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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2006
This is my main "vlog" channel. A channel for me to post anything and everything from basic life updates, to important issues. I will often discuss the following; hobbies such as Video Games, Books, TV & Film, Linguistics, Roleplaying, CCGs, & Wargaming, to more contentious topics such as Politics, Religion, & World Events. I have three other channels, which I'm currently building.
Excessive Detail - Booktube
Excessive Detail - Gaming
Excessive Detail - Tabletop
I also run a guilded server where people can chat at - guilded.gg/Excessive-Detail
Politically (if that matters to you), I'm a Libertarian-Socialist Atheist. I'm avowedly opposed to the regressive left woke movement and it's bigoted authoritarian nonsense, though I'm also opposed to the neo-corporate right who care more for money and religion than people. I'm currently a member of the UK Conservative party due to the lack of a viable alternative.
Excessive Detail - Booktube
Excessive Detail - Gaming
Excessive Detail - Tabletop
I also run a guilded server where people can chat at - guilded.gg/Excessive-Detail
Politically (if that matters to you), I'm a Libertarian-Socialist Atheist. I'm avowedly opposed to the regressive left woke movement and it's bigoted authoritarian nonsense, though I'm also opposed to the neo-corporate right who care more for money and religion than people. I'm currently a member of the UK Conservative party due to the lack of a viable alternative.
Working-class Liberals; Vote for Reform UK!
In this video I explain my reasoning for why I believe people should vote for Reform UK in the 2024 UK general election.
----- My Special Interest Channels -----
@excessivedetailbooktube - Booktube
@excessivedetailttrpg - TTRPGs / Geek Media
@excessivedetailgaming - Video Games
----- Community Links -----
If you'd like to join me and other like minded geeks on my Discord server to chat about books, video games, general media and more; you're welcome to do so via this link here:
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If you wish to support me via patreon, you can do so here:
www.patreon.com/ExcessiveDetail
----- My Main Vlog Channels -----
TH-cam - th-cam.com/users/TornadoCreator
Rumble - rumble.com/c/c-325387
Odysee - odysee.com/@TornadoCreator:0
Tiktok - www.tiktok.com/@t.creator
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Parler - parler.com/TornadoCreator
Gettr - gettr.com/user/tornadocreator
Guilded - guilded.gg/Excessive-Detail
#reformuk #election2024 #zeroseats
----- My Special Interest Channels -----
@excessivedetailbooktube - Booktube
@excessivedetailttrpg - TTRPGs / Geek Media
@excessivedetailgaming - Video Games
----- Community Links -----
If you'd like to join me and other like minded geeks on my Discord server to chat about books, video games, general media and more; you're welcome to do so via this link here:
discord.gg/RnWr2S9XJx
If you wish to support me via patreon, you can do so here:
www.patreon.com/ExcessiveDetail
----- My Main Vlog Channels -----
TH-cam - th-cam.com/users/TornadoCreator
Rumble - rumble.com/c/c-325387
Odysee - odysee.com/@TornadoCreator:0
Tiktok - www.tiktok.com/@t.creator
----- Other Social Media -----
Discord - discord.com/channels/593648716527960064
Reddit - reddit.com/r/ExcessiveDetail/
Parler - parler.com/TornadoCreator
Gettr - gettr.com/user/tornadocreator
Guilded - guilded.gg/Excessive-Detail
#reformuk #election2024 #zeroseats
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I'm NOT Dead (Update) - My Indie TTRPG, Buddy Reads, Discord, Election/Politics, & Video Games.
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I'm back and I discuss a myriad of things from my indie TTRPG which is now in playtesting, the reading I've been doing for 'June On The Range' as well as my buddy read, the move from Guilded to Discord, the upcoming elections and how politics is crazy right now, and my recent experiences with video games and the controversies and reveals therein. Obviously the biggest issue is my health, I'm OK...
My 'Theme' For Spring 2024: Moderation - (CGP Grey)
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I this video I discuss my current "theme" for Spring 2024, taken from the concept originally put up by CGP Grey. For this season I picked Moderation and I describe briefly what that means for me. My Special Interest Channels @excessivedetailbooktube - Booktube @excessivedetailttrpg - TTRPGs / Geek Media @excessivedetailgaming - Video Games Community Links If you'd like to join me and other like...
The Significance Of 2024, The US General Election, & The Russo-Ukraine War
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I this video I discuss the significance of the current year, 2024; and talk about the US general election and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I talk about some of the issues, specifically the cognitive decline of Joe Biden and the isolationism of Donald Trump, both of which leave USA without a good option for the election. I also discuss the problem with misunderstanding the nature of socialis...
Belated Xmas 🎉, Tiktok Glitches, & House / Personal Library Plans 📖 - (Daily Vlog 54, 2nd Jan 2024)
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Belated Xmas 🎉, Tiktok Glitches, & House / Personal Library Plans - (Daily Vlog 54, 2nd Jan 2024)
Trying To Avoid The Anxiety Of The Global News Cycle - (Daily Vlog 53, 30th Dec 2023)
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Trying To Avoid The Anxiety Of The Global News Cycle - (Daily Vlog 53, 30th Dec 2023)
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome 🦓, & An Extreme Day Of Pain - (Daily Vlog 52, 29th Dec 2023).
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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome 🦓, & An Extreme Day Of Pain - (Daily Vlog 52, 29th Dec 2023).
