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I may be missing something, but I don't remember Russia actually implementing any sanctions against Germany, just self inflicted pain; even the weird explanations about Russia being responsible about NS2 bombing to put pressure in Germany ended up being BS.

>But the cynics never even bother to address the question

You might have sleep past it, but cynics became cynic when this question was just plainly ignored with self assured answers, mostly based on market valuation as the ultimate truth indicator. I guess now days the self assured answer is to accuse critics of "fear and hatred".

I think this is my first flag on the site, but definitely I don't think these bad power fantasy fanfics are definitely out of place here.

Wow, telling companies and selection committees to be mindful of unconscious biases. Such revolutionary concept.

If the main objection against a blackwater mercenary that talks fondly of the time where he made a living by being a murderer, is was that has a Nazi tattoo, then yes, it's quite likely that America can't find anything better.

You could also give credence to the reporting that US/Trump has messaged to Iran that they should ignore Trump declarations as they are intended for internal audiences.

During the rest of the conflict Trump has doubled down on threats, I mean "a civilization will die tonight" is not peacefully. I wouldn't doubt that Trump might believe Iran is weak, but I also think is more than proved that US wartime messaging is mostly directed internally to keep people dumb.

I would like to draw in the dots because this needs to be made explicit for some who have the unconscious bias of not seeing brown people as people.

Trying to garnet sympathy using this example when the state of Israel is built on hundreds of thousands of people literally losing their home, if not their life in an attempt of taking their home, is schizophrenic at best, but at worst vile racism.

Nobody in power cares about that "America First" bullshit. It's always their business first, and so far seems like their money is ok. But anyway, let's consider; what would be the worst case scenario? Let's say Netty leaks a video or several of Trump abusing young girls. In this cultural zeitgeist of conspiracy, fake news and AI content, how much of their fanbase would actually believe that?

It's easier to consider that Trump got played with his big ego and even if he's looking for an off ramp, there seems to be none that would let him off the hook while still looking strong, as him looking weak is the only thing that maybe could actually harm his business.

>We believe faith matters.

Faith matters but it's not a deciding factor on who to marry? Then I don't think faith matters that much.

Nobody expects China to run the next protection racket. Because no matter how people try to whitewash, a protection racket is not something decent people (or countries) do.

I totally disagree with Italy's law, but quoting Vance and Musk on this plus the AI slop at the end. Nah, I'm taking my stuff out of Cloudflare.

The funniest part of DPRK is how we got bombed with propaganda about how the "supreme leader" was a madman that shouldn't be allowed to have nukes because he would immediately use them and then suddenly the propaganda stopped as soon as there was evidence that they had actual nukes. I suspect the same thing would have happened with Iran if they had gotten them.

It's harder to see the peasants faces as you laugh at them from a zeppelin.

> We are not [...] saviors of the world.

This is definitely true. You are getting cheap educated labor, boosting your country's economy and crippling competition. Self interest, not savior behavior.

Now, that's irrelevant to the argument you are replying, that shows the holes in the wage depression argument.