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Comment · 6 years ago
Not every bad thing that happens to someone, or every time someone is criticized counts as cancel culture.

Cancelling has a heavy element of being ostracised from a community and having your reputation destroyed.

Comment · 6 years ago
The F-22 was designed to do one job and do it well, the F-35 was designed to do every job and do it well enough.
Comment · 6 years ago
Didn't the bombardier typically also operate the chin turret in the B-17?
Comment · 6 years ago
Not everyone who needs medical help for Covid-19 needs a ventilator. Some just need supplemental oxygen.

And people go to hospital with other conditions. If hospitals are 100% overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases, then they may struggle to treat strokes, heart attacks, car crash victims, cancer patients, etc...

Flattening the curve will save lives.

Comment · 6 years ago
Because dogs pose a substantially greater threat to human life than cats do.
Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
They can be both be wrong. Whataboutism can be a dangerous race to the bottom
Comment · 6 years ago
In the options there is a "troll mode" you can turn off, if you actually want to play
Comment · 6 years ago
We don't know the death rate of nCov-2019, because we don't know how many people are infected, and we don't know how many people are dying.
Comment · 6 years ago
Zettajoules. I think this is the first time I've seen the Zetta prefix used seriously.
Comment · 6 years ago
It's a worrying thought. My dad has become much less empathetic and more bitter over the past decade. I'd assumed it might have been the pain that was at least partially responsible, now I'm wondering if its actually the painkillers
Comment · 6 years ago
Iran's military has been very intelligently shaped to maximise its ability with limited resources against the threats it's most liable to face.

If Iran had focused on developing the best tank force or air force possible, would it make a difference? No, Iran's most likely enemies are either the US or a country supplied by the US and the best Iran could produce would still fall short. They would certainly lose a conventional war.

So Iran has focused on developing asymmetric warfare capabilities. Their very large infantry and special forces mean any invading force will have an extreme insurgency problem to deal with, which could keep any enemy bogged down in a bloody and expensive war for literally decades. And their ballistic missile force can target important economic, military command or political targets, adding another significant deterrence.

Comment · 6 years ago
Most YouTubers don't earn much.
Comment · 7 years ago
The Crime Survey for England & Wales isn't a government body.

A third way crime rates are independently checked in the UK, is hospital admissions statistics for shootings and stabbings.

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