Political Discussions for "Adults"

Gutmensch · 12-01-2020, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

No, I think sanctions are abuse. Telling other countries who they can and can't trade with is American Obnoxiousness, and it rarely works outside of the Western world (Iran, Cuba, N. Korea, but did work with S. Africa)

Surely America is a very arrogant nation with many double standards etc. But sanctions are in my opinion a legitimate option of politics. But there are of course dumb and destructive sanctions which have no ethical background. Sanctions must have a good justification.

What Trump did concerning Iran or concerning North Stream 2 is in my opinion very dumb. Trump argues that Germany becomes to dependent from Russian gas. Isn‘t it crazy?

Thank you very much, dear Donald, for your care.

Those actions substantiate the bad image of the United States in the world. The alleged nation of "freedom".

PS: Let me say as a European to you that hybris is the biggest problem of your country. I mean hybris is the problem of all countries more or less. But the more "powerful" a country is the more it has a problem with hybris.

And it is a complete absurdity that the alleged most christian nation in the world maintains the biggest military and the biggest arsenal of nuclear weapons.

You know this Genesis song from the eighties...

What about making this song your national anthem?

Just an idea.

OccultHawk · 12-01-2020, 02:56 PM

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North Stream 2

In English it’s still called Nord Stream, Adolf

The Batlord · 12-01-2020, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gutmensch

PS: Let me say as a European to you that hybris is the biggest problem of your country. I mean hybris is the problem of all countries more or less. But the more "powerful" a country is the more it has a problem with hybris.

Where the **** did you find that jank ass spelling of hubris? The Canterbury Tales?

~~jwb~~ · 12-01-2020, 04:58 PM

Nah dude you're the one spelling it wrong cause you're a white cis het male who is ruining the planet with his factory farmed bananas

**Marie Monday** · 12-01-2020, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Where the **** did you find that jank ass spelling of hubris? The Canterbury Tales?

top 10 recent Charles rants

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Originally Posted by jwb

Nah dude you're the one spelling it wrong cause you're a white cis het male who is ruining the planet with his factory farmed bananas

you forgot American

TheBig3 · 12-01-2020, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Hitchens was so so overrated

you could say the same to someone living in the UK when the Tories push for cuts to the NHS

Yes, Hitchens was overrated. And Nirvana was cringe. Call me when you've got the balls to take a position publically you'll be hated for.

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Originally Posted by jwb

I agree. That's why I disagree with liberals who criticize Trump's policy towards North Korea and seem to favor the traditional approach we've seen over the last few decades. Biden seems to be of that mindset.

I honestly think for all the talk of the dangers of supposedly legitimizing NK, Trump's basic tactic of trying to be friendly is more promising than what the establishment has been pursuing over the last few decades.

IIRC Clinton's position on N. Korea was to be friendly with them. A position 180'd by Bush who wanted to be the "tough on crime guy." And South Korea favors a Sunshine policy. It's only favorable to be anti-peace talks when a Republican follows a Democrat.

OccultHawk · 12-01-2020, 10:17 PM

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Yes, Hitchens was overrated. And Nirvana was cringe. Call me when you've got the balls to take a position publically you'll be hated for.

I got a few.

TheBig3 · 12-01-2020, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I got a few.

Yeah, I've seen. And while I disagree with them, at least you've got a stance.

The Batlord · 12-01-2020, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Yes, Hitchens was overrated. And Nirvana was cringe. Call me when you've got the balls to take a position publically you'll be hated for.

Stop demonizing the right wing working class who the liberal city dwellers see as redneck trash, abandon gun control that separates them from all of the left and reinforces conspiracy theories that foments militia culture, target the pharmeutical companies that cause the opiod epidemic that destroy working class belief in a better life, and encourage local level mutual aid that makes use of the kinds of communities fostered by militia culture.

TheBig3 · 12-01-2020, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

well "overrated" implies I'm taking a stance contrary to public opinion

On a message board no one comes to and where said opinion is very much supported.

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Stop demonizing the right wing working class who the liberal city dwellers see as redneck trash

The people who do this moved to the wealthy suburbs.

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