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If that third shipping company sees a huge up tick of business after letting go of trade with Israel, because the Houthi's start letting their ships through, that would be amazing. If the world can keep turning without trading with Israel, then it would encourage these countries to stop trying to attack the Houthi's and abandon Israel instead, that would be hilarious.
Why don't those first two companies just do that?
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That was fast lol
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And if you're a cop mayor it's probably dou Le difficult to get that technology
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Who is Motaz?
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I don't think it'll change the outcome of a war, just bring death and devastation to lots of people, probably mostly innocent ones. It may be like a petulant child acting out, but it will still cause lots of damage to people and Infrastructure. That's all I'm saying is don't underestimate the evil the US can do, even with less competency than before.
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They could still blow up whole countries with their air force even if their occupation capability is less.
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Even right-wing Presidential administrations have pushed back on Israel for doing less than they have this past year.
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Maybe, but I don't think they've formed a new company yet, although they should. At least I haven't heard of any new project from them, just some sequel ideas from the original company, which is now divorced from its original founders and creative, so it will probably suck.
It's also a world they've been developing since high school, so their next idea may not be as developed. Maybe it will just take them awhile to come up with something new which is why we haven't heard anything yet? I think they played ttrpg games in it iirc. I've got some imaginary places like that in my mind, so I could sympathize with having it blow up, which would be amazing, and then taken from them, which must feel horrible =(
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Not to mention in Gaza sending Palestinian civilians ahead of them when walking through rubble, streets, and going into buildings.
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The comments under there are fucking deranged. They all have Israel and Ukraine flags (already hypocritical) and are bloodthirsty as hell.
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Or "Ya it was tough but I paid my dues and now I have a 'real' job." Which is also terrible.
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Wtf it's just for cops? I haven't read the article yet, but hes somehow suggesting something even worse than the Purge?
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Did they? Who are they and what have they been up to?
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Would be bad look during an election where they're trying to advertise how pro labor they are.
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Are they only sent to swing states? Is that why I never see any?
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There are comics and webcomics apps.
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Wow what a beautiful passage. And thanks, I'll take a look at that book.
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Hell, I'm a fucking turbo lib nerd super hero fan boy, and even I think this sounds like a shit lib af premise.
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Ya it's weird because he seemed to have a hard-on for Russia, switch between being friendly with North Korea and threatening them with "fire and fury", and being a complete hawk against China and Iran. That's what happens when you have greed and racism instead of a coherent ideology though I suppose.
Yet he got promoted to the ultimate job. At least it defeats the idea that America is a meritocracy lol.
What's some books with an interesting vision of the future? I don't just mean more advanced technology, I mean the way it's organized. I find often people can't envision past the society we have now. There's that quote, "It is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism", and it seems more and more true, but sci-fi authors seem best equipped to actually imagine beyond that. I've heard some sci-fi authors mentioned in this category before, like Heinlen, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Isaac Asimov's *Foundation* series. I haven't read any of them lol. Would have no idea where to start within them that fits this category, or what other choices there are that people would suggest.
I think that was his name. He just popped up on my YouTube recommended videos with an hour long video replying to a Hakim video about Ukraine. Not sure if it's countering or adding onto. The only people who pop up on my recommended list tend to be pretty cool because my algorithm has got me pretty figured out (it's how I discovered Hakim and other leftist video essayists in the first place, and recently revolutionaryth0t who I think has good potential), so normally I'd just give him a chance but that's a long video to watch for a new content creator, and if he sucks I don't want to discover by going through all his videos in case the algorithm thinks that means I like him lol. Has the algorithm kept up its good streak or messed up this time? I don't mind watching if he's a lib, as long as he has more good takes than bad takes, or is otherwise educating and entertaining enough (like I'd categorize Wisecrack or Some More News, or lots of non-political channels).
I'm watching the DNC, and it's made me even more aware of the power of liberal bourgeois democracies to let out a little revolutionary energy whenever it gets close to the edge, through concessional policies, like New Deal policies or whatever Kamala might do if she wins, or even the act of voting and campaigning itself. Do they have to go through a fascism phase first, or has there been a liberal bourgeois democracy that has successfully had a socialist revolution? Will it take new theory to figure it out?
I'm about halfway done with the last season of the Revolutions podcast and up to date with Blowback. I'm probably going to be looking for another fun history podcast to listen to soon to throw into my rotation with The Dollop, to break up the pop culture, comedy, or news podcasts. I recently listened to the Kissinger episodes of Behind the Bastards and they seemed pretty informative and funny. Also apparently it's by some old Cracked people, and I'm a fan of all those old Cracked content creators. But the first episode says it's about Stalin, so I'm guessing it's like in the progressive but lib direction? I don't mind, just want peoples thoughts on it before I decide to start or look for something else. How is it for people who have listened to it?
I have been listening to Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast for awhile and have been loving it. So far, the Haitian season might be my favorite but the Mexican one has been pretty good, too. I'd highly recommend it to everyone interested in history so far. Although hearing about all the failed leftist revolutions from 1848 has been very depressing lol. Anyway, I'm about to finish the Mexican Revolution season and am wondering, **for people who have listened to this podcast who are communists, socialists, and/or anarchists, what do you think of the rest of the podcast - which looks to be all the Russian Revolution?** So far, the podcast has been surprisingly radicalizing, but I heard that Mike himself is more of a centrist and is personally critical of communism and Lenin. He's earned enough goodwill from me up to now for me to listen to it anyway, it's not like I need all my media to be communist propaganda (or I could never watch anything). Plus, I'm sure they did make a ton of mistakes back then. **But, I'm mostly just wondering what I'm about to get into here exactly.** Even handed critiques of the revolutionaries but also with appropriate context, like the Haiti or French Revolution season? A bit of emotional bias but with mostly accurate facts? Missing context and reframing of Cold War red scare propaganda? Or he's been radicalized more than I thought and he turns into a communist this season? How good is it, and how does it rank with other seasons? Should I ask the same thing in Lemmygrad, too? Looking for leftist history nerd opinions, because I haven't seen them on the other site on this season specifically. Also, any supplemental reading or stuff to watch to better understand this final, giant section of the podcast, especially if it explores facts or perspectives he isn't already going to get into? Let me know! Tl;dr: bolded parts