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Post by ResidentTsundere on Jul 29, 2018 2:14:31 GMT -5
Fascism is back in fashion. I hope we don't have to have another war over it. Me too.
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Jul 29, 2018 3:38:28 GMT -5
It's not related to who he is as a person, but yeah, I don't like Dragon Quest music either. I still have bad memories of forcing my way through the NES Dragon Warrior game, and eventually breaking a semi-rule of mine by actually muting the game and listening to my iPod instead, as I could not stand how awful the game's music was when grinding incessantly for hours on end. I have the same rule, and I broke it with DQI as well. They did a strangely poor job on it with that game considering DQII/DQIII have a pretty good soundtrack on the NES. I don't think the battle theme really is that well suited for an 8-bit treatment anyway.
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Post by Elvin Atombender on Jul 29, 2018 9:15:28 GMT -5
A few days ago a restaurant employee in Rome was fired because he wrote a homophobic slur on the receipt for some LGBT people. This is just the tip of the iceberg however, because since the new Italian government came to pass there are lots more news about nasty behavior, cyber-(and IRL)bullying or outright aggressions against minorities, refugees, gay people, leftists or simply "buonisti" i.e. people that don't agree with the government's positions and the fear-mongering, bigoted and anti-science climate they are (in a sense) enabling and promoting. Also, our current minister for family and disability is a very vocal homophobe.
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Post by Aoi on Jul 29, 2018 21:13:13 GMT -5
I, for, absolutely adore the DQ osts o___o. I firmly believe Sugiyama is a musical genius. It's sad and frustrating how behind the times Japan is when it comes to LGBT, but it's also difficult to be critical of it. It's not my country. I might love their country, their people, their language, their products, and am displeased, but there's really only so much I can do to afford being upset. Sugiyama is welcomed to his ignorant beliefs, I just wish he could see the damage it truly causes.
As for Europe politics, prepare for Trumpmania: Euro Edition. Sounds like y'all getting your cycle of extreme right wing factions. I feel like we're moving out of the right wing fears I have and into extreme left wing responses that I equally fear. The negative response to our administration and culture has begun radicalizing many people, it's frustrating. Like, can't we just be moderately liberal or conservative, understand we're all goofy and unique, stop this back and forth extreme response. *shrug*
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Post by eatersthemanfool on Jul 29, 2018 23:41:55 GMT -5
Yea, I'm hoping that if we can get the current regime out of the white house then things will calm down.
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Post by Woody Alien on Jul 30, 2018 6:02:35 GMT -5
Also, our current minister for family and disability is a very vocal homophobe.
He also kind of looks like Half-Life's G-Man:
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Post by Elvin Atombender on Aug 10, 2018 16:23:50 GMT -5
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Post by eatersthemanfool on Aug 11, 2018 3:35:10 GMT -5
People who espouse the superiority of the white race are the worst examples of it.
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Post by Woody Alien on Sept 15, 2018 8:42:55 GMT -5
Another homophobic aggression in Italy, this time it's a very serious case.
A gay couple was assaulted in their home during the night by unknown assailants, who proceeded to spread gasoline everywhere and towards one of them, then escaped. The assailants also drew swastikas on nearby walls and offensive phrases like "burn you [f-word]". The couple has been already targeted in the past by insults and slurs.
I'm very worried about this escalation, especially since the government is perceived as not condemning these facts strongly enough, always saying that there's not a return to episodes of racism and homophobia like in the past, while it's pretty clear that this kind of stuff is coming back with a vengeance.
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Post by ResidentTsundere on Sept 18, 2018 2:03:29 GMT -5
That's awful.
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Post by GamerL on Sept 19, 2018 2:37:41 GMT -5
Also, our current minister for family and disability is a very vocal homophobe.
He also kind of looks like Half-Life's G-Man:
Rise and shine Mr Freeman. Gordon Freeman in the flesh or rather in the hazard suit.
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Post by lurker on Sept 19, 2018 14:37:55 GMT -5
So anti-LGBT Republican Ralph Shortey has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex trafficking.
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Post by X-pert74 on Sept 19, 2018 16:25:03 GMT -5
Gaslight Obstruct Project
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Post by X-pert74 on Oct 22, 2018 13:13:50 GMT -5
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Post by ResidentTsundere on Oct 23, 2018 2:04:09 GMT -5
It's times like this that I wonder what the point even is if having a Constitution if it can be twisted around by a fascist with a grudge as a means of oppressing a marginalized group.
I feel like the last few years have been a nightmare for democracy. Or an all around nightmare for a lot of us.
I'm cisgender but an ally of trans and nonbinary people, and dammit, this isn't right.
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