I used to be a pretty prolific multiplayer gamer back in the days of server browsers. I met some good friends across many different games. Nowadays I pretty much only play single player games, with the exception of racing games, in which I don't talk to anyone. Matchmaking is the main culprit for this. It's so much more difficult to make friends in online games than it used to be, because you're only together with the same people for one game at a time.
I never interacted with him here specifically because he reminded me of a guy I used to be friends with in high school. The similarities in the way they both spoke were uncanny. Maybe they're manifestations of a particular archetype of British nerd? The guy I knew was a huge nerd, like me and the rest of our friends, but I think he was uncomfortable with it, so he always had to have 'figured out' whatever we were talking about, and had a habit of bringing conversation around to himself.
For the guy I knew, it was a sign of insecurity and autism. I suspect it's probably the same for our ex-resident game dev.
Anyway, he brought some life to this place so I'm not happy he's gone. Hope his game turns out well.
Again, I will preface my response by agreeing that America as a nation has many reasons to be rightfully pissed off at Europe and the way Europe has behaved, especially internationally, since WW2. That being said, I believe that, much like with a case of domestic violence, the foul play usually cuts both ways.
In particular, America has been all too happy to nurture that soft helplessness in Europe, because it serves America's international policy to have a vast outpost of vassal states that will do its bidding. It's done the same thing in South East Asia for much the same reasons - intentionally hamper its own domestic industry to promote strategic partnerships abroad. Had NATO not existed, and Europe been forced to look out for its own interests following WW2, both parties would have been better off. The American empire has made a conscious decision to involve itself in others' affairs all over the world, despite being a country that could essentially be self-sufficient and isolationist.
Both of us probably agree that America and Europe desperately need to turn their attentions inwards to deal with the rot and strife which has built up. Neither should concern themselves much with international affairs until they have repaired their foundations.
I also don't think you should hold the average European accountable for the decisions of their elites. I certainly don't for the average American. Neither of us has much control over whether infinity Africans are dumped into our lands, because we were never consulted. The cry of 'Help me fellow whites' is a genuine one in 90% of my experiences, and it comes from people who think like you, are in a very similar position to you, and feel genuine kinship towards you, because at the end of the day we are very similar.
For what it's worth, I am personally planning on moving to the US in the not too distant future, partially for the very reasons you outlined. I still think it is the best place for a man to take a stand with other likeminded men. That being said, I'm not delusional about the prospects in America. Despite the guns and the governmental 'checks and balances', it is in a much worse place demographically, and that fact is only hidden by its size. Balkanisation seems basically inevitable at this point, but I'm taking the bet that if I am on the right side of the new borders, I'll have a better chance than I would in Europe.
Well I definitely appreciate where you're coming from. It's no secret that America's post WW2 foreign strategy has basically been to hobble its own manufacturing base in order to gain allies elsewhere (Japan, Germany, the UK, etc.). I also think Europeans have their own legitimate reasons to feel slighted by America's social influence around the world. American media exports over the last 70 years have had a corrosive effect wherever they have manifested (I recognise that there is a difference between what the American people want, and what the American government wants, for the record).
All that aside, we don't live in the same world we did 100 years ago. Europeans, as a people, are no longer ascendant. We are but one group in a world which has become much more globalised and multi-polar. We are besieged from all sides by outsiders who, frankly, don't care about the finer differences between an American white and a European white.
You can say that you don't recognise any tribe between the US and Europe, but I can guarantee your enemies will. I think we need to put historical gripes behind us and come to terms with the fact that that we, as a people, are vulnerable now.
Well I guess in an ideal world tribe and nation are synonyms, but I was thinking more 'Anglo Saxons' in this particular example, which is a tribe that is spread across multiple nations.
As someone from the UK, helping out other countries in the Anglosphere when they experience a natural disaster is one of the only forms of 'foreign aid' I would support if we lived in a sane world. Order of care should obviously be family > town > nation > tribe > race > everybody else.
Just to give my two cents, soda is probably my biggest vice, next to alcohol. I am in the habit of drinking a glass of it a day with dinner, yet I remain thin. To be fair, I do intentional exercise about three times a week, but I don't think that's the main reason why I keep the weight off, I think it's because I live in a country where walking frequently is an accepted part of life. I get a lot of incidental exercise just walking to the store, or work, or church, or even just going out for an evening stroll.
That was the biggest culture shock to me when I visited America for the first time; everyone drives everywhere, for any reason. Dollar store is 15 minute walk away? Eh, I'll just jump in the car, I can't be bothered. Even my then-fiancée, now-wife remarked when I visited that she was seeing parts of her small town which she had never explored before because we were walking around rather than just driving from place to place.
