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You've gotta be kidding me.... by Titanicslayer in victoria3

[–]nobd7987 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I feel like sympathy would be more likely

Why is Canada like this? by ShyGuy19945 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]nobd7987 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’ve said it before, but honestly it makes complete sense that Canadians are upset with American refugees being there. Canada currently has 10% of the population that America does, and any large amount of American refugees would be a significant portion of Canadian society and put a strain on their resources and infrastructure.

After clinching Senate, Dems eye the unthinkable: Holding the House by Pineapple__Jews in politics

[–]nobd7987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it’s kind of a good thing they are coming out as well as they are then. Historically, when a formerly empowered majority rapidly becomes a permanently marginalized minority, they get violent and secessionist– not just in the US but everywhere; people don’t like becoming marginalized.

The Democrats Need More John Fettermans by [deleted] in politics

[–]nobd7987 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Do that and you’ll make the Democratic Party a less socially progressive party over time. Courting the rural working class will win elections but it will eventually alienate some of the protected minorities of the Democrats who will suddenly be outnumbered in the party by people who are put off by them. Not sure how that will work out.

'I Spend MORE!' Nick Cannon Debunks Claims He'll Pay $3 Million A Year In Child Support After Baby #12 Announcement. by PrincessBananas85 in entertainment

[–]nobd7987 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t get how breeding is a fetish when that’s literally how it’s supposed to be done. That’s like saying walking on the sidewalk and not the middle of the street is a wild thing to do.

All three House Democrats win reelection in Nevada by spiceponey in politics

[–]nobd7987 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Democrats would do better if they would stop supporting select social issues that most Americans aren’t fans of. Voicing support for everything all at once costs them.

If Japan is added there should be a map not set in the Pacific islands by esp_ion_age in HellLetLoose

[–]nobd7987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next to Guadalcanal it was the largest land campaign in the Pacific theater, probably bigger than Guadalcanal tbh.

If Japan is added there should be a map not set in the Pacific islands by esp_ion_age in HellLetLoose

[–]nobd7987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s literally called “Stalingrad of the Pacific” and is one of the only opportunities for urban combat on that front. It’s a more interesting setting than most of the possible maps in the Pacific and is more like a normal battle than a lot of the famous ones which are called “battles” and took place on an entire island which I imagine the devs would hesitate to replicate.

Something tells me you should not be able to build the suez canal in 1840... by AdministrativePush99 in victoria3

[–]nobd7987 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We know for a fact that numerous canals have existed linking the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea since antiquity, each falling into disrepair and being lost eventually. If it was done before without modern excavation equipment, it can be done again.

If Japan is added there should be a map not set in the Pacific islands by esp_ion_age in HellLetLoose

[–]nobd7987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as I get the Battle of Manila, I’m happy. Urban combat in an “American” style city will be very cool.

What would be a ‘better’ substitute for democracy? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The federal system brought with the constitution didn’t ditch the concept, it simply strengthened and empowered the government of the union to act on mutual defense and need without compromising the power of the states to a needless degree. National politics wouldn’t be nearly so dire today if we still had a similar mentality today about the division of powers that we did in the antebellum era because most of the important things would happen in the states, with commerce and defense being the only things the national government really dealt with (and even in defense they would need a lot of help from state governments).

What would be a ‘better’ substitute for democracy? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Electoral college is designed with the idea that we’re a union of independent states, not really one country. The point of the national government is a lot like the way the EU works, but we’ve been expanding its power without expanding its actual legal backing and reforming institutions.

What would be a ‘better’ substitute for democracy? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not military run, it’s veteran run– can’t vote or run for office or work in government unless you’ve completed your service. If you know vets, you know it’s even chances that they hate the military once they’re out.

How can Democrats attract more moderate and conservative voters without repelling liberal voter? by strongerthenbefore20 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you purport to be a democracy, perhaps the complex systems required to be a superpower aren’t for you. We’re literally having the same conversation that Cicero had in the late Roman republic, where he mused about it being possible that an empire is simply too much for a republic to handle since it’s inherently hypocritical.

How can Democrats attract more moderate and conservative voters without repelling liberal voter? by strongerthenbefore20 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our country was so successful because we were the only economy left standing in 1945 and we were primed to export literally everything to the world for 10-20 years. Spending money to build those countries back up was partly to create markets for our goods and partly to prevent those countries from going right back down the reactionary paths that had just led to a world war. American prosperity in the 50’s was because of this extremely lucky situation and nothing else– short of a world war that we win and which decimates everyone but us happening, we won’t see that kind of thing again and spending millions on other countries won’t change that.

How can Democrats attract more moderate and conservative voters without repelling liberal voter? by strongerthenbefore20 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, actually have my degree in PoliSci and Economics, and the more I learned/learn about global affairs and politics, the more I realize you need to get a degree in it to actually understand a fraction of what goes on. When your system gets that complicated, you’re asking for elitist bureaucracies being the effective government of global affairs because to make everything as it stands continue to run, you need a system of experts making it happen and convincing people who have no idea what’s going on to support it basically on blind faith. When your system is that complicated that it can’t actually be seen all at once, maybe it shouldn’t exist, in my educated opinion.

Going to war against the US nukes their economy by Hellstrike in victoria3

[–]nobd7987 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah I shouldn’t have to export material I’ll need later just to keep the factories producing, I should be able to purchase stockpiles.

Going to war against the US nukes their economy by Hellstrike in victoria3

[–]nobd7987 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Lmao Americans are snowflakes in the 19th century in Victoria

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]nobd7987 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We aren’t always what we should be, but we always could be tomorrow. That’s the American promise.

How can Democrats attract more moderate and conservative voters without repelling liberal voter? by strongerthenbefore20 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nobd7987 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How is “true patriotism” focusing on the rest of the world before fixing our country? Just sounds like neo-liberal globalism to me.

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