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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Did they actually have domestic concerns though?

    It looks more like their Dictator wanted to start another war (possibly to distract from his many crimes, or to distract from his domestic racist death squads, or to raise his side’s standing in the upcoming elections, or to distract as he works to rig said election), and did so because nobody can stop him.

    It seems to be very effective, people are paying huge amounts of attention to this, especially those who were on his side but starting to rethink their position given the continued fallout of the Files. Many of them have instead focused on him as a strong no nonsense wartime leader, which was, I suspect, the plan.

    Anyway, just a reminder that a few weeks ago he also promised to use his military to annex a European NATO nation if it didn’t surrender in full to him and cede itself to be annexed.

    Given that he’s started two crazy wars this year already, it would be unwise not to take him seriously when he threatens us directly.

    The point being, aside from everything else, Europe must not drop its guard against US aggression. They will eventually turn their military sights on us, and we must stand together.


  • Functionally it may be different, but if I’m sat at a table with another user, next to a criminal gun salesman and their customer, the salesman passes me a gun, and I pass the gun to the other user, who then passes it to the customer, am I not just as guilty of facilitating that illegal exchange?

    I understand that one could try to make that argument aimed at an ISP or internet infrastructure in general, but in this case the added element is that we are individuals, we know people are often using these services for illicit means, and we still choose to facilitate their use.

    Honestly I don’t know if I agree with my own argument 100%, but it’s something someone could argue, and it’s worth some thought before deciding to become a part of that shadowy community. Especially knowing there’s a good chance at some point you’re a willing link in the chain for criminal activity, even if it probably can’t be traced back to you.

    Hmm, food for thought I suppose.












  • Ok, and?

    Seriously though, who cares? You invade a country for no particular reason, and then put time and effort in to announce that a couple of your soldiers died?

    …did they think that wouldn’t happen?

    At this point if you’re in the US military, you know you’re eventually going to be sent to steal oil, or other resources, or to blow up a weak country to make your President look good in the polls. You’ve known that crystal clearly for decades now. You’re happy to die for that, and that’s ok, that’s your decision.

    They’re happy to die in their pointless war, so why make a big deal out of it when they do?

    Why not use the time to report on dying heroes instead, like firefighters, paramedics in danger, or even soldiers fighting for a just cause?

    Ah well.