he can absolutely be pretty mean to him at times…

But any sort of kindness from Zim has to be graded on a Curve because he’s so terrible. ‘Hobo 13’ demonstrated to us very well just how horrible Zim can be to his subordinates - rude, inconsiderate, pretty much deliberately sacrificing them not just for his personal gain but also just for his own petty amusement. 

And it’s notable that’s not how he treats GIR. Who he expresses actual concern for…

And he pretty easily acquiesces to GIR’s capricious desires even when he clearly sees them as Stupid and frivolous. 

This scene is especially notable. I mean, this is Zim actually feeling bad about the fact that he made someone cry and trying to de-escalate the situation. Maybe for other characters a moment like that would be no big deal, but this basically the softest Zim has been through… all official IZ media. And it was a scene with GIR.

 And meanwhile GIR himself… didn’t really register any of this - either Zim’s frustration or his attempts at sort-of comforting him, because he was only sad about having eaten his cupcake and not being able to eat it more. 

Because that’s the thing, while GIR does have some level of affection towards Zim at times…

He doesn’t really show that same level of care. I mean, in pretty much all of these examples, GIR puts his own desire to give Zim physical affection over Zim’s clear discomfort and disgust. And in general, while GIR vaguely acknowledges that Zim is his master - he often disregards or ignores Zim’s orders and requests. And not just when it comes to being ordered around in yet another evil scheme -

But also when the situation is just clearly basically hazardous to Zim’s very life. 

(Which is very much in contrast to Zim, who, again, is actually emotionally invested in GIR’s safety)

While some of GIR’s inability to fulfill Zim’s commands can be attributed to his lack of mental focus and general stupidity - his absolute lack of care and regret about these situations seem to imply that, like, GIR might follow some of Zim’s orders when they seem fun, and he might like Zim in the sense that GIR is generally incapable of genuine malice. But GIR is never going to care about Zim, as a ‘Master’ or as a friend, as much as he cares about his own hedonism.

And of course, we all know that if GIR was capable of actually focusing on anything and remaining grounded in reality - he would very quickly realize that he actually hates Zim quite a bit. 

And that’s, like, the whole Tragedy of Zim. He is a being capable of kindness and friendship - but he always ends up only caring about beings who will never care about him back.

Due to Irken indoctrination and also self-inflicted due to his own ego (like, it is no coincidence that the People Zim Actually Cares About are the two beings Irken ideology obliges him to acknowledge as his superiors and then a bunch of robotic minions who are supposed to be 100% obedient to him.) Zim only loves those who will not love him back.

Except for Minimoose. That relationship is 100% wholesome.

#invader zim #zim #zim iz #iz zim #iz #gir #minimoose

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If we don’t eventually have a random ass Alien Adventure in the middle of this wasteland drama we riot. That’s always the best curveball in these games. If we’re making self referential jokes about the game and its players then I demand a random Alien show up With zero explanation or foreshadowing.

#fallout #fallout tv series #fallout tv show #Fallout 4 #Fallout 3 #fallout 76 #fallout zeta aliens #aliens #fallout aliens are hilarious left field every time

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Much like how some of the most extreme Athiests are people that had a bad experience with Religion, the most Serious and Stalwart Theists are the ones that made the worst decisions. They made bad choices or had a bad life and when they find religion and turn themselves around they’re the ones that take Faith the most serious. All this to say Father Gregor probably has skeletons in his closet that led him to take his duties as a Priest seriously.

Also I’m not sure if it’s just because of the unfortunate stereotypes Priests have these days or if it’s something about him personally but a lot of people were concerned when they saw Gregor with Skid and Pump.

what if Father Gregor was projecting his own insecurities and guilt about parental negligence onto Lila here when he was scolding her.

Look at how absolutely broken and afraid he looks here with Dexter

#spooky month #father gregor #sr pelo #spooky month gregor

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The rant he had involving this was perfect. I won’t quote the whole thing but he said that when writing comedy don’t just look at the joke from the last 10 years. Comedy has existed forever, it was even in the Old Testament and the New Testament.

My two favorite jokes within the Bible was when Jesus was wandering around absolutely starving and spotted a singular Fig Tree. He was so excited to eat a Fig but when he got to it the Tree had no delicious Figs left and in anger cursed the Tree.

The other was an Angel struggling to convince Peter to wake up and escape Prison. The Angel tried waking him up and Peter ignored him and went back to bed. The Angel forced him awake and told him to get ready to leave and Peter basically said “10 more minutes” and went to sleep again. The Angel lured a guard away and opened the damn door and told him he could just go. Peter didn’t want to. So the Angel grabbed his shoes, threw them at Peter and said “put your damn shoes on and go to Mary’s House!”

Conan O'Brien on Hot Ones

"Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings", 4/11/24

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Just trying to signal boost this guys Go Fund Me.

