ApostleO

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[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

I get the hate for those movies, but I honestly enjoyed them all.

They are what got me to watch TOS, finally. Then I did a full watch through of the series. They were great for revitalizing the fan base and making new fans.

I honestly love having the movies as a different universe/timeline. Saves us from tone whiplash, like Shakespeare TNG Picard vs Rambo Movie Picard.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I want to see this variation of a zombie movie.

Patient zero is a prominent politician.

His handlers continue to puppet him, because they already spent so much on his campaign.

Followers literally line up to be bitten and infected.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Imagine how hard it would be to resist wording things in the Imperative just... Accidentally.

You get frustrated, yell "Shut up!" at someone in passing, and that person is now mute unless you realize your mistake and undo it.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 30 points 5 months ago (19 children)

To confirm what you mean by "I'm a conservative", which of these commonly held "conservative" beliefs (each which implies a lack of empathy) do you not subscribe to (i.e. "I don't think like that...")

  • Black people only get harassed by police more often because they commit more crime.
  • Gay people shouldn't be allowed to marry.
  • Women should not have the choice of abortion.
  • The state is allowed to infringe upon free speech to prevent you from telling children about gay people.
  • Foreigners are ruining this county.
  • Climate change is a lie.
  • COVID was a lie.
  • Contemporary statues honoring Confederate traitors and slave owners are "honored cultural heritage".
  • All corporate media lies about Donald Trump, except that corporate media which supports him.
  • Rich people earned all that money, and we have no right to take it back, or to limit how they use it.
[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is this lasagna?

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago

At the very least, there needs to be some serious audits of the power structures of Starfleet and the Federation. So many evil admirals...

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair, this comic isn't just about abortion. It could also apply to things like "modesty" laws in places like Iran.

It doesn't matter what the ice cream represents. If the argument for a law is wholly religious in nature, then it is unjust.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Might subcategorize, like "Frankensteinian irony."

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago

That, or she should be named "Mary" instead, I guess.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 10 points 6 months ago

Debt strike!

Debt strike!

Debt strike!

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 18 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Honestly, I put animal abusers in a lower circle of hell, along side child abusers.

It's about the power differential. The difference between a white adult male and a black adult female (for example) might be considerable, but its not going to be even close to the power differential between either of those adults and a child or a pet.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

Confidence? Not so much. But it's less a fear of rejection, and more a fear of upsetting someone.

In short, my thought process goes like this:

  • Approaching women can make them uncomfortable.
  • I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable.
  • Therefore, I don't approach women.

I basically limit myself to online dating, but as we all know, that's a shit show unless you're in the top 10% on the scale of attractiveness. And so I've been single 10+ years.

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