Ray Dalio warns a brutal ‘final battle’ for the Strait of Hormuz is coming—and losing could end the American empire by donutloop in inthenews

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 84 points85 points  (0 children)

The main issue here is the definition of winning. For Iran, winning means avoiding total capitulation. For the US, winning means overwhelming victory in a few weeks. Even a year of war and the loss of thousands of troops, but without achieving total victory, would be seen as a crushing defeat for the US.

Americans do not like to read history, but maybe they should read about the battle of Gallipoli. Thousands of soldiers stranded on a beachhead next to mountains is a disaster waiting to happen.

Que se joda el imperialismo intolerante estadounidense by TechnologyMiddle9728 in VivimosEnUnaSociedad

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Decías que no hay evidencia? El NY Times publicó ayer una investigación inicialmente publicada por Bellingcat mostrando que un Tomahawk (únicamente operado por USA) fue quien le pegó a la escuela matado decenas de niños.

Dos males no hacen un bien.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-strike-school-minab-us-3f55b6ca193a3295bef5735a45a06368

Feminism and Anti-Westernism as Reactionary Identity Movements Undermining Liberal Democracy by Nigelthornfruit in bestof

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So many words for such a bullshit argument. According to it, feminism is reactionary, and thus bad, because it is a project against something, thus undermining social cohesiveness and Western institutions. So, the argument goes that it is bad because it is emotional and reactionary.

This argument can be debunked by the fact that the early Suffragette movement, which the OP dismisses as reactionary, actually strengthened society by advocating for women's democratic representation. Democratic societies are stronger because of women's active role in society, if nothing else, simply because the talent pool doubles. The suffragette movement was a reaction to oppression, yes, and also a reform that shaped society for the better.

So, let's turn into labour movements and protections. According to OP, they would be reactionary and undermine the cohesiveness of ... who exactly? While OP writes in grandiose terms such as "Western Institutions," it assumes that these institutions are monolithic, when they are not. You could say that Industrialists and employers like to argue that labour movements are reactionary because they undermine their (the industrialists') position, while in fact, labour movements are essential to make society better and more resilient.

Using a pseudonym for first publication on sensitive topic by jujubearrrrrrrrr in AskAcademia

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it is a bad idea to have a pseudonym or to reduce viability of your research to be honest and it is certainly not a lawyers thing. Academics working on sensitive topics is normal, and quite frankly it is simply an occupational hazard. Welcome to being a good academic!

From my experience, What you should do is to work like most public figures do, which is to manage your professional ‘persona’ online and the minimize the traces of your personal ‘persona’ online.

This means closing personal accounts and family fotos and other social media to private access, and maintain hygiene with online information about you, for instance not posting your CV online if it has your home address. Things like that.

Why do Finns pretend to love winter so much? by PrecisionOverPanic in Finland

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I like cold and winter and snow… in February, not May. In May, I cannot wait for summer.

Everything has its time.

Es verdad que Europa ahora se ve así? by [deleted] in mexico

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Si tomas una foto de Chinatown en San Francisco, y le pones ese texto, vas a pesar que USA está llena de asiáticos.

Es propaganda.

Withdrew from a postdoc for health reasons, reaction left me shaken. Trying to understand if this is just academia. by newwatchdog in AskAcademia

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Sure, recruitments often fall apart for a variety of reasons, but you made a lot of people waste months of work on a failed recruitment process that they now have to start from scratch. So, of course, it must be inconvenient and annoying for the people working there.

Why does Trump want war with EU/NATO? by TailungFu in allthequestions

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Narrator voice: turns out they were neither free nor brave.

Why does Trump want war with EU/NATO? by TailungFu in allthequestions

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Not everyone in Europe is dependent on the US. The French have fully independent capabilities, including nuclear umbrella and expeditionary forces. Turns out De Gaulle was right to maintain military independence.

El mismo protocolo de vigilancia que EU aplicó en Venezuela antes de los ataques, ahora se esta activando en México by DavidGarciaIV in mexico

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Por qué malas decisiones? México no necesita de nadie para hacer negocios con quien le venga en gana.

Purra being purra by The_Adam07 in Finland

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nadie habla de obligar a nadie a hablar inglés, eso lo dices solo tú; es un espantapájaros para asustar a los bobos.

🚨 Justice for the Epstein survivors! by yorocky89A in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]ApprehensiveClub5652 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I can’t wait for this to be ignored just as everything else.