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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.

I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.

I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.

Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.

Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.

-SoulRiser

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  Thread: This is absolutely sickening.
Post: RE: This is absolutely sickening.

Fun fact: When the Chinese government executes prisoners by firing squad, the family has to pay for the bullet. It's a symbolic gesture of how they must admit that the state was right to carry out the...
Rebelnerd School Talk 180 94,334 03-01-2012, 06:34 AM
  Thread: I'm not back...
Post: I'm not back...

...I just dropped by to say that I'm posting from Kunming. Kunming is a city in China. CHINA. I can get onto this site in FUCKING CHINA. Come on guys, one of the most powerful and repressive regimes o...
Rebelnerd General Talk 13 3,650 06-13-2011, 12:50 AM
  Thread: The Friendly Anarchist
Post: Re: The Friendly Anarchist

Make a Christian what? Also, since I'm an anarchist, I don't think it's unreasonable for me to be allowed to make comments in an anarchism thread. All I said was that I think this guy sounds stupid. ...
Rebelnerd General Talk 10 3,389 03-17-2011, 03:10 PM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

Even if you do consider school shootings to be a rebellion, all that does is make them war criminals instead of regular criminals. Purposefully killing civilians and all that.
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-17-2011, 03:08 PM
  Thread: Anarchism.
Post: Re: Anarchism.

Read some stuff by Piotr Kropotkin, he was definitely one of the more badass anarcho-commies. Also he had a beard that exceeded the universe's capacity for awesome.
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 4 2,779 03-17-2011, 03:05 PM
  Thread: Anarchism.
Post: Re: Anarchism.

I won't argue that anarcho-communism is flawless. No system is. But I will say this: the compulsory collectivization only affects a small minority, a minority which has a disproportionate share of the...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 4 2,779 03-17-2011, 12:11 PM
  Thread: The Friendly Anarchist
Post: Re: The Friendly Anarchist

Faby Wrote:Will you, for GOD'S sake, STOP acting like you're the Ultimate Judge of All Things Anarchy? You are fucking arrogant and acting like a cunt know-it-all. Whoa, where the hell did THAT come f...
Rebelnerd General Talk 10 3,389 03-17-2011, 12:05 PM
  Thread: The war on drugs has failed
Post: Re: The war on drugs has failed

Cash cow for the police departments and Feds. Simple as that. They'll never give up such a beautiful source of funding even when they're being pounded over the head every day with evidence that it onl...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 5 2,030 03-17-2011, 06:11 AM
  Thread: The Friendly Anarchist
Post: Re: The Friendly Anarchist

Just what the anarchists need right now, another guy who thinks friendliness can stop bullets. :rolleyes:
Rebelnerd General Talk 10 3,389 03-17-2011, 02:48 AM
  Thread: Why I'm an anarchist.
Post: Re: Why I'm an anarchist.

So you weren't ignoring me after all! I take back everything I said about you being a coward. Good to see you back in the fight, comrade!
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 18 5,499 03-15-2011, 12:28 PM
  Thread: Why I'm an anarchist.
Post: Re: Why I'm an anarchist.

I called him that AFTER he responded to a long post I did with "no" and "lol," then put me on ignore.
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 18 5,499 03-15-2011, 11:47 AM
  Thread: Why I'm an anarchist.
Post: Re: Why I'm an anarchist.

SoulRiser Wrote:Would you guys agree more if Rilian had just simply not used the word "anarchy" anywhere in his post? Yes, but that's not even the point. We don't have to agree. I just want him to sto...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 18 5,499 03-15-2011, 05:14 AM
  Thread: Why I'm an anarchist.
Post: Re: Why I'm an anarchist.

Putting someone on ignore for disagreeing with you is like a candidate in a Presidential debate covering his ears and singing camp songs at the top of his lungs when it's his opponent's turn to talk. ...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 18 5,499 03-15-2011, 02:49 AM
  Thread: Why I'm an anarchist.
Post: Re: Why I'm an anarchist.

I guess you got tired of actually having your beliefs challenged over the Politics forum, so you ran away to Philosophical discussion to start your own thread where you can set the tone. Cut and run. ...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 18 5,499 03-14-2011, 01:18 PM
  Thread: Any good movies?
Post: Re: Any good movies?

Airplane. /thread
Rebelnerd General Talk 2 1,169 03-14-2011, 09:22 AM
  Thread: Movies about revolution.
Post: Re: Movies about revolution.

