@iamthecat69 They got bombs until they surrendered. They brought it on themselves. We used to know how to win wars.
The Russian atrocities were certainly unwarranted though.
@LoganARobison My BIL was his neighbor. Later in life, Larry publicly lamented his choices. He looked back in his successes and they felt hollow knowing that he could have been a much better father.
@CumbrianFella_ England still has the capacity to be great. It was the greatest for a long time. Don’t waste your energy trying to convince us or yourself that it’s anything other than a shadow of its former glory. Your ancestors had something amazing. Restore it.
@Manhattva@HarrisHarrisev9 It’s a good film. The production quality is not quite what you’d expect from a big Hollywood studio, but it was actually genuinely well done. Better than expected.
It’s an awesome story and told well.
@gezellig_@Manhattva This isn’t consumer grade fireworks.
There has never been a firework show of the scale in the history of the Netherlands. Not even close.
@AmiriKing Don’t try to psychoanalyze with broad generalizations. People like what they like.
Gun owners are very diverse.
I have more guns than I can keep track of, and I don’t shoot for fun. I take little joy in it. It’s more akin to a moral obligation.
@GarandThumb1 Corrective parallelism is what gives it away for me.
AI use of corrective parallelism is not merely poor mimicry of human thought; it is the surest marker of AI slop.
To the Americans:
I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.
And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:
You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.
This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.
Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.
This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.
But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.
This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.
And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:
Thank God for the United States.
Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.
Long may your admirable country dominate the world.
Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.
May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.
Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.
Thank God for the USA.
Happy 250th.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
@nicoraytruth I sympathize with your frustration. I wish you could see from a different perspective as well though. When I sit in Elders quorum and listen to the discussion, I’m encouraged that dedication to the gospel is still burning bright.
I don’t know why we get such mixed signals.
In the "ideal" world of Doug Wilson, who also is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's spiritual adviser, Latter-day Saints would not be allowed to hold office. Why? Because, in Wilson's view, they are not Christians. https://t.co/IS9Kmz3FvV
@DestroyerGort Charles doesn’t own the institution. He has no authority to unilaterally change its purpose. In attempting to do so, he’s forfeited his legitimacy. Either he is removed, or the monarchy dies.