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Talk:Caleb Maupin
Moonies[edit]
He's apparently teamed up with the Moonies recently. Chillpilled (talk) 19:35, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
Claim that he ignores climate change[edit]
I think this may not be strictly true. I watched a lot of the Sophie/Thought Slime stream about Satan at the Fountainhead and they claim he doesn't mention climate change in the book. But I seem to remember he alluded to it, mentioning "the planet heating up". I think he's not a climate change denier. I didn't realize this was at issue or I would've noted what page this was on somewhere, but: it's in there somewhere. Chillpilled (talk) 16:21, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
Hearts of Iron mod[edit]
I didn’t know he was in an HOI4 portrait mod. Perhaps if you play as USA and make it Communist? --Goatspeed. Stalk meCircularRasoningPrototype lab 07:41, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
Sex Pestering.[edit]
So this is ‘Rationalwiki’ I’m reading, correct? And not, ‘People with an axe to grind against someone else wiki’? Because to be honest, there's little ‘rational’ about these ‘allegations’ that emerged about Caleb Maupin, unless you consider glorified gossip to be of rational value. And I’d have thought that a rational approach to gossip like this might be to proceed with more caution against the gossiper than the gossiped about.
These 'allegations' would hardly stand up in court (although Maupin might have a viable slander case) and they don't stand up to any rational scrutiny. The only concrete evidence of anything that has emerged that is not hearsay is that Maupin likes to be spanked in the privacy of his bedroom. What ‘rational’ value is there in revealing this the world? Sex scandals like this are usually the preserve of the tabloids or the rightwing.
So, Maupin forced someone into sex work?? How does one adult force another adult with agency into sex work?? Makes no sense. Why couldn't they just say no and/or leave? That's what you should do if you join a political organisation and they ask you to go on the streets to raise cash. Also, anyone actually consider that it might have been the capitalist system that economically coerced this anonymous accuser (the anonymous bit being quite illuminating) into sex work and not Maupin who never promised them a living wage to join his political organisation, and unlike many ‘cult’ leaders, is not a wealthy individual himself?
Oh yeah, we’ve also learned that Caleb texted something about taking kids out to the woods. If you want to view the world through the lens of tabloid outrage, this can appear much more sinister than it needs to be. By kids, I'd wager he didn’t mean children but young adults with their own agency. And so what if they met in the woods – humans have been doing this for thousands of years.
Generally, his detractors seem to be alleging that Maupin is an a$$hole. Well, maybe he is, maybe he isn’t - a$$holes exist in every organisation. And there are channels for dealing with them that are far more prudent than creating internet drama and gossip - try the Harvard 5 Conflict resolution strategies for example. — Unsigned, by: 137.43.106.63 / talk / contribs
- I thought this was supposed to be RATIONALwiki???1?? DRINK! Also, sign your comments. Arcadium Trancefer (talk) 11:10, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
But (unless your real name is Arcadium Trancefer) you didn't really sign your comments. So why should I sign mine? — Unsigned, by: 137.43.106.63 / talk / contribs
Foreign connections (with Russia and Iran)[edit]
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