@elonmusk Lots of things to object to here, but the first question that comes to mind is how could enfranchising more people mean the end of democracy? It just seems like you don’t really know what words mean
@Luckyioo@cremieuxrecueil Right, asking them to pull back to Manchuria was simply ridiculous! they simply *had* to invade China, in order to protect their occupation of Manchuria, which they needed to take in order to protect the domination of Korea, which they needed…
We’re going to play this game?
@Luckyioo@cremieuxrecueil The second sentence stands in direct contradiction to what you said, actually. Wanting to put a halt to Japan’s war is not the same as wanting to destroy them
@ProjectLiberal Assimilation is a meaningless word, it’s a cudgel used to try and get people to conform to the lifestyle you would like them to live, to give force to your personal standards that lie beyond what is actually required of them by the law. You say “assimilate” I say “no thank you”
@WhiteArmy___@cremieuxrecueil It’s because surrendering was akin to social death
In other societies where surrender was associated with being shunned by your family and the rest of society soldiers generally fought to the death too
@inerati It’s considered kind of a puzzle because we know it happens (think Uber back before they raised prices and began actually turning a profit) but every widely accepted economic model says it’s strictly irrational and shouldn’t happen
@MariGO2thepolls Nah its fine we can work with somebody like that
The main raison detre for reddit atheism in the first place was most religions’ abhorrent social teachings, if your personal religion is just about loving thy neighbor and you don’t care what they do with their lives that’s chill
@MagnusFide@MariGO2thepolls If it doesn’t interfere with your life or the lives of your friends and family then you’re not an alcoholic, plain and simple
@nicksterwixter@FeserEdward It’s kind of just a sad answer honestly
The guy’s sense of self is just so inflated that he can’t let any perceived personal slight against him go
For what it’s worth I do think he’s being honest here and that at least is commendable
@NokooTV It won’t really matter as long as we’re committed to not sending in ground troops. The IRGC won’t actually allow any significant change of government save maybe at their hands ie. they stage a coup against the civilian govt in Iran to keep themselves in charge.