And I was JUST about to say that I’ve read the transcript of your video and found it mostly factually solid (although making some puzzling assumptions and generalizations) and refreshingly polite! Calm down, good sir. I’m not offended by this discussion and neither should you be.
I certainly never had “contempt” for you; the absolute worst thought I allowed myself was: “Shame that this charismatic man was led somewhat astray by contrarianism and unbridled resentment of modernity.”
P.S. I’m quite sure that no LW commenters would be spat on by Orwell, were they so fortunate as to meet him.
So you write a two paragraph essay talking about how idiotic I am, and then you watch the video? Spare me. You attack me repeatedly on deep comment threads, where few men tread, while openly strawmanning me on the first post, where all see.
You are the perfect illustraion of intellectual dishonesty—and the perfect avatar for the second least likely cult to form.
Prove me wrong; upvote the video that you supposedly don’t hate. Or downvote it, and maintain your position of local power.
I already upvoted your post here when I saw it dipping below zero (check my likes, made them public). If you want it that much, I’ll upvote it on youtube, too. Although I really don’t like the tone and direction of comments over there; they’d rather talk about political battles than the real-world policy effects on real people.
Or downvote it, and maintain your position of local power.
The battles over on my channel—if you ignore the white nationalists—are largely about survival of civilization, followed secondarily by the survival of the political state.
But overtop of those the debate is mainly whether we should have a state. I’m not even herding cats—I’m just talking to them.
(BTW, you probably look cooler with a shiny bald skull than in a hat. No, seriously, I’m not pulling your leg! At the very least it grabs attention and makes you look like someone from WH40k.)
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And I was JUST about to say that I’ve read the transcript of your video and found it mostly factually solid (although making some puzzling assumptions and generalizations) and refreshingly polite! Calm down, good sir. I’m not offended by this discussion and neither should you be.
I certainly never had “contempt” for you; the absolute worst thought I allowed myself was: “Shame that this charismatic man was led somewhat astray by contrarianism and unbridled resentment of modernity.”
P.S. I’m quite sure that no LW commenters would be spat on by Orwell, were they so fortunate as to meet him.
What, defend me? Well that’d be a first.
So you write a two paragraph essay talking about how idiotic I am, and then you watch the video? Spare me. You attack me repeatedly on deep comment threads, where few men tread, while openly strawmanning me on the first post, where all see.
You are the perfect illustraion of intellectual dishonesty—and the perfect avatar for the second least likely cult to form.
Prove me wrong; upvote the video that you supposedly don’t hate. Or downvote it, and maintain your position of local power.
I already upvoted your post here when I saw it dipping below zero (check my likes, made them public). If you want it that much, I’ll upvote it on youtube, too. Although I really don’t like the tone and direction of comments over there; they’d rather talk about political battles than the real-world policy effects on real people.
WHAT local power?
Perhaps I’ve misjudged you.
The battles over on my channel—if you ignore the white nationalists—are largely about survival of civilization, followed secondarily by the survival of the political state.
But overtop of those the debate is mainly whether we should have a state. I’m not even herding cats—I’m just talking to them.
(BTW, you probably look cooler with a shiny bald skull than in a hat. No, seriously, I’m not pulling your leg! At the very least it grabs attention and makes you look like someone from WH40k.)
Bald head plus saying uncomfortable things about race is probably a bad move.
That was my first impression as well, but later I changed my mind.
I needed a change of scene. Maybe I’ll take my hat off every so often, I can use that to emphasize a point, right?
Oh sure. The thing is, I’ve only ever watched 3 or so of your videos, and in this one you were suddenly wearing one.
Well, I’m one of the last goddamned cowboys in cowtown. Why shouldn’t I wear it? The motorcycle helmet isn’t photogenic.
Right, right, I’m fine with your hat! (and your other clothing, and your lineage, etc) Just sharing my relative impressions, that’s all!
I think the leather jacket makes me look fat.
I’m not your spouse, dude.
You need to pick a side. Shit disturbing is only successful for so long.
You need to ease up.