/r/RapingWomen

/r/beatingwomen

Not sure why those subreddits even exist. Please upvote this so it gets on the main page (this is a throwaway account; I'm not getting any karma from this).

I do believe in free speech, but I feel that allowing such subreddits to exist might encourage abusive behaviour. If Reddit is responsible for even ONE rape, I don't want to be a part of it.

If you feel that this needs discussing, then please do so. If you agree with the sentiment and feel that these subreddits should be removed, then please upvote this submission and comment if you have something to say. If you disagree, have your say as well.

If you know of any other subreddits that encourage rape or abuse in any form, please enlighten us and I'll update this post with their inclusion.

I haven't posted on Reddit in a while, although I do comment, and I may never post again, but I created an account to have one last word on this issue. It has to do with the whole "OP is a faggot" expression.

I'm not the first one to talk about this, nor the last, of course. But every time it gets trotted out to characterize some obnoxious plagiarist, I try to speak up, and my comment usually gets downvoted severely. I kind of expect the same for this, but I really just wanted to say one thing about it:

Reddit, this is wrong. You've been told.

Now, you may be thinking, "What the hell do you mean, 'you've been told'? Are you threatening me? Are you talking down to me like a parent warning a toddler?"

Not exactly. Here's what I mean by it.

Did you ever see a documentary about racial oppression and bigotry during the Civil Rights era? Inevitably, they go and interview some of the people who were more or less on the "oppressor" side of that equation, the people who promoted or tolerated institutionalized expressions of hatred— segregation, epithets... And the people being interviewed always seem to say things like, "Well, we didn't know! It was a different time! We didn't really understand! No one told us!"

That of course, was and is a lie.

Sure, maybe it was sort of true once, a century or more ago. Sure, in 1910, there might be no one in your life to tell you, "Hey, that old man might actually not like being called a nigger. Maybe when he hears it, he hears the hateful voice of his slave master all over again." In 1910, one might never think of that. That idea is something I'm willing to grant the benefit of the doubt.

But when those battle lines were being drawn in the 1950s and 1960s, there were, in fact, plenty of voices saying, "This is wrong." They may not have been the popular ones, but they were there, and they were more than a few in number. In short, when a person in, say, 1965 would call a man a "nigger," it may have been hatred or cowardice or complicity, but it was certainly not ignorance.

And so now it is 2013. There are many differences between the original Civil Rights era and the great, big, public coming-to-terms with the dignity and humanity of sexual minorities that has been playing out in our country for the last decade. But there are many similarities, too, and one thing is certain: like then, there are many voices around you right now, including more than a few on Reddit, who are saying "This is wrong."

Indeed, they may be saying, like I do, "Sure, I get it, this is a well-worn expression, it's not meant to be taken literally, it came from 4chan, etc., etc. But I honestly don't care. When I hear the word used that way, as a pejorative, I can't help but also hear it as I've heard it so many times before— that is, thrown out in earnest hatred."

How you express yourself now is a choice, as are your upvotes and downvotes. But someday, maybe 20 years from now, maybe more, some aspiring young filmmaker will make a documentary about this era — who knows, maybe even about Reddit. They will be blown away by how casually and thoughtlessy the word "faggot" was thrown around. Maybe you'll be interviewed for this documentary, or maybe you'll watch it with your kids. Either way, someone may turn to you and ask how on earth you could behaved that way back in the early 2010s.

If and when that day comes, whatever you do, don't you dare say, "I didn't understand! It was a different time! No one told me!" If you've read this far, I'm telling you now.

Reddit, this is wrong. You've been told.

How do you lose a Presidency?

Very slowly, then all at once.

This is not a new story. Trump has been flirting with disaster from before his inauguration. Sure, his base loves him, but as the Donald so famously said, if he shot a person on Fifth Avenue, they wouldn't convict him. Blind devotion.

But that's not the entire country.

And that's not the United States Congress.

Now if you're a student of the game, you know that public figures do their best to never go on the record, to never commit. Even Elizabeth Warren in the last debate...they wanted to know if her health plan would raise taxes...she avoided the question. Once you own something, you're subject to the slings and arrows. And this works in both directions. Sure, you're afraid of your constituency, but also you're afraid of your record.

Despite a President who verges on being a king, who has eviscerated the concept of checks and balances in government, conventional wisdom is you can't piss off the public. Not only the Republicans believe this, but the Democrats too. The Republicans are afraid they're going to be "primaried." This is the downside of gerrymandering. It's clear a Republican is going to be elected, it's just a matter of which one, and if you move to the center, if you're reasonable, there's a good chance someone further right of you will challenge you and emerge victorious. So you don't say anything that will piss off your base...until you have to go on record.

