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  1. LordsFire

    Who else dreads this year?

    A Tiananmen Square situation in the US would not have the same results as it did in China. The vast majority of the military would refuse such orders, and if a Dem president somehow did find a unit to use tanks on protesting civilians, not violent arsonists, he'd probably find himself overthrown...
  2. LordsFire

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    From what I understand (not being an expert), it has been used successfully to control a lot of regular minor to moderate flooding that was a regular and substantial problem down-river. That doesn't change the fact that, as you'd expect of a communist nation, they have most likely over extended.
  3. LordsFire

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    This is an interesting move. I wonder why he's doing it; nothing I've seen suggests he's ignorant enough to think this would actually get him into the Oval Office. Is he using it as a measure for gauging interest for a more serious 2024 bid? An attempt to draw black voters away from the Dems...
  4. LordsFire

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    'Never' is a very strong word. There are a broad variety of reasons why the US might attack first, though none of them are within a short distance of where things are right now, at least to the best of my knowledge.
  5. LordsFire

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    Which is why this issue should have been dealt with in the 90's, before China had the capacity to reasonably threaten the US for dealing with the issue once and for all. Shoulda-woulda's though.
  6. LordsFire

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    Yes we can. It's called 'bombing the shit out of their military infrastructure.' This, very obviously, is not a step that will be taken lightly or easily. But the reason that NK continues to exist has everything to do with political costs and diplomatic costs (exclusively with China) and...
  7. LordsFire

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    I give, oh, a 5-25% chance it's capable of getting 100 miles past NK's borders without exploding. Even if it's real, we know they haven't tested it yet, and if they do try to test it at anything approaching intercontinental range, that could make things dicey for them.
  8. LordsFire

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    It's an extremely clever bit of PR theatre. It both removes their first and most obvious criticism, (again) undermines their claims that he's fond of the KKK, and forges a direct link between Antifa and the KKK. Which really, is fitting. The KKK was the Democrats' political violence arm fifty...
  9. LordsFire

    Who else dreads this year?

    Well-put.
  10. LordsFire

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    We'll not likely know until a month after the election. I expect that, the most likely situation after a decisive or landslide Trump win, we'll see a brief uptick in violence, but all except the extreme fringe will get dispirited and go home, denying the extreme fringe cover to protect them. At...
  11. LordsFire

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    Statutory rape laws can be and too often are abused. I knew a guy who was a convicted felon, because when he was 17, he had sex with his 16 year old girlfriend, and didn't realize that at 17 he was considered an adult in that state. It was utter nonsense, and I say that as someone who thinks...
  12. LordsFire

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    I have to say, trying to walk the line of mildly arguing with the people controlled by their fear, without pushing so hard they stop listening has been pretty frustrating.
  13. LordsFire

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    ...This statement is so utterly wrong that it has me seriously doubting your credibility not just on this issue, but about everything.
  14. LordsFire

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    I've seen Vaush a time or two. His entire schtick was 'attribute ill intent, assume the worst, assert bad things about the other person.' Crowder would tear him apart.
  15. LordsFire

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    Unlike what the left is currently suffering from, there are up-and-coming leaders on the political right. There's a lot of 'in the shadow of Trump' right now, so not many get much PR, but remember that Trump's election was a symptom, not a cause.
  16. LordsFire

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    The left's institutional power wouldn't suddenly be wiped out all at once, but some parts of it, are surprisingly fragile. Universities that have decided they don't need to actually open in the Fall, that we know suppress free speech and practice political persecution? Well, if they suddenly...
  17. LordsFire

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    If Trump wins, I think he'll do more than get 'a little more risky.' I think he'll throw optics out the window, and use the legal powers of his office to the maximum degree that is possible. People want the violence to end. People want the Coronavirus BS to end. People don't want to be living...
  18. LordsFire

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    And he won't toe the party line. Part of leftist power relies on being seen as having cultural hegemony; any crack in that is an existential threat.
  19. LordsFire

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    He is pretty muffled, but I could hear him just fine from my good-quality speakers.
  20. LordsFire

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    High-quality fiction can be entertaining, and educational, and inspirational, all wrapped up in one. The correct way to do this though, is through being high-quality material in general, not by throwing out entertaining (and good storytelling in general) to stand on a hate-filled soapbox. Edit...
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