Reading 📚, TTRPGs 🎲, Gaming 🎮, Xmas 🎄, and Disability Awareness 🦓 - (Daily Vlog 51, 27th Dec 2023)
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Reading 📚, TTRPGs 🎲, Gaming 🎮, Xmas 🎄, and Disability Awareness 🦓 - (Daily Vlog 51, 27th Dec 2023)
More Migraines, Tiktok Banning, & My Plans To Publish A TTRPG - (Daily Vlog 50, 22nd Dec 2023).
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More Migraines, Tiktok Banning, & My Plans To Publish A TTRPG - (Daily Vlog 50, 22nd Dec 2023).
Reflecting On My Social Media Use + Tiktok Hot Takes 🔥 - (Daily Vlog 49, 19th Dec 2023)
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Reflecting On My Social Media Use Tiktok Hot Takes 🔥 - (Daily Vlog 49, 19th Dec 2023)
Using Parasocial Relationships To Trick Your Brain - (Daily Vlog 48, 18th Dec 2023) #selfimprovement
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Using Parasocial Relationships To Trick Your Brain - (Daily Vlog 48, 18th Dec 2023) #selfimprovement
Making Plans & Giving Tiktok Purpose - (Daily Vlog 47, 17th Dec 2023).
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Making Plans & Giving Tiktok Purpose - (Daily Vlog 47, 17th Dec 2023).
Criticising Booktok & It's Disturbing YA "Spicy" Book Trend - (Daily Vlog 46, 16th Dec 2023).
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Criticising Booktok & It's Disturbing YA "Spicy" Book Trend - (Daily Vlog 46, 16th Dec 2023).
Frustrated By Another Wasted Day - (Daily Vlog 45, 15th Dec 2023)
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Frustrated By Another Wasted Day - (Daily Vlog 45, 15th Dec 2023)
Playtesting, Re-Reading, Exercise, & My Living Space Clearout - (Daily Vlog 44, 14th Dec 2023).
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Playtesting, Re-Reading, Exercise, & My Living Space Clearout - (Daily Vlog 44, 14th Dec 2023).
Honest Introspection; Disability, Tradwives, & Finance - (Daily Vlog 43, 13th Dec 2023).
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Honest Introspection; Disability, Tradwives, & Finance - (Daily Vlog 43, 13th Dec 2023).
More Fatigue & The Invert Filter - (Daily Vlog 42, 12th Dec 2023)
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More Fatigue & The Invert Filter - (Daily Vlog 42, 12th Dec 2023)
"Stop throwing my packages away..." - (Daily Vlog 41, 11th Dec 2023).
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"Stop throwing my packages away..." - (Daily Vlog 41, 11th Dec 2023).
⚡ Chronic Pain Strikes ⚡ - (Daily Vlog 40, 10th Dec 2023).
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⚡ Chronic Pain Strikes ⚡ - (Daily Vlog 40, 10th Dec 2023).
Playtesting Sovereign Steel 🎲 & Reflecting On My Dad's Death - (Daily Vlog 39, 9th Dec 2023).
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Playtesting Sovereign Steel 🎲 & Reflecting On My Dad's Death - (Daily Vlog 39, 9th Dec 2023).
Family Visit, Wii U Platforming 🎮, & More Booktok 📚 - (Daily Vlog 38, 8th Dec 2023).
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Family Visit, Wii U Platforming 🎮, & More Booktok 📚 - (Daily Vlog 38, 8th Dec 2023).
Booktok Response 2 - Explaining Racism to a Woke Progressive.
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Booktok Response 2 - Explaining Racism to a Woke Progressive.
"You're not trying to change their mind..." - (Daily Vlog 37, 7th Dec 2023)
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"You're not trying to change their mind..." - (Daily Vlog 37, 7th Dec 2023)
Booktok Response 1 - They're Still Pandering to Woke Diversity.
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Booktok Response 1 - They're Still Pandering to Woke Diversity.
Booktok 📚 & Woke "Diversity" - (Daily Vlog 36, 6th Dec 2023).
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Booktok 📚 & Woke "Diversity" - (Daily Vlog 36, 6th Dec 2023).
Algorithms, Political Extremism, Religious Hate, & Woke Nonsense. - (Daily Vlog 35, 5th Dec 2023).
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Algorithms, Political Extremism, Religious Hate, & Woke Nonsense. - (Daily Vlog 35, 5th Dec 2023).
X-Rays & Curse Of Strahd. #dailyvlog #dnd5e - (Daily Vlog 34, 4th Dec 2023).
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X-Rays & Curse Of Strahd. #dailyvlog #dnd5e - (Daily Vlog 34, 4th Dec 2023).
Dislocated Knee & Frustrations. #dailyvlog #disabled - (Daily Vlog 33, 3rd Dec 2023).
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Dislocated Knee & Frustrations. #dailyvlog #disabled - (Daily Vlog 33, 3rd Dec 2023).
Analysing 'Pride & Prejudice' & Lamenting Local Bookclubs #dailyvlog - (Daily Vlog 32, 2nd Dec 2023)
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Analysing 'Pride & Prejudice' & Lamenting Local Bookclubs #dailyvlog - (Daily Vlog 32, 2nd Dec 2023)
Progress with Sov. Steel & November Migraines. #dailyvlog - (Daily Vlog 31, 1st Dec 2023).
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Progress with Sov. Steel & November Migraines. #dailyvlog - (Daily Vlog 31, 1st Dec 2023).
Bro dropped the hard r with such ease & authority 😂
Yep, and I'll continue to do so without shame. Words only have the power we give them, and I refuse to give bigotry more power. We defang the word by making it a non-issue.
@@TornadoCreator Legend 👑
I know this is an older video, but I wanted to say how much I appreciate your detailed and informative physical description of the Canterbury Classics Leatherbound books. For those of us who are beginner collectors (especially hobbyists and not someone who wants to spend $500 on one book), it is sometimes hard to know which publishers and collections are worth seeking out.
