Conservatives are sociopaths

Conservatives are always accusing liberals of "appealing to emotion," as if conservatives are all logical and reasonable and never have emotional outbursts.

Given that Trump is always throwing tantrums, your argument is invalid. However, what you conservatives do lack is empathy. Empathy for the outcasts, empathy for the underdogs. If you have any empathy, it's in the wrong place. People in power don't need your empathy. And you claim to support small government? You can't support small government while also supporting police brutality, endless war, mass surveillance, the death penalty, strict immigration laws, and legislated morality that does not directly relate to not harming people.

Now, I'm not exactly left-wing. I hate the government way too much for that. So I'm not trying to say that the left is always right (so to speak). What I'm trying to say is that having empathy for people in power is a waste of energy.

Now, before you say, "but I have empathy for the unborn children who are slaughtered every day," here's the thing: I'm against abortion too. But why are you against it? Clearly it's not because you're against killing children (if you were consistently opposed to child murder, you would not be the warmongering ICE-loving jerk that you are). No, you're only validating the belief that pro-lifers just want to control people and don't care about people after they're born, which is a huge reason why people don't take the case against abortion seriously.

Also, if you're the type of person who thinks one must believe in God to have morals, then that's another sign that you lack empathy. If you think the only reason to care about human beings is because someone else said you should (even if that someone else is omnipotent and omniscient), then that means that authority is the only thing stopping you from being a serial killer, and that makes me want to stay as far away from you as possible because if your God told you to commit murder (which, according to the Bible, has happened multiple times), you'd do it. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with believing in God (I actually believe in God myself), but you need to have a back-up plan, just in case you stop believing in God, so that you don't become a murderer.

Popular (and not-so-popular) songs and what they're really about

Note: Some of these are completely ridiculous because I came up with many of them when I was a teenager. Also, not all of these were my idea. And I dislike most of these songs (but obviously not all of them because Rammstein gets a mention, as well as some other bands I like).

• "One Less Lonely Girl" by Justin Bieber is about a serial killer who kills girls who are single. He pretends to fall in love them, is super nice to them, and then kills them ("there's going to be one less lonely girl").
• "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber is about a guy who holds his girlfriends hostage ("if I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go") and owns a bunch of robotic birds (hence the weird sounds at the beginning). 
• "Baby" by Justin Beiber is about a father who is devastated because his baby is going to be used in a human sacrifice and he'll never get to see him again. ("Baby, baby, baby, ohhhh, I thought you'd always be mine...") 
• "Old McDonald" is a song in memory of a farmer named Old McDonald. People heard the animals making noises, but what they didn't know is that they were plotting to run over Old McDonald with a tractor. The animals ended up killing him and his last words were "EE-I-EE-I-OH!" 
• "Blow" by Ke$ha is about a group of teenagers who are trapped in an abandoned building that's going to explode and they know they're going to die, so they decide to just party until the bomb goes off. ("This place is gonna blow!!!") 
• "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri is about someone robbing an organ donation storehouse. ("Who do you think you are... collecting your jar of hearts...") 
• "Bulletproof Heart" by My Chemical Romance is about a guy floating around ("gravity don't mean too much to me") and swine are chasing him ("these pigs are after me"). 
• "Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart" is about someone who got a heart transplant on Christmas and then died the next day. Their heart was donated yet again. ("Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away"). 
• "Burning Up" by the Jonas Brothers is about someone who kills himself to please the girl he likes by burning himself with volcano lava ("I'm burning up for you"). 
• "Never Let You Go" by Justin Bieber is about a guy who is killed by this girl, goes to heaven ("you took me to heaven"), and then possesses the girl who killed him ("I'll never let you go"). 
• "Back to December" by Taylor Swift is about a girl was just released from prison who was in love with a prison guard ("turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you"). She decides to go back in time to be with him again ("I go back to December"). 
• "Call Me Maybe" is about someone living in an oppressive society where people have numbers on their foreheads (like in The Birthday Massacre's music video for "Looking Glass"). And this girl has really, really long bangs to cover her forehead as a sign of protest. She meets this guy wearing ripped jeans and apparently wearing ripped jeans is illegal ("ripped jeans, skin was showing"), showing that he was also kind of a rebel. So she shows him the number on her forehead and tells him to call her "Maybe" because she thinks it would make a pretty name ("call me maybe"). 
• "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction is about a girl who literally lights up the world, and she's really beautiful, but every time she looks in the mirror, she sees an ugly monster because the mirror is haunted. 
• "Hey Soul Sister" is about a stalker. ("I don't want to miss a single thing you do tonight") 
• "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele is about her boyfriend drowning with all their money in his pocket. 
• "Planet Earth" by Duran Duran takes place after everyone and everything in the world has been killed, except a few sheep. Then some aliens come to earth, and the sheep tell them where they are. 
• "Lullaby" by The Cure is about Spider-Man being a cannibal. 
• "If I Ruled the World" by Big Time Rush is about a guy who wants to overthrow the government so everyone can party. 
• "Every Breath You Take" by The Police is about a guy working for the NSA. He's obsessed with this one girl, so (of course) he spies on her. 
• "Chandelier" by Sia is about a drunk person swinging from a chandelier. Literally. 
• "Roar" is about Katy Perry turning into a tiger. 
• "Mein Herz Brennt" by Rammstein is about a guy who has really bad heartburn, so he rips his heart out of his chest and gives it to children who are having nightmares (apparently this guy has no idea that heartburn is caused by stomach acid irritating the esophagus, therefore having nothing to do with the heart). 
• "Gloria" by Laura Branigan is about a schizophrenic person running from the police. ("All the voices in your head," "you're always on the run now," "I think they've got your alias that you've been living under") 
• "No One Else" by Weezer is about the Taliban. ("I want a girl who will laugh for no one else," "when I'm away she never leaves the house").

