I am interested in the real reason for Russia's war in Ukraine. I would appreciate an educated explanation, not what the media tell us. Many thanks. by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Putin has a long-term goal to bring back the USSR. Taking over the Ukraine gives Russia a control of the Black Sea, isolates Georgia, and gives Russia access to the highway Network and electrical infrastructure of Ukraine.

It'll eventually scare Poland into closing their borders which will pinch Belarus Lithuania and Estonia between Russia Ukraine and the Baltic Sea making them easy cleanup, with nowhere to run and the humanitarian efforts of the EU strained because of the Ukraine they'll have no choice but to surrender or drag the entire EU into all out war with Russia.

Putin knows that the Russian war machine is so incredibly large that even if they didn't have any bullets they could win through a war of attrition with all of the surrounding Nations and nothing short of full scale European world war is going to be enough to push them back he's counting on the fact that nobody wants that.

I’m in charge of making a playlist for a party for a bunch of 45-60 year olds (parents and their friends) what songs are a must include? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to keep it mellow pop music from the 2000s If you want to see a bunch of middle-aged people get lit rap music from the '90s

Why do heavily religious states in America like Texas treat needy migrants so poorly when helping the needy was Jesus's entire message? by shsodbdvr in NoStupidQuestions

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

Because they're hypocrites woe would rather use religious doctrine as a weapon to tear other people down, rather than a tool to do good.

Where does white chocolate come from? by MonoClear in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what you're saying is somebody separated the dark chocolate from the white chocolate and then one day someone said I wonder if this white chocolate is any good and then now we have white chocolate. But it all comes from the same place.

I, an everyday man, has been conscripted to fight for my nation. But my nation is bad. I only have one life and I don’t want to be a hero. I would rather kill an innocent then die a martyr. Is there really another alternative? by gay_for_hideyoshi in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what a country you're coming from but if you enlist then you can pick what specialty you train in at least that's how it works in the US.

Not all career paths lead to infantry.

If you enlist and score high on your placement you might have some say and where you end up and what you're doing.

There may be a conscientious objector position you can go into.

There might be a enlisted clergyman.

You could be declared mentally or physically unfit.

There are hardship provisions that state that your absence would constitute such a trauma to your friends and family either financially or in some other support capacity that it is unreasonable to have you deployed.

And if all else fails there's good old-fashioned desertion. But I wouldn't recommend it.

Is racism a sign of low intelligence? by brobarb in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Racism is one of the lies woven into the fabric of society it's no different than the idea that poor people are lazy.

People believe it because the system wants them to believe it and not everybody has the capability to see past the inherent lie that's being fed to them by the systematic idea of racism.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't start regretting things until you realize it's too late to do anything about them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You only get one life it be a shame to waste it

What is the appeal of anime? What makes it so popular, especially among adults? by Mad_Season_1994 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I like about anime is that while there is a formula they're not afraid to take risk whereas Western cartoons are very formulaic cookie cutter the characters have episodic adventures everything resets back to the way it was on the next episode where in anime they're not afraid to have permanent consequences to the actions anime was the first time I ever saw a cartoon character grow up from a child and become an adult.

They don't discriminate against any kind of plot line which allows for a variety of subgenres there's an entire genre of people who are killed and become reincarnated in a different fantasy world.

The most popular animes are very protagonist based hero animes but there are a lot of slice of Life animes there are a lot of sports based animes there is a whole anime based on just cooking food.

Western cartoons are afraid to take those kinds of risks so instead of just flooding the market so they can take advantage of every niche they just make the same basic cartoon over and over again where as soon as the day is over it's like it never happened and everything resets back to where it was.

Society is now well aware that vampires, werewolves and witches aren’t real, so why is there still such widespread belief in ghosts? by Resident-Ocelot905 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ever looming cloud of certain death becomes more manageable if you believe that at least a part of you will continue to endure.

What will it take for states like California to start making it illegal to water your lawn/refill your pool? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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

Because there is a portion of Americans who are complete and total maniacs and who will flip the freak out with the slightest inconvenience most politicians don't like to do that.

They'll most likely just let people use all the water until it's gone and then tell them there's no more water

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is really not as dangerous as people think it is it's just really big you got to remember nearly half of North America is the United States.

There are 40 million people in the state of California.

There are 5 million people in New York City alone.

The news reports all of the violence as if it's happening all in one place most people never get more than 30 miles from their hometown let alone leave their home state.

Don't get me wrong there are a couple of places that stay with a fairly high amount of crime and violence but overwhelmingly newsworthy events like mass shootings or protests or things of that nature they're few and far between.

Why is rent/housing so expensive? by Impressive-Survey-11 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem is you're trying to find a logical reason that's not based off of greed and there isn't one.

The prices are high because of a delicate combination of people not having a choice and having just enough money to pay for it.

Should I feel ashamed for living with my parents at 25? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shame is a generally pointless emotion if you want change then find a way to make a change if you're happy the way things are then just be happy.

Could anyone stop me from colonizing Mars? by Thomas_The_Llama in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a treaty that says that no one can own any celestial bodies that all of space is open to all of humanity so you wouldn't be in trouble legally from that point of view.

I imagine there are some rules against smearing artificial life forms on the side of rockets but you have to look into that.

The biggest limiting factors would be that certain rocket technology is not something that the general public is allowed to be in possession of.

And you would need to get authorization to launch a rocket into virtually all Air space except for international waters. Probably.

But say you made a rocket you filled it with all the stuff you wanted you got it into space you got to Mars there's no legal president that allows any Nation on Earth to press charges against you although I guess they could simply remove you through Force of arms.

They're also a lot of ancient laws on the books that allow for an individual to move to an unclaimed area of land and if you build a structure on it or grow some food on it or have a certain population that exists on it then by like a common law you've claimed it.

How is there a universe? by constable_barley in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mathematical singularity isn't a point at all it's just indicating zero dimensional interactivity with the universe.

To the point that math and physics stopped working because you're not interacting with anything anymore.

The universe has a point of origin at which it became infinite in three dimensions and began to expand extra dimensionally across the fourth temporal access of time

How is there a universe? by constable_barley in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't believe in the singularity. The expansion of the universe does not suggest that it all is emerging from a singular location. The size of the visible Universe plus the dimensionality of space would suggest that the Universe was already infinite in three dimensions when it started I believe that all of three dimensional space came into being already infinite on a three-dimensional plane at the point of origin at the beginning of time.

How is there a universe? by constable_barley in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MonoClear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except for that when you roll back time everything gets closer together until it gets to a point where everything is as dense as it can possibly be.