#i'm actually not stupid i'm just rejecting the terms of your argument

[sapphicscience]

"there is no reason to argue this on their terms" is actually like. my guiding principle these days tbh. and people get SO MAD ABOUT IT.

[mindibindi]

You are 100% a fascist

You were warned. You were told that stupid, pithy replies would be marked accordingly and dealt with ruthlessly.

Complexity: 0 Precision: 0 Objectivity: 0 Accuracy: -50 Conciseness: 50 Hedging: - 50 Responsibility: -50 Mark: FAIL Marker Feedback: You provided no data or explanation for how you arrived at the figure of 100%, which seems entirely arbitrary. Nor did you provide any cogent definition of the term "fascist", which is pivotal to your thesis. As no evidence was given to support your position, I have no choice to give you a big fat fail.

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This is the dictionary definition of fascism:

And this is what Wikipedia has to say:

To be perfectly clear, there is only ONE US presidential candidate who is advocating for a fascist state. Loudly. Clearly. And in no uncertain terms. And it ISN'T Kamala Harris. She simply does not fit the definition.

These pages are widely accessible. You don't have to be part of an academic institution to access them. You don't need a degree to understand them. Furthermore, at this point, NOBODY should need further evidence on why drumph is not just unfit for the US presidency, but a perceivable threat to the continuation of American democracy. He's telling you so. Every day. Every time he opens his foul mouth. To ignore that is a position of either extreme privilege or willful ignorance.

And look, ignorance in and of itself isn't a huge moral failing. Different people have different levels of access to knowledge, education and training in skills like critical thinking and media literacy. But it does not require great intellectual chops to figure this one out. To think that voting red or even abstaining from voting is viable at this point, you would have to be actively avoiding evidence. You would have to be doing mental gymnastics to justify that position. You would have to be rejecting all reasonable cultural and political commentary and willfully choosing stupidity. And that IS a moral failing, at least in my mind. Because the evidence is EVERYWHERE. It is E V E R Y W H E R E . I'm in Australia and I can't escape it. It is on television, in print media, on social media. You only have to watch ONE late night comedy show to know that this racist, sexist, narcissistic wannabe dictator should scare the shit out of every decent, reasonable, compassionate American voter. The jury ISN'T out. The verdict ISN'T pending. The proof IS OVERWHELMING. And it's been there since day fucking one. It's been apparent since 2016 and well before. This pathetic excuse of a human being should never have even been allowed in the ring, even if he does speak to and represent a very real element within the American consciousness. Whether in this post or my last, it would not be remotely possible for me to provide ALL of the supporting evidence against Republicans' and christofascists' chosen one. But then, you don't want evidence do you? You don't want reason and discussion and principled argumentation. You don't want sensible, respectful, disqualifying criteria. You don't want accurate definitions and historical context. In fact, you actively reject them. Because they threaten your instinct to grab power by any means necessary. It doesn't matter how unreasonable, unethical or untrue. Flooding the world with hateful untruths is strategic. One of the far-right's most devious and successful tactics is to deliberately muddle the meanings of words. To put a post-truth obfuscation lens over words like fascist and ideology and woke and groomer so that they can't be used against them. They can't be used at all. They lose their potency, their specificity, their horror. You would actually rather steal the words out of victims' mouths, take away their voices and right to speak, than see yourselves, name your worst impulses and darkest prejudices. It isn't done knowingly. It's done with all of the egocentric, unconscious self-preservation of a narcissist. It's done because words have power. Knowledge has power. You know it, even as you reject all relevant and established knowledge in favour of the old, the out-moded, the disproven, the illogical, the traditional, the conservative. You take the words aptly and accurately applied to you and hurl them back as bullets because violence is simply all you know, all you have to fight back with. Evidence. History. Definition. Meaning. Knowledge. Reason. None of it backs up the position you have decided to die for. So you hate it. And you try to destroy it.

