So Stalin helped kill a buttload of Nazis which is nice.

And saying “under Chinese rule” is a weird way to state it. I mean, of course the Chinese people should rule themselves. Unless you’re butt hurt about China resisting the western colonial powers and murdering a bunch of capitalists.

Given the bad faith of your comment, I feel no need to elaborate, clarify, or provide nuance.

Bruh

How, in your opinion, is China behaving as a bully?

Basically what you said: those with the means get a fire sale during market crashes. So even if it isn’t the intention of the policies (unlikely) its still what will happen. And the rest of us (super majority) are worse off, more desperate, and will probably work for less pay.

So your solution is to sow more division by believing people who vote Republican are stupid? The same people who believe you are stupid for voting Democrat (or anyone else)? Interesting…

Maybe target the real problem: the system and the people who uphold it. Otherwise you are just a pawn of the wealthy.

Sarcasm, right?

Because tbh, most of the world would like to see the us empire destroyed.

Probably by creating a private company called “xovernance x” that just goes in and directly coups people.

Obviously the increased spending will come from all the countries they sanction once their production relocates to the US.

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Absolutely right.

Refusing to trade, voting against them at every opportunity, forcing the removal of American bases from European soil, refusing travel by Americans, I’m sure there’s more. I’m just a rando on my couch. What do I know.

Even if this is true (which it definitely is for the liberal “democracies”) the scale of being untrustworthy, and the consequences of that, vary immensely.

He will likely release them to manufacture the consent required to dismantle, or at least retool, the fbi and cia so that he can further consolidate power.

It wouldn’t change my opinion tbh. Regardless of what is in the documents, the country is literally dripping with blood from the domestic and international assassinations, coups, genocides, etc… I’m not sure my opinion can be any lower, and it would take a miracle to improve it at this point.

We could always introduce a purge. Maybe every 5-10 years (random) the 10 wealthiest individuals must fight to the death. Win or lose they lose all their money and have to start over. Its like the Olympics. And they can use their money to equip themselves, with tech and weapons.

Its like the Olympics

But yeah capitalism is no bueno

The USSR obviously

I mean isn’t this more "circle jerking " about dismantling state propaganda? Interacting with those you were told are your enemy?

Besides, people should always celebrate the positives, and look towards them as something that is possible in their country too.

And as an fyi: when we were here before, the workers revolution in Russia was new. The achievements were so profound that workers in North America began demanding similar concessions from our governments. There was a real threat of overthrowing the existing power structures. And what happened? Weekends, literacy, healthcare, just generally improved living conditions. To dismiss cultural exchange as circle jerking is to ignore history and the power that comes with knowing things are better elsewhere, and that you can have that too.

Especially when your own government is doing a fine job destabilizing society already.

Maybe chill with the ableism. You can call a removed a removed without bringing disability into it.

I dont know if the west has enough military forces to maintain control of their current roster of subservient states, impose their will on the rest of the Americas, and maintain order on home soil. At some point they will become spread too thin and the whole thing will come crumbling down.

This is good advice. As your skill and interest grow, you’ll be better able to understand what you like to photograph, what you need to be better at it, and what everything means and does. A DSLR can do a lot of photography decently without all the accessories and steep learning curve.

That would be interesting. I don’t believe the data exists. Just need a definition of bully, a list of kids who are bullies (which would be difficult given they are children and that has ethical issues), and a follow up to see if they went to cop school, became cops, career length, etc.

The stats would be easy to do.

I imagine asking a cop would be a bad idea (might go to jail for example), but maybe their former teachers or classmates could work? I’m just yapping at this point lol