An anime Metropolis? I'll definitely be checking that out, thanks!
Rebelnerd Movies/TV/Videos/Books 19 9,252 03-14-2011, 09:21 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Listen to me: what I'm about to say is an apolitical statement. Let's just get that established right off the bat. It does not reflect my views on libertarians/capitalists in general, since I've met m...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-14-2011, 05:52 AM
  Thread: Object traveling 6000mph changes direction
Post: Re: Object traveling 6000mph changes direction

The Desert Fox Wrote:Okay mystery are you paid to post bullshit topics or something He's being paid to advertise Battle: LA
Rebelnerd General Talk 15 3,945 03-13-2011, 03:17 PM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

I meant whatever conditions causes lack of empathy. Sociopath, maybe.
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-13-2011, 03:14 PM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Prince Rilian Wrote:Don't tell me what to do. I don't care about history. I don't care what marx said or thought or wanted. You don't care what he did or said, yet you feel qualified to judge it. In...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-13-2011, 10:58 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Prince Rilian Wrote:Anarcho-communismlol. You can't enforce the communism without being a government. Anarchy and communism are not compatible. Idiot. Marx's ultimate goal was anarchy. He just belie...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-13-2011, 07:16 AM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

AWOL Wrote:No, I doubt he was a psychopath. If he was a psychopath he wouldn't have done a big, public shooting. Well, I think the theory is that neither of them would have done it unless they'd met. ...
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-13-2011, 03:41 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Prince Rilian Wrote:The Desert Fox Wrote:He is an anarcho-communist. And pretending that that's the only kind of anarchy! It's the only kind that will actually stay anarchy. Anarcho-capitalism(lol) ma...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-13-2011, 03:39 AM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

Harris probably was a psychopath. But I think Klebold's case was a little different; he wasn't quite mentally ill, just angry. I think. Obviously there's no way to know for sure now that their brains ...
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-12-2011, 01:48 PM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Prince Rilian Wrote:.. so, does capitalism mean the same thing as the free market? As in, no government intervention in the trades and contracts between individuals? Because if you're against the fr...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-11-2011, 04:04 PM
  Thread: Minor audio problem
Post: Re: Minor audio problem

lol. Anyway, something sorta similar to this happened to me once. I played through Black Ops with speakers and it was fine, then when I plugged in headphones the sound stopped working. Putting speak...
Rebelnerd General Talk 12 3,141 03-11-2011, 02:39 PM
  Thread: Minor audio problem
Post: Re: Minor audio problem

Probably got infected with corrupted Russian code while playing stalker.
Rebelnerd General Talk 12 3,141 03-11-2011, 12:30 PM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Prince Rilian Wrote:If there's no government, how will you enforce the egalitarianism? The people will prevent the accumulation of wealth just as they would prevent the accumulation of political power...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-11-2011, 12:28 PM
  Thread: Misleadingly describe a book, game, movie, or anything else
Post: Re: Misleadingly describe a book, game, movie, or ...

A young pilot's refusal to follow his father into the family business causes tension and domestic violence. Hidden stuff: Star Wars A college professor repeatedly neglects his job and runs ...
Rebelnerd Games 36 9,103 03-11-2011, 11:59 AM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

Columbine was a tragedy because innocent people died, just like all school shootings. I won't celebrate it and if I ever found evidence that it would happen again, I'd try to stop it. But there have b...
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-11-2011, 11:02 AM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

Well, the number and frequency of shootings has gone down in recent years. There have been some attempts, some singer murders and violence, but nothing on the scale of Columbine of Virginia Tech. But ...
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-11-2011, 09:56 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Prince Rilian Wrote:Rebelnerd Wrote:Uh, no. Libertarians are capitalists. ... So what the hell do you mean by anarchy? Anarchy means no rulers, but you apparently want to be a ruler, and take people'...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-11-2011, 09:48 AM
  Thread: School Shootings
Post: Re: School Shootings

In my humble opinion the big string of school shootings (late 1990s to late 2000s) was a muddled and messy war with three sides: the shooters, the schools/police, and students who just wanted to survi...
Rebelnerd School Talk 105 24,870 03-11-2011, 05:41 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Uh, no. Libertarians are capitalists. It has nothing to do with anarchy, they just want to hijack our symbols because a flag with a dollar sign looks retarded.
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-11-2011, 05:37 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Are they anarchists or libertarians? Because libertarians are always trying to steal our name.
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-10-2011, 02:38 PM
  Thread: Next big protest 26th March
Post: Re: Next big protest 26th March

Actually I think it was North Korea.
Rebelnerd General Talk 46 8,551 03-10-2011, 10:19 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

Absentinsomniac Wrote:I'm not talking about armed assaults on the government, although if I were I'd completely agree with you... I'm talking about protests, civil disobedience, and generally just liv...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-10-2011, 10:17 AM
  Thread: Creating a rebel infrastructure.
Post: Re: Creating a rebel infrastructure.

