@Tfmonkey @VooDooMedic What do hair pulling, spanking, humiliation, debasing language, domination/submission, bondage, discipline (physical, verbal, etc.) all have in common? Dynamics of power. In my opinion, the power dynamics are the truely desired element.
Please give this some thought and don't just jump to cock and ball every time or assume that just because someone loves the D/s side of things they have sadomasochistic tendencies. Some people hate causing pain but love the power dynamic.
@Tfmonkey @VooDooMedic I want to throw my several cents in on the topic of BDSM since you brought it up on the show. You frequently go to cock and ball torture, but that is one small side of the whole.
Bondage
Domination
Sadism
Masochism
BDSM, in my opinion, is mostly about power, and the sadomasochism is merely one manifestation for those who enjoy mixing pleasure and pain together.
Even if Russia doesn't end the war quickly with a massive, legendary, explosive, knockout punch they will still win.
A slow grind may not be news-worthy to Americans because the culture is built to expect big plays and big wins, but it doesn't mean nothing is happening.
Does this mean that it will be interpreted as weakness by the West? Yes. Zelensky has also been crying for long-range missiles for months. Talk is cheap; battlefield results aren't.
i was considering the deadline of Oct 1st for Russia to "do something", and I hasten to remind you all that this predicted date for the end of the SMO is months old now, and it came from Orban after he visited with Putin. The facts on the ground are that Russia is still rolling over Ukraine slowly and effectively.
Listening to the Wednesday show after the fact: To say that AI girlfriends in general can't hold a conversation past 20 minutes without repeating themselves isn't accurate exactly. It largely depends on what the topic of discussion is: the more information the AI has from which to draw the more dynamic it can be, but also, the more it must process.
On the note of the Will of the Force from Star Wars always seeking balance between the dark and the light, if the dark is using the force for your own will, and light is letting yourself be used by the force, on the surface you have few options. While we could explore the idea of your will being the Will of the Force as all return to the Force on death, unfortunately we have a clash of eastern and western thought which is not easily reconcilable. It's better to simply study philosophy.
It helped me understand why the operation of government bureaucracy is as it is and why in some ways it must be the way it is.
There is no solution to "fix" bureaucracy as it is merely a method of management. There are only means to limit the potential for corruption and arbitrary rule within it.
To everyone who happens to read this post, I highly recommend listening to the free audio book or reading the print version of Ludwig von Mises, "Bureaucracy".
(Links where PDF and audiobook can be sourced for free: https://mises.org/library/book/bureaucracy)
It gives amazing insight into the incentive differences between the profit and bureaucratic methods of management.
Divine Justice (A cooking channel)
Non-Ukraine war views/video: 1k-25k (There are hundreds of cooking videos)
Average Ukraine war views/video: 194k (there are only FOUR of pro-Ukraine videos)
24 hours ago they switched to pro-Ukrainian content and now they're racking up the views. I'm not kidding on this.
Their bio doesn't even mention their cooking content which is only 3 months old; so, it's not like they left for a year and decided to change channel direction.
Kings and Generals (a decent channel for all kinds of history):
Non-Ukraine war views/video: 150k-600k
Ukraine war views/video: 200k-500k
(rough ranges with napkin math)
William Spaniel (pre-Ukraine war, a channel about game theory and international diplomacy in abstract):
Pre-war views/video: 1.5k-5k
Ukraine war views/video: 600k-3M
I'm also not saying that "Russia hasn't had their facilities destroyed yet; therefore it will never happen."
Obviously, Russia could allow their critical infrastructure to be bombed, but they might also not.
Given all that is happening, I don't see why their present actions indicate so strongly that they are simply going to allow it. What am I missing? It is my inexperience with geopolitics? Do I rely to heavily on what is happening vs looking forward to what is implied by actions?
Furthermore, why does it matter what the media is saying, even if the media is an accurate reflection of the Regime's thoughts on the state of the world?
They're effectively a wife telling her friends that she wears the pants in the relationship. Who cares what she says? Who pays the bills in this analogy: Who still has the economic and strategic advantage right now? BRICS.
I hope someone can explain this because I don't know what I'm missing with why TFM took this angle.
BRICS can win economically if they have the infrastructure to do so. What has NATO done to destroy Russian critical infrastructure?
"Ukraine" has done things such as hit oil refineries nearby with drones, yes. (e.g. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/several-people-injured-drone-attack-industrial-sites-russias-tatarstan-agencies-2024-04-02/)
I can see why TFM would be disheartened, but if Russia is winning strategically as he said, why would they feel the need to rush to end Ukraine? They aren't at risk to lose infrastructure yet. To me it seems they're not worried about winning the larger war.
I was listening to the show from last night, and I don't understand something that TFM was saying: I don't understand the logical leap made from what is currently happening to BRICS will fall to the West.
If I understand correctly (correct me if I'm wrong), because Russia hasn't dropped the hammer on Ukraine and because the western media is talking openly about tactical nukes and how Iran is smart for not attacking Israel, therefore the non-west will not retaliate and surrender.
@Tfmonkey @Shlomo
Russia is doing exactly what they've been doing; they haven't cucked just because they haven't brought the hammer down in 1 week to smash the forces which invaded Kursk.
Don't trust old sources just because they've been reputable in the past. Examine everything fresh each time for validity.
Yes, I am THAT DoubleD.
No, I will not explain further.