#go fund me #gofundme #car repair #charity #pls help

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Aside from the movie Civil War being advertised as a completely different movie than it ended up being the biggest sign it’s a work of fiction is that Texas and California being on the same side. I have a lot to say about California in general but I’ll summarize my thoughts so I can get to the meat of things. Californians live in a Bubble of Ignorance. The culture of that entire state but especially LA is so insular. They think the rest of the country has the same problems as them and since most News in America is generated there, this self centered ignorance is what gets projected. I assume that it’s in this logic that the Hollywood Writers assumed Texas would be on their side because many Californians have moved there, giving them the impression that the Savages of Texas are now led by the benevolence of their Californian Superiors.

The point trying to be made here is dedicated to any foreign Readers but also to California since apparently they need it. While The United States of America is a singular Country the internal politics makes it function more like the United Nations. Every State has its own military, its own laws and its own internal politics. Many of the States have interstate politics and some of them fucking hate each other. The most Famous being the Rivalry between Texas and California. The Southern Border States have more of a relationship with Mexico than the Federal Government.

This is also why many Americans fight over Federal Oversight because it’s essentially one Government overruling their own and rings of Tyranny in that sense. They have more loyalty to their State Government than the Federal One. Which is why things like Civil War can happen to begin with.

This is where “Power to the People” comes into play because the distribution of power has so many levels to it. You elect a Governor who represents your State, you have Senators who are often elected from former Governors thus raising your representation further as they would have your interests to heart even more. Theirs plenty of infighting between different states but it’s in those rare moments where they all agree that America itself gets dangerous. The people agree amongst themselves and literal world shaking events happen. To quote a tagline and call to action during World War 2 “we did it before and we will do it again”

When tragedy happens theirs a sibling energy of “no one can mess with them but me” America was Born in Spite and has been a motivating force ever since.

#life lessons #america #american #civil war #united states #american politics #interstate politics #texas #california #politics

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Depends on what you think the Bit is. The Helldiver fanbase absolutely understands its satire and the fanbase are a bunch of LARPers. So if you say Super Earth is evil many of them will (in character) deny it. However theirs also a large amount of people who don’t understand that don’t understand the joke and think the fanbase is serious.

you can't keep telling me that people don't get it's satire, I don't believe you

they have to know

it's a bit

it has to be

they have to know

#helldivers #helldivers 2

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Well I was having fun with Dragons Dogma 2 but after the announcement from Capcom they they intend to change the context of their games during translation so fundamentally that Japan might as well be playing a different game. I just can’t have it on my console any more. I find it offensive and racist that Localizers exist purely because they don’t think people can deal with the existence of other cultures. “Change Language and Context for the sake of a different audience” I want to see stories that the Japanese wrote not the Photoshop Fanfiction version of it that localizers think westerners can handle. When it gets translated I want what they said to be in English, that’s the full scope. They talk about changing context too, I don’t want the context to be changed. I want the original context. They’re so scared of anyone that might think differently from them. Makes you wonder what they really believe, doesn’t it?

I refuse to buy games involving Cultural Colonizers. DEI are Colonizers of a Digital Age. Bridge and others like them can suck a fat one. I will not be buying games from Capcom until I see some visual proof they got rid of the racist agenda of theirs and fired those localizers.

#life lessons #capcom #DEI #localizers #localization #localizers can go fuck themselves #I can handle the thoughts and beliefs of other cultures #it’s offensive to assume no one can handle the ideas of foreign countries #dragon’s dogma 2 #dragons dogma #dd2

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Theirs something brought to my attention about Helldivers that I don’t think many thought of but the Warhammer Fans pulled through again with the comparisons. For a bit of back story let me explain to you the most valuable Cannon Fodder that exists within Warhammer 40k. Everyone thinks of Space Marines when they think of Warhammer but they’re actually rare on a battlefield with most wars being preformed by their normal army, typically known as The Imperial Guard. Within the Guard is a Corp (or as they call themselves the Korps) Called the Death Korps of Krieg, or Kriegsman for Short. Long backstory made short they’re a group of Loyalistic Fanatics that were in Civil war for so long the planet turned into a nuclear wasteland and resorted to nothing but Trench Warfare. The winners surprised the Imperium by not only returning to the Imperium but already having a large contingent of Soldiers ready to enlist in the Imperial Army. Keep in mind that the Empire wrote them off as dead centuries ago and just abandoned the planet.

The Kriegsman are notable for the fact they do not fear death and instead embrace Death. They’ve been raised since birth to treat their own lives as expendable just to win a Centuries Long Civil War and that every death was worth it for just a few inches of land. Whenever a War Front gets too perilous and turns into a Meat Grinder the Empire says “Send in the Kriegsman” they’re thrown into hellish fights almost exclusively because they’re borderline suicidal and will do anything to complete a mission even if it means climbing on the bodies of their fallen comrades.

