ycombinary

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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Yeah. It's demoralising.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
The argument is that all things you are claiming are reasons why the US took action are a (naive) fantasy. They are a convenient excuse, at most. Trump is happy lining up behind far more monstrous characters. It will be about his pocket, a
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Plus, Trump himself stated on Howard Stern's Show that his line was 12 year olds. You can find this on YouTube and Stern has spoken about it.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Social media and tech companies are effectively helping external actors (and malicious internal actors) to break western democracy.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
You have to be pretty naive at this point to believe any of these points are actually real reasons behind this action, esp. 1 or 2.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Because it benefits the people in power. Probably in numerous ways.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Maybe, but from observing US politics from afar for a decade, 50% would be screaming for Trumps blood to lock in the win.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
It would be conspiracy if Trump didn't always say the quiet part out loud (40 seconds in) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=153GkS75mwM
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
There is a path to no more democracy, and being at war makes that path a lot easier. I'm not American, my 'war powers act' statement wasn't pointing at specific legislation, it was a hand wave to the past. It rhymes.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
War powers act. No more democracy.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
I'm so bored. Trump is a sex offender. He's also a convicted criminal. He is also completely devoid of ethics or morality. But because of the car crash that is American politics, you have to address all of this through the theat
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
You know the president said that the Epstein files were a democrat hoax, right? I feel like at this stage the US administration could contend that the moon is in fact made of cheese and news agencies would respond by running news stories ab
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Venezuela will never invade the US now, fr. And everyone is now giving proper consideration to that important fact and forgetting those pesky domestic issues.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Is everyone sufficiently distracted yet?
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Having lived roughly 50 years on the planet, I recognise this as both a view I used to hold and as pretty naive.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
'Prisoners still can’t vote' - you don't appear to be able to read. People have been arrested for peacefully holding signs, but they haven't just permanently disappeared. I'm bored. The grey has shades, only child
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Hirst v United Kingdom (No 2) (2005) ECHR 681 is a European Court of Human Rights case, where the court ruled that a blanket ban on British prisoners exercising the right to vote is contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights. The c
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
You make a lot of assumptions. Like that I'm American, or not Chinese. Or that you giving your 50 cents isn't transparent.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
Feel free to learn. https://www.nzz.ch/english/why-george-orwells-1984-is-so-pop... China has been disappearing people for dissent for decades. Whether Trump is the start of a similar regime, I guess we'll have t
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
You can't trust any numbers coming out of China.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
China is an authoritarian regime. The US is a kleptocracy flirting with autocracy. Neither place the rights of their citizens in much regard, though money definitely helps in both places. The possible outcomes for individuals in China thoug
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
European governments regularly lose cases brought by individuals in both domestic and European courts; below are some well-known examples across different countries and legal issues. E.g. Broniowski v. Poland (ECtHR, 2004) Doğan and Others
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
It's essentially a statement about the view of gov security, not about the view of an individual.
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by ycombinary 9mo ago
The US is not a serious country anymore.