angstylittlecatboy

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I think the Ukraine situation does more to increase the favorability of military spending than anything with China.

But mostly I think America being late to intervene in WWII still hangs over the American public's heads (to me it would seem this is the point when anti-interventionism stopped being the norm.)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

He strikes me as more a rube that occasionally picks up alt-right talking points than a dedicated follower. At least on one occasion he called out Moon, a shitty right wing video essayist, for lying, but he went really hard on anti-Sweet Baby Inc. content.

So I guess he could unintentionally? But intention doesn't really matter here. His fanbase probably leans right too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

They lost the war, then Lincoln got shot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Fate is only difficult for people who are adamant about watching adaptations. And even though I do think the UBW anime at least reaches the threshold of "good," it's still inferior.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Doesn't explain gay men.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My hand might be forced someday.

Otherwise, I'd need a specific destination and reason to want to live there instead of "I don't want to live here." I make a point to not have "grass is greener" syndrome, sometimes to a fault.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

There is a similar movement to SovCits that is at least properly adapted to other countries (specifically the Commonwealth and Ireland's) laws called "Freeman on the Land."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IIRC the shorter seasons were a union demand after the '07-'08 writers' strike.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I cannot exaggerate to you that this 100% fulfils the negative perceptions of European governments that American isolationists have. The article says they cut Ukraine funding to fund social programs. The right-wing narrative in America is that needing to have the huge military is why we have a weak social safety net (not true btw, med4all for example would save Uncle Sam money) which is framed as "we pay for European social programs." But here's a government... literally cutting military spending in the middle of aiding a real war that could be highly consequential to the country in question to fund social programs.

How is an American supposed to argue in favor of funding the defense of Europe when the richest country in Europe doesn't want to fund the defense of Europe? If Germany gets to decide to go for "Germany first," how long until "Britain first?" "France first?" "Italy first?" Will Ukraine funding just be a hot potato that everyone will claim is important but nobody actually wants to do?

When European countries started raising military spending in response to a threat, it weakened American isolationist arguments. But this strengthens them. I hope no other European countries pull this shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No body hair, straight hair, no scalp issues, and more feminine face.

If I can extend it to the brain, no family history of schizophrenia (I don't have it myself but it's the reason I intend to abstain from psychedelic drugs.)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

He's not though.

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