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May 27 2021 07:50pm
Quote (cambovenzi @ May 27 2021 06:39pm)
Immature posturing from the inferior loser.


Wow, you're a piece of trash for saying that.
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May 27 2021 07:53pm
Quote (thundercock @ May 27 2021 09:50pm)
Wow, you're a piece of trash for saying that.


You are entitled to that idiotic opinion.

Thor repeatedly makes it abundantly clear he wants to antagonize me in bad faith. I don't respect him for good reason.
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Quote (cambovenzi @ May 27 2021 06:53pm)
You are entitled to that idiotic opinion.

Thor repeatedly makes it abundantly clear he wants to antagonize me in bad faith. I don't respect him for good reason.


Is your skin that thin?
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Quote (thundercock @ May 27 2021 09:55pm)
Is your skin that thin?


Is your skin that thin that you think someone is 'trash' for a deserved and retaliatory insult on a gaming forum?

Disliking some scumbag is not indicative of thin skin.
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Quote (thundercock @ May 27 2021 09:55pm)
Is your skin that thin?


Thor can take it. No need to cry like a pussy.
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May 27 2021 08:49pm
Quote (duffman316 @ May 27 2021 08:50pm)
Growing up I thought it was normal to not take things that don't belong to you. I was shocked to find im surrounded by terrible people, all of whom have knowingly taken things from others at some point in time.

All theft is unjust no matter how small or how much you're starving. It's just a question of whether you're willing to accept doing things that are terrible to maintain a desirable standard of living. I can sympathize with the motivations but that doesn't mean I'd permit or condone it.


Thanks for posting this, because it gives me an excuse to ramble.

For most of human history it was accepted that the poorest among you were the public's responsibility. In biblical times it was accepted that the poorest got to eat from the fields for free, and it was an ultimate sin to deny the hungry traveler who came to your door. One of the most common myths in basically every human society is exactly this, where Zeus or some other major deity pretends to be an old person and asks for shelter for the night, and curses the person who declines, or rewards the one who does it. This is pretty common across all cultures.

I don't often buy into the idea that we're declining as a species, or that we're going towards idiocracy, but I think the attitude you just displayed (which is not something I am judging you specifically for) has become far too common and shows that we have declined as a species in a hugely significant way.

To say it isn't just to take a piece of bread if you are starving, to me, demonstrates a massive decline in humanity, and it's one that will prevent us from advancing much further if we don't fix it. Our progress as a species is and always has been based on our capacity to care for and support others in their time of need. The first evidence of human civilization is a femur that was broken and reset and healed. There was no guarantee that person's leg would heal properly, and no guarantee they would ever be productive again. Yet it was done. That is what separates us from all the other animals. It's the most fundamental thing that enables society. The capacity to care for those who currently can't care for themselves.

Quote (EndlessSky @ May 27 2021 08:57pm)
Thor can take it. No need to cry like a pussy.


TIL 2 sentences is crying

Quote (thundercock @ May 27 2021 08:50pm)
Wow, you're a piece of trash for saying that.


Cam has always been a piece of trash. It's just that it took until Trump was in office for most people to see it. He hasn't changed his posting style or content almost at all the entire time he's been here.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on May 27 2021 08:50pm
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Thanks for posting this, because it gives me an excuse to ramble.

For most of human history it was accepted that the poorest among you were the public's responsibility. In biblical times it was accepted that the poorest got to eat from the fields for free, and it was an ultimate sin to deny the hungry traveler who came to your door. One of the most common myths in basically every human society is exactly this, where Zeus or some other major deity pretends to be an old person and asks for shelter for the night, and curses the person who declines, or rewards the one who does it. This is pretty common across all cultures.

I don't often buy into the idea that we're declining as a species, or that we're going towards idiocracy, but I think the attitude you just displayed (which is not something I am judging you specifically for) has become far too common and shows that we have declined as a species in a hugely significant way.

To say it isn't just to take a piece of bread if you are starving, to me, demonstrates a massive decline in humanity, and it's one that will prevent us from advancing much further if we don't fix it. Our progress as a species is and always has been based on our capacity to care for and support others in their time of need. The first evidence of human civilization is a femur that was broken and reset and healed. There was no guarantee that person's leg would heal properly, and no guarantee they would ever be productive again. Yet it was done. That is what separates us from all the other animals. It's the most fundamental thing that enables society. The capacity to care for those who currently can't care for themselves.



TIL 2 sentences is crying



Cam has always been a piece of trash. It's just that it took until Trump was in office for most people to see it. He hasn't changed his posting style or content almost at all the entire time he's been here.

welfare merchant born into pale pasty privilege calling anyone else trash. interesting take from someone who worships the government but refuses to pay more than the bare minimum in taxes. inb4 some repressed frustrated homophobic self-loathing retort

*LAUGH OUT LOUD*
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May 27 2021 09:03pm
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welfare merchant born into pale pasty privilege calling anyone else trash. interesting take from someone who worships the government but refuses to pay more than the bare minimum in taxes. inb4 some repressed frustrated homophobic self-loathing retort

*LAUGH OUT LOUD*


not an argument
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May 27 2021 09:07pm
Quote (Thor123422 @ 27 May 2021 23:03)
not an argument

you ranted about “taking care of the poor” or something, but refuse to pay more than the bare minimum in taxes - despite worshiping the government and constantly arguing it is the most efficient vehicle when it comes to spending. your excesses from “labor” (licking petri-dishes funded by the government) just goes to personal consumption. you dont even bother helping out at a soup kitchen because it’s probably administered by some non-denominational church, which to pale pasty privileged lefties like you is the worst thing on earth.

there is no need to present an argument to someone who contradicts their own “faith” system
e: inb4 lazy retort from the govt-funded pale pasty privileged lefty

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May 27 2021 09:18pm
Quote (excellence @ May 27 2021 10:07pm)
you ranted about “taking care of the poor” or something, but refuse to pay more than the bare minimum in taxes - despite worshiping the government and constantly arguing it is the most efficient vehicle when it comes to spending. your excesses from “labor” (licking petri-dishes funded by the government) just goes to personal consumption. you dont even bother helping out at a soup kitchen because it’s probably administered by some non-denominational church, which to pale pasty privileged lefties like you is the worst thing on earth.

there is no need to present an argument to someone who contradicts their own “faith” system
e: inb4 lazy retort from the govt-funded pale pasty privileged lefty


Lazy poster is lazy. Read better
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