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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 4h

and the New Testament is even more clearly pretty peoplewhen you say "biblically accurate" you really need both!

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 4h

you feel bad for bystanders who do nothing? like I get why you wouldnt speak out but I cant quite muster sympathy for powerful people who sit back and allow something heinous to happen

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 5h

I see “they love the watermelon people“ in there and i realize I’m genuinely not sure if that’s anti-black or anti-Palestinian racism

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 5h

As long as they keep the primary relatively clean this looks like it will select for the stronger of the two candidate. which is theoretically a major advantage of primaries (though really theoretically at this point)

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 5h

honestly the fact that we don’t have coalitions in that way makes me think Reagan having him in the admin is more damming- he didn’t bring in a crucial bloc, they just liked his ideas!

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 5h

Obviosukt not to the extent that we see now- but it’s not nothing!

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 5h

I apologize for being uncharitable! do you disagree with the “if theres one nazi at an event with 9 other people, if no one kicks him out then there’s 10 Nazis“ theory, because I think there’s a decent argument that any administration that would have him IS a buchaninite administration

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 5h

wouldnt the fact that buchanan served in previous Republican administration and got 25% in primaries indicate that historical origins go much deeper?

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 7h

he is best known for a YouTube videos titled "gun control no, cracker control yes" and "so your family suffered under communism, why should I care?" both now since deleted- interestingly enough hes a pretty reasonable DSA guy (iirc he didnt want to expel people based off of palestine resolutions)

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 8h

I was always of the opinion that anduril was a poison pill for US readiness by directing resources and energy to wonder weapons instead of industrial productivity but its kind of hilarious that their stuff doesnt even work, much like the original wonder weapons!

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 8h

their commissars also have a military function rather than being purely ideological, but other than that seems pretty close!

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 11h

There are! but that’s not what you suggested replacing it with! honestly it still seems sort of weird to take a meme and remove a black person who is genuinely described by a meme because they don’t fit your mental image of that type

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 11h

I can honestly say that he’s one of the more prominent maoists on Twitter, and certainly the most distinctive one. Hoenstly the most racial part of the post is that they picked maoists instead of socialists or anarchists

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 11h

Honestly if you were to remove the actual Maoist and replace it with a non-Maoist that more accurately matched your mental picture of a Maoist that seems much weirder tbh!

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 11h

This is a real guy, like I see what you’re getting at and it would be gross but this Is a real guy who is a black maoist larper

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 12h

doing whataboutism for a person you also support is insane behavior

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 12h

I mean compared to how many hs teachers that know proofs and get the motivation I think it might compare favorably!

Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 12h

I think of it as a not without which for understanding ai, you cannot understand ai without a decent grasp of linear algebra but it alone won’t get you anywhere

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 13h

Did people tend to take new names on conversion or was the shift with names for newborns?

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 13h

I genuinely do not understand what you are getting at here, I apologize

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 14h

the appearance of power IS power, if you appear powerful you are powerful!

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 14h

there were foreign troops in Rwanda during the genocide, they were pretty universally criticized for their inaction allowing for massacres- do you think that inaction was the correct choice?

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 14h

foreign involvement doesnt have to mean invading enemy regimes, it can mean for example sanctioning countries which commit crimes against peace or abuses of human rights. a truly isolationist US would neither support nor oppose Israels conduct towards Palestinians. is that your ideal foreign policy?

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 14h

thats an understandable response, do you think reading into this as a drivers of his politics/AI beliefs is worthwhile? idk if it explains anything better than his more normal anxiety does.

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 14h

if your prior (that working out and reducing calorie consumption won't help you lose weight) is strong enough you can ignore all evidence to the contrary. The beauty of Bayesian inference!

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