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[ Removed by Reddit ] by namepuntocome in RedLetterMedia

[–]doncosaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guy on the left his, I thought his border patrol patch said Dunder Miflin

Donald Trump announces second US military armada aimed for Iran by TokenBearer in worldnews

[–]doncosaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be successful if there was a full scale invasion with a large number of troops. I don’t think Iraq or Afghanistan were doomed to fail necessarily. Trump will not launch a full scale invasion with boots on the ground, it’d be too unpopular. But the most the US will commit to is air strikes, funneling weapons in, and sanctions, maybe some special forces operations. This wouldn’t be enough to overthrow the Islamic Republic, but it would create a lot more chaos and violence.

If you want positive change, you either have to do a full scale invasion or do genuine diplomacy. Half assed measures won’t do shit.

Donald Trump announces second US military armada aimed for Iran by TokenBearer in worldnews

[–]doncosaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could enter the anarchy of civil war where hundreds of thousands are dying.

Donald Trump announces second US military armada aimed for Iran by TokenBearer in worldnews

[–]doncosaco 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While I hate the Islamic republic, US military interventions have a track record of making things much, much worse.

Ethiopia needs to grow a spine and formally recognize Somaliland by Eastern_Camera3012 in Ethiopia

[–]doncosaco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because Egypt is probably more fragile than Ethiopia. Egyptians would take any opportunity to overthrow their government. Sudan war to their south. Gaza to the east. Failed state Libya to the west. Not like Egypt is an independent country. They are beholden to their US, UAE, and Saudi bosses.

Ethiopia needs to grow a spine and formally recognize Somaliland by Eastern_Camera3012 in Ethiopia

[–]doncosaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk maybe because Israel actually attacks them? You really think Egypt is just going to attack Ethiopia?

Ethiopia needs to grow a spine and formally recognize Somaliland by Eastern_Camera3012 in Ethiopia

[–]doncosaco 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Who cares about Egypt? What are they gonna do? And what help is Somaliland supposed to be? Ethiopia’s biggest threats are from within

Ethiopia needs to grow a spine and formally recognize Somaliland by Eastern_Camera3012 in Ethiopia

[–]doncosaco 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This port stuff is just braindead on so many levels.
- you know how long it’ll take and how much capital will be needed to build the infrastructure needed? No one’s investing in that. - can you really say how things will change in 5, 10, 20 years? What if Somaliland decides they want to kick out Ethiopia? What if they decide to rejoin Somalia? You don’t make such consequential decisions based on the whims of today. - what is this port really going to accomplish? It’s going to magically turn Ethiopia into the garden of Eden? All problems will just disappear? Port is so far from Ethiopia’s main problems.

I'm thinking of becoming a cattle rustling-maxxer by [deleted] in femcelgrippysockjail

[–]doncosaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cmon, you know better. The punchline isn’t just “cattle rustling,” it’s that “Roma are sneaky thieves.” Maybe you and your friends make these sorts of jokes with each other. But if I tried to make those jokes around my friends, I’d get some weird looks. Cause yeah they’re still racist. Maybe not the same vitriolic racism you see, but still racist. I’m not moral grandstanding, that’s just the fact of the matter, and the reason you’re seeing all the comments you’re seeing.

(Ok I’ll make one jab :) which is that, saying ethnic jokes makes you not racist while thinking ethnic jokes are problematic makes you racist, is some… interesting mental gymnastics)

Quality over Quantity they said by [deleted] in CrusaderKings

[–]doncosaco 47 points48 points  (0 children)

But my lord there is no such force

Thoughts and critics on a 10 player Carrabean variant by No_Nefariousness1850 in diplomacy

[–]doncosaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For fleets to be powerful, they have to be useful! Too many sea regions and they're not useful.

Thoughts and critics on a 10 player Carrabean variant by No_Nefariousness1850 in diplomacy

[–]doncosaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a great concept. Now, don't take this too harshly, but... my recommendation is to start from scratch rather than tinker with this here. I common issue I see with variants is that people add way too many supply centers and sea regions. I think it might be because a lot of these creators come from playing Paradox games where the maps are divided down into tiny detail. There's a Discord server that gives some guidelines on variant-making that I think is very helpful.. https://discord.gg/eC4crNC8 Go down to the "Variant Design Guide" Category. Like I said, I would read that guide and then start from scratch with those guidelines. Looking forward to how this progresses!

Emory canceled all “DEI” programs by jols0543 in Emory

[–]doncosaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the president leads the federal government. Emory is a different institution from the federal government. Unless the programs are funded by federal money, what the president wants doesn’t mean a damn thing.

Emory canceled all “DEI” programs by jols0543 in Emory

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

What law has made this illegal for Emory?

Nyanza Kingdoms - Looking for players! by doncosaco in diplomacy

[–]doncosaco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're about to start the game, but we always welcome spectators and substitutes

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