On one hand, yes. On the other hand, the overwhelming majority of people especially in the west do not start off progressive (at most some shallow facade of it), and their surroundings are inherently deeply regressive and reactionary.

She can and has to learn such basic decency and boundaries/moral or ethical convictions of her own accord, and that’s a work in progress that takes time to figure out. Her environment and upbringing certainly isn’t going to give it to her, rather the opposite…

I’m not giving her or anyone else a pass for being “fine with reactonaryism” (if this is the cause, which- well yeah, probably on some level). But understanding that it’s a process of learning to be better, especially when living in the rotten core of all modern reactonaryism and evil, is just reality.

IDK, if you ask me, anyone who has the means ($ and/or skillset) could easily live affordably and with a higher standard of living in Russia (including in regards to safety) compared to much of the US. When you measure by actual purchasing power parity (PPP) Russia is 4th largest in the world, in terms of actual wealth (infrastructure, production, resources) rather than capital and in particular rather than hyperfinancialized speculation like is rampant across the west, the fact is that Russia is actually pretty decent as far as things go, and hilariously they’ve started further re-industrializing and investing in their country (and not just for the “war economy”) thanks to the sanctions and blatant theft of their assets. I suppose if someone wants specifically “McDonalds” brand McDonalds and all the other western treats™, it might be unavailable, cost a little more, and/or require jumping through a few hoops (though domestic Russian industry, Chinese, and other BRICS brands are happily taking their place).

Honestly, it’s pretty interesting, and the western dismissal of Russia and assumptions that things are dismal like as if it’s back in the days of shock therapy is pretty similar to the dismissal of China and some other global south countries IMO (particularly in regards to the actual wealth/quality of life clearly experienced).

Honestly, it’s the other way around, Nazi Germany was trying to do a Manifest Destiny v2.0. Burgerland is just returning back to its roots (that it never really left in the first place).

To be fair, it is pretty funny that the self-styled “Kekius Maximus” is basically POTUS and running the US govt to the ground. Delicious delicious schadenfreude, even if I go down with the ship at least the fall of the empire will not be dignified. Hopefully the (memory of the) burger imperium is clowned on for thousands of years to come.

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Oh god, it gets worse than I already knew

This was already the reality on paper, the only difference is Trump is saying it out loud.

Blackrock and other US corporate giants basically own Ukraine at this point. Zelensky himself has talked about how Ukraine “takes credit” and the Banderite state literally runs its own official site to auction off state assets to western vultures.

That said, this is as good as it gets (IMO). The leader of the ““free world”” is going mask-off as a naked imperialist, but the mineral wealth lies safely in the hands of Russia and the global majority (as it is concentrated in eastern former Ukraine) and therefore will not enrich the west.

Honestly can’t claim I’d not at least consider it. “Haha look at this rich fuck’s McMansion burning down, ayy”

Someone float that idea to him quick

Asmongold stream but it’s just a AI-generated loop of a vaguely cryptid figure roaming an absolutely filthy neckbeard nest, incoherent mumbling interjected with “lemme nut” and “oh no, woke DEI”

What does it say of people, when their kids pursue such different paths and beliefs and generally come to the conclusions that their parents are pieces of shit?

Turns out, a genocidal, racist, bigoted and hyper-exploitative settler-society (Isntreal and AmeriKKKa and much of the west, really) tends to have that experience. Who woulda thought…

Well the lawsuit (and specifically this post) got me finally looking up what the whole drama was (heard people talking but well then)

What a fucking banger (Not Like Us). What a fucking glorious roast.

If anything, at this point I’m wondering when Russia will do the not only justified, but quite probably necessary thing. It’s only a matter of time, and I imagine their stalling is only because they will be in a better position, the longer they wait (in the eyes of the world, in their own domestic production/support/etc).

Western imperialism always was unjustifiable and endlessly monstrous, but at this point I believe it will have to unilaterally die sooner than later- because it will kill us- the entire human species- off and is racing to do so otherwise. The western system is not only a dead end, it only offers death and worse. If you ask me it’s 100% either death to America and the west (the regimes and socioeconomic system) or the west will ensure the death of all of humanity.

I’m fine with a tiny 15,000 of those “possible fellow travellers” getting a good dose of reality to leave the Wehrmacht- and ideally in the process, the contradictions and lies or the empire also being pushed forward a bit moreso into the minds of any such others with the same potential (human decency/empathy).

Also, IMO- it does not do our community (the trans community) globally or even within the US/west any favors IMO, to have token Uncle Toms joining in the empire’s war machine, whatever their motivations. Just like Isntreal flying the trans or rainbow flags is no benefit- or like how Obama’s election did no favors to the black and African communities within the US or outside it (as an Asian seeing what he did to Africa’s most developed country and black wealth/homeownership in the US I have said I hope I don’t see some Asian POTUS), etc.

Agreed 1000%.

Jimmy’s motivations are different probably, the man almost certainly knows he’s going to hell if it exists (in the way his beliefs would see it as existing). He’s clinging on for dear life lol

Pretty much, honestly don’t get why they included the ring other than for (such creepy vibes as you mentioned) now that you pointed it out. And why on a sign meant to be about not boozing up the minors???

True, this is a space for comrades/halfways decent people (by the standards of the broader internet, pretty much anyone here probably may as well may be saints, though the bar is in hell), immediate bans even as a temp measure suck. Knowing myself, if I caught any strays and took it personally (in the past I surely would’ve, dunno about/depends for nowadays) I would be frothing at the bit about it and it would be counterproductive.

And also, mood to the latter though don’t think I’m dyslexic (probably just read or skim faster than I process, and also my memory can sometimes be that of a goldfish). Also because sometimes I’m just updooting all the comments if there aren’t many lol

Maybe you could be repaid in drama? Not me though I’m chill (until otherwise)

Agreed (even though I also think the reasoning and very temp-ban was not the worst). If they want to power trip they should be open and upfront about it (though then I imagine there might will definitely be understandable splintering- well such is online comms as well as leftist spaces). It would be funny then at least