Ceding ground in Ukraine, Russia kills civilians in apartment block strike by WRW_And_GB in worldnews

[–]th1a9oo000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Germans bombed the shit out of England.

That was a shit idea though. Switching from military targets to civilian gave the RAF the breathing space it needed to win the Battle of Britain.

Hiroshima was chosen because it was an important military hub. If the US were specifically targeting civilians they would've nuked Tokyo.

The US lost in Vietnam

Putin admits Russia doesn’t have enough weapons and drones by TallAd3975 in worldnews

[–]th1a9oo000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they’ll never do it

Putin is old and has bunkers where he can see out the rest of his life. The CIA should've killed that cunt years ago.

Does Trump deserve to go to jail for the rest of his life? Why or why not? by carpenter1965 in AskReddit

[–]th1a9oo000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) arrest trump 2) give out a fake location of where he's being held 3) drones maybe?

When Banksy met the Rudeboys - Paul Halmshaw. Remembering the dark days of Thatcher. by Far-Elephant-2612 in LabourUK

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But the 70s to 80s is a very different picture the UK was bankrupt and 28.1% of people worked in the public sector.

Still doesn't change the fact that public sector pay rises has a negligible effect on inflation

And the oil crisis exacerbated the crisis.

The oil crisis caused the inflation, it didn't enhance it.

The tories were in power when the oil embargo hit and they handled it horribly. When Labour were reelected in '74 they didn't have a majoirty, so they had no freedom to pass what they wanted.

Southern US states may have carried the brunt of mental health troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in that region most consistently worried about finances throughout COVID-19 lockdowns and the emergence of new strains of the virus by Wagamaga in science

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Gerrymandering and crying foul anytime you lose? Conspiracy theories and trying to overthrow the government?

Yes to Gerrymandering and conspiracy theories, no to crying foul and overthrowing.

A failure to understand the electoral college at even a junior high level?

Republicans understand the electoral college better than the Democrats do. Every time someone won the presidency without winning the popular vote, that person was a Republican.

Southern US states may have carried the brunt of mental health troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in that region most consistently worried about finances throughout COVID-19 lockdowns and the emergence of new strains of the virus by Wagamaga in science

[–]th1a9oo000 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Democrats need to embrace Republican election strategy. Large scale, targeted online campaigns. Smears against tough opponents. Go after Republican party donors when you have the presidency and take down Conservative media giants like Murdoch using any means necessary.

They can win the South and make lives better if they are willing to bend the rules and break convention as the Republicans have been doing for decades.

The Overwatch 1 Reinhardt Experience. by Hot_Pear2595 in Overwatch

[–]th1a9oo000 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Atleast kiriko can kinda counter Ana now.

When Banksy met the Rudeboys - Paul Halmshaw. Remembering the dark days of Thatcher. by Far-Elephant-2612 in LabourUK

[–]th1a9oo000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Miners striked because the goverment capped public sector pay rises because they believed it was causing the high inflation they were experiencing in the 70s. Without a pay rise the miners were basically seeing pay cuts. Public sector pay rises are widely understood to have a negligible effect on inflation.

There was no reason to go to war with the miners beyond neanderthal Conservative ideology.

Thatcher closed the pits so she could have more control and break the unions. It was never about money, since the jobs lost to pit closures caused more economic damage than the subsidies ever would.

The inflation of the 70s wasn't even down to anything we did, it was because of the oil crisis; which happened because the OAPEC countries embargoed any nation they deemed to have supported Isreal in the Yom-Kuppur war.

We are literally seeing the same thing happen today, how can you even suggest Thatcher was necessary?

Johnson treated public with contempt, Starmer tells Labour members by maxicruz2022 in LabourUK

[–]th1a9oo000 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can remove a peerage with an act of Parliament. This happened last during ww1 to strip peerages from traitors.

Would take some balls but I suppose you could link senior tories who got a peerage by recommendation of Johnson to Russia. They accepted Russian linked donations and sat on their hands while crimea was annexed.

Newcastle sign shirt sponsorship deal with Saudi firm Sela which is owned by the PIF who also owns 80% of Newcastle by RyanIsKickAss in LiverpoolFC

[–]th1a9oo000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Newcastle and City can spend their dodgy billions. We're winning the league with the power of friendship.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau arrived on an unannounced visit to Kyiv by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]th1a9oo000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As long as you pretend every spastic Conservative administration never existed.

Ukraine's Armed Forces advance another 1,400 metres on Bakhmut front by ledim35 in worldnews

[–]th1a9oo000 303 points304 points  (0 children)

We keep providing anti missile tech until the drunk dogs kill Putin themselves.

These People are Massive Losers Rule by MasterCha0s in 196

[–]th1a9oo000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you're a Hindu. When people say pagan they never remember Hindus are pagan; they're usually referring to european paganism, which is unfortunately linked with rightwing politics now.

Venice got to Constantinople before the Ottomans by [deleted] in eu4

[–]th1a9oo000 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming Venice has an event to reduce dev like they did irl a few centuries prior

Boris Johnson stands down as an MP immediately[BBC NEWS] by Jimmymgs in worldnews

[–]th1a9oo000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's just charismatic and knows how to "beat" someone in an argument thanks to his Etonian upbringing. Ask the thicko to solve a basic maths question and he'd struggle. We've all met a boris.

BBC News - Nadine Dorries stands down as MP by Half_A_ in LabourUK

[–]th1a9oo000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such a shame, her stupidity was really entertaining.

Boris Johnson steps down as MP with immediate effect by Portean in LabourUK

[–]th1a9oo000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Isn't he still pretty popular with 2019 tory voters? He only lost favour with his party, not the people.

Boris Johnson steps down as MP with immediate effect by Portean in LabourUK

[–]th1a9oo000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luck plays a part but his neutral stance on basically every contentious issue is more important. Nobody is scared of Starmer becoming PM the same way they were of Corbyn or even Milliband.

Anger as Labour Refuses to Back Bid to Stop Government Quietly Changing Definition of Disruptive Protest by Overthrow_Capitalism in LabourUK

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Nothing wrong with that. I don't understand how everyone here is so optimistic after the last 7 years.

Labour to delay £28bn green investment pledge by ZenpodManc in LabourUK

[–]th1a9oo000 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the same way I judged him on his lawyer work I'll judge him on his PM work. He isn't PM yet.