Addfwyn

joined 2 years ago
[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Bauhaus was BrooklynMan, this doesn't surprise me in the least.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 years ago (15 children)

I am legitimately curious what 46 troops over 2 bases are accomplishing. I mean, obviously nothing but I wonder what they are supposed to accomplish.

Is it just so CIA assets have staging grounds in south america?

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 2 years ago

I can't speak for all of us, but many of us probably did not come to communism as our first ideology once we became more political aware. Some did maybe, but a lot of us were liberals ourselves. We already came to terms with the fact we were lied to and are open to the possibility that we can and will be lied to again.

Personally, I started as full fledged American democrat before I left the country where I moved to socdem. Started reading theory "to be educated even if I don't agree with it" and...found I agreed with it. A lot.

I have gone through several stages of being lied to and am well aware I am not impervious to it and happy to be corrected when I am wrong.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"We provide a service to people, saving their lives"

"Aha! Now we are getting somewhere. We understand services, like prisons!"

"What n-"

"Can we take away all the basic human rights of patients and make them work as slave labour?"

"No that isn'-"

"Or maybe charge such an astronomical rate for necessary treatments that we own them for the rest of their lives. Let's do that one!"

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You mean this isn't a tank enthusiast community? I thought we all got together and discussed which tank model has the best treads (the IS-2M has a nice classic design, I gotta say).

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

How many people waving Ukrainian flags right now do you think are aware of ANY events of those eight years. (Rhetorical, I know you know the answer to that question)

I would be surprised if many of them even gave a passing thought to Ukraine existing before Feb 2022. Give it another year and it will go right back to that same spot in their mind, while they get busy with the next Cause.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

They don't want people looking up why the Z symbology became used, so would rather say that it's just Russia making half-swastikas. The reality is far more boring and doesn't really help their narrative.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago

I like how they just treat Putin having cancer as a confirmed fact, and that predicating it makes them somehow more trustworthy as a commentator of the war. Even if he did, how is that remotely relevant.

It's like saying "I was the first person to say that grass is actually a shade of magenta, so you should take what I have to say about geopolitics seriously".

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago

An average morning in my neighborhood probably has them beat

I’d prefer a spot of color on our buildings too.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That sounds like the best premise for a TTRPG I have ever heard.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago

Is it becaues people are realising the whole system is designed to intentionally deny an education which is then offered as bait to coerce people into enlisting?

I haven't finished revoking my citizenship (this year, I hope!) , but knowing I will forever be out of reach of the US draft once I do is extremely motivating.

[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 2 years ago

All very true, but also all not without precedent, like James Dresnok. Granted, that was before the days of people going on anti-DPRK propaganda book tours, which is a very real risk like you pointed out. He would definitely be under an immense amount of scrutiny, as he should.

There is a chance, depending on how long he was stationed in SK (I didn't find that detail at first blance) that he may have learned at least some nominal Korean while there. I would wager not a lot, given my experience with US military in my own country, but it's a foundation at least.

I do hope that if he is sincere he can live a full life there. I spent some time there, and while I was not planning to live there longterm there are definitely some opportunities for foreigners. It's honestly probably even more comfortable now than the days of the Korean War deserters, there are a lot more modern amenities that westerners may expect. No iPhones, but most people do have smart phones and access to the Kwangmyon intranet, for example. Is that enough for him? I have no idea.

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