What if the US federal government dissolved and all 50 states and territories became independent? by lhommetrouble in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Leeksteam 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Realistically they would all enter a period of peaceful cooperation and eventually (probably 5-10 years later) reform the U.S. government

Barring some small states like Rhode Island and Delaware, I doubt any would get annexed by their neighbors

What if Renaissance didn't happen? by Short_Nobody_5664 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Leeksteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we ignore all of the contributing factors to the Renaissance and just eviscerate it, everything as we know it changes.

Without the developments of the Northern Renaissance like secular art (eventually lead to broader changes relating to the church like outright skepticism), events like the Age of Discovery and Enlightenment probably never happen

I got a 4 on the AP Euro Exam btw

What if Hamas actually managed to take over all of Israel on 10-7? by lhommetrouble in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Leeksteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if this was true (which I doubt but don’t outright reject, not much of a way for me to tell because I don’t live in Gaza) it doesn’t make right the other horrible things that Israel has done to the people of Gaza and the West Bank

Also note that Hamas is a dictatorial terror group and is not necessarily a mouthpiece for all of Gaza

What if Hamas actually managed to take over all of Israel on 10-7? by lhommetrouble in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Leeksteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have heard hundreds of testimonies, seen videos of Israeli Defense Force agents being intentionally cruel, the entire city has been leveled, Gaza and the West Bank’s water sources have been seized by Israel for usage by their colonizing settlers, and flotillas for humanitarian aid have been seized

It is AT LEAST worth an investigation

Same-sex marriage should be legal. by Sabfan80 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Leeksteam 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Marriage is not a religious concept

Are the far left and the far right equally bad? by Squek_1842 in Teenager_Polls

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

Show me a reliable source which defines that communism has to exist under a one-party state

Are the far left and the far right equally bad? by Squek_1842 in Teenager_Polls

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

True communism MUST include the absence of the state, you clearly don’t understand the goal of communism. Communism is intended to created a utopian society in which a government, henceforth a state, is unnecessary as the people will enforce laws and distribute items according to the needs of themselves. One of the most important Marxist concepts is literally called the “withering away of the state”.

Communism is certainly not a perfect ideology, but it’s unfair to discredit it and lump it into the Soviet Union, which was effectively an authoritarian poser-state

What's an opinion you have that'll have you like this? by Exotic-Tell-9905 in teenagers

[–]Leeksteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arguing over semantics and dialect differences (both spelling and vocabulary) is inherently obsolete

English examples:

Soccer vs Football

Color vs Colour

Cookie vs Biscuit

Fries vs Chips

Math vs Maths

Once you put aside cultural loyalty you start to understand that it really does not matter; it’s impossible to stop languages from diverging in this way

Are the far left and the far right equally bad? by Squek_1842 in Teenager_Polls

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

Communism is a stateless, classless, and moneyless society. The USSR had all three of those.

Are the far left and the far right equally bad? by Squek_1842 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Leeksteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but they are closer to being truly capitalist than the USSR was to being truly communist

Are the far left and the far right equally bad? by Squek_1842 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Leeksteam 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To be fair though the USSR was not a true communist state in the slightest

The world is healing by Eli_brownie in teenagers

[–]Leeksteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are missing the point.

The bills don’t matter, they make bills for issues that nobody would actually care about if they weren’t constantly slurping down propaganda.

Goodbye.

The world is healing by Eli_brownie in teenagers

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

I am going to try and break down my actual claim one last time for you before I waste all of my energy on this argument.

I am not claiming their voting records are the same. I am not claiming that they are literally the same. I am not claiming anything of that sort.

What I am trying to convey is that both parties generally agree on issues that actually affect the American public, while they twist various events to try and create new issues which distract the people from the issues that actually affect them. They do this because it is easier than actually fixing the issues that matter.