The difference between THAT and what I said is that I arrived at my conclusions through thought. The conclusion came second, following reasoned justification. Not first, thereby demanding twisted justification. I didn't say you have to vote for Kamala Harris because she is the one true leader and America's ultimate saviour and I will personally break your legs and imprison your family if you don't. I simply said that, considering her opposition, there is no logical, compassionate and evidence-based choice here BUT to Vote Blue. Do you see the difference? Now, you may take issue with my no-quarter-given tone. You may find my zero tolerance for stupidity to be undiplomatic and unproductive. Personally, I don't think people on the Left can be blamed for losing their shit in the face of all of the above. But what's happening on the Left is a reaction to the Right, not its mirror image. It is a desperate attempt to restore reason and compassion and order and meaning. Not to impose unreason, perpetrate hideous violence, promote unflinching uniformity and dispense with all knowledge that doesn't come from a profoundly problematic little black book. Furthermore, I am not expecting anything of anyone that I haven't done myself. Because I will let you in on a little secret: I was once stupid. Just like you. It's true. I was raised to be stupid. I was stupid for many years, like at last twenty. I was raised to be religious, conservative, blind and biased. I was indoctrinated and controlled. I was bigoted and judgemental. I was a mean little child. A fucking idiot. I hurt people and I regret it. But thankfully I also got called out by some of my friends and I am forever indebted to those who cared enough about me and others to do that. They were right. And I am better for it. I spent some time trying to heal my inner child, getting indoctrinated by new agey bullshit (and there's plenty of that on the Right too). And then I went to university, almost as an instinctual way of deprogramming myself. Now, I am not saying that Academia is a perfect system. Far, far, far, far SOOOOO FAR from it. I am aware of all of its many problems. (That's a different discussion tho). This I can say: I am no longer as a dumb as a post. And if I can do it, so can you. Whether you're a little Russian bot being indoctrinated by hateful online content or a real person who truly believes that they believe in their own vitriol, I see you. I know you. I've BEEN you. I know the crowd you run with. I've been inside their heads. And I know that, as sure as they may seem, there is always that llliiiiiitttttlllleee niggling piece of doubt. A tiny part of your brain that isn't invested, isn't convinced. It rebels, it questions. Listen to it. You only need half a functioning brain. You just need your stunted, shriveled, ignored little heart to open a teeny tiny bit. But trust me. You ARE better than this. You're smarter than this. You're kinder than this. You CAN change. YOU can choose. You can speak TRUTH to POWER, rather than trashing truth just to grab a little bit of power for your worst, most selfish self.

[annelidist]

Any current theories/symbolism reads/other thoughts not yet posted on umineko? I am always trawling the tag for umiposting. Also, have you been spoiled on anything?

i recently finished ep3, which puts a lot of new things on the table, so a lot of thoughts because there's just. so much to think about. beato has been even more of a delight than usual throughout this episode. i was kind of willing to accept her contrition and floundering attempts to better herself as an interesting direction for the character, but the final turn at the end where it's revealed she truly is just unrepentantly, irredeemably awful is such a delightful moment.

i've been thinking a lot about the line that gets drawn in ep3 between becoming a witch and growing up. becoming an adult means letting go of certain dreams, resigning yourself to the possible, and if you do that then magic slips beyond your reach forever. a direct line is drawn (i think by hideyoshi?) between the cruelty of witches and a child pulling the wings off an insect. as the only witch who appears as an adult woman rather than an adolescent girl, beato is kind of an outlier in this regard, but you can totally see that mile-wide streak of immaturity in her nature, the irrationality that keeps her rooted in the impossible. battler is positioned as sort of an anti-witch with his categorical refusal to believe and his deep emotional ties to those around him, but he also shares this nature of being physically adult and intellectually rigorous while possessing kind of a childish personality. they're great foils.

