Yes, but also sadly no.
Technically, yes. In practice, and how people think about it...sadly no. We're so far beyond that "old school" type of thinking, and most people couldn't even tell you what "free speech" is. Perception is, sadly, important, and most people couldn't even grasp your argument. It's sad that this was a largely a talking point liberals agreed with, in even the 90's and 00's, and now most leftists/progressives are staunchly opposed to the concept.
For some reason, a communication carrier isn't a carrier, if it's digital, or does games, or TV, or anime, or VOIP, or what have you. All must be regulated, all must censor "hate speech."
Also, these fuckers would censor you for talking shit over AT&T if they could, and they'd love to get there eventually. Thankfully judges sort of knew what they were doing back then, some of the time, so it's much harder to go after established telecom carriers than new digital "platforms."
It's a shame our government went further to shit, as technology rapidly developed, so we're missing a lot of protections in the digital sphere. And no, I'm not talking regulations on the companies, but regulations on the government being able to censor people online.
TL;DR: Technically speaking, asking Steam to censor its customers is like telling AT&T to police what someone says over the phone, but in practice and perception (i.e. what people expect and ask for), digital platforms don't get that same protection or perceived benefit of the doubt, so vast swathes of people will not see it as the same, and will think it's totally Steam's job and responsibility to police the speech of their users. Woof, that was a sentence.
Just curious, and this isn't at you specifically, but why are people acting like Steam won't cave like everyone else? Heck, they already have a bunch of turbo-progressive faggots all over their community teams, and Steam community mods can give Reddit mods a run for their money.
I like and use Steam, and have for decades, but it's not like they're not already cucked. Why wouldn't they cuck harder? Go along to get along, and all that.
Or do you just mean, like some other comments said, that this nonsense will further radicalize the big bad Gamers? Because yeah, that would be funny.
Yup, and there was some stuff that people found suspicious about the emergency response, evacuation, and the like, as well as weird stuff like the parents all getting new houses or some weird stuff like that. I don't remember all the specifics, but there was some odd stuff. And, as per usual, it wasn't hard to find connections to the FBI.
I wouldn't swear by any of it, but people should certainly be allowed to theorize. "Conspiracy theories" are still protected speech. In fact, it should be the most protected speech, as it's usually against those in power, which is part of the whole point of the First Amendment, that the government doesn't get to shut down dissent.
"Politics is downstream from culture," and all that.
You can call them grifters - and many are, perhaps even all depending on definition - but to act like they're changing nothing is silly.
Political commentators are having an impact, because the things they talk about are things that need more normalization in the culture. It's shifting the Overton window, as well as pushing cultural events like our own GamerGate, Trump winning (three times), and the like. It's all connected.
Which is not to say everyone has to watch political commentators, and I certainly get tired of them myself. But they serve a very important role of initially helping people wake up some. They provide an important counterpoint to legacy media.
I honestly think we wouldn't have as much hope for our culture as we do, if not for many of these commentators. And, again, that's not even saying I personally like them. But they've been undeniably useful. So many people like to shit on them for 'not doing things,' but fact is them talking to a large audience is infinitely more than almost all of the whiners will ever do.
You say they're blackpilling people. I'd say the 'you're not doing anything' crowd is embracing the blackpill much more.
You don't have to like them, but they're not useless. Talking about the problems is a step toward solutions. People who already know the problems aren't the target audience.
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It's extra pathetic when an official organization pulls this crap.
Also odd, since they seem to love to provoke antisemitism, to keep their grift going. You think they'd love to give "Nazis" the opportunity to harass them while they dox people.
Also, the article (archived, fuck the ADL) is worth a read, as it's hilariously lame.
Lastly...Cruz? Is this another Hispanic White Supreme? I couldn't find out much about "Cyan Cruz," but for humor alone I choose to believe it is this anime character, which was one of the search results. Not sure where the "Cruz" came from, as she seems to just be Cyan Hijirikawa on other pages, but it's still funny so I'm going with it.
White Supremacist Maid Catgirl Cyan Hijirikawa Cruz.
Truly a diverse coalition.
I have guns. I still need more guns. Lots of guns.
Frankly, he has a lot better team, and a stronger MAGA team than he had in his first term.
I mean...that's a pretty damn low bar but, yeah, I agree.
And yeah, it's great that Trump is willing to fire people. Let's see if he will fire the right people, for the right reasons.
Some of the people defending this were unironically hating on Stellar Blade and someone who drew the comparison that these people are insane hypocrites.
Literally pulls the "just watch porn" meme.
If you are actually curious, apparently discussing/mocking some of these seems to be a genre. I know because someone in the tweet comments mentions it.
Apparently Credence was big on TikTok at some point. I'd like to think because it was so atrocious. I don't think even TikTok is that degenerate. Tumblr, sure. Anyway, point is, there are pages of YT videos on Credence...which is both hilarious and depressing.
There have definitely been some disappointing - and outright insulting - picks, but I'd say more than just these two are good. Homan seems good, potentially great, and Stephen Miller will likely be good too, and Zeldin could be good if he stays in his lane.
And of course Elon and Vivek will be interesting.
But yeah, overall pretty lackluster, and invokes some serious head scratching.
Bride:
Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again...alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...
Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was….
Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.
Yeah.
Nope. Inspired by other comments here, I looked up some.
Checks out so far. Others posted about Credence, and Does it Hurt. I looked up Bride, and Priest. All look like how they're described in the video.
Priest looks nasty; it's double degradation/corruption, I assume, from the description. Men forsaking God to humiliate and control the women, of course because the female leads are so irresistible or whatever.
Elon has a bunch of contracts with the government, & he's allowed to have a say in government spending... 3rd world corruption kind of shit. Congrats, America.
Unironically an improvement over our past bullshit. Keep coping, leftists.
Im tired and he hasn’t even taken office yet
Good, good!
As the meme goes, I just wanted to be left alone. I didn't hate these people. Now I take great pleasure in their self-inflicted suffering. I still hope they sort themselves out and have happy lives...but their utter and complete despair is a nice consolation prize if they won't embrace sanity. They did this. They inflicted their bullshit on me, on society, and on themselves.
If Trump existing exhausts these automatons, so be it.
So billionaires can buy elections and run the government now. Nice. Elon is what republicans say Soros is
Similarly to how outraged they are at Trump's mere existence...tell me what Elon did, exactly? Yes, there was some money and, yes, Elon has power. But he just supported Trump And was open about it. It beats the sneakiness of Soros, Zuckerberg, or any of the other nasty people actually throwing around corruption and ill-gotten influence.
I just realized the acronym for this is D.O.G.E...Its not hyperbole anymore. We are quite literally living in the dumbest timeline.
If a progressive had done it, you'd be slobbering all over it, Reddit. This is Reddit; their humor is even dumber than they accuse Elon of being.
Fuck elon. You want me to believe elon will be running parts of the government, Tesla, space X, twitter, and caring for his children?
Not everyone is an incompetent loser. Leaders delegate.
Man, it really is sad. All the criticisms are so base-level, so pointless, so inaccurate, and so self-congratulatory. It's just Redditors patting themselves on the back and trying to show off how progressive they are. Lame. Weak. Gay.
Bring back asylums.