Nobody is willing to even entertain the idea that West isn't Best. Suggesting that whitey shouldn't rule the world is received as if you'd advocated cannibalism, and you will be condescended to and treated like an ignorant child even as they make it clear they know much less than you do about the subject at hand, if not outright ejected from the community. It's not just bots and manufacturing consent, either - it happens to me in real life just as easily as it happens online.
Anyone who isn't unconditionally anti-NATO and anti-American hegemony is a white supremacist. No exceptions.
Love this place, though. I think I'd go crazy if it wasn't for you guys. Glad I have somewhere to get this off my chest :soviet-heart:
In Atomic Heart a major plot point on the good ending scientist dude you listen to for said good ending freaks out gamers
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The main scientist initially seen as bad was actually just making cheap robots to completely destroy the US and cause it to collapse as the US's capitalist class would buy the robots leading to mass unemployment and socialist revolt. The robots were also programmed to eventually kill the capitalists and US army via a kill code that accidentally got switched on during the improper time and led to the science island in the sky going crazy.
Like holy shit that's awesome right!?
For me this reveal makes me like this character even more and mildly sympathize with them because even in Atomic Heart universe the US is controlled by horrible fucking capitalist and a jingoist military industrial complex. Like fuck the fictional Soviet solution to the US is better and less bloody when compared to the fucking shit we unleashed on Indonesian communists or in South America.
The U.S. MUST be dismantled with any and all intelligence agencies and military power subverted for any chance of communism to become a global reality (and I pray China has realized and is prepared for this).
This is true, but the tough part is for the global 90% to walk America down safely. I think China and Russia are currently doing a good job at this, but it can be hard to predict a rabid dog...
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It's funny with Lula as I have one weird hardline friend that continually shit talks Lula on being nothing more than a lib, however I feel as long as he continues as is there's a chance that Brazil could see itself separate from US hegemony without being immediately couped.
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I'm honestly wondering how Peru will go as right now with the continual crackdowns from the neoliberal coup government there's more and more momentum for an actual revolution if a vanguard is formed. Also so far it seems the coup government is unable to give anything away to the people via another election or reform of congress.
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:inshallah:
Yes, most of peacefully walking down America is just the rest of the world moving away from American economic and political hegemony. So literally almost every country is doing their part in that regard.
We also have :covid-cool: to thank for a whole swath of European leadership suddenly souring on US hegemony
Hadn't really been paying attention to Atomic Heart, but this game sounds based
I heard it's full of Russian bots
Correction: soviet bots
It's good just unbelievably horny and has those post soviet collapse brain-worm vibes on occasion.
I haven't played yet so thank you for spoiler locking. Is there a specific decision/series of decisions you have to make to get the "good" ending. When I first played Bioshock I killed one little sister the very first time ( :deeper-sadness: ) and then saved every single one after, but it still gave me the "bad" ending.
Here the tldr (also it's not as bad as Bioshock, you don't have to avoid killing the loot children like that game. Tbh Atomic Heart is still way too horny as well, like there's even a horny vending machine for some reason.
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Don't listen to your AI handwatch/wristwatch buddy, he's a Elon Musk misanthropic asshole (that kills humanity and is apparently the "good ending" for liberals cuss god forbid soviet robots win), instead listen to the main scientist don't kill him just fuck off to the Caribbean and let the robots take over the world.