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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Tactical nukes aren't real. They start an escalation ladder that gets you to global thermonuclear war in a few hours. Using a "tactical nuke" is just laying naked your intent to have things go nuclear while giving your opponent a chance to respond.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy wanted to nuke Cuba. The joint chiefs told him that if he wanted to do that he would also have to nuke Russia in a massive fully committed first strike.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The article is rank propaganda. Coming from a supposed middle eastern journal it's pretty shameful that it didn't even mention what China is doing to Muslims in Xinjiang. Besides that, China is in taking aggressive actions against many of its neighbors, not just Taiwan but also the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, etc. Plus the wolf warrior stuff against Australia, South Korea and the like. Not to mention the illegal armed fishing fleet operations in the territorial waters of smaller nations around the world.

In comparison, the USA illegally invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, has meddled in the internal affairs of many Latin American countries, and supports Israel.

One could certainly argue that America's crimes are worse on the margin, but the idea that one supports a rules-based order and the other does not is laughable. Both violate international rules and laws continuously whenever it suits them and they can get away with it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

If they said they didn't find any, then everyone would know it was a whitewash. So they decided to "find" a small amount and then pat themselves on the back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Reality is about to get all melty and people are gonna have six fingers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

On the flip side he's a horrible and absent father so he seems to think that the only thing a man contributes that affects the children is his sperm.

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

The US has extensive sanctions against Russia and Putins associates and many violators have already been prosecuted.

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

This video would be considerably shorter but even funnier with cybertrucks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuwwCsUyheg

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is it really possible to sign away a right to sue a company, especially hidden in an EULA?

Yes it is. It is called "forced arbitration" and pretty much every contract you are compelled to sign has it.

In any kind of just society with a fair legal system it would not be legal. But that doesn't describe us or our legal system.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Well they tried trashing him for providing tampons to women in need.

Then for being a retired military vet.

Then for making a joke about ladders.

So yeah, they're really running out of stuff it would seem.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So the unique thing about the Holocaust was the involvement of IBM and Bayer/IG Farben?

Ok yeah I can buy that.

 
 
 
 
 
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