Right now, it is critically important not to accept any “no” for an answer or any excuses from the authorities.
The people of Ukraine, and no one else, have the ultimate say over who leads our institutions in both war and peace — not a clique of generals, nor an exclusive circle of “highly respected people” among the major contenders for defense contracts.
Zelensky struggles with a plastic water bottle, fully detaching the screw cap, and setting it aside.
Under the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, bottle caps must stay physically attached.
@atrupar All he had to do was tell a couple of feckless assholes on January 7th 2021 to vote with their conscience and things would be significantly different. Instead he chose to do what he always did. Fuck him and I hope history books show what an incredible piece of shit he was.
@SaladinAlDronni Even if it were joke, the leader of the US saying this means it needs to be taken seriously, given the scale of our military and economic capabilities.
@acuravillaz@AnalyticaCamil1 Immigration materially benefits America. When immigrants to the US oppose immigration and that opposition affects US policy, they are objectively hindering America. I did eat well, thank you.
@AnalyticaCamil1 People who benefit from a system that is generous to them specifically are always the first to want to pull the ladder up behind them.
@Tr0nSwans0n@AnalyticaCamil1 The immigrants leeching off and destroying our culture are the ones who aren't welcoming to outsiders. America benefits from attracting immigrants. People who oppose immigration to America are definitionally anti-American.
@JamesRaxz > Assuming the Praetorian Guard would care about anything except its own power
America is comprised of competing groups of people who are utterly self-interested. They don't care about America's standing in the world as long as they get paid at everyone else's expense.