I'm glad I could be of help. I enjoyed making the video, and I'd like to get back to making more. I have other collectors editions I can compare and contrast now. Perhaps an updated video is in order.
@@TornadoCreator Oh, yes please! I would really like to see someone who's a seasoned collector go through all the more common/popular publishing houses/collections and compare & contrast the quality of the books just like you did in this video. There are a frustrating number of videos that are all about the aesthetics of the book covers, but a dearth of videos by people who actually *read * books and therefore are interested in knowing how well the books will hold up over time.
@asdisskagen6487 I've been meaning to make videos about a few of the sets I have. I have the Canterbury Classics, Penguin Clothbounds, Gollancz Soft Leatherbounds, Acturus Pocketbooks, Barnes & Noble Leatherbounds, and Folio Society Collectors Editions; so my collection has grown a lot in 3 years. There's plenty to discuss.
@@TornadoCreator Sounds awesome! I look forward to it!
You're not wrong! Well done for speaking out courageously.
Thanks, I appreciate the support; especially now where people in UK can be arrested for posting memes. We've basically become a fascist state and that's not something I was prepared for.
@@TornadoCreator I agree. I think it's a catastrophe.
If your comments appear deleted, it's not me doing it. It's YT automated filters. I saw the same comment earlier and from my end both are still up.
@@TornadoCreator Understood, thanks. Best wishes.
I'm sorry you've been suffering, little fella.
Can I get put on that Conservative list? Haha... Trying to post some videos more regularly of late. I am trying to make them more entertaining and vlog-style. I'm still getting the hang of it all, of editing. I read fiction, non-fiction, and sometimes try out popular books for the heck of it.
Sure, I'll check out your channel now. Nice to see some variety out there.
Why would conservatives bother with it. YT would shadow ban them and censor every other word they say.
basically, d6 Westend Games with d20 mechanics
I don't know what that means, but I'll look it up.
@@TornadoCreator Westend Games who made the Star Wars RPG used a d6 dice pool system. they had six attributes strength, agility, stamina, knowledge, technical and mechanical (if i did not fail my memory check). each attribute had different skills assigned (just like you did). each attribute had a dice pool assigned to it. you would increase the dice pool by learning a skill. if you had not special education you would roll only your attribute dice pool. some skills were special, so unless you were even remotely trained you would not to roll this check at all. force abilities were summarized under a special attribute only force sensive people had. all checks... skill checks, damage rolls, and resistance rolls were governed with this schematic.. just like you did... hence my remark
Conservatives don’t read. They’re busy watching videos about conspiracy theories, joining white supremacy groups, and living in shame.
Simplify magic. Make it one roll. If you want to reduce the odds of spell success, just raise the difficulty check.
It's unfortunately not as simple as that. For the game to work as intended there is a casting roll, then an action roll. Casting is against a flat difficulty, but the action roll can be opposed. This is the most consistent way for it to work within the system without feeling cumbersome or standing out from other skills. The system has actually grown significantly since this video waa posted.
Sorry man, you are clearly stuck in a bubble. You simply don't apply the same level of scrutiny on reform, you put on the other parties. You call yourself moderate left, but promote an extreme right side party. It's all cut taxes, remove regulations, migrants = evil and declaring war on trans/woke/vaccines. And there still crying about EU regulations. Broken record much?
I haven't had a chance to apply the same level of scrutiny on Reform UK yet, they've never had any real taste of power. Don't worry, I will be harsh on them too. I have no interest in a US style hyper-capitalist anti-science jingo-state either and I will call out any such bullshit straight away.
Seriously. I don't think I've found one that isn't either straight up socialist or ultra progressive.
Yeah, it's really bizarre isn't it.
Wait, there's such a thing as a working class liberal? I thought they were imaginary. Haha. Every liberal I've met lives rather comfy off daddy's money. Lol. Nah, man - what these "liberals" don't realize is what the lower class actually looks like. Instead they live in their ivory towers and universities.
This is what being chronically online looks and sounds like
Yes. I know. I'm a housebound chronically disabled guy who relies on the internet for literally everything. Does making fun of disabled people for something they can't help make you feel big and clever?
Post-election comment: LOL
Randomly laughing for no reason is a sign of severe neurological issues. You may want to get that seen to.
I'm so sorry but justice it's a baloon...it's a think.
I have no clue what you're even trying to say here. I can't even tell if it's positive or negative. So well done for having the most incomprehensible comment so far.
A big robbery of votes and seats...Reform UK was huge robbed...they scarry by Reform...they,british Government are controlled by globalists...Rothschilds and Francmasons...yes.
Get a job fatty
I am an immigrant to the UK. Been here 35 years and I voted for Reform because no other party listens to the concerns of the British people.
If you asked me to draw a young-ish Reform voter going off nothing but my imagination and popular clichés, I would draw a spitting image of you. Good going mate
I'm glad I managed to reinforce your accurate perception of reality, well done.
Vote for reform, get fascists. Well done, mate. Farage got you Brexit - how did that work out for you? He's the biggest liar out there - and he wants a privatised NHS. Have you not been paying attention.🤣
Yep I did pay attention, and unlike you clearly, I actually read the manifestos. I'm very pleased with the Reform UK performance. You however seem very upset, likely due to spending too much time letting mainstream media brainwash you. Thanks for the comment all the same.
