Quacksalber

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[–] Quacksalber -3 points 1 month ago (15 children)

In my mind, this is ironically why every time communism "has been tried", those countries have slipped into authotarianism that had little to no similarity with the ideal of communism. Because the reality is, that if you focus too much power on one position that decides how resources are distributed fairly, those positions attract those that care for achieving and holding power above all.

[–] Quacksalber 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Brainworm-infested zombie aimlessly flailing around also hits the right targets.

[–] Quacksalber 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then they'll have to share their definition of power. It can't include soft power, as they keep squandering the soft power the US had.

[–] Quacksalber 60 points 1 month ago (4 children)

he still supports the Trump administration’s national security policies

One of these guys needs to walk me through what they hope Trump will achieve. Because I don't see it.

[–] Quacksalber 14 points 1 month ago

Ah yes, you're right. The Ukrainian situation sucks for everyone. Ukraine has the right to defend itself, including conscripting people. And Russia's treatment of occupied land and its people gives even more reason why Ukraine should defend itself. At the same time, those who really don't want to fight should have the opportunity to leave the country to escape conscription.

There is only one way for both the Ukrainian state and people dodging conscription to not have conflicting goals and that is Russia stopping its war of aggression. Unless that happens, we'll have to live with the fact that both Ukraine conscripting and the people dodging conscription have valid reasons to do so.

[–] Quacksalber 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Russian conscription? I can't imagine staying in a country that threatens to conscript people for a war I want nothing to do with. In fact, I know of a few Russians that left early.

[–] Quacksalber 20 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, I think the best we can hope for is Trump just walking away. But knowing him, he'll want to drop sanctions on Russia.

[–] Quacksalber 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"... because they are unusually susceptible to CP violation" is how that sentence continues. ^not^ ^that^ ^CP,^ ^but^ ^still.^

[–] Quacksalber 7 points 1 month ago

I share the sentiment that Ukraine has inflicted grave wounds upon Russia. But Trump is the latest in a long line of (wanna-be-)dictators that have shown how far you can push things, if you just don't care about the wounds your country is receiving. And Putin seems particularly uncaring.

[–] Quacksalber 17 points 1 month ago (5 children)

This is exactly the reason why I won't play gacha games. First everyone complains about loot boxes and microtransactions and then a game-genre where that's the core of the game takes off.

Just goes to show that the people that (rightly) complain about microtransactions cheapening gaming experiences were always in the minority and most will just keep spending like headless chickens.

Most people I know aren't or don't see themselves as gambling addicts. They're "proud" about how much they spent.

[–] Quacksalber 2 points 1 month ago

The get-business-owners-rich schemeisin full swing I see. Better check who owns those contractors.

[–] Quacksalber 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The bill also places a new environmental impact review by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and established an annual environmental impact fee for permit holders.

I bet they felt really petty writing that into the bill.

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