Helldivers are Kriegsman. They consist of the most Fanatic Among enlisted soldiers. Helldivers aren’t thrown in to win wars. In fact you’re not expected to survive your mission. Your thrown deep into enemy lines with no other support but your Fellow Helldivers, you Sabotage, Distract, Destroy Points of Interest and evacuate priority targets. Even if you die it’ll be considered a successful mission if you complete your goals. You’re Cannon Fodder given the illusion of being the best Super Earth has. You’re just there to jam the gears while the real fight takes down the enemy forces. You surviving is just a happy accident and you get to be more experienced Cannon Fodder for the next fight.

#story writing #warhammer 40k #helldivers #helldivers 2 #warhammer 40000 #death korps of krieg #Kriegsman

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Don’t forget Halsin. The first thing most people mention about him is how this elf is a mountain of muscle. Elves, especially Druid Elves aren’t usually that jacked. Astarion even jokes about how it’s good to have him around because next time they get attacked he can use his muscles as a shield.

"oh Astarion is SOOOO effeminate" wrong. You are judging Astarion by human genders. Astarion is first and foremost a high elf and by high elf standards he is actually INCREDIBLY masc. Other high elves look at him and he reminds them of that one annoying straight guy in their elf-economics (elfenomics if you will) class in elf-college who loved playing devil's advocate. And then they see him kiss a guy and they almost die of shock.

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It’s actually a funny story. You know how the recession back in the early 2000’s happened in large part because people panicked and sold a lot of property making a bad situation significantly worse? Like when the market took a hit after 9/11 it was bad but not unrecoverable. But because the market flooded with sells in stock and property the economy did a death spiral that took almost 20 years to recover from.

This time around civilians did something similar. Between the panic buying, of groceries, movies, games and toilet paper among other things demand was so high for basically everything that it raised prices. Now Groceries are stuck at a high price due in part to that and also because much of the western world is up armoring in case Russia or China starts getting ideas which is increasing prices even more on everything including gas.

For America in particular the Military is selling so much weapons and ammunition to Poland and Ukraine alone that if it weren’t for everything else happening America would actually be making money rather than balancing out.

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I remember hearing an account of Black Africans seeing white people for the first time and it sounds like they were talking about magical sea creatures. I think we were called “Sea foam Men” on account of the fact we came from the sea and had the skin color of Sea Foam.

On a similar Note theirs the early accounts of Sasuke the Black Samurai. I forget the actual reason he was there but as a sign of Good Faith a black man was sent to work under Oda Nobunaga and was named Sasuke. At first The Japanese and Oda in particular didn’t believe what they were seeing. They thought it was a trick because they never saw a man that dark and tried to wash off whatever they put on him. After they realized his skin was actually that dark he started training to be a Samurai and became so loved and trusted by Oda that his other Samurai were jealous of him.

The stories of races meeting each other for the first time is always fascinating because it’s always some variation of “I didn’t think people could look like that”

Reading a book about slavery in the middle-ages, and as the author sorts through different source materials from different eras, I am starting to understand why so many completely fantastical accounts of "faraway lands" went without as much as a shrug. The world is such a weird place that you can either refuse to believe any of it or just go "yeah that might as well happen" and carry on with your day.

There was this 10th century arab traveller who wrote into an account that the fine trade furs come from a land where the night only lasts one hour in the summer and the sun doesn't rise at all in the winter, people use dogs to travel, and where children have white hair. I don't think I'd believe something like that either if I didn't live here.

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Suffering from success basically. Instead of a Blackout from not enough power, you instead risk a power outage from too much power. Maybe it’s more serious than that because I’m not sure what destroying the Power Grid looks like

#freeblr #solarpunk

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Theirs a problem with Professor X and Magneto that I think a lot of people haven’t thought of but comic writers have had an issue with in the past: A Dated Backstory

With plenty of Superhero backstories they’re very general. Batman had his parents die, Spider-Man got bitten by a genetically altered spider, so on and so forth. However theirs some with backstories so dated that it writes them into a corner eventually. Punisher’s backstory is usually that he was a war veteran which accounts for his shakey mental state even before the death of his family. This changed a few times because of this. At one point he was a Vietnam Veteran, they kept having to change this because as time went on he would get suspiciously older while everyone else stayed pretty static since they were always recent conflicts. Same for Captain America but at least for him they managed to come up with the “Frozen in Ice” backstory so he could remain a WW2 veteran

That being said Xavier and Erik also grew up in that time period and Magneto was famously a Holocaust survivor. A fact that is frequently used cleverly to show sympathy and horror in his actions because he acts from a place of trauma but his trauma leads him to act like the people who hurt him. The problem is that in modern day most of the people who lived through that are either dead or on deaths door. Theirs nearly no one alive today who remembers it first hand. Those two would be beyond geriatric this point and theirs going to be a point in the not so distant future where comic writers are going to need to be more creative with how they deal with these two specifically.

WW2 was a lifetime ago and getting further every year.

#x men comics #x men 97 #x men movies #x men the animated series #magneto #charles xavier #erik lehnsherr #professor x #x men