anachronist

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[–] anachronist@midwest.social 13 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

If only Americans had voted for the party that was going to fix climate change..

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 12 points 3 days ago

The proposal was submitted by the Russian Federation shortly after they attacked Ukraine, back when Russia was still claiming that "de-nazifying" Ukraine was the purpose of the invasion.

https://press.un.org/en/2022/gashc4365.doc.htm

Several delegates took to the floor to express concerns over Moscow’s attempt to exploit the pretext of combating neo-Nazism to justify its brutal war against Ukraine, with Ukraine’s delegate asserting that the draft has nothing in common with the genuine fight against Nazism and neo-Nazism. Echoing his concerns, the United Kingdom’s delegate stressed that the resolution is part of Moscow’s attempt to justify its aggression against Ukraine by furthering lies and distorting history.

The United States’ delegate called the resolution “a cynical attempt” of Moscow to further its geopolitical aims by invoking the Holocaust and Second World War. In the same vein, Australia’s delegate called Moscow’s weaponization of the Holocaust and Nazism unacceptable.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

NGL kinda shocked that the CIA wasn't involved with the Argentine junta.

EDIT: It was! Your map needs more red on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Argentine_coup_d'%C3%A9tat

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago

The Cuban refugees were mostly supporters of the Batista regime, owners of sugar plantations, etc.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 42 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I used to believe that the Cuba embargo is due to Cuban refugee vote in Florida.

But that doesn't make sense anymore given that Florida is no longer a swing state. In fact it never really made sense since the demo that is very pro-embargo has always been solidly Republican and therefore unwinnable.

So what really explains the embargo? Quite frankly I think it's banana republic foreign policy and wealthy people in the US not wanting there to be a successful socialist state. For instance, the recent energy crisis in Cuba is driven by the Biden administration sanctioning oil tankers who visit the island. Why on earth would the supposedly pro-Cuba democrats do that? Who asked them to do that? Who had the clout to make them do that? Some losers in Florida who were going to vote for Trump in a red state anyway?

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago

Christians will be excited about this and make them want to support Israel even harder. The whole point in supporting Israel is to manifest the end times prophecy from the book of revelations.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 15 points 2 weeks ago

Fun fact: Shifa hospital had tunnels under it because Israel built them when they occupied Gaza.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Japan got fed up with the US interfering with its trade

This is cracked. US embargoed exports of oil to Japan. Japan got most of its oil from the US. Japan decided to invade Indonesia (Dutch East Indies at the time) to get oil, but the US signaled that they'd be very cross if that happened so Japan decided to preemptively hit the US fleet and invade the then-US possession of the Philippines to open the way to DEI.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

Neoliberals have discovered salami tactics to destroy social welfare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-UqIIvang

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (21 children)

You're finally admitting that the Russian invasion is murder?

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Lakota committed many atrocities. Do you know that they cut people's scalps off? The US Calvary are the only civilized army in the west.

 
 
 
 
 
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