Have they been living under a rock for over thirty years?
Functionally, yes. I've asked a few Americans to list what countries they think were still communist.
Not a scientific survey, but the most common answers were Russia and "there is none". Second was China (which hey, at least they got China). A few people got Cuba and Vietnam. I don't think I heard DPRK or Laos once.
It's newer than any other equipment they would get.
I have seen him around here or there, so he's back, but I think he has lost what support he had from Chinese/Socialist voices on twitter. Seems to mostly fly in the hardcore patsoc circles.
This dude probably just has random flags as his home wallpaper, he just can't get enough.
I feel like the fascist hentai hoi4 modders do more professional work than this.
The NATO fanboys who shill for it are almost worse than those involved directly.
Like, at least the people directly involved in NATO I can sorta understand from an entirely self-centered point of view. I don't agree with them, but at least I can understand why they would selfishly want more power. The NATO fanboys/NAFO folks make absolutely no sense to me.
I assume if I were a lib, I would just go home after work, pour a nice glass of whisky and then draw lines on maps to get off. Nothing like some scotch and balkanization to destress.
They forgot to invoke the anti-China spell, so we have not been cast away yet. Really rookie mistake.
On the one hand, im proud to be born and raised here, and to partake in stereotypical American past times like BBQ’s, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Apple Pie, going to baseball games etc.
Everything they listed to be proud of was food and/or entertainment. Look, I like food too (my country has some pretty good food), but if those are the only things you are proud of...you probably shouldn't be proud of your country.
People in China can be proud of their country for raising millions out of poverty, and yes they have a pretty baller food culture on top of that. Cubans can be proud of standing strong in the face of American sanctions, pioneering education, and providing not only for their people but lending medical aid around the world. Koreans (in the unoccupied part) much the same.
Americans got hot dogs and apple pie. Which aren't even the american foods to be proud of, imo.
I knew one person who used it!
To be fair they worked for Google, but they did use it.
My 2013 Macbook is still fine, I don't particularly want to change it because that was my favourite form factor they've produced. I am the one guy in the world that loves that keyboard too.
I am on an iPhone 10 still that's been fine, haven't even had to change the battery yet.
Apple is definitely just as guilty as trying to push people to get new shit every year; they're a company just like any other that just wants your money, they aren't some magical exception the rule, but their stuff actually does last a pretty long time if you just take care of it.
Japan, there was an initial outpouring of support, we never like to be behind on the latest Cause. There were a few marches and the like, but those seemed to be largely foreigners and the foreigner hanger-ons, I know very few people personally who participated.
A lot of that sentiment has kind of burned out from what I have seen. A lot of people I have talked to are, understandably, sad about the loss of life but see immediate peace talks as the best way to bring that about.
People were very against NATO's attempts to built an office here (which thankfully got stopped), and were worried we would be used as a Ukraine vs China if the situation in Taiwan escalated. It's the most vocal I have seen people protest for a while, we tend to be very politically apathetic.
Sanctions on Russia have also hurt us immeasurably, we are obviously located very close to them and rely on Russian trade in several sectors. Sanctions plus a general move away from nuclear power has resulted in a 50-60% increase in electricity bills this summer across the country. We always have people, mostly the elderly, die every year from heatstroke and there is an expectation that this summer is going to end up even worse than usual. Not to mention the yen has absolutely tanked, which reduces our buying power even more.
Basically since people here have been affected, at least economically, a lot of the popular support has waned.