forz877

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by forz877 5y ago
>War of attrition does not mean casualty numbers War of attrition almost certainly requires high continual casualty numbers, it's literally in the first sentence of the Wikipedia article: > Attrition warfare is a military strateg
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by forz877 5y ago
I live in the rust belt. No one is buying those 30k homes. Why? They're unmaintained, falling apart, need completely rewired, completely new plumbing. The housing stock in the rust belt is OLD. This is what makes prices "so cheap&
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by forz877 5y ago
Sure, you could buy a house in the extremely small cities of Ohio with little to no jobs or economic future. I doubt many are. Almost all the population growth in the US is in major metro areas. If those cities are close to commute to Cleve
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by forz877 5y ago
Pandemic restrictions are pretty much nonexistent in large swaths of the US that have similar problems. There is certainly a worker deficit. Our society has moved up the stack and isn't bringing in enough cheap immigrant labor anymore
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by forz877 5y ago
It's still not enough to dispute the parent's comment. There isn't anyone poor getting rich off unemployment. It's not the reason for the housing boom.
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by forz877 5y ago
Seeing these comparisons is frustrating and makes it easy to understand why Afghanistan continues to be an enigma to westerners who think they know and understand the realities there on the ground.
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by forz877 5y ago
Because US is hegemon and can essentially do as it pleases without immediate consequence. This is why Russia and China have been focusing on destabilizing the US and minor geopolitical moves to chip away as opposed to directly challenging U
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by forz877 5y ago
It's interesting that the system working as intended is now viewed as a negative. Is this not capitalism at work? Company provides what society needs. Right now only 2 companies provide this particular type of vaccine. More competition
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by forz877 5y ago
This is just it - most people criticize the media have a clear political agenda, it oozes out of them. In this case, it immediately goes to Trump and Russia, almost instantly, almost as if it's a campaign. It misleads by saying "w
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by forz877 5y ago
Is that not problematic? You make an extraordinary claim, but then "there is no time for me to back it up." But there was time to make the claim, and this is ultimately the problem. You have just accepted out of hand that it is tr
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by forz877 5y ago
That's because the problem isn't media literacy, it's culture war. Both sides believe that they are fighting a do or die battle for their ideology, and are likely to support something even if the evidence is dubious because i
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by forz877 5y ago
Evidence that isn't cited, just assumed as fact. This post is an excellent example of information to not trust.
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by forz877 5y ago
Institutions have some level of accountability that Facebook memes don't. The NYT is not an arbiter of truth. However I am much more likely to pay attention to a piece of journalism from them moreso than my neighbor who can't read
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by forz877 5y ago
It may not be a huge success story, but it hasn't been a failed state either.
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by forz877 5y ago
I don't see how history can judge him harshly. Of course there is no way of knowing. But this is what everyone wants. No one wants to fight this war anymore, it's unwinnable, and staying any longer will just delay the inevitable.
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by forz877 5y ago
The Taliban is an organized militia. They would've rolled over the pockets of resistance just like they are now.
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by forz877 5y ago
On top of that, the conquered nations were not failed states. The US had a vested interest in protecting western Europe from the soviets, and given the historical and philosophical similarities and background of western Europe to the US, th
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by forz877 5y ago
The US never committed to total war in Vietnam, likely because of consequences from the USSR and China. Just because harsh agents were used doesn't mean the US couldn't have been harsher. They certainly could have been. > It&#x
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by forz877 5y ago
This was inevitable. Better to let it happen now than continue to waste resources on a hopeless conflict. A great example of the failure of modern war. The inability of the military to effectively execute total war because of public palatab
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by forz877 5y ago
I have not seen this reported anywhere in the media, could you share some links?
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by forz877 5y ago
That's already happening anyway.
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by forz877 5y ago
It's bizarre but if you see the content they are watching and are fed it begins to make sense. They're never exposed to these places so they never have an opportunity to think for themselves. Often times when I've gone to mor
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by forz877 5y ago
That's the narrative a lot of these people living in the flyover states are fed on repeat 24/7. You'd think NYC , SF, LA were third world countries according to them. You can tell right from his comment why he likely doesn&#
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by forz877 5y ago
Rewarding a select group of high performers is a great way to underpay overall. You sell the idea of a bonus, but bonuses get easily taken away, and only go to a few select individuals. I don't think Amazon "underpays" per sa
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by forz877 5y ago
Influence is a lot different than psuedo-governance.
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by forz877 5y ago
These messages are quite common. "What terrible PR, what are they thinking." The truth is? It doesn't matter nearly as much as people think. Companies have caught on - a vocal minority will call them out, but it won't ma
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by forz877 5y ago
We attribute way too much to random happenstance than real trends, and that is ultimately why our societies crumble over time.
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by forz877 5y ago
Facebook isn't the only source of information, and in fact, I'd argue, more misinformation exists because of facebook, not more control.
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by forz877 5y ago
You're "shocked" you might need a booster when people get a new flu shot every single year? Come on.
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by forz877 5y ago
People do not just buy cars for daily commutes, it doesn't make sense to solely design around that.

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