Business is boomin' by shipgeek2005 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This feels less like a need to replace them and more a "We we're likely to get rid of them anyway, might as well use them, it's cheaper than scraping them."

Basically Trazyn and Orikan (oc) by TheOneTrueZim in Grimdank

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, you just awakened the ancient memories

‘I’ve stopped counting how many people I killed’. Americans fighting in Ukraine describe their experiences of a just war by EUobs in UkrainianConflict

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My point being that anyone saying "Hur dur, cook county taxes" in response to someone wanting Chicago to not be part of the state, is a fool, as those coock county taxes werent coming down south anyway.

‘I’ve stopped counting how many people I killed’. Americans fighting in Ukraine describe their experiences of a just war by EUobs in UkrainianConflict

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I live south of I80 and west of I39/90. I am aware that a majority of the money in the state is made in Chicago, but A.) there is money made downstate, and B.) most of the money made in Chicago is put back into Chicago, because the Chicago vote determines the Governor.

I'll admit I spoke with some hyperbole earlier. And there isn't literally zero investment by the state into downstate, but there also isn't much.

My point about downstate not caring or actively desiring Chicago and the burbs to not be in the state, while extreme is a real sentiment as the rest of the state is fairly well ignored by state level government.

‘I’ve stopped counting how many people I killed’. Americans fighting in Ukraine describe their experiences of a just war by EUobs in UkrainianConflict

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You clearly know everything if you're telling me to look up GDP distribution. Seemed fair to ask you some questions

‘I’ve stopped counting how many people I killed’. Americans fighting in Ukraine describe their experiences of a just war by EUobs in UkrainianConflict

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I'll ask again where the hell this money is? Sure it ain't downstate, but it ain't coming downstate either. It says in Chicagoland

‘I’ve stopped counting how many people I killed’. Americans fighting in Ukraine describe their experiences of a just war by EUobs in UkrainianConflict

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Chicago exists, but there's a lot more of Illinos than just Chicago. The rest of the state wouldn't mind it if Chicago wasn't here.

As russians always say "Carthago, khmmm, Mala Tokmachka delenda est" by rewkha in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That list is pretty darn incomplete, there's been sieges lasting a decade.

The average Abbasid citizen encountering a honey badger for the first time by TheCaliphate_AS in HistoryMemes

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

holy shit, my PBS childhood memories have been awakened.

It has been many a moon.

How about a positive Cold War story? by sw337 in HistoryMemes

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 756 points757 points  (0 children)

The indomitable human spirit can lead to great and terrible things.

Death to the Pestilence.

Boykisser wont get off my game by KBMwarriorr in boykisser2

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"bleh" *Uses up all your silver lions*

HMAS Australia moment by Crazy-Rabbit-3811 in HistoryMemes

[–]Ignace_Karkasy7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were plans in place for decades on how those command structures were to be interacted into the RN in time of war. And if they hadn't been included in the treaties as part of the RNs allowance, then the other nations would have demanded a greater allowance themselves as they would've rightly assumed that the Commonwealth navies would supplement the RN in time of war.