@@TornadoCreator Farage endorses Trump and considers Putin a great leader. Perhaps you're aware of them? And I read his 'contract'. Some of the ideas sounded good, but you could say that of every manifesto, and are totally unfunded. No, you're not going to make savings of 50 billion by making cuts to the civil service - that's like cutting 100,000 people earning £50,000 pa. If it were that simple, the Tories would have already done it. Expecting the French to take back the boat people is laughable AND breaks maritime law - and so on and so on. But a 'left winger' endorsing a right wing racist does show you how ill informed people have become.🤣
@@TornadoCreator Have you removed my comment? I replied but it hasn't appeared.
@@TornadoCreator just in case the earlier reply didn't appear: I read the 'contract'. It had some good ideas but was not realistically costed. For example - it said it would save 50 billion through government savings. This is the equivalent of 100,000 workers earning £50,000 a year losing their jobs. If it was that easy, the Tories would have already done it. The idea of sending the 'boat people' back to France breaks maritime law and would just make the French chuckle - especially as they offered to set up a processing centre in France in 2021 and Johnson said no. Farage has called Putin a great leader and is friends with Trump. Neither of these people are known for their left wing sympathies, so the 'contract' may say one thing, but reality says another. And so on. The 'contract' was supposed to attract the disinfranchised, knowing that it would never have to make true on its promises. A clever trick, because it clearly worked.
@vivienclogger Farage has repeatedly called Putin a vile man and a warmonger, I have witnessed him saying so first hand, so why lie and make out like he's pro-Russia? Do you think you'll convince me that you're arguing in good faith, or do you think I'll dismiss everything you say because you're provably lying to my face. Either you are disgustingly misinformed or you think I'm an idiot, either way; posts like this just make Reform voters ignore you and assume you're a butthurt leftist who'll scream "racist" at them for no reason, and why should we listen to that bellend? Try again, and make an argument that's wholely honest. And yes, I'm ignoring every other point you've made until you correct this one. I don't debate with liars.
While I see what you're saying. Nigel Farrage is the Andrew Tate of politics. He uses issues that gets people emotional and then has used that to line his pockets. He pushed Brexit, and made money so much money off of brexit, while the average person has really suffered from Brexit. The Tories and Labour really arent much better, but Farrage tries to play it like hes "one of the people" but he really isn't. Every party has its issues, but I trust Farrage the least. But to each there own, thats the beauty, and the downfall, of democracy.
I'm voting based on issues and reality, not whether or not the internet has decided to label someone "far right". The issues of unchecked immigration, infrastructure collapse, cost of living crisis, and woke ideology in Britain are all huge problems right now. Farage is the only politician saying what real people in UK are feeling, and the only one who hasn't openly lied, broken manifesto promises, or been outright defrauding the public. To compare Farage to Andrew Tate is to swallow soundbite bullshit and shows you didn't actually listen to policy, you just accepted the media narrative. I don't trust Farage, I don't know the man. I do know that Sunak and Starmer are compulsive liars, both intend to do nothing about immigration, both are incompetent, and both are idiologically controlled by a woke agenda. Farage might be terrible, but all we can go on is the manifestos and the Reform manifesto is the only one that cares to help the British people, so I'm voting for that. Your alternative is to assume everyone is lying, at which point voting is pointless, which if true is a useless perspective to have. Vote Reforn UK... or be a cynic and do nothing. I choose the former.
@@TornadoCreator My man, in all honesty, Farrage showed himself the man he was when he got brexit passed and quit politics. Hes self-centered and using thing people are passionate about to get what he wants. I can tell you're passionate about it, and while I dont agree with everything you want (I have many immigrant friends, and consider it a blessing to be able to share in their cultures, while sharring the british one in return for example) you are entitled to your wants and opinions. Im just saying, looking at Farrages track record, he comes into politics when he has something to gain, and will just as quickly leave when he has gotten what he wants. Im trying to show you respect for your opinons and wants here, and Im not disrespecting you in any way, Im just saying that I, myself, dont trust that reform would be the way to go about achieveing them. If you cant respect my reasoning, well, maybe I should know better than trying to have a debate about politics on the internet 😂
@yinrascal I have no issue with immigrants. My issue is that 5% of our current population showed up in the last 4 years! There's a difference between managed reasonable immigration and a fucking swarm! We're only a small island, immigration in the billions is unsustainable and hurts everyone.
@yinrascal Oh, and don't mistake harsh language for disrespect. On my channel, so long as you argue in good faith, we can disagree as much as is necessary. You are welcome here and I look forward to the challenge to my perspectives. Don't take my dismissal of an argument as personal disrespect, it is very much the opposite. I don't waste time engaging with idiots I don't respect.
@@yinrascalthe reason why farage can get people passionate is because they're starved of a voice. I work in a manufacturing plant and know some fantastic immigrants, really great people everyone would love to have. But i also see that half of British Muslims think that homosexuality should be illegal. We as a country should be able to turn those people away. The reason why the far right keep getting support is because no one in the centre is willing to offer a cautious immigration policy where we get a diverse array of people coming and bettering our country while rejecting the harmful ones that want my family dead
Voting reform, makes sense for us poor people. Labour and cons are a joke
@@Pl89uk he's a capitalist, pure and simple. Why do you think he supports Trump?
Quite right.
Great video mate. Think it’s just because most Soul players are American so obviously they butcher the English 😂😂😂
Nah lad Brexit was enough for me. An absolute & total f*ck up pushed through by lie after lie after lie. Farage is friends with Trump & that alone makes him unsuitable for every single thing to do with power & responsibility. I hope you heath improves.🙂
You would believe anything if you believe Farage
Give me a reason not to. I have years of reasons not to trust or believe Labour and the Tories; so if the only argument you have is cynical mistrust, that's of no use to me.
