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Leader of the western, capitalist, corpo-military complex sure…but “leader of the free world” is a bit hyperbolic no?
Leader of the western, capitalist, corpo-military complex sure…but “leader of the free world” is a bit hyperbolic no?
The research cost recovery line they often yap about is bullshit itself though. The overwhelming majority of pharma research like the one involved here is subsidized through taxpayer dollars already, and they get tax incentives and write offs for failed research. If we had a sane, working government we could nationalize all life saving medications funded by public money while still allowing the inventors to enjoy some (reasonable) economic benefits from the research
Us economy is driven by the military industrial complex. Taxpayer funded defense “aid” is given to countries, only for them to turn around and buy american weapons with said aid, thus funneling the money into private pockets. Legislature “pork” was/is notorious for kickbacks to local manufacturing plants for various military equipment. The entire scheme of “global defense” that the US has pushed over the last 70 years has been driven by the desire to monopolize military production and sales on a global scale. Sanctions are imposed on countries which otherwise agree ideologically with what the US professes are its ideals because those countries purchase arms from the US competitors, while notably hostile countries like Saudia Arabia are propped up bc they are good for business. Israel aid is given to be spent on US arms. The US doesn’t give a shit how countries use their arms, as long as they’re buying. Without the military industrial complex, much of the domestic economy would likewise grind to a halt. Hell, the US military is the biggest domestic employer. The system is simply not set up for a massive paradigm shift like that, though imo it’s going to have to happen eventually because the current, unsustainable system is reaching it’s last leg and starting to topple over.
So who in the Democratic party gets to play kingmaker?
The same party insiders who’ve played kingmaker during the last two primaries
Absolutely agreed that he’s miles better than the alternative, and if forced to vote for him I will, but it’s not a good look for a party that markets itself as a sensible alternative to the dumpster fire that is the Republican party.
The man is clearly too old for the job and no amount of shining up the turd will make it anything other than a turd. Sure people will hold their nose and vote for it, but at the end of this whole thing, either way we’re all covered in shit. And the thing is, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Because it’s clearly more than a fucking speech impediment or random words he misspoke a few times. People have eyes. No amount of spin is going to change the reality that he’s an elderly man whose brain is slowly fucking degenerating in real time in front of our eyes.
Raises the question: does Lower Decks count as an anime?
One reason we like the remote thermostat is it allows us to adjust the temp automatically for house plants depending on temp and humidity.
Too fucking many
It seems like a nation which has been radicalized by decades of failures at peace initiatives and the same decades of unrelenting violence directed at their civilians.
This, imo, is beautifully stated, and on its own could apply to either side depending on framing. Which is why the entire situation is even more sad and frustrating.
Even though I disagree with you on the overall perception of Israel/Palestine, I respect your pursuit of open dialogue so ill ask this since you’re seemingly open to engaging in good faith: what would be the ideal solution to bring about an immediate end the extreme bloodshed and shelling of Gaza from a pro-Isrseli perspective? (No gotchas or setups, genuinely interested)
Countries aren’t houses…
No shit. It’s an analogy.
Also, in your analogy, these people are somehow magically just moving in as if space and housing is freely available when in reality everyone moving in did it by taking away land from and displacing the people already living in the neighborhood. Of course the people being displaced would feel a type of way about it.
Also, why should the original neighbors have to negotiate with a group of people who moved in against their will and are now slowly starting to take over and assert their presence and values on the original neighborhood home owners? (And let’s be clear - an HOA is generally a representative body serving the interest of the neighborhood, so it does not apply in this case as the “HOA” in the historical sense never agreed with this move in the first place. It was the land developers who don’t even live in the city or state that made the decision because it was most profitable for them and served their interests. The neighbors had zero say in the whole thing to begin with).
Besides all of that, if we just take the history out of it completely, and just look at the last 8 months: does Israel seem to you like a sane nation? Are their actions and indiscriminate killings justified in your mind? Just based on what we have all seen and what’s publicly available from the last 8 months
It takes you to telegram
Let’s just have a thought experiment: say you live in a house that’s owned by your father. He and I get into a fight, I whoop his ass, and then after that I decide that the house is now no longer his to do with as he pleases, and instead I move a random guy from Milwaukee into the house with you. You’re not happy with this and are rightly pissed off, but you didn’t “own” the house to begin with and I don’t give a shit about what you have to say, so I ignore you. After a few months you and this dude are not getting along and get into it. I don’t like that you’re giving my man shit so I give him a bat to beat you with anytime you complain. He in turn uses the bat to expand into other rooms in the house - now he wants your bathroom, your kitchen, your other bedrooms…until after a while he’s taken over the house and you’re living in a closet. What’s more, you can’t get in or out of the house without passing through “his” property now, so you’re forced to rely on him for everything. And if you complain, you’re told that you’re being prejudiced against him and trying to eradicate him from existence. Meanwhile he continually keeps encroaching on your remaining closet space. When you do get fed up from time to time and throw shit at him, he responds by absolutely demolishing your remaining closet space and making it uninhabitable. But he assures you and the neighbors that you’re the one abusing him and he’s within his right to defend himself against your unjustified and unprovoked attacks. After all, it’s his property and you just hate him for no reason. And at this point, you’re not even talking about wanting him out of the house anymore - you’re just talking about wanting to have restored access to a bathroom and kitchen. But that’s not going to fly with my guy. Instead, he figures he can just pancake you in the closet and then do that big renovation project he’s been planning for 60+ years. And if you don’t agree with that plan? Well, then you’re just being hateful and want to see him eradicated clearly.
How would you feel in this situation?
You’re thinking about it all wrong. They’re just trying to create the right set of conditions to produce the next Turing and kickstart the development of true AGI.
Brain dead morons
He’s no Jesus. Certainly no fucking Elvis.
China is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that “we” pronoun. Like…most of the lifting.
Holy shit, that other thread was something else. Some people become unhinged at the thought of others doing things differently from them.
This sandwich looks bomb af. Got recipe?
Better solution: enforce public campaign funding and ban all private donations and funding/advertising for political campaigns.
Fair. I meant more that we should do away with the term as it’s a propagandized and charged term