I sincerely doubt that most of this stuff could last long in a first-world country. Hate to break it to you, but TOR and proxies can be traced if the government tries hard enough, which they certainly...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 58 11,218 03-10-2011, 07:30 AM
  Thread: Next big protest 26th March
Post: Re: Next big protest 26th March

The Desert Fox Wrote:All you have to do is look at northern Africa and the Middle East to realize that freedom and democracy are spreading faster than pubic lice at a Motel 6. First I was like [img]h...
Rebelnerd General Talk 46 8,551 03-10-2011, 07:13 AM
  Thread: Next big protest 26th March
Post: Re: Next big protest 26th March

HeartofShadows Wrote:Even if the government gets overthrown(Pardon my negativity but I doubt crazy unplanned, uncoordinated riots are gonna do it) Why not? It worked in Egypt and Tunisia. Hell, the en...
Rebelnerd General Talk 46 8,551 03-10-2011, 12:25 AM
  Thread: Gaddafi's Bullshit UN Address
Post: Re: Gaddafi's Bullshit UN Address

Because fuck Israel, that's why. They treat the Palestinians the way Gaddafi is treating the rebels.
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 31 9,999 03-09-2011, 04:22 AM
  Thread: The Walking Dead
Post: Re: The Walking Dead

Eh, I tried watching the show but it seemed pretty bad. Like they were constantly running out of ideas and filling up the extra airtime with awkward "emotional moments," gratuitous sex scenes, and ted...
Rebelnerd Movies/TV/Videos/Books 4 2,362 03-08-2011, 05:11 AM
  Thread: Why Anime is...meh
Post: Re: Why Anime is...meh

Cowboy Bebop FTW. Seriously, there is nothing in that show that makes it noticeably"anime" besides the fact that it's animated. Just an awesome sci-fi series, period.
Rebelnerd Movies/TV/Videos/Books 29 6,322 03-08-2011, 05:09 AM
  Thread: Movies about revolution.
Post: Re: Movies about revolution.

Braveheart: probably the best "rebellion" movie ever made, IMO Brazil: 1984 as seen through the eyes of Terry Gilliam. Brilliant, surreal, funny, sad...and Gilliam had to fight tooth and nail against...
Rebelnerd Movies/TV/Videos/Books 19 9,252 03-08-2011, 05:07 AM
  Thread: UFO Sitings are Going up
Post: Re: UFO Sitings are Going up

GOD DAMMIT BARON I WAS GOING TO POST THAT
Rebelnerd General Talk 26 2,769 03-08-2011, 04:55 AM
  Thread: Pregnant after watching porn in 3D
Post: Re: Pregnant after watching porn in 3D

Well, it's not like this is a new thing. Women who cheat on their husbands have been making up ridiculous explanations for as long as marriage has existed. There was this one girl in the Middle East s...
Rebelnerd General Talk 18 5,287 03-07-2011, 03:25 AM
  Thread: This is a disgrace
Post: Re: This is a disgrace

Whatever you say, nigger.
Rebelnerd General Talk 11 1,609 03-06-2011, 08:13 AM
  Thread: This is what happens when Muslims get together to help their
Post: Re: This is what happens when Muslims get together...

EVERYTHING I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE WITH CONFEDERATE FLAGS ON THEIR TRUCKS I LEARNED IN 1861
Rebelnerd General Talk 8 2,091 03-06-2011, 05:00 AM
  Thread: Why are books so "good"?
Post: Re: Why are books so "good"?

Yeah, the people who say video games can't be art *coughRogerEbertcough* are being incredibly naive. The exact same thing was said about movies back in the 1920s. It can never be anything more than mi...
Rebelnerd Philosophy, Politics & History 29 5,605 03-06-2011, 04:54 AM
  Thread: This is what happens when Muslims get together to help their
Post: Re: This is what happens when Muslims get together...

Muslim is the new Black, I guess. Some things about America never really change.
Rebelnerd General Talk 8 2,091 03-05-2011, 03:06 PM

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