speaking of battler, i cannot get over how fucking stupid his arguments get in this episode. it's perfect. he's started just making shit up and it rules. umineko is a battle anime about debate club, and battler has finally realised that debates aren't won by being correct, they're won by being better at debate. "mysterious mechanism x." dickhead. i love him

last battler thing, i'm fascinated by that brief moment where his rejection of beato is forms an actual magical barrier against her. just super interesting to me that the things battler is capable of as anti-witch are still couched in the visual language of magic. his rejection of magic is still a kind of participation. i guess that kind of contradiction is fundamental to what battler's doing here, given that he relies on the red truth, a magical conceit made up by the witch, in his rhetorical struggle against the existence of witches. just very interesting to me

i also really really like how eva and rosa are written in this chapter but this post is long already

re spoilers: i have been spoiled on a bunch of miscellaneous things like the designs of upcoming characters, battler's dickhead cape, and the existence of multiple kinds of coloured text, but nothing important in terms of plot. currently i'm at the very beginning of ep4, so approaching the halfway mark by word count. also some completely contextless Beato Facts like her and battler apparently turning out to be cousins and her being [taking this one with a massive pinch of salt because tumblr users will say it about anything] transgender

[beeinyourbreadbox]

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[aestheticsuwu]

🌁Escape from the city and follow the sun ☀️

( part 2 of Okinawa trip AU)

.......

She knew her Dad planned the vacation to give her a break but she knew deep down he just wanted a new scenery just for a little bit . When he offered she instantly accepted , maybe they would make some good memories for her to look back in the future .

She was excited to tell the rest of her friends about the trip , and she wasn't expecting Robby having an interest of Okinawa . Guessing her father and Robby had that connection of the Myagi Do History . It was cute how he was rambling telling her and Demetri fun facts .

And When Robby had stayed for dinner he wanted tell Sam more of what he had learned . She was more than happy when Dad had asked Robby if he wanted come .

..... .....

" Robby would you like to come with us ? "

He knew his mouth was hanging open , the question surprised him . He wanted to say yes but he also knew that the trip was only for Mr. LaRusso and Sam .

" That would be awesome but I don't want to intrude and Mr. LaRusso you planned it for you and Sam . "

" Well I want you to go with us and I know Sam wouldn't mind . Your part of the family Robby,  you know that . And Don't worry about Johnny,  I will talk to him . So what do you say ? "

His heart always felt warmed when Mr.Larusso would remind him , He was like another Dad . He knew there was times he had to catch himself to not call him Dad . It Didn't help now that Mr . LaRusso and his actual dad were dating . Looking at Sam smiling at him encouraging him to accept , he gives them both a smile .

" I would love to , Thank you . "

And if he hugged Mr.Larusso longer than he intended and thought he could live with two dads for all his life nobody needed to know .

...... ..... ...... ...... ..

They were all at the dojo taking a break from class . He was in the middle of Sam and Miguel while Demetri was sitting in front of him . All were talking about the lesson but they noticed Demetri wasn't talking . And they all knew he constantly talked . Robby noticed that hawk was with the other students , usually he was with Demetri .

Turning to look if Sam and Miguel noticed but guessing by looks that Sam was glaring at hawk and Miguel concerned look . He guessed he wasn't the only one .

" Demetri did you and Hawk fight ? "

He asked him , Sam and Miguel begin to questioned also .

" Did he hurt you !? "

" I don't think Hawk  would hurt Demetri , Sam."

" Wouldn't be the first time , Miguel ! "

" But Hawk changed and I know he wouldn't do it again . "

He interrupts them before anyone would notice their little argument .

" Guys , let Demetri tell us . Let's not jump into conclusions , I'm not big fan of Hawk but let's give him the benefit of the doubt . "

All three watched their friend to answer patiently . They sometimes forget that Demetri didn't react well to being rushed. They had to be patient with him .

" He didn't do anything , I just i-i-i.  I'm having problems at home but it's fine .

The three watch him stand up as his Dad calls them to fall in and break was over . And he knew he wasn't the only one of the three worried and by the looks of Hawk he was also worried.

...... ...... ..

Running up to catch Demetri she ask him if he can come over to her house to help her pack . Smiling as he agrees she discreetly turns around to give Miguel and Robby a thumbs up. Giggling went Demetri waves a goodbye , and Miguel and Robby try to act discreetly as if they unaware of Sam's idea 

.It was cute , she was glad that both Robby and Miguel got along now . Realising they have stuff in common decideding to have a truce , Now they were friends . Both were big softies , funny and loyal the plus side they were Hot .