Portion sizes and snacking are also a big problem in America, but the lack of incidental exercise from walking is a huge contributing factor, I think. I will be moving back with my wife fairly soon and that's something I am going to have to navigate in my own life. How do I incorporate the walking which I used to do when the country is built around driving everywhere? Otherwise, if I continue to eat like I do now, I probably will start putting on weight.
The Great Sorting continues apace, I see.
I think a lot of issues in the modern world which have become the remit of the state used to be managed by religious bodies instead. Having the church as a balancing force for the state allows for another mechanism of enforcement of order in society. You don't have to make laws for everything when people broadly agree on what is considered good and evil.
The best kind of regulation is, of course, self-regulation, but in my opinion the only way that you will even get close to this for the majority of people is some kind of guilt or shame culture. That relies on people being raised with the same myths, and the same belief in divine judgement.
Yeah, I think it's clear that American politicians aren't appealing to Jews for the votes, they're appealing to Jews for the financial backing of their vastly outsized wealth and to appease groups like AIPAC. In the case of Trump, I think he's also saying these things for the sake of his Jewish friends and relatives. He's a guy who appears to be easily influenced by his advisors.
We all know it's naked foreign interference, but the reality is we're not yet at the point where a presidential candidate can tell the Jews to pound sand.
I do love me some ice cream.
I am reminded of that recent post about how HRT has torn through nerd communities the way crack tore through inner city blacks in the US. Autists are really susceptible to this for some reason.
I can't watch anything based around WW2 anymore, even documentaries. The tragedy of it all is too painful for me. When I was a kid I had some lingering pride about the Allies and 'winning' that war based on cultural osmosis. Looking around at the world today, however, and then looking back at footage of that conflict, all I can see is Europeans tearing each other apart for no good reason. We can see where 'victory' led us. There's nothing to be proud of.
I know that problem all too well. There's definitely a ceiling in software development if you just want to keep your head down and do technical stuff because you enjoy it. Eventually the only way to advance is to manage other people, which takes a completely different set of skills.
Yeah, I read Morgoth's Review and Millenial Woes on Substack, both guys that I used to watch a lot of on YouTube before the purges. I'm glad conservative thinkers have a more professional space like that to collate some real work, rather than just reacting to the news cycle.
I don't know, I think IQ also has something to do with intellectual curiosity and the ability to see through blatant propaganda. A smart person is going to have an easier time recognising that what they experience doesn't match up with what they are being told. I expect if you surveyed the average IQ on this forum it would be above average, for example.
It also has something to do with personality, however. The denizens of this forum are also probably MUCH more disagreeable than average.
You can make situations like this fun for yourself too if you lean into the personal challenge aspect of the handicap. Can I still win using only a pistol? Can I still win using a lower tier vehicle? The newer players get a chance to learn, and you get a chance to practice more obscure skills that you usually wouldn't.
I don't think retreat is the correct way to think about it. It's also a tactic which is guaranteed to fail in the face of the forces arrayed against us.
A better idea is consolidation of power. If you must move, move to an area where you are surrounded by people who share your worldview. Preferably an area with a sympathetic government as well. Once there, connect with others, fortify, and put down deep roots.
In the atomised world in which we live, a lot of people are looking for places to belong, or where the powers that be will leave them alone. I think the reality is that we need to build those places, and then more like us will come.
From a European perspective, I still think the US is the best option in this regard. Despite being the heart of the globohomo empire, it has certain advantages, mostly related to its size, sparse (relatively speaking) population, federal system of government, and availability of weapons. That's the bet I am making, anyway.
Thanks for the tips, I'll check them out.
Ah, thanks man I missed that link.
This is an interesting point. One of the reasons I like anime and anime style media is because the characters are almost all fair skinned. To me, I imagine them all as European, and it's refreshing in this day and age to see an all white cast. To the original artists and audience in Japan, however, I'm sure they see it as an all Japanese cast.
I guess the anime art style is one of those cultural things that ties Europeans and East Asians together in a unique way because we share fair skin. I imagine it's difficult for a brown skinned person to draw the same kind of interpretation. Do they see anime characters as Asian or European?
Are they really going to push me into a position where I have to give up my British citizenship?
Yeah, my wife's family jokes about that all the time. I wish I had the brazen gall to do so, but I have that darned white man's desire to do things by the book. Get a job, car, mortgage, passport, pay my taxes, etc.
Plus, US immigration services might look the other way when another hundred thousand squatamalans pour over the southern border, but I'll bet they'd go out of their way to make trouble for a single white european who didn't dot all the i's and cross all the t's.
Getting kind of antsy about my visa's progress watching all this unfold... Recent events have definitely solidified my belief that I made the right decision to leave, I just hope I can get out before the net closes.
As a European, I always found jaywalking to be a mysterious infraction whenever I saw it referenced in media. Having been to America several times now, however, I understand why it exists.
Whether having urban public space tilted more towards cars than pedestrians is a good idea can be argued, but obviously they're not repealing this law for any thoughtful reason like that.