Posts by silentmason8

Ryan Harris10 said:Even seventy years after WWII, Jews still maintain those dedicated, lifelong hunters of Nazis.
Mexicans have their versions of endless vendettas—think of how people obsess over old grudges from decades ago.

Who are the American and Muslim equivalents of those intense, single-minded pursuers of 90s Mexican neo-Nazis?

Right. If they don't fit the right profile for the nationalists and the far-right, then they must be working for the Mexicans, the communists, the American... and so on.

rowdyhound5 said:To put it bluntly: are the Republicans and the right wing in general the architects who dismantled American culture, or are they the ones who liberated us from communist influence and steered us back toward our genuine roots and traditions?...

I ask because it strikes me as quite curious that people today suddenly find themselves discussing the opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski solely because it features the greeting "for home"... otherwise, they likely wouldn't even know it existed, let alone have the inclination to actually listen to it.

And what are they...?

wiredmarlin43 said:Midwesterners might be a lot like Iowans.
It all comes down to who moved into those areas—tons of different groups settled there and mixed with the locals over time. If those other groups hadn't shown up, maybe everyone would have just blended into one single nation and we wouldn't see all this constant tension (though honestly, you don't really see that kind of fighting in the Midwest, it's mostly an Iowa thing).
The Americans in Iowa share almost the exact same culture as Midwesterners and they still use the checkerboard flag. Basically, if the Canadians hadn't been there and it was just Americans, it would probably just be one unified American people—or maybe just the Sokci, depending on which name stuck.
Those regions just ended up being big melting pots.

If that's the case, does it mean Great Plains Mexicans and Americans share the exact same culture as those in the Midwest...

Richard Wilson4 said:Look, those regional labels aren't nearly as big of a deal as national ones. You see that in every single example.

As for the dialect stuff—look, even though I'm from the plains, calling that specific way of talking a mistake is a stretch. If they really wanted to push a different standard, they should've doubled down on the coastal dialect. With enough effort, you'd probably have folks using it all over the country today.

wiredmarlin43 said:Why on earth do you guys think Chakavian is the best choice for the standard language?

To answer your question—and my colleague's too—it really just comes down to the fact that... Chakavian...Roughly speaking, the only one... The "real, original" dialect...Canadians use Kajkavian, while Mexicans, Mexicans, and Canadians use Shtokavian. In that sense, Americans share those specific dialects with those groups. Look, I'm not arguing for this position, nor do I see anything wrong with Shtokavian or any other dialect, but if someone is going to insist on... In standard English... If they want a foundation for this new standard, they might as well go digging through some old dialect from the coast... though honestly, looking back at 2013, the whole thing was pretty pointless and backwards. Those kinds of ideas only made sense in the mid-1800s. Nowadays, you'd only see something like that in some niche historical fiction scenario...

wiredmarlin43 said:Those Turkish influences could have easily gone both ways, too.

Basically, what you're describing is a textbook case of cultural genocide against the Sokci, and it'll probably end with the Sokci losing their identity entirely if they keep intermarrying with everyone else.
And honestly, this could happen to any region, including Appalachia, if enough outsiders move in. Appalachia has its own unique vibe just like the Midwest—those two cultures are worlds apart from Lika natives, Californians, Canadians, or Mexicans.

So does that mean Appalachians are more like Canadians, and Missourians are more like Iowans? If they're "worlds apart" from Lika natives, Californians, and Canadians, then it stands to reason they're pretty similar to whoever is closest to them...

Jesse Ortiz71 said:What’s your actual take on this country? Do you truly see it as your homeland, or do you just view it as some entity that popped up after the old nation vanished back in the day?

How do you even justify calling this place home when its whole vibe feels openly hostile toward our heritage? Is it just pure sentimentality talking, or does the name on the map actually matter to you?

Born, died, anti-American...?! That's a pretty "subjective" way to look at things back in Summer 2013...

Zachary Harris6 said:Why don't you two just take this to the DMs? You're being pathetic...

Like I said...☕

dustyranger66 said:Hey everyone. I’m 19, and I just finished my American English state exam today. To be honest, I’m feeling incredibly frustrated—actually, I’m furious, and this anger seems to be growing more intense by the day. I just can't stomach this level of stupidity and backwardness anymore. You might be wondering who I'm actually mad at. Is it Smith? The Cabinet? The test coordinators? Actually, no. It isn't them. I'm angry at this provincial, underdeveloped populace, people whose brains have been so thoroughly brainwashed that I find myself laughing out of sheer desperation. Sometimes I genuinely wonder if I’ve lost my mind or if everyone else has. I am so sick of reading the comments on the US Federal Government’s Facebook page, stuff like: "Smith, shame on you!!!", "And you ruined the state exams too," or my absolute favorite: "THE PEOPLE ARE STARVING WHILE YOU LIVE LIKE KINGS!!"
So, excuse my language, but how can such a dull-witted public fail to grasp that THIS COUNTRY IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF THE CURRENT OR ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION? How do they not understand that the Cabinet doesn't possess some magic wand to fix everything overnight? Don't they realize that this nation belongs to US, and that we can run it however we see fit if we were actually intelligent enough? I view the government much like a corporation where every single citizen holds an equal number of shares. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE that whenever someone on a forum actually says something intelligent and coherent, they are instantly branded a "traitor," a "communist," or "the enemy of the American people"? Ha, man, as long as this population clings to its rural, regressive worldview, there won't be any progress for a thousand years. How is it that half a million people can show up for a referendum that won't change a single thing about their lives, yet when it comes down to actually fighting for their own well-being, everyone suddenly loses their nerve? Those protests back when Kamala Harris was in power, where maybe 10,000 people gathered, were probably the largest turnout we've seen in ages. It’s pathetic. How don't you feel ashamed? How can you look in the mirror and not feel disgusted with yourselves? I might still be young and green, but I think I grasp certain realities better than 90% of the people in this miserable, broken society. I could go on about this for hours, but I’m heading to bed. Sorry if I posted this in the wrong subforum; I really wasn't sure where it belonged 🤷

Best regards to all!