Clearly a labour voter
Are you remotely familiar with farage’s history? The fact the party is new does not make him a clean slate
Yes, I am familiar with Farage. I was a member of UKIP. I have no issues with anything he's pushing as a major policy. Reform have done very well it seems and I'm very pleased with my vote.
Populism mate, and youve fallen for it @@TornadoCreator
Farage the biggest liar of them all! Never vote deform
Show me where he's lying, or do you just hate him because he's not on your team? Do we have Farage Derrangement Syndrome in UK now? If you have a real argument, please make it, but if not, shouting bile at the screen will not convince me of anything.
I’ve never seen a video of yours - I don’t know who you are… But I genuinely hope you get better my friend. Please rest as much as you can and I’m sending you as much positive energy your way.
To add - I’ve subscribed because I want to see you fully recovered or on your way to it in your next video.
Thank you. I hope you find something worthwhile on my channel and I'll try not to disappoint and at least be a little better by next video. 😅
Vote reform.. the only way forward to make our country great again.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hope you feel better soon and can’t wait for the ttrpg
I'm going to showcase the game on here. Our first proper playtest is 6th July.
so sorry about your sickness.
It's fine. Honestly, with chronic illness, I'm used to these situations. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger or at least more resilient. Hopefully I can share more creativity in future rather than health focused vlogs.
I'm surprised that this video doesn't have a lot of views.
Thanks, I appreciate that. Perhaps if I continued the series it'd gain more views. If my health allows for it, I'd like to finish what I started here.
@@TornadoCreator It was great and enjoyable to watch :)
I've just started, and I have 0 plans to include my political opinions on my channel. We are so inundated with politics these days, so I don't want to drag that into an entertainment space.
@@Xtian_Reads Good luck to you. I don't think its possible any more to be politically neutral when discussing media, because everyone seems so political now; but I hope you succeed all the same.
Man, really needed to hear this, makes me feel slightly more sane. Watched good quantity of binging Donaghue in not good mental health states, you are not exaggerating. Fascinating, but lord have mercy had some surreal moments in retrospect, caught up in cult of personality almost. I could spew out tons of specific odd things, but not tryna be negative, but one If I'm not mistaken in one of his episodes of hobo-ING the earth with a pack of stray dogs took place in Saudi Arabia-ain't no way. Ain't no way that happened lol.
Yeah. I do think Steve Donoghue was a nice enough eccentric guy for the most part, but he's got this odd position in booktube where he's respected and seemingly taken at face value despite him making absurd claims all the time. The point when it stopped being funny and became offensive for me was when he started portraying other people as violent psychopaths. He treats all Republicans/Conservatives as if they're basically neo-nazis and pushes insane conspiracy ideas of what will happen if Trump wins the election, (as if he wasn't already president for 4 years, and a secret Gestapo didn't sweep across USA shooting people in the head). He's got worse now, claiming all influencers are crazy narcissists who would have their bodyguards kill you if you dare to talk to them, and other bitter crap. He's become a vicious hateful misanthrope, particularly in the last year and I don't know why others ignore it. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm half hoping Steve is just exaggerating and playing it all up for a laugh. Either way, I'll be here to call out the craziness and hopefully encourage a little more tolerance on the highly politically skewed place we call booktube.
I don't like the woke stuff and am sick of being told in every readathon to read a lgbtq author or black as if that is enough reason to read a book. BUT at the same time I am not a fan of you conservatives either. I am an athiest and don't want to hear about your bible or your god in every damn video. Or guns or 'god and country' or how great the evil dictator wannabe trump is and so on. You all are just as bad and nuts as the woketards. And why should there be more of this or that on booktube or anywhere? Its like the blacks complaining about not enough blacks anywhere or some guy getting a lot of hate because he said the reason why there were not a lot of women in computer programming was because they were not interested and I'd been thinking that for decades. Gender or race swapping white characters or forcing blacks/lgbt into books or fandom in general isn't making things equal THEY ARE NOT THERE BECAUSE blacks don't think like whites and whites created fandom, scifi, conventions, cosplay, fantasy and physics and science and the math for physics, evolution, germ theory, telescopes, microscopes, lenses and so on everyone else looks at that and is butt hurt and then calls racism instead of what it really is which is not enough others are interested (look at all the tribal people with no science still living like its the dawn of man. They would have NOT EVER created/discovered science, ever, and the proof is look at them, they haven't meanwhile whites have sent a probe to Pluto.) in these areas and wouldn't support a franchise or whatever because they are not interested but yet they want to see representation. Simple as that. We created everything and ya'll others are too butt hurt to admit that to yourselves. The point is I don't want any political bullshit in my booktube. I don't want to hear about lgbt cult I don't want to hear about god or guns or flags or hunting or anything. And maybe there are not a lot of conservative booktubers because they don't read and they are too busy being bullies.
@10:10 The utter incuriosity about why women use "Sapphic" instead of "lesbian", and the flaunting of ignorance regarding who the ancient Greek poet Sappho was and why she's an icon for women, laced with a slightly patronizing sneer - are two possible explanations as for why there aren't conservative booktubers, not to mention strong evidence of why conservatives don't care about the humanities at all. Good luck with changing the tide.
