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[iwatchus]

Honest politician is an oxymoron

Any statement of all of anything is almost certainly wrong.

In this case, I strongly believe that most people go into politics with good intentions. It is very hard to maintain your integrity and need to keep running for a seat.

I believe Jimmy Carter kept his integrity to his dying day. You can argue with how effective he was as a President, but I seriously doubt the integrity of anyone who seriously questions his. I have known some high level politicians who were more honest than most people I know.

 

[YmaOHyd]

One of my 2P stories is rated 4.62. Proof that some readers enjoy it.

One of the flagship projects of a pretty successful Patreon-funded author here is written in the second person.

 

[alohadave]

Honest politician is an oxymoron

These are supposed to be controversial, not known laws of the universe.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Honest politicians mostly lose because voters don't like honesty. They want to be told that every problem is the fault of the near-outgroup and that the large man will make it all better.

 

[SmilingLez]

Any statement of all of anything is almost certainly wrong.

In this case, I strongly believe that most people go into politics with good intentions. It is very hard to maintain your integrity and need to keep running for a seat.

I believe Jimmy Carter kept his integrity to his dying day. You can argue with how effective he was as a President, but I seriously doubt the integrity of anyone who seriously questions his. I have known some high level politicians who were more honest than most people I know.

I disagree with you. If you check the financial records of people before they go into politics and when they retire, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, sleepy Joe, Mitch McConnell etc ad nauseam you will see they all retire as multi millionaires. Actually 'public servant' is the oxymoron

 

[iwatchus]

I disagree with you. If you check the financial records of people before they go into politics and when they retire, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, sleepy Joe, Mitch McConnell etc ad nauseam you will see they all retire as multi millionaires. Actually 'public servant' is the oxymoron

Most of those I agree with as being dishonest. Retiring as a multi-millionaire is not what it used to be. If you want a middle class level retirement, you need to have a minimum of a few million in your retirement accounts. Biden has an estimated worth of under $10 million. Which is in line with a family income averaging around 250K over a very long career.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Why's that surprising? I'd expect that if a guy takes a job with a six-figure salary and a bunch of perks and works at it from 35 to 75, he probably ought to be pretty wealthy.

 

[BrickedUpHubby]

If you’re married, even happily, and have a c cup or better you should cheat at least once to feel a new set of hands on your tits.

I like your philosophy

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Don't know if this is controversial actually, but am interested to know.

Someone cheating on me would end any relationship. Doesn't matter if it's been years or however much we both loved each other still. It's not a matter of forgiveness, that could probably be given. It's a matter of never being able to fully trust the person again. So friends after? Maybe in time. But that would be the limit.

Edit: This isn't intended as judgement btw. Not saying people shouldn't stay together if they can work it out. Just that I couldn't.

 

[Soixenta]

Because the OP asked for controversial opinions about writing, here is mine:

Writer's guilt exists. When your 1P or close 3P character does something so horrible that it feels almost as if you actually did it. (This was brought home with Yes Ma'am in my Erotic Horror story Dead Together.)

 

[Statius]

Because the OP asked for controversial opinions about writing, here is mine:

Writer's guilt exists. When your 1P or close 3P character does something so horrible that it feels almost as if you actually did it. (This was brought home with Yes Ma'am in my Erotic Horror story Dead Together.)

What about 2 no name throw away characters threatening something vile to your MC? Or the main villain in a story? Struggling with that.

 

[SimonDoom]

Because the OP asked for controversial opinions about writing, here is mine:

Writer's guilt exists. When your 1P or close 3P character does something so horrible that it feels almost as if you actually did it. (This was brought home with Yes Ma'am in my Erotic Horror story Dead Together.)

I don't doubt this exists for some, but not for me. I feel no guilt whatsoever about what my characters do.

 

[SkyBubble]

the sheer volume of upward-failing mediocre old guys who make more money than i do that i have to interact with on a near-daily basis has taught me that capitalism views talent and competence as exploitable resources, not desirable leadership traits

And that's wrong.

 

[SkyBubble]

People who claim to know how the AI system works don't.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Sometimes, drama free stories are enjoyable.

 

[AnaisInGreece]

Open relationships are not a big deal

 

[SkyBubble]

... of marketing hype.

Because it's classic.

 

[SkyBubble]

Writing a story in the 2nd person point of view is by far the best.

I think it can be a good thing in some cases.

 

[SkyBubble]

Honest politician is an oxymoron

Not entirely. There are a few.

Very few.

 

[Djmac1031]

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It's none of your fucking business what consenting adults put on their pizza.

 

[YmaOHyd]

It's none of your fucking business what consenting adults put on their pizza.

In the world of Cyberpunk 2077, there is a member of a steroid-enhanced street gang who goes by the name Mauler. Mauler is wanted by the Night City Police Department; he's a Class Three (of up to five) criminal. His crime? Violations of Article 1, section 5a of the Pizza Desecration Act (illegal use of pineapple or pineapple-adjacent products).

 

[Britva415]

It's none of your fucking business what consenting adults put on their pizza.

Nevertheless, they will go out of their way to make it my business.

 

[SimonDoom]

In the world of Cyberpunk 2077, there is a member of a steroid-enhanced street gang who goes by the name Mauler. Mauler is wanted by the Night City Police Department; he's a Class Three (of up to five) criminal. His crime? Violations of Article 1, section 5a of the Pizza Desecration Act (illegal use of pineapple or pineapple-adjacent products).

Hell would be being forced to watch an infinitely long cricket match played by mimes, and the only food available for all eternity was pineapple pizza.

 

[Cacatua_Galerita]

It's none of your fucking business what consenting adults put on their pizza.

Pineapple, ramen, chocolate, caviar, banana, potato chips – it’s all good… with the exception of anchovies. I don’t want those evil engraulidae on my pizza. I don’t want them on a neighboring pizza. I don’t even want my pizza cut with a blade that has run through an anchovy pizza, lest the piscine funk taint my serving.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Pineapple, ramen, chocolate, caviar, banana, potato chips – it’s all good… with the exception of anchovies. I don’t want those evil engraulidae on my pizza. I don’t want them on a neighboring pizza. I don’t even want my pizza cut with a blade that has run through an anchovy pizza, lest the piscine funk taint my serving.

Fair.

Ranch dressing can be nice but is usually just cum-flavoured gloop.

A pizza place near us used to sell a gorgonzola and caramelised pear pizza, with rocket (arugula) and ranch dressing.

The first time the spouse ordered it, they left the ranch off. The next time, in contrast, it looked like all the staff had enthusiastically jizzed over the pizza. We ended up calling it Jizz Pizza as it was his favourite order. And then the Pizza of Love, as a euphemism in front of the kids.

Obviously I also had to wind up the spouse about his secret jizz love. He's 99% straight, has snogged a few guys, and there was one guy who attracted him to enjoy more, but even with him, he wasn't a cum fan.