Dennis Hackethal’s Blog
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An archive of my tweets and retweets through . They may be formatted slightly differently than on Twitter. API access has since gotten prohibitively expensive – I don't know whether or when I'll be able to update this archive.
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Good governments eagerly work on gradually and peacefully reducing their size until it reaches zero. twitter.com/JamesMelville/…
Just when you thought @OpenAI couldn’t make any more outrageous claims: twitter.com/MailOnline/sta…
RT @aginnt:
A huge anti-mandate protest today in Berlin. pic.twitter.com/PQjwRk5Ipk
RT @cwt_news:
🤡🌎 it’s only bad when others do it pic.twitter.com/7RQTq1oRHo
RT @PR0GRAMMERHUM0R:
it’s like discovering a whole new world reddit.com/r/programmerhu… pic.twitter.com/haHCJSuqZC
Rosenthaler Platz, erkenne ich sofort, mein alter Kiez
RT @libsoftiktok:
Here’s another video in this same district of a kid being locked up for not wearing a mask: pic.twitter.com/VCB0WS2P3u
RT @niklasr110:
Heute mein persönliches Gender-Highlight bisher gesehen: Ä(A)rzt*in
RT @aginnt:
The Canadian police continue to sneak around and steal fuel from citizens. twitter.com/RadioGenova/st…
RT @libsoftiktok:
“Please let me out.” A Middle school student in Elgin, IL was locked in a room for not wearing a mask despite Illinois be…
More like thousands of years of government activity.
RT @michaelmalice:
“No one has a right to disrupt commerce, destroy small businesses, and hinder other individuals from going about their d…
RT @thevivafrei:
Canada is still a democracy… Except the government tells you what goes over your face. What goes in your body. When you ca…
RT @diemauerthewall:
Berlin, November 1989. Photo taken on top of the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate at dawn.
#Berlin #BrandenburgGate
#be…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
It’s not just a word. You’re asking for justification; saying that my claims aren’t justified unless we get access to his “secret intentions” or his brain (as if that were ever possible!). You’re also claiming that the way you see it is the ‘clear’ way. But things aren’t obvious.
Imagine seeing the ppl on the right and thinking they’re all right-wing extremists. twitter.com/aginnt/status/…
RT @dvassallo:
Recognizing good opportunities requires plenty of idle time, wandering about, tinkering, trial and error, long walks, random…
RT @PR0GRAMMERHUM0R:
Meanwhile in a parallel world… reddit.com/r/programmerhu… pic.twitter.com/ulj6rCuQlP
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I’ve pointed out that looking for a basis is a mistake.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I wrote here that “[i]ntent matters for passing moral judgment […].”
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Judging those ideas against each other, including intent. I don’t consider definitions foundations, to be clear.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I disagree that it’s technical, uninteresting or irrelevant. And it’s not just about definitions: it’s about conflicting ideas and judging their morality.
@NeedsAMargarita @breaking_frames
Oh right I forgot, she dies in Jesse’s apartment, not her own.
Wie schlimm ist die Lage in Dtld mit Restriktionen gerade? Wohne im Ausland aber würde Dtld eigentlich gerne im späten Frühling oder Frühsommer besuchen. Sollte ich es lieber meiden?
RT @VDS_weltweit:
Wir haben da mal was vorbereitet 😏 pic.twitter.com/jjlNAhOH1U
RT @LabelFreeBrands:
Office helps employees know which coworker to avoid pic.twitter.com/catOa3IVxt
I just noticed the wall where the headboard would be is all white.
Don’t we later see a colorful mural there, including a pink teddy bear?
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Drawing some false analogy to the EC doesn’t solve that logical contradiction.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I pointed to a logical contradiction in your tweets. You claimed he wasn’t racist enough to be called a racist. That implies he’s being at least somewhat racist – just not enough to call him out on it. Then you claimed he wasn’t racist at all.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I’m assuming this tweet of yours was a reply to my tweet above even though you responded to the previous one: twitter.com/IamtheWay13/st…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
No EC supporter scores popularity points by discriminating against some states. That’s not an issue of ‘social justice’.
