The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

[brabus]

5 hours ago, Biff_T said:

when people stop caring about being labeled a racist, sexist, homophobe and etc

I was at a school board meeting where a black conservative spoke; some Woke white woman said, “that’s racist.” I shouted out, “I thought black people couldn’t be racist?!” Half the room clapped and cheered, the other half imploded and nailed the “toddler tantrum” vibe. Its like you can almost see the wires in their brain short circuiting and start to smoke. It was hilarious. 

Edited October 7, 2022 by brabus

[O Face]

6 hours ago, brabus said:

I was at a school board meeting where a black conservative spoke; some Woke white woman said, “that’s racist.” I shouted out, “I thought black people couldn’t be racist?!” Half the room clapped and cheered, the other half imploded and nailed the “toddler tantrum” vibe. Its like you can almost see the wires in their brain short circuiting and start to smoke. It was hilarious. 

[Ram]

Lol Reddit'd political subs are all super liberal. It's notoriously well known right now. They chased all of the conservatives off about 5-7 years ago and Reddits policies were particularly favorable to liberal subs. 
However, since you mentioned it, something you should know is that Reddit has more bot accounts (actual bots not reddit bots) than probably any other social media platform. There is an enormous bot army of posters and upvoters/downvoters that are state sponsored and promote specific content on the platform.
For example r/antiwork is notorious for posting fake stories of employee abuse DAILY. The sub's moderators are associated with the US communist party and have admitted before that they will not allow content that doesn't ultimately benefit revolution or progress the effort to put the means of production in workers hands. 
Another example of reddit policies was default subs (removed in 2018). Reddit used to have default subs every user was automatically subscribed too when creating new accounts. The default subs were all super liberal subs as well. For example extreme 3rd wave feminism sub r/TwoXChromosones was a default sub and as a result has 1.2 million users now. This exposed more people to see their content but also artificially inflated their popularity leading people to believe post there were more mainstream to the public discord than they actually are. 
That's like everything you need to know about politics on Reddit. It's a huge echo chamber of some Uber hippies posting things to get upvotes from bots because most people dont realize they aren't real people, and it inflates their ego. 

Yeah, +1 to all of this. Reddit is just another echo chamber. Trash.


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[Blue]

1 hour ago, Ram said:

Yeah, +1 to all of this. Reddit is just another echo chamber. Trash.

The concept of Reddit is really compelling, and I'm told that in the old days (pre-2010 or thereabouts), it really was a glorious place with a free exchange of ideas.

There are still some interesting corners (the Air Force subreddit is entertaining).  MilitaryStories is another one.  If you have some obscure, niche interest, chances are there is a subreddit for it.

But when it comes to politics, or really anything related to current events, Reddit is a left/progressive echo chamber.  If you aren't posting the "approved" opinions, then don't even bother.  You'll just be downvoted to hell, or just have your stuff deleted.

To add, Reddit is yet another social media site where it's not clear how they make their money (the advertising is minimal, they do have some "paid" user options, but those aren't very widely used).  When it comes to social media, if you can't figure out what the product is, then the product is you.  So, one wonders what exactly Reddit does with all the user data it vacuums up.

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[ClearedHot]

Dem city council member bans US Navy's 'Blue Angels' from flying over San Francisco

[disgruntledemployee]

Well, they got canceled. Some name changes might hide some bad rep (cough cough, looking at you Ft Hood).  They seem to pick decent new names tho. 

Have fun with your renaming parties, Army.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/10/06/austin-orders-renaming-of-bases-honor-confederate-rebels.html

The bases:

Fort Polk, Louisiana, for example will be named after Sgt. William Johnson, a Black Medal of Honor recipient for valor during World War I. Fort Benning, Georgia, will be renamed Fort Moore in commemoration of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, a famed cavalry officer depicted in "We Were Soldiers," and his wife, Julia Moore, who spurred the Army to create casualty notification teams. Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, will honor Dr. Mary Walker, the only female Medal of Honor recipient for her actions treating the wounded during the Civil War. She was also a prisoner of war. 

The other bases with their planned new names are:

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina -- Fort Liberty 
• Fort Gordon, Georgia -- Fort Eisenhower
• Fort Hood, Texas -- Fort Cavazos
• Fort Lee, Virginia -- Fort Gregg-Adams 
• Fort Pickett, Virginia -- Fort Barfoot
• Fort Rucker, Alabama -- Fort Novosel 

[nunya]

3 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:

• Fort Rucker, Alabama -- Fort Novosel 

Mother Novosel doesn't have the same ring to it.

