ComradeYellow

More "likeable" than funny but RIP nonetheless.

‘He shouldn’t be lecturing anybody!’: Trump blasts Bush over Capitol riot remark on 9/11 (nypost.com) Ha, when Bush and Trump go at each other, everyone wins. A negative plus a negative equals a positive.

Sure I can. Every single military conflict the U.S. has engaged in has been a disaster since 1945, and has never achieved its set objectives, in fact the opposite, has resulted in senseless slaughter with the enemy ultimately prevailing*. Hell, I'll go out on a limb and say that the American business community has done a far better job at achieving ideological victories that its military, I mean just check out the first McDonald's that opened in Moscow in 1991 or all the American corporations that set up shop in China in the late 1970's to the present. Heck, American businesses to this day are pushing against restrictions on Chinese trade, as I'm getting the impression that they love China more than they do the U.S. and are getting quite fed up with the American public lately. Strange times. *The Iraq War being an exception, but ultimately worse forces like ISIS operating in the region is also a massive backfire.

Yup, especially since 1945 when the U.S. decided to be British Empire 2.0. Just look at the Korean War where Mao was forced to send Chinese troops into North Korea so a U.S. puppet state wasn't right on their door step....and ALL THE WAY TO MODERN TIMES where the U.S. supported Neo-Nazi's in Ukraine in order to put a puppet state right on Russia's door. The list goes on and on and on but I figure taking the first example and the latest one is sufficient for demonstrational purposes.

I suppose you're probably correct, Republicans could care less about state identity or individual states rights, they just seem to want to turn the whole of the U.S. completely Red. Kind of have a hard time taking both sides seriously at this point, as they both seem to care more about national dominance than governing to help the people. Time for a new vision I guess, outside of the box. Also, I wonder if that Australian woman really believes what she's saying or if she's just hired to say such things. I know both sides have a habit of employing and paying attractive women to give their agenda a boost, as sex does sell. For instance: North Korean defector says 'even North Korea was not this nuts' after attending Ivy League school | Fox News She comes off as rather fake, and just found a way to make money by finding an audience that it willing to cater to whatever grief she has from the DPRK. I can imagine every old graying Gen-X or Boomer Fox News watching troglodyte simping the Hell out of her. ^That's North Korea, so when I hear rumors that they're all starving and have no electricity, I can't help but laugh and think the whole world is just one big propaganda machine.

Tripwire President Starts Controversy by Supporting Texas Abortion Law | TechRaptor Hmmm. I have tons of hours clocked in on Red Orchestra (surprise!), and I suppose it's good that he's honest...but I'm still indifferent to the issue, and almost inclined to say it's a state issue not a federal one because from what I can see the U.S. appears to be heading towards decentralization rather than centralization. There's nothing I see indicating that the U.S. is headed towards central authority so why should I screeeeam at Texans for doing crap their own way? As long as they don't revert back to slavery I really could care less what Texans do xD

Live Afghanistan updates: U.S. could work with Taliban against terrorists, Pentagon says (msn.com) How the narrative can change on a whim. The federal government is nothing if not consistent. Tucker Carlson praised the Chinese government for doing 'something virtuous' with its new restrictions on gaming and celebrity fandoms (msn.com) ...and even a broken clock is right twice a day!

Whelp I would cite China's example of dealing with economic matters What’s Happening in the World Economy: China’s ‘Common Prosperity’ Pilot Zone - Bloomberg Like that^ except keep the U.S. Social Security and Food Stamp program intact. And I would suggest that the central government stop Texas from it's ass backwards abortion policy, by force if necessary but there's always that someone who will scream authoritarianism (Lion, tigers, Beijing, Moscow, oh my!) by actually having the balls to do something about long overdue issues. So the solution I guess for the U.S. would be to find more decentralized ways of dealing with issues, no? Americans seem happy when D.C. cracks the boot on foreign nations but not it's own citizens apparently.

Not sure how I feel about the supreme courts decision to allow Texas to outlaw abortions. On one hand I find it morally bankrupt, on the other hand the U.S. could be moving more towards decentralization (of some form) in the near future so this could be a certain symbolic demonstration of that,. A part of me says "Just leave Texas if you don't like it".

https://twitter.com/i/status/1432241425740009477 Gee what a shocker, U.S. sailors c**king to the Japanese and waiving anime girls around, to a ship sporting the flag of fascist Imperial Japan. What's next, U.S. troops stationed in Germany waving swastikas at Germans in full Waffen S.S. regalia?

