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God damn that's a great game. At the same time, I think they did this knowing that folks would die all the time, so they didn't want each death to be super punishing.

Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea of this practice. I can easily see how this form of monasticism can be beneficial and harmful.

It's depressing how many people need to learn this. Even more depressing is now many people never learn.

It's far more than just looking to one set of scripture when it comes to the charedi movement in Israel. They're reading in thousands of years of Rabbinic Judaism, most importantly the idea that the sacrificial cult of Ancient Israelite Religion (A.K.A. Torah) is the way God wants people to engage in worship. It's using thousands of years of anti-Semitism as a cudgel to state "we can't be oppressors because we were oppressed."

My hot take is that one reason for a strong connection between the U.S. and Israel is that Israel is a settler-colonial, white supremacist, patriarchal, theocratic apartheid ethnostate. There's a non-insignificant portion of the U.S. populace who wish the U.S. had the same kind of government.

My straight edge dad, a doctor, would comment there are a number of very useful drugs. "Drugs Are Really Excellent" was his interpretation.

I came in here to say just this. I'm a Jewish clergyman, so I deal with this kind of shit a lot. The term isn't just brainwashing; it's actively seeking to erase Judaism as part of Christianity. It's shit like this, combined with Christian Nationalism, which makes me jumpy at first when someone identifies as a Christian.

I was long distance with my wife for over a decade before we started living in the same place. We stayed committed the entire time because we care deeply for each other, and wanted each other to get the education we needed. Did it suck to be apart that long? Damn right. But to say that it's human nature to cheat when not in the same place is BS.

Damn, that's beautiful.

As an aside, a joke: How do you know if someone uses Arch? They'll tell you.

Someone say ROCK AND STONE?!

I don't think most people understand the damage lockdowns inflicted on children's mental health. It's devastating, and still being investigated. But because children don't pay taxes and policies view children as parental property, they're not seen as important people worth studying or being cared for at the same level as taxpayers.