Doom community happenings

morpheuskitami,
- Shadowman is not edgy by Russian standards.
- Shadowman barely knows any English, can't read Doomworld, and other people translate the dialogues to English for him.
- Absolutely no one on the Russian forum supports the actions and opinion of Doomworld staff has taken regarding Shadowman. This includes all previous incidents.
- Shadowman has won a Cacoward at least once, for Cheogsh wad, and the two next installments in trilogy were runner-ups. Both of the latter installments incorporated elements of either Russian or Soviet culture.

In regards to "antimaydan" - the majority of Russian don't support the events on Ukraine, and don't want a revolution in their own country - that is Russia. There is a widespread fear in Russia that foreign agency wants maydan to happen in Russia, so Shadowman's statement in the Whitemare 2 map is about defending Russia homeland from revolution. This is our fucking country, get it. Russian people have every right not to support a revolution in their own country, and despise foreign provocateurs who are encouraging/supporting it or consider it acceptable.

We (I am talking about Russians, since I too am a Russian) also have no reason to respect Pussy Riot - even as an atheist and anti-religious person, and even a dissident, I condemn Pussy Riot's actions, because the church-goers have the right to expect non-believers not to intrude in the place were they willingly go to pay respect to their beliefs (in fact, they have the right to expect all visitors to act according to the faith). I would also condemn the same actions if they went to hold unwanted demonstation in a bar, because if people who go there don't want your actions, you should not go there and disturb the people. So far as no one in the bar or a church or whatever other place violates the law, there is no reason a third-party intrusion would be morally acceptable. It is not for me to decide whether Pussy Riot should have been civilly or criminally responsible, but their actions were absolutely and undoubtfully beyond the limits of respectful human behaviour.

So, the Doomworld's user, gum of hate:

He is totally wrong, except the nickname he has chosen aptly describes himself. Yes, gum of hate, you are exactly a gum of hate, a possible provocateur, and I hope you never cross the Russian border, or if you do, you are immediately arrested as a foreign agent for incitement to revolution in Russia. That would teach you a lesson of how to project your worldview on others, for sure Russian government is fond of that too, and will reply symmetrically indeed in your case - just as you wrongfully believe Shadowman's statement to be regarding protesters, by the same logic you can be treated as a provocateur of war and revolution. Perhaps I should wish that you do travel to Russia (instead of hoping you don't), and actually experience the consequences, so that you may (hopefully) learn to empathize with others.

As for Not Jabba, his dishonourable character was revealed to me by this thread some time ago:
www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/103663-for-the-love-of-god-stop-speeding-up-monster-projectiles/
While I do not agree with the topic starter about what the mappers should do, I understand his - topic starter - opinion is based on his personal grief, so one should address it with that in mind. Like xdarkmasterx did. Why the post by Not Jabba reveals him as dishonourable? He fails to express compassion towards someone obviously taking a low ground, and instead hubristically stomps them, like in a Nietzche's infamous advice about kicking a falling guy. I always considered a man of honour to be someone who uses his strength to protect the weak, those incapable of defending themselves, and only challenges those whom he consider to be equal or even superior, rather than using his strength advantage to oppress those incapable of defending themselves. By acting the way he did, Not Jabba reveals himself not to be a man of honour, definitely not in the way I was taught in my childhood anyway, in folk stories about Russian bogatyr.

Thus it also becomes apparent that when Not Jabba is pretending to be defending someone, that his actions constitute a political agenda, his compassion (if he is at all capable of feeling it) reserved for those of the same political views, or those whom his political views demand him to defend. And which actions he has to undertake so that he is continued to be seen as part of that political discourse, because being a part of that political discourse is what grants him the sympathy of the crowd, his referrent social group, where he established himself as an authority (a moderator, as I recently came to know). Where he a humanist, instead, he would be inclined to treat all humans with respect, and that would include the Cynical guy, and, as of late, the Shadowman guy.

Note that I don't imply that he attacked Cynical because he has opposing political views - which was not the case - rather I am stating that Not Jabba wouldn't defend anybody unless there is a suitable political motive. That is, his action are not rooted in virtues such as honour and fairness.

Perhaps this should also explain my own actions of seemingly supporting opposing views (such as by supporting individuals I had previously a quarrel with, or arguing against individuals who I am friends with) in this forum's debates, for the root of my action is not some agenda, but my understanding of fairness. I support what is fair as opposed to what some polician or political agency ("left" or "right"), priest or religion declares to be a worthy case to support. I am neither leftist or rightist, I treat both as a kinds of wrong. There is no truth is in politics, because taking a stance against someone of opposing political views because they have opposing political views is at odds with what fairness inclines one to do.

dn, I'll drink to your health too. I shall add that I consider you a noble man, and by your actions - in not making hasty moderatorial decisions, in thinking hard (and willingness to do that) before any moderatorial decision you make - set an example of character all other forum members should strive to have.