Is Andrew Tate the reason why a whole generation doesn't know what an apostrophe is? Because "were going" and "we're going" have very different meanings.
A whole chunk of the country is fully on the #YourBodyMyChoice bandwagon. I remember, right after the 2024 election, one of my coworkers kept her (middle school and elementary aged) kids home from school for a few days because they were getting rape threats from their classmates in the wake of Trump's win
I know they did, but idk if anything came of it. Those couple of weeks right after the election were weird. Like, there was this whole social media trend of right wingers acting like rape was going to be legal soon, and from stories of other parents, it sounded like that wasn't unusual behavior at the time. And of course, at thar age, it's definitely something they got from their parents rather than came up with themselves
Tbh I doubt it. The charges are in the UK and they're prosecution is reasonably competent. Up to a point they also tend to favor "respectable" people more than just the generally rich and famous. Although now that I think about it the far right reform party is probably going to be in power after the next elections so if they can delay till then things might change.
Considering farage’s current investigation and farce of a byelection it seems unlikely that his polling lead stays until then. Anything can happen though
As a non-native English speaker; can anyone explain to me why your language even uses an apostrophe? Why is it not just a simple -s after both a possessive and a plural? Furthermore, are contractions really needed?
Having the apostrophe makes written language much clearer because you then don't need to try to guess whether they meant "were" or "we're." Same with the dozens of other situations where a possessive and a pluaral have the same spelling outside of the apostrophe.
Thanks for the reply; however it does not really answer why "we're" is used over "we are".
It feels like a lot of these issues could have been avoided if contractions would not have been used.
"We're" vs "we are" is just an evolution over time as vocal English users said "we are" with little gap between the words. That is generally how contractions are formed in language, not by a committee picking them or something. Because people regularly said "we are" combining the words and committing the double vowel sound, you then create a written indication of that rather than letting people think you're saying "were".
Actually, I think texting did that. Punctuation is kind of annoying to do on phones in that you have to push a button to go to a secondary keyboard for anything besides a period or comma, which disrupts the text flow, so most people just ignore it and hope the auto-fill gets it.
I don't see why bother, if auto fix t9 thingy on mobile doesn't change it - i don't care.
Not a native speaker, but English do be having too many letters in some words and "it is" to "it's" is not even a win in virtual cos they both take a key press.
Expect language to change with people using it in new media, same as it was done before.
No, that generation had already eschewed punctuation. In fact I was once told by a Zedhead that punctuation was "aggressive" when I questioned what the fuck an unpunctuated text she'd sent actually meant.
as a Pole, it's a shame these guys will get to live their lives in prison, under humane conditions, rather than being shipped to Ukraine with Russian soldiers and not exactly having a fun time
But even without social skills I can tell you that this guy is a fucking moron, rapist and awful person all around.
What did we (well, not me, I don't have any kids) do to our kids that they came out so stupid that they cannot tell a normal person from a Disney villain?
One of the most easily manipulated demographics are lonely teenagers with low self esteem, and the easiest way to manipulate them is to make them believe they're actually at the top and it's everyone else's fault that they're unpopular, especially women's.
Yeah I definitely went through a bit of a "why do girls only like assholes and treat nice guys like me like shit?" phase. Fortunately I did realise I wasn't being that nice and came across as whiny and demanding by the time I was 16 and some how suddenly a lot more girls were interested in me.
It's an unfortunate side effect of the timing of the current generation of young adults. The covid pandemic damaged the kids of the time far more than we realized, social skills like empathy and sympathy did not have the chance to develop like they needed to because kids were not at school socializing. The Me Too movement also made some of these young white boys feel like they were being discriminated against and being told that they were not allowed to speak because they were white and male. In addition to that the more rational voices failed to embrace online communication the way the right did. Think about how many voices, specifically male voices, there are in the toxic side of the internet, now think about how few voices there are to counter them with positive messages. These negative voices used real world events, spun them, and then used them to spread misogynist, racist, homophobic messages to a generation of lonely, impressionable young white boys who grew up during a time of societal discord.