The three agreed Sam would be the one to talk to Demetri . Knowing her and Demetri was more closer , He was the one who helped her deal with her panic attacks . She helped him with his feelings for a certain Mohawk boy , although she didn't understand why him . But she guessed know one would be good enough for her Demetri . She loved him like a brother.

Don't get her wrong she loved her little brother but her and  Demetri understood each other.  Thats why she had to get the bottom of the problem .

" Is it cold in Okinawa ? ,  just in case take a couple sweaters and coats . Better safe than sorry right . "

As Demetri pulled out her clothes , she decided  it was the right time to ask .

" Dem , you know you can tell me anything right , even if it's bad . Im ... We are worried about you and its not just today that we noticed . I just want you to know that i got your back "

" I know , I just ... I been having problems with my mother . She doesn't understand why I forgived Hawk , so I tried to not bring up anything around her . She's usually not around , so I invited Hawk over , we were playing video games and catching up . Guess who decided to show up at the moment Eli tries to kiss me "

Her heart broke watching her friend struggle , he paces around the room and she knows Demetri is trying not to break down . She goes up to him and hold his hand .

" It was so embarrising , she threw a fit saying I was ruining my life . kicked out Eli , wouldn't be surprised he didn't want talk to me again . Said pretty much I'm a disgrace to keep it short . I'm sorry  "

 

She hugs him as tight as she could , she got teary eyed hearing Demetri cry . She was so thankful for having her parents , it wasn't fair people had to go through .

" You don't have to be sorry ok , She's wrong she doesn't know you the way we do . You can stay with us today , and if hawk doesn't speak to you I know Robby and Miguel will knock some sense into him . "

Later that night her Dad tells her about including Demetri to the vacation . She tells him he's the best dad ever . She goes to bed listening to Demetri talk about Hawk message and the plans to the trip .

..... ...... ....

At first it was confusing and hard to adjust to her parents being divorce but once realise she realised they  were both  happier with other people . She came to terms with it , she got to talk to Miguel and Robby about their parent dating each other .

Miguel was glad her mom was happy with someone that knew how to cherish her the way she deserved . Robby wasn't mad or bothered that his dad and her dad were now dated . He just didn't like how he would constantly see his dad flirt with her dad .

When Johnny had accidently called his father Bambi in front of the class , he saw the way the blonde tried to get her father to forgive him all day  . She thought Mr . Lawrence wasn't bad after all.

Carmen and Johnny was a nice addition to the family , she gets to spend time more with Robby and Miguel .

...... .......

 

Miguel was excited to wake up as 4 : 00 in the morning and wait for sensei to pick him up . He never thought he would ever go to the trip with Mr. LaRusso . His mom was also going with them , the best part he was going with his friends too .

Saying Goodbye one last time to YaYa , he climbs inside the car saying hi to everyone . Falling asleep while sensei drives hoping they wouldn't crash .

" Were here , Everybody out ! Let's go ! . "

Walking up to the airport , as everyone follows their Sensei guiding them and telling them to keep an eye out for Mr LaRusso  . Turning to Hawk , he was surprised that his friend had managed to have energy to do his hair .

" This is going be fucking awesome dude , only sucks that we have to wake this early . "

" Yeah , we should thank Mr.LaRusso for inviting us and try not to start any fights with anyone meaning Sam or Robby . I know you dude . "

" Right , and I'm not the only that starts them , Who you crushing on now , pretty boy or the princess , or both "

Pushing hawk , as he says his comment with a smirk , He can't remember why he was friends with him now .

" Shut up , I don't know what your talking about . "

" Yeah and that why your blushing "

It only seemed right to flip him off and maybe push him to the floor if he didn't had found Mr. LaRusso and him mom .

" Sensei their over there , Oh My mom arrived to "  He told Sensei ,  pointing at the opposite direction , they all decided to  run towards them .

....... ....... .......

He think no one would ever get used to seeing both Senseis making out . They all showed their disagreement of the PDA even Amanda and Carmen were laughing for their childish behavior . Seeing as his dad signaling to the store the class showed their excitement as they cheered remembering Mr. LaRusso promise .

