Aqarius

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[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

Kinda puts the Silksong launch into perspective...

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Guess someone better go dig up Juan Guaido again...

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

She went from vague calls to action on climate to root cause analysis. The root causes didn't like that.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Too busy complaining about getting banned from .ml

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Dead internet.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

IIRC the operating assumption is "sure, probably". Macedonian kings very much did often have (multiple) male (and female) lovers, so in a way it would be weird if Alexander didn't have at least some. And Alexander is described as showing "restraint" with his wives, and the sources do constantly talk about how close Haephaestion was to him, and how they're like Achilles and Patrocles, and how they were inseparable, and practically all but tell us he was his boyfriend... but they don't seem to actually say it outright, which, considering one claims Alexander's father was assassinated because one of his lovers got raped by another of his lovers, is kind of a weird thing to leave on the table.

"Gay" is probably the wrong word either way, though - both "gay" and "straight" are modern concepts that don't really translate that well into antiquity.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's kinda like all those comments on WWII that begin with "The Nazis could've won if only they..." and then describe a course of action that would require the Nazis to not be Nazis.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Man, I wish my worst photo looked that good.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"You see, I'm better than others, and my opinions are correct, whatever they are. I have never reflected on this."

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (3 children)

"You see, as you better, my opinion is above reproach by the likes of you. I am a progressive."

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Frankly, me neither - you can take that narrative up with thread OP that brought it up. I'm just making fun of a scratched liberal.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (5 children)

"You see, the problem with racism is the statistics are incorrect. If the science behind it is solid, bigotry is actually fine."

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1300027

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