Inactive Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka - Deadbeat (emphasis on "Dead") founder of Something Awful, forced out of his own community, on his second divorce, stuck his dick in crazy, "Birth Giver"

[Ghostse]

I think being stuck in the past is definitely part of it, but in my opinion the main reason they don't seem to talk about it at all (unlike race which they mention at every single opportunity) is that it doesn't fit neatly into the Culture War. I will explain.

I'm not as down on SA as the rest of you. I still post there from time to time so I'd be a hypocrite if I were, even today it still has a lot of content that I find funny and/or interesting, including from 'hysterical troons'. However, one thing that is absolutely true is that it has become completely politicized over time. That process started at least a decade ago, and at this point it just permeates everything despite occasional pushback from straggler goons such as myself - and I would say there are still quite a few of us.

Most goons are atheists and it makes logical sense to assume that fundamentalist Christians would be their natural enemy for various other reasons as well, but it's not that simple. They tend to be extremely online, and it's inescapable that many of the bad people on the Internet, Redditors, the alt-right, the Dork Enlightenment, etc. are usually rationalists and atheists who make fun of Christianity. Worse still, they occasionally even dare to criticize non-Western religions.

How do they deal with this? First, the important thing to understand is that every goon is implicitly expected to be a loyal soldier in the binary Culture War. All of your opinions are expected to align perfectly, both with themselves according to a preconceived pattern based exclusively on the current state of American politics, and with those of other goons, and you will be scrutinized constantly to see if that's the case. There is some ideological wriggle room as long as you're not too explicit about dissenting, but not much. So when it comes to something like religion, where there is not a simple black-and-white position to take that cannot be construed as being problematic in some way, rather than being individuals with their own personal, nuanced set of opinions who accept that the social world is complex, they choose to ignore the subject entirely.

GB2GBS

 

[White Devil]

He made himself seem perfect and started incrementally being shittier to her once he got her trapped. That's the basic formula for every abusive relationship. It is hard to over state how charming they can seem. The scene in I, Tonya with the dove bars is a good example.

I cannot imagine the examples of manhood in someones town if they think Lowtax is charming or a catch.

 

[proteus4994]

I have to assume Lowtax got a pretty good chunk of change from Jeff (or was hoping he could offload to some stupid media company like Conde Nash) or else I‘m sure he WOULD have burned the place down. He still might on the way out, who knows.

 

[repentance]

I have to assume Lowtax got a pretty good chunk of change from Jeff (or was hoping he could offload to some stupid media company like Conde Nash) or else I‘m sure he WOULD have burned the place down. He still might on the way out, who knows.

Is Jeffrey is smart, there are backups to which only he has access.

 

[RJ MacReady]

I have to assume Lowtax got a pretty good chunk of change from Jeff (or was hoping he could offload to some stupid media company like Conde Nash) or else I‘m sure he WOULD have burned the place down. He still might on the way out, who knows.

Whatever Lowtax got, it won't be enough to last him given his many ever-worsening vices, obvious disinterest (and incapability) in holding another job and lack of financial skills.

That's what I love about all of this: Selling SA and fucking off like Eric Bauman is what Lowtax should have done... years ago, when he could've gotten millions and he hadn't finished melting into the invertebrate blob he is now. Now all he's got is whatever Jeffrey gave him and after that he'll have nothing. Except Gaming Garbage I guess.

 

[repentance]

That's what I love about all of this: Selling SA and fucking off like Eric Bauman is what Lowtax should have done... years ago, when he could've gotten millions and he hadn't finished melting into the invertebrate blob he is now. Now all he's got is whatever Jeffrey gave him and after that he'll have nothing. Except Gaming Garbage I guess.

I'll guarantee there would be no money left now even if he had done that.

 

[AnOminous]

I'm wondering why Ashli decided to stay in the US. Could she not have moved back to Canada with her kid? Or would it be harder to get child support from LowT that way? Otherwise it doesn't make sense for her to stay because she doesn't seem to know anybody in the US besides Rich. I guess she doesn't have family in Canada because her mom is dead?

Leaving the country with a child with the intent of depriving the non-custodial parent of access literally is kidnapping.

 

[RJ MacReady]

I'll guarantee there would be no money left now even if he had done that.

That's a cut above being both broke and a laughingstock, with the added benefit of being able to beat women to his spine's content since nobody would be paying attention to care.

 

[CSPAMGOEATSHIT]

Who here thinks Jeff is just a frontman and Lowtax will be the beneficial owner?