Robby didn't know what to decide on , the rest of the class had money their parents had given them . And he didn't want to ask Mr . LaRusso for money he had already bought him the ticket and clothes and not to include his suitcase .

" we can share something if you want , my Yaya gave  me extra money .  "

Turning to look at Miguel and Sam , He wanted to reject the idea but he guessed it wouldn't hurt .

" Hey pup get anything  LaRusso is paying , goes for you to Miguel . Keep an eye out on them little LaRusso . "

 

God his dad always had to embarrass him , he didn't mind him calling him that but in public was big No . And by the giggling of both Miguel and Sam they could tell he was blushing . He totally deserved some Oreos for this .

...... ..... ...

Everyone was vibrating with excitement as they got off the plane . Phone filled with selfies on the plane , Laughing along the random ideas to do in Okinawa . They couldn't wait for their adventure to start .

But then they lost Mr . LaRusso who was the only one that knew the place after they all got distracted because it seemed Hawks stupid products weren't here .

" Dude calm down , I think you could get some gel or whatever you use here too . "

" Miguel , I love you bro but right now I'm trying to find my shit . Hey ! What are you all laughing about  ! "

Once sensei had enough of the bickering , he told them to fall in line to find their missing Sensei  that was once spotted outside with two other people .

Waiting for a big cab for everyone to fit wasn't the best but as they were driven to their location . They were all memorized by the beauty , it seem like no picture can capture the beauty of it . Well not to Sensei apparently he rather look at the beauty of Mr . LaRusso.

He had to admit that was the best line he had heard from his Sensei .  He liked how everyone was smiling and Laughing . He also totally noticed the blush on Hawk and Demetri as they both were sitting to close . He was totally going to tease hawk as payback .

 

Sidenote : Part 2 of the Okinawa trip AU. Sam , Robby , and Miguel Pov . Sam and Demetri sibling dynamic . Next is binary boyfriends moodboard . Excuse for my shitty writhing

[taz-writes]

What's Sayara like? From what u said about her school life, she seems pretty similar to me so I'm trying to figure out whether I'll end up relating to her or crushing on her

She’s an experience. Buckle in, because I’m about to write a short essay here... 

Sayara’s a person with Chaotic Neutral instincts and a Lawful Good upbringing. She comes at life from the angle of a constant underdog. She’s an illegitimate child, and a royal one at that, so her mere existence brings down a lot of judgment on her and her father. If she wasn’t so adaptive and genuinely smart, then she would’ve collapsed years ago. She has pretty severe ADHD, which makes her impulsive and forgetful and really sensitive to rejection, and her coping mechanism for that is to push for her goals as hard as she possibly can until she either wins or passes out. 

Sayara’s defining characteristic is that incredible level of focus, which evolved as a response to her chronic forgetfulness and habitual distraction. She has so much sheer force of will that she can brute-force through obstacles on determination alone (and a hell of a lot of hard work). She will fail, she will forget something, she will run out of time and need to cover her ass, and then she will get up and keep trying. If she can’t go over, she’ll go under. If she can’t go under, she’ll go around. If she can’t go around, she’ll go through. If she can’t go through, well, watch her punch a hole or invent a way to be intangible. Or watch her talk someone into opening the door. She’s tenacious as hell. I talk about her focus in terms of brute force, but her brute force doesn’t mean doing one thing until it works, it means that she just will not stop trying. Give her a puzzle and she’ll sit there for hours trying new things, if she can’t solve the Rubik’s cube (which she usually can’t) then she’ll find out how to disassemble it and put it back together right. Once she decides what she wants, you cannot talk her down, you cannot keep her from trying, she will keep pushing and pushing and pushing until either she wins or she physically can’t keep going. This is her greatest strength and one of her greatest downfalls, because she doesn’t know when to quit. She will have respect, she will have power, and she will earn it. 

The definition of “earn” is open-ended. In her own words: It’s not cheating, it’s entrepreneurial studying. 