As an anti-putin russian i can say that you understand this whole thing very deep. Your words about speaking russian doesn't make you russian are right. And this is also imortant to understand for those people who tryna fight russian culture and language confusing it with putin russia culture. Baltic people and ukrainians who speak russian don't have to be ashamed by this fact because it doesn't mean they are russians. USA MUST help Ukraine as much as it possible. It's really important. Putin feels weakness and pushes further. His is from KGB. While western politicians swim in this bureaucracy swamp Putin as a fascist dictator makes wide and huge steps wherever he wants because there are no one who can't stop him inside the country. American leftists who jumped on the wave of America hatred after Israel/HAMAS war started shouldn't put everything under the same roof. Putin is pure evil. But USA and Europe decided to help Ukraine only so it can't lose. But Ukraine should win. Not "not to lose". You don't have to hope for a revolution here. Russia is a rotted place. And the majority of people here were infected by Putin fascism. So the world should be decisive, strong and united. Although you need to show russian people you are not an enemy. But western politicians just afraid of nukes. Same shit everytime. Appeasement policy. Putin is that type of a guy who needs to be hitted right in his teeth once. Really strong and quick. And then he will crawl back in his bunker. And he won't use nukes. Now we can say it for sure. Yes Russia has already lost this war but how many ukrainian people's lives will it takes? Thank you for spreading high quality analysis.
This is a good video. Im in the middle of prototyping my game. Ive been trying to think of what can i do different similar to pizza tower.
Thanks, I appreciate the input. I would like to make a follow-up and finish the series I started but it didn't seem like anyone cared to watch. Good luck with your game, make sure to let me know when it's playable and I'll give it a try.
@@TornadoCreator will do! I enjoyed this video. Your explanation had a very good approach to this topic.
Hey, man. It's been a little bit since you posted something. Just thought I'd comment and check in.
Hey, I appreciate that. April has been a bad month just in general. My condition with my EDS worsened and I've had issues with my knees resulting in a lot of pain and complete inability to walk for over 2 weeks. I seem to be recovering now and I decided it was better to plan out a few good videos once I felt up to it than force out poor quality videos. I want to get back to making videos in the next few days. Thanks for checking in, it's always nice to know someone cares.
@@TornadoCreator Of course! You're a good man (even though you hate philosophy, lol). Keep taking care of that metal-as-hell kitten of yours. You're appreciated my guy.
If the conservative movement continues to be regressive, anti intellectual, bans or burns books and otherwise suggests education should be strictly utilitarian then it's not going to be terribly surprising that popular platforms that host user content aren't going to be hard right wing. You might want to ask why the Amish are under represented in auto racing.
And you might want to ask why you have such a ridiculous cartoonish perception of conservatives. Obviously you didn't watch the video.
@@TornadoCreator I think it is charitable. By all means work to change perceptions. Define the conservative movement for us.
@@TornadoCreator You're actually correct that I didn't watch the full video. After the first minute or two I gave up. It wasn't very good. It wasn't engaging. There was no reason to continue on. I dismissed it and found something else to occupy my time and my mind.
I don't generally find it worth my while arguing with people who lack the attention span to finish a TH-cam video. Thanks for the engagement. If you decide you want to take part properly, let me know.
I've been on the left all my life, and I would like to see more conservative booktubers. I can't understand why anyone who genuinely subscribed to genuine diversity and inclusion wouldn't want to see more variety. What we understand as social justice activism (or wokeness) is increasingly intolerant, authoritarian and censorious. Back in the day, the left used to defend freedom of speech. If we don't allow for diversity of thought and expression, everything will become oppressively grey. Personally, I want to be challenged and excited by new ideas and ways of seeing the world: if I disagree with them, I have to formulate my own arguments against them. I'm not interested in performative sloganeering, or being force-fed what to think by social media mobs. I like to read outside of my comfort zone.
Well said. I'm very much in the same boat. I'm traditionally left wing too; I haven't changed, politics has. The left have abandoned free speech, egalitarianism, meritocracy, and most recently of all community co-operation. 30 years ago, left wing liberals would fight for free speech, scientific truth, and decency for all; now they fight for censorship, identity politics, and corporate control. The political sides have changed almost a full 180.
Three months later and I'm still struggling
It's a constant struggle, just keep at it.
Based. I never use "conservative" since that has become a meaningless term. It pains me that even mainstream right-wingers don't emphasize the primary rationale of conservatism: conserving and defending the parts of society that actually work over ideas that have been proven to fail like communism. Those evil white patriarchal ideals like free speech, due process, meritocracy, etc. And I never use "liberal". Classic liberalism of course is built on the primacy of the individual over the identity group, and so a "liberal" is solely defended by the right these days. I stick to right vs left, which is a battle between individual rights vs (if I'm being generous) group rights, or (more accurately) totalitarianism.
Most political terms are incorrectly applied and generally misunderstood. I like to think I make myself clear, but even I fall into those same traps. I find discussing politics on a left-right scale itself is deeply reductive. Ultimately I am very left wing, and yet I have more issues and complaints with the political left than anyone else. The reason is, while I believe in collective ability to solve problems, and the need for social co-operation; I don't feel this dislike and need to tear down the old. Far too much of the left is a combattive desire to destroy what conservatives wish to conserve, rather than a reasonable attempt to convince those conservatives that your new vision for whatever we're discussing would be better than what they already have. I like to think I can approach politics from a starting point of respect; it get you so much further.