Afghanistan drone strike: Relative of victims speaks to BBC - BBC News Oof that ain't good, one American bomb kills 10 members of one family, including 6 children, and that's just one case that's been reported! No doubt they'd just claim it was an accident, as per U.S. Air Force custom (Pretty rare for the BBC to report such things! See my post earlier about the U.K. being seriously distraught at the U.S. over Afghanistan, I wasn't kidding.) South Korean democracy slowly eroding away - Asia Times South Korea is often portrayed as this poster child of WONDERFUL democracy and freedoom inadvertently sticking it to those godawful dreadful North Koreans (BTW I will be the first to admit that the DPRK leaves something to be desired xD) but like everything, the reality is more nuanced than what you hear. Looks like South Koreans are getting fed up with right wing crap circulating in their media and taking the proper steps. Fine by me. @BruceVC I understand, your brain is locked on Zone A sentiments, you like West and think its ideals are worth fighting for and maintaining. I also like Western values but I like the East more and just think Western civilization needs a serious overhaul and vision on how to proceed forward, because imperialism sure as Hell ain't working. Too early to gauge with certainty about Afghanistan's future but yes prior algorithms don't look favorable but I have to remain hopeful that things will work out for the better and that Zone B will be far more successful than Zone A in dealing with a group like the Taliban. The word 'Crisis' in China can be translated as "Something bad, but also with opportunity", I think that's where I'm coming from there.

China is a communist country and therefore a closed society. I mean they just lifted 800m people out of extreme poverty in 8 years (2013-2021). Most people seem to agree with that accomplishment, but likewise, we'll never know for sure, because it's not like they're going to allow Western researchers in to scrutinize and look for loopholes at the risk of misinformation being released publicly. Simple really, believe what you want to believe but China sure as Hell ain't gon' tell ya.

Correct. It's highly likely that the infected rats in question were black rats from East Asia and managed to land in Europe, Eurasia, and Africa from via trade networks.

I can imagine Europeans in 1387 AD blaming the Bubonic Plague on Chinese sorcery or something, if they had actually known it had come from infected fleas from Asia via trade ships.

I absolutely suck at the puzzles in Tormented Souls and now and playing the game just for the story with a walkthrough at hand. I simply lack the extreme levels of intuition required to figure out all the puzzles and where to go next in this dark convoluted complex world. Oh well, at least the plot is decent and the main character is a cool gal.

U.S. security agencies are government agencies and are pushing an agenda. It's just as plausible to say the virus was leaked at Fort Detrick, NC than in Wuhan. About as much evidence exists for either scenario aka scant.

Parliament holds Joe Biden in contempt over Afghanistan (telegraph.co.uk) The U.K. is seriously distraught over Afghanistan, I mean for reelz. They're not just "botha'd" by it, they are actually seriously traumatized and are self-reflecting their entire role as a U.S. lackey since even the 1950's., and whether it the whole thing was a mistake to treat themselves as America's bestest most loyal lap dog aka useful idiot. Weird.

It's pretty good. I enjoy survival horror games usually and this one has the credentials. It's more Silent Hill than Resident Evil. Got genuinely stumped on a couple of puzzles so far and eventually I had to cheat and look it up which I hate doing :(. Atmosphere is dark and spooky, monsters are creepy and give you aa run for your money but but are nothing out of the ordinary and the combat is kinda dull, but I guess people don't play these types of games primarily for combat. All-in-all worth a playthrough.

It all boils down to money. If they can't find other ways to reinvigorate the Afghan economy like China's BRI for instance (Remember, China is much more powerful economically and politically than it was 20 years ago) then yes probably. I'll go out on a limb and say that the Taliban is probably more interested in foreign partnerships now and opium trade will remain curbed significantly. The world has changed quite a bit in 20 years and a new generation is up and coming.

Taliban Move to Ban Opium Production in Afghanistan - WSJ

This whole anti-mask/anti-vaxx sh*t is a Zone A thing. Everyone in Zone B seems to be compliant on the scientific consensus regarding Covid-19 and its variants, hence their successful handling of the pandemic. By the way, when I refer to "Zone A" I mean usually the U.S., Australia, Canada, EU, etc aka the "Collective West" "Zone B" would be Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, etc. aka "The Other Team in the East".

You can live fine and happily in the U.S. off of 63k/y, especially in the rural areas and if it's individual income, for dual income you'd probably want to go 1.5 that much. The American psyche is just so unhappy and they think they need more more more which is in and of itself a cultural issue. Statistics show that if most people around you make the same income and share the same values and lifestyles, happiness increases. I'd rather live in a situation where myself and everyone around me is poor and living in conditions that are subpar by Western standards that be the sucker that make middle income and surrounded by people who are very wealthy.

Afghanistan Is Not the ‘Graveyard of Empires’ (msn.com) The first stage of grief is... Also, @Achilles is correct. The happiest people usually make about the GDP per capita of your region of residence. So in the U.S. you want to make about $63,000/y to be happy. There's other factors of course(political, cultural, ect.) but that's the basic gist of it, and should be a good starting guide on where you would like to live given your income capabilities.

Whatever happened to "Xiden"?