Because of her birth status, people tend to treat her poorly until she earns their respect, so she’s inclined to think the same should apply to everyone. If you do not earn her respect, you will not get it. If you do not give her respect, she will do everything she can to earn it, and if you still won’t give it then she’ll get pushy and reply in kind. She gets in trouble with authority all the time because she’s always asking why, and if you can’t tell her why, then she won’t listen. She demands to be taken seriously. When she’s right, and she has proof of it, she will give you hell until you believe her. She’s perfectly capable of seeing both sides of an argument, she simply does not care, because even if you have good points she knows she’s right. She gets frustrated if you won’t let her make her case, and she gets frustrated when people discard perfectly good evidence. 

Despite this, she really is optimistic. She firmly believes that if she tries hard enough, then she will be able to get what she wants and she will earn the respect of the people who make fun of her. If she tries hard enough, and puts in the work, and uses the right techniques, then there’s absolutely no reason why she shouldn’t be able to become famous and popular and important. Her whole worldview is built around this belief that there’s a way things Should be, and if life’s not fair then someone needs to fix it. She notices something that’s not fair, and she goes and gets the adults. If they won’t fix it, then she gets frustrated and decides to do it herself. (She’s still mostly fine with things being unfair when it benefits her, but she’ll grow out of it.) It’s a very noblesse-oblige way of looking at things, it’s the responsibility of the people with the power to help the people without it. She wants to be important because she’s constantly desperate for attention and validation, but she’s also been raised to be very aware that leadership is a Job with Responsibilities. She wants the power to fix things, partially because she’s been raised to believe that’s the leader’s job, and partially because she wants to prove that she can. 

She’s generally friendly, and often surprisingly (or willfully) oblivious to the social norms around her. She’s always felt like a social outsider, no matter how hard she tries, so she’s decided that it’s easier to just be the way she is. People tend to like her more that way anyways, she’s more memorable when she’s being the weirdo. She doesn’t have a lot of close friends, so she spends most of her free time in the library reading about literally anything she can find. She knows a ton of random trivia. She gets really excited when people actually want to talk to her, so she gets loud and a little overwhelming, and interrupts a lot. She doesn’t mean to be rude but she sucks at waiting her turn, and when she has something to say, she has to say it now. 

The thing about Sayara, something that I’m specifically doing on a meta level, is that she’s not wrong. She’s almost never wrong about things. When she has an idea, it almost always works in theory. When she takes sides on things, she’s usually right. I think it’s stupid that main characters, especially girls, always have to be Wrong and have their mistakes Corrected by the plot. Those kinds of plots always grated on me, especially when I was Sayara’s age and every adult around me was firmly convinced that I couldn’t possibly know what I was talking about. Sayara doesn’t need to be corrected. She’s right. She knows what she’s doing. 

The problem with Sayara is how she handles righteousness. She’s always right, sure, but she’s also stubborn and unwilling to compromise and occasionally downright cruel. She has trouble with shades of grey, and can’t always understand when others have genuine reasons to disagree with her. She’s been talked down to and looked down upon her entire life, she’s very familiar with judgment, she’s very familiar with feeling stupid, and your usual humility plot will not do anything for her except cause depression and (more) anxiety. Instead of that, Sayara needs to learn how to be kind and helpful and treat people well, and she needs to learn to be less unbelievably selfish. She has all the ingredients of a great leader, but she hasn’t grown into them yet, and she still doesn’t totally understand empathy or social interaction. She’s getting there! 

[morrivar]

It's clear there is nothing of value to be squeezed out of that empty skull of yours, so this will be the last response you get from me, but here goes:

Oh no, poor local retard still doesn’t know what the burden on proof is as he doesn’t even know how to use a search engine.

Oh, I do. It's with the person making a claim. Since you have done no better at that than I have, and haven't even provided a single argument for 90% of the things you claimed either, this is worse than the pot calling the kettle black. You won't cow me by throwing insults that obviously would have no effect on you.

You probably think shareholder and landlord are real jobs what do I care about what you think I told you.

Thanks for that confirmation. Local tankie is a useless fucking sponge. Nothing new there.

