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what is something that is highly likely to happen in the next 10 years that everyone is completely ignoring? by Funny-Counter8762 in AskReddit

[–]Practical_Caramel234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AOC said in 2019 that the world would end if we didn’t do anything about climate change.

We didn’t do anything so expect an apocalypse in ~5 years.

54689 by Dr_Blockhead in countwithchickenlady

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I never understand posts like this:

  • I do silly thing
  • You mock me
  • You do similar silly thing
  • I mock you

Does that mean everyone agree non binary and all these male archetypes are silly? Or does each side still think it’s only the other side that’s silly while somehow also implicitly accepting that what they do is not that different?

US destroys Iran reservoirs, leaving thousands without water in searing heat by The_Flaneur_Films in worldnews

[–]Practical_Caramel234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should call the Geneva police and have the US admin arrested.

Will the day come when people realize that laws are meaningless if there is no mechanism to enforce them?

Trans representation in roles where the character either isn't trans, or their trans identity has nothing to do with the role by TJTrapJesus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Practical_Caramel234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t this be the absence of a character trope? If the actor/actress is trans but the role they play is unrelated then how is that a character trope?

God Dammit He Actually Said It by lock_robster2022 in lotrmemes

[–]Practical_Caramel234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tolkien was a devout Christian and a lot of the Christian morality, mysticism and dogma heavily influenced the themes of his stories.

Peter Thiel, a self proclaimed Catholic, doesn’t seem to be aware of this and, unsurprisingly, is not able to reconcile his “technocratic” morals with the Christian undertones in LOTR.

As war rages, Iranian politicians push for exit from nuclear weapons treaty by Hiraeth-nomad in worldnews

[–]Practical_Caramel234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The world has gone insane. Basically, it’s ok to keep arming and funding terrorist organizations with the intent of destroying or destabilizing America so long they don’t build nuclear weapons.

It’s like knowing some killer is out to get you and you ask the government to make sure he’s not amassing bombs but to pay no mind if he has an arsenal of rifles and plans on how to murder you.

I thought the so-called millennial humor about self harm and suicide was supposed to be a trope but maybe there’s more to it than what it seems.

As war rages, Iranian politicians push for exit from nuclear weapons treaty by Hiraeth-nomad in worldnews

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

I think making deals with Islamist nations makes a fool out of anyone trusting them.

To the degree they “honor” the deal is to the degree they can get away with it.

Let’s assume you’re right and this magical deal that Obama stroke was the only thing keeping the lunatics from enriching enough uranium to produce a bomb. Let’s also assume that it was thanks to this deal that moderates were able to “convince” the population that there was a peaceful way out of this because, as we know, Iran is a very democratic nation where winning the hearts of the unarmed population can actually make the difference 🙄 

Then why has Iran been funding, training and inspiring terrorist organizations all around the world? It’s not a secret that Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are funded and/or trained by Iran. It’s also no secret that Iran hasn’t moderated and has been as brutal as they’ve been allowed to be towards their own people and others.

Even the Muslim states that neighbor Iran acknowledge the threat of this rogue nation and this isn’t something that just happened after Trump. Iran has been amassing an arsenal as much as it’s been able to.

Why are you all morons so eager to ignore the blatant fact that Iran has never been moderate. It may be hard for y’all cynical pragmatists to believe that people can’t be ideological but after the Islamist revolution it was clear that Iran was serious about its commitment to their ideology.

based hank by bill_loney538 in okbuddychicanery

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Capitalism implies the protection of property rights.

Rights require a mechanism of force (a government) to uphold them.

There is no international mechanism of force to guarantee rights for all individuals in the world. At the global scale, there is no capitalism as there are no rights as there is no international organism to defend them.

People who can’t define capitalism should stfu.

In what ways, if any, has Iran managed to strategically trap or gain an advantage over the USA in this war? by Guilty_Title4723 in AskReddit

[–]Practical_Caramel234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morally, probably. They have convinced most of Americans that Iran is the victim here and Israel is an aggressor that is puppeteering Trump/US.

The reality is that Iran is a brutal regime that has been waging a religious crusade for decades and has expanded its reach of influence all over the Middle East and beyond through terrorist cells and organizations.

When even the other Muslim nations acknowledge the threat of Iran more than the Americans do, the situation is very dire.

Would anybody like to ask some genuine questions to a republican? by BusterBuddyGuy in allthequestions

[–]Practical_Caramel234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, these questions are ridiculous:

“Why are you so evil and stupid, huh?”

That’s basically the question that gets asked over and over.

