Don’t join the army and don’t be a cop, especially not in 2025. Odds are you’ll be sent to beat up protesters.

The point is that just because there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism doesn’t mean we should drop all pretense of trying, because there are still levels of unethicality.

As a wise man once said: Things will have to get worse before they get better. The average American will need to suffer a lot more before they’re ready to think about taking their guns to protests, let alone using them.

Africa moment.

This is what happens when people from the other side of the world stick their nose where it doesn’t belong.

It’s the main reason for the rise of the far right all across Europe.

Did Operation Gladio really contribute that much? Given the wave of not-quite-revolutions that hit Europe in the 60s I don’t think I’d call the operation a success, and I’d say the decline from there is a self-inflicted affair with some Russian assists.

Small correction: They go after political opponents, then minorities. Can’t have organizations that can protect the minorities when you put them in camps.

Which is fucking stupid because the Nazis initially weren’t honest about being Nazis. There’s a reason they called it National Socialism and not National Killjews-ism.

Iraq war moment.

His history is… uh… concerning, to say the least (though the Nazi tattoo thing is bogus), but still can’t be worse than a corporate dem.

And BTW I totes am a Russian propaganda bot here to destroy the currently thriving American democracy.

Me in a recent reply to one of these.

That sounds nice, let’s do that.

The thing is that Germany was a land empire; to expand they had to piss off and/or invade their powerful neighbors. America can do whatever the heck it wants and as long as they don’t do something dumb like attack China they’ll be left mostly to their own devices. Hell, I’d bet good money that the EU won’t lift a finger if they annex Greenland. We’re looking at more of a Franco or Sukharto situation.

Ah, yes, everyone knows reading comprehension is actually Russian propaganda.

We don’t fucking CARE! GOOD! Prosecute the criminals! It doesn’t matter what side they’re on politically!

You don’t care, but the people in power do. That’s the point I was making.

Yes, both sides are in fact bad but that’s not really the point I’m making here. Please work on your reading comprehension.

That’s not my point. If Democrats seriously attack Trump on this, he’ll hit back by attacking them for supporting Obama, and establishment Democrats won’t throw their man under the bus. Ergo, nothing will happen. Screw Obama, but that’s not the argument I’m making here.

Edit: Aaand there it is.

That’s not how the US establishment rolls. Both sides will protect their man and that will be it.

Even before the USA was kaput, double tapping became typical US strategy under the Obama administration, which makes me even more confident that nobody will face any consequences for this. To try Trump they’d have to try Obama.

It sounds nice, but I think this is a wash.