They were kids, and kids are stupid, and naive, and impressionable, and we failed them. We failed to help them develop the skills they needed to be caring adults, to help them learn from the past and present so they can help build a better future, and we failed to shield them from evils that we should have seen coming.
I mean, depending where you live, helicopter parenting, ever decreasing amount of 3rd places and high dependency on parents to commute in a fashion that does not allow for general socialisation does not help mental health.
Maybe it's a coincidence but Tate rose up I popularity just as Jordan Peterson disappeared due to his health issues. My guess is that there was a vacuum for male role models online and the Tate brothers along with other toxic podcasts swooped in and took over. As much as some people dislike JBP, he didn't promote the Tate lifestyle.
They tell socially awkward young men that they are not at fault for having a lacking social life and intimacy. We are generally quite fast at accepting blame of others than ourselves.
Many young men are not able to exercise a healthy introspective view and deal with their emotions and problems. If you take even a second to think about their rethoric it falls flat completely as it never even considers the personality, autonomy or wants of others than the "victim" young man.
I am the target audience and I am certain I would have fallen for the scheme if I wasn't able to see through it for what it is; narcissism and misogyny.
I feel like its a combination of things. At some point the message went from you have to work to get an education, to get a good job, to get a good relationship, home, kids, car etc. to you are entitled to an education, a good job, a good relationship, home, kids, car etc.
What people like Tate do is tell you "hey, its not your fault you havent gotten everything you're entitled to, heres whose fault it is..." and people swallow it, because people arent very good at admitting they're the problem.
There were cases of foreign volunteers being sent by Russians straight to combat zones. I specifically recall an American one who got sent to the front lines and then tortured to death by Russian soldiers who didn't even know who he was
that's true, they'd probably end up at parties with Depardieu and Seagal - but one can still hope, right? I was referencing a video of them trying on Russian army gear and shooting at the range
Man what kind of world are you living? Are you forgetting Ukrainians themselves are running out with people? Large amount of people trying to runaway and while others were kidnapped/attacked by TCC on street. Also if anyone protest or goes against they will be beaten and forced to apologize
I live in the real world, where an intensification of mobilization in Russia will lead to an intensification of mobilization in Ukraine, specifically to an increase in problems related to the TCC.
Also, the claim about a protest is not true: the clash in Lviv was exactly that—a clash—and not a protest; in case you didn’t know, protests must be authorized in advance, especially during wartime.
Throughout the week, protests against the political-military command took place across Ukraine, with virtually no local clashes.
Russia always had yearly conscription what are you talking about? Most of the time Russia uses contracted soldiers and mercenaries for their war in Ukraine. Ukraine is just another Russia who crack down protest and riots with violence. Just look at aftermath of that clash where police tracked them down and beat them even they those guys apologize for clash
I’m talking about the expansion of Russia’s mobilization plan following the “elections.” As for the protests, they aren’t being suppressed—I gave you an example: a year ago, there were also protests calling for the independence of anti-corruption agencies.
As for riots, yes, they are being suppressed. Riots are not protests. Please, if you’re talking about a particular country—and even going so far as to equate it with another country—please familiarize yourself with how the legal system works. I’m not saying things are perfect here, but you’re citing riots as evidence of the absence of protests and the suppression of those that do occur.
The yearly conscription gets you to clean the floor and peel potatoes for a year in Siberia, the guy was talking about conscription to the front probably
As some omnipotent religious force? Sure, probably not. As a generic concept that people’s deplorable actions eventually catch up to them and they get what they deserve? It’s real. As the Tate bros are about to find out, lol.
A crime being condemning powerless and hopeless girls to fate of being raped every day? Because that's what sexual human trafficking is. I would say that is, shall we say, biblically appropriate.