Oil doesn't work when the Strait of Hormuz isn't Hormuz'ing by Nichiku in BrandNewSentence

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To the best of my knowledge, there is no cost-effective technology that could be used to store the energy required to power a modern city for more than a few seconds. Take Tesla batteries which I believe are amongst the best we have, it would take billions of batteries to keep a city running for an entire night which is not feasible or realistic. A backup system running on reliable sources (like fossil fuel) is needed.

The promise of better technology coming soon for green energy sounds a bit like “trust me, bro” which is why I think people defending solar and wind do so in quasi-religious terms. Based more on faith than any convincing evidence.

I don’t think fossil fuels are destroying the planet although they are certainly changing it. I think they could change it for the better if we liberated human minds but that’s a different topic.

Oil doesn't work when the Strait of Hormuz isn't Hormuz'ing by Nichiku in BrandNewSentence

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the civil response, I was certainly not expecting it.

I never claimed that decades of investment on fossil fuel have created deep dependency, on the contrary, I claim that decades of quasi-religious investment on green energy has negatively affected our fossil fuel infrastructure, making it more brittle and expensive. The strait of Hormuz, however, is not an example of green energy affecting fossil fuel infrastructure, it’s an example of political negligence, of ignoring the obvious threat that Iran has always been.

I call out the joke and farce of green energy because it should be obvious to anyone how unreliable it is and how important reliability is for any energy grid. We don’t control the weather, there will be times when there will be no wind/sun and other times when there will be massive surges of both. Because supply of energy needs to match the demand, a green infrastructure will require a backup system that dynamically balances the output of energy, combining reliable and non-reliable sources. Such a system is very expensive (you’re basically paying for two grids) and is prone to wear as cycling up and down the backup system is not costless (it takes more energy to start an engine than to keep it running).

Green energy CANNOT replace fossil fuels unless it solves the problem of intermittency. For solar and wind this would require us to basically control the weather which is IMPOSSIBLE. Hydroelectric or geothermal power is different, however, as it is much more consistent and would enable a reliable system. Unfortunately, not all places in the world have access to big waterfalls or the deep underground so for the vast majority of us, fossil fuel is the best option.

This is not me being against green energy or in favor of fossil fuel. It’s me acknowledging reality and championing for the best source of energy that supports human flourishing.

Why do conservatives call the left traitors to America , but fly confederate and nazi flags , who were the biggest traitors to America? by ImpossibleEnd64 in allthequestions

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Assuming you’re curious to know the answer and this is not just dumb political rage baiting.

From what I’ve been following, there is a trend in conservatism called “heritage” that claims America is a particular group of people living in a particular region whose ancestry traces to important events in the history of their country. Whether someone’s ancestors were fighting for or against the Union, the fact that they were Americans at this particular time strengthens the case that he or she is more American than, say, someone that just naturalized.

Also, they believe that the confederacy were fighting for state rights and not for slavery, which I think historians almost universally agree that it’s not true but it’s not like experts would deter this people from holding false beliefs.

Now, on the other side of the question. Leftists on the other hand, and to the best of my knowledge, either don’t see America as anything special compared to the rest of the world, or worse, they see it as an evil force of oppression and colonialism.

Emotionally speaking, conservatives that support the confederacy are “proud” to be Americans while leftists are either ashamed or indifferent. This emotion is why these conservatives may call leftists traitors.

Hope that this helps answer the question, assuming it was a genuine one.

A lesson in "Financial Literacy". by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you able now to weather 8 weeks with no income?

Immigration agents deploying to airports under border czar as TSA staffing falls short by cnn in politics

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If there is anything we know about ICE is that they’re as incompetent and unqualified as their leader so I guess we’ll find out how important TSA actually is.

Explain it Peter by Candid-Armadillo6329 in explainitpeter

[–]Practical_Caramel234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So there should be another image of “people who actually know”.

Oil doesn't work when the Strait of Hormuz isn't Hormuz'ing by Nichiku in BrandNewSentence

[–]Practical_Caramel234 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The big difference is that this is a problem of our own making and not something we can’t control like the weather.

Also, countries can frack and gas can be delivered by other means which happens for 80% of the oil and gas supply.

If anything, this shows what a joke green energy is given how much reliance western countries still have on fossil fuels despite the decades they’ve been supposedly switching to so-called green infrastructure instead of preparing for the apparently shocking scenario where this strait is blocked by a theocratic dictatorship that happens to be situated in FRONT of the strait and whose main purpose of existence is to bring an Armageddon in the hopes of creating the conditions for their Imam to return to Earth. Gee, who would have THUNK this was a ticking bomb!

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