No, an end to state propping up of capitalism is in fact a means. Well, destroying the state is the means to that means. Now, you are obviously so stupid that you think reducing government intervention you like involves “the cooperation or coercion of every single person”.

You literally don't understand the difference between ends and means.

Just because an end to state propping up of capitalism isn't the FINAL end, doesn't mean it's not an end. That doesn't describe at all a single action, so it can't be the means through which you accomplish something. It is an end that must be accomplished on the way to further ends.

It's insane that you can't understand simple concepts like this and yet you dare condescend to anybody.

Yes, and that’s exactly what I do ! Simply, it’s the oppressed working class which is actually having their rights denied right now.

Whatever you need to tell yourself, kiddo.

Ah, so: the Paris Commune,

Oh boy, this lasted two whole months! I would have thought that "when allowed to actually last any significant amount of time" was implied.

Makhnovist Ukraine,

Four years is a bit better, but it's hard to even say what the effect was or would have been here as it occured during the Russian Revolution. Nothing lasted long there and everything was turmoil while it did last.

Anarchist Manchuria,

Two years is a going back in the other direction, and this described itself as communist, not socialist. Last I checked, you lot were real horny on the idea that these are not the same thing.

Syndicalist Catalonia,

Look at you, back up to over four years! But uh-oh:

This is looking awfully authoritarian and trending totalitarian, even in that brief time. This also does serious damage to your claim that socialism isn't a collectivist idea.

Rojava,

Being an autonomous region does not make one socialist, you fuckwit. Rojava still has private property, private businesses, and many other features that are not even remotely socialist.

There is some "libertarian socialist" influence, including a popular party of that persuasion, but Rojava is a hodge-podge of many forms of government. You do not get to claim it.

Chiapas,

I'm not sure what you're even referring to here. Chiapas is a state in Mexico, a capitalist republic, and there doesn't seem to be any major periods of its history in which it was run by socialists or communists.

and, honestly, most Marxist–Leninist regimes weren’t properly speaking “totalitarian” for most of their existence, but you wouldn’t know the difference between totalitarianism and authoritarianism.

No, bad. Put down those goal-posts. I said they resulted in extreme poverty and/or totalitarianism. And they did this because of their own shit policies. Socialism does not work long-term. Period.

In fact, most of the time when it even seems to begin to work, it's because it's started in a place that had a very strong economy through capitalism or some earlier liberal system, and it just coasted on that for decades.

Yes, that’s exactly what socialists believe and that’s why we reject bosses and managers running corporations in a vertical authoritarian way.

In capitalism, you are free to leave your job for a better one. In socialism, you are not free to find that sort of employment even if you want it. You are not oppressed just because you entered into a consenting employment agreement that you can leave at any time.

And what do this have to do with individual determination when this is precisely what prevents 99% of the population from individual determination over what they produce and consume ?

This is just nonsense. What is it that prevents them? Private property? You're fucking deluded, but that was already clear.

Oh, right, nothing again.

Except the part where private property, as I already explained, allows you to own the fruits of your labor. Without it, there is nothing protecting you from predation by those that would take advantage without providing any value of their own.

Of course like all right-“libertarians” you support massive violent government intervention in favor of rich people and delude yourself into believing this is actually the real individualism.

Hmm, what was it you said before?

It doesn’t matter, you’re so stupid you probably think “totalitarian” means any government intervention

You don't give a fuck about government intervention, you just don't want it to be targeted at you.

You're a hypocrite and a fool, and I hope your parents know what a fucking waste of space they've raised. They should be ashamed.

As I said before, I will not be replying further. You have nothing of value to add.

Let’s try this here then

@supernulperfection I tried to reblog both of your previous reblogs several times, and for some reason, Tumblr keeps throwing an error.

I’m pretty sure you somehow soft-blocked me to try to “win” because I can reblog literally any other post without issue.

Now that I’m here though if you’d like to point to this so-called “logic” in your post, I’d be happy to consider it.

All I see is a bunch of definitions of groups and historical contexts, when I was specifically talking about modern Leftism and specifically stated that no matter what position people claim for themselves, Libertarianism and Socialism are mutually exclusive in practice.