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.

It's my understanding that The Mandalorian managed to evade the Disney Eye of Sauron for the first two seasons as it was a relatively low budget passion project, which allowed for a lot more creative control over the story and production (hence why it was actually good). Unfortunately it became too successful for its own good and attracted the attention of 'interested parties' from the rest of Disney's Star Wars slop, hence why season 3 saw a marked drop in quality.

The first two seasons of The Mandalorian spring to mind.

I think what they really mean are 'humanistic' and 'materialistic', from a western understanding of the terms. .

I was already in the process of leaving before this election, but I can't say labour's plans have made me regret my decision. Not that the US is exactly a land of milk and honey, but at least you get to keep more of what you earn.

Meanwhile in the UK we've had two miserable summers back to back, but in 2022 we had one of the hottest days I've ever experienced in this country. Weather is unpredictable, stop the f'n presses.

My wife is also extremely conservative, and I would say the two things that set her apart from most modern women are:

1. She was raised a Christian and has attended church from childhood. That has instilled a system of morals in her that insulates her from what feminism tries to tell women is the 'right way to live'.

2. She has a very wise and respectable father who raised her correctly. Because he led her well, encouraged her, and never bs'd her, she naturally learned to love and respect him. That respect for male authority was passed on to me when we got married.

Those are the two key points for creating traditional women, I think. A healthy system of morality, and a natural respect for male authority figures that stems from their father raising them properly.

The people who introduced the concept of 'Racialism' (as it used to be called) were not arguing from a position of good faith, my friend. They were not analysing society from an unbiased position and trying to right wrongs. It has ALWAYS been a bludgeon specifically crafted to beat white people, and white people alone. Don't adopt their framing of the world, or they will inevitably win.

Did some announcement happen?

The FBI are in every march. This is the only one where they'll wear a uniform, though.

My grandma also agrees with me about what I think of minorities. You're right, Twitter people aren't real.

I agree with you, but with the benefit of hindsight I bet there are a few more things the founding fathers would have spelled out in inarguable black and white.

I also think that no system of government is suitable for all periods of history. Right now I think America may well benefit from a Caesar brushing aside the fat and happy elite.