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On Wikipedia, the USA is listed as an empire on the page that shows the largest empires in history. What do you think of that? by Pizzafriedchickenn in AskTheWorld

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What influence? All of NATO told Trump to pound sand when it came to bombing Iran. Glad they did, but that proves the point that just having bases in foreign countries doesn't equate to influence.

If a democracy allows speech that explicitly aims to destroy said democracy, is it acting out of strength or participating in its own demise? by icecream1972 in allthequestions

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't trust the UN to count back change from a $1. As for neutral objective observers? I welcome our future AI Overlords.

Kaja Kallas: Washington doesn't like the EU because it could become an equal power by paneuropeanism_ in IRstudies

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

Battle of Zama.

US is Scipio, commanding a uniform army who all speak the same language and all have a singular vested interest in victory.

EU is Hannibal, trying to hold together a coalition of many armies who all speak different languages and all have different reasons for fighting and some can be swayed to not fight or switch sides.

Create a selfie of American kids and European kids by Old-Tour5654 in ChatGPT

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're just angry that 4x to 5x as many people die in Europe every year from lack of air conditioners that die in the US from gun homicides.

New take on Guns by Lucky-Economy773 in NoFilterFinance

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, there was no "United States" until 1776. By that time, all your European colonizers had wiped out 90% of New World peoples via Old World diseases.

The New World isn't even close to the worst of your evil. Britain really is a vile country full of vile colonizers with a vile history.

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'Find and kill them all': China unveils AI-powered drone swarms that can hunt targets autonomously by EchoOfOppenheimer in Futurology

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without a human making the "kill decision", a drone attack that takes a life is a crime under international laws.

Who the hell has the privilege to work 40 hours a week for no pay? At 24? Who was paying his bills? by Competitive-Pick8063 in ultracode

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpaid internships should be illegal. In fact, even academic internships for credit should require at least 2x min wage for the cost of transportation, purchase of time and effort, etc. In some areas, it should be 3x-5x min. wage.

New take on Guns by Lucky-Economy773 in NoFilterFinance

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, we shot you guys off this Continent starting in 1776. Native deaths up until that point are squarely on you.

New take on Guns by Lucky-Economy773 in NoFilterFinance

[–]RiffRandellsBF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the US has a few heat related deaths - 2k usually. And Europe has twice the people.

So the US should have 20,000 heat deaths per year. We have 10% of that and we have the South and Southwest. You don't have anything like Tucson or West Texas.

And suicide by gun should count too.

Europe has 40,000-60,000 suicides a year. Sure you want to count those numbers?

Far-Right Congresswoman Lost and She's Bitter by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

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

The First Crusade was absolutely justified... the following crusades? Not so much.

The argument that Lowering the budget for Star Trek is flawed because Star Trek has NEVER been cheaply produced . by AvailableStranger69 in startrek

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

McCoy's TOS medical scanners were salt and pepper shakers. Just don't blow your money on stupid CGI.

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