[Sua Sponte]

4 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Dem city council member bans US Navy's 'Blue Angels' from flying over San Francisco

Here’s the original tweet. The soy is strong in the responses.

 

[Biff_T]

1 hour ago, Sua Sponte said:

Here’s the original tweet. The soy is strong in the responses.

 

SF deserves this.   Perhaps, instead of enjoying the Blue Angels, they can enjoy staring at the formations of homeless people shitting on the sidewalks.   I think it's funny how that place is literally turning into a pile of dung.   

[SurelySerious]

SF deserves this.   Perhaps, instead of enjoying the Blue Angels, they can enjoy staring at the formations of homeless people shitting on the sidewalks.   I think it's funny how that place is literally turning into a pile of dung.   

Peak SF for tourism was probably 15 years ago; now they’ve “progressed” so much they’re regressing.

[uhhello]

This isn't anything new.  There has always been calls to limit/prohibit military events/presence

 

[GrndPndr]

5 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:

Here’s the original tweet. The soy is strong in the responses.

 

"That's the tweet."

No, that's the twit - his name is Dean Preston.

 

[Prozac]

5 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:

Here’s the original tweet. The soy is strong in the responses.

 

I was there this weekend.  Fog wouldn't let up.  Everything above the Golden Gate Bridge deck was obscured.  Sucked they couldn't do the show.  From the amount of people on the streets & in the parks eagerly awaiting the Blues, I'd wager the majority of SF does not agree with Mr. Preston.  Side note, after hearing so much about how awful SF has become, I was expecting much worse.  Yes, there is a homeless problem, and yes, if you hang out in the Tenderloin, you're likely to see some unsavory things.  But for the most part, the rest of the city was relatively clean, and at no point did I feel uncomfortable walking around with my kids.  Politics aside, it's still a cool city.  Go visit.  

[skybert]

 

[Biff_T]

3 hours ago, Prozac said:

I was there this weekend.  Fog wouldn't let up.  Everything above the Golden Gate Bridge deck was obscured.  Sucked they couldn't do the show.  From the amount of people on the streets & in the parks eagerly awaiting the Blues, I'd wager the majority of SF does not agree with Mr. Preston.  Side note, after hearing so much about how awful SF has become, I was expecting much worse.  Yes, there is a homeless problem, and yes, if you hang out in the Tenderloin, you're likely to see some unsavory things.  But for the most part, the rest of the city was relatively clean, and at no point did I feel uncomfortable walking around with my kids.  Politics aside, it's still a cool city.  Go visit.  

I was there 2 years ago and saw a homeless man walking around near the Transamerica Pyramid with dried shit on his ass.  Not a just a small peice, but it was a full shit that he took in his pants, let it dry in said pants and proceeded to sag pants as well.  It was a dried pancake of terd stuck to his ass.  He proceeded to wipe his ass bear style on the side of a bank that was open (people walking in and out approximately 3-5 feet away).  All the while,  people in the city walked by like it was no big deal.   It was lunchtime.  The only reason I noticed was when the homeless man walked by me,  I smelt shit.   No one else seemed to care.  

Edited October 11, 2022 by Biff_T
I proofread after I post

[HossHarris]

29 minutes ago, Biff_T said:

I was there 2 years ago and saw a homeless man walking around near the Transamerica Pyramid with dried shit on his ass.  Not a just a small peice, but it was a full shit that he took in his pants, let it dry in said pants and proceeded to sag pants as well.  It was a dried pancake of terd stuck to his ass.  He proceeded to wipe his ass bear style on the side of bank that was open (people walking in and out approximately 3-5 feet away).  All the while,  people in the city walked by like it was no big deal.   It was lunchtime.  The only reason I noticed was when the homeless man walked by me,  I smelt shit.   No one else seemed to care.  

Be careful not to step in sidewalk shit. It’s everywhere. 

[O Face]

1 hour ago, Prozac said:

I was there this weekend.  Fog wouldn't let up.  Everything above the Golden Gate Bridge deck was obscured.  Sucked they couldn't do the show.  From the amount of people on the streets & in the parks eagerly awaiting the Blues, I'd wager the majority of SF does not agree with Mr. Preston.  Side note, after hearing so much about how awful SF has become, I was expecting much worse.  Yes, there is a homeless problem, and yes, if you hang out in the Tenderloin, you're likely to see some unsavory things.  But for the most part, the rest of the city was relatively clean, and at no point did I feel uncomfortable walking around with my kids.  Politics aside, it's still a cool city.  Go visit.  