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In defense of Till Lindemann (sort of)

So. Till Lindemann (from Rammstein) recently assaulted a man in a bar.
First of all, I want to say that I don't condone the violence AT ALL. But I think there are parts of the story that we need to know before writing him off as a monster.
The story I read was that a man approached him and made a comment implying that the woman he was with was a prostitute. Till was obviously pretty pissed off and asked the man to apologize, which the other man refused to do. Apparently the man clenched his fists and asked Till to leave, and then Till elbowed him in the face, resulting in a bloody nose (some sources also say he had a broken jaw).
Of course, violence isn't justified in that situation. He's the one who threw the first punch (er, elbow). It wasn't defensive violence. But to be honest, if I were in his situation, I probably would've done something horrible too. I don't know if I'm strong enough to break someone's jaw (Till's a big guy), but if you talk crap about my friends, I will, at the very least, tell you to fuck off.
So what should be done? Honestly, I'm not sure. There needs to be justice, but being in jail is really awful (trust me on this), and I certainly wouldn't want that to happen to him. I propose maybe some sort of restorative justice, or that he has to pay money, or something like that. I don't know how the justice system works in Germany...

How "Praise Abort" strengthened my pro-life views

Like I promised in my last post, here are my thoughts about "Praise Abort."
For those of you don't know, "Praise Abort" is a song from Lindemann's "Skills in Pills" album. I am also a huge fan of Till Lindemann's work. I actually found out about this song shortly after I became obsessed with Rammstein. Finding out my favorite artists are pro-choice (or pro-abortion) is nothing new. I listen to a lot of riot grrrl and other feminist musicians, but rarely have they come out with songs that actually glorify abortion.
Out of curiosity, I decided to look up the lyrics to the song. What's interesting is that "Praise Abort" (unintentionally) proves a point I've been trying to make for a long time: abortion is a tool of the patriarchy. The lyrics are basically saying "I like having sex without protection, but children have ruined my life, so abortion is good for me." That is not the pro-woman message that the pro-choice movement claims to send. It's extremely anti-woman, in fact. So in a way, that song actually strengthened my pro-life views. I even wrote a pro-life song in response to it, which I will post later.
I also learned that "Praise Abort" is not what Till actually thinks, but rather a character study. This is not to say he's pro-life or anything, but he really loves his kids. Actually, at the end of the music video, he shows affection for the baby pig, which contradicts the whole "I hate my kids" message the song seems to have.
So... yeah. That's why I don't hate Till Lindemann for writing that song.

When someone you love/admire is pro-choice and/or post-abortive

I know of many pro-lifers who do not want to be associated with anyone who supports abortion. If a celebrity supports abortion, they will boycott their work.
I am not one of those people. If I stopped liking every artist, musician, or writer I disagreed with on abortion, I'd have way fewer interests. But it can be difficult when you disagree with someone you admire.
One pro-choice and post-abortive artist I really admire is Emilie Autumn. I have loved her work since I was ten years old (over a decade!). Not only is she incredibly talented with an awesome sense of style (not to mention gorgeous), but songs such as "Opheliac" and "Gaslight" have helped me through difficult times. I also appreciate that she writes songs about the oppression of women, such as "Marry Me." But alas, she is pro-choice and has had an abortion. Although I strongly disagree with her (and the way she expresses her views), I understand why. She has gone through a lot of things that most likely caused her to feel she had no other choice. And honestly, if she ever were to change her mind about abortion, I really hope she would be able to get the psychological help she needs so she can heal. Of course, I wish that for her regardless of what her stance is.
Another artist I like who is pro-choice and post-abortive is Jessicka Addams (lead singer of Jack Off Jill and Scarling). I'll admit, I don't know as much about her as I know about Emilie Autumn, but I understand that she, too, has been through some stuff, like domestic abuse. Again, I hope that she can heal.
These are just a few artists, of course. Unfortunately, most people in the entertainment industry are pro-choice. We shouldn't view these people as monsters, though, but as humans who make mistakes just like we do. I've done a lot of terrible things in my life, and I don't want to be viewed as a monster because of it. Making bad decisions, even decisions that hurt people, does not necessarily make us monsters.