BookTube is ideologically captured because literature falls under 'media' and 'education', two of the pillars of society that Marxism needs to bring down, in order to destabilise society, overthrow the oppressors and establish a dictatorship of the proletariat. Books are also used to change the direction in which laws are being made and implemented, whilst acting like a Trojan horse, so that they can smuggle in their politics without parents being informed about the titles and topics they are promoting. Aristotle once said, “Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.” Make no mistake, they have everyone's children now. Even those who attend the kind of private schools that you'd expect to be less infected and infested with progressive bilge. And you're right about the majority of these channels being created by women...who we know are always more likely to vote for left-wing social policies. I've lost count of the number of channels I've had to stop watching because the politics of the creator weren't simply the occasional reference used to qualify their perspective, from both an objective and subjective lens. No, these were outright misandrist harridans who will reference the make-believe "wage-gap", snort derisively about men's rights while bemoaning the eternal spectre of "muh patriarchy", and then fail to give any real examples of the ways in which they think that men have more rights than women. (It's always fun to take that little Q&A out for a spin, just to see them squirm and then try to fob you off with some made up statistic about rape-culture in American colleges that was all the rage back when 'Mattress Girl" was doing her rounds. It's the Cluster-B personality disorder traits that often cause these women to want to be seen as martyrs...wounded bird syndrome is epidemic at universities these days. I think I'm a lot like you in that my politics are right-wing. I'm not a Christian, I'm an atheist; but I'm culturally Christian and wish we'd fought even a little bit to continue to enshrine those values in our society, instead of just writing them all off and leaving a huge vacuum for toxic ideologies, apathy, and some less-than-compatible elements of "cultural enrichment" that another religion was only to happy to provide. It is correct that #WeWereNeverAsked, but even if we had been, I think too many generations have been brought up around increasingly more technological gadgets in an atomised society that breeds ennui, to actually expect them to vote against the idea of mass migration anyway. I'm not quite libertarian (although I despise what government has become and fear the tyranny it now possesses, after their aligning with huge corporations and conglomerates, created not free-market capitalism, but crony-capitalism, or corporatism...which in reality means fascism. And yes, I mean fascism in the truest, real meaning of the word, not the slippery and all-too-quickly-wielded linguistic tool, designed to stop anyone from arguing against them.) I'd love to have an extensive collection of firearms that I could use to defend myself and my family should it be needed, but that open borders bit will never sit right with me. I'm not a big 'C' Conservative because I don't live in the UK and therefore couldn't vote for them, even if I briefly lost the plot long enough to submit a ballot in their favour. I'm not really a small 'c' conservative either. I'm very much for family values and doing whatever is needed to assist young families in being able to expand beyond just one child per couple; but I'm also pro the legalisation of marijuana and am fine with first term abortions up until around 12 weeks, because the cerebral cortex at that point hasn't been formed sufficiently for sentience to register anything like pain. I'm politically homeless. But it does always make me laugh when people try to call me a 'Far Right Nazi' for wanting young girls to not be preyed upon and raped repeatedly by migrants who come here and see British girls as 'slags' that they can do what they want to. Which one is it? 'Far Right' or 'Nazi'? Because I'm not naïve enough to be an AnCap, and I'm not evil or retarded enough to be a socialist. And let's not forget our new religion of the alphabet people who need to have every whim catered to, as they are put up on a pedestal and worshipped by everyone who is too scared to question why the 'L, G & B' were ever forcibly teamed together with the 'T', or why having books that show illustrations of teenagers giving blow jobs or talking about anal sex in them, isn't all part an intentionally, predatory plan designed to 'Queer' as many children as possible. Because to be 'Queer' is to be in a state of perpetual flux, leaving the psychologically molested kids untethered to anything tangible, encouraged to abandon real families in favour of 'Glitter Families', so that they're primed and ready to be programmed into action, as soon as they're needed to overthrow the bourgeoisie and kick start the unending revolution which will see them totally (for cereals) liberated and able to live out their lives in a true Utopia. That I have to find myself siding with some feminists these days, over issues like keeping boys/men out of girls/women's bathrooms, sports, and occupations that require the increased speed, strength and stamina that only a guy can bring to the table (women can of course always do their bit by bringing the sandwiches) annoys me. Because it was them and their forebears who decided that critical theory, intersectionality and the progressive stack be embedded within the religion of feminism. But then war has always made for strange bedfellows....1/2 (To be continued in the comment that should be found in response to this one.)
Maybe conservative thinkers tend to read non-fiction? This was an interesting perspective, and I've subscribed for the challenge.
Maybe, but even if that's the case; I don't see any of the non-fiction fans on Booktube going against the political narrative either. For me, I'm less focused on finding one or two examples of conservative leaning creators, and more concerned with asking why Booktube has created, (and through social pressure and the threat of ostracisation, enforces), a left wing echo chamber. Thanks for the sub, I hope you enjoy future vids.
This is interesting. Which books/authors do you recommend for a reader who prefers apolitical or more conservative content? Any genre.
I'd say sci-fi released before 2005 is a good bet as when it is political it is rarely preachy, and older 80's and 90's fantasy is often more traditional and less political. Horrors and thrillers tend to be less political. Ironically, and this is the opposite of what they want. If you want to avoid political books, avoid female writers and non-white writers unless they come recommended. The publishing industry has pushed non-white and female authors writing political crap for so long now that reading white male authors will expose you to significantly less of it sadly, which makes their whole shtick self-fulfilling. Avoid modern contemporary, romance, YA, and most fantasy written after 2010. It will be idiologically captured. Recommended authors; Brian McClellan, Orson Scott Card, Steven Erikson, Brandon Sanderson, Peter F. Hamilton, George R.R. Martin, T.H. White, Mike Carey, Andrzej Sapkowski, Iain M. Banks, China Miéville, Gene Wolfe, Andy Weir, Adrian Tchaikovski and classics like H.P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Robert A. Heinlein etc. I am aware my entire list above is men, and I believe most if not all are white. It's a sad reality that talented non-white and female authors are ignored in favour of political messages. That said, I do want to read more women. The feminine perspective is different and I feel it is lacking in my reading at the moment. Hopefully, that's been a help to you.
