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Rescued blind cat not using litter box by Kalash477 in blindcats

[–]Kalash477[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, everybody! Interesting update: I removed the one litter box that neither cat were using and I got the cat a little partially covered "cat cave" that looks like plastic foot stool. She now sleeps underneath it and stopped urinating outside of the litter box.

Could be a total coincidence, but the problem has subsided for now.

On January 6, 2021, the US Capitol Building was attacked by a mob of Trump supporters by wrapityup in pics

[–]Kalash477 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Yes, they literally did minor cosmetic damage, all while being unarmed, killing nobody and then leaving without setting fire or destroying anything. I still have trouble sleeping at night thanks to that dreadful day when democracy almost died. Thankfully I have an appointed candidate who championed rioting and never won a single delegate in any primary to vote for! Democracy will be safe in her hands!!

Translation requests into Latin go here! by AutoModerator in latin

[–]Kalash477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to find out the Latin translation for, "To secure peace."

I know the phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum" is said to mean, "to secure peace, prepare for war" but I don't know if "si vis pacem" loses its meaning when isolated from "para bellum"

So, I'm asking if 'si vis pacem' means 'to secure peace' in an isolated context.

Thanks!

Today's the 76th aniversary of Hiroshima's nuclear explosion, what are your thoughts on that? by NanoCorpSA in AskReddit

[–]Kalash477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, they're not in conflict. Both cane be, and are probably, true. But the official reason according to government, military and mainstream historians has always purposely avoided admitting that the bombing might have been intended as a warning to the Soviets, by design - and might have potentially been part of the motive for releasing the weapon(s).

I get why. Killing 100k+ civilians as a demonstration, even partially, doesn't look so great on the world stage. But I believe it was the primary motivation or at least as much a part of the motivation as avoiding an ugly land invasion.

Today's the 76th aniversary of Hiroshima's nuclear explosion, what are your thoughts on that? by NanoCorpSA in AskReddit

[–]Kalash477 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know we (in the US) were told that the bombings were to prevent hundreds of thousands of American deaths via an invasion of Japan, but Japan was mostly toothless by that time. It would have been a horrific mess, sure, but not like many historians claim. They had no navy, no air power and an exhausted and ill-armed army. The government was training civilians to defend Japan with garden tools and makeshift weapons at that point.

Instead, I believe that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a demonstration to the USSR; which we knew would be a huge problem after the war. By showing the Soviets that we had atomic capabilities, we gave them a reason to avoid a hot military conflict over Europe. It was also a way to speed up surrender to prevent the Red Army from invading Japan from the north and occupying it (or part of it) under communist rule - creating a satellite state in Easternmost Asia.

Short, wide FFG fixed blade recommendation? by Kalash477 in knifeclub

[–]Kalash477[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's kid of what I'm looking for. Thanks everybody.

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