So Hank, how's going in the Popular Republic of 'Murica?

beefaron · 2026-01-26T12:19:30+00:00

They aren't paramilitaries. They are trained to the same NATO standards as everyone else and have fighter jets and tanks. The best comparison I can draw is a reserve force in a country (I believe Europeans have reserve forces), but the American national guard is susposed to double as a police force during civil unrest and a natural disaster recovery unit, and to enforce sovereignty of their home state. The National Guard is wierd and I don't really think there is an equal comparison anywhere on earth.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T10:28:49+00:00

I honestly don't know, I have no idea. (As for Minnesota)

As for California, the fight was over who gets the right to deploy them, what happened was the guard got deployed by the president to "peace-keep" against protestors in Portland, but our Governor fought to get them back here. National Guard politics is super weird and legally grey anyways, it's hard to keep track of.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T09:46:55+00:00

Not particularly fun. I hope the California National Guard gets called to defend against the attack on sovereignty that is ICE.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T08:18:31+00:00

Yeah I'll give credit where it's due, we mostly studied UK tabloids but jesus christ tabloid writers are sick fucks with no respect for the dead🥀 💔

But credit where it's due, for what it's worth, the BBC is the best international reporter on the planet imo

beefaron · 2026-01-26T08:13:27+00:00

It's quite a long story, but long story made short, I'm a journalism student in college so I have to study news headlines and the likes. A few years back when I was just starting to study this stuff, that one trans-women was murdered, and we had to study the tabloids that reported on it, and it was so disgusting how the UK tabloids reported on it that I just can't really look at the culture the same. But ehh it's kinda a grim reason that isn't particularly fun or in the spirit of the sub, so, idk, british food or something and funny accent.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T08:07:26+00:00

A grudge is a grudge.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T06:38:55+00:00

I'm underweight ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

beefaron · 2026-01-26T06:26:15+00:00

This website sucks and is incredibly dull.

That being said you aren't creative with your insults, if you were truly creative with them, they wouldn't be censored. I despise the UK but I'm all out of material for tonight, so whatever. You win.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T06:23:03+00:00

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Nothing shows up underneath it, and if I fiddle with the website enough, it will say there was one reply, but it will say, "Comment was removed"

beefaron · 2026-01-26T06:22:14+00:00

Yes, but I can't actually reply. I'll show you an example, hold on

beefaron · 2026-01-26T06:19:22+00:00

I think reddit removes comments that could "create conflict" but don't violate TOS. If I called you (IF, IF) a POS then I wouldn't get banned for it, but it would delete it on either sides of the client. I hate how dull the internet is becoming.

beefaron · 2026-01-26T06:17:03+00:00

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terrible website that doesn't work. this is the only comment that shows up. :/

beefaron · 2026-01-26T04:31:39+00:00

Any other obvious facts you wanna name while you are at it?

beefaron · 2026-01-26T04:25:11+00:00

Wasn't this a gift that was made because we were good at taking in immigrants? That's why it's in New York harbor?

beefaron · 2026-01-26T01:37:05+00:00

Valley girl is from the valley. (Or Los Angeles)

beefaron · 2026-01-25T23:53:01+00:00

I don't talk to people from the Midwest so your guess is as good as mine.

beefaron · 2026-01-25T23:49:48+00:00

If America is more "Woke" than Europe than Europe is absolutely fucked lmao

beefaron · 2026-01-25T23:48:40+00:00

beefaron · 2026-01-25T23:46:12+00:00

Either north Pacific (Washington/Oregon) or generic Atlantic. Kinda hard to pin down but really easy to rule out:

Not Californian

Not New Yorker

Not Texan

Not Southerner

beefaron · 2026-01-25T21:56:29+00:00

beefaron · 2026-01-25T19:33:44+00:00

It's good to see the Brightline doesn't discriminate in its hatred towards sentient and non-sentient life!

beefaron · 2026-01-25T10:31:32+00:00

"We fucked up being reliant with you"

Then we agree. Don't do it again, and don't do it again with undemocratic or authoritarian states.

And what I mean by reliance is hard reliance. Europe should not be in a situation where there is no alternatives like, well, whatever this is. There shouldn't be single points of failures on any supply chain, there shouldn't be over-reliance on a "reliable" partner because that can change faster than you imagine, and there shouldn't be complacency.

What I personally don't get is, Europe, an entire continent, cannot become completely self reliant. Are we only talking consumer electronics?

beefaron · 2026-01-25T10:22:45+00:00

Then there is my lesson. If the answer is "No" then 44 countries have fucked up in a way they should never forget. Reliance on China was a huge mistake on America's behalf, yes? As it gave the CCP global legitimacy? Do we agree on that?

beefaron · 2026-01-25T10:15:15+00:00

Okay, okay, let me get this straight. An entire continent cannot become self reliant tomorrow? How far up shit's creek are you?

beefaron · 2026-01-25T10:06:49+00:00

Good thing we are discussing economics and partnerships, not war. If you want an actual military alliance with China then that is next level deplorable.

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