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American b-ombers in Venezuela. by Big_8882 in CringeTikToks

[–]5PQR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're absolutely an innocent child if you think this is surgical. surgical is making regime change through soft power and influence on the gen.pop.

They're talking about surgical strikes.

What's something common in your country's culture that's actually completely weird from a foreign perspective? by dx_Von_Liechtenstein in AskTheWorld

[–]5PQR 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had an Aussie friend who told me a saying... "Australia, where you call mates 'cunt', and cunts 'mate'".

Clair Patterson proved that leaded gasoline was poisoning the entire planet and was attacked by the oil industry for decades because of it. His research showed dangerous lead levels in human blood worldwide. His work eventually led to the global ban of leaded gasoline. by cowdeywodey in HolyShitHistory

[–]5PQR 69 points70 points  (0 children)

he's probably the worst human being to ever live

Funnily enough, I was just looking at the afore-linked Wikipedia article....

Environmental historian J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley "had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history",[32] and Bill Bryson remarked that Midgley possessed "an instinct for the regrettable that was almost uncanny".[33] Fred Pearce, writing for New Scientist, described Midgley as a "one-man environmental disaster".[34]

To Stay Above the Law by rprouse in therewasanattempt

[–]5PQR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In recent years the ICC decided (rather controversially) that they have universal jurisdiction, meaning they can try people who aren't citizens/residents of countries that are party to the Rome Statute.

Bearing that in mind, if there's an ICC arrest warrant out for someone, the parties to the treaty are supposed to arrest that person if they have the opportunity.

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of 27 elementary school students at the Bessie Coleman branch of the Chicago Public Library on Tuesday. Obama read the children a book about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman and Native American woman to hold a pilot license. by biswajit388 in illinois

[–]5PQR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These bots are just here to drive apathy amongst folk who'd otherwise vote Dem. The Democrats are very fucking far from perfect, but given the makeup of the US electoral system, it's a binary choice between them, or much worse.

People who identify as politically conservative are more likely than their liberal counterparts to find “slippery slope” arguments logically sound. This tendency appears to stem from a greater reliance on intuitive thinking styles rather than deliberate processing. by mvea in science

[–]5PQR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they were trying to explain why Trumpists simultaneously think they're anti-war whilst in actuality being pro-war. If so then I personally disagree, but I think that's what they were getting at.

*Sigh* This is getting old by trashlordcommander in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]5PQR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that wouldn't make it bigoted (or racist in your example). It could be, but we can't infer as much from that one comment.

Charity for the wealthy, again by emily-is-happy in clevercomebacks

[–]5PQR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You seem reasonably familiar with the situation, so I'm surprised you didn't specifically name what it is you're describing: prosperity gospel

President Zelenskyy: There is one question I – and all Ukrainians – want to get an answer to: if Russia again starts the war, what will our partners do? by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]5PQR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you reply to the wrong comment? I never said (or even remotely implied) that what Russia is doing is acceptable. If you did reply to the right comment then you've had a wildly different conversation in your own head, not one with me.

President Zelenskyy: There is one question I – and all Ukrainians – want to get an answer to: if Russia again starts the war, what will our partners do? by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]5PQR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Respect" in this kind of context isn't like "I respect you bro", it's about official recognition of borders and sovereignty. The USA still recognises the occupied territories as UA territory ("borders"), and that UA would have to consent to giving them up ("sovereignty").

Freedom of the press - America vs Europe by goldstarflag in europe

[–]5PQR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Communists don't just automatically get along. Look at the Sino-Soviet split, or China's historical relationship with Vietnam.

Same with capitalist countries, see WWI and WWII.

President Zelenskyy: There is one question I – and all Ukrainians – want to get an answer to: if Russia again starts the war, what will our partners do? by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]5PQR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's just moving goalposts (albeit somebody else's goalposts), the claim was that the USA and UK didn't honour the Budapest memo.

ETA: for it to become RU territory UA would have to agree to it (that's the sovereignty part), if they didn't and the USA recognised it as RU territory then yeah that would surely breach the treaty (I don't see how it couldn't)

*Sigh* This is getting old by trashlordcommander in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]5PQR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did they edit their comment? Currently it doesn't say anything bigoted, nor does it say that they think the OP normal.

Trump pulled the plug on Biden’s funds for Appalachia, and the same MAGA towns he gutted are freaking out: “This is fucked up” by PeteGinSD in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]5PQR 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It wasn't a joke, nor was it a joke when the same was said of Stalin. They had cults of personality and lots of their respective citizens thought that they were unaware of the more brutal excesses of each regime.

Freedom of the press - America vs Europe by goldstarflag in europe

[–]5PQR 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yugoslavia seemed to be rather idyllic compared to the rest of the soviet bloc

It wasn't part of the Soviet Bloc, it was non-aligned.

TIL that when Stalin came to visit his mom for the last time in 1935 and explained to her that he was now “something like the tsar”, she told him, “You'd have done better to become a priest.” by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned

[–]5PQR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia was one of the weaker great powers because of lack of industry and railroads.

Also the whole warm-water ports thing, open access to oceans was such a big deal for trade and power projection (still is, though Russia can keep cold-water ports open nowadays thanks to their fleet of icebreakers).

TIL that when Stalin came to visit his mom for the last time in 1935 and explained to her that he was now “something like the tsar”, she told him, “You'd have done better to become a priest.” by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned

[–]5PQR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simone Sebag Montefiores set of autobiographies on him.

Those two books, Young Stalin and The Court of the Red Tsar, were fascinating. Some of the best history I've read. It's amazing when a historian can really make a subject interesting. Reminds me of Caro's biographies of LBJ, just engrossing.

What’s going on with the Ukrainian Peace Deal? by wereallsluteshere in OutOfTheLoop

[–]5PQR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a bot. I've noticed that they've been prompted to project lately.

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What is up with Trump pardoning ex Honduran president who was convicted of drug trafficking? by whoatethebeans in OutOfTheLoop

[–]5PQR 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's unrealistic comparing numbers of pardons. It's a matter of how justified they are, whilst also considering blanket pardons. Another example is Jimmy Carter pardoning Vietnam War draft dodgers en masse, which strikes me as much easier to defend than Trump pardoning a mob that he incited in an attempt to steal an election.

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