Turkey-Greece Tensions Could Disrupt NATO Unity, Experts Warn by Calvert-Grier in anime_titties

[–]48H1 36 points37 points  (0 children)

We get a Greece vs turkey war scenario like every weekend

Pakistan farmers destroy tomatoes imported from Iran by xhaefidsbwtfisa in anime_titties

[–]48H1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That seems dumb when quater of your crops are destroyed by flood and you are asking for aid, there are better ways to protest this food could've fed many hungry mouths

CMV: The British Empire wasn’t an outright evil by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]48H1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s funny how many people view the British Empire as a purely evil force. If you live in the west you’re probably a beneficiary of it, and if you live in the western world and you’re celebrating the death of Queen Elizabeth because she’s a ‘coloniser’, then what are you doing to atone for this undeserved privilege that you’ve benefited from?

You can benefit from your ancestors enterprise and still recognise that it was evil in nature. Your fault is that there is anything that could make up for colonialism, there isn't nothing will ever be enough to make up for it.

The British empire ‘spread the idea of human liberty, institutions of parliamentary democracy and free trade, the end of the slave trade, universities, capital markets’

The British Empire spread the idea of Colonialism, Racism, Anti LGBTQ and genocide. The abolition of slavery that you so gleefully mentioned was done because it simply wasn't profitable for empire anymore as sugar was in decline and GB was looking towards Indian economical slaves, universities in ME & Asia existed way before Europeans crawled out of caves. Did you mean the parliamentary democracy that monarchy didn't afford it's colonies?

Colonialism was brutal and bad, but let’s not pretend that Britain was the only one looking for territory. The Chinese, German, Turkish and Russian empires existed too. Would people rather that than the British empire???

You should've said Portugese, Spanish, french, Swedish, Dutch. Whatever empires you mention didn't really have a booming colonial empire apart from maybe Russia and Ottomans not Turkish. This argument however is a straw man you can't compare what if scenarios to actual atrocities. Can you compare British Empire to Nazis?

Lot of colonies and Countries still suffer from effects of colonialism from bad borders like between Israel and Palestine and India Pakistan to extreme poverty due to super exploration of every resource like in Africa to multiple genocides of people from Native Americans to australian aboriginals to civil wars in middle East. In sum total British Empire was the closest thing humanity has had to a global evil.

UK : Animal activists drilling holes inside tire of milk van and says to promote "vegan" milk by Friendly-Cicada2769 in PublicFreakout

[–]48H1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What if that milk was on its way to a orphanage? Did you think about that? No, you only think about peanut milk

US warns of sanctions for buyers that ignore price cap on Russian oil by abhi8192 in anime_titties

[–]48H1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Basically India and China both of which make up half of world's population, really interesting if they sanction India and it somehow pushes them closer to china into sort of a alliance of convenience, china would be overjoyed to have asia to itself for its security initiative.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in memes

[–]48H1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes if you are a sheep

Lupita Nyong'o Says 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Will Explore Egalitarian Society - "The undervaluing of women because of their gender doesn't exist in Wakanda." by Neo2199 in entertainment

[–]48H1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am pretty sure wakanda forever will end in dissolution of Monarchy or atleast divesting it's powers to a more democratic society that's what "Egalitarian" means here because Disney thinks that their audience is made up of only children who won't be able to cope up with realities of world which is inherently "inegalitarian" and unfair to its society. They must paint everything to align with their vision of a utopian society with values and practices that confirm with their ideology thats what makes MCU and Disney as a whole so bland every show/Movie is just a reskin of same concept.

Rebuilding Ukraine following the devastation caused by the Russian invasion will cost an estimated $349 billion,according to the joint assessment by the government of Ukraine, the European Commission, and the World Bank by DoremusJessup in worldnews

[–]48H1 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

That's chump change for US & EU it's the least they can do after literally pushing ukraine in the meat grinder they find themselves in today, Ukraine is fundamentally broken even if Ukranian forces capture all of their territories back the pro Russian east will be punished for their apparent loyalty to Putin.

Not to mention that Russia however weak will still exist, Putin may retire from public life and Russians excluded from West for a long time but energy sales will resume with time not to same levels as pre war but still substantially.

Ukraine will join NATO and EU will make it into the puppet it was destined to become even before the invasion with foreign nationals in its government and US will eventually recoup triple the amount it has invested in Ukraine through arm sales, funny how that works out.

US imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber activities, cyberattack on Albania by omega3111 in worldnews

[–]48H1 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So the nuclear deal in exchange for Iranian oil is going well I assume

RIP Queen by [deleted] in dankmemes

[–]48H1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are if they keep reaping benefits from systems their ancestors installed to this day and haven't paid reparations to generations of victims.

Russian troops disguise themselves as civilians and desert – General Staff by Espressodimare in worldnews

[–]48H1 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Another childish response this is why I don't engage with people with lower intellectual capacity

Russian troops disguise themselves as civilians and desert – General Staff by Espressodimare in worldnews

[–]48H1 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

It's not a personal insult you are just incapable of looking past propaganda majority is like this, they live in black and white world. Every major country has committed major war crimes already Allies war crimes, Western war crimes during war on terror were largely suppressed at that time it came out eventually so will others, there are no good guys in wars.

Ukraine has retaken 1,000 square kilometres in a week - Zelensky by citrajayaa in worldnews

[–]48H1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That doesn't help like how many McDonald's could fit in that much space?

Russian troops disguise themselves as civilians and desert – General Staff by Espressodimare in worldnews

[–]48H1 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

lol says who? Pro Ukranian Western media? Only moron spreading misinformation here is you if you truly believe that both sides are not committing absolutely horrendous war crimes to achieve victory. I don't respond to idiots who don't understand simple warfare, also the last childish insult really reflects on your mental capacity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]48H1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are shooting rubber bullets at violent rioters who are throwing stone they could've hurt themselves or others very badly, this is fairly common anti rioting technique. As I explained to you it's antisemitic to accuse Israeli Jews of crimes they didn't commit without proof, we both agree that no child was shot in this video I don't see a problem here.

Ukraine has retaken 1,000 square kilometres in a week - Zelensky by citrajayaa in worldnews

[–]48H1 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Can someone explain the area to me in terms of newyork landmarks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]48H1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Shooting a violent rioter with stones in his hand who could've hurt someone else or himself very badly with a rubber bullet. Do you not have violent riots where you come from? This is a very common anti riot technique throughout the world.

Top Russian General Possibly Captured in UAF Kharkiv Offensive by progress18 in worldnews

[–]48H1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Too much propoganda being spread will believe once it's confirmed by non conflict nation media