In any case, if you’re calling me stupid, this conversation is over.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Here you say “I just don’t think [Biden is] being a "racist”.“:
RT @ThomasEWoods:
Imagine wanting to visit this completely broken country
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
It means today he may be considered racist; tomorrow he may not; and the next day he may again. Even if his actions or utterances don’t change, just based on the majority’s whim.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
My definition isn’t authoritative; I may well be wrong. Re relativism: you said yourself you wish to judge whether Biden is racist by how the “majority of reasonable Americans” would judge it. That’s a changing, cultural standard relative to which you’d judge Biden.
RT @ClimateWarrior7:
Pretty sure God is specifically a large flamboyant Nigerian woman. pic.twitter.com/4QslNl0Ej0
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
When you say something isn’t racist to a sufficient degree you are implying that it’s a little bit racist, just not enough. Now you’re saying you “just don’t think he’s being a "racist”.“ Meaning at all. (With scare quotes for some reason.) Aren’t you contradicting yourself?
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
By “Just not racist enough to talk about?” I meant “talk about” as in “call him a racist”.
Es waere doch interessant zu wissen, welchen Migrationshintergrund diese Gruppenmitglieder haben. twitter.com/MichaelPSenger…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Again, Biden’s hiring decisions are deliberate, not accidental.
this isn’t racist to the degree
So you agree it’s racist. Just not racist enough to talk about?
RT @gameralphabeta:
Mr Maim - an FPS where a mime uses invisible mime weapons to kill hordes of clowns that are trying to color him in!
ht…
RT @diemauerthewall:
#OTD In der Nacht vom 5. auf den 6. Februar 1989 wurde #ChrisGueffroy beim Versuch von Ost- nach West-Berlin zu flücht…
RT @libsoftiktok:
White supremacy strikes again in NY pic.twitter.com/FinqeyWmrT
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Your comment assumes that “abuse” is clearly binary.
It doesn’t and I don’t know why you think it does. My comment allows for the possibility of gray areas. Also you’re suddenly jumping from moral judgment to legal judgment, which works differently.
Shouldn’t put a comma after “report” nor a hyphen before “order”. I suspect both are ‘Denglisch’.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Is this where I’m supposed to go ‘oh wow, I guess I didn’t think about it that way’?
I’m neither ignoring context (I’ve given an example of what his intention may be) nor is my definition of racism technical. It’s simple, commonsense, and used to be widely adopted.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
And justificationism: “no rational basis for believing that” You keep fucking up basic Popperian concepts
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
What you’re advocating is moral relativism. I don’t care what a large majority of Americans think. Neither should you. You should pass moral judgment based on your moral values, not others’.
“Spreading Covid-19 disinformation would also be covered under a crime of sending a false communication.”
It seems the UK government has discovered a criterion of truth. Now they want to use it to put ppl in metal cages. twitter.com/MailOnline/sta…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Is someone who hits his children and truly believes it’s for their best only an ‘accidental’ child abuser? No, he’s a full-on child abuser. Intent matters for passing moral judgment but horrible things are done with good intentions all the time; that doesn’t make them accidental.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I wasn’t trolling. That’s an unfair and uncharitable description of what I was doing.
Re accidental: Biden is making deliberate hiring decisions, as he himself says in the video. So it’s far from accidental. And even if it were, accidentally racist is still racist.
RT @diemauerthewall:
Berlin Friedrichstraße with the famous Moka Efti Cafe, 1929.
#Berlin #Friedrichstraße #MokaEfti
#diemauerthewall
Ph…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
You’re still making the ‘it’s not persuasive’ point even though I’ve pointed out three or so times that that’s not my intention. If you ignore what I say this conversation serves no purpose.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
But I see no problem calling someone racist who wants to hire based on race (and not hire white people for being white).
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
He thinks black people are not only better for the job but the only ones to be considered for the job. And no that cop isn’t technically a kidnapper and it’d be dishonest to call him one.
