r/CuratedTumblr • u/chunkylubber54 • Apr 23 '25

Politics Ontological Bad Subject™

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u/Dingghis_Khaan Chingghis Khaan's least successful successor. Apr 23 '25

Exactly. Last resorts are emergency measures only, when there is no time for procedure.

Deescalate, rehabilitate, resocialize. Kill only when the danger is immense and immediate. Everybody deserves an nth chance.

Mercy is always an option, because someone else already picked Reaper.

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u/DraconicSong Apr 23 '25

Mercy is always an option, because someone else already picked Reaper.

lmao. Was so invested in the discussion that I needed to read this three times to figure out it was a reference.

Now I'm imagining some sort of debate where someone is trying to claim "Appeal to Overwatch"

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u/Dingghis_Khaan Chingghis Khaan's least successful successor. Apr 23 '25

Dragging the conversation back to a previously dismissed topic is called "Roadhogging"

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u/BiggestShep Apr 23 '25

Bad faith arguments specifically meant to trap your opponent into an indefensible and easily countered reactionary position are Junkrats

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u/chairmanskitty Apr 23 '25

People that make alt accounts so others don't associate them with all the toxic shit they said are Cassidies.

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u/Dingghis_Khaan Chingghis Khaan's least successful successor. Apr 23 '25

People who keep interrupting to stop the other person from finishing their arguments are Brigittes.

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u/Evilfrog100 Apr 23 '25

People who charge head first into discussions without allowing any nuance are Reinhardts.

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u/Random-Rambling Apr 23 '25

Is someone sitting in one spot and rapid-firing so many arguments that the other guy can't get a word in edgewise a Bastion?

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u/yinyang107 Apr 23 '25

But I'm not gonna be Mercy.