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Screw community names, I want instance agnostic URLs for posts and comments.

Right now lemmy.ml/comment/123456 and lemmy.ml/comment/123456 are two different comments, and there is no simple way to find one comment on another instance (so you can interact with it from your logged in account). What we should have is lemmy.ml/comment/123456@lemmy.world to point to a comment made on another instance, then you can just change the instance name after the @ to find the comment (or post) on any other instance.

Go one further, edit and delete all your posts.

You won't see edits though.

Edit: and others won't see yours. This is invisible unless you're on lemmy.ml

Usually tickling his feet makes him release.

Canada here, not very common until you get close to Canada day or Armistice day.

It's very common if you're travelling Europe and are American.

How about letting redditors vote that CEOs shouldn't get a golden parachute?

How about shareholders sacking a paedophile CEO for gross misconduct with no golden parachute?

One can only dream.

I can only imagine you wheeled out your wheeley chair to stand on it and take this picture.

Guacamelee??

Super Sopapillas ftw!!

But seriously though, the people of Taiwan do not consider themselves to be Chinese.

It's kind of funny, China acquires regions and demands the people adopt their nationality. Meanwhile, with the US the various states willingly adopted the nationality. Hell Puerto Rican people still have to press that point, in spite of being the 50th state for over 100 years, but they do so willingly - meanwhile the people of Hong Kong do what they can to flee the Chinese invasion.

“Chinese crap” is what allows America to build F-35 fighter jets, the same crap that also commands 45 to 50 percent of total shipbuilding globally.

Taiwanese =/= Chinese ;)

You haven't explained your position at all. You've dropped names and linked to articles in the hope of wearing me out, all without actually giving any detail yourself.

When I have presented you with detail, when I have asked you simple, explicit questions, you have dodged.

The only last word I wish to have is as friends with an agreement over ideas. However you have refused to present any ideas yourself, instead you have tactically moved around and promoted a specific narrative. When I have described ideas that align with your presented ideology, you have rejected and moved away from them because you cannot be seen to "agree with me".

There is definitely meaningful discussion to be had here, you just have to be more open.

To me, what's most frustrating is that you could better promote your position while being more open, but it feels like there's this arbitrary wall in place that prevents you from doing so.

Hah full blown aggression, I hope you're paid per ascii character.

Pick a lane.

I've told you my lane. My heels are in the sand, and I call out bullshit wherever I see it. You're just so far on one side you can't acknowledge that I'm on your side with some things.

You said I haven’t given any detail and that I linked you detailed articles explaining things.

I summarised this:

So, your argument is that people arguing in the 1990s that expansion of NATO was a bad idea (because said expansion would encourage Russia into hostile actions) is justification for Russia to enact said hostile actions in 2014 and 2021?

That was basically what your handful of links from Western scholars said.

In saying that, I was far more specific than you have been. If you wish to challenge me on any particular point, I welcome that, particularly as these are points you're supposed to be presenting.

Please, give me a specific point to mull over. So far it's been either generic or diverting.

The west is likewise trying to force a decision in their own favor. The fact is that Minsk agreements were created between the west, Russia, and Ukraine in order to avoid the current scenario.

Yes, the Minsk agreements were created to avoid Russia invading more of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, the rest of the world wanted them to stop, now Russia is continuing their invasion.

Nevermind the fact that the agreement basically broke down completely in 2015, well before Russia mobilised in 2022.

And once again, the moralizing regarding whether something is justified or not is completely beside the point. That doesn’t actually solve anything and it’s not in any way productive. It’s just a way to make yourself feel righteous.

You're trying to make out that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is some sort of forgone conclusion. It wasn't. It was an active decision to invade and kill people.

What all this comes down to is that since the west and Russia can’t come to a diplomatic agreement this will be decided in a hot war. Currently, this war is contained in Ukraine, however it can easily turn into a world war and then into a nuclear holocaust. If you think that’s a good path to follow then by all means keep drumming up continued escalations.

And there we have it, full blown threats. If Russia can't get its way, if Russia can't claim the territory it wants, nukes will fly.

I am accutely aware of the threat of nukes, far more than you know. That won't discourage me from calling out bullshit regardless.