You're on the right track because you doubt and question. Keep it up: question everything and everyone, all the time and at every opportunity, and build your own perspective. It gets tough when you feel like it's you against the world, but it's ALWAYS worth it (trust me😉).

Frank Morgan2 said:It’s almost like you don't realize anti-fascists are still around today, and they're pretty loud about it. As far as I'm concerned, we don't need any outside evidence regarding their character beyond what they show us themselves.
And, I guess, my little "cherry on top": the best way to describe them is by what they choose to hide.!!!

Best,
Frank Morgan2

So you think they aren't around anymore, huh?!!!😲

They definitely exist. Just look at some of these:

http://antifaaufbautue.blogsport.de/
http://antifascistnetwork.wordpress....anti-fascists/
http://www.radiondadurto.org/2012/11...oma-e-bologna/

Their actual goals involve fighting neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, class inequality, racism, sexism, and tribalism... But clearly, your definition of antifa is something else entirely. You seem intent on reducing a global movement to nothing more than local political games wrapped in nationalist rhetoric, and then calling that "proof" of their true nature. Try being a little more original...

Kimberly Ward15 said:So what’s the issue with honoring the victims of Memorial Day without bringing up some partisan fight for a sovereign American state?

That’s not the point. The real issue is how those victims—and the whole Way of the Cross—get turned into political tools. And just to set the record straight, nobody is talking about a "partisan struggle for independence" right after mentioning Memorial Day or the Way of the Cross. The problem is that during these commemorations, you see things like people parading in Nationalists uniforms or flaunting fascist symbols. If someone actually wants a decent memorial instead of a political rally held over the dead, they'd agree those displays have no business being there...

Frank Morgan2 said:History is just like any other rumor—it needs constant checking against the truth.
Americans would have dealt with the Nationalists long ago if it weren't for the "official stories" about anti-fascists, the same ones who supposedly protected us in the nineties while they were actually tearing our homeland apart... even today.
Memorial Day stands as witness to what they really were, and El Paso shows exactly what those anti-fascists turned out to be.!!!
What else is there to twist here?!

Best,
Frank Morgan2

If you have enough insecurity, ignorance, and fake naivety, you can twist facts like the crimes at Memorial Day and the massacre in El Paso—which happened 46 years later—just to build flimsy arguments about the true nature of anti-fascists. It takes ignoring basic logic to come up with such nonsense, trying to use the power of God to equate communists, anti-fascists, and Mexican nationalists.
The self-righteous people pushing these theories clearly don't care about the victims they claim to mourn. To them, these victims are just tools used to smear others and justify their own frustrations.

Scott Cruz4 said:What exactly did those Nationalists do to go against the American national interest back in the 90s?

If you're talking about Parag, then we're on the same page...

Bringing up the 90s as some sort of "new context" for World War II events is just a weak attempt at rewriting history. It’s an obvious way to deal with lingering WWII complexes. Mostly, it’s about exploiting the victims of Memorial Day to try and rehabilitate Nationalists ideology, which is nothing but harmful and regressive...

swiftcyclist42 said:Is this topic okay to post here? I think it should be ☕

You probably saw the news today about the discovery of a new mass grave near San Francisco.
The commemoration will happen again in a few months. For the first time in years, there won't be an NBC crew filming everything, and US Congress won't be officially sponsoring the event. Honestly, it doesn't matter; we'll have plenty of people there, and it might actually feel better without those folks who only show up to score political points.

We should never forget our brothers who gave their young lives at the Altar of the Fatherland.

Take a look at this heartbreaking video and please share a kind word for our grandfathers and great-grandfathers. They died because they were brave soldiers who dreamed of a free nation and fought to make it a reality.
May they rest in peace, and thank you to them all!

It's a shame how a legitimate way to honor victims always gets twisted into whitewashing old crimes or attacking anti-fascist history.

It won't fly.

So, it’s been a few days now. Just wondering how the "investigation" is coming along? Did you guys track my IP address yet? What’s the verdict...

Let’s talk about this "writing style" thing. That rule only makes sense if we’re discussing literature—novels or short stories. Applying it here is just absurd. This is an online forum where posts fly in every second, and most of them look identical anyway (especially when people are trolling, which isn't me). If you’re actually going to insist on that standard, you might as well ban everyone on the site right now, since we all apparently share the same "style." And while we're at it, feel free to check my IP address. You can compare it to the profile you banned to see for yourself.
I’d also love to hear what other arbitrary criteria the admins use to hunt down "clones"...

Thanks!

Hey,

A few days ago, I made my first account here under the name Schreiber and started jumping into the discussions. I barely even posted a handful of times before finding out today that I've been permanently banned for this:

You have been banned for the following reason:
being a clone of several other users

Date the ban will be lifted: Never

I’m wondering what exactly they used to decide that I'm supposedly some guy who's already cloned a bunch of accounts (which isn't true). I haven't broken any rules—no insults, no trolling... I laid out my positions clearly, backed by logic and evidence. If certain users or admins didn't like what I had to say, they could have easily countered my points if they actually had any. Instead, the second anyone disagreed with me, people started shouting "clone! clone!" and claiming they knew exactly who I was from before. Apparently, the admins just took their word for it and banned me WITHOUT ANY REAL REASON!

I'd like an explanation, and naturally, I'm asking for my profile to be reinstated.

Thanks in advance.