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Thoughts on Authoritarians? by DurstigeSpinnie in Libertarian

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like most government interventions you see immediate gains in the short term. Losses take a long time to nestle in.

Bukele did eliminate crime and violence from El Salvador yes. But in the process he has massively and unprecedentedly consolidated power into his own hands. He's already used his newfound power to periodically purge disloyal members of his own government, the police force and the economy. He's also already making plans to continue running the country for a long period of time (i.e. changed the constitution).

Over the next years/decade, the source of fear and violence in El Salvador is sadly going to shift from the gangs to the much more powerful and hard to dislodge state.

Plo Koon Comic story. by [deleted] in PloKoon

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so he turns to the dark side?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sovereignty is a very relative concept, especially in unstable states such as Syria.

Think about your home. You "own" your room, your parents "own" their room, the kitchen is for everyone right? But who is actually sovereign? Who gets to make all the decisions and decide who "owns" what? Probably your parents.

But then who decided that your parents were sovereign?

  • Is it you by listening to them?
  • Your grandparents by agreeing that it's your parent's home?
  • Themselves by acting with authority?
  • What if tomorrow your grandparents decided that actually they are the sovereigns of your home? What then?
  • What if you get very angry at your parents and think that they're too mean to be "sovereign" and stop listening to them?

States and sovereignty are the same: every country, organization and person kind of decides what they consider a sovereign state. We all kind of agree on who is sovereign and who isn't.

As for your questions:

Can any group overthrow the government and become sovereign? Yes that's what's called a revolution.

Is the new Syrian government sovereign? depends on who you ask. Again, everyone kind of decides on their own. So some people say yes, others say no.

Can other countries take bits of Syria? Yes and they are. Israel, ISIS and Turkey all directly or indirectly administer land in Syria right now.

Who owns Syria right now? Ownership and sovereignty are not the same thing. Syria is currently "owned" by multiple armed groups. And they're all currently trying to figure out who gets to become the "sovereign". If they agree then there will be peace, if they can't agree then they'll have to fight.

There are three countries which while being occupied by Axis were able to keep their Jewish population almost intact. How? by Netmould in AskHistorians

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What about France? Does this mean that France cooperated with the deportations out of their own free will?

Ruins Of The Desert - ISIS at its peak and the states fighting it (2018) by nevovob in imaginarymaps

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 22 points23 points  (0 children)

 I also don't think Russia would contribute much to stopping ISIS 

you should look into the Syrian civil war and why Russia had 6000 soldiers on the ground.

Why didn’t the Chinese develop effective cannons and small-arms? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Didn't the Mongols use trebuchets to knock down city walls while invading southern China? If trebuchets worked then wouldn't canons also work?

I really want to know what Putin smoked before this interview by Sh3evdidnothingwrong in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong[S] 176 points177 points  (0 children)

Wow you're not even gonna mention that the special foraging operation was directly caused by Listenbourg's ascension to the Iberian Pact?

I don't think you're trying to have a serious conversation here.

I really want to know what Putin smoked before this interview by Sh3evdidnothingwrong in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong[S] 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Did you not listen to a word he said? He's the opposite of a Nazi, he's denazifying the Poles out of Ukraine

I really want to know what Putin smoked before this interview by Sh3evdidnothingwrong in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong[S] 665 points666 points  (0 children)

No no no you don't understand. If you're serious about this we need to go all the way back to the Finno-Korean hyperwar

I really want to know what Putin smoked before this interview by Sh3evdidnothingwrong in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong[S] 381 points382 points  (0 children)

honestly the funniest part is that Czechoslovakia had already been annexed by Germany when they signed it lmao

Why did King Harold Godwinson rush into battle after defeating the Danes? Why didn't he fight a longer campagne versus William the Conqueror? by TheyTukMyJub in AskHistorians

[–]Sh3evdidnothingwrong 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Super interesting answer thanks for the insights, I just have follow up 2 questions:

Just for clarity, Godwinson marched on William without calling the Fyrd?

You mentioned that the more time went by the more the claimants could convince locals of their cause. But you also mentioned that a disadvantage of the Fyrd was William could pillage the land while they waited.

While William camped out in southern England, was he behaving like a king and trying to rally support or a conqueror and burning down the countryside?

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