Conspiracy theory: Maintaining ongoing execution expertise for The RevolutionTM is the real reason the West keeps funding all those third world dictators.

Yeah most people aren’t that privileged.

Relevant SCP.

Bluish white.

This is why all pilots should learn linguistics. This man’s life would’ve been saved if the pilot knew that p becoming f (or vice versa) is a common sound change in language evolution.

You’re not a serious anything sim unless you’re simulating length contraction from general relativity.

On a systemic level yes, but this war seems to have been Trump’s idea (as in Netanyahu’s idea that Trump accepted). Even without Trump America would be doing a lot of evil and stupid stuff, but it’s not likely provoking Iran into closing one of the lifelines of the global economy would be one of them.

I wonder how this compares to past presidents at this point in their terms.

Why? Is she a stay at home mom?

I mean I think most people would agree that a meme template is necessary for something to be a meme. Microblog “memes” that are just a funny post on Twitter or Mastodon are fundamentally a different thing.

Which part of “aspiring fascist dictator” implies a respect for the law?

Yeah it’s not like investing in renewables would’ve avoided 75% of the impact or anything.

Of course; it’s the art of the deal.

Maybe Trump just has our best interests at heart.

Love to see it!

No, the exact opposite: The EU should encourage the minority of Israelis unhappy with Netanyahu and co to resettle. An Israeli mini-exodus is already ongoing, and encouraging more of that would do more to hurt Israel than shutting Israelis out of most of the developed world. As a plus, an influx of liberal highly educated immigrants is always nice to have. That’s of course different from tourists, which absolutely should be banned from entering the EU

Nope. In my other comment I was saying that both are bad but America is worse; here I’m trying to say that both are ego projects, and therefore that the CCP’s treatment of Taiwan doesn’t imply fear any more than America’s treatment of Cuba does. No real relation between the two comments except using the same comparison of how either powerful empire treats its pet rebellious province. For the record I think mainland China should leave Taiwan the fuck alone.

I mean I’m no fan of the CCP either but there’s likely not much fear involved here. It’s basically an ego project, not unlike Cuba on the other side.

No, but it makes it better. To understand how much better, the closest comparison on the Western side would be Cuba.

Finally some good news.