6 states siding against a supreme court decision to deny access to federal authorities seems big, if thats happened in my lifetime I've not heard of it before

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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Sure, but Yugoslavia was never the heart of the imperial core. There's no way the US balkanizes over something like this, it would be completely devastating to global capitalist hegemony. They won't destroy themselves over something like this.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

If they really thought like this they would have made sure Bernie won so that they could buy themselves more time before worsening material conditions radicalize people.

Objectively that would be better for the survival of capital than leaning harder into neoliberal austerity

This is not a rational system making careful decisions

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

were the yugoslavians not invested in not detonating the country too? civil war is generally to the common ruin of the contending interests, but in spite of not being in people's best interest it still happens

[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

I mean, Brexit was the same kind of irrational, if lower stakes.