I’m positive there’s plenty of us here working for a certain airline that allows us the opportunity to visit SFO quite more than we’d like and at least enough to form our own opinions of the place. I’m glad you enjoyed your trip, but I’ve played more than enough human shit hopscotch. Thanks 

Edited October 11, 2022 by O Face

[Prozac]

1 hour ago, O Face said:

I’m positive there’s plenty of us here working for a certain airline that allows us the opportunity to visit SFO quite more than we’d like and at least enough to form our own opinions of the place. I’m glad you enjoyed your trip, but I’ve played more than enough human shit hopscotch. Thanks 

Fair ‘nuff but you might want to talk to your hotel committee about securing a better location. 😉 

[slc]

28 minutes ago, Prozac said:

Fair ‘nuff but you might want to talk to your hotel committee about securing a better location. 😉 

Any suggestions?

[di1630]

Was on Hollywood blvd this morning and almost every neighboring side street has tarps and tents with garbage and filth everywhere.

I thought the homeless problem was being overblown by right wing media until I saw it in person.

[disgruntledemployee]

Wanna have some SF fun and make em cry?  Rent one of these from Hertz.  Introducing the The Shelby GT-H (H for Hertz).  500HP of 'Merican V8 power, sporting a Hertz custom Borla exhaust (sounds AWESOME), fat tires, big brakes, 10 speed auto tranny (so you can keep both hands of the wheel of this power monster).  You can rent this in SFO.  Now I will add that more fun is had if you go north and get into the winding roads.  Every gallon of gas is a blast.  So Much Fun!  0-60 in 3.9s, and I know, Tesla Plaid blah blah blah, but Tesla sounds like eh.  This baby growls all the way, so they hear you coming... and going.

Hertz is also making some custom 900+ HP supercharged Shelby GT500s for rent, but none for SFO. 

[CaptainMorgan]

Wanna have some SF fun and make em cry?  Rent one of these from Hertz.  Introducing the The Shelby GT-H (H for Hertz).  500HP of 'Merican V8 power, sporting a Hertz custom Borla exhaust (sounds AWESOME), fat tires, big brakes, 10 speed auto tranny (so you can keep both hands of the wheel of this power monster).  You can rent this in SFO.  Now I will add that more fun is had if you go north and get into the winding roads.  Every gallon of gas is a blast.  So Much Fun!  0-60 in 3.9s, and I know, Tesla Plaid blah blah blah, but Tesla sounds like eh.  This baby growls all the way, so they hear you coming... and going.

Hertz is also making some custom 900+ HP supercharged Shelby GT500s for rent, but none for SFO. 

Your rental Shelby will be pleasant on the ears compared to all the straight piped civics and integras still running around there.


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[arg]

3 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:

Wanna have some SF fun and make em cry?  Rent one of these from Hertz.  Introducing the The Shelby GT-H (H for Hertz).  500HP of 'Merican V8 power, sporting a Hertz custom Borla exhaust (sounds AWESOME), fat tires, big brakes, 10 speed auto tranny (so you can keep both hands of the wheel of this power monster).  You can rent this in SFO.  Now I will add that more fun is had if you go north and get into the winding roads.  Every gallon of gas is a blast.  So Much Fun!  0-60 in 3.9s, and I know, Tesla Plaid blah blah blah, but Tesla sounds like eh.  This baby growls all the way, so they hear you coming... and going.

Hertz is also making some custom 900+ HP supercharged Shelby GT500s for rent, but none for SFO. 

What a throwback

[SurelySerious]

Wanna have some SF fun and make em cry?  Rent one of these from Hertz.  Introducing the The Shelby GT-H (H for Hertz).  500HP of 'Merican V8 power, sporting a Hertz custom Borla exhaust (sounds AWESOME), fat tires, big brakes, 10 speed auto tranny (so you can keep both hands of the wheel of this power monster).  You can rent this in SFO.  Now I will add that more fun is had if you go north and get into the winding roads.  Every gallon of gas is a blast.  So Much Fun!  0-60 in 3.9s, and I know, Tesla Plaid blah blah blah, but Tesla sounds like eh.  This baby growls all the way, so they hear you coming... and going.

Hertz is also making some custom 900+ HP supercharged Shelby GT500s for rent, but none for SFO. 

That survived their bankruptcy?