I'm not talking about going on TV. TV has lost all credibility. Trump has been the greatest thing to happen to print, now app, journalism by the usual suspects. In other words, the NYT and the WaPo have triumphed, have increased their footprint, if they thought like techies as opposed to the old wavers they are, they'd forget about profits and think about mindshare, hell, you cannot turn on cable news without a talking head, left and right, quoting what writers in these papers said. I'd like to say the same thing about the "Wall Street Journal," but at best it breaks business stories, it killed on Theranos, it's done good work on WeWork, but when it comes to politics...Murdoch has turned the WSJ into a general interest paper, and as a result it doesn't go as deep as it used to, now that it's covering more. So, in politics, the NYT and the WaPo set the agenda. They write the news and the right reacts. The left thinks if it's in the paper it's enough, but it isn't. The right reads the articles and immediately begins a blitzkrieg of opposition, the left just assumes everybody knows the story and believes what the paper says is the truth, whereas the right has demonized the WaPo and especially the NYT to the point where people on the right believe these outlets are biased and unreadable. And I won't say either is perfect, but their opinion pages print both sides, which you'll rarely see in the WSJ. And sure, I could complain about the NYT all day long, it is servicing its customer base, which appears elitist and backwards technologically, but when it comes to hard news, the NYT is the best worldwide. As for the U.S., Bezos's investment has allowed the WaPo to increase spending and the paper has recovered, it was the WaPo that broke this whistleblower story.

So, it's just been a sporting contest. For nearly three years now. Facts are arguable, if they're even relevant, and Trump has stonewalled, provided almost nothing. Hell, Bill Barr declared that the Mueller Report showed no collusion, which was patently untrue, but he stole the Democrats' thunder and owned the narrative. It had little to do with Mueller's piss-poor performance live, the Democrats didn't know how to play their hand. But even a broken clock is right twice a day.

That's right, right wing spin on MSNBC is it was all Russiagate all the time, and the outlet's clamoring turned out to be baseless. Bill Maher asked last week whether this hurt the Democrats, guests agreed with him, left wing guests, there's little worse than a self-hating leftie.

But this whistleblower thing is something different. It ain't a blowjob and it ain't even a break-in, it truly comes down to national security and the sanctity of our elections. Are you really going to go against these things?

There are two wars, maybe three.

The first war is one of public opinion, which insiders oftentimes read wrong, they really don't know how the people think.

The second war is the media. Believe me, elected officials pay attention. They're all over cable news commenting and Trump himself is addicted. No one wants to look bad on cable news.

Then there's the public record. Do you want to regret your vote that is registered, carved in stone for all time?

This happens all the time. Like with "Obamacare." Forget the legal reasoning, Chief Justice Roberts didn't want to own the destruction of a national health care plan that benefited so many people, that's why his opinion was so convoluted. He knew history would crucify him. His conscience got to him, just as it did with Maguire, he could not take one for the team anymore, he had to say no.

So for now, the Republicans don't have to go on record. They can bloviate in the press. They can even vote against an investigation in the House. But when it comes to a vote on whether Trump has to go...

They don't want to vote, they're never gonna vote, because history will show they were on the wrong side, they'll be a laughingstock. Despite appearances, most Congresspeople are not stupid, they just act that way. And at the end of the day, they really only care about one person, themselves, they're worried about not only survival, but legacy, and they also know politics has a way of squeezing out even the most loyal people, you've got to look out for yourself.

Since the House is dominated by Democrats, there's an impeachment process in that chamber, and then it's kicked to the Senate.

Only chances are it will never get that far.

This is not Michael Cohen, this is Bill Barr, other White House insiders, the whistleblower said there were ten people involved. So if they testify, if the Republicans go for this, it's going to be a national scandal. They're going to have to say they agreed to classify material that didn't qualify for classification to save the President, that's why they were all talking about it, that's why the whistleblower heard about it. That's right, being external, hearing it secondhand, was even worse for the Administration, because it implicates so many people. Are they all gonna lie under oath? Maguire didn't. Just like the Mafia, when the government gets its hooks in you, it's every person for themselves. Save yourself, forget everybody else. Which means...Trump is without protection.

And the information that comes out is gonna look so bad. Bad behavior and then a cover-up. The cover-up alone is grounds for impeachment.

So at some point in the process, Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Senators are gonna tell Trump he has to go. These people have no loyalty to Trump, only the right wing cause. Hell, some even ran against Trump and excoriated him! They want to keep their base and their office, but they figure this story will work for their constituencies, they're gonna tell Trump to resign for the good of the country and the good of the Republican Party.

Oh, I can hear the resignation speech now... Trump bemoaning the attacks, saying he was the victim of a witch hunt, maintaining his innocence, but he'll say HE'LL take one for the team.