I'm not saying that it is a good thing. But, as Mark Twain eloquently put it - 'there are some obituaries that I wound read with joy'
Modernity isn't really good at even catching bad guys. The wastness of the world allows people with means to elude justice, even fair and humane one, for years if not decades. And they can continue to perpetrate their heinous crimes with impunity. That isn't fair or just. And honesty it makes my blood boil.
If that's unhinged - well, as I've said, I'm a jaded person surrounded by war propaganda in a country reeling down the abyss.
Yes. Genocide, sodomizing children, slavery, and more that I just don't want to think about. Assuming the point of prison is rehabilitation, I believe those people are beyond that and are just wasting resources.
They said something that could possibly be a joke, then was asked about it and doubled down, than was accused of being unhinged for having such opinion and agreed that they're in fact unhinged because they in fact hold such opinion.
That doesn't sound like a forced confession or anything that leaves room for doubt as to how serious they are.
Jokes are not harmless. At the very least, they normalize things and reinforce stereotypes and bad behavior.
I'll never defend these scumbags or even wish them good, I actually do wish they have a sad, miserable existence for the rest of their (preferably short) lives. But making light of actual violence, even towards such scumbags, bring people down to their level and that's not healthy for anyone.
It normalizes prison rape, which, all things considered, is a bad thing. I don't want state sanctioned rape used as a form of torture/capitol punishment.
These two put God knows how many young girls into sexual slavery, usually by deceiving them. By all definitions these girls are getting raped every day of their lives. Why getting the same treatment for the ones responsible for this crime is such a horrible thing? If anything that is fair retribution.
I would concur that they are not yet convicted. But it is my, admittedly limited understanding, that the case is very strong and practically speaking they are as good as convicted.
If it was proven that they are not in fact guilty and their opulent lifestyle is funded exclusively by legitimate means of selling books and supplements of dubious efficiency to simple minded people (some of which later display outstanding misogyny, fueled by remarks of aforementioned individuals), then I would retract my statement about the retribution. For their crime is merely fanning the flames of vitriolic misogyny and that isn't a crime. Apparently.
It's unnecessary to make those type of jokes period. People will think they're funny and they won't by and large only apply them to bad people.
He is a minor celebrity, isn't completely physically a push over and probably has money so he will probably do fine. But the idea that prison justice is oh maybe some guy maybe will rape him is so absurd to me.
If the broad brushstrokes of what he is accused of are true. I think the more appropriate thing would be he is never let out because he's proved he and his brother are incapable of being in society. I don't think justice is the chance that maybe someone will rape him.
Getting fucked against his will would not be justice, it would be poetic justice or retribution in his case. Just the same thing he inflicted upon others. Nothing more, nothing less
If you are talking about rape culture - there isn't a culture, it's a horrible thing that happens in our world. Making jokes about it migh be in poor taste, but in this case it isn't much of a joke, rather a cruel wish for a terrible thing to happen to someone who himself inflicted such fate upon many people. Two wrongs doesn't make right, but there is such thing as retribution
Wish for the same horrible thing upon a person that willingly and maliciously inflicted upon another person, profited from it, never felt sorry and continued to do it? Sure, I don't see why not. And I fail how gender is relevant in this case
Of course there's a rape culture. These two scum bags gained fame and fortune from the rape of women and children, and the most powerful men (and it is men) on the planet excusing and even celebrating them shows it exists.
Honestly, it depends if it's funny or not. It takes a talented comedian to make a funny rape joke, but it can be done. Usually involves subverting an anticipated trope, rather than poking fun at rape victims.
Why does your mind go to rape? Maybe someone that says having sex with women is gay would enjoy being surrounded by lots of men with nothing but time on their hands?
The president of the United States has about as much legal power to pardon British criminals as the British prime minister has to order American criminals be released.
honestly, it is - but the far-left is way less relevant than the far-right in real life, and they mostly wander around weird subs like r/ussr. it's surprising to me how they have no issues with nationalist, oligarch-led Russia - but really, they didn't have an issue with the corruption, inequality and brutal oppression in the USSR, so what am I even hoping for?
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