Diotima

And they (Boeing) get a slap on the wrist and a waggled finger.

World systems theory woukd suggest that the inner core should have shifted in the 21st century to include at thd very least China. Western powers may have been dominant in the mid to late 20th century but that is decidedly no longer the case; China fits every metric offered by the theory.

I doubt OP meant that anyway, given that their statements were directed at individual actors and not national powers.

Regardless, expressing concern because an app that both has ties to an authoritarian regime AND is effectively banned in that regime is understandable. Screaming RACIST at anyone who dares criticize China and calling them Anglos is both ridiculous and racist itself.
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Calling people “Anglos” as if their race somehow defines their worldview is racist. Expressing concern because an application with alleged ties to an authoritarian regime is sending data to an endpoint within said regime’s borders might be silly, but it has nothinvg to do with race. With respect, that right there is some Israel “pointing out our human rights atrocities is antisemitic” level of bullshit.

I’ve seen space vampires enslave circus clowns in a plot to corner the world’s market on instant ramen, too.

Source: Trust me bro.

I’ve seen space vampires enslave circus clowns in a plot to corner the world’s market on instant ramen, too.

Source: Trust me bro.

Dark Alliance was a bit of a mess from what I hear.

Critical Role does great, but for the most part Wizards has left its own setting to languish. Most of the lore from Faerun is now 100+ years out of date (in-game) with new sourcebooks rehashing versus moving the world forward. Unless you’re a Drizzt fan, you’re not getting a ton as far as… well, anything is concerned. Even Dark Alliance is a rehash of Salvatore’s fiction.

Yes, I recall when they had a policy of never allowing account deletion.

I mean, they let themselves get bought by Yahoo and they banned erotic art. Its like they want to fail.

And when they again need people, they’ll whine about how no one wants to work for them. Or how workers are “taking advantage.”

I am 100% not taking that one for the team thanks.

Someone should tell Netanyahu that the list of human rights atrocities isn’t a fucking pokedex. You’re not supposed to collect them all.

You misspelled “terrorists.”

What happened: Israeli government began a campaign of ethnic cleansing.

What also happened: Terrorists, emboldened with the belief that they would not be punished, targeted innocent civilians for violence.

What finally happened: Nothing, authorities did fuckall because its exactly what they want to happen.

“No arrests were made.”

That’s because erasing Palestinians is the goal of the Israeli government. They will not be happy until all of the Palestinians have fled or are dead.

Sounds achingly familiar.

Realistically is more or less encoded “without ending the collusion between Democrats and Republicans.” As it stands, the system is designed to reinforce their duopolistic control… and their followers, more concerned with winning than with fundamental human rights, allow it to continue.

The sad day when the “good” choice “only” supports a systematic ethnic cleansing campaign, in deed if not in speech.

Biden is entirely beatable, but it would take Democrats stepping up and nominating a candidate that wasn’t the equivalent of soggy toast.

You know, aside from there being litttle merit to their claims and all. Israel is about as trustworthy as North Korea when it comes to their systematic ethnic cleansing.

But let’s assume they were telling the truth, as genocidal ethnic cleansing monsters are prone to doing.

13 employees of 30,000 were accused of aiding HAMAS. That’s 13 / 30000, or 0.0043% of the employees. Do tell me how that’s sufficient justification to bar aid for millions.

Hint: It isn’t, unless you are using it as a pretext.

You know what else is over the top, you evil old fuck? Cutting off 350 million in aid to refugees because Israel lied and claimed relief workers were HAMAS.

Biden is banking on his sycophants taking him at his utterly worthless word.

As soon as the system doesn’t shitcall over anyone who isn’t the anointed from the elite reds and blues, I suppose. Maybe next run of this simulated world?

And he won’t because he’s 100% onboard with this, which is both disappointing and unsurprising. The only way we get better policy is to elect better candidates.