All this hogwash about him never leaving...just look at his business deals. The banks foreclosed on his properties, he didn't always win. He's a big baby who will cave, and it will happen very quickly.

But it will be Congress who will push him. This same Congress doesn't want to be burdened by, doesn't want to be tarred by, Trump. They want the Republican Party to survive! A whole cadre of Republican intellectuals and leaders are Never Trumpers. They want to reclaim the Party from the far right. They want reasonability. They want a chance as the country evolves away from work with your hands and the dominance of Christian whites. That's right, the future comes every day.

So, once the House holds public hearings, bad stuff is gonna come out. We saw this during Watergate. John Dean saved himself, lost his law license but said there was a cancer on the Presidency. Patrick Gray admitted he'd burned incriminating documents. Forget your agenda, if you just testify honestly damning things come out.

So yes, the whistleblower gave the inept Democrats, the fearful Democrats, another bite at the apple, and this time they're going for a solid chunk. The news has always been bad about Trump, this is just the cherry on top. And despite what Trump says, it appears to be a lock tight case. Forget the spin, the spin has no chance against the facts, and the facts here are bad.

So at some point in the process, long before any vote in the Senate, Trump will be told by Republican Congresspeople he has to go, just like they did with Nixon.

And just like with Nixon, just like with this whistleblower complaint, it's going to happen very quickly. I'm not saying that Trump is gonna be gone tomorrow, I'm just saying the tide is going to turn, when it does, very fast for the Republican Congresspeople, they're going to be very supportive until one day...they aren't.

So the system survives.

Isn't that what it's all about?

1400 years ago, when Islam was created in the 7th century, Iran was Zoroastrian—today Muslim. Iraq was Christian; today it’s Muslim. Turkey was Christian; today it’s Muslim. Lebanon was Christian; today, with a Muslim majority, the Christians are disappearing from there. Egypt was Christian; today it's 92% Muslim.

Christians are persecuted and exterminated there. Saudi Arabia was with pagans, Christians, and Jews; today it’s Muslim. Yemen was a Jewish kingdom; today it’s Muslim. Pakistan was Hindu; today it’s Muslim with an exterminated, persecuted Hindu minority. Bangladesh was Hindu majority, today it is Muslim majority and minority hindus and buddhists are persecuted, their lands seized and women r@ped and converted.

Afghanistan was Hindu; today it’s Muslim. Britain today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam. Holland today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam. Sweden today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam. France today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam. Germany today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam. Spain today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam. Italy today is Christian, slowly being conquered by Islam.

When Islam is in minority, they fight for secularism and special rights. When Islam gains in numbers (not even majority) they kill secularism and show zero tolerance for anything else. History attests to this and continues to this day for the last 1400 years.

"Islamophobia" is a term created by design to prevent any criticism of Islam. Any criticism of Islam no matter how just, becomes "Islamophobia" and it is an Islamic invasion tactic to allow for the infiltration of Shari'a law into all and any currently non-muslim civilisation.

10 years ago, I got a girl pregnant. We got an abortion because we weren't ready to have kids. I drove her to the clinic and paid for half. We broke up a year later, but it was still my favorite relationship I've ever had. I wasted a lot of time the next decade. Drinking, playing guitar, video games, seeking casual sex, occasionally finding casual sex, stopping looking for sex. Getting a degree and a job.

I never believed in a god, but I think we can't plan everything. Whether it's god or nature who designed it, there's a way we were meant to be. Sex was meant to lead to children. People should be more cautious with who they enter relationships with, but should also be more steadfast in staying together.

I had an immature liberal mindset, thinking I knew it all. It led me nowhere good. If religion leads to a good place, does it matter if it makes logical sense? If it returns a better result than atheism, is it not then the more logical system? Isn't logic itself only a tool for getting somewhere good?

Life is shorter than you think. I'm only 30.5. I still have time to have kids, but that's a lot of wasted time. Maybe I will be glad I waited. I know there would have been a lot of drama and turmoil if that child had been born, but pressure makes diamonds. I might have stepped up to manhood faster.

I told my dad about the abortion once. His face dropped in a way I will never forget. He said not to tell my mom. Yet they're both staunchly pro-abortion. I don't want to force my beliefs on others, and I don't quite consider it murder, but it's bad.

Society does not offer the same guidance it used to. My parents gave me very little guidance or discipline. They were very "let-it-be". They knew I had casual sex. I knew they disapproved, but they never explained why. Society is the same way now. There are roles and actions which are good for individuals as well as for society in general. All paths aren't equal, and it's neglectful to withhold guidance. Having sex with the wrong person changes your life, and abortion exists to mitigate that bad decision. We don't have enough guidance towards proper sexual decision-making in the first place anymore.

Thanks for reading my drunkposting