RT @ClimateWarrior7:
This week is trans awareness week! Is everyone aware of trans?
Next week is also trans awareness week.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
The quote I provided literally says what problem I’m trying to solve. And even if I didn’t I could still tweet whatever I want.
I don’t see how ridicule is pedantic.
Re Warren, do you see no value in something like this? blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/lying-li…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I disagree that it’s a technicality. Re the problem it solves for me: twitter.com/dchackethal/st…
I don’t want to persuade anyone with this thread. I do want to in other places. But even if I didn’t, I can post whatever I want. I don’t need to give reasons.
A Popper video you may not have seen yet (watch at 1.5x speed at least):
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
Again, persuasion of Biden supporters isn’t my goal in this thread. And those condemning slavery were right, persuasive or not.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I don’t wish to metaphorically spit in anyone’s face but I agree with the sentiment. If I see Biden saying dumb and/or racist things I want to point that out. I want to say what I think the truth is. Not every criticism has to be aimed at persuasion.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
[A]sk me to be […] respectful to a tyrant and I’ll metaphorically spit in your face. If I did less I might be betraying the [person] suffering behind the tyrant’s sugar-coated self-justification, and […] the readers out there who want to read the truth, for once, unalloyed.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I’ve said that I’m not trying to persuade Biden supporters (not with that tweet).
I quote a TCS leader. I believe I got this quote from the curi.us blog (but brackets are mine):
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
It matters because it’s racism disguised as anti-racism.
He may also be racist deep in his heart; or not, I don’t know. But that’d be extra.
More gun regulation in 3, 2, 1…
Also, look, he spoke to black people! He’s a good guy! twitter.com/POTUS/status/1…
RT @TheBabylonBee:
Woman Who’s Good At Driving Wondering If She Might Be Transgender babylonbee.com/news/woman-who…
RT @munuma00:
@disclosetv @philennogiets
Government : Obey or Jail.
School : Obey or Fail.
Religion : Obey or Hell.
The whole system is ru…
The second but do delete it. That’s what git is for. ;)
RT @libsoftiktok:
Who did this 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/hca9wtaMwn
Lol so now they suddenly care about freedom of movement.
Why do they always set seemingly arbitrary times like this. Just make it effective immediately. twitter.com/disclosetv/sta…
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
It may not be worse. But isn’t that example bad enough?
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I have pointed out that I’m not looking to persuade ppl with my tweet.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
After all, do you actually think he’s racist?
Yeah, maybe not in his heart of hearts, but he’s happy to be racist to score woke points.
Or are you simply signaling a popular attack for your more like minded libertarians.
No, don’t care.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
But that is a very strong claim with practically no evidence to support it.
That isn’t a problem from a Popperian view.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I don’t think he necessarily believes “black females must be more qualified than other races or genders”.
I’ve given another possibility: he’s signaling woke thought to score points.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
The “idiot” part was in reference to his failing to realize he made two decisions, not just one, as he claimed.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
There’s no logical conflict in being a child abuser out of good intentions.
@IamtheWay13 @MagnetThatcher @astupple
I bet during slavery some ppl made the same argument in defense of slaveholders.
RT @michaelmalice:
The biggest piece of Covid misinformation is that those in power are good people who value human life in the slightest.
RT @maxroland20:
„Lasst euch impfen, damit ihr vor unseren staatlichen Maßnahmen geschützt seid!“
Die Impfkampagne der Bundesregierung gib…
RT @PR0GRAMMERHUM0R:
Maybe starvation? reddit.com/r/programmerhu… pic.twitter.com/eBmIG99fRV
RT @TheBabylonBee:
Trudeau Tests Positive For Fascism babylonbee.com/news/trudeau-t…
16 story tall rocket, traveling several times faster than a bullet, backflips & fires engines to return to launch site
RT @libsoftiktok:
While 5 year olds are forced to mask all day in California, Gavin Newsom and the mayors of LA and San Francisco are enjoy…