Thank you for your suggestions! I look forward to checking into those. As a 50+ adult, I want to focus on quality as much as entertainment. As a female, I look for more in stories than pathetic, helpless damsels in distress. At any rate, I look forward to more discussion on the lack of diverse perspectives in BookTube (and more suggested authors/titles).
@AnonBloggerCom I'm glad I could help. Just so you know, I'm using this channel as my general vlog channel where I discuss news, current events, and other stuff. I do have a dedicated booktube channel though. It's linked on my main page but assuming YT lets links in comments work, here's a link. youtube.com/@excessivedetailbooktube?si=EgZ9k8mnjOK2kKdW
Your cat is metal as hell, lol. Glad to see you're doing okay (other than the migraines - sorry man). I need to work on my sleep schedule and moderate my eating. It's hard to eat right when you're staying up for 24 hours at a time and then sleeping all day the next day. And I feel you especially on moderating political and philosophical opinions. I get pretty angry too. Extremism doesn't help at all.
I think what makes it especially difficult to stay moderate and reasonable politically is that everyone else seems to be in a race to the extremes and actively angry if you don't follow them. They're also quite happy to screw everything up along the way so long as it fits their narrative, and should you point out how their political faction are acting up, you're immediately labelled as the enemy and treated like dirt. I'll certainly be making more politics videos in the coming weeks. There are huge topics that are just a powder keg waiting to happen. Not sure what use it is talking, but I feel the need to. Oh and yes, my cat is quite funny at times. She's developed quite a few odd idiosyncrasies, but she's cute and good company. 9 years old and I've had her 18 months.
@@TornadoCreator I look forward to your future videos. And just try not to get embittered, man - and I'll try to do the same; though it's very easy to fall into that trap.
I'll be OK. I've been working on my writing. I put a video up on my Booktube channel today, and one on my TTRPG channel talking about the new game system I'm writing. They're both linked in the end card of this video if you're interested. I find having good creative outlets gives me a way to redirect any anger I have at the world injustices, and feelings of being cheated when it comes to my health or finances. If I can make something positive, it's worth doing. Hopefully you have something like that you can focus on too. Doesn't need to be public either, so long as you can take joy and pride in something that's what matters. If you do watch them, feel free to comment on those other videos if you have any feedback; it may be spread out over many channels now but it's all just me with a 15 year old camera and a potato of a PC running windows 7, so I'll be sure to respond in time 😅.
I would call myself moderately right wing, a classical liberal to keep things simple. I generally don't discuss my political beliefs because that's not what my channel is about, but I think it's good to keep in mind when you read books that have political or social satire or commentary.
Wow, you have a lot of courage openly addressing this - on BookTube no less! I couldn't agree with you more. As a person in his 50's who has been reading voraciously since childhood, long before the internet existed, no less TH-cam, I recently started tuning into Book Tube for giggles, and to see what it was all about. But after a few days I had a 'twilight zone' moment. What the hell was going on?!? Everything you say in this video is 110% true. Disoriented, I kept searching and eventually I thought I found a few Book Tubers who said they only spoke about books, until somehow in every other video they somehow introduced diatribes against the greatest POTUS of all time, Donald Trump, or, they mention they will not discuss certain authors because they have "unplatformed" them due to their views, or they only discuss authors who are gay, black, trans, minority, women, gay, third world, (bonus points if they are some combination thereof!), etc., etc. And these mostly young girls are all discussing the same modern garbage dictated by an extreme leftist publishing industry. The classics (which are classics for a reason) are discarded because of who wrote them. To say this is woke, or left wing doesn't even begin to expose the problem. This is a hardcore socialist inculcation. Much the same that there are no conservative faculty in Harvard, or any other of the big universities, BookTube is not only an echo chamber, but also a dangerous platform to savagely condemn and destroy anyone who dares to voice an opinion contrary to theirs. They make history's master propaganda minister, Josef Goebbels, look like a schoolboy in lederhosen.
Totally agree. I'm a pariah on booktube for bringing this up and making it clear that I'm sick of seeing censorship, political pandering, and groupthink dominate the discussions on books. Even the few people like Steve Donoghue and his cabal that do discuss classics, and admittedly do hold them in high esteem and speak out again woke nonsense, still have extreme cases of Trump Derrangement Syndrome that borders on insanity. Even if you dislike Trumps politics, the vitriol and hate is just disgusting. The only thing I bawk at is the demonising of the word "socialist" in your post. Frankly Americans shouldn't be allowed to use that word because no-one in USA seems to knows what it means. It is certainly not a synonym for "evil", and I'd appreciate more nuance here. What the cult-like extreme left in USA push for is cultural Marxism and authoritarian fascism, a weird inversion of puritan fascism that treats degeneracy and delusion as the new standard of purity. They are NOT socialists. I am a socialist. I believe in strong taxation, state run infrastructure, nationalised healthcare, judiciary, energy, and transit; and I can defend my policies on this. I'm also pro-capitalism and a social libertarian. Because politics is complex and every tradition has some ideas worth considering. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I recently posted a video on the importance of 2024 and why Trump is the only sensible choice for USA. You may enjoy that one, would love to get your feedback on it. Have a good day.
This needs to be said more, extremely valid point
One of the main problems is that mainstream publishing is extremely left wing and they pay booktubers to promote left leaning books. TH-cam appeals to younger generations who went through Marxist education systems so they lean that way with aggressive ignorance. Publishers have been pushing out conservative writers since the early 2000s so those voices are almost extinct.
Yeah, it's becoming a problem but with the rise of self-publishing and the anti-woke backlash media is getting, I'm hopeful that the damage they've done is minimal.