Note: I have not mentioned Lindemann's "Praise Abort" because it seems to be more of a character study (like Rammstein's "Spiel mit mir," which is about a guy molesting his little brother) than an expression of his personal views on abortion. I will discuss this song in a future post.

May 2019 thoughts

Some Disney villains are cool. Some are just horrible. But whenever I see anything that depicts Cruella De Vil as one of the "cool" villains, I can't help but wonder if these people even know the plot of 101 Dalmatians. She wants to skin puppies to make a fur coat! PUPPIES! What kind of sick person would do that?

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Keep Earth clean. It's not Uranus.

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If you're offended by parties inspired by the aesthetics of, say, the Victorian Era, because it was a racist time: eff you. It was also a sexist time; do you see me getting offended by this stuff??? No. You're just a snowflake.

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If you're offended by parties inspired by the aesthetics of, say, the Victorian Era, because it was a racist time: eff you. It was also a sexist time; do you see me getting offended by this stuff??? No. You're just a snowflake.

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Media targeted at women: "Everyone should be a feminist! Anti-abortion laws control women's bodies! The future is female!"
Also media targeted at women: "Domestic violence is sexy! Change yourself to impress hot guys! Conform to our unrealistic beauty standards!"

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Trying to look for Rammstein lyrics that fit the following criteria:
1. Use of da- and wo- with prepositions and/or verbs with fixed prepositions.
2. Won't freak out my professor.

And I'm failing epically.

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When you're trying to listen to [Rammstein's] "Frühling in Paris" and the bus driver is playing pop music really loud.

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Comparing homosexuality to pedophilia isn't just offensive to gay people. It's scary because people who do that are overlooking the key thing that's wrong with pedophilia: children can't consent. Because they're overlooking this, it's clear that they don't understand the importance of consent. And that's dangerous.

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I'm a big fan of Jesus, but most conservative Christians would say that I'm not a "true" Christian because I support marriage equality, I'm a feminist, I listen to "Satanic" music, I don't go to church, I believe the Bible is fallible, and I practice my own form of spirituality that incorporates elements of non-Christian religions. So I understand how pro-choice Christians feel when they're constantly being told they're not "real" Christians.
At the same time, Jesus was very clear that we should love everyone, and that does not allow us to kill human beings. Those things I listed earlier have very little to do with what Jesus actually said, and more to do with how people have interpreted the Bible. Jesus's overall message was to love God and to love your neighbor, and to support abortion is to go against that. So, while a pro-choice person could be part of the Christian religion, they are not being Christlike. I'd say the same about Christians who are unkind to poor people, undocumented immigrants, LGBT+ people, women, people of color, or anyone else, really.
So yeah. I know I pissed off both conservative and progressive Christians in a single post, but whatever.

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I'm pretty sure Laura Branigan's "Gloria" is about a schizophrenic person running from the police.

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The fact that none of the hairstyles in The Sims 4 look even remotely like Till's hair needs to change.
But I don't have the skills to make a Till's hair mod.

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I can't wait until people can be gay and no one will think it's a political statement.

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Social conservatives think gay marriage destroys families. But they're often the ones disowning their LGBT+ children, encouraging same-gender couples to get divorced, beating up their children, and supporting tearing families apart at the border.
Face it, you're not pro-family. You're pro-conformity. You only support family if it conforms to your standards of what's "normal."

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The lyrics to Rammstein's "Puppe" are very disturbing. I'm not sure if mishearing it as "Popo" will make it better or worse.

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Fuck the police.

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Is it bad that I giggled a little when I saw pinot noir on a restaurant menu?

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I think there's a good chance that the term "cultural appropriation" was actually coined by a neo-Nazi who wanted to trick white people into not engaging with other cultures by calling it "social justice."

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The lyrics to Owl City's "Fireflies" are even more cringey than the English version of "Du Hast." And that's saying something.