 

[proteus4994]

Who here thinks Jeff is just a frontman and Lowtax will be the beneficial owner?

most of us as well as at least 40% of SA

Jeff‘s going to have to be ridiculously transparent with SA finances to dispel that rumor and honestly even that’s probably not enough

 

[repentance]

Jeff‘s going to have to be ridiculously transparent with SA finances to dispel that rumor and honestly even that’s probably not enough

Which is ridiculous given that it's not an NGO or public company. Goons have no more right to that information than I have to my hairdresser's financial statements, but you know they're going to pick any info Jeffrey provides to pieces.

 

[RisingPhoenix]

Leaving the country with a child with the intent of depriving the non-custodial parent of access literally is kidnapping.

This

I read a similar case a while back of a woman who overstayed and was told by the fella she had a whirlwind romance with that it was fine to stay and marry him. He then kept her passport under lock and key and would regularly threaten her with refusing to do her application or turn her over to police if she had any issues. They eventually had a kid and the lady managed to grab her documents and escape home.

Issue is that a child born in the US is automatically a US Citizen and won't have citizenship in the mother's home nation (but has potential to apply for it later). Because she left the country and the child was essentially a missing person at that point, she couldn't apply for the child's citizenship at home which means she was locked out of any state benefits and things like passports, and returning to the US could result in a awfully awkward Q&A with Passport control.

Also, lawyers in the US *will* suggest this route of cheesing visas sometimes, this is why you do a full C1/K1 application no matter what. Even though it takes a long time, going through the actual process of a fiancee visa means the immigrants rights are recognised by the government and avoids putting it in the hands of a partner that may hold it over your head.

 

[wreddit]

Her facebook post is pretty misleading. It suggests that she is raising money for DV survivors (and that she is such a person), not that she is raising money for herself specifically. While I appreciate that her website says that this is essentially a gofundme until her bills are paid, it's still shady.

also: curious about why she needs lawyers. Is Lowtax suing her? Is she suing him civilly? mysteries abound

 

[Sabrina]

Domestic violence is a criminal assault charge. Nothing weird about needing/having a lawyer. Ashli has one as well. LowT is going to bring one so it would be suicide for Logan to not.

 

[proteus4994]

Domestic violence is a criminal assault charge. Nothing weird about needing/having a lawyer. Ashli has one as well. LowT is going to bring one so it would be suicide for Logan to not.

Imagine Logan defending herself in a court of law.

 

[wreddit]

Domestic violence is a criminal assault charge. Nothing weird about needing/having a lawyer. Ashli has one as well. LowT is going to bring one so it would be suicide for Logan to not.

I'm not from the US, so bear with me, but I figured that a criminal charge would be handled by government prosecutors on behalf of the victim?

I agree with Ashli needing one, because a lot of her complaints are about civil issues like divorce and child custody outside of criminal complaints.

 

[Sabrina]

In the US it's a pretty bad idea not to bring a lawyer to any criminal case, even if it's just you getting brought in over smoking a joint or whatever. It's the opposite with civil - small claims court doesn't do lawyers. Otherwise they're recommended for civil cases and definitely if the other party has one. There are many types of lawyers, criminal and civil and broken down further into categories that each specializes in.

For domestic violence cases and pretty much any criminal case the victim almost always has to be present for court, even if they are a minor. I'm not actually a legal expert but I've never heard of something like that where the victim doesn't have to be there. If they're asked to give testimony they have to stand up and speak it out loud in person in front of the judge, the perpetrator, and everyone else.

This may help you and others understand why DV and rape cases are under-reported in the US in the first place. The victim also has to sit there and listen to the defense and their attacker go on about how the victim is lying and/or was totally asking for it. Then in the end their attacker may just get off scot-free and then turn around and try to sue the victim for slander/libel since they totally didn't do anything and it got "proven" in court.

Tangentially related is Lowtax's police report against Ashli. Very common bitchmade abuser move to call the cops when they hit a woman that's capable of fighting back and causing damage. So common that the officer that took the report and everyone else involved in the legal system saw right through it. You have to read between the lines, which junkie Lowtax cannot do, so he leaked the docs himself showing how he's the one that called so obviously that's proof he was the victim!!!1!

 

[Disgruntled Pupper]

I guess the weird phrasing on FB is because she's trying to avoid what happened to leafwife? She does a terrible job of it, though, and outright says it's for her own domestic violence court case in the fundraiser bio. She's almost as dumb as Lowtax, if it were just Lowtax vs Bogan they'd be pretty evenly matched, but Bogan forgets that Momtax is in the picture.

 

[pwnest injun]

Jeffrey should be really careful he isn't just buying some utterly fictional entity with no assets, or with only the site as assets, that will just have to declare bankruptcy immediately and sell off everything it has.

I know Jeff has a lawyer. The question is whether he has a real lawyer, or a goon lawyer.

 

[White Devil]

I know Jeff has a lawyer. The question is whether he has a real lawyer, or a goon lawyer.

Sheila Chopcockski, Attorney at Troon Law