But it’s a delta.

This needs to be its own post maybe. Jesus of course. It’s very on brand for America.

Jeux sans frontières.

He’s honestly one of the most savvy and intelligent statesmen I’ve ever seen. Maybe his understanding of humor lends to understanding how power dynamics work. He is extremely good at figuring out a message quickly that pivots him into a position where he is able to defend himself and his country while calling to and tying himself to greater powers.

He does this in a way where allies would lose face or have to take an aggressive stance if they reject Ukraine. And at this point taking an aggressive stance against Zelenskyy is making yourself a soft ally of Russia. That’s partly due to Zelenskyy’s constant pivots.

He runs a good gambit. I wish other world leaders were half as caring or savvy.

She’s a medic. I know many American veterans who had a similar gut reaction. Many of them volunteered for military service for a few months in Ukraine to fight against encroaching fascism.

Hell, I wanted to volunteer but I’m not trained as a soldier or a medic. If I was, I’d probably do a round there too. Many Medics aren’t much different in spirit than the veterans I know who served in Ukraine already. It’s not surprising that she felt this way and chose to do a tour.

If you are service minded, and can also see that the war in Ukraine is already a World War, then the choice is more obvious.

Sure, she has children, but she also has valuable medical skills. There are many doctors that volunteer in war zones who also have families. This has always been a call of duty for medics who have a heart like this.

Last time, Canadians declared war against Germany immediately after Hitler invaded Poland. Then, Canada actively discouraged sending troops and preferred sending arms and training. Now, we do not have a declaration of war, but we do have similar behavior of sending arms and training.

We also similarly have civilians volunteer to join the front before their countries officially do.

Do people forget that Canadians and Americans chose to fight the Nazis, as individuals, well before their country officially declared war?

Do we look back on those volunteers with negativity? No, we don’t.

So, why would I look negatively at a medic following in the footsteps of the Greatest Generation? I can’t. If I had her skills, I’d do the same.

DARVO is all you need to avoid blame. Deny. Reverse Victim and Offender. Incredibly effective with everyone except the genuinely principled.

Hard agree. I didn’t realize how awful this felt in practice and how much I genuinely missed conversations until Lemmy.

Every popular thread I got into the habit of ignoring the top comments because I’ve seen them 1000 before. Like being forced to watch the most unfunny 90’s sitcom.

I realize now that I would only comment on other comments— deep in comment chains.

Coming to Lemmy felt like the difference between trying to fish a pre-packaged snack out of a vending machine (Reddit) verses sitting down for a high quality all you can eat brunch (Lemmy).

More encroachment on First Amendment rights. Schools have argued successfully that they have jurisdiction over children outside of school if what they “say” outside of school makes it back and causes a “disruption.”

This is ripping the mask off of that final push. I’m not sure what the goal is here, but the effect is that children will have no right to privacy and will face active punishment for thought crime from the age they start school.

I mean, they’re already doing this but now even harder

Yeahhh ive supported discord for about 5 years now with full nitro and if they’re going to show me ads no matter what then I’m canceling right now.

I had hope when they rejected Microsoft’s offer. But they were just waiting for the bigger fish.

Would love an interview from his “best friends” from childhood. I’m sure their recollections would match perfectly

Thank you so much I joined there and it’s my main account now. Everyone is so nice. I hope you have a great week. :)

Russia’s economy is a war time economy. Everything is transitioned over to war. Even if Russia got everything it demanded today, the war would not end. Why? Because Russia is not prepared and is not willing to dismantle their war-time economy and switch it back to a normal peace-time economy.

Russia is obviously untrustworthy as they break deals and promises all the time (which is how we are here, in war right now). But even if Russia was trustworthy, any peace accord that does not include a roadmap for Russia to renormalize their economy would be a temporary ceasefire at best.

Amazing how far a 3.6% GDP country can get with Assets, Sharp Power, and Chekist attitude alone.

Rubio is a jellyfish. What a coward.

I’m learning German now and it’s insanely logical. I’m angry people dissuaded me as a kid from learning German. I truly love the language and Germans are also very kind.

Side note: are there any German communities on Lemmy you know of? I’d like to join. I’m a fan of Staiy and Spacefrogs.

You’re right and this disregard for the old system is making me nervous. These moves are so economically unsound that I can only draw the conclusion that the old neo-liberal business interests are not a concern anymore. If America tanks its importing and outsourcing model, what will it be replaced with? I’m not confident there’s a plan here (other than isolation and destruction).