General News Thread

[OverMaster]

When one gets in trouble with everyone one has to ocassionally pause and start wondering if the problem lies with absolutely everybody else or with oneself.

Also, stop talking in goddamn videogame references. It only shows how fixed you are on your own frames of references. I haven't touched a Castlevania since the days of the 32 bits so I have no freaking idea what are you even trying to prove with that.

[Twelveseal]

I haven't touched a Castlevania since the days of the 32 bits so I have no freaking idea what are you even trying to prove with that.

Dracula's wife from Symphony of the Night/Netflix. This is a shame, though I don't feel like you're missing all that much with the Lords of Shadow timeline.

Also for something more amusing... Fox News' lawyers have now legally argued that Tucker Carlson's "facts," are all lies and no one watching him actually expects otherwise, or should. The judge in the case agreed that everything he says is 100% bullshit XD.

[LegalLoliLover]

When one gets in trouble with everyone one has to ocassionally pause and start wondering if the problem lies with absolutely everybody else or with oneself.

The problem is that "everybody else" includes literal commies and CCP apologists.

Dracula's wife from Symphony of the Night/Netflix. This is a shame, though I don't feel like you're missing all that much with the Lords of Shadow timeline.

AKA the most popular Castlevania game because, to be honest, I haven't played that many myself either.

[Twelveseal]

Tbf, her role in-game is pretty minor; limited to being impersonated by a Succubus, iirc. The Netflix show does an admirable job of expanding her character, even with relatively little screen time.

[LegalLoliLover]

By the way, does Holo Live news count as anime news or general news?

[Twelveseal]

Probably needs its own thing, tbh. Unless it's like some big internet scandal a la Gamergate.

Maybe make a Thread if there isn't one already? Ah, right, probably in entertainment stuff, btw.

[Rafflesiac]

Weird News thread

[Mattias]

Unless you're just going to rail against China again because of that Taiwan thing. Which is obviously bullshit but also completely understandable why they did it. Suspend two overseas employee's or fire five (six?) who actually work in the country. Then tehre's the fact it might have never happened if China wasn't so censor happy in the first place, since all the Chinese viewers set their VPN's to Taiwan and that's probably why the metrics were so high for there.

[Kamera]

absolute state of general news

[LegalLoliLover]

Unless you're just going to rail against China again because of that Taiwan thing. Which is obviously bullshit but also completely understandable why they did it. Suspend two overseas employee's or fire five (six?) who actually work in the country. Then tehre's the fact it might have never happened if China wasn't so censor happy in the first place, since all the Chinese viewers set their VPN's to Taiwan and that's probably why the metrics were so high for there.

Oh, I'm well aware of commies masquerading as normal folk: https://m.gamer.com.tw/forum/Co.php?...6&snB=68961576

[Twelveseal]

So I missed the debate last night. Anyone who watched it, was this a fairly accurate takeaway from it?

[Trubo]

Pretty much. Biden rarely had much a chance to say anything without Trump rolling over him, though I think that did help since it gave him time to articulate his points more than rambling. That said, Wallace was better at debating Trump than Biden, but Wallace's constant chuckles were annoying as hell since it was his fucking job to actually moderate the debate but he was too much a coward to shut off Trump's mic.

Saw someone mention how the debate showed we have an option between rat poison and tuna melt sandwiches, which is a pretty wild take considering Biden did everything in his power in that debate to say "no, I'm not doing any of these things that Trump is accusing of me". Better analogy would be having to choose between rat poison and nothing while being charged full price regardless of choice.

[Twelveseal]

Lol. One leaves you a little poorer, the other leaves you dead. Not a fun choice, but also not an especially hard one. That's just me though. I'll take the old lace over the arsenic, thanks.

[LegalLoliLover]

When one gets in trouble with everyone one has to ocassionally pause and start wondering if the problem lies with absolutely everybody else or with oneself.

I also find it unlikely that "everybody else" experienced a world where Youtube and Twitter are blocked, where crepe paper passes as toilet paper. That's the world called communist China.

[OverMaster]

China has done its fair share to ruin my country, far more than simply putting blocks in the way of masturbation with anime lolis, and yet I'm not constantly sputtering GAMERS propaganda while blindly swearing loyalty to the Far Right. Mainly because Far Right powers have also done their fair share to ruin us.

Don't you dare lecturing me on a world without liberties and commodities and what it means. I don't need the lecture. I already am there, far more than you are. I live in fucking Venezuela. From where you are, I'd bet I'm more qualified on talking about restrictions to one's livehoods and lifestyles than you.

[LegalLoliLover]

I would like to think that people use YouTube and Twitter for more than just masturbation. Also, I'm anti-censorship, even if it comes from the right. I am well aware that the Satanic Panic nut-jobs haven't all died out yet.
Oh, hey, YT and Twitter are also blocked there, it seems. Fair enough, then. As for toilet paper, do you have a full video describing that, too?

[OverMaster]

I have already talked about our situation with toilet paper. I even have to swipe some from my (endangered) workplace regularly, which I hate doing, but still a necessity.

And no, I don't have videos, because a)Most people around here don't have the means to do videos, b)They'd be in Spanish anyway and you people wouldn't understand them, and c)I don't believe on letting someone else's video do your arguing for you.

[LegalLoliLover]

But the toilet paper is at least actual toilet paper and not crepe paper, right? Also, unlike China, I'm going to assume that Venezuela lacks either the means or motive to spread its influence. Heck, if the PRC just stuck to its own borders, I probably wouldn't care either. I believe that I had previously linked to a far-right American politician who is stupid enough to confuse DBZ for porn. However, if such a man is too old for you (like the Satanic Panic rightists, as well):

You think that I have "blind loyalty" to these people? Oh, and here's the old fart that I was talking about before:

And the Satanic Panic guy's name is Michael Salter. All 3 are right-wing, and I despise all 3. So I ask again, what about my blind loyalty and to whom? No one else but to myself and my cravings.

[Twelveseal]

Salter's kind of infamous for being a prime example of kooky Florida Man. He just happens to be a Congressman.

Also, I see your loli shark and raise you a baby one:

Spoiler:

[mAc Chaos]

So who watched the debate.