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Russia is an independent actor on the world stage, with a huge military, a huge nuclear arsenal, and a huge economy (ppp). We have to find a way to live peacefully with them because the alternative is a nuclear holocaust.
Russia started a war of aggression, which is THE primary war crime, and should not go unpunished. So relations can probably not be normalized until the current leadership is replaced (which granted might take a while), but a cease fire at least stops the killing.
The weariness comes from the fact that the people actually dying or getting maimed for life, don’t want to fight anymore. They are getting forcefully conscripted. Most Ukrainians that volunteered are already dead or wounded.
Yet another reminder that climate change is very much happening now, and isn’t just some abstract future problem. (Although the abstract future problems are in the pipeline as well)
Why is it so common to blame those poorer, weaker, and more desperate than you for your problems. Yes live probably has gotten worse, and obvious problems are not being solved, but migrants are the last people to blame. It’s such a destructive tendency, and it’s sad to see the same mistake happening again and again.
No one is forcing Biden to export weapons to Israel, knowing full well they are being used to commit war crimes.
Focus on something that actually matters, like healthcare, cost of living, police violence, reducing the military budget so there is money for schools or infrastructure. There are many issues that actually have an effect on peoples lives, national debt is not one of them. And if you focus on national debt republicans will actually win more votes because they are the issue owner.
Yes let’s focus on the national debt: famous winning issue for progressives.
Or is the goal to catch republicans on hypocrisy? I thought it was clear by now that the republican base literally doesn’t care so long as there is a hooting tooting demagogue that triggers Democrats in the White House.
The point is, there is no rules based order. The rules only apply to the global south, the US has explicitly stated they will bomb or invade The Netherlands if the ICC ever prosecutes a US citizen. It’s just another cynical tool of power projection.
South Park X Mini Metro
I let chatgpt give it a try:
Picture Stan and Kyle trying to reach a concert but getting stuck on a constantly shifting Mini Metro map. Meanwhile, Cartman exploits the subway's limited resources, creating his own underground empire. As the chaos unfolds, Kenny finds himself in a loop, endlessly riding the subway due to a glitch. The boys must navigate quirky station challenges, encountering Mini Metro power-ups and obstacles while interacting with classic South Park characters in the subway madness.
I don’t have a sourced archive of all the stupid shit I come across on the internet, but if you google “Russia BLM” there are many articles from liberal newspapers being concerned about the worrying influence of Russia on BLM.
And here is a British politician spreading conspiracy theories about Russia and BLM:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blm-ferguson-russia/
Have fun in my post history, maybe if you take the first letter of every post it spells out “IM A RUSSIAN TROLL”.