SirDerpy @ SirDerpy @lemmy.world

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That squid guy is quite ridiculous. He regularly throws reason out the window to feed his ego by bashing whomever he can pass shallow judgement upon.

"Not to excuse it in any way but this took place, I think, 10 years ago and I think, as a general rule I think we need to allow for the possibility of rehabilitation," Mark Adams said at the IOC's news conference on the day of van de Velde's debut.

That's where I think the mob goes wrong. Rape is a pretty big mistake. But, the best people I know today are that way in total rejection of who they once were. They've never brought it up. I confront them when I see myself in them.

Van de Velde was given a four-year sentence in 2016.

...at the time of his sentencing that he appeared via video link at Aylesbury Crown Court and wept as he heard his victim ended up self-harming and taking an overdose.

After serving part of his jail term in England, he was sent back to the Netherlands where his sentence was adjusted according to Dutch laws.

...after his release had sought professional counselling.

His actions seem to demonstrate compliance and remorse.

The Dutch volleyball federation (Nevobo) said van de Velde was "proving to be an exemplary professional and human being and there has been no reason to doubt him since his return".

Meanwhile, the country's Olympic committee said van de Velde had met all the qualification requirements for the Olympic Games "and is therefore part of the team".

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Those empowered to judge him have judged him forgiven.

On what basis should we believe differently?

Most relevant today seems to be the 2nd law of thermodynamics.

I'm only intolerant of intolerance. That means I'll forgive murderers and rapists once they've completed their punishment and rehabilitation. But, I also understand that my perspective on forgiveness isn't common.

I'd hardly describe myself as "apathetic" though

I believe your heart's in the right place. I'll write a sincere response, though it's deep meta.

Given all the arguments I've been in online

If you ever feel like that alone isn't the best thing for you then the rest of my message could apply.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

The individual who wrote the line above called it the "great stumbling block in (our) stride toward freedom".

I do what I can where I can.

One thing you could choose to do is read his words in the context he wrote them, think about how the themes apply to almost everyone today, then target specific individuals with good questions.

What was the sentence for his crime?

Do all nations have the same focus on rehabilitation as the US prison system?

Is it possible for an individual to commit such an act and reform themselves, perhaps even earn the trust of society again?

I should minimize the hard hard work and message of the others to protect the feelings I think they have. Then, I should create a strawman argument.

No, apathetic moderate. You're the greater obstacle.

I found this video to be helpful in comforting me. It minimized all those scary truths those pesky scientists keep bringing up. Once you find just the right take you can be on the bandwagon but with zero responsibility and accountability!

This is why the moderates will be first.

They're all Emmanuel Goldstein during the two minute hate.

I appreciate that you responded eight days later.

ED: You see a well groomed garden. In the middle, on a small hill, you see a gazebo.

ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it?

ED: [pause] It's white, Eric.

ERIC: How far away is it?

ED: About 50 yards.

ERIC: How big is it?

ED: [pause] It's about 30 ft across, 15 ft high, with a pointed top.

ERIC: I use my sword to detect good on it.

ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo.

ERIC: [pause] I call out to it.

ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo.

ERIC: [pause] I sheathe my sword and draw my bow and arrows. Does it respond in any way?

ED: No, Eric, it's a gazebo!

ERIC: I shoot it with my bow. [roll to hit] What happened?

ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out of it.

ERIC: [pause] Wasn't it wounded?

ED: OF COURSE NOT, ERIC! IT'S A GAZEBO!

ERIC: [whimper] But that was a +3 arrow!

ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a GAZEBO! If you really want to try to destroy it, you could try to chop it with an axe, I suppose, or you could try to burn it, but I don't know why anybody would even try. It's a @#$%!! gazebo!

ERIC: [long pause. He has no axe or fire spells.] I run away.

ED: [thoroughly frustrated] It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo. It catches you and eats you.

ERIC: [reaching for his dice] Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so I can avenge my Paladin.

Making a rainbow can be a quite spooky action at a distance. So, when our waves start acting like particles, remember that we're all entangled in this increasingly disordered mess. That'll be the difference between mood lighting and a laser.

My low level group ran across a sleeping gazebo fresh into level 5. Playing a druid my character said that if we didn't do something it'd wake up and begin stalking us. Our 2h fighter melee wanted to try to surprise it with extra attack & action surge. But, our rogue thought we were trying to get him killed (again), then refused. We gave it a wide berth and went on our way. Two sessions later we're ambushed by a gazebo.

Hello good Sir and potential investor. Here at Disney we commodify the art quickly, pushing to saturation, hooking a generation. From Mickey Mouse to Star Wars and Snow White to Marvel - Rest assured we'll always be "the next Disney".

Our potential plans for the future include becoming a bank and going mask off to buy the state of Florida.

Questions?

Right, like this commentthat got deleted for calling out Russian imperialism.

That's a great example of exactly what I mean. I enjoyed reading the nuanced perspectives in context in the comments below. I agree with some of the points people made, disagree with others, and now have a better idea of how complex the local situation is in the past decade leading to war.

I learned that the core point in an argument for Russian invasion is that it was the majority will of the local people to defect from Ukraine to the Russian Federation, with or without sovereignty afterwards. And, I learned how to defeat that argument and its related points fairly soundly. Those couple of overly bleeding hearts were respectfully handled by the vast majority.

So, thanks for the link, I guess.

Every ML and hexbear

That's not been my experience with either. Are comments like the above kids on the internet, bots, or something else? Someone please explain the contrast between my perception and the mainstream perception of this community.

An ML would believe Russia is wrong to invade because it's an imperialistic land grab. They reject NATO because it's also a tool of imperialism.

While I don't spend a lot of time on hexbear, I've enough presence to know that advocating an imperialistic land grab (be it by Russia or NATO) or for any authoritarian form of governance (be it "tankie" communism or christo-fascism) will get a user banned quickly.

Inciting the revolution.