I think this recent move by the US to allow Ukraine to use US arms to strike targets deep inside Russia blatantly shows their escalatory intentions. A...
Ukraine is really the odd one out, since the Russians have been proclaiming red lines vis-á-vis Ukraine since 2008. Therefore the route the Ukrainians...
It's quite understandable that countries that border Russia seek some form of protection against it. Trying to join NATO was arguably the crudest and ...
How come? :chin: The politician's trick is to get people emotionally invested and riled up, so they turn off their brains. In case you didn't catch it...
Of course I understand the metaphor. I was just wondering why you aimed it at me. But ok, apparently it was about the US. Whatever the case, grannies ...
I think you're underestimating what kind of cynical calculus takes place in Washington. Taiwan is risking war with China. Just like Ukraine was riskin...
I live in Europe and virtually all the news that I saw being pushed via the local legacy media and via internet media was pro-Harris, so I'm scratchin...
There are a few things that ought to be mentioned here: 1. Waging war is a matter of costs and benefits. 2. In order to gauge whether a war is lost or...
I've recently developed an appreciation for American gun laws. Two months ago my downstairs neighbor decided to go batshit insane and after I complain...
It's no secret that the Israel lobby holds great sway over American politics, and the lobby must have been on the side of the Republicans, since the D...
You asked me for substance. I gave you substance. If you think I view your offhand dismissal of Chomsky as anything other than clownesque posturing I'...
If you really need to be given proof for the major influence governments have on public opinion then you must have been living under a rock for the pa...
Yes, that's my point. Today the media dominance of the western elites has been broken, which is why now all of a sudden people are starting to notice ...
The difference with systems like China and Russia is that at least there it is clear the population has little to no agency. In the West, populations ...
No, it would just require people to become highly selective in what sources of information they initially trust. Turn off the television, stop watchin...
I think people generally prefer truth over lies, and they also absolutely hate being tricked, so at least there are natural forces which ought to nudg...
But so did the establishment media, no? The establishment has dominated the media for decades. They have operated on 'post-truth' principles for just ...
I agree. Bernie would probably have comfortably won against Trump, even back in 2016, just because he is a normal man with normal views and seems to p...
The foundation of my opinion is intuition, and I am unashamed to admit it. I don't expect anyone to take it seriously, but alas here we are. Intuition...
No, there are actually large reservations to be had with the figure posted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXPWpDYoPKQ This is probably the most high...
I straightforwardly mistrust those statistics (Zembla made some interesting programs about the topic). But then again, I'm not saying adults shouldn't...
Not really. I don't hate or fear trans people - I support any adult's right to choose. However, when you start blaming a society that's bending over b...
The world is bending over backwards to affirm trans people in what is clearly a delusion (that men can become women and women can become men), so I'm ...
Philo-babble usually precedes unfortunate conclusions. The question is whether or not you think potential life has value, and whether or not it can be...
'Post-truth' is a system the US establishment has created, which might indeed be described as such. Trump moves within that system, but he isn't the c...
Sounds about right. Though, what meaningful change could have been expected from an establishment candidate? The US establishment has grown so problem...
Oh, of course. Your portrayal of countries like China and India as 'degenerate, inferior societies' sure puts you in pole position as an expert on nua...
This is in Europe's interest, though. Relying on other countries for defense is nothing other than giving up one's sovereignty. This is exactly why I ...
The reason we avoid something is usually because we fear its influence. For example, one avoids doing drugs because drugs may ruin one's life. In the ...
Genuinely, I think much of the negative influence we experience from social interactions are a product of the aforementioned whims of passion and desi...
Asceticism and isolation are tried and tested spiritual methods which we see all over the world and throughout the ages, so I think there is merit to ...
The fact that you would name countries like Iran, China and India in this list betrays an ignorance that is hard to explain in mere words. Meanwhile, ...
What a load of Philo-babble. :lol: "Numerically identical to an animal" - this is the reason I can't take modern philosophy seriously. I scanned throu...
Nonsense. If that had been the case, I'm sure the initial accounts would have mentioned it. None of them do. Instead, they mention a certain British c...
The point of contention was whether a diplomatic solution was possible with the Russians. Answer: yes, it was possible, and this is confirmed to us fi...
No, I'm talking about this: https://youtu.be/t2zpV35fvHw?si=u1ELHvyOgJFa7Xz4 Bennett's comments were obviously highly controversial, which is probably...
You can find first-hand accounts by a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Istanbul negotiations online. They gave an interview and confirmed tha...
The Russians sat down with the Ukrainians and produced a deal under which the Ukrainians put their signature. That's a fact you'll somehow have to dea...
In March/April 2022 there was a basis for peace, agreed upon and signed by the Ukrainian delegation. The West blocked it. In other words, the West is ...
It's obvious that the US/NATO insistence on a military rather than a diplomatic solution is a guarantee for Ukraine's eventual collapse. So either US/...
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